The seven schools left in the Mountain West Conference have signed an agreement to stay in the league. Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio IX 🏀⚽️🥇 KPMG Women's PGA ⛳ ...

The departing schools owe the Mountain West Conference about $18 million each for leaving, per conference bylaws. That money will be distributed amongst the members remaining in the league.

Last month, five schools announced they are leaving the Mountain West to join the Pac-12. The five leaving are Boise State, Fresno State, San Diego State, Colorado State and Utah State.

The Pac-12 has already brought in five current Mountain West schools to join in 2026, but the conference is still short one full-member school to meet the NCAA's minimum.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Mountain West Conference released a statement on Wednesday confirming their board of directors met on Monday night to discuss exploring new teams heading into the ...

That left the Pac-12 with only four members — Oregon State, Washington State, Stanford and California, schools that fit well within the Mountain West’s geographic footprint.