UC Davis will now join Grand Canyon University; the United States Air Force Academy; the University of Hawai’i at Manoa; the University of Nevada, Reno; the University of New Mexico, San Jose State University; the University of Nevada, Las Vegas; the University of Texas, El Paso; and the University of Wyoming.

NIU is reportedly considering leaving the MAC and joining the Mountain West Conference, which saw several of its teams announce their 2026 departures for the Pac-12 a few months a