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| Formerly | Pacific Coast Conference (PCC, 1915–1959) Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU, 1959–1968) Pacific-8 (1968–1978) Pacific-10 (1978–2011) |
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| Association | NCAA |
| Founded | 1915 (as Pacific Coast Conference) 1959 (as AAWU) |
| Commissioner | Teresa Gould (since March 1, 2024) |
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| Division | Division I |
| Subdivision | FBS |
| No. of teams | 12 (2 on August 2, 2024) |
| Headquarters | San Ramon, California |
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| Official website | pac-12 |
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The Pac-12 Conference is a collegiate athletic conference that operates in the Western United States. Its twelve members are located in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. They include each state's flagship public university, four additional public universities, and two private research universities. The Pac-12 participates at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level for all sports, and its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS; formerly Division I-A), the highest level of NCAA football competition.
The modern Pac-12 Conference formed after the disbanding of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), the principal members of which founded the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) in 1959. The conference previously went by the names Big Five, Big Six, Pacific-8, and Pacific-10. The Pac-12 moniker was adopted in 2011 with the addition of Colorado and Utah.
Nicknamed the "Conference of Champions", the Pac-12 has won more NCAA national championships in team sports than any other conference in history.[1] The top three schools with the most NCAA team championships are members of the Pac-12: Stanford; University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); and University of Southern California (USC), respectively. Washington's national title in women's rowing in 2017 was the 500th NCAA championship won by a Pac-12 school.[2]
Ten of the twelve members will depart from the conference on August 2, 2024. The Pac-12 will continue to operate as a two-team conference for at least the 2024–25 academic year.
Member universities
Full members
The Pac-12 currently has 12 full-member institutions. The conference was previously split into two divisions, the North Division and the South Division, for football only.
The Pac-12's members are spread evenly among three regions, with four schools in California, four in the Pacific Northwest, and four in the Four Corners region.
Members departing for the Big Ten Conference on August 2, 2024.
Members departing for the Big 12 Conference on August 2, 2024.
Members departing for the Atlantic Coast Conference on August 2, 2024.
Membership map
– Full members
– Full members, departing for Big Ten
– Full members, departing for Big 12
– Full members, departing for ACC
Affiliate members
The Pac-12 has four affiliate member institutions in California and one in Arkansas.