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Pacific welcomes UC San Diego as newest West Coast Conference member
UC San Diego joins 色虎视频 in the WCC as the 10th conference member beginning in 2027-28.
色虎视频 will welcome UC San Diego as the West Coast Conference's newest member in 2027-28. The Tritons will move from the Big West to compete in 14 of the WCC's 16 sports, elevating the league's academic profile and intensifying competition for top West Coast talent.
鈥淭his is a monumental day for the West Coast Conference,鈥� said 色虎视频 President and Chair of the West Coast Conference Presidents鈥� Council, Christopher Callahan. 鈥淯nder the leadership of Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla, UC San Diego is a thriving institution and its recent transition to NCAA Division I competition is a national success story. I applaud Commissioner Stu Jackson, the Presidents鈥� Council and University of San Diego President James T. Harris for their outstanding efforts to identify expansion opportunities that bring great value and further position the West Coast Conference as a premier league.鈥�
The Tigers have regularly competed against the Tritons in non-conference matches across several sports. Most recently, the women鈥檚 soccer team battled UC San Diego to a deadlocked on Labor Day.
With the Tritons becoming full West Coast Conference members, Pacific will square off with them in men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 basketball, men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 soccer, women鈥檚 volleyball, men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 cross country, men鈥檚 water polo, baseball, softball, men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 tennis and men鈥檚 golf.
鈥淲e continually identify valuable opportunities to expand our membership, and the addition of UC San Diego greatly aligns with the goals of the West Coast Conference,鈥� said West Coast Conference Commissioner Stu Jackson. 鈥淯C San Diego鈥檚 meteoric rise during its recent NCAA Division I transition is the result of strong leadership, strategic investment and deliberate planning for postseason success. The Tritons align with our West Coast identity and serve to strengthen the academic profile of the conference. I appreciate the Presidents鈥� Council鈥檚 thorough evaluation of expansion opportunities and unified direction with the addition of UC San Diego.鈥�
UC San Diego's addition keeps Pacific closer to home, with seven in-state opponents spanning California's major markets鈥擫A, Bay Area, Sacramento, and San Diego鈥攚hile maintaining exciting trips to Seattle and Portland.
