Overview
- Effective July 1, 2026, Washington State and Oregon State will be joined by Boise State, Fresno State, Colorado State, San Diego State, Texas State, Utah State and Gonzaga.
- Gonzaga joins for all sports except football, leaving eight football programs in the league to meet the NCAA’s top-tier FBS threshold.
- The conference introduced a refreshed shield-style logo that updates the lettering and removes the border.
- Dallas Baptist (baseball), Northern Illinois (wrestling) and Southern Utah (women’s gymnastics) will compete as single-sport affiliates as the league builds back toward a broader slate of about 19 sports.
- The Pac-12 said it signed a five-year media deal with USA Sports, and it set the 2026 football kickoff for Sept. 5 with conference play starting in Week 5.