The revived Pac-12, with Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State, will launch in 2026.
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes said the newly rebuilt Pac-12 will look to add at least two more schools for 2026 as quickly as possible.
“I think John Wooden said it, ‘Let’s be quick, but don’t hurry,’” Barnes said on Saturday. “Get it right, but it’s in our best interest to move as quickly as we can.”
The Conference of Champions, which collapsed with the departure of 10 of its teams, announced on Thursday a new incarnation with four teams from the Mountain West joining Oregon State and Washington.
The revived Pac-12, with Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State, will launch in 2026. But the league needs to have at least eight teams to qualify for automatic inclusion into NCAA championships and the College Football Playoff.
Asked if the conference …