Gonzaga set to leave WCC and join Pac-12

College basketball insider Matt Norlander joins CBS Sports HQ as the Pac-12 officially announces the addition of Gonzaga.

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[nickolaslewis]

This is a big add for the new look Pac

[bigfootwalker]

Now they just need to change their name to Gonzaga State 🤣

[assassssasa]

Unlv should have went to a conference that has Gonzaga and Sdsu instead of playing against UTEP

[rawn]

Made sense 20 years ago. While the Pac12 still has some work to do as a football conference, it is building a pretty dam good hoops conference. Zaga would strenthen any hoops conference.

[Ethekid]

If they get UConn, Memphis, & Tulane they’ll get a big bag for the Tv deal

[deanfirnatine]

The Memphis State AD had to have a news conference because alumni were in full revolt over them turning down the Pac 12, he made it pretty clear the only reason they did is the Pac 12 tried to shaft them on playoff shares of money and would only pay about 10% of the AAC's massive exit fees, basically all the Pac 12 has to do is negotiate a fair assistance package on those exit fees and revenue sharing for football playoff money and they are in, that is probably the case also with Tulane and South Florida, sources said in fact South Florida was so interested they were the ones that first contacted the Pac 12, not the other way around. From what I read the Pac 12 is looking at Texas State, North Texas and Rice to get into those big Texas metro area TV Markets but they would no doubt take those three big AAC teams if they can and Gonzaga will certainly make that a juicier option for Memphis State, a conference with those two and San Diego St that played in the national championship just two years ago is a damn good hoops conference.

[NadineSvopa-vjvi]

So long saint mary's good look in the new wcc in 2026

[abcabc]

23-24 NET rankings on the teams
#17 Gonzaga
#20 San Diego State
#26 Boise State
#36 Colorado State
#38 Utah State
#44 Washington State
#165 Oregon State
#233 Fresno State

[zackaryfernandez]

Gonzaga and SDSU gonna be one of the best matchups in basketball year round

[BrandonSvopa]

The new pac 12 will be better then the west coast conference because st mary's was the 2nd best team in the west coast conference

[realcandidtrader]

if there was any way to get uconn to the pac-12 in both sports it would arguably be the best basketball conference at the top end. Which conference is top heavier than Gonzaga, Memphis, San Diego State and Uconn? Maybe the ACC and thats it?

[purplesprigs]

The PAC-12 is like an old band from the 70's, with one original member, playing at the county fair. "Hey, I don't recognize any of these guys."

[lightingbolt]

Is that a better conference than their current one?

[kingmo]

Can Gonzaga get a football program, please?

[MichaelHopkins-ll]

Easily the best conference in the nation imo

[CoreytheATSFConnie]

Will they bring their football program back?

[psychopathyoutubeemployees]

*Sacramento State* of the *Big Sky* will probably be the cheapest to get unless the *Sun Belt's* exit fee (for *Texas State)* is doable. So it will probably be Sacramento State to form the *Pac-8 1/2.* No football sponsorship at *Zag U* since BEFORE World War 2.

[psychopathyoutubeemployees]

Going have to pay BIG bucks to cover those AAC exit fees...not to mention Tulane, and two Texas universities to make jetlag and travel less hellish for Memphis.

Do NOT get any Leastern Time Zone universities (South Florida, UConn etc.)!

[psychopathyoutubeemployees]

I hope for the Pac's sake, that they found that the Mountain West violated something in the contract, that the Pac won't share publicly for now.

[appalachianenthusiast]

I know the Vandals tried becoming FBS before, maybe see if they want to pop in?