A American Athletic Conference (ordinarily known as a WAC, pronounced "whack") was formed around 1962, getting it the title sixth oldest of the Eleven College Athletic Conferences currently attached by owning a NCAA’s Division We-The. the WAC covers a wide expanse of the american United States, with member institutions located in California, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Charter members involved Arizona, Arizona State, Brigham Young, Just released Mexico, Utah, & Wyoming.

Current members (and year joined)
Boise State University (2001) California State University, Fresno (1992) [=Fresno State] University of Hawaii (1979) University of Idaho (2005) Louisiana Tech University (2001) University of Nevada (2000) New Mexico State University, (2005) San Jose State University (1996) Utah State University (2005)

Sports
A WAC sponsors intercollegiate competition within men’s baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s football, men’s and women’s golf, women’s soccer, women’s softball, women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s & women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, women’s volleyball and women's gymnastics.

Former members
Air Force (1980-1999) Arizona (1962-1978) Arizona State (1962-1978) BYU (1962-1999) Colorado State (1967-1999) New Mexico (1962-1999) Rice (1996-2005) San Diego State (1978-1999) SMU (1996-2005) TCU (1996-2001) Tulsa (1996-2005) UNLV (1996-1999) UTEP (1967-2005) Utah (1962-1999) Wyoming (1962-1999)

Of the previous members: Two (Arizona & Arizona State) come presently members of the Pacific Ten Conference. Four (Rice, SMU, Tulsa, UTEP) come around Conference USA. a leftover nine produce higher the todays membership of the Mountain West Conference.