BYU, Notre Dame, Army, Navy.

Those are the four football independents. Does the West Coast Conference care?

Only because it now has another perennial NCAA tournament team in the conference as a result.

Saint Mary's, Gonzaga, BYU.

Before the conference shifts this summer, the Atlantic 10 or Mountain West were considered the best mid-major basketball conferences.

The Atlantic 10 is still solid, to be sure. But the MWC has taken a turn for the worse.

The losses of Utah and BYU has taken away two formidable basketball powers. While the conference did add Nevada, Fresno State, and Boise State, only Nevada helps it in basketball.

The MWC lost access to the state of Utah.

The WCC now has t...

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