Editing Western Athletic Conference (section)

===Formation===
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The WAC formed out of a series of talks between [[Brigham Young University]] athletic director [[Eddie Kimball]] and other university administrators from 1958 to 1961 to form a new athletic conference that would better fit the needs and situations of certain universities which were at the time members of the [[Border Conference|Border]], [[Skyline Conference (1938–1962)|Skyline]], and [[Pacific Coast Conference|Pacific Coast]] Conferences. Potential member universities who were represented at the meetings included [[BYU]], [[Washington State University|Washington State]], [[University of Oregon|Oregon]], [[Oregon State University|Oregon State]], [[University of Utah|Utah]], [[University of New Mexico|New Mexico]], [[University of Arizona|Arizona]], [[Arizona State University|Arizona State]], and [[University of Wyoming|Wyoming]]. While the three Washington and Oregon schools elected to stay in a revamped [[Pac-8 Conference]] that replaced the scandal-plagued PCC, the remaining six schools formed the WAC. The Border and Skyline conferences, having each lost three of their stronger members, dissolved at the end of the 1961–62 season. The charter members of the WAC were [[University of Arizona|Arizona]], [[Arizona State University|Arizona State]], [[BYU]], [[University of New Mexico|New Mexico]], [[University of Utah|Utah]], and [[University of Wyoming|Wyoming]]. [[New Mexico State University|New Mexico State]] and [[Utah State University|Utah State]] applied for charter membership and were turned down; they would eventually become WAC members 43 years later.