Nevada (Reno) and Fresno State will be leaving the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) to join the Mountain West Conference, following in the footsteps of Boise State, which made the same move earlier this year. The Mountain West, which has already lost Utah to the Pac 10 (12), may also lose Brigham Young University. BYU, which already has its own television network, may go independent in football (i.e., not aligned with a conference) and join a conference other than the Mountain West for all non-football sports. The WAC was thought to be the destination for BYU's non-football sports, but with that conference dwindling, nothing is clear at the moment. Once everything shakes out, I'll create a map to illustrate the movements within the WAC, Mountain West, and any other conference that gets involved.
UPDATE (9/1/2010): BYU has made it official. The Cougars will become an independent in football and shift to the West Coast Conference for all other sports. At first glance, a new men's basketball rivalry between Gonzaga and BYU appears to be the main byproduct of the WCC aspect of the move. These changes will go into effect one year from now.
