Mountain West adds Hawaii
Mountain West frets over the splintering of its conference by SDSU, others
The surprise and disappointment was less that schools left — it happens all the time these days in college sports — but that they did so secretively
Hawaii to leave Big West, join Mountain West
Hawaii will become a full member of the Mountain West Conference ahead of the 2026-27 academic year, leaving the Big West behind. Craig Angelos, athletic director at Hawaii, confirmed the
Mountain West adds Hawaii as full-time member, giving conference 8 schools
Hawaii currently helps conference schools with travel costs to the island. Hawaii plays in the Big West Conference in all sports other than football, so the new deal states Hawaii won’t be ...
Hawaii to become full-time Mountain West member in 2026
The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors will become a full-time member of the Mountain West Conference in 2026, the league announced Tuesday.
UH announces move to full Mountain West membership in 2026
The University of Hawaii announced today that it will join the Mountain West Conference as a full-time member effective July 1, 2026. Currently, UH is a member of the MWC in football only. Nearly all of its other sports have competed in the Big West Conference since 2012.
Mountain West adds Hawaii as full-time member, bringing conference to NCAA minimum of 8
The Mountain West’s reshuffling has come after losing five of its members — San Diego State, Boise State, Fresno State, Colorado State and Utah State — to the Pac-12. The Pac-12 remains one full-time member shy of satisfying the NCAA minimum for conference membership.
Hawaii to join the Mountain West full-time and won’t pay subsidies
The University of Hawaii announced Tuesday that it will join the Mountain West Conference as a full-time member effective July 1, 2026.
Hawaii to join Mountain West in all sports; league open to adding more programs
The University of Hawaii and the Mountain West conference on Tuesday confirmed reports that the league's longtime football-only member would become a full member starting July 1, 2026 — the same date UTEP will be joining the league and the same day current Mountain West members Boise State,
Mountain West adds Hawaii as eighth full-conference member
We are thrilled to welcome the University of Hawaii to the Mountain West as a full-time member,” MW commissioner Gloria Nevarez said. “Hawaii has been a tremendous football
Hawaii's full-time move to Mountain West becomes official
The University of Hawai’i will become the eighth full-time member of the Mountain West Conference on July 1, 2026, a move that was reported on Monday but became official with a joint released from the conference and UH on Tuesday.
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Hawaii pushes Mountain West over minimum threshold for FBS conference status as school becomes full member
"We are thrilled to welcome the University of Hawaii to the Mountain West as a full-time member," Mountain West commissioner ...
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Hawai’i departs from the Big West, will join Mountain West in 2026
the Big West commissioner Dan Butterly released a statement on social media saying that the Rainbow Warriors might not ...
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"This is the right move": UH athletics to become full Mountain West member in 2026
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A big move for the University of Hawaii Athletics program. The ‘Bows are set to have majority of its sports play the Mountain West Conference in 2026. Athletics ...
Mark Few expects Gonzaga to remain an elite program no matter the conference
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