(11-20-2017 12:54 PM)tcufrog86 Wrote: (11-20-2017 11:22 AM)MWC Tex Wrote: (11-19-2017 11:51 PM)BePcr07 Wrote: I'd love for men's soccer in the MWC to be a thing. However, for only 5 schools in 4 states (California, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico) and a 6th in Alaska, it can't be worth it lol
I wonder if the MW would want to sponsor it if there was enough teams. And with SDSU in the PAC-12...how are you going to pull them out of that league?
Probably depends on how SDSUs agreement with the MWC is written from a overall membership perspective.
I would think that agreements for "full" conference membership don't allow you to compete as an affiliate in another league for a sport that the league sponsors. So it would probably come down to how that clause is written to account for "added sports" (i.e. those not sponsored by the MWC at time of the initial agreement).
Schools in the West (counting Texas/Oklahoma) and/or Western-based conferences (along with November 12th RPI):
AAC - untouchable
Big West - untouchable
CUSA - New Mexico #84
PAC - Stanford #11, California #33, Washington #37, UCLA #51, Oregon St #95, San Diego St #147
Summit - untouchable
WCC - untouchable
WAC - Air Force #27, Seattle #50, San Jose St #70, UNLV #78, Grand Canyon #146, Utah Valley #151, CSU Bakersfield #156, UTRGV #160, Houston Baptist #170, UMKC #180, Incarnate Word #188
Perhaps this split -
PAC: Washington, Oregon St, California, Stanford, UCLA, San Diego St, San Jose St, New Mexico, Air Force, UNLV
WAC: Seattle, Grand Canyon, Utah Valley, CSU Bakersfield, UTRGV, Houston Baptist, UMKC, Incarnate Word
The Mountain West and PAC both contribute 5 schools but the PAC branding would mean more.