SAN DIEGO — The Pacific Coast Athletic Assn. will change its name to the Big West Conference on July 1, PCAA Commissioner James A. Haney announced Friday.
The name change was approved by the conference's council at its spring meeting in San Diego.
According to the league, the new name is a simpler and more accurate description of the 12 member institutions--Cal State Fullerton, Fresno State, Cal State Long Beach, New Mexico State, San Diego State, San Jose State, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, University of Hawaii, Nevada Las Vegas, Pacific and Utah State.
