OREM, Utah-Wednesday, Utah Valley University announced it will join The Big West for the 2026-27 academic year.

The Wolverines will now compete in 13 Big West Conference-sponsored sports:

baseball

men’s basketball

women’s basketball

men’s cross country

women’s cross country

men’s golf

women’s golf

softball

men’s track and field

women’s track and field

women’s volleyball

UVU’s men’s wrestling team will continue to compete at The Big 12 level.

As of July 1, 2026, the Wolverines will officially join the Big West. Also in the conference will be

Cal Poly

Cal State Bakersfield

Cal State Fullerton

Long Beach State

CSUN (Cal State Northridge)

UC Irvine

UC Riverside

UC San Diego

UC Santa Barbara

California Baptist

Then known as UVSC, the Wolverines started an athletic department in 1972-1973 and joined the Scenic West Athletic Conference in 1986.

In 2003-04, then-UVU made history by becoming the first athletic department to immediately advance from junior college status to NCAA Division I.

This is the first time the Beehive State will have a Big West representative since Utah State left the conference in 2005.