"Mountain West" redirects here. For the geographic region of the United States, see Mountain States. For other uses, see Mountain west.
For the former women's athletic conference, see Mountain West Athletic Conference.
Mountain West Conference
Association
NCAA
Founded
May 26, 1998; 25 years ago (1998-05-26)
Commissioner
Gloria Nevarez (since January 1, 2023)
Sports fielded
19
men's: 8
women's: 11
Division
Division I
Subdivision
FBS
No. of teams
11
Headquarters
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Region
Western United States
Official website
themw.com
Locations
The Mountain West Conference (MW) is one of the collegiate athletic conferences affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) (formerly I-A). The MW officially began operations on January 4, 1999. Geographically, the MW covers a broad expanse of the Western United States, with member schools located in California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, as well as an associate member in Hawaii. Gloria Nevarez took over as Commissioner of the MW on January 1, 2023, following the retirement of founding commissioner Craig Thompson.[1][2]
The charter members of the MW included the United States Air Force Academy, Brigham Young University, Colorado State University, San Diego State University, the University of New Mexico, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, University of Utah and the University of Wyoming. Before forming the Mountain West Conference, seven of its eight charter members had been longtime members of the Western Athletic Conference and half of these had been charter members of that conference from 1962. Overall, each school that has ever been either a full or football-only member of the MW spent at least three years in the WAC before joining the Mountain West.
^Murray, Chris (August 18, 2017). "Face of the Mountain West: Craig Thompson has been conference's anchor for 19 years". Reno Gazette-Journal. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
^"Gloria Nevarez Named Mountain West Commissioner" (Press release). Mountain West Conference. November 11, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
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