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.

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.

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.

Seven Mountain West schools have agreed to remain in the league amid overtures by the Pac-12 to lure away at least one more of its teams, the conference announced Thursday.

SAN FRANCISCO — Seven Mountain West schools have agreed to remain in the league amid overtures by the Pac-12 to lure away at least one more of its teams, the conference announced Thursday.

Seven Mountain West schools have agreed to remain in the league amid overtures by the Pac-12 to lure away at least one more of its teams, the conference announced Thursday.