Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
AssociationNCAA
Founded1992
CommissionerFoti Mellis (since 2021)
Sports fielded
  • 11
    • men's: 5
    • women's: 5
DivisionDivision I
No. of teams38 (37 in 2024)
HeadquartersSeattle, Washington
RegionWestern United States, Southwestern United States, Southern United States, Northwestern United States
Official websitewww.mpsports.org
Locations
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The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) is a college athletic conference with members located mostly in the western United States, although it now has members as far east as Pennsylvania. The conference participates at the NCAA Division I level, primarily in Olympic sports that are not directly sponsored by a school's home conference (such as the Pac-12 and Big West, many of whose members participate in MPSF competition in at least one of its sports).

History

The MPSF was founded in 1992 and specifically created to provide an outlet for competition in non-revenue-producing Olympic sports. The MPSF conducts championships in men's volleyball, as well as indoor track, gymnastics, and water polo for both men and women. In 2010 the MPSF added women's swimming and diving to its list of sports, and added that sport for men in the 2011–12 season. The 2012–13 school year was the last for MPSF competition in men's soccer, and the 2016–17 school year was the last for MPSF women's lacrosse.

The conference's membership varies by sport; 38 schools are MPSF members in at least one of its sponsored sports. Schools are not required to participate in the MPSF competition for each sponsored sport if their primary conference affiliation sponsors a competition in that sport (e.g. Pac-12 soccer and women's gymnastics).

All MPSF members have a primary conference affiliation. All Big West Conference members house at least one sport in the MPSF. The West Coast Conference is represented by six schools (Pacific, Pepperdine, Portland, Saint Mary's, San Diego, San Francisco). The Pac-12 Conference is represented by five (Arizona State, California, Stanford, UCLA, USC). Two conferences are represented by 2 schools: the Big 12 Conference (BYU, Oklahoma) and the Mountain West Conference (Air Force and San Jose State). Twelve conferences are represented by one school each – the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (Penn State Behrend), the Big Sky Conference (Sacramento State), the Big Ten Conference (Indiana), the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (Augustana (IL)), the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (Alaska Anchorage), the Lone Star Conference (Texas Woman's), the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (Wheaton (MA)), the Pacific West Conference (Concordia–Irvine), the Presidents' Athletic Conference (Washington & Jefferson), the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (Austin), the Southland Conference (Incarnate Word), and the Western Athletic Conference (Grand Canyon).

All of the MPSF members from the Pac-12 will leave the latter conference at the end of the 2023–24 school year, at which time the Big Ten will be represented by three schools (adding UCLA and USC), and the Atlantic Coast Conference and Big 12 will each be represented by two (ACC: California and Stanford; Big 12: adding Arizona State but losing Oklahoma). Also in 2024–25, the Pacific West representation will increase to four schools with the arrival of Jessup, Menlo, and Vanguard; the Southeastern Conference will be represented by Oklahoma; and three Big West members (Bakersfield, Cal Poly, and UC Santa Barbara) will leave the MPSF.

Al Beaird was the first Executive Director of the MPSF for 24 years, from 1998 to 2021. Foti Mellis became the second executive director on June 1, 2021. Mellis was a Senior Associate Athletic Director at the University of California.

Members

Source:[1]

Current members

Institution Location Nickname Primary
conference 		Division
United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, Colorado Falcons Mountain West NCAA D-I
University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, Alaska Seawolves GNAC NCAA D-II
Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona Sun Devils Pac-12
(Big 12 in 2024) 		NCAA D-I
Augustana College (IL) Rock Island, Illinois Vikings CCIW NCAA D-III
Austin College[2] Sherman, Texas Kangaroos SCAC NCAA D-III
Brigham Young University Provo, Utah Cougars Big 12 NCAA D-I
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, California Mustangs Big West NCAA D-I
California State University, Bakersfield Bakersfield, California Roadrunners Big West NCAA D-I
California State University, Fullerton Fullerton, California Titans Big West NCAA D-I
California State University, Long Beach Long Beach, California Beach Big West NCAA D-I
California State University, Northridge Northridge, California Matadors Big West NCAA D-I
California State University, Sacramento Sacramento, California Hornets Big Sky NCAA D-I
University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Golden Bears Pac-12
(ACC in 2024) 		NCAA D-I
University of California, Davis Davis, California Aggies Big West NCAA D-I
University of California, Irvine Irvine, California Anteaters Big West NCAA D-I
University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Bruins Pac-12
(Big Ten in 2024) 		NCAA D-I
University of California, Riverside Riverside, California Highlanders Big West NCAA D-I
University of California, San Diego La Jolla, California Tritons Big West NCAA D-I
University of California, Santa Barbara Isla Vista, California Gauchos Big West NCAA D-I
Concordia University Irvine Irvine, California Eagles Pacific West NCAA D-II
Grand Canyon University Phoenix, Arizona Antelopes WAC NCAA D-I
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Honolulu, Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors & Rainbow Wahine Big West NCAA D-I
University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, Texas Cardinals Southland NCAA D-I
Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana Hoosiers Big Ten NCAA D-I
University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma Sooners Big 12
(SEC in 2024) 		NCAA D-I
University of the Pacific Stockton, California Tigers WCC NCAA D-I
Pennsylvania State University, The Behrend College Erie, Pennsylvania Lions AMCC NCAA D-III
Pepperdine University Malibu, California Waves WCC NCAA D-I
University of Portland Portland, Oregon Pilots WCC NCAA D-I
Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, California Gaels WCC NCAA D-I
University of San Diego San Diego, California Toreros WCC NCAA D-I
University of San Francisco San Francisco, California Dons WCC NCAA D-I
San Jose State University San Jose, California Spartans Mountain West NCAA D-I
University of Southern California Los Angeles, California Trojans Pac-12
(Big Ten in 2024) 		NCAA D-I
Stanford University Stanford, California Cardinal Pac-12
(ACC in 2024) 		NCAA D-I
Texas Woman's University Denton, Texas Pioneers Lone Star NCAA D-II
Washington & Jefferson College Washington, Pennsylvania Presidents PAC NCAA D-III
Wheaton College (MA) Norton, Massachusetts Lyons NEWMAC NCAA D-III

Future members

Institution Location Nickname Primary
conference 		Division
Jessup University Rocklin, California Warriors GSAC
(PacWest in 2024) 		NAIA
(NCAA D-II in 2024)
Menlo College Atherton, California Oaks
University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon Ducks Pac-12
(Big Ten in 2024) 		NCAA D-I
Vanguard University Costa Mesa, California Lions GSAC
(PacWest in 2024) 		NAIA
(NCAA D-II in 2024)
University of Washington Seattle, Washington Huskies Pac-12
(Big Ten in 2024) 		NCAA D-I

Former members

Institution Location Nickname Primary
conference[a] 		Division
University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona Wildcats Pac-12
(Big 12 in 2024) 		NCAA D-I
California Baptist University Riverside, California Lancers WAC NCAA D-I
California State University, Fresno Fresno, California Bulldogs Mountain West NCAA D-I
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, Colorado Buffaloes Pac-12
(Big 12 in 2024) 		NCAA D-I
University of Denver Denver, Colorado Pioneers Summit NCAA D-I
University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho Vandals Big Sky NCAA D-I
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, California Lions WCC NCAA D-I
University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska Cornhuskers Big Ten NCAA D-I
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Paradise, Nevada Rebels Mountain West NCAA D-I
University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico Lobos Mountain West NCAA D-I
University of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota Fighting Hawks Summit NCAA D-I
University of Northern Colorado Greeley, Colorado Bears Big Sky NCAA D-I
University of Oregon[b] Eugene, Oregon Ducks Pac-12
(Big Ten in 2024) 		NCAA D-I
Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon Beavers Pac-12 NCAA D-I
San Diego State University San Diego, California Aztecs Mountain West NCAA D-I
Seattle University Seattle, Washington Redhawks WAC NCAA D-I
Seattle Pacific University Seattle, Washington Falcons GNAC NCAA D-II
University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Utes Pac-12
(Big 12 in 2024) 		NCAA D-I
Utah State University Logan, Utah Aggies Mountain West NCAA D-I
University of Washington[b] Seattle, Washington Huskies Pac-12
(Big Ten in 2024) 		NCAA D-I
Washington State University Pullman, Washington Cougars Pac-12 NCAA D-I
University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming Cowboys & Cowgirls Mountain West NCAA D-I
Notes
  1. ^ Current affiliation; does not necessarily match affiliation(s) during a school's MPSF tenure.
  2. ^ a b Oregon and Washington will return to the MPSF as beach volleyball members when that sport is added in 2024–25.

Sports

The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation sponsors championship competition in five men's and five women's NCAA sanctioned sports[3] The MPSF dropped men's soccer after the 2012 season. The moves of Denver (all sports) and New Mexico (soccer only) to other conferences left the MPSF with six soccer members, but all six would soon leave due to moves by the Western Athletic Conference. MPSF soccer member Seattle was already in the WAC, and another MPSF soccer school, CSU Bakersfield, was already committed to join the WAC in 2013. Because the WAC dropped football after the 2012 season due to a near-complete membership turnover, it needed to add another men's sport to maintain its Division I status. To that end, it invited the four remaining MPSF soccer schools to join them; all accepted, and the WAC began sponsoring men's soccer in 2013–14.[4]

In October 2015, Arizona State announced that it would elevate its club team in women's lacrosse to full varsity status starting in the 2017–18 school year (2018 season), which will give the Pac-12 six women's lacrosse schools. This number is required by league bylaws for official sponsorship of a sport, and is also the number of teams required for a conference to be an automatic NCAA tournament qualifier. This led the Pac-12 to announce that all of its women's lacrosse teams would leave the MPSF for the new Pac-12 lacrosse league for the 2018 season. The four remaining MPSF lacrosse schools would have retained that league's automatic NCAA tournament bid for the 2018 and 2019 seasons while the MPSF sought to add new members in that sport,[5] but the MPSF chose to drop the sport at that time.

The next major change in conference membership came in January 2016, when the Golden Coast Conference, a water polo-only league that previously operated only a women's competition, announced it would add a men's division effective with the 2016–17 season. The GCC took six of the 10 members of the MPSF men's water polo league, leaving the MPSF with only the four Pac-12 members that sponsor the sport.[6]

On May 31, 2016, the Big West Conference announced that it would begin sponsoring men's volleyball in the 2017–18 school year (2018 season). The Big West men's volleyball league launched with full members Long Beach State, Cal State Northridge, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara and Hawai'i, plus associate member UC San Diego (which joined the Big West full-time in July 2020). UC San Diego left the federation with the launch of Big West men's volleyball, but the other Big West members remain in the MPSF in other sports.[7] California Baptist also exited the MPSF after dropping its only conference sport of men's volleyball shortly after the 2017 season, and Cal State Bakersfield (now being rebranded athletically as Bakersfield) left the MPSF after dropping its last remaining conference sport of women's water polo at the same time.[8]

It was announced in August 2021 that the MPSF would add men's and women's fencing to the conference as the tenth sport.[9]

It was announced in September 2021 that the MPSF would add women's artistic swimming to the conference as the eleventh sport.[10]

On November 9, 2023, the MPSF announced that it would add beach volleyball, a women-only sport at the NCAA level, for the 2025 season (2024–25 school year). The inaugural membership in that sport will consist mainly of schools that are leaving the Pac-12 Conference, which sponsors beach volleyball, after 2023–24: California, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, USC, and Washington. The only member not coming from the Pac-12 is Grand Canyon.[11] The following month, the MPSF announced that Saint Mary's, which had been an MPSF member in women's lacrosse before the conference dropped the sport in 2017, had returned to the conference in women's indoor track & field.[12]

MPSF Teams
Sport Men's Women's
Artistic Swimming - 4
Gymnastics 4 3
Fencing 4 4
Swimming & Diving 7 10
Indoor Track & Field 5 11
Volleyball 7 -
Water polo 8 7

Membership by sport

School Artistic Swimming Fencing[a] Men's Gymnastics Women's Gymnastics Men's Indoor Track & Field Women's Indoor Track & Field Men's Swimming & diving Women's Swimming & diving Men's Volleyball Men's Water Polo Women's Water Polo Total MPSF Sports
Air Force Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN 2
Alaska Anchorage Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN 1
Arizona State Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY 1
Augustana (IL) Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN 1
Austin Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN 1
BYU Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN 1
Cal Poly Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN 2
Cal State Bakersfield Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN 2
Cal State Fullerton Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN 2
Cal State Northridge Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN 2
California Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY 3
Concordia–Irvine Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN 1
Grand Canyon Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN 1
Hawaii Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN 3
Incarnate Word Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN 4
Indiana Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY 1
Long Beach State Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN 2
Oklahoma Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN 1
Pacific Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN 2
Penn State Behrend Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN 1
Pepperdine Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN 2
Portland Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN 2
Sacramento State Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN 1
Saint Mary's Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN 1
San Diego Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN 1
San Francisco Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN 1
San Jose State Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY 1
Southern California Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 3
Stanford Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 6
Texas Woman's Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN 1
UC Davis Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN 3
UC Irvine Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN 1
UCLA Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 3
UC Riverside Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN 2
UC San Diego Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN 3
UC Santa Barbara Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN 2
Washington & Jefferson Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN 1
Wheaton (MA) Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN 1
Totals 4 4 4 3 5 11 7 10 7 8 7
  1. ^ Coed sport.

Aquatics

There are three sports that are sponsored under the aquatics section. Men's and women's swimming and diving were launched in the 2010-11 season. Artistic swimming was later added in the 2021-22 season.

Current members

Institution Location Nickname Artistic Men Women Primary
conference 		Joined
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, California Mustangs Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Big West 2010 (W)
2014 (M)
California State University, Bakersfield Bakersfield, California Roadrunners Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Big West 2010/2021 (M/W)
University of California, Davis Davis, California Aggies Red XN Red XN Green tickY Big West 2010
University of California, San Diego La Jolla, California Tritons Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Big West 2018 (M/W)
University of California, Santa Barbara Isla Vista, California Gauchos Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Big West 2010 (M)
2014 (M)
University of Hawaii at Mānoa Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Warriors & Rainbow Wahine Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Big West 2011 (M)
2012 (W)
University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, Texas Cardinals Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Southland 2021 (A)
2022 (M/W)
University of the Pacific Stockton, California Tigers Red XN Green tickY Green tickY WCC 2010 (M/W)
Pepperdine University Malibu, California Waves Red XN Red XN Green tickY WCC 2023
University of San Diego San Diego, California Toreros Red XN Red XN Green tickY WCC 2010
Stanford University Stanford, California Cardinal Green tickY Red XN Red XN Pac-12
(ACC in 2024) 		2021
Texas Woman's University Denton, Texas Pioneers Green tickY Red XN Red XN Lone Star 2021
Wheaton College (MA) Norton, Massachusetts Lyons Green tickY Red XN Red XN NEWMAC 2021

Former members

Institution Location Nickname Team Primary
conference 		Joined Left
United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, Colorado Falcons Men Mountain West 2011 2013
Brigham Young University Provo, Utah Cougars Men
Women 		Big 12 2011 2023
University of Denver Denver, Colorado Pioneers Men Summit 2012 2013
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, California Lions Women WCC 2010 2014
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Paradise, Nevada Rebels Men Mountain West 2011 2013
University of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota Fighting Hawks Men Summit 2011 2013
University of Northern Colorado Greeley, Colorado Bears Women Big Sky 2010 2012
Seattle University Seattle, Washington Redhawks Men WAC 2010 2013
Women 2012
University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming Cowboys & Cowgirls Men Mountain West 2011 2013

Timeline

All aquatic sports  Men's & women's swimming & diving  Women's swimming & diving Men's swimming & diving Artistic swimming

Conference Champions

Year Men Women
2010–11 CSU Bakersfield UC Davis
2011–12 Brigham Young Brigham Young
2012–13 UNLV UC Davis
2013–14 Brigham Young
2014–15 Hawaii
2015–16 UC Davis
2016–17 UC Santa Barbara Hawaii
2017–18
2018–19 Hawaii
2019–20
2020–21 Brigham Young
2021–22 UC San Diego
2022–23 Hawaii

Fencing

Fencing was introduced as an MPSF sport in the 2021-22 season.

Current members

The MPSF currently has four members that participate in fencing. Stanford will depart as a member when it moves its primary affiliation from the Pac-12 Conference to the Atlantic Coast Conference, which sponsors the sport, in 2024.

Institution Location Nickname Primary
conference 		Joined
United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, Colorado Falcons Mountain West 2021
University of California, San Diego La Jolla, California Tritons Big West
University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, Texas Cardinals Southland
Stanford University Stanford, California Cardinal Pac-12
(ACC in 2024) 		2021

Timeline

Fencing members

Conference Champions

Year Team
2021-22 Stanford
2022-23

Gymnastics

Men's gymnastics was introduced as an MPSF sport with the formation of the conference while women's gymnastics was initiated for the 2001-02 season.

Current members

The MPSF currently has four members that participate in men's gymnastics and four for women's.

Institution Location Nickname Men Women Primary
conference 		Joined
United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, Colorado Falcons Green tickY Red XN Mountain West 1992
University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, Alaska Seawolves Red XN Green tickY GNAC
(NCAA D-II) 		2002
University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Golden Bears Green tickY Red XN Pac-12
(ACC in 2024) 		1992
University of California, Davis Davis, California Aggies Red XN Green tickY Big West 2001
California State University, Sacramento Sacramento, California Hornets Red XN Green tickY Big Sky 2001
2013
University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma Sooners Green tickY Red XN Big 12
(SEC in 2024) 		1992
Southern Utah University[13] Cedar City, Utah Thunderbirds Red XN Green tickY WAC
 2023
Stanford University Stanford, California Cardinal Green tickY Red XN Pac-12
(ACC in 2024) 		1992

Former members

Institution Location Nickname Team Primary
conference 		Joined Left
United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, Colorado Falcons Women Mountain West 2001 2023
Brigham Young University Provo, Utah Cougars Men Big 12 1992 2000
University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Bruins Men Pac-12
(Big Ten in 2024) 		1992 1994
University of California, Santa Barbara Isla Vista, California Gauchos Men Big West 1992 2002
Women 2001
University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska Cornhuskers Men Big Ten 1994 2011
University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico Lobos Men Mountain West 1992 1999
San Jose State University San Jose, California Spartans Men Mountain West 1992 1997
Women 2001 2005
2013 2023
Seattle Pacific University Seattle, Washington Falcons Women GNAC
(NCAA D-II) 		2002 2020
Utah State University Logan, Utah Aggies Women Mountain West 2012 2013

Timeline

 Men's & women's gymnastics  Women's gymnastics  Men's gymnastics 

Indoor Track & Field

Men's and women's indoor track & field were introduced for the 1992–93 season as one of the conference's inaugural sports.

Current members

Institution Location Nickname Men Women
(Beach) 		Primary
conference 		Joined

Former members

Institution Location Nickname Team Primary
conference 		Joined Left

Timeline

 Men's & women's (beach) volleyball  Women's (beach) volleyball  Men's volleyball 

Volleyball

Men's volleyball was introduced for the 1993 season (1992–93 school year) as one of the conference's inaugural sports. The MPSF will add beach volleyball in the 2025 season (2024–25 school year). The MPSF added the sport in the wake of the collapse of the Pac-12 Conference, which will see 10 of its 12 members leave for other conferences after the 2023–24 school year. Of the 10 departing schools, nine sponsor beach volleyball. Three left for the Big 12 Conference, which announced it would start sponsoring beach volleyball in 2024–25.[14] The other six, which will join either the Atlantic Coast Conference or the Big Ten Conference, will make up almost all of the inaugural MPSF beach volleyball membership. California, Stanford, UCLA, and USC are current MPSF members in other sports, and Oregon and Washington are returning MPSF members. The only inaugural beach volleyball member not arriving from the Pac-12 is Grand Canyon.

Current members

Institution Location Nickname Men Women
(beach) 		Primary
conference 		Joined
Brigham Young University Provo, Utah Cougars Green tickY Red XN Big 12 1992
University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Bruins Green tickY Red XN [a] Pac-12
(Big Ten in 2024) 		1992 (M)
2024 (W)
Concordia University Irvine Irvine, California Eagles Green tickY Red XN Pacific West 2017
Grand Canyon University Phoenix, Arizona Antelopes Green tickY Red XN [a] WAC 2017 (M)
2024 (W)
Pepperdine University Malibu, California Waves Green tickY Red XN WCC 1992
University of Southern California Los Angeles, California Trojans Green tickY Red XN [a] Pac-12
(Big Ten in 2024) 		1992 (M)
2024 (W)
Stanford University Stanford, California Cardinal Green tickY Red XN [a] Pac-12
(ACC in 2024) 		1992 (M)
2024 (W)
  1. ^ a b c d Joining in 2024.

Future members

Institution Location Nickname Men Women
(Beach) 		Primary
conference 		Joining
University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Golden Bears Red XN Green tickY Pac-12 Conference
(ACC in 2024) 		2024–25
University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California
(Westwood) 		Bruins Red XN Green tickY Pac-12 Conference
(Big Ten in 2024)
Grand Canyon University Phoenix, Arizona Antelopes Red XN Green tickY WAC
Menlo College Atherton, California Oaks Green tickY Red XN GSAC
(PacWest in 2024)
University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon Ducks Red XN Green tickY Pac-12 Conference
(Big Ten in 2024)
University of Southern California Los Angeles, California
(South Los Angeles) 		Trojans Red XN Green tickY Pac-12 Conference
(Big Ten in 2024)
Stanford University Stanford, California Cardinal Red XN Green tickY Pac-12 Conference
(ACC in 2024)
Vanguard University Costa Mesa, California Lions Green tickY Red XN GSAC
(PacWest in 2024)
University of Washington Seattle, Washington Huskies Red XN Green tickY Pac-12 Conference
(Big Ten in 2024)
Jessup University Rocklin, California Warriors Green tickY Red XN GSAC
(PacWest in 2024) 		TBD

Former members

Institution Location Nickname Team Primary
conference 		Joined Left
California Baptist University Riverside, California Lancers Men WAC 2012 2017
California State University, Long Beach Long Beach, California Beach Big West 1992
California State University, Northridge Northridge, California Matadors
University of California, Irvine Irvine, California Anteaters
University of California, San Diego La Jolla, California Tritons
University of California, Santa Barbara Isla Vista, California Gauchos
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Honolulu, Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors & Rainbow Wahine
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, California Lions WCC 2000
University of the Pacific Stockton, California Tigers 2014
San Diego State University San Diego, California Aztecs Mountain West 2000

Timeline

 Men's & women's (beach) volleyball  Women's (beach) volleyball  Men's volleyball 

Conference champions

Source: [15]

NCAA titles

The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation has won 100 NCAA titles in seven sports. UCLA has won 25 national titles. Stanford has won 20 titles. USC has won 16 titles. Oregon has won 12 titles. Oklahoma has won nine titles. California has won six titles. UC Irvine has won four titles. Arizona State and Brigham Young have won three titles. Pepperdine has won two titles. The MPSF has won every men's and women's water polo NCAA title since the inception of the conference.

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