The biggest reason why the Mountain West is considering adding Grand Canyon is because of their recent success in men’s basketball. The Antelopes made the NCAA Tournament in 2021, 2023 and 2024.

Grand Canyon does not play football, but its other athletic programs will be added to Mountain West schedules beginning this fall. Grand Canyon University is a private school in Phoenix, AZ with ...

Grand Canyon currently does not belong to a conference for 2025-26 and has not hidden its desire to jump to the Mountain West immediately. When it accepted an invitation from the conference last ...

Grand Canyon University is joining the MW a year earlier than originally planned, with the two sides finalizing an agreement for GCU to join this fall rather than in 2026-27.

Seventeen varsity teams will compete in the Mountain West, including men’s and women’s basketball which have been in the national spotlight in recent years during the NCAA Tournament. Grand Canyon’s ...

Grand Canyon University will officially become a member of the Mountain West this fall, the conference announced Tuesday morning. The school was set to join the Mountain West on July 1, 2026, but ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Grand Canyon University has officially joined the Mountain West a year early. On Tuesday, the conference announced that GCU has joined the league as a member for the ...

PHOENIX (AP) — Grand Canyon has accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West Conference no later than 2026, according to an announcement sent by the school Friday. The Antelopes will join a ...

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GCU is a great addition to the Mountain West and positively raises the competition level in the league.” Grand Canyon will compete in 17 conference-sponsored sports in the Mountain West.

Grand Canyon University announced Tuesday its move to the Mountain West Conference will begin immediately. The school in Phoenix was initially scheduled to transition from the Western Athletic ...

Taking advantage of its departing members no longer having a voice in conference matters, the Mountain West struck a deal to accelerate its expansion timeline. On Tuesday, the MW announced that Grand ...