Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
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 soccer; 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 their list of sports, and for the 2011-2012 season they have announced Men's swimming and diving will also be added.
The conference's membership varies by sport; 38 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).
The majority of MPSF members have a primary conference affliate. Ten are members of the Pacific-12 Conference (Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Washington, Washington State), seven are members of the Big West Conference (Cal Poly-SLO, CSU-Northridge, Long Beach State, Pacific, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara), five are members of the West Coast Conference (BYU, Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine, San Diego, St. Mary's), four are members of the Mountain West Conference (Air Force, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV), three are members of the Western Athletic Conference (Fresno State, Hawaii, San Jose State), two are members of the Big Sky Conference (Northern Colorado, Sacramento State), two are members of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (Alaska-Anchorage, Seattle Pacific), one is a member of the Big 12 Conference (Oklahoma), one is a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (UC-San Diego) and one is a member of the Sun Belt Conference (Denver). Two school do not (as of the 2011-12 season) have a primary athletic conference (CSU-Bakersfield, Seattle).
Current members
Institution |
Location |
Founded |
Affiliation |
Enrollment |
Home Conference |
United States Air Force Academy |
Colorado Springs, Colorado |
1954 |
Public/Federal |
4,000 |
MWC |
University of Alaska Anchorage |
Anchorage, Alaska |
1976 |
Public (University of Alaska System) |
17,000 |
GNAC |
University of Arizona |
Tucson, Arizona |
1885 |
Public |
37,036 |
Pac-12 |
Arizona State University |
Tempe, Arizona |
1885 |
Public |
61,033 |
Pac-12 |
Brigham Young University |
Provo, Utah |
1875 |
Private |
32,400 |
WCC |
University of California, Berkeley |
Berkeley, California |
1868 |
Public (University of California) |
33,000 |
Pac-12 |
University of California, Davis |
Davis, California |
1905 |
Public (University of California) |
32,153 |
Big West |
University of California, Irvine |
Irvine, California |
1965 |
Public (University of California) |
27,631 |
Big West |
University of California, Los Angeles |
Los Angeles, California |
1919 |
Public (University of California) |
38,000 |
Pac-12 |
University of California, San Diego |
San Diego, California |
1959 |
Public (University of California) |
20,339 |
CCAA |
University of California, Santa Barbara |
Santa Barbara, California |
1944 |
Public (University of California) |
20,559 |
Big West |
California Polytechnic State University |
San Luis Obispo, California |
1901 |
Public (California State University) |
19,777 |
Big West |
California State University, Bakersfield |
Bakersfield, California |
1965 |
Public (California State University) |
7,463 |
Independent |
California State University, Fresno |
Fresno, California |
1911 |
Public (California State University) |
21,500 |
WAC (-2012) MWC (2012-) |
California State University, Long Beach |
Long Beach, California |
1949 |
Public (California State University) |
36,870 |
Big West |
California State University, Northridge |
Northridge, California |
1958 |
Public (California State University) |
33,000 |
Big West |
California State University, Sacramento |
Sacramento, California |
1947 |
Public (California State University) |
27,972 |
Big Sky |
University of Colorado at Boulder |
Boulder, Colorado |
1876 |
Public (University of Colorado) |
29,709 |
Pac-12 |
University of Denver |
Denver, Colorado |
1864 |
Private |
11,117 |
Sun Belt (-2012)/WAC (2012-) |
University of Hawaii at Manoa |
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi |
1907 |
Public (University of Hawaii System) |
20,549 |
WAC (-2012) MWC/Big West (2012-) |
Loyola Marymount University |
Los Angeles, California |
1865 |
Private |
8,972 |
WCC |
University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
Las Vegas, Nevada |
1957 |
Public (Nevada System of Higher Education) |
29,000 |
MWC |
University of New Mexico |
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
1889 |
Public |
34,672 |
MWC |
University of Northern Colorado |
Greeley, Colorado |
1889 |
Public |
12,981 |
Big Sky |
University of Oklahoma |
Norman, Oklahoma |
1890 |
Public |
27,282 |
Big 12 |
University of Oregon |
Eugene, Oregon |
1876 |
Public (Oregon University System) |
20,339 |
Pac-12 |
University of the Pacific |
Stockton, California |
1851 |
Private |
6,268 |
Big West |
Pepperdine University |
Malibu, California |
1937 |
Private |
6,053 |
WCC |
San Diego State University |
San Diego, California |
1897 |
Public (California State University) |
34,500 |
MWC |
San José State University |
San Jose, California |
1862 |
Public (California State University) |
28,932 |
WAC |
University of San Diego |
San Diego, California |
1949 |
Private |
7,832 |
WCC |
Seattle University |
Seattle, Washington |
1891 |
Private |
7,751 |
Independent (-2012)/WAC (2012-) |
Seattle Pacific University |
Seattle, Washington |
1891 |
Private |
3,809 |
GNAC |
University of Southern California |
Los Angeles, California |
1880 |
Private |
32,160 |
Pac-12 |
Saint Mary's College of California |
Moraga, California |
1863 |
Private |
4,536 |
WCC |
Stanford University |
Stanford, California |
1891 |
Private |
14,654 |
Pac-12 |
University of Washington |
Seattle, Washington |
1861 |
Public |
42,708 |
Pac-12 |
Washington State University |
Pullman, Washington |
1890 |
Public |
23,121 |
Pac-12 |
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Conference Champions
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 |
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 |
Men's indoor track & field
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 |
Women's indoor track & field
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 |
Men's swimming & diving
Year |
Team |
2010-11 |
CSU-Bakersfield |
Women's swimming & diving
Year |
Team |
2010-11 |
UC-Davis |
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Men's soccer
Year |
Team |
1992 |
Washington |
1993 |
UCLA |
1994 |
Fresno State |
1995 |
UCLA |
1996 |
UCLA |
1997 |
Washington |
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 |
Sacramento State |
2008 |
Sacramento State |
2009 |
Sacramento State |
2010 |
Sacramento State |
2011 |
New Mexico |
Women's lacrosse
Year |
Team |
2004 |
California |
2005 |
Stanford |
2006 |
Stanford |
2007 |
Stanford |
2008 |
Stanford |
2009 |
Stanford |
2010 |
Stanford |
2011 |
Stanford |
Men's volleyball
Year |
Team |
1992-93 |
UCLA |
1993-94 |
UCLA |
1994-95 |
UCLA |
1995-96 |
UCLA |
1996-97 |
Stanford |
1997-98 |
Pepperdine |
1998-99 |
Brigham Young |
1999-00 |
UCLA |
2000-01 |
Brigham Young |
2001-02 |
Pepperdine |
2002-03 |
Brigham Young |
2003-04 |
Brigham Young |
2004-05 |
Pepperdine |
2005-06 |
UCLA |
2006-07 |
UC Irvine |
2007-08 |
Pepperdine |
2008-09 |
USC |
2009-10 |
Stanford |
2010-11 |
UC Santa Barbara |
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 |
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 |
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NCAA Titles (65)
The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation has won 65 NCAA titles in six sports. UCLA has won 21 national titles, Stanford has won 12 titles, USC has won eight titles, California and Oklahoma have won five titles, Arizona State, Brigham Young and Oregon have won three titles, UC-Irvine and Pepperdine have won two titles and former member Nebraska has won one title.
Men's water polo (19)
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 |
Men's volleyball (14)
Year |
Team |
1992-93 |
UCLA |
1994-95 |
UCLA |
1995-96 |
UCLA |
1996-97 |
Stanford |
1997-98 |
UCLA |
1998-99 |
Brigham Young |
1999-00 |
UCLA |
2000-01 |
Brigham Young |
2003-04 |
Brigham Young |
2004-05 |
Pepperdine |
2005-06 |
UCLA |
2006-07 |
UC Irvine |
2008-09 |
UC Irvine |
2009-10 |
Stanford |
Men's soccer (1)
|
Men's indoor track & field (2)
Year |
Team |
2007-08 |
Arizona State |
2008-09 |
Oregon |
Women's indoor track & field (6)
Year |
Team |
1999-00 |
UCLA |
2000-01 |
UCLA |
2006-07 |
Arizona State |
2007-08 |
Arizona State |
2009-10 |
Oregon |
2010-11 |
Oregon |
Women's water polo (11)
Year |
Team |
2000-01 |
UCLA |
2001-02 |
Stanford |
2002-03 |
UCLA |
2003-04 |
USC |
2004-05 |
UCLA |
2005-06 |
UCLA |
2006-07 |
UCLA |
2007-08 |
UCLA |
2008-09 |
UCLA |
2009-10 |
USC |
2010-11 |
Stanford |
Men's gymnastics (12)
Year |
Team |
1992-93 |
Stanford |
1993-94 |
Nebraska |
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 |
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References
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