Washington State

This move will bring the ACC’s membership to 18 schools and will entirely rewrite each program’s expectations in scheduling, as well as media revenue in years to come.

Throughout the season, fans will cherish the final strand of Pac-12 tradition amid an engulfing wave of conference realignment, but the Bears will honor their program’s rich history for another reason — the 100th anniversary of California Memorial Stadium.

Particularly in the wake of the dismantling of the Pac-12, it is understandable that Cal fans are concerned about the future of the program. However, it is incorrect to think that the Bears haven’t had long stints of success in the past, and therefore it is not impossible for them to achieve this again.

After the conference presidents met on Wednesday, the two Bay Area schools were missing two votes, though no formal vote was taken. In order to be accepted, 12 of the 15 member schools must vote yes.

The UC Board of Regents met Tuesday morning to discuss Cal’s Pac-12 membership following a mass exodus of eight out of the 12 schools in the conference, six of which came last week.

For the second year in a row, Cal men’s rowing became the Pac-12 champion while women’s rowing placed third overall.

Despite a stunning sweep against UCLA, Cal baseball’s struggle against conference opponents resumed this past weekend after dropping two of three games to Washington State.

Although Cal lost the doubles point against Oregon, it came back with ferocity, winning all six singles lines and posting a victory of 6-1.

A record-tying seven programs from the “Conference of Champions” are selected for the Big Dance, how will they fare? Women’s basketball beat writers Kenzo Fukuda and Jane Kenny make their predictions.

The move was announced by Cal Athletic Director Jim Knolwton on Thursday, just one day after the Bears crashed out of the Pac-12 tournament in a 69-52 loss to Washington State.