The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) is a college athletic conference whose member teams are located in the western United States. The conference participates at the NCAA Division I level.
History
The MPSF was founded in 1992 and specifically created to provide an outlet for competition in non-revenue-producing Olympic sports. The MPSF conducts championships in men's volleyball; women's lacrosse; and indoor track, gymnastics, and water polo for both men and women. In 2010 the MPSF added women's swimming and diving to its list of sports, and added that sport for men in the 2011–12 season. The 2012–13 school year was the last for MPSF competition in men's soccer.
The conference's membership varies by sport; 37 schools are MPSF members in at least one of its sponsored sports. Schools are not required to participate in the MPSF competition for each sponsored sport if their primary conference affiliation sponsors a competition in that sport (e.g. Pac-12 soccer and women's gymnastics).
All MPSF members have a primary conference affiliation. All Pac-12 members house at least one sport in the MPSF, as do all but one of the nine members of the Big West Conference (UC Riverside). The West Coast Conference is represented by six schools (BYU, Loyola Marymount, Pacific, Pepperdine, Saint Mary's, San Diego), and the Mountain West Conference has four full members represented (Air Force, Fresno State, San Diego State, San Jose State). The Great Northwest Athletic Conference is represented by Alaska–Anchorage and Seattle Pacific. Five conferences are represented by one school each—the Big 12 Conference (Oklahoma), the California Collegiate Athletic Association (UC San Diego), the Pacific West Conference (California Baptist), and the Western Athletic Conference (Cal State Bakersfield).
Members
Source:[1]
Current members
Institution |
Location |
Nickname |
Home Conference |
Division |
Air Force !United States Air Force Academy |
Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Falcons |
Mountain West |
NCAA D-I |
Alaska-Anchorage !University of Alaska Anchorage |
Anchorage, Alaska |
Seawolves |
Great Northwest |
NCAA D-II |
Arizona !University of Arizona |
Tucson, Arizona |
Wildcats |
Pac-12 |
NCAA D-I |
Arizona State University |
Tempe, Arizona |
Sun Devils |
Pac-12 |
NCAA D-I |
Brigham Young University |
Provo, Utah |
Cougars |
West Coast |
NCAA D-I |
California Baptist University |
Riverside, California |
Lancers |
Pacific West |
NCAA D-II |
California Polytechnic State University |
San Luis Obispo, California |
Mustangs |
Big West |
NCAA D-I |
California State University, Bakersfield |
Bakersfield, California |
Roadrunners |
Western Athletic |
NCAA D-I |
California State University, Fresno |
Fresno, California |
Bulldogs |
Mountain West |
NCAA D-I |
California State University, Fullerton |
Fullerton, California |
Titans |
Big West |
NCAA D-I |
California State University, Long Beach |
Long Beach, California |
49ers |
Big West |
NCAA D-I |
California State University, Northridge |
Northridge, California |
Matadors |
Big West |
NCAA D-I |
California State University, Sacramento |
Sacramento, California |
Hornets |
Big Sky |
NCAA D-I |
California, Berkeley !University of California, Berkeley |
Berkeley, California |
Golden Bears |
Pac-12 |
NCAA D-I |
California, Davis !University of California, Davis |
Davis, California |
Aggies |
Big West |
NCAA D-I |
California, Irvine !University of California, Irvine |
Irvine, California |
Anteaters |
Big West |
NCAA D-I |
California, Los Angeles !University of California, Los Angeles |
Los Angeles, California |
Bruins |
Pac-12 |
NCAA D-I |
California, San Diego !University of California, San Diego |
San Diego, California |
Tritons |
California Collegiate |
NCAA D-II |
California, Santa Barbara !University of California, Santa Barbara |
Santa Barbara, California |
Gauchos |
Big West |
NCAA D-I |
Colorado !University of Colorado Boulder |
Boulder, Colorado |
Buffaloes |
Pac-12 |
NCAA D-I |
Hawai'i !University of Hawai'i at Manoa |
Honolulu, Hawai'i |
Rainbow Warriors & Rainbow Wahine |
Big West |
NCAA D-I |
Oklahoma !University of Oklahoma |
Norman, Oklahoma |
Sooners |
Big 12 |
NCAA D-I |
Oregon !University of Oregon |
Eugene, Oregon |
Ducks |
Pac-12 |
NCAA D-I |
Oregon State !Oregon State University |
Corvallis, Oregon |
Beavers |
Pac-12 |
NCAA D-I |
Pacific !University of the Pacific |
Stockton, California |
Tigers |
West Coast |
NCAA D-I |
Pepperdine University |
Malibu, California |
Waves |
West Coast |
NCAA D-I |
Portland !University of Portland |
Portland, Oregon |
Pilots |
West Coast |
NCAA D-I |
Saint Mary's College of California |
Moraga, California |
Gaels |
West Coast |
NCAA D-I |
San Diego !University of San Diego |
San Diego, California |
Toreros |
West Coast |
NCAA D-I |
San Diego State University |
San Diego, California |
Aztecs |
Mountain West |
NCAA D-I |
San Jose State University |
San Jose, California |
Spartans |
Mountain West |
NCAA D-I |
Seattle Pacific University |
Seattle, Washington |
Falcons |
Great Northwest |
NCAA D-II |
Southern California !University of Southern California |
Los Angeles, California |
Trojans |
Pac-12 |
NCAA D-I |
Stanford University |
Stanford, California |
Cardinal |
Pac-12 |
NCAA D-I |
Utah !University of Utah |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
Utes |
Pac-12 |
NCAA D-I |
Washington !University of Washington |
Seattle, Washington |
Huskies |
Pac-12 |
NCAA D-I |
Washington State University |
Pullman, Washington |
Cougars |
Pac-12 |
NCAA D-I |
- UC San Diego — Volleyball (M) joins the Big West in July 2017.
Future members
- Concordia–Irvine, Grand Canyon — Volleyball (M) joins in July 2017.
Sports
The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation sponsors championship competition in five men's and five women's NCAA sanctioned sports[2] The MPSF dropped men's soccer after the 2012 season. The moves of Denver (all sports) and New Mexico (soccer only) to other conferences left the MPSF with six soccer members, but all six would soon leave due to moves by the Western Athletic Conference. MPSF soccer member Seattle was already in the WAC, and another MPSF soccer school, CSU Bakersfield, was already committed to join the WAC in 2013. Because the WAC dropped football after the 2012 season due to a near-complete membership turnover, it needed to add another men's sport to maintain its Division I status. To that end, it invited the four remaining MPSF soccer schools to join them; all accepted, and the WAC began sponsoring men's soccer in 2013–14.[3]
In October 2015, when Arizona State announced that it would elevate its club team in women's lacrosse to full varsity status starting in the 2017–18 school year (2018 season), which will give the Pac-12 six women's lacrosse schools. This number is required by league bylaws for official sponsorship of a sport, and is also the number of teams required for a conference to be an automatic NCAA tournament qualifier. This led the Pac-12 to announce that all of its women's lacrosse teams would leave the MPSF for the new Pac-12 lacrosse league for the 2018 season. The five remaining MPSF lacrosse schools will retain that league's automatic NCAA tournament bid for the 2018 and 2019 seasons while the MPSF seeks to add new members in that sport.[4]
On May 31, 2016 the Big West Conference announced that it will begin sponsoring men's volleyball championship in the 2017–18 school year (2018 season). The championship will be contested by five full members Long Beach State, Cal State Northridge, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, Hawai'i, and associate member UC San Diego. The Big West members will leave the MPSF in men's volleyball only, while UC San Diego will leave the federation entirely since this is their only sport in the MPSF.[5]
Men |
Women |
- Gymnastics
- Air Force
- California
- Oklahoma
- Stanford
- Swimming
& diving
- BYU
- Cal Poly
- UC Santa Barbara
- Hawai'i
- Pacific
|
- Volleyball
- BYU
- California Baptist
- Long Beach State ‡
- Cal State Northridge ‡
- UC Irvine ‡
- UCLA
- UC San Diego ‡
- UC Santa Barbara ‡
- Hawai'i ‡
- Pepperdine
- USC
- Stanford
- Water Polo
- California
- UCLA
- USC
- Stanford
|
- Track & field
Indoor
- Arizona
- Arizona State
- BYU
- Long Beach State
- Cal State Northridge
- California
- UCLA
- Colorado
- Oregon
- Portland
- USC
- Stanford
- Washington
- Washington State
|
- Gymnastics
- Air Force
- Alaska–Anchorage
- Sacramento State
- UC Davis
- San Jose State
- Seattle Pacific
- Lacrosse
- Fresno State
- California ‡
- UC Davis
- Colorado ‡
- Oregon ‡
- Saint Mary's
- San Diego State
- USC ‡
- Stanford ‡
|
- Swimming
& diving
- BYU
- Cal Poly
- UC Davis
- UC Santa Barbara
- Hawai'i
- Pacific
- San Diego
- Water Polo
- Arizona State
- Cal State Bakersfield
- California
- UCLA
- San Jose State
- USC
- Stanford
|
- Track & field
Indoor
- Arizona
- Arizona State
- BYU
- Cal State Fullerton
- Long Beach State
- Cal State Northridge
- California
- UC Irvine
- UCLA
- Colorado
- Hawai'i
- Oregon
- Oregon State
- Portland
- USC
- Stanford
- Utah
- Washington
- Washington State
|
‡ — leaving in July 2017
Conference champions
Men's gymnastics
Year | Team |
1992–93 | Stanford |
1993–94 | UCLA |
1994–95 | Stanford |
1995–96 | Oklahoma |
1996–97 | Nebraska |
1997–98 | California |
1998–99 | Nebraska & Oklahoma |
1999–00 | Oklahoma |
2000–01 | Oklahoma |
2001–02 | Oklahoma |
2002–03 | Oklahoma |
2003–04 | California |
2004–05 | Oklahoma |
2005–06 | Oklahoma |
2006–07 | Oklahoma |
2007–08 | Oklahoma |
2008–09 | Stanford |
2009–10 | Oklahoma |
2010–11 | Stanford |
2011–12 | Oklahoma |
2012–13 | Oklahoma |
2013–14 | Oklahoma |
2014–15 | Oklahoma |
2015–16 | Oklahoma |
Women's gymnastics
Year | Team |
2001–02 | Sacramento State |
2002–03 | Sacramento State |
2003–04 | San Jose State |
2004–05 | Sacramento State |
2005–06 | Seattle Pacific |
2006–07 | Seattle Pacific |
2007–08 | UC Davis |
2008–09 | Alaska Anchorage |
2009–10 | UC Davis |
2010–11 | UC Davis |
2011–12 | UC Davis |
2012–13 | UC Davis |
2013–14 | Sacramento State |
2014–15 | UC Davis |
2015–16 | Sacramento State |
Women's lacrosse
Year | Team |
2004 | California |
2005 | Stanford |
2006 | Stanford |
2007 | Stanford |
2008 | Stanford |
2009 | Stanford |
2010 | Stanford |
2011 | Stanford |
2012 | Oregon |
2013 | Stanford |
2014 | Denver |
2015 | Stanford |
2016 | USC |
Men's soccer
Year | Team |
1992 | Washington |
1993 | UCLA |
1994 | Fresno State |
1995 | UCLA |
1996 | UCLA |
1997 | UCLA |
1998 | Washington |
1999 | Washington |
2000 | San Jose State |
2001 | New Mexico |
2002 | New Mexico |
2003 | San Jose State |
2004 | New Mexico |
2005 | New Mexico |
2006 | New Mexico |
2007 | New Mexico |
2008 | Denver |
2009 | Sacramento State |
2010 | Sacramento State |
2011 | New Mexico |
2012 | Air Force |
|
Men's swimming & diving
Year | Team |
2010–11 | CSU Bakersfield |
2011–12 | Brigham Young |
2012–13 | UNLV |
2013–14 | Brigham Young |
2014–15 | Brigham Young |
2015–16 | Brigham Young |
Women's swimming & diving
Year | Team |
2010–11 | UC Davis |
2011–12 | Brigham Young |
2012–13 | UC Davis |
2013–14 | UC Davis |
2014–15 | Hawaii |
2015–16 | UC Davis |
Men's track & field indoor
Year | Team |
1992–93 | California |
1993–94 | Arizona |
1994–95 | Arizona |
1995–96 | Arizona |
1996–97 | Idaho |
1997–98 | Washington State |
1998–99 | Stanford |
1999–00 | Stanford |
2000–01 | Washington State |
2001–02 | UCLA |
2002–03 | UCLA |
2003–04 | UCLA |
2004–05 | UCLA |
2005–06 | Washington |
2006–07 | Washington |
2007–08 | Oregon |
2008–09 | UCLA |
2009–10 | UCLA |
2010–11 | Stanford |
2011–12 | Arizona State |
2012–13 | Arizona State |
2013–14 | California |
2014–15 | Oregon |
2015–16 | USC |
Women's track & field indoor
Year | Team |
1992–93 | UNLV |
1993–94 | Utah State |
1994–95 | Arizona |
1995–96 | Washington |
1996–97 | Stanford |
1997–98 | Stanford |
1998–99 | Washington State |
1999–00 | Washington State |
2000–01 | Arizona |
2001–02 | Arizona |
2002–03 | Stanford |
2003–04 | Stanford |
2004–05 | Stanford |
2005–06 | Stanford |
2006–07 | Arizona State |
2007–08 | Arizona State |
2008–09 | Stanford |
2009–10 | Oregon |
2010–11 | Oregon |
2011–12 | Stanford |
2012–13 | Oregon |
2013–14 | USC |
2014–15 | USC |
2015–16 | Oregon |
|
Men's volleyball
Year | Team |
1993 | UCLA |
1994 | UCLA |
1995 | UCLA |
1996 | UCLA |
1997 | Stanford |
1998 | Pepperdine |
1999 | Brigham Young |
2000 | UCLA |
2001 | UCLA |
2002 | Pepperdine |
2003 | Brigham Young |
2004 | Brigham Young |
2005 | Pepperdine |
2006 | UCLA |
2007 | UC Irvine |
2008 | Pepperdine |
2009 | USC |
2010 | Stanford |
2011 | UC Santa Barbara |
2012 | UC Irvine |
2013 | Brigham Young |
2014 | Brigham Young |
2015 | UC Irvine |
2016 | Brigham Young |
Men's water polo
Year | Team |
1992 | California |
1993 | California |
1994 | Stanford |
1995 | California |
1996 | USC |
1997 | USC |
1998 | Stanford |
1999 | UCLA |
2000 | UCLA |
2001 | Stanford |
2002 | California |
2003 | USC |
2004 | Stanford |
2005 | USC |
2006 | California |
2007 | USC |
2008 | USC |
2009 | UCLA |
2010 | USC |
2011 | UCLA |
2012 | USC |
2013 | USC |
2014 | Stanford |
2015 | UCLA |
2016 | USC |
Women's water polo
Year | Team |
1996 | UCLA |
1997 | UCLA |
1998 | UCLA |
1999 | California |
2000 | Stanford |
2001 | Stanford |
2002 | UCLA |
2003 | Stanford |
2004 | USC |
2005 | UCLA |
2006 | Stanford |
2007 | UCLA |
2008 | UCLA |
2009 | USC |
2010 | UCLA |
2011 | California |
2012 | UCLA |
2013 | USC |
2014 | Stanford |
2015 | UCLA |
2016 | USC |
|
NCAA titles
The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation has won 86 NCAA titles in seven sports. UCLA has won 23 national titles. Stanford has won 15 titles. USC has won 13 titles. Oregon has won ten titles. Oklahoma has won seven titles. California has won six titles. UC Irvine has won four titles. Arizona State and Brigham Young have won three titles. Pepperdine has won two titles. The MPSF has won every men's and women's water polo NCAA title since the inception of the conference.
Men's gymnastics
Year | Team |
1992–93 | Stanford |
1994–95 | Stanford |
1996–97 | California |
1997–98 | California |
2001–02 | Oklahoma |
2002–03 | Oklahoma |
2004–05 | Oklahoma |
2005–06 | Oklahoma |
2007–08 | Oklahoma |
2008–09 | Stanford |
2010–11 | Stanford |
2014–15 | Oklahoma |
2015–16 | Oklahoma |
Men's soccer
Men's track & field indoor
Year | Team |
2007–08 | Arizona State |
2008–09 | Oregon |
2013–14 | Oregon |
2014–15 | Oregon |
2015–16 | Oregon |
|
Women's track & field indoor
Year | Team |
1999–00 | UCLA |
2000–01 | UCLA |
2006–07 | Arizona State |
2007–08 | Arizona State |
2009–10 | Oregon |
2010–11 | Oregon |
2011–12 | Oregon |
2012–13 | Oregon |
2013–14 | Oregon |
2015–16 | Oregon |
Men's volleyball
Year | Team |
1993 | UCLA |
1995 | UCLA |
1996 | UCLA |
1997 | Stanford |
1998 | UCLA |
1999 | Brigham Young |
2000 | UCLA |
2001 | Brigham Young |
2002 | Hawaii† |
2004 | Brigham Young |
2005 | Pepperdine |
2006 | UCLA |
2007 | UC Irvine |
2009 | UC Irvine |
2010 | Stanford |
2012 | UC Irvine |
2013 | UC Irvine |
† — Vacated due to NCAA violations
|
Men's water polo
Year | Team |
1992 | California |
1993 | Stanford |
1994 | Stanford |
1995 | UCLA |
1996 | UCLA |
1997 | Pepperdine |
1998 | USC |
1999 | UCLA |
2000 | UCLA |
2001 | Stanford |
2002 | Stanford |
2003 | USC |
2004 | UCLA |
2005 | USC |
2006 | California |
2007 | California |
2008 | USC |
2009 | USC |
2010 | USC |
2011 | USC |
2012 | USC |
2013 | USC |
2014 | UCLA |
2015 | UCLA |
2016 | California |
Women's water polo
Year | Team |
2001 | UCLA |
2002 | Stanford |
2003 | UCLA |
2004 | USC |
2005 | UCLA |
2006 | UCLA |
2007 | UCLA |
2008 | UCLA |
2009 | UCLA |
2010 | USC |
2011 | Stanford |
2012 | Stanford |
2013 | USC |
2014 | Stanford |
2015 | Stanford |
2016 | USC |
|
References
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