Welcome to the Pac-12, Version 2.0: How we got here, what to know about each team, 2026 contenders
The Pac-12 Conference is back with a new lineup and renewed focus on basketball.
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📍 How it ended
The Pac-12 officially launched as a reborn league with seven full-time members, including Colorado State, Oregon State, and Washington State. The MGM Grand is set to host the conference basketball tournament through the 2027-28 season.
Epilogue added 15d ago, after coverage quieted.
The brief
The Pac-12 Conference has officially relaunched with seven new full-time members. Coverage emphasizes the conference's return after years of uncertainty. The Spokesman-Review and OregonLive.com report that the Pac-12 basketball tournament will return to Las Vegas.
CBS Sports and Yahoo Sports provide overviews of the new teams and potential contenders for the 2026 season. Colorado State Athletics and The Coloradoan note Colorado State's move from the Mountain West to the Pac-12. The next steps include the 2026-27 basketball season.
Coverage does not yet specify the full list of new members or the impact on other conferences.
Synthesized by Archynetys from the headlines below under a strict no-invention contract. ✓ fact-checked: all claims supported by sources Updated 20d ago.
Quick answers
What teams are part of the new Pac-12 Conference?
Coverage does not yet specify the full list of new members.
When will the Pac-12 basketball tournament take place?
The Pac-12 basketball tournament will return to Las Vegas for the 2027-28 season.
Which teams are considered contenders for the 2026 season?
CBS Sports coverage identifies potential contenders but does not specify which teams.
Coverage (11)
- Report: MGM Grand to host Pac-12 basketball tournament through 2027-28 season The Spokesman-Review · 21d ago
- Pac-12 basketball tournaments returning to Las Vegas in 2027-28 OregonLive.com · 21d ago
- Pac-12 officially reborn as potentially premier Group of Six league Yahoo Sports · 21d ago
- The new era of the Pac-12 has officially begun Yahoo Sports · 21d ago
- The return of the Pac-12: How Oregon State and Washington State stuck together and saved the conference The Seattle Times · 21d ago
- After years of chaos and uncertainty, the Pac-12 is back OregonLive.com · 21d ago
- Colorado State helped form Mountain West, now Rams leave for Pac-12 The Coloradoan · 21d ago
- The return of the Pac-12: How Oregon State and Washington State stuck together and saved the conference The Mercury News · 21d ago
- Colorado State Officially Joins the Pac-12 Colorado State Athletics · 21d ago
- The new Pac-12 Conference officially launches with the addition of seven full-time members pac-12.com · 21d ago
- Welcome to the Pac-12, Version 2.0: How we got here, what to know about each team, 2026 contenders CBS Sports · 21d ago
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