Seattle U. awaits a potential invitation to join the WAC.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/seattleuniversity/2015304510_seattleu13.html

If this happens, it would be an interesting development...and a little disappointing for those of us who hoped SU would eventually join the WCC. The fact that they are a part of the conversation to join a conference should open some eyes...

That's not really new news. It doesn't cost much to go into or leave the WAC, so it might just be a holding place to be. They have a much better chance of getting tournament slots as part of a conference than as an Indy.

Yeah it makes a ton of sense for them, especially with scheduling and everything... But the WAC is a really scattered conference, teams in Texas, Louisiana (??), Utah State is probably the feature program. I mean they have a great student section but.... Seems like much more of a placeholder, and if the WCC came knocking both schools would still very much answer the door.

Interesting that both DU and SU could be there in the near future though.

It's official.

Seattle and Denver have received their invitations to the WAC as non-football members starting in 2012.


Utah Valley University was not given an invite.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sports/52004449-77/wac-seattle-conference-football.html.csp

The Seattle times adds that the WAC is considering moving its Basketball tournament from Las Vegas ( didn't they just move it to there?) to the Key Arena.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/seattleuniversity/2015316570_seattleu15.html

The article also mentioned moving the women's soccer tourney to the Seattle campus.

...And the Seattle U. Announcement.

http://www.goseattleu.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205159883&DB_OEM_ID=18200

Men's soccer and men's swimming, which aren't WAC sports, will remain in the Mountain Pacific Sports federation, and women's golf, currently an associate in the WCC will be here this year but not next.

Is there an award for the school that can belong to the most conferences simultaneously?

pilotram wrote:Is there an award for the school that can belong to the most conferences simultaneously?

Haha!

BYU and Denver might be neck and neck on that one.

Denver is in separate conferences for Lacrosse, ice hockey, now most other sports, although I think a couple stay in the Sun Belt...

BYU will be a WCC, WAC, Indy, and Professional development league ( men's soccer)

Somewhere in there, I think the GWAC is also involved.

So confusing...

Not mentioned in those reports is that the WAC also added Texas-San Antonio and Texas State to the conference.

Well, I guess between UTEP (Texas Western) and Seattle U, the WAC now has an artificially enhanced championship basketball legacy??

Purplegeezer wrote:BYU will be a WCC, WAC, Indy, and Professional development league ( men's soccer)

Don't forget the MPSF!

... and it's a done deal.

Seattle U joins WAC