Big Sky Conference

American collegiate athletic conference

Big Sky Conference

Association| NCAA
Founded| July 1, 1963; 62 years ago (1963-07-01)
Commissioner| Tom Wistrcill (since November 16, 2018)
Sports fielded|

* 16
* men's: 7
* women's: 9

Division| Division I
Subdivision| FCS
No. of teams| 10 (11 in 2026) (+2 football affiliates)
Headquarters| Farmington, Utah
Region| Western United States
Official website| bigskyconf.com
Locations

The Big Sky Conference is a collegiate athletic conference, affiliated with the NCAA's Division I with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. As of 2024[update], ten full member institutions are located in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. Two affiliate members from California are football–only participants, and a South Carolina school will join for men's golf in July 2025. Sacramento State will leave by the 2026 school year, with Southern Utah and Utah Tech joining.[a]

## History

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Big Sky Conference

220km
137miles

Eastern
Washington

UC Davis

Cal Poly

Utah Tech

Southern
Utah

Weber
State

Sacramento
State

Portland
State

Northern
Colorado

Northern
Arizona

Montana
State

Montana

Idaho
State

Idaho

Location of Big Sky members:
Full member
Departing members
Future members
Affiliate member, football
Not pictured: men's golf affiliate Francis Marion

Initially conceived for basketball,[1][2][3] the Big Sky was founded 62 years ago on July 1, 1963, with six members in four states;[4][5] four of the charter members have been in the league from its founding, and a fifth returned in 2014 after an 18-year absence.

The name "Big Sky" came from the popular 1947 western novel by A. B. Guthrie Jr.; it was proposed by Harry Missildine, a sports columnist of the Spokesman-Review just prior to the founding meetings of the conference in Spokane in February 1963,[6][7] and was adopted with the announcement of the new conference five days later.[4][5]

Starting in 1968, the conference competed at the highest level (university division) in all sports except football (college division). The sole exception was Idaho, in the university division for football through 1977 (except 1967, 1968).[8] Football moved to the new Division I-AA in 1978, which was renamed Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) in 2006.

In 1974, half of the Big Sky's ten included sports were dropped (baseball, skiing, swimming, golf, and tennis), leaving football, basketball, wrestling, track, and cross country skiing.[9][10]

Women's sports were added 37 years ago in 1988, moving from the women's-only Mountain West Athletic Conference (1982–88).

### Fiftieth anniversary

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The 2012–13 season marked the completion of a half century of athletic competition and a quarter century sponsoring women's collegiate athletics. Before the season the league introduced a new logo to celebrate this.

The 25th season of women's athletics also marked a first for the league, as Portland State won the league's inaugural softball championship. From 1982 to 1988, women's sports were conducted in the Mountain West Athletic Conference.

The Big Sky sponsors championships in sixteen sports, including men's and women's cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field, basketball, and tennis. There are also championships in football, and in women's volleyball, golf, soccer, and softball. Men's golf will be reinstated in 2025–26 after having been discontinued in 2024.[11] It is one of two Division I all-sports conferences to not sponsor baseball, the other being the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

## Member schools

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Members departing for the Big West Conference on July 1, 2026.

### Current full members

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Institution  | Location  | Founded  | Affiliation  | Enrollment  | Endowment
(millions)  | Nickname  | Joined  | Colors

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Eastern Washington University | Cheney, Washington | 1882  | Public | 10,915  | $32.1  | Eagles | 1987  |
University of Idaho | Moscow, Idaho | 1889  | 12,286  | $465  | Vandals | 1963;
2014[b] |
Idaho State University | Pocatello, Idaho | 1901  | 12,301  | $75  | Bengals | 1963 |
University of Montana | Missoula, Montana | 1893  | 10,104  | $241.6  | Grizzlies[c] | 1963 |
Montana State University | Bozeman, Montana | 1893  | 17,144  | $264  | Bobcats | 1963 |
Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff, Arizona | 1899  | 28,194  | $198.2  | Lumberjacks | 1970  |
University of Northern Colorado | Greeley, Colorado | 1889  | 9,881  | $100.5  | Bears | 2006  |
Portland State University | Portland, Oregon | 1946  | 26,012  | $98  | Vikings | 1996  |
California State University, Sacramento | Sacramento, California | 1947  | Public | 31,181  | $92.9  | Hornets | 1996  |
Weber State University | Ogden, Utah | 1889  | Public | 29,914  | $219.5  | Wildcats | 1963 |

Notes

1. ^ Southern Utah was previously a member from 2012 to 2022.
2. ^ Idaho was a charter member but departed in 1996 to join the Big West Conference; they rejoined the Big Sky for all sports but football in 2014, which rejoined in 2018.
3. ^ The Montana women's basketball team is known as the Lady Griz, but all other women's teams are known as Grizzlies.[12]

### Future members

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Institution  | Location  | Founded  | Affiliation  | Enrollment  | Nickname  | Joining  | Colors  | Current
conference

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Southern Utah University | Cedar City, Utah | 1897  | Public  | 15,444  | Thunderbirds | 2026[a] |     | WAC
Utah Tech University | St. George, Utah | 1911  | Public  | 12,556  | Trailblazers | 2026  |

Notes

1. ^ Southern Utah was previously a full member of the Big Sky from 2012–13 until 2021–22.

### Affiliate members

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Institution  | Location  | Founded  | Affiliation  | Enrollment  | Nickname  | Joined  | Colors  | Big Sky
sport(s)  | Primary
conference

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California Polytechnic State University | San Luis Obispo, California | 1901  | Public  | 21,812  | Mustangs | 2012  |       | Football  | Big West
Francis Marion University | Florence, South Carolina | 1970  | 4,187  | Patriots | 2025  |       | Men's golf  | Carolinas[a]
University of California, Davis | Davis, California | 1905  | 38,369  | Aggies | 2012  |     | Football  | Big West
(Mountain West
in 2026)

1. ^ Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.

### Former full members

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Institution  | Location  | Founded  | Affiliation  | Enrollment  | Nickname  | Joined  | Left  | Colors  | Subsequent
conference  | Current
conference

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Boise State University | Boise, Idaho | 1932  | Public  | 26,155  | Broncos | 1970  | 1996  |     | Big West
(1996–2001)
WAC
(2001–11) | Mountain West
(2011–2026)
Pac-12
(2026–future)
California State University, Northridge | Northridge, California | 1958  | 38,511  | Matadors | 1996  | 2001  |       | Big West
(2001–present)
Gonzaga University[a] | Spokane, Washington | 1887  | Private
(Jesuit) | 7,421  | Bulldogs | 1963 | 1979  |       | West Coast
(1979–2026)
Pac-12
(2026–future)
University of Nevada | Reno, Nevada | 1874  | Public  | 21,034  | Wolf Pack | 1979  | 1992  |     | Big West
(1992–2000)
WAC
(2000–12) | Mountain West
(2012–present)
University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, North Dakota | 1883  | 13,772  | Fighting Hawks | 2012  | 2018  |     | Summit
(2018–present)
Southern Utah University | Cedar City, Utah | 1897  | 14,330  | Thunderbirds | 2012  | 2022  |     | WAC
(2022–2026)
Big Sky
(2026–future)

Notes

1. ^ Gonzaga was a charter member in 1963, but has not fielded a football team since 1941.

### Former affiliate members

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Institution  | Location  | Founded  | Affiliation  | Enrollment  | Nickname  | Joined  | Left  | Colors  | Big Sky
sport(s)  | Primary
conference  | Conference
in former
Big Sky sport

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Binghamton University, SUNY | Vestal, New York[a] | 1946  | Public  | 17,768  | Bearcats | 2014  | 2023  |       | men's golf  | America East | Northeast (NEC)
University of Hartford | West Hartford, Connecticut | 1877  | Nonsectarian  | 6,792  | Hawks | 2014  | 2023  |     | men's golf  | New England (CNE)[b]

Notes

1. ^ The campus mailing address is Binghamton.
2. ^ Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference.

### Membership timeline

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Full members  Assoc. members (football only)  Full members (except football)  Assoc. members (other sports)  Other conference  Other conference

## NCAA championships

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See also: List of NCAA schools with the most NCAA Division I championships

NCAA Division I national championships as of 2021.

School  | Team  | Individual

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Men's  | Women's  | Total  | Men's  | Women's  | Total
Eastern Washington | 1  | 0  | 1 | 0  | 0  | 0
Idaho | 0  | 0  | 0 | 4  | 0  | 4
Idaho State | 1  | 0  | 1 | 2  | 0  | 2
Montana | 2  | 0  | 2 | 3  | 0  | 3
Montana State | 1  | 0  | 1 | 1  | 1  | 2
Northern Arizona | 4  | 0  | 4†  | 6  | 8  | 14
Northern Colorado | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0
Portland State | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0
Sacramento State | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0
Southern Utah | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0  | 0  | 0
Weber State | 0  | 0  | 0 | 3  | 1  | 4
Conference total  | 9  | 0  | 9  | 19  | 10  | 29

† Northern Arizona is the only Big Sky program to win D1 team national titles outside of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).

## Sports

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As of the 2025–26 school year, the Big Sky sponsors championships in seven men's and nine women's NCAA-sanctioned sports.[13] Each core member institution is required to participate in all of the 13 core sports.

Men's core sports are basketball, cross country, football, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, and tennis. Women's core sports are basketball, cross country, golf, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, tennis, and volleyball.

### Affiliates

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Cal Poly quarterback Sam Huard looks downfield during a Big Sky Conference football game against Northern Colorado on Oct. 21, 2023.

Cal Poly and UC Davis participate as football-only affiliates, otherwise participating in the Big West Conference. The Mustangs and Aggies were welcomed by the BSC in September 2010 in response to both nationwide conference realignment[14] and an expansion of the FCS playoff bracket at the time, according to then-commissioner Doug Fullerton.[15]

Both Binghamton and Hartford of the America East Conference were affiliates in men's golf only from 2014 to 2023. Before the 2014–15 school year, the latter two schools had participated in men's golf alongside five full Big Sky members in the single-sport America Sky Conference.[16] The return of Idaho brought the number of members participating in men's golf to six, which led to the Big Sky adding men's golf and absorbing the America Sky Conference. Both schools left after the 2022–23 athletic season, after Binghamton moved their program to the Northeast Conference and Hartford reclassified to Division III and joined the Commonwealth Coast Conference. By this time the number of full Big Sky members that sponsored men's golf had dropped to 4, below the 6 member minimum necessary for the conference champion to receive an autobid to the NCAA Division I men's golf championship, so with the departure of the two affiliates, the Big Sky ceased sponsoring men's golf again after the 2024 season.[17] However, the reinstatement of Eastern Washington men's golf effective in 2025–26 gave the Big Sky five full members that sponsored the sport,[18] and Big Sky men's golf will return at that time with Francis Marion, a Division II member that plays Division I men's golf, as the needed sixth member.[19]

### Baseball

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The Big Sky is unusual among Division I all-sports conferences in not sponsoring baseball, a distinction that it shares only with the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, and which it held alone prior to the 2022–23 school year. The conference originally sponsored baseball in 1964, with all members participating. When Boise State and Northern Arizona arrived for the 1971 season, competition was split into two divisions of four teams each, with the winners in a best-of-three championship series.[20][21] Montana State[22] and Montana soon dropped the sport and by the 1973 season, only six teams remained but the divisions were kept, and Boise State moved over to the North Division for two years.[23]

In May 1974, the Big Sky announced its intention to discontinue five of its ten sponsored sports. It retained football, basketball, cross-country, track, and wrestling, and dropped conference competition in baseball, golf, tennis, swimming, and skiing.[9][10] Of the eleven Big Sky baseball titles, four each went to Idaho[24] and Gonzaga, and three to Weber State.[25] Gonzaga won the final title in 1974 over Idaho State in three games, after losing the first game in Pocatello.[26] Southern division champion Idaho State chose to end its baseball program weeks following the conference's announcement,[27] and Gonzaga, Idaho, and Boise State joined the new Northern Pacific Conference (NorPac) for baseball in 1975.[28] Boise State and Idaho competed in the NorPac for six seasons, then discontinued baseball after the 1980 season.[29][30]

* Idaho (4) 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969
* Gonzaga (4) 1965, 1971, 1973, 1974
* Weber State (3) 1968, 1970, 1972

In 2016, North Dakota announced in April that it was their last baseball season.[31] Since then, only Northern Colorado and Sacramento State have competed in the sport, both as affiliate members in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) until Northern Colorado baseball moved to the Summit League after the 2021 season.

### Wrestling

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Through the 1987 season, the conference sponsored wrestling. Boise State and Idaho State dominated in most years, winning ten and eight conference titles, respectively. BSU won seven consecutive from 1974 to 1980. Montana State and Weber State also had some good years; Montana won their only conference title in the last year Big Sky sponsored the sport.

* Montana State (3) 1964, 1965, 1966
* Idaho State (8) 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1984
* Boise State (10) 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1986
* Weber State (2) 1981, 1983
* Montana (1) 1987

Boise State continued its wrestling program as an affiliate member of the Pac-10 (now Pac-12) Conference.

Teams in Big Sky Conference competition Sport | Men's | Women's

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Basketball |

Cross country |

Football |

Golf |

Soccer |

Softball |

Tennis |

Track and field (Indoor) |

Track and field (Outdoor) |

Volleyball |

### Men's sponsored sports by school

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School | Basketball | Cross
country | Football | Golf | Tennis | Track and field
(indoor) | Track and field
(outdoor) | Total
Sports

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Eastern Washington | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 6
Idaho | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7
Idaho State | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6
Montana | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6
Montana State | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6
Northern Arizona | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6
Northern Colorado | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 6
Portland State | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6
Sacramento State | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7
Weber State | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7
Totals | 10 | 10 | 10+2[a] | 5+1[b] | 8 | 10 | 10 | 57+3
Future Members
Southern Utah | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 6
Utah Tech | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | 4

1. ^ Affiliates Cal Poly and UC Davis.
2. ^ Affiliate Francis Marion.

Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Big Sky Conference which are played by Big Sky schools:

School | Baseball | Skiing | Soccer | Wrestling

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Montana State | No | Independent | No | No
Northern Colorado | Summit | No | No | Big 12
Sacramento State | WAC | No | Big West | No
Utah Tech | WAC[a] | No | WAC[a] | No

1. ^ a b Utah Tech has not announced a future affiliation for its baseball or men's soccer programs.

### Women's sponsored sports by school

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School | Basketball | Cross
country | Golf | Soccer | Softball | Tennis | Track and field
(indoor) | Track and field
(outdoor) | Volleyball | Total
Sports

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Eastern Washington | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8
Idaho | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8
Idaho State | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9
Montana | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9
Montana State | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7
Northern Arizona | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8
Northern Colorado | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8
Portland State | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9
Sacramento State | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9
Weber State | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9
Totals | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 92
Future Members
Southern Utah | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8
Utah Tech | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9

Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Big Sky Conference which are played by Big Sky schools:

School | Beach volleyball | Gymnastics | Rowing | Skiing | Swimming

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Idaho | No | No | No | No | MPSF
Montana State | No | No | No | Independent | No
Northern Arizona | No | No | No | No | MPSF
Northern Colorado | No | No | No | No | MPSF
Sacramento State | Big West | MPSF | WCC | No | No
Southern Utah | No | MPSF | No | No | No
Utah Tech | No | No | No | No | MPSF

## Facilities

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School  | Football stadium  | Capacity  | Basketball arena  | Capacity

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Cal Poly | Mustang Memorial Field | 11,075 | Football-only member
Eastern Washington | Roos Field | 8,600 | Reese Court | 6,000
Idaho | Kibbie Dome | 16,000 | Idaho Central Credit Union Arena | 4,200
Idaho State | ICCU Dome | 12,000 | Reed Gym | 3,040
Montana | Washington–Grizzly Stadium | 25,203 | Dahlberg Arena | 7,321
Montana State | Bobcat Stadium | 20,767 | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse | 7,250
Northern Arizona | Walkup Skydome | 10,000 | Walkup Skydome | 7,000
Northern Colorado | Nottingham Field | 8,533[32] | Bank of Colorado Arena | 2,992
Portland State | Hillsboro Stadium | 7,600 | Viking Pavilion | 3,094
Sacramento State | Hornet Stadium | 21,195 | Hornets Nest | 1,012[33]
Southern Utah | Eccles Coliseum | 8,500 | America First Event Center | 5,300
UC Davis | UC Davis Health Stadium | 10,367 | Football-only member
Utah Tech | Greater Zion Stadium | 10,000[34] | Burns Arena | 4,779[35]
Weber State | Stewart Stadium | 17,500 | Dee Events Center | 11,500

## Basketball

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### Current NBA players

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* Damian Lillard, Weber State [36]

### Conference rivalries

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* Idaho and Idaho State
* Idaho and Montana
* Idaho State and Weber State
* Montana and Montana State
* Weber State and Southern Utah
* Eastern Washington and Montana
* Northern Arizona and Southern Utah

### Non-conference rivalries

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* Weber State and Utah State/Utah/BYU/Utah Valley
* Eastern Washington and Gonzaga
* Idaho and Washington State Cougars, Battle of the Palouse
* Idaho and Boise State
* Idaho State and Wyoming
* Montana and Wyoming
* Montana State and Wyoming
* Sacramento State and UC Davis
* Portland State and Portland
* Northern Colorado and Colorado State
* Northern Colorado and Denver

### 2021–22 home game attendance averages

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School[37] | Total Games

(Includes Away Games)

| Total Home

Game Attendance

| Average Home

Game Attendance

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Weber State  | 32  | 67,678  | 4,511
Montana  | 32  | 53,917  | 3,171
Montana State  | 34  | 42,634  | 3,045
Southern Utah  | 32  | 24,712  | 1,647
Idaho  | 31  | 19,804  | 1,320
Eastern Washington  | 34  | 14,392  | 1,199
Idaho State  | 30  | 15,153  | 1,165
Northern Colorado  | 35  | 14,775  | 1,136
Portland State  | 31  | 13,256  | 946
Northern Arizona  | 31  | 8,465  | 604
Sacramento State  | 29  | 7,846  | 603

## Rivalries

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### Protected football rivalries

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Because there are 12 teams in the conference, but each team only plays eight conference football games per year, the conference has set two "protected rivalry" games for each team. These rivalry match-ups are played every season, while football games against other conference teams are played twice every three years. Many of the protected rivalries are traditional, due to the teams either being in the same state or within close geographical proximity. With the departure of Southern Utah from the conference, new protected rivalries were announced for 2022–2024.[38][39][40] These rivalries were extended through 2027,[41] and have not yet been updated following the announcement of conference membership changes that will occur in 2026.

School  | Rival 1  | Rival 2

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UC Davis  | Cal Poly  | Sacramento State
Cal Poly  | UC Davis  | Sacramento State
Eastern Washington  | Idaho  | Montana State
Idaho  | Idaho State  | Eastern Washington
Idaho State  | Idaho  | Weber State
Montana  | Montana State  | Portland State
Montana State  | Montana  | Eastern Washington
Northern Arizona  | Weber State  | Northern Colorado
Northern Colorado  | Northern Arizona  | Portland State
Portland State  | Montana  | Northern Colorado
Sacramento State  | UC Davis  | Cal Poly
Weber State  | Idaho State  | Northern Arizona

### Conference

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Schools | First
Meeting | Game | Winner
(Last Meeting) | All-time Record

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Cal Poly | UC Davis | 1939 | Battle for the Golden Horseshoe | UC Davis | UC Davis leads 22–20–2
Eastern Washington | Montana | 1938 | EWU-UM Governor's Cup | Eastern Washington | Montana leads 27–17–1
Eastern Washington | Portland State | 1968 | Dam Cup | Portland State | Portland State leads 21–20–1
Idaho | Idaho State | 1916 | Battle of the Domes | Idaho | Idaho leads 30–13
Idaho | Montana | 1903 | Little Brown Stein | Montana | Idaho leads 55–28–2
Montana | Montana State | 1897 | Brawl of the Wild | Montana | Montana leads 72–40–5
UC Davis | Sacramento State | 1954 | Causeway Classic | Sacramento State | UC Davis leads 46–21

### Non-conference

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Schools | First
Meeting | Trophy | Winner
(Last Meeting) | All-time Record | Note

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Idaho | Boise State | 1971 | Governor's Cup | Boise State | Boise State leads 22–17-1 | Last competed for in 2010
Idaho | Washington State | 1894 | Battle of the Palouse | Washington State | Washington State leads 73-16-3 | Last played in 2022
Southern Utah | Northern Arizona | 1983 | Grand Canyon Rivalry | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona leads 13–9 | Last played in 2021
Southern Utah | Weber State | 1984 | Beehive Bowl | Weber State | Weber State leads 19–8 | Last played in 2021

## Commissioners

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* Jack Friel (1963–71)[42]
* John Roning (1971–77)[43][44]
* Steve Belko (1977–81)[45]
* Ron Stephenson (1981–95)[46]
* Doug Fullerton (1995–2016)[47][48]
* Andrea Williams (2016–2018)[49]
* Ron Loghry (interim, 2018)
* Tom Wistrcill (2018–present)

## Headquarters

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* Pullman, Washington (1963–1971)[44][50]
* Boise, Idaho (1971–1995)[44]
* Ogden, Utah (1995–2019)[47]
* Farmington, Utah (2019–present)[51]

## Big Sky championships

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### Men's basketball

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See also: Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

Season  | Regular-season
champion(s)  | Tournament
champion  | NCAA
seed  | Region  | Wins  | Advancement

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1964 | Montana State | no tournament |  |  |  |
1965 | Weber State
1966 | Weber State, Gonzaga
1967 | Gonzaga, Montana State
1968 | Weber State | West | 0
1969 | Weber State | West | 1  | Round of 16
1970 | Weber State | West | 0  |
1971 | Weber State | West | 0
1972 | Weber State | West | 1  | Round of 16
1973 | Weber State | West | 0  |
1974 | Idaho State  (playoff over Montana) | West | 0
1975 | Montana | West | 1  | Round of 16
1976 | Weber State, Boise State, Idaho State | Boise State  | West | 0  |
1977 | Idaho State | Idaho State  | West | 2  | Round of 8
1978 | Montana | Weber State | West | 0  |
1979 | Weber State | Weber State  | 7  | Midwest | 1  | Round of 32
1980 | Weber State | Weber State  | 7  | West | 0  |
1981 | Idaho | Idaho  | 7  | West | 0
1982 | Idaho | Idaho  | 3  | West | 1  | Round of 16
1983 | Nevada, Weber State | Weber State  | 9  | West | 0  |
1984 | Weber State  | Nevada | 11  | West | 0
1985 | Nevada | Nevada  | 14  | West | 0
1986 | Northern Arizona, Montana  | Montana State | 16  | West | 0
1987 | Montana State  | Idaho State | 16  | West | 0
1988 | Boise State | Boise State  | 14  | West | 0
1989 | Boise State | Idaho | 13  | West | 0
1990 | Idaho | Idaho  | 13  | West | 0
1991 | Montana | Montana  | 16  | West | 0
1992 | Montana | Montana  | 14  | West | 0
1993 | Idaho | Boise State | 14  | West | 0
1994 | Weber State, Idaho State  | Boise State | 14  | West | 0
1995 | Weber State, Montana  | Weber State  | 14  | Southeast | 1  | Round of 32
1996 | Montana State  | Montana State  | 13  | West | 0  |
1997 | Northern Arizona  | Montana | 16  | West | 0
1998 | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona  | 15  | West | 0
1999 | Weber State | Weber State  | 14  | West | 1  | Round of 32
2000 | Montana, Eastern Washington  | Northern Arizona | 15  | West | 0  |
2001 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge  | 13  | Midwest | 0
2002 | Montana State  | Montana | 15  | Midwest | 0
2003 | Weber State | Weber State  | 12  | Midwest | 0
2004 | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington  | 15  | East | 0
2005 | Portland State | Montana | 16  | West | 0
2006 | Northern Arizona  | Montana | 12  | Midwest | 1  | Round of 32
2007 | Weber State, Northern Arizona  | Weber State  | 15  | West | 0  |
2008 | Portland State | Portland State  | 16  | Midwest | 0
2009 | Weber State  | Portland State | 13  | East | 0
2010 | Weber State | Montana  | 14  | East | 0
2011 | Northern Colorado | Northern Colorado  | 15  | West | 0
2012 | Montana | Montana  | 13  | East | 0
2013 | Montana | Montana  | 13  | East | 0
2014 | Weber State | Weber State  | 16  | West | 0
2015 | Montana, Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington  | 13  | South | 0
2016 | Weber State | Weber State  | 15  | East | 0
2017 | North Dakota | North Dakota  | 15  | West | 0
2018 | Montana | Montana  | 14  | West | 0
2019 | Montana | Montana  | 15  | West | 0
2020 | Eastern Washington | canceled | canceled
2021 | Southern Utah | Eastern Washington | 14  | West | 0
2022 | Montana State | Montana State  | 14  | West | 0
2023 | Eastern Washington | Montana State | 14  | East | 0
2024 | Eastern Washington | Montana State | 16  | First Four | 0
2025 | Northern Colorado, Montana | Montana  | 14  | East | 0

* Prior to 1976, each NCAA regional had a third place game (won 1969; lost 1972, 1975)
* The only Big Sky team to reach the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament was Idaho State in 1977
* The only Big Sky team to earn a bye in the NCAA tournament was Idaho in 1982
* Through 2025, the Big Sky has yet to have an at-large team in the NCAA tournament

#### Championships (by school)

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School | Member years | Conference
titles | Tournament
titles | Last won

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Weber State | 1963–present | 22 | 10 | 2016
Montana | 1963–present | 13 | 12 | 2025
Montana State | 1963–present | 6 | 5 | 2024
Eastern Washington | 1987–present | 6 | 3 | 2024
Northern Arizona | 1970–present | 5 | 2 | 2007
Idaho | 1963–96, 2014–present | 4 | 4 | 1993
Idaho State | 1963–present | 4 | 2 | 1994
Boise State | 1970–96 | 3 | 4 | 1989
Nevada | 1979–92 | 2 | 2 | 1985
Portland State | 1996–present | 2 | 2 | 2009
Gonzaga | 1963–79 | 2 | 0 | 1967
Northern Colorado | 2006–present | 2 | 1 | 2025
Cal State Northridge | 1996–2001 | 1 | 1 | 2001
North Dakota | 2012–18 | 1 | 1 | 2017
Southern Utah | 2012–22 | 1 | 0 | 2021
Sacramento State | 1996–present | 0 | 0 | —

#### NCAA tournament

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Since 1968, the Big Sky champion has received a berth in the NCAA tournament; the conference tournament winner has been the representative since its introduction in 1976.

The best finish by a Big Sky team came in 1977, when the Idaho State Bengals of Jim Killingsworth advanced to the Elite Eight, with a one-point upset of UCLA in the Sweet Sixteen in Provo, Utah. Two days later, the Bengals led UNLV by a point at halftime, but lost by seventeen and finished at 25–5.

Seeding was introduced in 1979 when it expanded to forty teams, and the highest seed granted a Big Sky team was in 1982 in a 48-team bracket: ranked eighth in the final polls with a 26–2 record, the Idaho Vandals under Don Monson were seeded third in the West regional. After a first round bye, they beat Lute Olson's Iowa Hawkeyes in nearby Pullman in overtime, but lost to second-seeded (and fourth-ranked) Oregon State in the regional semifinals (Sweet Sixteen), also played in Provo. (Idaho had defeated OSU by 22 points in December in the Far West Classic at Portland.)

Other Big Sky teams that advanced to regional semifinals (Sweet Sixteen) include the Weber State Wildcats in 1969 and 1972, when the total field was 25 teams, and the Montana Grizzlies under Jud Heathcote in the 32-team field in 1975. The Griz fell to heavily-favored UCLA by just three points, who went on to win another title in John Wooden's final year as head coach. (A year later, Heathcote was hired at Michigan State with Monson as an assistant for the first two years; in his third season, the Spartans won the national title in 1979.)

Since 1982, only three teams from the Big Sky have advanced within the NCAA tournament, and none past the round of 32. Weber State won in 1995 and 1999, coached by Ron Abegglen, and Montana in 2006, led by alumnus Larry Krystkowiak. Prior to Idaho in 1982, the Big Sky had been seeded seventh (Weber State, 1979 & 1980; and Idaho, 1981); the highest seed for the conference since 1982 is ninth (Weber State, 1983), and the highest since expanding to 64 teams in 1985 is twelfth (Weber State in 2003; Montana in 2006).

Through 2025, the Big Sky has yet to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. The first NIT appearance for the conference was Idaho in 1983; two Big Sky teams advanced to the NIT's round of 16: Weber State (1984) and Boise State (1987).

### Women's basketball

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See also: Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament

Season  | Tournament champion  | Tournament runner-up

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1983  | Montana | Weber State
1984  | Montana  | Eastern Washington
1985  | Idaho | Montana
1986  | Montana  | Eastern Washington
1987  | Eastern Washington  | Montana
1988  | Montana  | Eastern Washington
1989  | Montana  | Idaho
1990  | Montana  | Idaho
1991  | Montana  | Montana State
1992  | Montana  | Boise State
1993  | Montana State  | Montana
1994  | Montana  | Boise State
1995  | Montana  | Montana State
1996  | Montana  | Weber State
1997  | Montana  | Montana State
1998  | Montana  | Northern Arizona
1999  | Cal State Northridge | Portland State
2000  | Montana  | Cal State Northridge
2001  | Idaho State | Montana
2002  | Weber State  | Montana State
2003  | Weber State  | Montana State
2004  | Montana  | Idaho State
2005  | Montana  | Weber State
2006  | Northern Arizona  | Weber State
2007  | Idaho State  | Northern Arizona
2008  | Montana  | Montana State
2009  | Montana  | Portland State
2010  | Portland State  | Montana State
2011  | Montana  | Portland State
2012  | Idaho State  | Northern Colorado
2013  | Montana  | Northern Colorado
2014 | North Dakota | Montana
2015 | Montana | Northern Colorado
2016 | Idaho | Idaho State
2017 | Montana State | Idaho State
2018 | Northern Colorado | Idaho
2019 | Portland State | Eastern Washington
2020 | Canceled (final): Montana State / Idaho
2021 | Idaho State  | Idaho
2022 | Montana State | Northern Arizona
2023 | Sacramento State | Northern Arizona
2024 | Eastern Washington | Northern Arizona
2025 | Montana State | Montana

* Mountain West Athletic Conference (MWAC) through 1988 season

### Football titles

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Bold = National Champions

Season  | Champions  | Record (Conf.)

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1963  | Idaho State  | 3–1
1964  | Montana State | 3–0
1965  | Weber State, Idaho | 3–1
1966  | Montana State | 4–0
1967  | Montana State | 3–1
1968  | Weber State, Montana State, Idaho | 3–1
1969  | Montana | 4–0
1970  | Montana | 5–0
1971  | Idaho | 4–1
1972  | Montana State | 5–1
1973  | Boise State | 6–0
1974  | Boise State | 6–0
1975  | Boise State | 5–0–1
1976 | Montana State | 6–0
1977  | Boise State | 6–0
1978  | Northern Arizona | 6–0
1979  | Montana State | 6–1
1980 | Boise State | 6–1
1981 | Idaho State | 6–1
1982  | Idaho, Montana, Montana State | 5–2
1983  | Nevada | 6–1
1984 | Montana State | 6–1
1985  | Idaho | 6–1
1986  | Nevada | 7–0
1987  | Idaho | 7–1
1988  | Idaho | 7–1
1989  | Idaho | 8–0
1990  | Nevada | 7–1
1991  | Nevada | 8–0
1992  | Idaho, Eastern Washington  | 6–1
1993  | Montana | 7–0
1994  | Boise State | 6–1
1995 | Montana | 6–1
1996  | Montana | 8–0
1997  | Eastern Washington  | 7–1
1998  | Montana | 6–2
1999  | Montana | 7–1
2000  | Montana | 8–0
2001 | Montana | 7–0
2002  | Montana State, Montana, Idaho State  | 5–2
2003  | Montana State, Montana, Northern Arizona | 5–2
2004  | Montana, Eastern Washington  | 6–1
2005  | Eastern Washington, Montana State, Montana | 5–2
2006  | Montana | 8–0
2007  | Montana | 8–0
2008  | Montana, Weber State | 7–1
2009  | Montana | 8–0
2010 | Eastern Washington, Montana State | 7–1
2011  | Montana State | 7–1
2012  | Eastern Washington, Montana State, Cal Poly | 7–1
2013  | Eastern Washington | 8–0
2014  | Eastern Washington | 7–1
2015  | Southern Utah | 7–1
2016  | Eastern Washington, North Dakota | 8–0
2017  | Southern Utah, Weber State | 7–1
2018  | Weber State, Eastern Washington, UC Davis | 7–1
2019  | Weber State, Sacramento State | 7–1
2020  | Weber State | 5–1
2021  | Sacramento State | 8–0
2022  | Sacramento State, Montana State | 8–0
2023  | Montana | 7–1
2024  | Montana State | 8–0

### Football championships (by school)

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School | member years | total titles | Last won

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Montana | 1963–present | 19 | 2023
Montana State | 1963–present | 17 | 2024
Eastern Washington | 1987–present | 10 | 2018
Idaho | 1965–95
2018–present | 8 | 1992
Boise State | 1970–95 | 6 | 1994
Nevada | 1979–92 | 4 | 1991
Weber State | 1963–present | 5 | 2019
Idaho State | 1963–present | 3 | 2002
Sacramento State | 1996–present | 3 | 2022
Northern Arizona | 1970–present | 2 | 2003
Southern Utah | 2012–present | 2 | 2017
Cal Poly | 2012–present | 1 | 2012
North Dakota | 2012–2017 | 1 | 2016
UC Davis | 2012–present | 1 | 2018
Cal State Northridge | 1996–2001 | 0 |
Portland State | 1996–present | 0 |
Northern Colorado | 2006–present | 0 |

### All-time school records by wins for current teams

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This list goes through the 2020 season.

This list includes former member North Dakota and excludes current member Idaho. Records do not match NCAA record book.[52]

# | Team | Records | Pct. | Big Sky
Championships | National
Championships

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1 | North Dakota | 622-383-30 | .615 | 1 | 1
2 | Montana | 564-478-26 | .540 | 18 | 2
3 | Eastern Washington | 503-404-23 | .553 | 10 | 1
4 | UC Davis | 495-384-35 | .561 | 1 | 0
5 | Cal Poly | 485-383-19 | .557 | 1 | 1
6 | Montana State | 470-467-33 | .502 | 16 | 3
7 | Idaho State | 449-488-21 | .480 | 3 | 1
8 | Northern Arizona | 445-438-23 | .504 | 2 | 0
9 | Northern Colorado | 425-450-26 | .486 | 0 | 2
10 | Portland State | 331-354-10 | .483 | 0 | 0
11 | Weber State | 266-294-3 | .475 | 6 | 0
12 | Sacramento State | 263-351-8 | .429 | 2 | 0
13 | Southern Utah | 261-319-13 | .451 | 2 | 1

### Overall Big Sky Conference champions

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| Boise State Broncos (1970–1996)  | Cal State Northridge Matadors (1996–2001)  | Eastern Washington Eagles (1987– )  | Gonzaga Bulldogs (1963–1979)  | Idaho State Bengals (1963– )  | Montana State Bobcats (1963– )  | Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (1970– )  | Portland State Vikings (1996– )  | Sacramento State Hornets (1996– )  | Idaho Vandals (1963–1996)  | Nevada Wolf Pack (1979–1992)  | Northern Colorado Bears (2006– )  | Montana Grizzlies (1963– )  | Weber State Wildcats (1963– )

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Football  | 6  | –  | 7  | –  | 3  | 17  | 2  | –  | 1  | 8  | 4  | –  | 19  | 7
Men's Basketball  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 5  | 4  | 2  | –  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 8  | 31
Women's Basketball (RS/Tourn)  | 1/0  | 1/1  | 1/1  | –  | 3/3  | 3/1  | 1/1  | 1/1  | –  | 1/1  | –  | 1/0  | 21/20  | 2/2
Men's Cross Country  | 2  | –  | –  | –  | 5  | 2  | 18  | –  | –  | 2  | 3  | –  | 8  | 7
Women's Cross Country  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 4  | 15  | –  | –  | 1  | –  | –  | 2  | 4
Men's Indoor Track and Field  | 2  | –  | –  | –  | 5  | –  | 12  | –  | 2  | 1  | 1  | –  | –  | 5
Women's Indoor Track and Field  | 6  | 3  | –  | –  | 1  | 1  | 7  | –  | 2  | 1  | –  | –  | 1  | 4
Men's Outdoor Track and Field  | 1  | –  | –  | –  | 12  | 1  | 15  | –  | –  | 4  | 2  | –  | 1  | 9
Women's Outdoor Track and Field  | 6  | 3  | –  | –  | 1  | 1  | 7  | –  | 3  | 1  | –  | –  | 1  | 5
Men's Tennis  | 5  | –  | 1  | –  | 2  | 4  | 2  | –  | 10  | 10  | 2  | –  | –  | 11
Women's Tennis  | 2  | 1  | –  | –  | 2  | –  | 3  | –  | 9  | –  | 1  | –  | –  | 10
Women's Soccer  | –  | –  | 1  | –  | 2  | –  | –  | 1  | 1  | –  | –  | –  | 4  | 4
Volleyball  | 1  | 1  | 5  | –  | 3  | –  | 1  | 5  | 11  | 3  | –  | 2  | 3  | –
Women's Golf  | 1  | –  | –  | –  | 1  | 1  | 5  | 4  | 1  | –  | –  | –  | 1  | 1
Men's Golf  | 1  | 1  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1  | 2  | –  | 2  | –  | 6  | 17
Baseball (1963–74)  | –  | –  | –  | 4  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 4  | –  | –  | –  | 3
Men's Swimming (1963–74)  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 2  | –  | –  | 8  | –
Wrestling (1963–87)  | 10  | –  | –  | –  | 7  | 3  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1  | 2
Men's Skiing (1963–74)  | 1  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 4  | –  | –  | –  | 2  | –  | –  | 3  | –
Total

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