Information below.
I noticed that UCSD have also applied, which means the program must now become funded at a minimum of 80% which is 10 spots. Hawaii also.
Should provide some interesting changes to the Big West schedule and they would probably have to go to a two division format with a championship series.
http://www.bakersfield.com/new...r-Big-West-admission
THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN
As expected, Cal State Bakersfield has formally applied for membership to the Big West Conference.
According to Big West Conference Commissioner Dennis Farrell, in a story posted Thursday on the Honolulu Advertiser sports web site, CSUB, the University of Hawaii and UC San Diego all submitted information to be considered for membership by Wednesday's deadline.
CSUB has targeted the BWC as its preferred conference home since it began the process of moving from NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I in 2006. CSUB currently is a Division I independent.
Hawaii, the Advertiser reported, is in serious talks for its football program to join the Mountain West Conference, but it hopes to participate in the BWC for all other sports. Football is not a BWC sport. Hawaii hopes to be in the MWC and BWC for the 2012-13 school year, the newspaper reported.
The Big West Council is scheduled to meet next Wednesday to review information provided by the three prospective members and may make a recommendation to the Board of Directors (presidents and chancellors of BWC member schools) at that time, the Advertiser reported
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