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The BYU Cougars are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Brigham Young University (BYU), located in Provo, Utah. BYU fields 21 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) varsity athletic teams. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference for all sports except men's volleyball which is a member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. They were a member of the West Coast Conference from 2011 to 2022. From 1999 to 2011 they were a member of the Mountain West Conference and before the formation of the MW, the Cougars competed in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the Mountain States Conference, and the Western Athletic Conference. BYU officially joined the Big 12 Conference on July 1, 2023.
The 2008 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament was played at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada from March 12–15, 2008. The tournament was sponsored by Phillips 66 and all first round, quarterfinal, and semifinal games were broadcast live on the MountainWest Sports Network and CBS College Sports Network, while the championship game was broadcast on Versus.
The West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament is the annual concluding tournament for the NCAA college basketball in the West Coast Conference. The winner receives an automatic berth into the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship. The championship is broadcast nationally on ESPNU.
The 2012 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 24 through 26. The top four regular season finishers of the league's five teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at University of Nevada, Las Vegas's Earl Wilson Stadium. New Mexico won their second Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship by a score of 22–3 and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
The 2011 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 24 through 28 The top six regular season finishers of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at San Diego State's Tony Gwynn Stadium. Sixth seeded New Mexico won their first Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship with a championship game score of 4–2 and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
The 2010 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 25 through 29. The top six regular season finishers of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at San Diego State's Tony Gwynn Stadium. Top seeded TCU won their fourth Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship with a championship game score of 2–0 and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
The 2009 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 19 through 23. The top six regular season finishers of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Texas Christian University's Lupton Stadium. Sixth seeded Utah won their first and only Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship with a championship game score of 9–3 and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Utah joined the Pac-12 Conference after the 2011 season without winning another title.
The 2008 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 20 through 24. The top six regular season finishers of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Texas Christian University's Lupton Stadium. Top seeded TCU won their third straight and third overall Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship with a championship game score of 15–2 and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
The 2007 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 23 through 26. The top six regular season finishers of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at University of Nevada, Las Vegas's Earl Wilson Stadium. Top seeded TCU won their second straight and second overall Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship with a championship game score of 9–8 and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
The 2006 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 23 through 27. All seven of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at University of Nevada, Las Vegas's Earl Wilson Stadium. In their first year in the league, top seeded TCU won their first Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship with a championship game score of 9–6 and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
The 2005 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 23 through 27. All six of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at University of Utah's Franklin Covey Field. Top seeded UNLV won their third straight and third overall Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship with a championship game score of 7–4 and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
The 2004 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 26 through 29. All six of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at University of Nevada, Las Vegas's Earl Wilson Stadium. Third seeded UNLV won their second straight and second overall Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship with a championship game score of 6–3 and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
The 2003 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 21 through 24. All six of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at University of New Mexico's Isotopes Park. Top seeded UNLV won their first Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship with a championship game score of 14–9 and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
The 2000 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 17 through 20. This was the first championship tournament for the conference, which was formed prior to the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball season. All six of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at University of Nevada, Las Vegas's Earl Wilson Stadium. Second seeded San Diego State won the inaugural Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship with a championship game score of 9–4. As the Mountain West was a new league, they did not possess an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, and no conference team was invited.
The 2002 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 22 through 25. All six of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Brigham Young University's Larry H. Miller Field. Top seeded BYU won their second consecutive and second overall Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship with a championship game score of 14–9 and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
The 2014 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 21 through 25. All seven of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at University of Nevada, Las Vegas's Earl E. Wilson Stadium. This is San Jose State's first year in the league after joining from the Western Athletic Conference. San Diego State won the tournament, earning the Mountain West's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
The 2015 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament will take place from May 21 through 25. All seven of the league's teams will meet in the double-elimination tournament to be held at University of Nevada, Reno's William Peccole Park. The winner of the tournament will earn the Mountain West Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
The 2016 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament will take place from May 25 through 29. All seven of the league's teams will meet in the double-elimination tournament to be held at University of New Mexico's Santa Ana Star Field. The winner of the tournament will earn the Mountain West Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
The 2018 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 24 through 27. Nevada, San Diego State, San José State, and UNLV met in the double-elimination tournament held at Tony Gwynn Stadium in San Diego, California. San Diego State earned the Mountain West Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
The 2019 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 23 through 26. The top four of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at William Peccole Park in Reno, Nevada. The winner of the tournament, Fresno State, earned the Mountain West Conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
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