Missouri State University will join Conference USA as a full member effective July 1, 2025, transitioning from its current status as an affiliate member in beach volleyball. This move will increase the membership of Conference USA to 12 teams. Missouri State, which has been part of the Missouri Valley Conference, will also transition to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), marking a significant step up in competition. The university paid the new $5 million entrance fee for FCS schools moving to the FBS level. This addition is part of a broader expansion within Conference USA, which has recently included several other schools.
🏈 News: Missouri State has accepted an invitation to join Conference USA in 2025. Grand Canyon and Seattle will be joining the West Coast Conference in 2025. https://t.co/ohqsnHXcM0
🏈 News: Missouri State has accepted an invitation to join Conference USA in 2025
Grand Canyon University President Brian Mueller talks GCU's move to West Coast Conference https://t.co/zQZabWoI7V
Missouri State will move up to the highest tier of Division I college football and join Conference USA in 2025, the league announced Friday. https://t.co/WxoPSpxGST
Grand Canyon University and Seattle University will join the West Coast Conference beginning with the 2025-26 season, giving the league best known nationally for its basketball programs 11 full members for the first time in its history. https://t.co/SsT0mVBYgT
GCU to join West Coast Conference next year https://t.co/CJL6PM1uMP https://t.co/gANuLua0lP
Missouri State is headed to Conference USA; Grand Canyon and Seattle bolster the WCC in massive mid-major conference realignment moves. ✍️: @Sam_Federman https://t.co/hfFbbJnmCP
WCC is adding Grand Canyon and Seattle U.... @WCCsports Commissioner Stu Jackson will join me at 4 p.m. PT on the radio show. Tune in: @750TheGame @FoxSportsEugene @960Sports @KSKRTheScore or stream: https://t.co/Ir6KxOJBVt https://t.co/zQAi0wAp6H
The West Coast Conference is expanding, it announced, effective July 1, 2025. Seattle U ➡️ WCC Grand Canyon ➡️ WCC https://t.co/PHWdaly1eo
GCU joining West Coast Conference in 2025 https://t.co/sxD0bFwkxe
Grand Canyon accepts an invitation to join the West Coast Conference beginning in the 2025-26 academic year, another team leaving the WAC. https://t.co/tTBVapgs8B #ncaa
Seattle U accepted an invitation to join the West Coast Conference (WCC) beginning July 1, 2025, leaving the WAC. https://t.co/7GjehWEEQY #ncaa
More conference realignment news. https://t.co/r9J0KBKsg0
Story on Grand Canyon and Seattle U joining the WCC as full-time members in 2025-26. https://t.co/SwiwWjCQpd https://t.co/Go2dcA5Jst
Seattle U and Grand Canyon women's basketball joins USF, St. Mary's, Santa Clara, etc in the WCC https://t.co/HSCTmBPQUJ
Why Grand Canyon is moving to the West Coast Conference https://t.co/jOwHoROV8M
If anyone told you Washington State and Seattle U. would play in the same league at some point in our lifetime: some version of laughter/shock/mocking commentary would have been part of that discussion.. but we're here. Cougars and RedHawks will be part of the #WCC in 25-26.
Seattle University will be joining @WCCsports beginning July 1, 2025! We are excited to be reuniting with fellow West Coast Jesuit and Catholic universities and be in a conference aligned with member schools from an academic, athletics and geographic standpoint. https://t.co/GaAB5JBCwh
Grand Canyon announces that it has officially accepted an invite to the West Coast Conference, where it will begin play in the 2025-26 academic year.
Press release from #GCU confirms the school will join the WCC. Also confirms the addition of #SeattleU. WCC holding a Zoom conference call at noon to discuss the news. https://t.co/vgP4ZGH13t
Missouri State is moving up to C-USA, which means Mizzou will no longer be the only FBS program in the state. I believe Nebraska, Minnesota and Rutgers are now the last power-conference schools with that distinction. Edit: And Wisconsin. https://t.co/vXI4fjCJm6
Missouri State is moving up to C-USA, which means Mizzou will no longer be the only FBS program in the state. I believe Nebraska, Minnesota and Rutgers are now the last power-conference schools with that distinction. https://t.co/vXI4fjCJm6
Source: The West Coast Conference is adding Grand Canyon and Seattle as members, effective July 1, 2025. @GoodmanHoops first reported the news.
Conference realignment news: Grand Canyon and Seattle U will be joining the WCC, source confirmed to CBS Sports. @GoodmanHoops was the first to report. They'll join July 1, 2025. Grand Canyon to the WCC has been in the works for a very long time.
Missouri State has accepted an invitation to join Conference USA as a full league member, effective July 1, 2025. They'll become the second FCS school to pay the new FBS entrance fee, joining Delaware: Old fee: $5,000 New fee: $5 million https://t.co/YzWW20jUTA
Seattle U and Grand Canyon are set to join the WCC, source told SI. @GoodmanHoops first. WCC gets one of the rising college hoops brands out West in GCU and a program fresh off three straight 20-win seasons in Seattle. League had been down to nine after the BYU departure.
WCC could be expanding with additions of Grand Canyon and Seattle. Both schools located in major media markets and make a ton of sense for the conference. GCU’s made three NCAA tourney appearances since 2021. https://t.co/oF7lTp32Gr
REPORT: WCC will add Grand Canyon and Seattle. https://t.co/FNkKaiqQ9P
BREAKING: The WCC is expected to add Grand Canyon and Seattle, source told @TheFieldOf68. Grand Canyon is a layup for WCC while Seattle needs to step up its resources to be competitive.
By July 1, 2025 the Missouri Valley Conference will have a grand total of zero teams in the state of Missouri https://t.co/ovMOE8bVgk
Missouri State joins Conference USA: League set to add Bears as full-time member in July 2025 https://t.co/1u0H7yhCqz
The departure of Missouri State adds an interesting quirk to the composition of the Missouri Valley Conference and MVFC: https://t.co/y6FB49ncxi
Here's what Conference USA is currently planned to look like for the 2025-26 season. https://t.co/kKXxqa5Db2
Well, Missouri State immediately becomes the best WBB program in CUSA. https://t.co/ZVpYNWA2FN
Wouldn’t say this waters down the FCS much given how relatively bad Missouri State has been over their 30+ years in the subdivision, but we do seem to be speeding toward a three subdivision system. https://t.co/ipAHliBKOc
NEWS: Conference USA will add Missouri State as a full conference member on July 1, 2025, the conference announced. The move will grow CUSA to 12 members, including the additions of Kennesaw State this summer and Delaware next year. ✍️ @ChrisVannini ⤵️ https://t.co/E1z79nyvLi
When Missouri State joins C-USA in 2025, 16 of the 39 schools in the AAC, C-USA and Sun Belt will have been at the FBS level for fewer than 15 seasons.
When Missouri State joins C-USA in 2025, 15 of the 38 schools in the AAC, C-USA and Sun Belt will have been at the FBS level for fewer than 15 seasons.
Conference USA announces Missouri State will join the league for the 2025 season, joining FBS and giving CUSA its 12th member. https://t.co/J1cPoh6NZZ https://t.co/1n5T3r9auJ
Conference USA announces it will add Missouri State on July 1, 2025. That will bring the league to 12 members. Missouri State has been in the Missouri Valley.
Can we claim this led Missouri State to FBS? https://t.co/yuEAuU0lhR
Missouri State will join Conference USA in 2025, becoming the league's 12th member. https://t.co/Oc9t1Ww7i2
CUSA has the strangest collection of teams. In 2025, it'll be: - FIU - Jacksonville State - Liberty - Louisiana Tech - Middle Tennessee - New Mexico State - Sam Houston - UTEP - WKU - Kennesaw State (2024 addition) - Delaware (2025) - Missouri State (2025) https://t.co/yxcs0ykObn
Friday realignment news. Missouri State will join C-USA as a full member in 2025. https://t.co/PPq9EB1XWK
More conference moves as CUSA adds Missouri State to its membership. https://t.co/r5oOxDJUgy
Missouri State is the newest FBS member and, given the new $5 million entrance fee into FBS, is perhaps one of the last for a while. https://t.co/LHPkJ46MJG
Full CUSA membership for Mo State btw, effective July 1, 2025 The Bears have finished 4-7 and 5-6 in the last 2 seasons after an 8-4 finish in 2021. 2 playoff appearances in the last 30 years. The watering down of FCS and the FBS continues. 3 *football* subdivisions is so needed https://t.co/RII2qff4Jx
CUSA announces it's adding Missouri State as a full member for the 2025 season. Had previously been an affiliate member in just beach volleyball. Lots of new membership in CUSA of late: - Missouri State (2025) - Sam Houston St. (2023) - Liberty (2023) - New Mexico St. (2023)
CUSA announces its adding Missouri State as a full member for the 2025 season. Had previously been an affiliate member in just beach volleyball. Lots of new membership in CUSA of late: - Missouri State (2025) - Sam Houston St. (2023) - Liberty (2023) - New Mexico St. (2023)
Movin’ on up! Missouri State is headed to FBS! https://t.co/umrr2bvwuM
THE MISSOURI STATE BEARS TO CUSA https://t.co/qcmdGvex5O https://t.co/RPl0xKfyIz
NEWS: Conference USA is adding Missouri State as a full conference member, effective July 1, 2025. https://t.co/oAw16bRBsC
Conference USA announces that it is adding Missouri State in 2025.
Conference USA will add Missouri State on July 1, 2025, bringing conference’s membership to 12
Missouri State has accepted an invitation to join Conference USA
Conference USA announces Missouri State University will join the league on July 1, 2025 CUSA 🤝 @MissouriStBears #NoLimitsOnUs | https://t.co/XbukLJA6Tq https://t.co/nC344bgtJF