Mountain West adds Hawaii
Hawaii pushes Mountain West over minimum threshold for FBS conference status as school becomes full member
Hawaii is joining the Mountain West Conference as a full member and will begin competition in all sports on July 1, 2026, the league announced Tuesday. Hawaii has been a football-only member of the Mountain West since 2012 and currently competes in the Big West in most other sports.
Mountain West adds Hawaii as full-time member, bringing conference to NCAA minimum of 8
In its search to bolster its ranks, the Mountain West Conference turned to a familiar face. The conference has added Hawai’i as a full-time member, the league announced Tuesday, with the move officially taking effect on July 1,
Hawaii to join Mountain West in all sports; league open to adding more programs
Eight is enough. But that doesn't mean the Mountain West is done exploring expansion.
When Hawaii will become 'full' Mountain West member
Hawaii will become a full member of the Mountain West once they leave the Big West and join the conference in every sport
Dave Reardon: Some Hawaii programs will find Mountain West winnable
“We’re used to doing hard things at the University of Hawaii,” said soccer coach Michele “Bud” Nagamine, whose team has recently made things look easy as it rides a wave of eight games without a loss. Hawaii head coach Rich Hill (10) talks to pitcher Sebastian Gonzalez (36), third from left, on May 3.
Hawaii joins Mountain West as full member, giving league the required number of teams
The Mountain West made itself whole again through a marriage of convenience, even if the partnership will be anything but convenient.
Mountain West adds Hawaii as full-time member, giving conference 8 schools
The Mountain West Conference reached the important threshold of having eight member schools as conference officials announced the addition of the University of Hawaii at Mānoa on Tuesday.
Hawaii to become a full-time Mountain West member in 2026
Hawaii will be the eighth full-time member of the Mountain West after UTEP announced that it was joining the conference in 2026 earlier this month. In addition to football and men's and women's basketball, Hawaii will be a MWC member in 12 other sports.
Hawai'i to join Mountain West as full-time member in July 2026
Hawai'i, a football-only member of the Mountain West since 2012, will become its eighth full-time member -- the minimum necessary for it to remain a conference.
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Hawaii to become full Mountain West member in 2026, leaving Big West
Hawaii will become a full member of the Mountain West conference in 2026, giving the league the eight members required to remain an FBS conference, the league announced Tuesday. Hawaii has ...
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In the latest edition of “HNN Overtime,” hosts Kyle Chinen, Davis Pitner and Cienna Pilotin talk about the NFL draft and the four Hawaii-born players who were invited to the NFL Combine last month.