Who was in the original PAC 8?

Answer 1

Short answer:

Berkeley, Stanford, Oregon, Oregon State, USC, UCLA, Washington,Washington state.

Long answer:

The history of the Pac-8/10/12 began with the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC).

1915: PCC was founded with four original members - the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Washington, the University of Oregon, and Oregon State College (now Oregon State University).

1917: Washington State College (now Washington State University) joined.

1918: Stanford University joined.

1922: University of Southern California (USC) and the University of Idaho joined.

1924: University of Montana joined.

1928: UCLA joined.

1950: Montana resigned.

1958: Dissolution of PCC.

1959: Reformed as the Athletic Associates of Western Universities (AAWU). Original AAWU membership included UC Berkeley, Stanford, USC, UCLA and Washington.

1962: Washington State joined.

1964: Oregon and Oregon State joined.

1968: The name Pacific-8 Conference was adopted.

1978: University of Arizona and Arizona State University joined. Named the Pacific-10 Conference.