Big West presidents are voting this Friday whether to invite Utah Valley and Cal Baptist to the conference starting with the 2026 season. Reports are that Big West officials recently visited both schools. This appears to improve the mens college basketball ratings for the conference. Utah Valley is currently in 1st place in the WAC, ahead of Grand Canyon. Cal Baptist also has a solid program. The Cal State schools better start growing their NIL budget or they will be behind them and the UC schools.