The Pac-12, currently made up of Oregon State and Washington State, was given a two-year grace period by the NCAA to rebuild the conference beginning this school year. It must reach the eight-school minimum by July 2026.

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The Pac-12 is poaching four Mountain West schools to stand alongside Oregon State and Washington State in an effort to preserve the league. Boise State, San Diego State, Colorado State and Fresno State applied for Pac-12 membership and all have been accepted,

According to USA Today, the Pac-12's current scheduling agreement calls for the league to pay the Mountain West a withdrawal fee of $43 million if it poaches four of its schools. If six schools leave the Mountain West to join the Pac-12, that total climbs to $67.5.

Here's a look at what happened to the Pac-12 and why it is now down to just two members in Oregon State and Washington State for the time being.

The wheels of conference realignment are spinning again with this week's news that the Pac-12 has recruited a group of reinforcements to join Oregon State and Washington State starting in 2026. Adding Boise State,