Males’s Soccer, Males’s Swimming And Diving To Transfer To Mountain West In 2026

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) — The UNLV males’s soccer and males’s swimming and diving applications will transfer from the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) to the Mountain West starting within the 2026-27 tutorial 12 months with the MW’s additions of the sports activities introduced by the convention workplace Wednesday.

“The addition of men’s soccer and men’s swimming and diving to the Mountain West represents a bold step forward in our commitment to broad-based excellence,” stated MW Commissioner Gloria Nevarez. “These sports not only elevate our competitive profile but also reflect the growing interest and investment from our member institutions. We’re proud to support student-athletes in these disciplines and excited to see the impact they’ll have on our Conference’s future.”

After beforehand competing within the MW for 12 years (2000-11), the Rebel males’s swimming and diving group returns to the convention that noticed it seize seven straight league titles from 2005-11. During two stints within the WAC (1997-99; 2014-25), the Scarlet & Gray has received seven convention championships, together with its present streak of 5 titles.

Heading into the MW’s inaugural males’s soccer season, UNLV additionally comes off time as a WAC affiliate on two separate events from 1996-98 and once more from 2013-2025. In that span, the Rebels have claimed two convention titles, coming within the 2014 and 2016 seasons.

The different colleges becoming a member of the league in males’s swimming and diving embody Air Force, Grand Canyon, Hawai’i and Wyoming. Making the transfer to the convention in males’s soccer are Air Force, UC Davis, Grand Canyon, San José State and Utah Tech.

With the strikes, every of UNLV Athletics’ 16 sports activities applications will likely be members of the Mountain West.