Editing Pac-12 Conference

{{Short description|American collegiate athletics conference}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox sports league
| name            = Pac-12 Conference
| color           = #004B91; {{box-shadow border|a|#000007|2px}}
| font_color      = white
| image           = Pac 12 Horizontal.png
| title           = 
| logo            = Pac-12 logo.svg
| logo_size       = 150px
| founded         = {{Start date and age|1915}}<br/>(as [[Pacific Coast Conference]])<br/>{{Start date and age |1959}}<br/>(as [[AAWU]])
| association     = [[NCAA]]
| division        = [[NCAA Division I|Division I]]
| subdivision     = [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|FBS]]
| teams           = 2 (8 in 2026&ndash;27)
| sports          = 5
| mens            = 3
| womens          = 2
| region          = [[Pacific Northwest]]
| formerly        = Pacific Coast Conference<br/>(PCC, 1915–1959)<br/>Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU, 1959–1968)<br/>Pacific-8 (1968–1978)<br/>Pacific-10 (1978–2011)
| headquarters    = [[San Ramon, California]], U.S.
| commissioner    = Teresa Gould
| since           = March 1, 2024
| TV              = [[CW Sports]], [[Fox Sports]]
| website         = {{URL|https://pac-12.com/}}
| map             = Pac-12 Conference states.svg
| map_size        = 250
}}

The '''Pac-12 Conference''' is a collegiate [[List of NCAA conferences|athletic conference]] in the [[Western United States]]. It participates at the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] level for all sports, and its [[College football|football]] teams compete in the [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|Football Bowl Subdivision]] (FBS), the highest level of NCAA football competition. The conference currently comprises two members, [[Oregon State University]] and [[Washington State University]].

The modern Pac-12 Conference formed after the disbanding of the [[Pacific Coast Conference]] (PCC), the principal members of which founded the '''Athletic Association of Western Universities''' ('''AAWU''') in 1959. The conference previously went by the names '''Big Five''', '''Big Six''', '''Pacific-8''', and '''Pacific-10'''. The Pac-12 moniker was adopted in 2011 with the addition of [[University of Colorado Boulder|Colorado]] and [[University of Utah|Utah]].

Nicknamed the "Conference of Champions", the Pac-12 has won more NCAA national championships in team sports than any other conference in history.<ref>{{cite web |title=Conference of Champions |url=https://pac-12.com/champions |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621170512/https://pac-12.com/champions |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 21, 2019 |website=Pac-12 |access-date=June 1, 2023}}</ref> [[University of Washington|Washington]]'s national title in women's rowing in 2017 was the 500th NCAA championship won by a Pac-12 school.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pac-12.com/article/2017/05/26/washingtons-ncaa-championship-makes-pac-12-first-500-ncaa-titles|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170528163709/http://pac-12.com/article/2017/05/26/washingtons-ncaa-championship-makes-pac-12-first-500-ncaa-titles|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 28, 2017|title=Washington's NCAA Championship makes Pac-12 the first to 500 NCAA titles|website=Pac-12|language=en|access-date=July 9, 2017}}</ref> The Pac-12 holds a 200-plus championship lead over the second-place conference.

On August 2, 2024, 10 of its 12 members [[2021–2026 NCAA conference realignment|departed from the conference]]. The Pac-12 is operating as a two-team conference through the 2025–26 academic year, sponsoring five sports—football, men's and women's track and field, women's gymnastics and men's wrestling. In 2026, the Pac-12 will expand to eight members with the addition of five schools from the [[Mountain West Conference]] and one from the [[West Coast Conference]].<ref name=":0" />

==Member universities==
===Full members===
The Pac-12 currently has two full-member institutions. The conference was previously split into [[#Divisions|two divisions]], the North Division and the South Division, for football only.

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|-
! Institution !! Location !! Founded !! Joined !! Type !! Enrollment<br /><small>(fall 2023)</small><ref name=CollegeNavigator>{{cite web |url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/ |title=College Navigator |website=[[National Center for Education Statistics]] |publisher=[[United States Department of Education]] |access-date=January 1, 2025 }}</ref>!! Endowment<br/>{{nowrap|<small>(millions – [[fiscal year|FY]]24)</small><ref name=NACUBO>As of June 30, 2024. {{cite web |url=https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/nacubo1-nacubo-prd-dc8b/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2024-NCSE-Endowment-Market-Values-for-US-and-Canadian-Institutions-FINAL-Feb-12-2025.xlsx |title=U.S. and Canadian 2024 NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2024 Endowment Market Value, Change in Market Value from FY23 to FY24, and FY24 Endowment Market Values Per Full-time Equivalent Student |date=February 12, 2025 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) |access-date=February 12, 2025 |format=XLSX |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250212074654/https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/nacubo1-nacubo-prd-dc8b/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2024-NCSE-Endowment-Market-Values-for-US-and-Canadian-Institutions-FINAL-Feb-12-2025.xlsx |archive-date=February 12, 2025 |url-status=live }}</ref>}} !! Nickname !! class="unsortable"|Colors
|-
! scope="row" | '''[[Oregon State University]]'''
| [[Corvallis, Oregon]]
| 1868
| 1915, 1964
| Public
| 35,622
| $896
| [[Oregon State Beavers|Beavers]]
| {{college color boxes|Oregon State Beavers}}
|-
! scope="row"| '''[[Washington State University]]'''
| [[Pullman, Washington]]
| 1890
| 1917, 1962
| Public
| 26,490
| $1,383
| [[Washington State Cougars|Cougars]]
| {{college color boxes|Washington State Cougars}}
|}

=== Membership map ===

{{Location map+ | USA | width = 750
| float = left
| caption = Pac-12 Conference Members<br>[[Image:Blue pog.svg|10px]] – Full members<br>[[Image:Red pog.svg|10px]] – Associate members<br>[[Image:Green pog.svg|10px]] – Future members
| places =
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{{Location map~ | USA | mark = Blue pog.svg    | marksize = 8 | label = Washington State | position = left  | lat_deg = 46.730723 | lon_deg = -117.164852 }}
<small>
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</small>
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}}

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===Future members===
On September 12, 2024, the conference announced it would be adding four new members, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State, on July 1, 2026.<ref name="expand">{{Cite press release |title=Ushering in a new era, the Pac-12 Conference strengthens its legacy by welcoming four respected academic and athletic universities |date=September 12, 2024 |publisher=Pac-12 Conference |url=https://pac-12.com/news/2024/9/12/general-ushering-in-a-new-era-the-pac-12-conference-strengthens-its-legacy-by-welcoming-four-respected-academic-and-athletic-universities.aspx |language=en}}</ref> However, the conference needed to add at least two more members to be recognized by the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] as an FBS conference.<ref name="bonagura091224">{{cite news |last1=Bonagura |first1=Kyle |last2=Thamel |first2=Pete |author-link2=Pete Thamel |name-list-style=and |date=September 12, 2024 |title=Boise State among 4 schools joining Pac-12 for 2026-27 season |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/41226997 |access-date=September 12, 2024 |publisher=ESPN}}</ref> On September 23, 2024, Utah State accepted an offer to join the league as its seventh member.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Pac-12 Conference and Utah State University Unite to Advance the New Era of the 100-Year-Old Legacy |url=https://pac-12.com/news/2024/9/24/general-pac-12-conference-and-utah-state-university-unite-to-advance-the-new-era-of-the-100-year-old-legacy.aspx |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=pac-12.com |language=en}}</ref> This gave the Pac-12 the seven members needed to preserve its official "multisport" status,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/D125.pdf |title=Bylaw 20.02.8.1: Multisport Conference: Minimum Number of Members |work=2024–25 NCAA Division I Manual |page=358 |publisher=NCAA |date=August 9, 2024 |access-date=September 25, 2024 |quote=A multisport conference shall be composed of at least seven active Division I members. The member conference shall include at least seven active Division I members that sponsor both men's and women's basketball.}}</ref> though one more football-sponsoring full member will be needed to preserve FBS status.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/D125.pdf |title=Bylaw 20.02.9: Football Bowl Subdivision Conference |work=2024–25 NCAA Division I Manual |page=359 |publisher=NCAA |date=August 9, 2024 |access-date=September 25, 2024}}</ref> On September 30, 2024, the conference announced that Gonzaga, a non-football college, would be joining as a full member.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pac-12 Conference and Gonzaga University Unite to Build a Basketball Powerhouse, Advancing the New Era of the Conference's 100-Year Legacy |url=https://pac-12.com/news/2024/10/1/general-pac-12-conference-and-gonzaga-university-unite-to-build-a-basketball-powerhouse-advancing-the-new-era-of-the-conferences-100-year-legacy.aspx |date=2024-09-30 |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=pac-12.com |language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;
|+
!Institution
!Location
!Founded
!Joining
!Type
!Enrollment<br /><small>(fall 2023)</small><ref name=CollegeNavigator/>
!Endowment<br/>{{nowrap|<small>(millions – [[fiscal year|FY]]24)</small><ref name=NACUBO/>}}
!Nickname
!Colors
!Current conference
|-
! scope="row"| '''[[Boise State University]]'''
| [[Boise, Idaho]]
| 1932
| rowspan="6" |July 1, 2026
| rowspan="3" |[[Public university|Public]]
| 26,670
| $162
| [[Boise State Broncos|Broncos]]
| {{college color boxes|Boise State Broncos}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
|-
! scope="row"| '''[[California State University, Fresno]]'''
| [[Fresno, California]]
| 1911
| 23,986
| $255
| [[Fresno State Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
| {{college color boxes|Fresno State Bulldogs}}
|-
! scope="row"| '''[[Colorado State University]]'''
| [[Fort Collins, Colorado]]
| 1870
| 33,500
| $624
| [[Colorado State Rams|Rams]]
| {{college color boxes|Colorado State Rams}}
|-
! scope="row"| '''[[Gonzaga University]]'''
| [[Spokane, Washington]]
| 1887
| [[Private university|Private]]<br />([[Jesuits|Jesuit]])
| 7,306
| $452
| [[Gonzaga Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
| {{color box|#06274F}}&nbsp;{{color box|#FFFFFF}}&nbsp;{{color box|#C8102E}}
| |[[West Coast Conference|West Coast]]
|-
! scope="row"| '''[[San Diego State University]]'''
| [[San Diego|San Diego, California]]
| 1897
| rowspan="2" |[[Public university|Public]]
| 39,241
| $460
| [[San Diego State Aztecs|Aztecs]]
| {{college color boxes|San Diego State Aztecs}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
|-
! scope="row"| '''[[Utah State University]]'''
| [[Logan, Utah]]
| 1888
| 28,063
| $615
| [[Utah State Aggies|Aggies]]
| {{college color boxes|Utah State Aggies}}
|}

=== Affiliate members ===
The Pac-12 has two affiliate member institutions in California and one in Arkansas. All three participate in the Pac-12 for wrestling.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Institution || Location || Founded || Joined || Type || Enrollment<br /><small>(fall 2023)</small><ref name=CollegeNavigator/> || Nickname || class="unsortable"|Colors || Pac-12<br/>sport(s)|| Primary<br/>conference
|-
| '''[[California Polytechnic State University]]'''
| [[San Luis Obispo, California]]
| 1901
| 1986–87
| rowspan=3 | Public
| 22,485
| [[Cal Poly Mustangs|Mustangs]]
| {{college color boxes|Cal Poly Mustangs|order=134}}
| rowspan="3" | Wrestling
| rowspan="2"|[[Big West]]
|-
| '''[[California State University, Bakersfield]]'''{{efn|group=aff|Cal State–Bakersfield initially announced it would become a men's soccer affiliate starting in 2013,<ref name="CSUB soccer">{{cite press release|title=Pac-12 Adds CSU Bakersfield In Men's Soccer|url=http://www.pac-12.com/SoccerM/Tabid/1456/Article/149402/Pac-12-Adds-CSU-Bakersfield-In-Mens-Soccer.aspx|publisher=Pac-12 Conference|access-date=March 19, 2012}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> but never went through with those plans, accepting an invitation to become an all-sports member of the [[Western Athletic Conference]], which sponsors men's soccer, also in 2013; it would move to the [[Big West Conference]], which also sponsors men's soccer, in 2020. The school maintains its Pac-12 affiliation in wrestling, which neither the WAC nor the Big West sponsors.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205708247 |title=WAC Adds CSUB and UVU To Its Membership |publisher=Western Athletic Conference |date=October 9, 2012 |access-date=October 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011005650/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205708247 |archive-date=October 11, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
| [[Bakersfield, California]]
| 1965
| 1987–88
| 9,787
| [[CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners|Roadrunners]]
| {{college color boxes|Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners}}
|-
| {{sort|Arkansas–Little Rock|'''[[University of Arkansas at Little Rock]]'''}}
| [[Little Rock, Arkansas]]
| 1927
| 2019–20
| 8,158
| [[Little Rock Trojans|Trojans]]
| {{college color boxes|Little Rock Trojans}}
| [[Ohio Valley Conference|OVC]]
|}
;Notes:
{{notelist|group=aff}}

===Former full members===
No school had left the Pac-12 from its founding as the AAWU in 1959 until 2024, when 10 of its 12 schools left. Two members of the [[Pacific Coast Conference|PCC]], Idaho and Montana, were not invited to join the AAWU or its successors.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Institution || Location || Founded || Joined || Left || Type || Nickname || class="unsortable"|Colors || Current<br/>conference
|-
| {{sort|Montana|'''[[University of Montana]]'''}}
| [[Missoula, Montana]]
| 1893
| 1924
| 1950
| rowspan="11" | Public
| [[Montana Grizzlies|Grizzlies]]
| {{college color boxes|Montana Grizzlies}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]]
|-
| {{sort|Idaho|'''[[University of Idaho]]'''}}
| [[Moscow, Idaho]]
| 1889
| 1922
| rowspan="2" | 1959
| [[Idaho Vandals|Vandals]]
| {{college color boxes|Idaho Vandals}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{sort|Oregon|'''[[University of Oregon]]'''}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Eugene, Oregon]]
| rowspan="2" | 1876
| 1915
| rowspan="2" | [[Oregon Ducks|Ducks]]
| rowspan="2" | {{college color boxes|Oregon Ducks}}
| rowspan="4" | [[Big Ten]]
|-
| 1964
| rowspan="10" | 2024
|-
| {{sort|Washington|'''[[University of Washington]]'''}}
| [[Seattle, Washington]]
| 1861
| 1915 
| [[Washington Huskies|Huskies]]
| {{college color boxes|Washington Huskies}}
|-
| {{sort|UCLA|'''[[University of California, Los Angeles]]'''}}
| [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
| 1881
| 1928
| [[UCLA Bruins|Bruins]]
| {{college color boxes|UCLA Bruins}}
|-
| {{sort|Arizona|'''[[University of Arizona]]'''}}
|[[Tucson, Arizona]]
| rowspan="2" | 1885
| rowspan="2" | 1978
| [[Arizona Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| {{College color boxes|Arizona Wildcats}}
| rowspan="4" | [[Big 12]]
|-
| {{sort|Arizona State|'''[[Arizona State University]]'''}}
|[[Tempe, Arizona]]{{Efn|Tempe hosts the main campus and university administration. ASU has three other physical campuses in the Phoenix Area}}
| [[Arizona State Sun Devils|Sun Devils]]
| {{College color boxes|Arizona State Sun Devils}}
|-
| {{sort|Colorado|'''[[University of Colorado Boulder]]'''}}
| [[Boulder, Colorado]]
| 1876
| 2011
| [[Colorado Buffaloes|Buffaloes]]
| {{College color boxes|Colorado Buffaloes}}
|-
| {{sort|Utah|'''[[University of Utah]]'''}}
| [[Salt Lake City, Utah]]
| 1850
| 2011
| [[Utah Utes|Utes]]
| {{College color boxes|Utah Utes}}
|-
| {{sort|California|'''[[University of California, Berkeley]]'''}}
| [[Berkeley, California]]
| 1868
| 1915
| [[California Golden Bears|Golden Bears]]
| {{college color boxes|California Golden Bears}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|-
| {{sort|Stanford|'''[[Stanford University]]'''}}
| [[Stanford, California]]
| 1891
| 1918
| rowspan="2" | Private
| [[Stanford Cardinal|Cardinal]]
| {{college color boxes|Stanford Cardinal}}
|-
| {{sort|USC|'''[[University of Southern California]]'''}}
| [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
| 1880
| 1922
| [[USC Trojans|Trojans]]
| {{college color boxes|USC Trojans}}
| Big Ten
|}

=== Former affiliate members ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Institution || Location || Founded || Joined || Left || Type || Nickname || class="unsortable"|Colors || Pac-12<br/>sport(s) || Primary<br/>conference !! Current<br>conference<br>in former<br>Pac-12 sport
|-
| '''[[Boise State University]]'''
| [[Boise, Idaho]]
| 1932
| 1987
| 2017
| rowspan="8" | Public
| [[Boise State Broncos|Broncos]]
| {{college color boxes|Boise State Broncos}}
| rowspan="2" | Wrestling
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
| {{sort|ZZZ|N/A}}{{efn|group=faff|Boise State dropped wrestling after the 2016–17 season.}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|{{sort|UC Davis|'''[[University of California, Davis]]'''}}
| rowspan="2"|[[Davis, California]]
| rowspan="2"|1905
| 1992
| 2010
| rowspan="2"|[[UC Davis Aggies|Aggies]]
| rowspan="2"|{{college color boxes|UC Davis Aggies}}
| rowspan="4" | [[Big West Conference|Big West]]
| {{sort|ZZZ|N/A}}{{efn|group=faff|UC Davis dropped wrestling after the 2009–10 season.}}
|-
| 2023
| 2024
| Women's lacrosse
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
| {{sort|UCSB|'''[[University of California, Santa Barbara]]'''}}
| [[Santa Barbara, California]]
| 1909
| rowspan="2"|2010
| rowspan="2"|2015
| [[UC Santa Barbara Gauchos|Gauchos]]
| {{college color boxes|UCSB Gauchos}}
| rowspan="2" | Men's swimming & diving
| rowspan=2 | [[Big West Conference|Big West]]
|-
| '''[[California Polytechnic State University]]'''
| [[San Luis Obispo, California]]
| 1901
| [[Cal Poly Mustangs|Mustangs]]
| {{college color boxes|Cal Poly Mustangs}}
|-
| {{sort|Fresno State|'''[[California State University, Fresno]]'''}}
| [[Fresno, California]]
| 1911
| rowspan="2"|1986
| 1991
| [[Fresno State Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
| {{college color boxes|Fresno State Bulldogs}}
| rowspan="2" | Wrestling
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
| {{sort|ZZZ|N/A}}{{efn|group=faff|Fresno State eventually dropped wrestling after the 2005–06 season. The program was revived in 2017 and competed in the [[Big 12 Conference]] until being discontinued again after the 2020–21 season.}}
|-
| '''[[California State University, Fullerton]]'''
| [[Fullerton, California]]
| 1957
| 2011
| [[Cal State Fullerton Titans|Titans]]
| {{college color boxes|Cal State Fullerton Titans}}
| [[Big West Conference|Big West]]
| {{sort|ZZZ|N/A}}{{efn|group=faff|Cal State Fullerton dropped wrestling after the 2010–11 season.}}
|-
| '''[[Eastern Washington University]]'''
| [[Cheney, Washington]]
| 1882
| rowspan="2"|1982
| 1990
| [[Eastern Washington Eagles|Eagles]]
| {{college color boxes|Eastern Washington Eagles}}
| rowspan="3" | Baseball
| [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]]
| {{sort|ZZZ|N/A}}{{Efn|group=faff|Eastern Washington dropped baseball after the 1990 season.}}
|-
| '''[[Gonzaga University]]'''
| [[Spokane, Washington]]
| 1887
| 1995
| Private
| [[Gonzaga Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
| {{college color boxes|Gonzaga Bulldogs}}
| [[West Coast Conference|WCC]]
| [[West Coast Conference|WCC]]
|-
| rowspan="2"|'''[[Portland State University]]'''
| rowspan="2"|[[Portland, Oregon]]
| rowspan="2"|1946
| 1983  
| 1998
| rowspan="2"|Public
| rowspan="2"|[[Portland State Vikings|Vikings]]
| rowspan="2"|{{college color boxes|Portland State Vikings}}
| rowspan="2"|[[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]]
| {{sort|ZZZ|N/A}}{{efn|group=faff|Portland State dropped baseball after the 1998 season (1997–98 school year).}}
|-
| 1998
| 2009
| Wrestling
| {{sort|ZZZ|N/A}}{{efn|group=faff|Portland State dropped wrestling after the 2008–09 season.}}
|-
| {{sort|Portland|'''[[University of Portland]]'''}}
| [[Portland, Oregon]]
| 1901
| 1982
| 1995
| Private
| [[Portland Pilots|Pilots]]
| {{college color boxes|Portland Pilots}}
| Baseball
| [[West Coast Conference|WCC]]
| [[West Coast Conference|WCC]]
|-
| rowspan="2"|'''[[San Diego State University]]'''
| rowspan="2"|[[San Diego|San Diego, California]]
| rowspan="2"| 1897
| 2005
| rowspan="2"| 2024
| rowspan="4" | Public
| rowspan="2"| [[San Diego State Aztecs|Aztecs]]
| rowspan="2"| {{college color boxes|San Diego State Aztecs}}
| Men's soccer
| rowspan="4"| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
| [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
|-
| 2023
| Women's lacrosse
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
| '''[[San Jose State University]]'''
| [[San Jose, California]]
| 1857
| rowspan="2"|1986
| 1988
| [[San Jose State Spartans|Spartans]]
| {{college color boxes|San Jose State Spartans}}
| rowspan="2" | Wrestling
| {{sort|ZZZ|N/A}}{{efn|group=faff|San Jose State dropped wrestling after the 1987–88 season.}}
|-
| '''[[Utah State University]]'''
| [[Logan, Utah]]
| 1888
| 1989
| [[Utah State Aggies|Aggies]]
| {{college color boxes|Utah State Aggies}}
| {{sort|ZZZ|N/A}}{{efn|group=faff|Utah State dropped wrestling after the 1988–89 season.}}
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=faff}}

===Membership timeline===

The Pac-12 claims the PCC's history as its own. Not only did it maintain the automatic bid from the Rose Bowl inherited from the PCC, but the eight largest schools in the old PCC all eventually joined the new league. However, the old PCC operated under a separate charter.

The Pac-12 is one of the founding members of the [[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation]] (MPSF), a conference organized to provide competition in non-revenue Olympic sports. All-Pac-12 members participate in at least one MPSF sport (men's and women's indoor track and field both actually have enough participating Pac-12 schools for the conference to sponsor a championship, but the Pac-12 has opted not to do so). For certain sports, the Pac-12 admits certain schools as associate members.

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==History==

===Pacific Coast Conference===
{{Main|Pacific Coast Conference}}
The roots of the Pac-12 Conference go back to December 2, 1915, when the [[Pacific Coast Conference]] (PCC) was founded at the [[Imperial Hotel (Portland, Oregon)|Imperial Hotel]] in [[Portland, Oregon]], during the annual meeting of the [[Northwest Conference (1908–1925)|Northwest Conference]] schools.<ref name="DSM1915">{{cite news |date=December 4, 1915 |title=Angell Elected Northwest Head — Agreement With Pacific Coast |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-star-mirror-agreement-between/161938681/ |work=[[The Daily Star-Mirror]] |publication-place=[[Moscow, Idaho]] |volume=5 |number=57 |page=1 |quote=The Pacific Coast Intercollegiate conference, formed during the annual meeting of the Pacific Northwest Intercollegiate conference, December 2, 1915, in view of the fact that three of its four members are also members of the Northwest conference, makes the following formal statement:}}</ref><ref name= very-secret>"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/78375039/ Four Colleges Form Coast Conference at Very Secret Session]". ''Oregon Daily Journal'' (Portland, Oregon). December 3, 1915.</ref> Charter members were the University of California (now University of California, Berkeley), University of Washington, University of Oregon, and Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University).<ref name= very-secret/> An official of Stanford University also attended the meeting but declined to join right away because, unlike the other schools, it was not going to sponsor a football team in the coming year and it was not willing to prohibit freshmen from competing in sports.<ref name= very-secret/> The PCC began play in 1916.

One year later, Washington State College (now Washington State University) joined the league, followed by Stanford University in 1918.

In 1922, the PCC expanded to eight teams with the admission of [[USC Trojans|USC]] and [[Idaho Vandals|Idaho]]. [[Montana Grizzlies and Lady Griz|Montana]] joined the Conference in 1924, and in 1928, the PCC grew to 10 members with the addition of [[UCLA]].

For many years, the conference split into two divisions for basketball and baseball—a Southern Division comprising the four California schools and a Northern Division comprising the six schools in the [[Pacific Northwest]].

In [[1950 college football season|1950]], Montana departed to join the [[Mountain States Conference]]. The PCC continued as a nine-team league through June 1959.

===AAWU (Big Five and Big Six)===
Following "pay-for-play" [[Pacific Coast Conference#Before the crisis|scandals]] at California, USC, UCLA, and Washington, the PCC disbanded in June 1959. Ten months earlier in August 1958, these four schools agreed to form a new conference that would take effect the following summer.<ref name=bflifmda58>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=C55WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DOcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4355%2C3110200 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |agency=Associated Press |title=Big Four loop is formed by UW, Cal, UCLA, USC |date=August 24, 1958 |page=1, sports }}</ref><ref name=bfbfsjng>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FSBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7OIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7035%2C2922970 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |agency=Associated Press |title='Big Four' now 'Big Five'; Stanford joins new group |date=July 17, 1959 |page=3B }}</ref> When the four schools and Stanford began discussions for a new conference in 1959, retired admiral [[Tom Hamilton (American football)|Thomas J. Hamilton]] interceded and suggested the schools consider creating a national "power conference" (Hamilton had been a key player, head coach, and athletic director at [[United States Naval Academy|Navy]], and was the current athletic director at [[University of Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]]). Nicknamed the "[[Superconference#The proposed "Airplane Conference" (1959)|Airplane Conference]]",<ref name=sifbjasct>{{cite news |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1959/02/02/604202/footballs-jet-age-secret |magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Maule |first=Tex |author-link=Tex Maule |title=Football's jet-age secret |date=February 2, 1959 |access-date=November 5, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105215408/http://www.si.com/vault/1959/02/02/604202/footballs-jet-age-secret |archive-date=November 5, 2014 }}</ref><ref name=pecngcalltk>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e65aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=408DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5141%2C1205591 |newspaper=Prescott Evening Courier |agency=Associated Press |title=National grid conference is still all talk |date=January 29, 1959 |page=11 }}</ref><ref name=ndiniapcf>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mvstAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_H4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3129%2C2291251 |newspaper=Schenectady Gazette |agency=Associated Press |title=Notre Dame interested in Airplane Conference |date=October 15, 2014 |page=24 }}</ref> the five former PCC schools would have played with other major academically oriented schools, including [[United States Military Academy|Army]], [[United States Naval Academy|Navy]], [[United States Air Force Academy|Air Force]], [[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]], [[University of Pittsburgh|Pitt]], [[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State]], and [[Syracuse University|Syracuse]].<ref name=sifbjasct/><ref name=hclbdstr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xvpVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6274%2C1417521 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |last=Strite |first=Dick |title=Highclimber |date=January 10, 1962 |page=2B }}</ref> The effort fell through when a [[United States Department of Defense|Pentagon]] official vetoed the idea and the service academies backed out.<ref>Dunnavant, Keith. "The 50 Year Seduction." Thomas Dunne Books: New York, 2004</ref>

On July 1, 1959, the new '''Athletic Association of Western Universities''' was launched, with California, UCLA, USC, and Washington as the four charter members.<ref name=haqapyt/> Stanford joined during the first month.<ref name=bfbfsjng/><ref name=saddwlg>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OeQeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ySUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7072%2C3458631 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |agency=Associated Press |title=Stanford added to Western League |date=July 17, 1959 |page=14 |access-date=November 17, 2015 |archive-date=November 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119100043/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OeQeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ySUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7072%2C3458631 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hamilton left Pittsburgh to become the first commissioner of the AAWU,<ref name=haqapyt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UYtIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AXcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7176%2C5253075 |newspaper=St. Petersburg Times |agency=Associated Press |title=Hamilton quits at Pitt for Western loop job |date=June 30, 1959 |page=2C}}</ref><ref name=jwwthdo>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2fQuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L9sFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1711%2C334249 |newspaper=Beaver Valley Times |agency=UPI |title=Just what will Tom Hamilton do? |date=July 2, 1959 |page=11 }}</ref> and remained for twelve years.<ref name=hgtpip8>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c-VVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5555%2C2763888 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |agency=Associated Press |title=Hallock gets top position in Pacific-8 |date=January 15, 1971 |page=3B}}</ref> The conference also was popularly known as the '''Big Five''' from 1960 to 1962.<ref name="NCAABBREC">NCAA Men's Basketball Records – Division I conference alignment history (PDF copy available at NCAA.org)</ref> When [[Washington State University|Washington State]] joined in 1962,<ref name=catathloop>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=czRYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S_cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5219%2C3522374
|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle |agency=Associated Press |title=Cougars admitted to athletic loop |date=June 14, 1962 |page=39}}</ref> the conference became informally known as the '''Big Six'''.<ref name="NCAABBREC"/><ref name=bssbss>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rv1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=--IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5684%2C145075 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |agency=Associated Press |title=The Big Six still the Big Six |date=June 2, 1964 |page=3B }}</ref> The new league inherited the PCC's berth in the [[Rose Bowl Game|Rose Bowl]]; since 1947, the PCC champion had received an automatic bid to the bowl.

===Pacific-8===
[[University of Oregon|Oregon]] and [[Oregon State University|Oregon State]] joined in the summer of 1964.<ref name=oreosu64>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RJgRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-uIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6193%2C86136 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |last=Uhrhammer |first=Jerry |title=Oregon, OSU join AAWU |date=April 1, 1964 |page=1D}}</ref><ref name=opbbxmv>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KFlYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a_cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4225%2C119988 |newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle |agency=Associated Press |title=Officials pleased by Big Six move |date=April 1, 1964 |page=17 }}</ref><ref name=binfol>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yYBfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZTAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5648%2C76738 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |agency=Associated Press |title=PCC all but revised as Oregon, Oregon State back in fold |date=April 1, 1964 |page=10 }}</ref> With their addition, the conference was known unofficially as the '''Pacific Athletic''' {{nowrap|'''Conference''',<ref name=notaawu>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4PtVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BuMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2222%2C6462076 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |title=Not AAWU |date=October 31, 1964 |page=4A }}</ref><ref name=pacstg64019>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-uBXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GekDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4148%2C1256391 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |title=Pacific Athletic Conference |date=October 19, 1964 |page=9 }}</ref><ref name=wufresrbq>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YqtVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=COEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6310%2C4049363 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |agency=Associated Press |title=Western universities finally resolve Rose Bowl question |date=June 25, 1965 |page=1C }}</ref><ref name=pacstds>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xf9VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HuMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3144%2C4235796 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |title=PAC standings |date=November 21, 1965 |page=1B}}</ref><ref name=lookbrs>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3jdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zegDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7231%2C900373 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |title=SC, UCLA roll on...but look at Bears |date=October 17, 1966 |page=11 }}</ref>}} and then the '''Pacific-8'''. In 1968, the AAWU formally renamed itself the '''Pacific-8 Conference''', or '''Pac-8''' for short. The Pac-8 did not allow a second [[Bowl game|bowl]] team from the conference until the [[1975 NCAA Division I football season|1975 season]];<ref name="boelem75">{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ua5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=POADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5990,1304396 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |last=Newnham |first=Blaine |title=Bowling 'em over |date=December 5, 1975 |page=1B}}</ref> in basketball, participation in the [[National Invitation Tournament]] (NIT) was not allowed until [[1973 National Invitation Tournament|1973]].<ref name=nineacc>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tdkvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0ewDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7082%2C397360 |work=Spokesman-Review |agency=Associated Press |title=Nine accept NCAA bids; NIT lines up five teams |date=March 2, 1972 |page=23}}</ref>

[[Idaho Vandals|Idaho]] was never invited to join the AAWU<!--{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}-->;<ref name=binfol/> the Vandals were independent for four years until the formation of the [[Big Sky Conference]] in 1963, and were independent in football until [[1965 Idaho Vandals football team|1965]].

===Pacific-10===
[[File:Pacific-10 Conference logo.png|thumb|Final Pac-10 Conference logo]]

In [[1978 NCAA Division I-A football season|1978]], the conference added [[University of Arizona|Arizona]] and [[Arizona State]] from the [[Western Athletic Conference]], becoming the '''Pacific-10 Conference''' or '''Pac-10'''. The invitations to the schools were extended in December 1976,<ref name=p8citwonew>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MW00AAAAIBAJ&sjid=754EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5472%2C2802732 |newspaper=Tuscaloosa News |agency=Associated Press |title=Pacific 8 Conference invites two new tenants |date=December 14, 1976 |page=12 }}</ref> and the expansion formally announced in May 1977.<ref name=p10scp8>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NlZOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9PgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5195%2C805369 |newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle |agency=Associated Press |title=Pacific-10 succeeds Pacific-8 |date=May 18, 1977 |page=39 }}</ref>

In the mid-1980s, three of the northwest schools (Oregon, Oregon State, Washington State) were having financial difficulties in athletics, primarily with revenue from football, and their long-term membership in the conference was in question.<ref name=hanscda>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ANpVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6864%2C5086078<!-- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GllWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ue8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2054%2C2062764 -->|work=Eugene Register-Guard |agency=Associated Press<!-- |last=Wilson |first=Bernie-->|title=Hansen says economics won't tear Pac-10 apart |date=June 20, 1986 |page=3C}}</ref>

The Pac-10 began sponsoring women's athletics in the fall of 1986.<ref>[https://news.asu.edu/20201228-pac-10-celebrates-25-years-womens-sports Pac-10 celebrates 25 years in women's sports.] ASU News, Arizona State University December 20, 2010</ref><ref>Lewis, Michael C. - [https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=52101465&itype=CMSID Pac-12 has been a trailblazer for women in sports.] Salt Lake Tribune, July 18, 2011</ref> Women's teams previously competed with other large universities on the [[West Coast of the United States|Pacific coast]] in either the [[Northern Pacific Conference (women's)|Northern Pacific Conference]] or the [[Western Collegiate Athletic Association]].<ref>Voepel, Michael - [https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39663885/womens-ncaa-basketball-pac-12-ranking-best-players-all Who are the top 50 players in Pac-12 women's basketball history?] ESPN, March 6, 2024</ref>

In the mid-1990s, the conference expressed interest in admitting the University of Colorado and the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]] after the collapse of the [[Southwest Conference]]. Texas expressed an interest in joining a strong academic conference, but joined three fellow Southwest Conference schools ([[Texas A&M University|Texas A&M]], [[Texas Tech University|Texas Tech]], and [[Baylor University|Baylor]]) to merge with the [[Big Eight Conference]] to form the [[Big 12 Conference]] in [[1996 NCAA Division I-A football season|1996]]. Colorado elected to remain in the newly formed Big 12.<ref>Mark Wangrin – [http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/stories/MYSA081405.3N.SWCbaylor.tech.1ca3e1c.html "Power brokers: How tagalong Baylor, Tech crashed the revolt"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080223200439/http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/stories/MYSA081405.3N.SWCbaylor.tech.1ca3e1c.html |date=February 23, 2008 }}. San Antonio Express, August 14, 2005</ref>

Before the addition of Colorado and Utah in 2011, only the [[Ivy League]] had maintained its membership for a longer time than the Pac-10 among Division I conferences. Commissioner Larry Scott said on February 9, 2010, that the window for expansion was open for the next year as the conference began negotiations for a new television deal. Speaking on a conference call to introduce former Big 12 commissioner Kevin Weiberg as his new deputy, Scott talked about possibly adding new teams to the conference and launching a new television network.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/02/09/SPTB1BUVCC.DTL|title=Pac-10 considers becoming Pac-12|last=Ratto|first=Ray|date=August 13, 2010|work=The San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref> Scott, the former head of the Women's Tennis Association, took over the conference in July 2009. In his first eight months on the job, he saw growing interest from the membership over the possibility of adding teams for the first time since Arizona and Arizona State joined the conference in 1978.

===Pac-12===
{{Main|2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment}}

In early June 2010, there were reports that the Pac-10 was considering adding up to six teams to the conference: the University of Texas, [[Texas A&M University]], [[Texas Tech University]], the [[University of Oklahoma]], [[Oklahoma State University–Stillwater|Oklahoma State University]], and the University of Colorado.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/06/03/SPQN1DPK0U.DTL | work=The San Francisco Chronicle | title=The Pac-10's meet market | first=Ray | last=Ratto | date=August 8, 2010}}</ref>

On June 10, 2010, the University of Colorado Boulder accepted an invitation to join the Pac-10 Conference, effective starting with the 2012–2013 academic year.<ref name="utahpressrelease">{{Cite web |date=2010-06-17 |title=University of Utah Joins Pac-10 |url=https://utahutes.com/news/2010/6/17/University_of_Utah_Joins_Pac_10.aspx |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=University of Utah Athletics |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pac-10.org/genrel/061010aaa.html |title=University of Colorado Joins Pac-10 |access-date=June 10, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612014215/http://www.pac-10.org/genrel/061010aaa.html |archive-date=June 12, 2010 }}</ref> The school later announced it would join the conference a year earlier than previously announced, in the 2011–2012 academic year.

On June 15, 2010, a deal was reached between [[University of Texas at Austin|Texas]] and the [[Big 12 Conference]] to keep Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State in the Big 12. Following Texas' decision, the other Big 12 schools that had been rumored candidates to join the Pac-10 announced they would remain in the Big 12. This deal effectively ended the Pac-10's ambition to potentially become a sixteen-team conference.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/news/story?id=5286672|title=Texas, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State stay put in Big 12 Conference|date=June 14, 2010|publisher=ESPN|access-date=September 20, 2015}}</ref>

On June 17, 2010, the [[University of Utah]] accepted an invitation to join the Pac-10 Conference, effective starting July 2011.<ref name="utahpressrelease"/> Utah was a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) with Arizona and Arizona State before those two left for the Pac-10 in 1978. The Utes left an expanded WAC with seven other schools in 1999 to form the new [[Mountain West Conference]]. Utah became the first "[[BCS Buster]]" to join a BCS conference, having played in (and won) two BCS games beforehand.

On July 27, 2010, the conference unveiled a new logo and announced that the Pac-10 would be renamed the Pac-12 when Utah and Colorado formally joined in July 2011. On October 21, the Pac-12 announced that its football competition would be split into [[#Divisions|two divisions]]—a North Division comprising the Pacific Northwest and Bay Area schools, and a South Division comprising the [[Mountain Time Zone]] and Southern California schools. On July 1, 2011, the Pac-12 assumed its 12-team alignment when both Colorado and Utah officially joined as full members.

On August 15, 2012, the conference debuted the [[Pac-12 Network]]. It was the third college sports conference to launch a dedicated network, and the first to completely fund and own their own network outright.

The conference had been based in [[Walnut Creek, California|Walnut Creek]]<!-- 800 S. Broadway--> since the late 1970s until August 2014.<ref name="mvghq">{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Michael |date=August 19, 2013 |title=Pac-12 moving its headquarters to San Francisco |url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Journal/Issues/2013/08/19/Colleges/Pac-12-move.aspx |access-date=November 22, 2021 |publisher=Sports Business Journal}}</ref> Since 2014, the conference was headquartered in [[San Francisco, California]]<!-- 360 Third St.-->, with the conference moving to working remotely once the lease expires in June 2023.<ref>{{cite news |title=Going remote: Pac-12 moving out of San Francisco office |url=https://apnews.com/article/sports-business-basketball-las-vegas-mens-2bd0634980bbf7b4e4d19318852b8ce1 |access-date=March 30, 2022 |work=Associated Press |date=March 29, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The Pac-12 Network and meeting space for headquarters employees are now located at [[Bishop Ranch]] in [[San Ramon, California|San Ramon]], an [[East Bay]] suburb.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Moore |first=Sam |title=Pac-12 relocating San Francisco headquarters to East Bay |url=https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/pac-12-relocating-sf-headquarters-17716485.php |access-date=2024-03-16 |work=SFGATE |language=en}}</ref>

=== NCAA conference realignment (2021–present) ===
{{Further|2021–2026 NCAA conference realignment}}
On August 24, 2021, the Pac-12, [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]], and [[Big Ten]] announced the formation of a "historic alliance" that would bring their member institutions "together on a collaborative approach surrounding the future evolution of college athletics and scheduling."<ref name="HistoricAlliance">{{cite press release |date=August 24, 2021 |title=Pac-12, ACC and Big Ten announce historic alliance |url=https://pac-12.com/news/2021/8/24/pac-12-acc-and-big-ten-announce-historic-alliance-0.aspx |publisher=Pac-12 Conference |access-date=June 28, 2022 |quote=The ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 today announced an historic alliance that will bring 41 world-class institutions together on a collaborative approach surrounding the future evolution of college athletics and scheduling.}}</ref> The formation of this alliance between three of the [[Power Five conferences]] was in response to [[Oklahoma Sooners|Oklahoma]] and [[Texas Longhorns|Texas]] announcing [[Southeastern Conference#2024 expansion|plans]] to leave the [[Big 12]] and join the [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]. The alliance included an inter-conference scheduling component for football and men's and women's basketball. In 2021, the Pac-12 paid $19.8 million to each of its member schools, the lowest distribution in the Power Five.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 5, 2022 |title=Pac-12 accelerates negotiations for media rights deals in wake of UCLA, USC exits |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/34198300 |access-date=July 6, 2022 |work=[[ESPN]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>

Despite the alliance, on June 30, 2022, [[UCLA]] and [[University of Southern California|USC]] announced their departure for the [[Big Ten Conference]] beginning in the 2024–25 academic year.<ref name=usc-big10>{{cite press release |title=USC to Make Historic Move to Big Ten Conference in 2024 |url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2022/6/30/usc-to-make-historic-move-to-big-ten-conference-in-2024.aspx |access-date=June 30, 2022 |publisher=[[USC Athletics]]}}</ref><ref name=ucla-big10>{{cite press release |title=UCLA to Join Big Ten Conference at Start of 2024–25 Season |url=https://uclabruins.com/news/2022/6/30/bruin-athletics-ucla-to-join-big-ten-conference-at-start-of-2024-25-season.aspx |access-date=June 30, 2022 |publisher=[[UCLA Bruins]] |date=June 30, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> As a result of losing two of the conference's tentpole programs (and the entirety of the [[Los Angeles]] television market), the conference's ongoing media rights negotiations became much more complicated. ESPN reportedly had made an offer in which the ten remaining schools would receive around $30 million per year. This was rejected by member schools, who countered with a demand for $50 million per school per year. ESPN responded by walking away from the negotiating table.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/college/2023/08/11/pac-12-espn-media-rights-negotiations-50-million-ask-per-report|title=ESPN Shut Down Pac-12 Talks After Counteroffer of $50 Million per School, per Report|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=August 11, 2023|first=Daniel|last=Chavkin|access-date=February 21, 2024}}</ref>

Reports began circulating that Commissioner Kliavkoff had been to the [[San Diego State University]] and [[Southern Methodist University|SMU]] campuses for tours. This was allegedly part of the conference's vetting process for expansion.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/college/stanford/football/pac-12-expansion-reportedly-expected-to-include-both-san-diego-state-and-smu|title=Pac-12 expansion reportedly expected to include both San Diego State and SMU|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=June 16, 2023|first=Kevin|last=Borba|access-date=February 21, 2024}}</ref> San Diego State sent the [[Mountain West Conference]] a letter notifying it of the school's impending departure. The Pac-12, however, was adamant about securing a media rights deal before expanding. Without an incoming offer before a June 30, 2023, deadline, San Diego State had to rescind its notice of intention to leave the Mountain West.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/san-diego-state-to-remain-member-of-mountain-west-after-initially-announcing-potential-withdrawal-from-league/ |title=San Diego State to remain member of Mountain West after initially announcing potential withdrawal from league |first=Cameron |last=Salerno |work=[[CBS Sports]] |date=July 19, 2023}}</ref>

At the start of Pac-12 Media Days on July 21, 2023, Commissioner Kliavkoff was asked about the status of the media rights deal and conference expansion, deflecting most questions on the matter. Having heard enough, Colorado president Rick George left Media Days early to return to Boulder. Less than a week later on July 27, 2023, Colorado announced it would return to the Big 12 as of the 2024–25 school year.<ref name=col-big12>{{Cite press release |title=Colorado To Join Big 12 Conference In 2024–25 |publisher=[[Colorado Buffaloes]] |date=July 27, 2023 |url=https://cubuffs.com/news/2023/7/27/general-colorado-to-join-big-12-conference-in-2024-25.aspx}}</ref>

The nine remaining Pac-12 members then demanded an update on the negotiations, including numbers on expected payouts. Kliavkoff came back with a deal from the [[Apple TV+]] streaming service that paid member institutions in the low-to-mid-$20 million range, albeit with escalators for meeting subscriber quotas. On August 4, 2023, Oregon and Washington announced they would be following UCLA and USC to the Big Ten conference for the 2024 season.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/oregon-washington-join-big-ten-programs-depart-pac-12-in-2024-after-serving-as-charter-members-since-1915/amp/ |title= Oregon, Washington join Big Ten: Programs depart Pac-12 in 2024 after serving as charter members since 1915 |work=[[CBS Sports]] |date= |access-date=August 4, 2023}}</ref> Later on that same day, Arizona, Arizona State, and Utah announced that they would follow Colorado to the Big 12 Conference starting in 2024.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://big12sports.com/news/2023/8/4/big-12-conference-adds-arizona-state-arizona-and-utah.aspx|title=Big 12 Conference Adds Arizona, Arizona State and Utah|website=big12sports.com}}</ref> On September 1, 2023, California and Stanford announced their departure for the Atlantic Coast Conference starting in 2024.<ref name=calsta-acc>{{Cite web|date=2023-09-01 |title= ACC votes to add Stanford, Cal, SMU: Conference presidents approve expansion to 18 schools |url= https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/acc-votes-to-add-stanford-cal-smu-conference-presidents-approve-expansion-to-18-schools |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}}</ref>

In September 2023, [[Yahoo! Sports]] reported that the Pac-12 is "expected to operate as a two-member conference at least for [2024–25]"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/how-a-new-alliance-proposal-involving-washington-state-oregon-state-could-impact-college-football-playoff-120044854.html |title=How a new 'alliance' proposal involving Washington State, Oregon State could impact College Football Playoff |last=Dellenger |first=Ross |date=October 24, 2023 |website=[[Yahoo! Sports]] |access-date=November 9, 2023 }}</ref> and would be recognized under a two-year [[grace period]], until 2026, to meet conference requirements in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] bylaws.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/could-pac-12-survive-after-all-oregon-state-washington-state-hope-so-with-legal-move-235231232.html |title=
Could Pac-12 survive after all? Oregon State, Washington State hope so with legal move |last=Dellenger |first=Ross |date=September 8, 2023 |website=[[Yahoo! Sports]] |access-date=November 9, 2023 }}</ref>

On December 5, 2023, Oregon State and Washington State announced that had entered into a football alliance with the [[Mountain West Conference]] (MW) for the 2024 season. With the alliance, both programs will play three home games and three away games against MW opponents.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bonagura |first=Kyle |date=December 5, 2023 |title=What Oregon State and Washington State's agreement with Mountain West means moving forward |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39020713 |access-date=December 16, 2023 |publisher=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> The [[West Coast Conference]] (WCC) has invited both schools to join as affiliate members for basketball and most other non-football sports.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-22 |title=Oregon State, Washington State invited to join Gonzaga-led WCC in basketball for next two seasons |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/oregon-state-washington-state-invited-to-join-gonzaga-led-wcc-in-basketball-for-next-two-seasons/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-20 |title=Sources: WSU, OSU near affiliate deal with WCC |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/39156187 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> Both partnerships are expected to last from the fall of 2024 to the spring of 2026. Washington State will also participate in the Mountain West for baseball,<ref>{{cite press release|title=Mountain West Adds Washington State in Baseball and Women's Swimming|url=https://themw.com/news/2024/04/16/mountain-west-adds-washington-state-in-baseball-womens-swimming/|publisher=Mountain West Conference|date=April 16, 2024|access-date=April 16, 2024}}</ref> but Oregon State, a three-time [[College World Series]] champion, will become a baseball independent.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/2024/01/oregon-state-baseball-to-play-independent-schedule-giving-beavers-chance-to-create-our-own-identity-and-do-something-special-amid-conference-realignment.html | title=Oregon State baseball to play independent schedule in 2025, giving Beavers chance to 'create our own identity and do something special' amid conference realignment | date=January 26, 2024 }}</ref>

After the ten schools departed, the conference continued using the Pac-12 name and branding for at least the 2024–25 academic year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/college/cal/news/gould-schulz-zoom |title=Conference Will Still Be Known as Pac-12 With Two Schools |last=Curtis |first=Jack |date=February 29, 2024 |website=Cal Sports Report |publisher=[[Sports Illustrated]] |access-date=May 10, 2024 }}</ref> Oregon State and Washington State were nicknamed the "Pac-2" by media outlets, to the point that a game between the two teams during the 2023 football season was jokingly dubbed the "Pac-2 Championship Game" by fans.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-20 |title=How Pac-2 moves forward after leverage play as College Football Playoff updates 12-team expansion model |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/how-pac-2-moves-forward-after-leverage-play-as-college-football-playoff-updates-12-team-expansion-model/ |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-07 |title=When realignment leaves a school behind: 10 teams and how they fared |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/40095204 |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Brewer |first=Jerry |date=2023-09-23 |title=College football abandoned them, but the Pac-2 refuses to go away |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/09/23/pac-2-oregon-state-washington-state/ |access-date=2024-06-28 |newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref>

====Oregon State and Washington State lawsuit====
On September 8, 2023, Oregon State and Washington State filed a lawsuit against the Pac-12 and Commissioner [[George Kliavkoff]] in [[Washington state court system#Superior Court|Washington State Superior Court]] for control of the conference and its assets. They contended that the departing schools, under the conference constitution, forfeited their right to participate in governing the conference by publicly declaring their intention to leave, and that if they retain control they might use it to dissolve the league and drain its millions of dollars in assets.<ref name="OSU WSU lawsuit">{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/conference-realignment-pac12-court-order-a23404ef843d20e921956e571b4426e1 |title=
OSU, WSU ask court to prevent departing Pac-12 schools from standing in way of rebuilding conference |last=Russo |first=Ralph |date=September 8, 2023 |website=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=November 9, 2023 }}</ref> On November 14, 2023, Judge Gary Libey of the [[Whitman County, Washington]], Superior Court ruled in favor of the two schools.<ref>{{cite web |website=[[The Athletic]] |author=Nicole Auerbach and Stewart Mandel |url=https://theathletic.com/5064577/2023/11/14/oregon-state-wazzu-pac-12-board-injunction/ |title=Oregon State, Washington State granted preliminary injunction, gain sole control of Pac-12 |date=November 14, 2023 |access-date=December 16, 2023}}</ref> The [[University of Washington]] (UW) filed an emergency motion to keep the two schools from gaining full control of the conference for the 2023–24 academic year; a Washington Supreme Court commissioner granted UW's motion on November 28, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |website=The Athletic |last=Auerbach |first=Nicole |url=https://theathletic.com/5096718/2023/11/28/pac-12-control-lawsuit-washington-state-oregon-state/ |title=Washington wins motion to keep Washington State, Oregon State from sole control of Pac-12 |date=November 28, 2023 |access-date=December 16, 2023}}</ref> However, this was overturned on December 15, 2023, by the [[Washington State Supreme Court]], giving Oregon State and Washington State sole control of the Pac-12, meaning the departing schools will no longer be able to vote on conference decisions.<ref>{{cite web |website=[[Bleacher Report]] |last=Stumbaugh |first=Julia |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10101320-oregon-state-wsu-in-control-of-pac-12-after-court-denies-request-to-review-lawsuit |title=Oregon State, WSU in control of Pac-12 After Court Denies Request to Review Lawsuit |date=December 15, 2023 |access-date=December 16, 2023}}</ref>

==Athletic department revenue by school==
Total revenue includes ticket sales, contributions and donations, rights and licensing, student fees, school funds and all other sources including TV income, camp income, concessions, and novelties.

Total expenses includes coach and staff salaries, scholarships, buildings and grounds, maintenance, utilities and rental fees, recruiting, team travel, equipment and uniforms, conference dues, and insurance.

The following table shows institutional reporting to the [[United States Department of Education]] as shown on the DOE Equity in Athletics website for the 2021–22 academic year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Equity in Athletics Data Analysis |work=U.S. Department of Education |url=https://ope.ed.gov/athletics/#/institution/search }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! style="width:220px;"| Institution
! style="width:150px;"| 2021–22 Total Revenue from Athletics
! style="width:150px;"| 2021–22 Total Expenses on Athletics
|-
| [[Oregon State University]]
| $87,727,179
| $87,727,179
|-
| [[Washington State University]]
| $84,195,555
| $82,858,720
|-bgcolor=lightgray
| [[San Diego State University]]
| $67,245,917
| $67,245,917
|-bgcolor=lightgray
| [[Colorado State University]]
| $59,275,605
| $59,275,605
|-bgcolor=lightgray
| [[California State University, Fresno]]
| $53,448,649
| $45,811,581
|-bgcolor=lightgray
| [[Boise State University]]
| $44,813,743
| $44,813,269
|-bgcolor=lightgray
| [[Utah State University]]
| $43,035,302
| $43,035,302
|-bgcolor=lightgray
|[[Gonzaga University]]
|$42,866,823
|$36,995,886
|}

The following table shows revenue specifically from NCAA / Conference Distributions, Media Rights, and Post-Season Football reported by the [[Knight Commission]] for the 2021–22 academic year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Knight-Newhouse College Athletics Database |url=https://knightnewhousedata.org/fbs/pac-12 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! style="width:220px;"| Institution
! style="width:150px;"| 2021–22 distribution (millions of dollars)
|-
| [[Oregon State University]]
| $42.41
|-
| [[Washington State University]]
| $40.61
|}

==Apparel==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!School
!Provider
|-bgcolor=lightgray
|'''[[Boise State Broncos|Boise State]]'''
|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|-bgcolor=lightgray
|'''[[Fresno State Bulldogs|Fresno State]]'''
|[[Adidas]]
|-bgcolor=lightgray
|'''[[Colorado State Rams|Colorado State]]'''
|[[Under Armour]]
|-bgcolor=lightgray
|'''[[Gonzaga Bulldogs|Gonzaga]]'''
|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|-
|'''[[Oregon State Beavers|Oregon State]]'''
|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Oregon State signs 11-year Nike extension|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2016/11/11/oregon-state-signs-11-year-nike-extension.html}}</ref> [[Asics]] (volleyball only)
|-bgcolor=lightgray
|'''[[San Diego State Aztecs|San Diego State]]'''
|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|-bgcolor=lightgray
|'''[[Utah State Aggies|Utah State]]'''
|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|-
|'''[[Washington State Cougars|Washington State]]'''
|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Nike corners Pacific Northwest university athletics with $23M Washington State sponsorship deal |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/threads_and_laces/2015/09/nike-corners-pacific-northwest-university.html}}</ref>
|-
|}

==Commissioners==
Since restarting in 1959 as the AAWU, the Pac-12 has had six commissioners:

{|class="wikitable sortable"<!--
{|class="sortable wikitable" width="35%"-->
|-
! Name
! Years
! Tenure
! Conference name(s)
|-
|[[Tom Hamilton (American football)|Thomas J. Hamilton]]<ref name=haqapyt/>||1959–1971||align=right|12 years&nbsp;||AAWU / Pacific-8
|-
| Wiles Hallock<ref name=hgtpip8/><ref name=pthtstpdn>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZapfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oTIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4864%2C2230417 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |title=Pac-10's Hallock to step down |date=July 21, 1982 |page=2C }}</ref> || 1971–1983 || align=right|12 years&nbsp;|| Pacific-8 / Pacific-10
|-
| Thomas C. Hansen<ref name=cghdjb>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8fNVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4858%2C3744658 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |agency=Associated Press |title=Conference gives Hansen director's job |date=December 14, 1982 |page=1C}}</ref> || 1983–2009 || align=right|26 years&nbsp;|| Pacific-10
|-
| [[Larry Scott (sports administrator)|Larry Scott]]<ref name=PAGKANC>{{cite news |url=https://pac-12.com/news/2021/5/13/pac-12-announces-george-kliavkoff-new-commissioner.aspx |title=Pac-12 announces George Kliavkoff as new commissioner|date=May 13, 2021 |publisher=Pac-12 Conference}}</ref> || 2009–2021 || align=right|12 years&nbsp;|| Pacific-10 / Pac-12
|-
| [[George Kliavkoff]] || 2021–2024 || align=right|{{age|2021|7|1|2024|3|1}}&nbsp;years || Pac-12
|-
| Teresa Gould<ref>{{cite web |last=Rittenberg |first=Adam |author-link=Adam Rittenberg |date=February 19, 2024 |title=Pac-12 makes Teresa Gould 1st woman Power 5 commissioner |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/39558738 |access-date=May 10, 2024 |website=[[ESPN]]}}</ref>|| 2024–present || align="right" |{{Time ago|March 1, 2024|ago=}} || Pac-12
|}

===PCC===
Commissioners of the forerunner PCC
* Herb Dana (193x–40)
* [[Edwin Atherton|Edwin N. Atherton]]<ref name=fopccrl>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZWsiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=r6sFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1416%2C422193 |newspaper=San Jose News |agency=United Press |title=Faults of P.C.C. are listed |date=January 5, 1940 |page=10 }}</ref><ref name=ccnathbos>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c29WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=H-QDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6900%2C1509266 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington|agency=Associated Press |title=Coast colleges name Atherton boss |date=January 6, 1940 |page=10}}</ref> (1940–44)
* Victor O. Schmidt<ref name=csappnewcom>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cO8ZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DCMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4382%2C4416133 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |agency=Associated Press |title=Coast schools appoint new commissioner |date=September 2, 1944 |page=2, part 2 |access-date=November 17, 2015 |archive-date=November 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118203810/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cO8ZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DCMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4382%2C4416133 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (1944–59)

==Facilities==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Pac-12 Conference | School | Football stadium | Capacity | Basketball arena | Capacity | Baseball stadium | Capacity }}
|-bgcolor=lightgray
| style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Boise State Broncos}}"| [[Boise State Broncos|{{color|white|'''Boise State'''}}]]
|[[Albertsons Stadium]]
|36,387
|[[ExtraMile Arena]]
|12,480
|colspan=2 align=center| ''Non-baseball school''
|-bgcolor=lightgray
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Colorado State Rams}}"| [[Colorado State Rams|{{color|white|'''Colorado State'''}}]]
|[[Canvas Stadium]]
|41,000
|[[Moby Arena]]
|8,745
|colspan=2 align=center| ''Non-baseball school''
|-bgcolor=lightgray
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Fresno State Bulldogs}}"| [[Fresno State Bulldogs|{{color|white|'''Fresno State'''}}]]
|[[Valley Children's Stadium]]
|40,727
|[[Save Mart Center at Fresno State|Save Mart Center]]
|15,544
|[[Pete Beiden Field]]
|5,757
|-
|-bgcolor=lightgray
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Gonzaga Bulldogs}}"| [[Gonzaga Bulldogs|{{color|white|'''Gonzaga'''}}]]
|colspan=2 align=center| ''Non-football school''
|[[McCarthey Athletic Center]]
|6,000
|[[Washington Trust Field and Patterson Baseball Complex|Patterson Baseball Complex]]
|1,300
|-
| style=" {{NCAA color cell|Oregon State Beavers}}"| '''Oregon State'''
|[[Reser Stadium]]
| 35,548<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reser Stadium |date=January 8, 2022 |url=https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/2022/01/08/oregon-state-implodes-west-side-of-reser-stadium-for-renovation-project/}}</ref>
|[[Gill Coliseum]]
|9,604<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.osubeavers.com/facilities/gill-coliseum.html|title=Gill Coliseum|work=osubeavers.com|access-date=September 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510082850/http://www.osubeavers.com/facilities/gill-coliseum.html|archive-date=May 10, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|[[Goss Stadium at Coleman Field]]
|3,587<ref name=gossCapacity>{{cite web|title=Oregon State Athletics Quick Facts|url=http://www.osubeavers.com/ot/orst-media.html|publisher=Oregon State University Athletic Department|access-date=December 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104160258/http://www.osubeavers.com/ot/orst-media.html|archive-date=November 4, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-bgcolor=lightgray
| style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|San Diego State Aztecs}}"| [[San Diego State Aztecs|{{color|white|'''San Diego State'''}}]]
|[[Snapdragon Stadium]]
|35,000
|[[Viejas Arena]]
|12,414
|[[Tony Gwynn Stadium]]
|3,000
|-bgcolor=lightgray
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}}"| [[Utah State Aggies|{{color|white|'''Utah State'''}}]]
|[[Maverik Stadium]]
|25,513
|[[Smith Spectrum|Dee Glen Smith Spectrum]]
|10,270
|colspan=2 align=center| ''Non-baseball school''
|-
| style=" {{NCAA color cell|Washington State Cougars}}"| '''Washington State'''
|[[Martin Stadium]]
|32,952<ref name="2018MG">{{cite web|url=https://wsucougars.com/documents/2018/8/4/2018_WSU_FB_Media_Guide_Color_2.pdf|title=2018 Washington State Football Media Guide|page=2|publisher=Washington State University}}</ref>
|[[Beasley Coliseum]]
|11,671<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsucougars.com/facilities/friel-court.html|title=Washington State Cougars Official Athletic Site|work=wsucougars.com|access-date=September 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426152953/http://www.wsucougars.com/facilities/friel-court.html|archive-date=April 26, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|[[Bailey-Brayton Field]]
|3,500<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsucougars.com/facilities/bailey-brayton.html|title=Washington State Athletics Facilities|work=wsucougars.com|access-date=September 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729151252/http://www.wsucougars.com/facilities/bailey-brayton.html|archive-date=July 29, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}

{{notelist|group=facilities}}

==Key personnel==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! School !! Athletic director !! Football coach !! Salary<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/|title=College Football Head Coach Salaries – USA TODAY|website=usatoday.com}}</ref> !! Men's basketball coach !! Salary<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/mens-basketball/coach|title=Men's College Basketball Coach Salaries – USA TODAY}}</ref> !! Women's basketball coach !! Baseball coach !! Softball coach !! Women's volleyball coach
|-
|[[Oregon State Beavers|Oregon State]] || [[Scott Barnes (athletic director)|Scott Barnes]] || [[Trent Bray (American football)|Trent Bray]]|| $2,000,000|| [[Wayne Tinkle]] || $2,674,012 || [[Scott Rueck]] || [[Mitch Canham]]|| Laura Berg|| Mark Barnard
|-
|[[Washington State Cougars|Washington State]] || Anne McCoy|| [[Jimmy Rogers (American football coach)|Jimmy Rogers]] || TBA ||  [[David Riley (basketball)|David Riley]]|| TBA|| [[Kamie Ethridge]] || [[Nathan Choate]]||''No team''|| Korey Schroeder
|}
Salaries based on 2022–23 academic year

== Championships ==
[[File:NCAA titles.jpg|thumb|225px|[[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] National Championship [[Trophy|trophies]], rings, watches won by UCLA teams when they were a member of the conference]]

===National championships===
{{Update|section|date=December 2020}}
{{Main|List of Pac-12 Conference national championships}}
{{See also|List of NCAA schools with the most NCAA Division I championships|List of NCAA schools with the most Division I national championships}}

Team titles through the June 10, 2024; individual titles through July 1, 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pac-12.com/500-ncaa-championships|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170530195823/http://pac-12.com/500-ncaa-championships|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 30, 2017|title=Championships History|access-date=January 7, 2021}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan=2|School
!colspan=4|Team
!colspan=4|Individual
|-
!width=45|Men
!width=45|Women
!width=45|Co-ed
!width=45|Total
!width=45|Men
!width=45|Women
!width=45|Co-ed
!width=45|Total

|-
!style="{{NCAA color cell|Oregon State Beavers}}" |Oregon State
|4
|0
|0
|[[Oregon State Beavers#Championships|4]]
|32
|7
|0
|39

|-
!style="{{NCAA color cell|Washington State Cougars}}" |Washington State
|2
|0
|0
|[[Washington State Cougars#Championships|2]]
|79
|6
|1
|86
|-
!Conference total
!6
!0
!0
!6
!111
!13
!1
!125
|}

These totals do not include [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|football national championships]], which the NCAA does not officially award at the [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|FBS]] level. Various polls, formulas, and other third-party systems have been used to determine national championships, not all of which are universally accepted. These totals also do not include championships prior to the inception of the NCAA.

===Conference champions===
{{Main|List of Pac-12 Conference champions}}
* [[List of Pac-12 Conference football champions|Football]]
* [[List of Pac-12 Conference champions#Men's Basketball|Men's basketball]]
* [[List of Pac-12 Conference champions#Women's Basketball|Women's basketball]]
* [[List of Pac-12 Conference champions#Baseball|Baseball]]
* [[List of Pac-12 Conference champions#Softball|Softball]]
* [[List of Pac-12 Conference champions#Gymnastics|Gymnastics]]
* [[List of Pac-12 Conference champions#Men's Soccer|Men's soccer]]
* [[List of Pac-12 Conference champions#Women's Soccer|Women's soccer]]
* [[List of Pac-12 Conference champions#Women's Volleyball|Women's volleyball]]

====Current champions====
''Source'':<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023–24 Pac-12 Conference Championships Schedule |url=https://pac-12.com/2023-24-pac-12-conference-championships-schedule|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915040120/https://pac-12.com/2023-24-pac-12-conference-championships-schedule|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 15, 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style = "text-align: center"
|-
! Season !! Sport !! Men's<br/>champion !! Women's<br/>champion
|-
| rowspan="4" | Fall 2023
| Cross Country || [[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford]] || [[Washington Huskies|Washington]]
|-
| Volleyball || – || [[Stanford Cardinal women's volleyball|Stanford]]
|-
| Soccer || [[UCLA Bruins men's soccer|UCLA]] || [[UCLA Bruins women's soccer|UCLA]]
|-
| Football || [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]] ||–
|-
| rowspan="4" | Winter 2023–24
| Swimming & Diving || [[Arizona State Sun Devils|Arizona State]] || [[California Golden Bears|California]]
|-
| Basketball || [[2023–24 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team|Oregon]] || [[2023–24 USC Trojans women's basketball team|USC]]
|-
| Wrestling || Arizona State ||–
|-
| Gymnastics || –|| [[Utah Red Rocks|Utah]]
|-
| rowspan="8" | Spring 2024
| Golf|| Arizona State || Stanford
|-
| Tennis || [[Arizona Wildcats|Arizona]] || Stanford
|-
| Beach Volleyball || – || [[USC Trojans|USC]]
|-
| Lacrosse || – || Stanford
|-
| Track & Field || Washington || [[Oregon Ducks track and field|Oregon]]
|-
| Rowing || Washington || Stanford
|-
| Softball || – || [[UCLA Bruins softball|UCLA]]
|-
| Baseball || [[2024 Arizona Wildcats baseball team|Arizona]] || –
|}

{{Notelist}}

====NACDA Learfield Sports Directors' Cup rankings====
The [[NACDA Directors' Cup|NACDA Learfield Sports Directors' Cup]] is an annual award given by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics to the U.S. colleges and universities with the most success in collegiate athletics.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! scope="col" | Institution
!2023&ndash;<br/>24
!2022&ndash;<br/>23<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 LEARFIELD Division I Final Standings |url=https://nacda.com/documents/2023/6/12/FinalDIOverall__1_.pdf}}</ref>
! scope="col" | 2021&ndash;<br/>22<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021–22 LEARFIELD Division I Final Standings |url=https://nacda.com/documents/2022/6/30/FinalDIstandings.pdf}}</ref>
! scope="col" | 2020&ndash;<br/>21<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020–21 Learfield Directors' Cup Division I Final Standings |url=https://nacda.com/documents/2021/7/1//July2OverallDI.pdf?id=4339}}</ref>
! scope="col" | 2019&ndash;<br/>20<ref>{{Cite web |title=Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup Canceled for 2019–20 Season |url=https://nacda.com/documents/2019/6/27//June28DIOverall.pdf?id=3678}}</ref>
! scope="col" | 2018&ndash;<br/>19<ref>{{Cite web |title=2018–19 Learfield Directors' Cup Division I Final Standings |url=https://nacda.com/documents/2019/6/27/June28DIOverall.pdf?id=3678}}</ref>
! scope="col" | 2017&ndash;<br/>18<ref>{{Cite web |title=2017–18 Learfield Directors' Cup Division I Final Standings |url=https://nacda.com/documents/2018/7/18//June29overallDI.pdf?id=1799}}</ref>
! scope="col" | 2016&ndash;<br/>17<ref>{{Cite web |title=2016–17 Learfield Directors' Cup Division I Final Standing |url=https://nacda.com/documents/2018/7/19//D1final2017.pdf?id=1876}}</ref>
! scope="col" | 2015&ndash;<br/>16<ref>{{Cite web |title=2015–16 Learfield Sports Directors' Cup |url=https://nacda.com/documents/2018/7/19//D1StandJune30.pdf?id=1873}}</ref>
! scope="col" | 2014&ndash;<br/>15<ref>{{Cite web |title=2014–15 Learfield Sports Directors' Cup Division I Final Standings |url=https://nacda.com/documents/2018/7/19//DIJune25.pdf?id=1870}}</ref>
! scope="col" | 2013&ndash;<br/>14<ref>{{Cite web |title=2013–14 Division I Learfield Sports Directors' Cup |url=https://nacda.com/documents/2018/7/19//june26stand.pdf?id=1867}}</ref>
! scope="col" | 10-yr<br/>Average

|-
!style="{{NCAA color cell|Oregon State Beavers}}" |Oregon State Beavers
| 58
| 58
| 51
| 55
| N/A
| 65
| 60
| 69
| 81
| 65
| 75
| '''64'''

|-
!style="{{NCAA color cell|Washington State Cougars}}" |Washington State Cougars
| 92
| 166
| 90
| 90
| N/A
| 88
| 80
| 101
| 100
| 170
| 149
| '''114'''
|}

==== Capital One Cup rankings ====
The [[Capital One Cup]] is an annual award given by [[ESPN]]. Universities compete against each other by acquiring points throughout the school year based on how each individual sport teams finish in their respective sport. The sports are divided into two separate groups based on the popularity of the sport and the number of teams competing in the sport, with the group B sports group counting for 3 times the amount of points as group A. There are two separate cups for both the men & women. The winning schools receive $200,000 to their student athlete scholarship fund.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About the Capital One Cup |url=https://www.capitalone.com/capital-one-cup/}}</ref>

'''Men's'''
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! scope="col" | Institution
!2023&ndash;<br/>24
!2022&ndash;<br/>23<ref>{{Cite web |title=COMPLETE CAPITAL ONE CUP STANDINGS |url=https://ecm.capitalone.com/WCM/capital-one-cup/coc-complete-standings-6_14_23.pdf}}</ref>
! scope="col" | 2021&ndash;<br/>22<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021–22 Complete Capital One Cup Standings |url=https://ecm.capitalone.com/WCM/capital-one-cup/complete-standings-6_28_22.pdf}}</ref>
! scope="col" | 2020&ndash;<br/>21<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020–21 Complete Capital One Cup Standings |url=https://ecm.capitalone.com/WCM/capital-one-cup/past-cup-standings/complete-standings-pdf_bas_7_1_21.pdf}}</ref>
! scope="col" | 2019&ndash;<br/>20
! scope="col" | 2018&ndash;<br/>19<ref>{{Cite web |title=2018–19 Complete Capital One Cup Standings |url=https://ecm.capitalone.com/WCM/capital-one-cup/past-cup-standings/2018-2019_coc_completestandings.pdf}}</ref>
! scope="col" | 2017&ndash;<br/>18<ref>{{Cite web |title=2017–18 Complete Capital One Cup Standings |url=https://www.capitalonecup.com/docs/complete-capital-one-cup-standings.pdf |access-date=April 18, 2023 |archive-date=October 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023034758/https://www.capitalonecup.com/docs/complete-capital-one-cup-standings.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
! scope="col" | 2016&ndash;<br/>17<ref>{{Cite web |title=2016–17 Complete Capital One Cup Standings |url=http://www.capitalonecup.com/docs/complete-capital-one-cup-standings.pdf |access-date=April 18, 2023 |archive-date=August 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810004656/http://www.capitalonecup.com/docs/complete-capital-one-cup-standings.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
! scope="col" | 2015&ndash;<br/>16<ref>{{Cite web |title=2015–16 Complete Capital One Cup Standings |url=https://ecm.capitalone.com/WCM/capital-one-cup/past-cup-standings/2015-2016_coc_completestandings.pdf}}</ref>
! scope="col" | 2014&ndash;<br/>15<ref>{{Cite web |title=2014–15 Complete Capital One Cup Standings |url=https://ecm.capitalone.com/WCM/capital-one-cup/past-cup-standings/2014-2015_coc_completestandings.pdf}}</ref>
! scope="col" | 2013&ndash;<br/>14<ref>{{Cite web |title=2013–14 Complete Capital One Cup Standings |url=https://ecm.capitalone.com/WCM/capital-one-cup/past-cup-standings/2013-2014_coc_completestandings.pdf}}</ref>
! scope="col" | 2012&ndash;<br/>13<ref>{{Cite web |title=2012–13 Complete Capital One Cup Standings |url=https://ecm.capitalone.com/WCM/capital-one-cup/past-cup-standings/2012-2013_coc_completestandings.pdf}}</ref>
! scope="col" | 2011&ndash;<br/>12<ref>{{Cite web |title=2011–12 Complete Capital One Cup Standings |url=https://ecm.capitalone.com/WCM/capital-one-cup/past-cup-standings/2011-2012_coc_completestandings.pdf}}</ref>
!2010&ndash;<br/>11<ref>{{Cite web |title=2010–11 Complete Capital One Cup Standings |url=https://ecm.capitalone.com/WCM/capital-one-cup/past-cup-standings/2010-2011_coc_completestandings.pdf}}</ref>

|-
!style="{{NCAA color cell|Oregon State Beavers}}"|Oregon State Beavers
|22
|–
|38
|–
| N/A
|–
|8
|22
|–
|–
|–
|31
|96
|5

|-
!style="{{NCAA color cell|Washington State Cougars}}"|Washington State Cougars
|–
|–
|–
|–
| N/A
|88
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|}

'''Women's'''
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! scope="col" | Institution
!2023&ndash;<br/>24
!2022&ndash;<br/>23<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 COMPLETE CAPITAL ONE CUP STANDINGS |url=https://ecm.capitalone.com/WCM/capital-one-cup/complete-standings-pdf_mlax_wlax_mtn_wtn_mgof_wgof_row_6_5_23.pdf}}</ref>
! scope="col" | 2021&ndash;<br/>22<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021–22 Complete Capital One Cup Standings |url=https://ecm.capitalone.com/WCM/capital-one-cup/complete-standings-6_28_22.pdf}}</ref>
! scope="col" | 2020&ndash;<br/>21<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020–21 Complete Capital One Cup Standings |url=https://ecm.capitalone.com/WCM/capital-one-cup/past-cup-standings/complete-standings-pdf_bas_7_1_21.pdf}}</ref>
! scope="col" | 2019&ndash;<br/>20
! scope="col" | 2018&ndash;<br/>19<ref>{{Cite web |title=2018–19 Complete Capital One Cup Standings |url=https://ecm.capitalone.com/WCM/capital-one-cup/past-cup-standings/2018-2019_coc_completestandings.pdf}}</ref>
! scope="col" | 2017&ndash;<br/>18<ref>{{Cite web |title=2017–18 Complete Capital One Cup Standings |url=https://www.capitalonecup.com/docs/complete-capital-one-cup-standings.pdf |access-date=April 18, 2023 |archive-date=October 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023034758/https://www.capitalonecup.com/docs/complete-capital-one-cup-standings.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
! scope="col" | 2016&ndash;<br/>17<ref>{{Cite web |title=2016–17 Complete Capital One Cup Standings |url=http://www.capitalonecup.com/docs/complete-capital-one-cup-standings.pdf |access-date=April 18, 2023 |archive-date=August 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810004656/http://www.capitalonecup.com/docs/complete-capital-one-cup-standings.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
! scope="col" | 2015&ndash;<br/>16<ref>{{Cite web |title=2015–16 Complete Capital One Cup Standings |url=https://ecm.capitalone.com/WCM/capital-one-cup/past-cup-standings/2015-2016_coc_completestandings.pdf}}</ref>
! scope="col" | 2014&ndash;<br/>15<ref>{{Cite web |title=2014–15 Complete Capital One Cup Standings |url=https://ecm.capitalone.com/WCM/capital-one-cup/past-cup-standings/2014-2015_coc_completestandings.pdf}}</ref>
! scope="col" | 2013&ndash;<br/>14<ref>{{Cite web |title=2013–14 Complete Capital One Cup Standings |url=https://ecm.capitalone.com/WCM/capital-one-cup/past-cup-standings/2013-2014_coc_completestandings.pdf}}</ref>
! scope="col" | 2012&ndash;<br/>13<ref>{{Cite web |title=2012–13 Complete Capital One Cup Standings |url=https://ecm.capitalone.com/WCM/capital-one-cup/past-cup-standings/2012-2013_coc_completestandings.pdf}}</ref>
! scope="col" | 2011&ndash;<br/>12<ref>{{Cite web |title=2011–12 Complete Capital One Cup Standings |url=https://ecm.capitalone.com/WCM/capital-one-cup/past-cup-standings/2011-2012_coc_completestandings.pdf}}</ref>
!2010&ndash;<br/>11<ref>{{Cite web |title=2010–11 Complete Capital One Cup Standings |url=https://ecm.capitalone.com/WCM/capital-one-cup/past-cup-standings/2010-2011_coc_completestandings.pdf}}</ref>

|-
!style="{{NCAA color cell|Oregon State Beavers}}"|Oregon State Beavers
|60
|–
|56
|–
| N/A
|55
|49
|55
|24
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–

|-
!style="{{NCAA color cell|Washington State Cougars}}"|Washington State Cougars
|–
|–
|–
|–
| N/A
|–
|–
|–
|–
|71
|–
|–
|–
|–
|}

==Sports==
The Pac-12 Conference sponsors championship competition in three men's and two women's NCAA-sanctioned sports, plus one men's sport that is not sanctioned by the NCAA. Four schools are associate members, each in a single men's sport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pac-12.com/|title=Pac-12|access-date=September 20, 2015}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ '''Pac-12 teams in conference competition'''
!Sport||width=65px|Men's||Women's
|-
|align=left| [[college baseball|Baseball]] || 1 || –
|-
|align=left| [[College football|Football]] || 2 || –
|-
|align=left| [[Artistic gymnastics|Gymnastics]] || – || 1
|-
|align=left| [[Track and field|Track & Field Outdoor]] || 1 || 2
|-
|align=left| [[Collegiate wrestling|Wrestling]] || 1 || –
|}

===Men's sponsored sports by Pac-12 schools===
Member-by-member sponsorship of men's sports sponsored by Pac-12 Schools. It has not been announced which sports will be sponsored by the Pac-12 when the conference expands its football membership to eight or more teams. The current conference affiliation is listed for each sport.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! School!! Baseball !! Basketball !! Cross<br/>Country !! Football !! Golf !! Rowing !! Soccer !! Track<br/>& field<br/>indoor !! Track<br/>& field<br/>outdoor !! Wrest{{shy}}ling !! Total Pac-12<br/>sports
|-
!colspan=12|Full members
|-
! Oregon State 
| Pac-12 || [[West Coast Conference|WCC]] || {{no}} || Pac-12 || [[West Coast Conference|WCC]] || [[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation|MPSF]] || [[West Coast Conference|WCC]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || Pac-12 || 3
|-
! Washington State 
| [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[West Coast Conference|WCC]] || [[West Coast Conference|WCC]] || Pac-12 || [[West Coast Conference|WCC]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || [[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation|MPSF]] || Pac-12 || {{no}} || 3
|-
! Current Totals || 2 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 17
|-
!colspan=12|Future members
|-
! Boise State
| {{no}} || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || {{no}} || 2
|-
! Colorado State
| {{no}} || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || {{no}} || 2
|-
! Fresno State
| [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || {{no}} || 3
|-
! Gonzaga
| [[West Coast Conference|WCC]] || [[West Coast Conference|WCC]] || [[West Coast Conference|WCC]] || {{no}} || [[West Coast Conference|WCC]] || [[Intercollegiate Rowing Association|IRA]] || [[West Coast Conference|WCC]] || [[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation|MPSF]] || Independent || {{no}} || 2
|-
! San Diego State
| [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || {{no}} || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || {{no}} || [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || 2
|-
! Utah State
| {{no}} || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || {{no}} || 2
|-
!colspan=12|Affiliate members
|-
! Cal Poly
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|{{yes}}
|1
|-
! CSU Bakersfield
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|{{yes}}
|1
|-
! Little Rock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|{{yes}}
|1
|-
! Current Totals || 5 || 8 || 6 || 7 || 8 || 2 || 3 || 6 || 6 || 4 || 54
|}

;Notes
{{Notelist|group=m}}

===Women's sponsored sports by Pac-12 schools===
Member-by-member sponsorship of the 13 women's Pac-12 sports. It has not been announced which sports will be sponsored by the Pac-12 when the conference expands beyond the eight confirmed members in 2026–27. The current conference affiliation is listed for each sport.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! School !! Basketball!! Cross<br/>country!! Equestrian !! Golf !! Gymnastics !! Lacrosse !! Rowing!! Soccer !! Softball!! Swimming<br/>& diving !! Tennis !!Track<br/>& field<br/>indoor !! Track<br/>& field<br/>outdoor !! Volleyball<br/>(beach) !! Volleyball<br/>(indoor) !! Water<br/>polo!! Total<br/>sports
|-
! colspan=18 align=center | Full members
|-
! Oregon State 
| [[West Coast Conference|WCC]]||[[West Coast Conference|WCC]] || {{no}} ||[[West Coast Conference|WCC]] || Pac-12 || {{no}} ||[[West Coast Conference|WCC]] ||[[West Coast Conference|WCC]]||[[West Coast Conference|WCC]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || [[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation|MPSF]] || Pac-12 || {{no}} ||[[West Coast Conference|WCC]] || {{no}} || 10

|-
! Washington State 
|[[West Coast Conference|WCC]] ||[[West Coast Conference|WCC]] || {{no}} ||[[West Coast Conference|WCC]] || {{no}} || {{no}} ||[[West Coast Conference|WCC]]||[[West Coast Conference|WCC]] || {{no}} ||[[Mountain West Conference|MW]] ||[[West Coast Conference|WCC]]  || [[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation|MPSF]] || Pac-12 || {{no}} ||[[West Coast Conference|WCC]] || {{no}} || 10
|-
! Current totals || 2|| 2 ||0 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 2|| 2 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2|| 2 || 0|| 2 || 0 || 20
|-
! colspan=18 align=center | Future members
|-
! Boise State 
| [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || {{no}} || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || {{no}} ||[[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Southland Conference|Southland]]||[[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || {{no}} || 9
|-
! Colorado State 
|[[Mountain West Conference|MW]] ||[[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || {{no}} ||[[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] ||[[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || {{no}} ||[[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || {{no}} || 9
|-
! Fresno State 
|[[Mountain West Conference|MW]] ||[[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Big 12]] ||[[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] ||[[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || {{no}} ||[[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Golden Coast Conference|GCC]] || 11
|-
! Gonzaga
|[[West Coast Conference|WCC]]||[[West Coast Conference|WCC]]|| {{no}} ||[[West Coast Conference|WCC]]|| {{no}} || {{no}} || [[West Coast Conference|WCC]]|| [[West Coast Conference|WCC]]|| {{no}} || {{no}} ||[[West Coast Conference|WCC]]|| [[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation|MPSF]]|| Independent || {{no}} ||[[West Coast Conference|WCC]]|| {{no}} || 8
|-
! San Diego State 
|[[Mountain West Conference|MW]] ||[[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || {{no}} ||[[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || {{no}} || [[Big 12]] || {{no}} || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] ||[[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || {{no}} ||[[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Golden Coast Conference|GCC]] || 11
|-
! Utah State 
|[[Mountain West Conference|MW]] ||[[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || {{no}} ||[[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || [[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || {{no}} ||[[Mountain West Conference|MW]] || {{no}} || 7
|-
! 2026-27 Totals || 8 || 8 || 1 || 7 || 3 || 1 || 3 || 8 || 6 || 4 || 7 || 8 || 8 || 1 || 8 || 2 || 83
|}

;Notes
{{Notelist|group=w}}

==Football==
{{See also|List of Pac-12 Conference football standings|List of Pac-12 Conference football champions}}

===All-time school records===
This list goes through the 2023 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All-Time Records |url=https://xs.pac-12.com/2022-10/2022%20Pac-12%20Football%20Record%20Book%20FINAL_0.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612162240/https://xs.pac-12.com/2022-10/2022%20Pac-12%20Football%20Record%20Book%20FINAL_0.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 12, 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col" | #
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Records
! scope="col" | Pct.
! scope="col" | Division<br/>championships
! scope="col" | Pac-12<br/>championships
! scope="col" | Claimed national<br/>championships
|-
| 1
!style="{{NCAA color cell|USC Trojans}}" |USC Trojans
| 875–365–54
| {{Winning percentage|875|368|54}}
| 3
| 37†
| 16
|-
| 2
!style="{{NCAA color cell|Washington Huskies}}" |Washington Huskies
| 784–464–50
| {{Winning percentage|784|462|50}}
| 4
| 18
| 2
|-
| 3
!style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Colorado Buffaloes}}" | Colorado Buffaloes
| 723–544–36
| {{Winning percentage|723|544|36}}
| 1
| 0
| 1
|-
| 4
!style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}}" | Utah Utes
| 719–481–31
| {{Winning percentage|719|481|31}}
| 4
| 2
| 0
|-
| 5
!style="{{NCAA color cell|Oregon Ducks}}" | Oregon Ducks
| 703–513–46
| {{Winning percentage|703|513|46}}
| 6
| 13
| 0
|-
| 6
!style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|California Golden Bears}}" | California Golden Bears
| 694–570–51
| {{Winning percentage|694|570|51}}
| 0
| 14
| 5
|-
| 7
!style="{{NCAA color cell|Stanford Cardinal}}" | Stanford Cardinal
| 670–496–49
| {{Winning percentage|670|496|49}}
| 5
| 15
| 2
|- 
| 8
! style="{{NCAA color cell|UCLA Bruins}}" | UCLA Bruins
| 637–446–37
| {{Winning percentage|637|446|37}}
| 2
| 17
| 1
|- 
| 9
! style="{{NCAA color cell|Arizona Wildcats}}" | Arizona Wildcats
| 633–499–37
| {{Winning percentage|633|499|37}}
| 1
| 1
| 0
|- 
| 10
! style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Arizona State Sun Devils}}" | Arizona State Sun Devils
| 623–429–24
| {{Winning percentage|623|429|24}}
| 1
| 3
| 1
|-
| 11
!style="{{NCAA color cell|Washington State Cougars}}" | Washington State
| 576–581–45
| {{Winning percentage|576|581|45}}
| 1
| 4
| 0
|-
| 12
!style="{{NCAA color cell|Oregon State Beavers}}" | Oregon State
| 569–629–50
| {{Winning percentage|569|629|50}}
| 0
| 6
| 0
|-
|}
† The NCAA sanctioned USC in June 2010 for violations in the football, men's basketball, and women's tennis programs. USC football vacated two wins from their final two games of the 2004 season (one conference game and a bowl game) and all 12 wins from the 2005 season, as well as the conference titles from both years. Their 2004 BCS National Championship was vacated, while their 2004 Associated Press title was not removed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/13506096/usc-ordered-to-vacate-wins-gets-bowl-ban-docked-30-scholarships/cbsnews |title=USC ordered to vacate wins, gets bowl ban, docked 30 scholarships |website=cbssports.com |access-date=January 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013032532/http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/13506096/usc-ordered-to-vacate-wins-gets-bowl-ban-docked-30-scholarships/cbsnews |archive-date=October 13, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Chris Dufresne |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-usc-ap-20100612,0,3056903.story |title=USC will keep 2004 AP championship |work=Los Angeles Times |date=June 11, 2010 |access-date=November 15, 2016}}</ref><ref name="2016-media-guide">{{cite web|url=http://catalog.e-digitaleditions.com/i/547221-2016-football-media-guide |title=Pac-12 Conference – 2016 Football Media Guide |publisher=Catalog.e-digitaleditions.com |pages=91–92 |date=2016 |access-date=November 15, 2016}}</ref>

Number of Claimed National Championships, as well as win–loss–tie records, include all seasons played, regardless of conference membership.

===Rivalries===

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Each of the ten schools that were conference members before 2011 has its own in-state, conference rivalry. One is an intracity rivalry (UCLA–USC) and another is within the San Francisco/Oakland metropolitan area (California–Stanford). Colorado and Utah, who joined in 2011, were historic rivals in the Rocky Mountain region prior to 1962 when they suspended the series. These rivalries (and the name given to the football forms) are:

* [[Arizona–Arizona State football rivalry|Arizona–Arizona State]] – The winner receives the [[Territorial Cup]]. The two universities also compete across all sports for the [[Territorial Cup Series]].
* [[Big Game (football)|California–Stanford]] – Known as the Big Game, the winner receives the [[Stanford Axe]].
* [[Rumble in the Rockies|Colorado–Utah]] – Known as the [[Rumble in the Rockies]].
* [[Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry|Oregon–Oregon State]] – Though not officially recognized by the universities, the [[Platypus Trophy]] is awarded to the winning alumni association.
* [[UCLA–USC rivalry|UCLA–USC]] – The winner receives the [[Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)|Victory Bell]]. The two universities compete across all sports for the [[SoCal BMW Crosstown Cup]].
* [[Apple Cup|Washington–Washington State]] – Known as the [[Apple Cup]], the winner receives the Apple Cup trophy.

====Rivalry standings====

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Rivalry name
! Standings
|-
| align="center"| Duel in the Desert
!style="{{NCAA color cell|Arizona Wildcats}}" |'''Arizona leads, 51–45–1'''
|-
| align="center"| The Big Game
!style="{{NCAA color cell|Stanford Cardinal}}" |'''Stanford leads, 65–50–11'''
|-
| align="center"| Rumble in the Rockies
!style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}}" |'''Utah leads, 35–32–3'''
|-
| align="center"| Civil War
!style="{{NCAA color cell|Oregon Ducks}}" |'''Oregon leads, 69–49–10'''
|-
| align="center"| UCLA–USC
!style="{{NCAA color cell|USC Trojans}}" |'''USC leads, 50–34–7'''
|-
| align="center"| Apple Cup
!style="{{NCAA color cell|Washington Huskies}}" |'''Washington leads, 76–34–6'''
|}

The most frequently played rivalries in the conference are between Oregon and Oregon State (126 meetings through 2022) and [[Big Game (American football)|Big Game]] between Stanford and California (125 meetings). These rivalries are among the [[List of most-played college football series in NCAA Division I|most-played rivalries in college football]].

The two newest members, Colorado and Utah, had [[Rumble in the Rockies|a football rivalry]] that had been dormant since 1962 – both were conference rivals previously in the [[Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference]] (now a [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] conference) and later the now-defunct [[Mountain States Conference]] (also known as the Skyline Conference). Even after Colorado joined what became the Big 12 in 1948 (the conference was then known popularly as the [[Big 7 Conference]]), the two schools continued their football rivalry for over a decade before ending it after the 1962 season. With the two schools being placed in the same division for football starting in 2011, the rivalry was revived with their 58th meeting during the 2011 season.

All of the California schools consider each other major rivals due to the culture clash between Northern and Southern California.<ref>[[Beano Cook]], [https://www.espn.com/classic/s/beano_stanusc.html Longstanding West Coast rivalry], [[ESPN Classic]].com, September 26, 2001, ''Accessed June 14, 2006''</ref> California and UCLA have a rivalry rooted in their shared history as the top programs within the [[University of California]] system. Stanford and USC have a rivalry rooted in their shared history as the only private schools in the Pac-12. California and USC also have a long history, playing each other beginning in 1915.

The [[Pacific Northwest]] schools of Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, and Washington State all consider each other major rivals due to their proximity and long history; a sweep of the other 3 teams is known as the [[Northwest Championship]]. The Oregon–Washington rivalry is sometimes referred to as the [[Oregon–Washington football rivalry|Border War]].<ref name=BorderWar>{{cite web|last=Linde|first=Rich|title=When did the Border War begin?|url=http://www.4malamute.com/zzzip.html|publisher=4malamute.com|access-date=September 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323090827/http://www.4malamute.com/zzzip.html|archive-date=March 23, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Arizona and New Mexico have a recently renewed rivalry game, based upon when they were both members of the [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]] and both states were longtime territories before being admitted as states in 1912. They played for the [[Kit Carson Rifle]] trophy, which was no longer used starting with their meeting in the 1997 Insight Bowl.<ref>Lobos Meet Arizona for First Time in 10 Years. University of New Mexico Athletic Department, September 10, 2007. The Rifle: The two schools used to play for the Kit Carson rifle, although that custom was dropped many years ago. Kit Carson was a legendary scout in the territories of New Mexico and Arizona in the 1800s. The story goes that nearly 70 years ago former New Mexico director of athletics Roy Johnson and Arizona AD Pop McKale obtained a rifle in a trade with an Indian rumored to be Geronimo. It's not known what the administrators provided in return. McKale donated the rifle in 1938 and the score of each game was etched into the stock. The Lobos won 10 times, Arizona 21.</ref><ref>[http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/related/201392 UA Sports UA Breakdown] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229180813/http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/related/201392 |date=December 29, 2008 }}. Arizona Daily Star, September 15, 2007. Arizona and New Mexico will meet tonight for the first time since the 1997 Insight Bowl. That year, before the game was played, the presidents of the two universities decided to discontinue the Kit Carson Rifle trophy out of respect for both schools' Native American communities.</ref>

USC and [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] have an intersectional rivalry (see [[Notre Dame–USC football rivalry]]). The games in odd-numbered years are played at [[Notre Dame Stadium]] in mid-October, while the games in even-numbered years are played at [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]], usually in late November.

Stanford and Notre Dame also have an intersectional rivalry (See [[Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry]]). The schedule of the Stanford–Notre Dame rivalry mirrors that of USC–Notre Dame. The games in even-numbered years are played at Notre Dame in mid-October, while the games in odd-numbered years are played at [[Stanford Stadium|Stanford]] in late November.

The isolated rural campuses of Washington State and Idaho are {{convert|8|mi|km|spell=in}} apart on the [[Palouse]], creating a natural border war known as the [[Battle of the Palouse]]. Idaho rejoined FBS in 1996 and was a member until 2017.

Utah and [[BYU Cougars football|BYU]] have a fierce rivalry nicknamed the [[Holy War (BYU–Utah)|Holy War]] that goes back to 1896.

Colorado also has a rivalry with in-state rival Colorado State called the [[Rocky Mountain Showdown]].

With the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] permanently approving 12-game schedules in college football beginning in [[2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2006]], the Pac-10—alone among major conferences in doing so—went to a full nine-game conference schedule. Previously, the schools did not play one non-rival opponent, resulting in an eight-game conference schedule (four home games and four away). In 2010, the last season before the arrival of Colorado and Utah, the only other BCS conference that played a round-robin schedule was the Big East. The schedule consisted of one home and away game against the two schools in each region, plus the game against the primary in-state rival.

===Divisions===
{{See also|Pac-12 Football Championship Game}}
On October 21, 2010, the Pac-10 announced the creation of divisions and a championship game in football, to be used when [[Colorado Buffaloes|Colorado]] and [[Utah Utes|Utah]] joined the conference effective July 1, 2011. The twelve members were split into two divisions for football only: a North Division comprising the Pacific Northwest and Bay Area schools, and a South Division comprising the [[Mountain Time Zone]] and Los Angeles schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pac-10.org/News/tabid/863/Article/214501/historic-decisions-by-chancellors-and-presidents-define-the-future-pac-12-confe.aspx|title=Pac-12|access-date=September 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024104737/http://www.pac-10.org/News/tabid/863/Article/214501/historic-decisions-by-chancellors-and-presidents-define-the-future-pac-12-confe.aspx|archive-date=October 24, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

A nine-game conference schedule was maintained, with five games within the assigned division and four games from the opposite division. The four California teams, noted in the table in gray, still played each other every season— consequently, the four non-California teams in each division will only play one of the two California teams from the opposite division each year.

The [[Pac-12 Football Championship Game]] featured the North Division Champion against the South Division Champion for the first 11 years of its existence, with divisional champions determined based on record in all conference games (both divisional and cross-divisional). However, on May 18, 2022, the NCAA Division I Council announced that conferences would no longer be required to maintain divisions in order to hold a conference championship. As a result, later that same day, the Pac-12 announced that it would eliminate its divisions for the 2022 football season and beyond, with the championship game instead featuring the two Pac-12 teams with the highest winning percentage.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq/ncaa-football/pac-12-scraps-divisions-2022-college-football-season#:~:text=Divisions%20are%20a%20thing%20of,with%20the%20best%20winning%20percentage |title=Pac-12 scraps divisions starting in the 2022 college football |last=Parks |first=James |date=May 18, 2022 |website=si.com |publisher=Sports Illustrated |access-date=June 8, 2022 }}</ref> It was the first FBS conference to scrap its divisions as a result of this change.

{| class="wikitable"  style="margin:auto; text-align:center;"
|-
! North Division !! South Division
|-
| [[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]] || [[Arizona Wildcats football|Arizona]]
|-
| [[Oregon State Beavers football|Oregon State]] || [[Arizona State Sun Devils football|Arizona State]]
|-
| [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]] || [[Colorado Buffaloes football|Colorado]]
|-
| [[Washington State Cougars football|Washington State]] || [[Utah Utes football|Utah]]
|- style="background:#ddd;"
| [[California Golden Bears football|California]] || [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]]
|- style="background:#ddd;"
| [[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford]] || [[USC Trojans football|USC]]
|}

===Bowl games===
As of the 2023 college football season, the following is the selection order of [[bowl game]]s with Pac-12 tie-ins. If a Pac-12 team is selected to participate in the [[College Football Playoff]], all other bowl-eligible teams move up one spot in the order.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! width=50| Pick
! width=150| Name
! width=150| Location
! width=100| Opposing<br/>conference
! width=50| Opposing<br/>pick
|-
| 1
| [[Rose Bowl Game|Rose Bowl]]
| [[Pasadena, California]]
| [[Big Ten]]
| 1
|-
| 2
| [[Alamo Bowl]]
| [[San Antonio|San Antonio, Texas]]
| [[Big 12]]
| 2
|-
| 3
| [[Holiday Bowl]]
| [[San Diego, California]]
| [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
| 3
|-
| 4
| [[Las Vegas Bowl]]
| [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas, Nevada]]
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] or [[Big Ten]]
| 3(SEC)/4(Big Ten)
|-
| 5
| [[LA Bowl]]
| [[Los Angeles, California]]
| [[Mountain West Conference|MWC]]
| 1
|-
| 6 
| [[Sun Bowl]]
| [[El Paso, Texas]]
| [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
| 7
|-
| 7 (2020, 2023, 2024)
| [[Independence Bowl]]
| [[Shreveport, Louisiana]]
| [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools]]
| Army in 2020 and 2024, BYU in 2023
|}

===Pac-12 All-Century Football Team===
{{See also|Pac-12 Conference football individual awards}}

In honor of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the conference, an All-Century Team was unveiled on December 2, 2015, voted on by a panel of coaches, players, and the media.<ref name="espn-allcentury">{{cite web |last=Miller |first=Ted |date=December 2, 2015 |title=Pac-12 announces 'All-Century team' |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/95773 |access-date=February 8, 2016 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref>
* '''Quarterbacks:''' '''''[[John Elway]], Stanford'''''; [[Marcus Mariota]], Oregon; [[Jim Plunkett]], Stanford; [[Andrew Luck]], Stanford; [[Matt Leinart]], USC
* '''Running backs:''' [[Marcus Allen]], USC; [[O. J. Simpson]], USC; [[Charles White (American football)|Charles White]], USC; [[Reggie Bush]], USC; [[Mike Garrett]], USC
* '''Wide receivers:''' [[Keyshawn Johnson]], USC; [[Lynn Swann]], USC; [[Marqise Lee]], USC; [[J. J. Stokes]], UCLA; [[Ken Margerum]], Stanford
* '''Tight ends:''' [[Tony Gonzalez]], California; [[Charle Young]], USC;
* '''Offensive line:''' [[Jonathan Ogden]], UCLA; [[Ron Yary]], USC; [[Tony Boselli]], USC; [[Anthony Muñoz]], USC; [[Lincoln Kennedy]], Washington; [[Brad Budde]], USC; [[Randall McDaniel]], Arizona State
* '''Defensive ends:''' [[Tedy Bruschi]], Arizona; [[Terrell Suggs]], Arizona State; [[Willie McGinest]], USC; [[Andre Carter]], California; [[Jim Jeffcoat]], Arizona State
* '''Defensive tackles:''' [[Steve Emtman]], Washington; [[Haloti Ngata]], Oregon; [[Rob Waldrop]], Arizona; [[Leonard Williams (defensive end)|Leonard Williams]], USC; [[Ed White (American football)|Ed White]], California
* '''Linebackers''' [[Junior Seau]], USC; [[Jerry Robinson (linebacker)|Jerry Robinson]], UCLA; [[Ricky Hunley]], Arizona; [[Richard Wood (American football)|Richard Wood]], USC; [[Chris Claiborne]], USC
* '''Cornerbacks''' [[Joey Browner]], USC; [[Mel Renfro]], Oregon; [[Chris McAlister]], Arizona; [[Antoine Cason]], Arizona
* '''Safeties:''' '''''[[Ronnie Lott]], USC'''''; [[Kenny Easley]], UCLA; [[Troy Polamalu]], USC; [[Mark Carrier (safety)|Mark Carrier]], USC
* '''Kicker:''' [[Jason Hanson]], Washington State
* '''Punter:''' [[Tom Hackett]], Utah
* '''Returner:''' Reggie Bush, USC
* '''Coach:''' '''''[[John McKay (American football)|John McKay]], USC'''''

''Note: Bold Italic notes Offensive, Defensive and Coach of the Century selections. The voting panel was made up of 119 former players, coaches and media.''<ref>[https://pac-12.com/news/2015/12/2/pac-12-networks-unveils-pac-12-football-all-century-team.aspx Pac-12 Networks unveils Pac-12 Football All-Century Team], Pac-12 Networks, December 2, 2015</ref>

==Men's basketball==
{{Main|Pac-12 Conference men's basketball}}

{{:Pac-12 Conference men's basketball}}

''Source'':<ref>{{Cite web |title=All-Time Winningest School |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2023/D1.pdf |access-date=September 14, 2024 |website=fs.ncaa.org}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col" | #
! scope="col" | Pac-12
! scope="col" | Overall<br/>record
! scope="col" | Pct.
! scope="col" | Pac-12<br/>regular-season<br/>championships
! scope="col" | Pac-12<br/>tournament<br/>championships
! scope="col" | NCAA national<br/>championships
! scope="col" | Claimed<br/>pre-tournament<br/>championships
|-
| 1
! style="{{NCAA color cell|UCLA Bruins}}" | UCLA Bruins
| 1986–888–0
| {{Winning percentage|1986|888|0}}
|32
|4
|11
|0
|-
| 2
! style="{{NCAA color cell|Arizona Wildcats}}" | Arizona Wildcats
| 1912–977–1
| {{Winning percentage|1912|977|1}}
|17
|9
|1
|0
|-
| 3
! style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}}" | Utah Utes
| 1875–1067–0
| {{Winning percentage|1875|1067|0}}
|0
|0
|1
|0
|-
| 4
! style="{{NCAA color cell|Washington Huskies}}" |Washington Huskies
| 1842–1253–0
| {{Winning percentage|1842|1253|0}}
|12
|3
|0
|0
|-
| 5
! style="{{NCAA color cell|Oregon State Beavers}}" | Oregon State Beavers
| 1797–1417–0
| {{Winning percentage|1797|1417|0}}
|12
|1
|0
|0
|-
| 6
! style="{{NCAA color cell|Oregon Ducks}}" | Oregon Ducks
| 1754–1407–0
| {{Winning percentage|1754|1407|0}}
|8
|5
|1
|0
|-
| 7
! style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|USC Trojans}}" |USC Trojans
| 1698–1243–2
| {{Winning percentage|1698|1243|2}}
|7
|1
|0
|0
|-
| 8
! style="{{NCAA color cell|Washington State Cougars}}" | Washington State
| 1665–1585–0
| {{Winning percentage|1665|1585|0}}
|2
|0
|0
|1
|-
| 9
! style="{{NCAA color cell|California Golden Bears}}" | California Golden Bears
| 1626–1295–0
| {{Winning percentage|1626|1295|0}}
|15
|0
|1
|1
|-
| 10
! style="{{NCAA color cell|Stanford Cardinal}}" | Stanford Cardinal
| 1596–1220–0
| {{Winning percentage|1596|1220|0}}
|11
|1
|1
|1
|-
| 11
! style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Arizona State Sun Devils}}" | Arizona State Sun Devils
| 1454–1285–0
| {{Winning percentage|1454|1285|0}}
|0
|0
|0
|0
|-
| 12
! style="{{NCAA color cell|Colorado Buffaloes}}" | Colorado Buffaloes
| 1400–1244–0
| {{Winning percentage|1400|1261|0}}
|0
|1
|0
|0
|-
|}

===National championships, Final Fours, and NCAA tournament appearances===
Pac-12 Conference basketball programs have combined to win 15 NCAA men's basketball championships as Pac-12 members, with another member having won a national championship before joining the conference. UCLA has won 11 national championships with Arizona, California, Oregon, Stanford winning one each as Pac-12 members, Utah won one national championship as a member of the Mountain States Conference. Eleven of the twelve Pac-12 schools have advanced to at least 1 final four, with Arizona State the only school that has not made an appearance.

{{color box|#90EE90}} Members departing for the Big Ten<br>{{color box|#ffa0a0}} Members departing for the Big 12<br>{{color box|#add8e6}} Members departing for the ACC

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! scope="col" | School
! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Men's NCAA championships}}
! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Men's NCAA<br/>Final Fours}}
! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Men's NCAA<br/>Elite Eights}}
! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Men's NCAA<br/>Sweet Sixteens}}
! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Men's NCAA tournament appearances}}
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
! style="{{NCAA color cell|Arizona Wildcats}}" | Arizona Wildcats
|'''1'''<br/>{{small|(1997)}}
| '''4'''<br/>{{small|(1988, 1994, 1997, 2001)}}
| '''11'''<br/>{{small|(1976, 1988, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2014, 2015)}}
| '''21'''<br/>{{small|(''1951, 1976'', 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1996&ndash;1998, 2001&ndash;2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013&ndash;2015, 2017, 2022, 2024)}}
| '''38'''<br/>{{small|(''1951, 1976'', 1977, 1985&ndash;2009, 2011, 2013&ndash;2018*, 2022&ndash;2024)}}
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
! style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Arizona State Sun Devils}}" | Arizona State Sun Devils
|
|
|'''3'''<br/>{{small|(''1961, 1963, 1975'')}}
|'''5'''<br/>{{small|(''1961, 1963, 1973, 1975'', 1995*)}}
|'''17'''<br/>{{small|(''1958, 1961&ndash;1964, 1973, 1975'', 1980, 1981, 1991, 1995, 2003, 2009, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2023)}}
|-bgcolor=#add8e6
! style="{{NCAA color cell|California Golden Bears}}" | California Golden Bears
|'''1'''<br/>{{small|(1959)}}
|'''3'''<br/>{{small|(1946, 1959, 1960)}}
|'''5'''<br/>{{small|(1946, 1957&ndash;1960)}}
|'''6'''<br/>{{small|(1957&ndash;1960, 1993, 1997)}}
|'''19'''<br/>{{small|(1946, 1957&ndash;1960, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996*, 1997, 2001&ndash;2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016)}}
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
! style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Colorado Buffaloes}}" | Colorado Buffaloes
|
|'''2'''<br/>{{small|(''1942, 1955'')}}
|'''6'''<br/>{{small|(''1940, 1942, 1946, 1955, 1962, 1963'')}}
|'''5'''<br/>{{small|(''1954, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1969'')}}
|'''16'''<br/>{{small|(''1940, 1942, 1946, 1954, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1997, 2003'', 2012&ndash;2014, 2016, 2021, 2024)}}
|-bgcolor=#90EE90
! style="{{NCAA color cell|Oregon Ducks}}" | Oregon Ducks
|'''1'''<br/>{{small|(1939)}}
|'''2'''<br/>{{small|(1939, 2017)}}
|'''7'''<br/>{{small|(1939, 1945, 1960, 2002, 2007, 2016, 2017)}}
|'''8'''<br/>{{small|(1960, 2002, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021)}}
|'''18'''<br/>{{small|(1939, 1945, 1960, 1961, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2013&ndash;2017, 2019, 2021, 2024)}}
|-
! style="{{NCAA color cell|Oregon State Beavers}}" | Oregon State
|
|'''2'''<br/>{{small|(1949, 1963)}}
|'''8'''<br/>{{small|(1947, 1949, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1982*, 2021)}}
|'''7'''<br/>{{small|(1955, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1975, 1982*, 2021)}}
|'''18'''<br/>{{small|(1947, 1949, 1955, 1962&ndash;1964, 1966, 1975, 1980*&ndash;1982*, 1984, 1985, 1988&ndash;1990, 2016, 2021)}}
|-bgcolor=#add8e6
! style="{{NCAA color cell|Stanford Cardinal}}" | Stanford Cardinal
|'''1'''<br/>{{small|(1942)}}
|'''2'''<br/>{{small|(1942, 1998)}}
|'''3'''<br/>{{small|(1942, 1998, 2001)}}
|'''5'''<br/>{{small|(1997, 1998, 2001, 2008, 2014)}}
|'''17'''<br/>{{small|(1942, 1989, 1992, 1995&ndash;2005, 2007, 2008, 2014)}}
|-bgcolor=#90EE90
! style="{{NCAA color cell|UCLA Bruins}}" | UCLA Bruins
|'''11'''<br/>{{small|(1964&ndash;1965, 1967&ndash;1973, 1975, 1995)}}
|'''19'''<br/>{{small|(1962, 1964&ndash;1965, 1967&ndash;1976, 1976, 1980*, 1995, 2006&ndash;2008, 2021)}}
|'''23'''<br/>{{small|(1950, 1962, 1964&ndash;1965, 1967&ndash;1976, 1979&ndash;1980*, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2006&ndash;2008, 2021)}}
|'''37'''<br/>{{small|(1952, 1956, 1962&ndash;1965, 1967&ndash;1980*, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1997&ndash;1998, 2000&ndash;2002, 2006&ndash;2008, 2014&ndash;2015, 2017, 2021&ndash;2023)}}
|'''46'''<br/>{{small|(1950, 1952, 1956, 1962&ndash;1965, 1967&ndash;1981, 1983, 1987, 1989&ndash;2002, 2005&ndash;2009, 2011, 2013&ndash;2015, 2017&ndash;2018, 2021&ndash;2023)}}
|-bgcolor=#90EE90
! style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|USC Trojans}}" |USC Trojans
|
|'''2'''<br/>{{small|(1940, 1954)}}
|'''4'''<br/>{{small|(1940, 1954, 2001, 2021)}}
|'''5'''<br/>{{small|(1954, 1961, 2001, 2007*, 2021)}}
|'''21'''<br/>{{small|(1940, 1954, 1960&ndash;1961, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1991&ndash;1992, 1997, 2001&ndash;2002, 2007*&ndash;2009, 2011, 2016&ndash;2017, 2021&ndash;2023)}}
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
! style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}}" | Utah Utes
|'''1'''<br/>{{small|(''1944'')}}
|'''4'''<br/>{{small|(''1944, 1961, 1966, 1998'')}}
|'''6'''<br/>{{small|(''1944, 1956, 1961, 1966, 1997, 1998'')}}
|'''16'''<br/>{{small|(''1955, 1956, 1959&ndash;1961, 1966, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1991, 1996&ndash;1998, 2005'', 2015)}}
|'''29'''<br/>{{small|(''1944, 1945, 1955, 1956, 1959&ndash;1961, 1966, 1977&ndash;1979, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1995&ndash;2000, 2002&ndash;2005, 2009'', 2015, 2016)}}
|-bgcolor=#90EE90
! style="{{NCAA color cell|Washington Huskies}}" |Washington Huskies
|
|'''1'''<br/>{{small|(1953)}}
|'''4'''<br/>{{small|(1943, 1948, 1951, 1953)}}
|'''7'''<br/>{{small|(1951, 1953, 1984, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2010)}}
|'''17'''<br/>{{small|(1943, 1948, 1951, 1953, 1976, 1984&ndash;1986, 1998, 1999, 2004&ndash;2006, 2009&ndash;2011, 2019)}}
|-
! style="{{NCAA color cell|Washington State Cougars}}" | Washington State
|
|'''1'''<br/>{{small|(1941)}}
|'''1'''<br/>{{small|(1941)}}
|'''1'''<br/>{{small|(2008)}}
|'''7'''<br/>{{small|(1941, 1980, 1983, 1994, 2007, 2008, 2024)}}
|}

Seasons are listed by the calendar years in which they ended. ''Italics'' indicate honors earned before the school competed in the Pac-12.

===NCAA tournament champions, runners-up and locations===
''† denotes overtime games. Multiple †'s indicate more than one overtime.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Men's Basketball Championship History |url=https://www.ncaa.com/history/basketball-men/d1}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Year
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Champion
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Runner-up
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Venue and city
|-
| [[1939 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1939]]
| '''[[1938–39 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team|''Oregon'']]'''
| '''46'''
| [[1938–39 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team|Ohio State]]
| 33
| [[Patten Gymnasium]]
| [[Evanston, Illinois]]
|-
|[[1941 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1941]]
|[[1940–41 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team|Wisconsin]]
|'''39'''
|[[Washington State Cougars men's basketball|''Washington State'']]
|34
|[[Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, Missouri)|Municipal Auditorium]]
|[[Kansas City, Missouri]]
|-
|[[1942 NCAA basketball tournament|1942]]
|'''''[[1941–42 Stanford Indians men's basketball team|Stanford]]'''''
|'''53'''
|[[Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball|Dartmouth]]
|38
|Municipal Auditorium
|Kansas City, Missouri {{small|(2)}}
|-
|[[1944 NCAA basketball tournament|1944]]†
|[[1943–44 Utah Redskins men's basketball team|'''''Utah''''']]
|'''42'''
|Dartmouth
|40
|[[Madison Square Garden (1925)|Madison Square Garden]]
|[[New York City|New York City, New York]]
|-
|[[1959 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|1959]]
|[[1958–59 California Golden Bears men's basketball team|'''''California''''']]
|'''71'''
|[[1958–59 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team|West Virginia]]
|70
|[[Freedom Hall]]
|[[Louisville, Kentucky]]
|-
|[[1960 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|1960]]
|[[1959–60 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team|Ohio State]]
|'''75'''
|''[[1959–60 California Golden Bears men's basketball team|California]]''
|55
|[[Cow Palace]]
|[[Daly City, California]]
|-
|[[1964 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|1964]]
|'''''[[1963–64 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]]'''''
|'''76'''
|[[1963–64 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]]
|72
|Municipal Auditorium
|Kansas City, Missouri {{small|(3)}}
|-
|[[1965 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|1965]]
|[[1964–65 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|'''''UCLA''''']]
|'''91'''
|[[1964–65 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team|Michigan]]
|80
|[[Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Portland, Oregon)|Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]
|[[Portland, Oregon]]
|-
|[[1967 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|1967]]
|'''''[[1966–67 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]]'''''
|'''79'''
|[[1966–67 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team|Dayton]]
|64
|Freedom Hall
|Louisville, Kentucky (2)
|-
|[[1968 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|1968]]
|'''''[[1967–68 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]]'''''
|'''78'''
|[[1967–68 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]]
|55
|[[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]]
|[[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]]
|-
|[[1969 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|1969]]
|[[1968–69 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|'''''UCLA''''']]
|'''92'''
|[[1968–69 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team|Purdue]]
|72
|Freedom Hall
|Louisville, Kentucky (3)
|-
|[[1970 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|1970]]
|[[1969–70 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|'''''UCLA''''']]
|'''80'''
|[[1969–70 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team|Jacksonville]]
|69
|[[Cole Field House]]
|[[College Park, Maryland]]
|-
|[[1971 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|1971]]
|'''''[[1970–71 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]]'''''
|'''68'''
|[[1970–71 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]]
|62
|[[Astrodome]]
|[[Houston|Houston, Texas]]
|-
|[[1972 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|1972]]
|'''''[[1971–72 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]]'''''
|'''81'''
|[[1971–72 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team|Florida State]]
|76
|Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
|Los Angeles, California (2)
|-
|[[1973 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|1973]]
|'''''[[1972–73 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]]'''''
|'''87'''
|[[1972–73 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team|Memphis State]]
|66
|[[St. Louis Arena]]
|[[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]]
|-
|[[1975 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|1975]]
|'''''[[1974–75 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]]'''''
|'''92'''
|[[1974–75 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]]
|85
|[[Pechanga Arena|San Diego Sports Arena]]
|[[San Diego|San Diego, California]]
|-
|[[1980 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|1980]]
|[[1979–80 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
|'''59'''
|''[[1979–80 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]]''
|54
|[[Market Square Arena]]
|[[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, Indiana]]
|-
|[[1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1995]]
|'''''[[1994–95 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]]'''''
|'''89'''
|[[1994–95 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team|Arkansas]]
|78
|[[Kingdome]]
|[[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]]
|-
|[[1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1997]] †
|'''''[[1996–97 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team|Arizona]]'''''
|'''84'''
|[[1996–97 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]]
|79
|[[RCA Dome]]
|Indianapolis, Indiana (2)
|-
|[[1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1998]]
|[[1997–98 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]]
|'''78'''
|''[[1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball team|Utah]]''
|69
|[[Alamodome]]
|[[San Antonio|San Antonio, Texas]]
|-
|[[2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2001]]
|[[2000–01 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]]
|'''82'''
|''[[2000–01 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team|Arizona]]''
|72
|[[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome|H.H.H. Metrodome]]
|[[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
|-
|[[2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2006]]
|[[2005–06 Florida Gators men's basketball team|Florida]]
|'''73'''
|''[[2005–06 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]]''
|54
|RCA Dome
|Indianapolis, Indiana (3)
|-
|}

===Post-season NIT championships and runners-up===
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Year
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Champion
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Runner-up
! scope="col" | MVP
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Venue and city
|-
| [[1940 National Invitation Tournament|1940]]
| '''''[[Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball|Colorado]]'''''
| '''51'''
| [[Duquesne University]]
| 40
| [[Bob Doll]], Colorado
| [[Madison Square Garden]]
| New York City
|-
| [[1947 National Invitation Tournament|1947]]
| '''''[[Utah Utes men's basketball|Utah]]'''''
| '''49'''
| [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky]]
| 45
| [[Vern Gardner]], Utah
| Madison Square Garden
| New York City
|-
|-
| [[1974 National Invitation Tournament|1974]]
| [[Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball|Purdue]]
| '''87'''
| ''[[Utah Utes men's basketball|Utah]]''
| 81
| [[Mike Sojourner]], Utah
| Madison Square Garden
| New York City
|-
| [[1985 National Invitation Tournament|1985]]
| '''''[[1984–85 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]]'''''
| '''65'''
| [[1984–85 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team|Indiana]]
| 62
| [[Reggie Miller]], UCLA
| Madison Square Garden
| New York City
|-
| [[1991 National Invitation Tournament|1991]]
| '''''[[1990–91 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team|Stanford]]'''''
| '''78'''
| [[Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball|Oklahoma]]
| 72
| [[Adam Keefe (basketball)|Adam Keefe]], Stanford
| Madison Square Garden
| New York City
|-
| [[1999 National Invitation Tournament|1999]]
| '''''[[California Golden Bears men's basketball|California]]'''''
| '''61'''
| [[Clemson Tigers men's basketball, 1990–1999|Clemson]]
| 60
| [[Sean Lampley]], California
| Madison Square Garden
| New York City
|-
| [[2012 National Invitation Tournament|2012]]
| '''''[[2011–12 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team|Stanford]]'''''
| '''75'''
| [[2011–12 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team|Minnesota]]
| 51
| Aaron Bright, Stanford
| Madison Square Garden
| New York City
|-
| [[2015 National Invitation Tournament|2015]]
| '''''[[2014–15 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team|Stanford]]'''''
| '''66'''<sup>OT</sup>
| [[2014–15 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team|Miami (FL)]]
| 64
| [[Chasson Randle]], Stanford
| Madison Square Garden
| New York City
|-
| [[2018 National Invitation Tournament|2018]]
| '''[[2017–18 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team|Penn State]]'''
| '''82'''
| [[2017–18 Utah Utes men's basketball team|Utah]]
| 66
| [[Lamar Stevens]], Penn State
| Madison Square Garden
| New York City
|-
|}

==Olympians==
In a 2017 study by OlympStats, USA Olympians and the medals they won were counted and sorted by their college affiliations.<ref name="PAC-12 Olympians">{{cite web|url=https://pac-12.com/article/2017/09/21/pac-12-conference-produces-most-us-olympians-olympic-history-according-study|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922063458/http://pac-12.com/article/2017/09/21/pac-12-conference-produces-most-us-olympians-olympic-history-according-study|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 22, 2017|title=Pac-12 Conference produces Most U.S. Olympians in Olympic History According to Study|publisher=pac-12.com}}</ref><ref name="OlympStats">{{cite web|url=https://olympstats.com/2017/09/21/usa-olympians-and-their-colleges/|title=USA OLYMPIANS AND THEIR COLLEGES|date=September 21, 2017|publisher=OlympStats}}</ref> Stanford led all schools with 289 athletes, 408 games, and 282 total medals won. UCLA was second, USC was third, California was fourth, Harvard was fifth in each category, respectively.

Leading the country with the most participants in their respective events are, Colorado in alpine skiing and cycling, Arizona State in archery and badminton, Stanford in baseball, rugby, swimming, tennis and water polo, UCLA in basketball, beach volleyball, gymnastics and softball, USC in athletics and volleyball, and Utah in freestyle skiing.

Since 1924, a Pac-12 school has led the country in the number of athletes in every [[Summer Olympic Games]] as of the 2017 study.<ref name="OlympStats"/>

==See also==
* [[List of colleges and universities in the United States by endowment]]

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