Pacific-10 Conference

From BR Bullpen

The roots of the Pacific-10 Conference go back to 1915, when the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) was founded. Original membership consisted of four schools - the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Washington, the University of Oregon, and Oregon State College (now Oregon State University). Washington State joined in 1917 and Stanford in 1918. In 1922, the PCC expanded to eight teams with the admission of the University of Southern California and the University of Idaho. Montana joined the Conference in 1924, and in 1928, the PCC grew to 10 members with the addition of UCLA. Montana left in 1950 and in 1959 the conference dissolved. A new Conference was formed - the Athletic Association of Western Universities consisting of California, Stanford, Southern California, UCLA, and Washington. Washington State joined in 1962, and Oregon and Oregon State joined in 1964. In 1968, the name Pacific-8 Conference was adopted. In 1978, the University of Arizona and Arizona State University were admitted and the Pacific-10 Conference name was adopted.

The University of Oregon dropped baseball after the 1981 season. The University of Portland, Gonzaga University, Portland State University, and Eastern Washington University joined the conference in baseball only in 1982. EWU dropped out in 1990, GU and PSU in 1995, and UP after the 1998.

Source: Pac-10 Conference