Current:Home > StocksPac-12 building college basketball profile with addition of Gonzaga-InfoLens
Pac-12 building college basketball profile with addition of Gonzaga
View Date:2024-12-23 11:38:02
The Pac-12 is adding another program amid its bid to return to Power Five prominence.
The league and Gonzaga announced Tuesday the Bulldogs will join the conference July 1, 2026. The Zags are now the eighth team committed to the conference, after Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State and Utah State announced plans last month to join Washington State and Oregon State.
The basketball powerhouse submitted its formal application for the conference on Monday, according to the announcement. The conference's board of directors and presidents of the five new additions voted unanimously on Gonzaga's addition.
"We are delighted to welcome Gonzaga into the Pac-12 as they embark with us on this incredible path ahead," Pac-12 Commissioner Teresa Gould said. "President McCulloh and Athletics Director Chris Standiford not only bring strategic expertise and forward thinking to the conference, but they are two incredible leaders who care deeply about student success and fortifying student-athlete academic and athletic experiences.
"Today represents an exciting milestone for the Pac-12 as we welcome another outstanding institution with a rich history of success into our league."
Because Gonzaga does not play football, the Pac-12 needs to add another football school to reach the eight teams required for any conference champion to be eligible for an automatic bid to the College Football Playoff.
The Pac-12 is staging a rebuild after losing 10 members ahead of the 2024 season, as Oregon, Washington, UCLA and USC went to the Big Ten; Utah, Arizona, Arizona State and Colorado headed to the Big 12; and Stanford and California joined up with the ACC.
Gonzaga, which last played football in 1941, will complete in all its current sports in the Pac-12. The Bulldogs are one of the nation's most successful basketball programs in recent seasons, developing loads of NBA talent and also reaching the Sweet 16 in nine consecutive seasons.
REQUIRED READING:Pac-12 might be resurrected, but former power conference is no longer as relevant
Which teams are in the Pac-12?
Here are the current members of the Pac-12 signed on for the future:
- Washington State (current member)
- Oregon State (current member)
- Utah State (future)
- Colorado State (future)
- San Diego State (future)
- Fresno State (future)
- Boise State (future)
- Gonzaga (future)
veryGood! (72)
Related
- Top Federal Reserve official defends central bank’s independence in wake of Trump win
- DNA may link Philadelphia man accused of slashing people on trail to a cold-case killing, police say
- Why Cameron Diaz Says We Should Normalize Separate Bedrooms for Couples
- Overly broad terrorist watchlist poses national security risks, Senate report says
- California teen pleads guilty in Florida to making hundreds of ‘swatting’ calls across the US
- Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina kicks off election campaign amid an opposition boycott
- The 15 most valuable old toys that you might have in your attic (but probably don’t)
- Former Alabama correctional officer is sentenced for assaulting restrained inmate and cover-up
- Kentucky governor says investigators will determine what caused deadly Louisville factory explosion
- 'Aquaman' star Jason Momoa cracks up Kelly Clarkson with his NSFW hip thrusts: Watch
Ranking
- Stock market today: Asian stocks dip as Wall Street momentum slows with cooling Trump trade
- How UPS is using A.I. to fight against package thefts
- What to know about abortion policy across the US heading into 2024
- A Rwandan doctor gets 24-year prison sentence in France for his role in the 1994 genocide
- Investigators believe Wisconsin kayaker faked his own death before fleeing to eastern Europe
- Memo to Peyton Manning: The tush push is NOT banned in your son's youth football league
- Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka confronted by a fan on the field at Chelsea
- 'Thank you for being my friend': The pure joy that was NBA Hall of Famer Dražen Petrović
Recommendation
-
Minnesota man is free after 16 years in prison for murder that prosecutors say he didn’t commit
-
Rite Aid covert surveillance program falsely ID'd customers as shoplifters, FTC says
-
Tom Schwartz’s Holiday Gift Ideas Will Get You Vanderpumped for Christmas
-
Robot dogs, e-tricycles and screen-free toys? The coolest gadgets of 2023 aren't all techy
-
As the transition unfolds, Trump eyes one of his favorite targets: US intelligence
-
Poland’s new government moves to free state media from previous team’s political control
-
Huntley crowned 'The Voice' Season 24 winner: Watch his finale performance
-
Billy Crystal makes first trip back to Katz's Deli from 'When Harry Met Sally' scene