THE CONFERENCE IS BUILDING BACK UP... STARTING WITH THE ADDITION OF FOUR SCHOOLS FROM THE MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE. EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 20-26 -- BOISE STATE, COLORADO STATE, FRESNO STATE, AND SAN DIEGO STATE WILL BE JOINING THE PAC- TWELVE. THE PAC-TWELVE HAS BEEN HIT HARD BY CONFERENCE REALIGNMENT OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. IT CURRENTLY HAS JUST TWO SCHOOLS -- OREGON STATE AND WASHINGTON STATE. IT USED TO HAVE A DOZEN...BUT TEN SCHOOLS LEFT FOR OTHER CONFERENCES. N-C-A-A BY-LAWS REQUIRE A CONFERENCE TO HAVE AT LEAST EIGHT SCHOOLS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FOOTBALL BOWL SUBDIVISION. THE CONFERENCE IS IN THE MIDDLE OFOF TWO YEAR G