The Western Athletic Conference has experienced tremendous success. Including more than half of its teams in 2008, they have sent a total of 27 teams to bowl games since 2001. Boise State has won 88 football games since joining the conference, the second most in the nation during that time span (2001-08). In an unprecedented move, in 2001, the WAC partnered with ESPN for coverage of football and basketball giving the conference national exposure. The WAC covers a broad expanse of the Western United States, with member institutions located in California, Hawaii, Idaho,Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah, plus the “non-western” state of Louisiana (traditionally associated with the Southern United States). The WAC’s teams are listed below:
