Big Sky Conference, a privately owned entity headquartered in the US, was founded in 1963, operates with approximately 30 employees, and reported $8.0M in revenue as of 2023. The organization primarily focuses on spectator sports, functioning as an NCAA Division I member across all sports, with its member institutions classified within the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA). The current league membership includes Eastern Washington, Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Portland State, Sacramento State, and Weber State, with Northern Colorado having joined the conference in 2006.
The Big Sky Conference announced its 2026 and 2027 conference seasons for soccer on April 29, 2026, revealing an expanded league from nine to ten teams following Sacramento State's departure and the addition of Utah Tech and Southern Utah, with the latter institution returning to the Big Sky after a four-season stint in the WAC. Previously, on March 4, 2026, the Idaho Vandals Women's Basketball team received the Big Sky Conference Commissioner's Team of the Month award for February, recognizing the best overall performance by a team across all sports that month. Earlier, on January 28, 2026, the conference unveiled its softball preseason all-conference team and results from the preseason coaches poll, with four Sacramento State Hornets receiving preseason all-league honors. On January 26, 2026, Portland State's Terri Miller Jr. was named Big Sky Conference Player of the Week, having contributed to the Vikings' perfect 7-0 start in league play. This followed the conference's announcement on January 25, 2026, designating the Idaho Vandals Women's Basketball game against Northern Colorado as the conference's game of the week, highlighting a matchup between the second and third place teams.
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