Hawaii to leave Big West, join Mountain West

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Hawaii will become a full member of the Mountain West Conference ahead of the 2026-27 academic year, leaving the Big West behind.

Craig Angelos, athletic director at Hawaii, confirmed the move to Spectrum News Hawaii.

Hawaii currently is a football-only member of the Mountain West but will move most of its non-football sports, as well.

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