West Coast Conference

The West Coast Conference, WCC, is a NCAA Div. I conference. Founded in 1952 it was formed as a basketball conference among five bay area schools and was called the California Basketball Association. In 1955 it added several schools and changed names to the West Coast Athletic Conference. And finally becoming the West Coast Conference in 1990. Over the years it has added some schools and lost some too, but since 1978 its membership has remained unchanged. It has also added a variety of other sports including baseball, soccer, volleyball, and more.

The WCC:

• Gonzaga University
• Loyola Marymout University
• Peperdine University
• University of Portland
• St. Mary's College
• University of San Diego
• University of San Francisco
• Santa Clara University

Back to NCAA Division I