Western Universities (AAWU) in 1959. The conference previously went by the names Big Five, Big Six, Pacific-8, and Pacific-10. The Pac-12 moniker was adopted
Association of Western Universities (AAWU). By 1964, all of the final PCC members except Idaho were reunited in the AAWU. The AAWU unofficially used the names
PCC and Pac-12—eight of the nine final members of the PCC (all except Idaho) became Pac-12 members; five of these schools had founded the AAWU, and all
sports sponsored by the Pac–12 Conference. Through May 25, 2024 No school has left the Pac–12 since its founding as the AAWU in 1959. Two members of the
Association of Western Universities (AAWU) in 1959, and subsequently went by the names Pacific-8, Pacific-10, becoming the Pac-12 in 2011. Following is a list