Big West, we barely knew ya.

Four years after joining the conference populated with large state universities in California, just one year after attaining full-fledged Division I status and NCAA postseason access, UC San Diego is moving on … to a conference that exclusively consists of small, private, faith-based institutions.

Welcome to the new world of college athletes, where UCSD (undergraduate enrollment 33,792) can join the West Coast Conference alongside the University of San Diego (5,831) and others with as few as 2,000 undergrads.

The news began to leak out Tuesday. A formal announcement is scheduled for Wednesday. The Tritons are expected to begin play in their new league in the 2027-28 school year.

The timing is odd, considering these moves are typically announced by the athle

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