CSU Bakersfield, UC San Diego To Join Big West Conference

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CSU Bakersfield, UC San Diego To Join Big West Conference

11/27/2017 2:00:00 PM | Baseball, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Men's Track and Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Track and Field, Women's Volleyball

Irvine, CA—The Big West Conference Board of Directors today announced the addition of CSU Bakersfield and the UC San Diego as the 10th and 11th members of the conference.

CSU Bakersfield will become an official member on July 1, 2020, and will be immediately eligible in round-robin and single-site championship sports for Big West titles, awards and honors, and continue its eligibility for NCAA automatic qualification in these sports.

UC San Diego will begin an NCAA mandated four-year reclassification period to Division I on July 1, 2020. Its teams will be included in all Big West round-robin sports schedules beginning with the 2020-21 academic year. UC San Diego will become an official member of the conference on July 1, 2024.

To read the rest of the press release, please visit the Big West website.