Editing Big Sky Conference

{{Short description|American collegiate athletic conference}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2017}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox sports league
| name         = Big Sky Conference
| color        = #005DAA; {{box-shadow border|a|#70CDE3|2px}}
| font_color   = white
| logo         = Big Sky Conference logo.svg
| logo_size    = 175
| founded      = {{Start date and age|1963|7|1}}
| association  = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]
| division     = [[NCAA Division I|Division I]]
| subdivision  = [[NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision|FCS]]
| teams        = 10 (+2 football affiliates)
| sports       = 16
| mens         = 7
| womens       = 9
| region       = [[Western United States]]
| headquarters = [[Farmington, Utah]]
| commissioner = Tom Wistrcill
| since        = November 16, 2018
| website      = [https://www.bigskyconf.com bigskyconf.com]
| map          = Big Sky Map.svg
| map_size     = 250
}}

The '''Big Sky Conference''' is a [[List of NCAA conferences|collegiate athletic conference]], affiliated with the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]'s [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] with [[college football|football]] competing in the [[Football Championship Subdivision]]. {{As of|2024}}, ten full member institutions are located in the states of [[Arizona]], [[California]], [[Colorado]], [[Idaho]], [[Montana]], [[Oregon]], [[Utah]], and [[Washington (state)|Washington]]. Two affiliate members from California are football–only participants.

==History==
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Initially conceived for {{nowrap|basketball,<ref name=isosbljn>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=971eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IDEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5782%2C63050 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune|location=(Idaho)|agency=Associated Press |title=Idaho, six others study basketball league|date=June 1, 1962|page=8}}</ref><ref name=bigsky62>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vb9eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VzEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5698,4619163|newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune|location=(Idaho)|agency=Associated Press|title=Six intermountain colleges move toward athletic ties|date=October 30, 1962|page=8}}</ref><ref name=tmsmrt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GThWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0OgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6983%2C3448682 |work=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Teams meet in basketball |date=November 25, 1962|page=6, sports}}</ref>}} the Big Sky was founded {{Years or months ago|1963|7}} on July 1, 1963, with six members in {{nowrap|four states;<ref name=srsixwst>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AKtWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sOgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6973%2C3408852|newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|last=Missildine |first=Harry|title=Six western schools create Big Sky athletic conference|date=February 26, 1963|page=12}}</ref><ref name=bsrdflc>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WXYzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZvcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4093%2C6223691|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle|location=(Washington)|title=Big Sky is ready for league action|date=February 26, 1963|page=13}}</ref>}} four of the charter members have been in the league from its founding, and a fifth returned in 2014 after an 18-year absence.

The name "Big Sky" came from the popular [[The Big Sky (novel)|1947 western novel]] by [[A. B. Guthrie Jr.]]; it was proposed by Harry Missildine, a sports columnist of the ''[[Spokesman-Review]]'' just prior to the founding meetings of the conference in [[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]] in February 1963,<ref name=tconsbndsm>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-6pWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sOgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6608%2C1449128|newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|last=Missildine|first=Harry|title=The conference should band smoothly|date=February 20, 1963|page=12}}</ref><ref name=ovsplop>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WHYzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZvcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4141%2C5836772|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle|location=(Washington)|title=Officials view sports loop|date=February 25, 1963|page=13}}</ref> and was adopted with the announcement of the new conference five days later.<ref name=srsixwst/><ref name=bsrdflc/>

Starting in 1968, the conference competed at the highest level (university division) in all sports except football ([[1968 NCAA College Division football season|college division]]). The sole exception was [[Idaho Vandals football|Idaho]], in the university division for football through [[1977 Idaho Vandals football team|1977]] (except [[1967 Idaho Vandals football team|1967]], [[1968 Idaho Vandals football team|1968]]).<ref name=bsstpsup>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vK1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2ugDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6772%2C2599312|work=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|title=Big Sky steps up|date=May 24, 1968|page=12}}</ref> Football moved to the new Division I-AA in [[1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season|1978]],<!-- including Idaho, --> which was renamed Division I  Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) in [[2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season|2006]].

In 1974, half of the Big Sky's ten included sports were dropped (baseball, skiing, swimming, golf, and tennis), leaving football, basketball, wrestling, track, and cross country skiing.<ref name=ioffpr>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i71eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ETEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3841%2C3623260|newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune|location=(Idaho)|title=Idaho off probation, loop titles dwindle|date=May 5, 1974|page=13}}</ref><ref name=baseaxe>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mb1eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ETEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6196%2C7355762 |newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune|location=(Idaho)|title=Baseball axed in Big Sky|date=May 29, 1974|page=15}}</ref>

Women's sports were added {{Time ago|1988}} in 1988, moving from the women's-only [[Mountain West Athletic Conference]] (1982–88).

===Fiftieth anniversary===
The 2012–13 season marked the completion of a half century of athletic competition and a quarter century sponsoring women's collegiate athletics. Before the season the league introduced a new logo to celebrate this.

The 25th season of women's athletics also marked a first for the league, as Portland State won the league's inaugural softball championship. From 1982 to 1988, women's sports were conducted in the [[Mountain West Athletic Conference]].

The Big Sky sponsors championships in sixteen sports, including men's and women's cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field, basketball, and tennis. There are also championships in football, and in women's volleyball, golf, soccer, and softball.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bigskyconf.com/story.aspx?filename=gen_0530133147&file_date=5/30/2013&path=general|title=Big Sky Set to Celebrate Anniversaries|website=Big Sky Conference|access-date=March 2, 2017}}</ref> It is one of two Division I all-sports conferences to not sponsor baseball, the other being the [[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference]].

==Member schools==

===Current full members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Endowment<br />(millions)
! Nickname
! Joined
! class=unsortable|Colors
|-
| '''[[Eastern Washington University]]'''
| [[Cheney, Washington]]
| 1882
| rowspan="10" | [[Public university|Public]]
| 10,915
| $32.1
| [[Eastern Washington Eagles|Eagles]]
| 1987
| {{college color boxes|Eastern Washington Eagles}}
|-
| {{sort|Idaho|'''[[University of Idaho]]'''}}
| [[Moscow, Idaho]]
| 1889
| 12,286
| $465
| [[Idaho Vandals|Vandals]]
| '''1963''',<br />&nbsp; 2014{{efn|group=full|Idaho was a charter member but departed in 1996<!--after the 1995–96 school year--> to join the [[Big West Conference]]; they rejoined the Big Sky for all sports but [[Idaho Vandals football|football]] in 2014<!--effective the 2014–15 school year-->, which rejoined<!-- in football--> in [[2018 Idaho Vandals football team|2018]]<!-- season (2018–19 school year)-->.}}
| {{college color boxes|Idaho Vandals}}
|-
| '''[[Idaho State University]]'''
| [[Pocatello, Idaho]]
| 1901
| 12,301
| $75
| [[Idaho State Bengals|Bengals]]
| '''1963'''
| {{college color boxes|Idaho State Bengals}}
|-
| {{sort|Montana|'''[[University of Montana]]'''}}
| [[Missoula, Montana]]
| 1893
| 10,104
| $241.6
| [[Montana Grizzlies and Lady Griz|Grizzlies]]{{efn|group=full|The Montana women's basketball team is known as the [[Montana Lady Griz basketball|Lady Griz]], but all other women's teams are known as Grizzlies.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://scholarworks.umt.edu/ladygrizbasketball_programs_asc/ | title=Lady Griz Basketball Programs, 1979-1988 &#124; University of Montana Publications &#124; University of Montana }}</ref>}}
| '''1963'''
| {{college color boxes|Montana Grizzlies}}
|-
| '''[[Montana State University]]'''
| [[Bozeman, Montana]]
| 1893
| 17,144
| $264
| [[Montana State Bobcats|Bobcats]]
| '''1963'''
| {{college color boxes|Montana State Bobcats}}
|-
| '''[[Northern Arizona University]]'''
| [[Flagstaff, Arizona]]
| 1899
| 28,194
| $198.2
| [[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks|Lumberjacks]]
| 1970
| {{college color boxes|Northern Arizona Lumberjacks}}
|-
| {{sort|Northern Colorado|'''[[University of Northern Colorado]]'''}}
| [[Greeley, Colorado]]
| 1889
| 9,881
| $100.5
| [[Northern Colorado Bears|Bears]]
| 2006
| {{college color boxes|Northern Colorado Bears}}
|-
| '''[[Portland State University]]'''
| [[Portland, Oregon]]
| 1946
| 26,012
| $98
| [[Portland State Vikings|Vikings]]
| 1996
| {{college color boxes|Portland State Vikings}}
|-
| {{sort|Sacramento State|'''[[California State University, Sacramento]]'''}}
| [[Sacramento, California]]
| 1947
| 31,181
| $92.9
| [[Sacramento State Hornets|Hornets]]
| 1996
| {{college color boxes|Sacramento State Hornets}}
|-
| '''[[Weber State University]]'''
| [[Ogden, Utah]]
| 1889
| 29,914
| $219.5
| [[Weber State Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| '''1963'''
| {{college color boxes|Weber State Wildcats}}
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=full}}

===Affiliate members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined
! class=unsortable | Colors
! Big Sky<br />sport(s)
! Primary<br />conference
|-
| {{sort|Cal Poly|'''[[California Polytechnic State University]]'''}}<!--This is the full legal name of the school. Cal Poly Pomona is "California State Polytechnic University, Pomona".-->
| [[San Luis Obispo, California]]
| 1901
| rowspan="2" | Public
| 21,812
| [[Cal Poly Mustangs football|Mustangs]]
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| {{college color boxes|Cal Poly Mustangs}}
| rowspan="2" | Football
| [[Big West Conference|Big West (BWC)]]
|-
| {{sort|UC Davis|'''[[University of California, Davis]]'''}}
| [[Davis, California]]
| 1905
| 38,369
| [[UC Davis Aggies football|Aggies]]
| {{college color boxes|UC Davis Aggies}}
| [[Big West Conference|Big West (BWC)]]<br />{{small|([[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West (MWC)]]<br />in 2026)}}
|}

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===Future member (non-football)===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Endowment
! Nickname
! Joining
! class=unsortable | Colors
! Football<br />conference
|}

===Future affiliate members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Endowment
! Nickname
! Joining
! class=unsortable | Colors
! Primary<br />conference
! Big Sky<br />sport(s)
|}
-->

===Former full members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined
! Left
! class=unsortable | Colors
! Subsequent<br />conference
! Current<br />conference
|-
| '''[[Boise State University]]'''
| [[Boise, Idaho]]
| 1932
| rowspan="2" | Public
| 26,155
| [[Boise State Broncos|Broncos]]
| 1970
| 1996
| {{college color boxes|Boise State Broncos}}
| [[Big West Conference|Big West (BWC)]]<br />(1996–2001)<br />[[Western Athletic Conference|Western (WAC)]]<br />(2001–11)
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West (MW)]]<br />(2011–2026)<br />[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]]<br />(2026–future)
|-
| '''[[California State University, Northridge]]'''
| [[Northridge, Los Angeles|Northridge, California]]
| 1958
| 38,511
| [[Cal State Northridge Matadors|Matadors]]
| 1996
| 2001
| {{college color boxes|Cal State Northridge Matadors}}
| colspan="2" | [[Big West Conference|Big West (BWC)]]<br />(2001–present)
|-
| '''[[Gonzaga University]]'''{{efn|group=former|Gonzaga was a charter member in 1963, but has not fielded a [[Gonzaga Bulldogs football|football team]] since [[1941 Gonzaga Bulldogs football team|1941]].}}
| [[Spokane, Washington]]
| 1887
| [[Private university|Private]]<br />{{small|([[Jesuits|Jesuit]])}}
| 7,421
| [[Gonzaga Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
| '''1963'''
| 1979
| {{college color boxes|Gonzaga Bulldogs}}
| colspan="2" | [[West Coast Conference|West Coast (WCC)]]<br />(1979–2026)<br />[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]]<br />(2026–future)
|-
| {{sort|Nevada|'''[[University of Nevada, Reno|University of Nevada]]'''}}
| [[Reno, Nevada]]
| 1874
| rowspan="3" | Public
| 21,034
| [[Nevada Wolf Pack|Wolf Pack]]
| 1979
| 1992
| {{college color boxes|Nevada Wolf Pack}}
| [[Big West Conference|Big West (BWC)]]<br />(1992–2000)<br />[[Western Athletic Conference|Western (WAC)]]<br />(2000–12)
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West (MW)]]<br />(2012–present)
|-
| {{sort|North Dakota|'''[[University of North Dakota]]'''}}
| [[Grand Forks, North Dakota]]
| 1883
| 13,772
| [[North Dakota Fighting Hawks|Fighting Hawks]]
| 2012
| 2018
| {{college color boxes|North Dakota Fighting Hawks}}
| colspan="2" | [[Summit League|Summit]]<br />(2018–present)
|-
| '''[[Southern Utah University]]'''
| [[Cedar City, Utah]]
| 1897
| 14,330
| [[Southern Utah Thunderbirds|Thunderbirds]]
| 2012
| 2022
| {{college color boxes|Southern Utah Thunderbirds}}
| colspan="2" | [[Western Athletic Conference|Western (WAC)]]<br />(2022–present)
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=former}}

===Former affiliate members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined
! Left
! class=unsortable | Colors
! Big Sky<br />sport(s)
! Primary<br />conference
! Conference<br />in former<br />Big Sky sport
|-
| '''[[Binghamton University|Binghamton University, SUNY]]'''
| [[Vestal, New York]]
| 1946
| Public
| 17,768
| [[Binghamton Bearcats|Bearcats]]
| 2014
| 2023
| {{college color boxes|Binghamton Bearcats}}
| men's golf
| [[America East Conference|America East]]
| [[Northeast Conference|Northeast (NEC)]]
|-
| '''[[University of Hartford]]'''
| [[West Hartford, Connecticut]]
| 1877
| Nonsectarian
| 6,792
| [[Hartford Hawks|Hawks]]
| 2014
| 2023
| {{college color boxes|Hartford Hawks}}
| men's golf
| colspan=2 | [[Conference of New England|New England (CNE)]]{{efn|group=faff|name=D3|Currently an [[NCAA Division III]] athletic conference.}}
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=faff}}

===Membership timeline===
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   bar:1  color:OtherC1 from:1979 till:2026 text:[[West Coast Conference|WCC]]
   bar:1  color:OtherC2 from:2026 till:end text:[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]]

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   bar:2  color:Full from:2018 till:end text:

   bar:3  color:Full from:1963 till:end text:[[Idaho State University|Idaho State]] (1963–present)

   bar:4  color:Full from:1963 till:end text:[[University of Montana|Montana]] (1963–present)

   bar:5  color:Full from:1963 till:end text:[[Montana State University|Montana State]] (1963–present)

   bar:6  color:Full from:1963 till:end text:[[Weber State University|Weber State]] (1963–present)

   bar:7  color:OtherC1 from:1963 till:1967 text:[[Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference|ICAC (NJCAA)]]
   bar:7  shift:(20) color:OtherC2 from:1967 till:1970 text:Ind.
   bar:7  color:Full from:1970 till:1996 text:[[Boise State University|Boise State]] (1970–1996)
   bar:7  color:OtherC1 from:1996 till:2001 text:[[Big West Conference|Big West]]
   bar:7  color:OtherC2 from:2001 till:2011 text:[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
   bar:7  color:OtherC1 from:2011 till:2026 text:[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
   bar:7  color:OtherC2 from:2026 till:end text:[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]]

   bar:8  color:OtherC1 from:1963 till:1970 text:Independent
   bar:8  color:Full from:1970 till:end text:[[Northern Arizona University|Northern Arizona]] (1970–present)

   bar:9 color:OtherC1 from:1963 till:1969 text:[[Northern California Athletic Conference|FWC]]
   bar:9 color:OtherC2 from:1969 till:1979 text:[[West Coast Conference|WCC]]
   bar:9 color:Full from:1979 till:1992 text:[[University of Nevada, Reno|Nevada]] (1979–1992)
   bar:9 color:OtherC1 from:1992 till:2000 text:[[Big West Conference|Big West]]
   bar:9 color:OtherC2 from:2000 till:2012 text:[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
   bar:9 color:OtherC1 from:2012 till:end text:[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]

   bar:10 color:OtherC1 from:1963 till:1979 text:[[Evergreen Conference|Evergreen (NAIA)]]
   bar:10 color:OtherC2 from:1979 till:1984 text:[[NCAA Division II Independent Schools|D-II Ind.]]
   bar:10 shift:(-15) color:OtherC1 from:1984 till:1987 text:[[NCAA Division I FCS Independent Schools|DI-AA Ind.]]
   bar:10 color:Full from:1987 till:end text:[[Eastern Washington University|Eastern Washington]] (1987–present)

   bar:11 color:OtherC1 from:1963 till:1990 text:[[California Collegiate Athletic Association|CCAA]]
   bar:11 color:OtherC2 from:1990 till:1994 text:[[NCAA Division I independent schools|D-I Ind.]]
   bar:11 color:OtherC1 from:1994 till:1996 text:[[American West Conference|AWC]]
   bar:11 color:Full from:1996 till:2001 text:[[California State University, Northridge|Cal State Northridge]] (1996–2001)
   bar:11 shift:(95) color:OtherC1 from:2001 till:end text:[[Big West Conference|Big West]]

   bar:12 color:OtherC1 from:1963 till:1982 text:[[Northern California Athletic Conference|FWC]]
   bar:12 color:OtherC2 from:1982 till:1985 text:[[Northern California Athletic Conference|NCAC]]
   bar:12 color:OtherC1 from:1985 till:1994 text:Independent
   bar:12 color:OtherC2 from:1994 till:1996 text:[[American West Conference|AWC]]
   bar:12 color:Full from:1996 till:end text:[[California State University, Sacramento|Sacramento State]] (1996–present)

   bar:13 color:OtherC1 from:1963 till:1964 text:[[Oregon Collegiate Conference|OCC]]
   bar:13 shift:(20) color:OtherC2 from:1964 till:1992 text:Independent
   bar:13 color:OtherC1 from:1992 till:1996 text:[[Pacific West Conference|PacWest]]
   bar:13 color:Full from:1996 till:end text:[[Portland State University|Portland State]] (1996–present)

   bar:14 color:OtherC1 from:1963 till:1967 text:[[Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference|RMFAC]]
   bar:14 color:OtherC2 from:1967 till:1972 text:[[Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference|RMAC]]
   bar:14 color:OtherC1 from:1972 till:1978 text:[[NCAA Division II independent schools|D-II Ind.]]
   bar:14 color:OtherC2 from:1978 till:2003 text:[[North Central Conference|NCC]]
   bar:14 color:OtherC1 from:2003 till:2006 text:[[NCAA Division I independent schools|D-I Ind.]]
   bar:14 color:Full from:2006 till:end text:[[University of Northern Colorado|Northern Colorado]] (2006–present)

   bar:15 color:OtherC1 from:1963 till:2008 text:[[North Central Conference|NCC]]
   bar:15 color:OtherC2 from:2008 till:2012 text:[[Great West Conference|GWC]]
   bar:15 color:Full from:2012 till:2018 text:[[University of North Dakota|North Dakota]] (2012–2018)
   bar:15 shift:(50) color:OtherC1 from:2018 till:end text:[[Summit League|Summit]]

   bar:16 color:OtherC1 from:1963 till:1967 text:[[NAIA independent schools|NAIA Ind.]]
   bar:16 color:OtherC2 from:1967 till:1986 text:[[Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference|RMAC]]
   bar:16 color:OtherC1 from:1986 till:1988 text:[[NCAA Division II independent schools|D-II Ind.]]
   bar:16 shift:(15) color:OtherC2 from:1988 till:1994 text:[[NCAA Division I FCS independent schools|DI-AA Ind.]]
   bar:16 color:OtherC1 from:1994 till:1996 text:[[American West Conference|AWC]]
   bar:16 color:OtherC2 from:1996 till:1997 text:[[NCAA Division I FCS independent schools|Ind.]]
   bar:16 shift:(15) color:OtherC1 from:1997 till:2007 text:[[Summit League|Mid-Con]]
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   bar:16 color:Full from:2012 till:2022 text:[[Southern Utah University|Southern Utah]] (2012–2022)
   bar:16  color:OtherC1 from:2022 till:end text:[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]

   bar:17 color:AssocF from:2012 till:end text:[[California Polytechnic State University|Cal Poly]] (2012–present)

   bar:18 color:AssocF from:2012 till:end text:[[University of California, Davis|UC Davis]] (2012–present)

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== NCAA championships ==
{{see also|List of NCAA schools with the most NCAA Division I championships}}

[[NCAA Division I]] national championships as of 2021.
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |School
! colspan="3" |Team
! colspan="3" |Individual
|-
!Men's
!Women's
!Total
!Men's
!Women's
!Total
|-
|[[Eastern Washington Eagles|Eastern Washington]]
|1
|0
|'''1'''
|0
|0
|'''0'''
|-
|[[Idaho Vandals|Idaho]]
|0
|0
|'''0'''
|4
|0
|4
|-
|[[Idaho State Bengals|Idaho State]]
|1
|0
|'''1'''
|2
|0
|'''2'''
|-
|[[Montana Grizzlies and Lady Griz|Montana]]
|2
|0
|'''2'''
|3
|0
|3
|-
|[[Montana State Bobcats|Montana State]]
|1
|0
|'''1'''
|1
|1
|2
|-
|[[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks|Northern Arizona]]
|4
|0
|'''4'''†
|6
|8
|'''14'''
|-
|[[Northern Colorado Bears|Northern Colorado]]
|0
|0
|'''0'''
|0
|0
|'''0'''
|-
|[[Portland State Vikings|Portland State]]
|0
|0
|'''0'''
|0
|0
|'''0'''
|-
|[[Sacramento State Hornets|Sacramento State]]
|0
|0
|'''0'''
|0
|0
|'''0'''
|-
|[[Southern Utah Thunderbirds|Southern Utah]]
|0
|0
|'''0'''
|0
|0
|'''0'''
|-
|[[Weber State Wildcats|Weber State]]
|0
|0
|'''0'''
|3
|1
|'''4'''
|-
!Conference total
!9
!0
!9
!19
!10
!29
|}
† Northern Arizona is the only Big Sky program to win D1 team national titles outside of the [[Football Championship Subdivision]] (FCS).

==Sports==
As of the 2022–23 school year, the Big Sky sponsors championships in seven men's and nine women's NCAA-sanctioned sports.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bigskyconf.com/index.aspx|title=Big Sky Conference|website=Big Sky Conference|access-date=March 2, 2017}}</ref> Each core member institution is required to participate in all of the 13 core sports.

Men's core sports are basketball, cross country, football, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, and tennis. Women's core sports are basketball, cross country, golf, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, tennis, and volleyball.

=== Affiliates ===
[[File:CalPolyStadiumBigSkyFootballIn2023.jpg|alt=Cal Poly quarterback Sam Huard looks downfield during a Big Sky Conference football game against Northern Colorado on Oct. 21, 2023.|thumb|Cal Poly quarterback Sam Huard looks downfield during a Big Sky Conference football game against Northern Colorado on Oct. 21, 2023.]]
[[Cal Poly Mustangs football|Cal Poly]] and [[UC Davis Aggies football|UC Davis]] participate as football-only affiliates, otherwise participating in the [[Big West Conference]]. The [[Cal Poly Mustangs|Mustangs]] and [[UC Davis Aggies|Aggies]] were welcomed by the BSC in September 2010 in response to both nationwide conference realignment<ref>{{Cite news |last=Voisinavoisin |first=Ailene |date=September 8, 2010 |title=Big Sky, horizons open for UCD |pages=C1 |work=The Sacramento Bee}}</ref> and an expansion of the [[NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision|FCS]] playoff bracket at the time, according to then-commissioner Doug Fullerton.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Aird |first=Donovan |date=September 8, 2010 |title=Big Sky felt it needed to make a statement in conference realignment |pages=S1 |work=The Tribune (San Luis Obispo, CA)}}</ref>

Both [[Binghamton Bearcats|Binghamton]] and [[Hartford Hawks|Hartford]] of the [[America East Conference]] were affiliates in men's golf only from 2014 to 2023. Before the 2014–15 school year, the latter two schools had participated in men's golf alongside five full Big Sky members in the single-sport America Sky Conference.<ref name="Big Sky men's golf">{{cite news|url=http://www.standard.net/Sports/2014/06/04/Weber-State-joins-familiar-friends-foes-as-Big-Sky-brings-back-men-s-golf.html |title=WSU joins friends/foes as Big Sky brings back men's golf |first=Roy |last=Burton |newspaper=[[Standard-Examiner]] |location=Ogden, Utah |date=June 4, 2014 |access-date=June 13, 2014}}</ref> The return of Idaho brought the number of members participating in men's golf to six, which led to the Big Sky adding men's golf and absorbing the America Sky Conference. Both schools left after the 2022–23 athletic season, after Binghamton moved their program to the [[Northeast Conference]] and Hartford reclassified to [[NCAA Division III|Division III]] and joined the [[Commonwealth Coast Conference]]. By this time the number of full Big Sky members that sponsored men's golf had dropped to 4, below the 6 member minimum necessary for the conference champion to receive an autobid to the [[NCAA Division I men's golf championship]], so with the departure of the two affiliates, the Big Sky ceased sponsoring men's golf again after the 2024 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.greeleytribune.com/2024/05/07/northern-colorado-mens-golf-moving-to-the-summit-league-beginning-july-1/ |title=Northern Colorado men's golf moving to The Summit League beginning July 1 |first=Anne |last=Delaney |newspaper=Greeley Tribune |date=May 7, 2024 |access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref>

===Baseball===
The Big Sky is unusual among Division I all-sports conferences in not sponsoring [[College baseball|baseball]], a distinction that it shares only with the [[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference]], and which it held alone prior to the 2022–23 school year. The conference originally sponsored baseball in 1964, with all members participating. When [[Boise State Broncos#Baseball|Boise State]] and Northern Arizona arrived for the 1971 season, competition was split into two divisions of four teams each, with the winners in a best-of-three championship series.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CZNYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PvgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1598,710904&|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle|location=(Washington)|title=Big Sky baseball: split loop planned|date=May 19, 1970|page=13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m5JYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ifgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4340,3107367&|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle|location=(Washington)|title=Vandals list baseball play|date=January 28, 1971|page=22}}</ref> Montana State<ref name= msuout71>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ELxeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7DAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4226%2C3937108|newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune|location=(Idaho)|title=Big Sky baseball altered; MSU out, NAU in playoffs|agency=Associated Press|date=May 19, 1971|page=13}}</ref> and Montana soon dropped the sport and by the 1973 season, only six teams remained but the divisions were kept, and Boise State moved over to the North Division for {{nowrap|two years.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tN9YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ivgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6157,2549181&|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle|location=(Washington)|title=Key games: Big Sky Conference|date=April 23, 1973|page=17}}</ref>}}

In May 1974, the Big Sky announced its intention to discontinue five of its ten sponsored sports. It retained football, basketball, cross-country, track, and wrestling, and dropped conference competition in baseball, golf, tennis, swimming, and skiing.<ref name=ioffpr/><ref name=baseaxe/> Of the eleven Big Sky baseball titles, four each went to [[Idaho Vandals baseball|Idaho]]<!-- (1964,'66,'67,'69)--><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZblWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a-kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7163%2C4614740|newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|title=Vandals Arizona-bound|date=May 29, 1969|page=13}}</ref> and [[Gonzaga Bulldogs baseball|Gonzaga]]<!-- (1965,'71,'73,'74)-->, and three to [[Weber State Wildcats|Weber State]]<!-- (1968,'70,'72)-->.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigskyconf.com/sports/2008/6/9/Pastbaseballchamps.aspx|website=Big Sky Conference|title=Baseball champions|access-date=August 9, 2012}}</ref> Gonzaga won the final title in 1974 over Idaho State in three games, after losing the first game in Pocatello.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kr1eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ETEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4197%2C5597693|newspaper= Lewiston Morning Tribune|location=(Idaho)|title=Gonzaga blasts ISU for conference title|date=May 22, 1974|page=15}}</ref> Southern division champion Idaho State chose to end its baseball program weeks following the conference's announcement,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4n9UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FY8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2281%2C3747292|newspaper=Ellensburg Daily Record|location=(Washington)|title=Idaho (State) drops baseball|date=June 5, 1974|page=9}}</ref> and Gonzaga, Idaho, and Boise State joined the new [[Northern Pacific Conference (baseball)|Northern Pacific Conference]] (NorPac) for baseball {{nowrap|in 1975.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W6hYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sPgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1720,2447355 |newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle|location=(Washington)|agency=Associated Press|title=Idaho, Gonzaga join new baseball circuit|date=June 24, 1974|page=16}}</ref>}} Boise State and Idaho competed in the NorPac for six seasons, then discontinued baseball after the {{nowrap|1980 season.<ref name=bsubsdrp>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yJNfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FDEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2023%2C1956440 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |agency=Associated Press |title=Boise State drops baseball program |date=May 6, 1980 |page=C1}}</ref><ref name=boutaid>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CFZOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Re4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5702,6845869& |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington)|title=Baseball's 'out' at Idaho |last=Goodwin |first=Dale |date=May 13, 1980 |page=19}}</ref>}}

:*[[Idaho Vandals baseball|Idaho]] (4) 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969
:*[[Gonzaga Bulldogs baseball|Gonzaga]] (4) 1965, 1971, 1973, 1974
:* Weber State (3) 1968, 1970, 1972

In 2016, [[North Dakota Fighting Hawks baseball|North Dakota]] announced in April<!-- 12--> that it was their last baseball season.<ref>{{cite web|title=UND to reduce number of sports after 2015-16 season|url=http://www.undsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=13500&ATCLID=210885388|url-status=live|access-date=April 12, 2016|publisher=University of North Dakota|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630133534/http://www.undsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=13500&ATCLID=210885388 |archive-date=June 30, 2016 }}</ref> Since then, only [[Northern Colorado Bears baseball|Northern Colorado]] and [[Sacramento State Hornets#Baseball|Sacramento State]] have competed in the sport, both as affiliate members in the [[Western Athletic Conference]] (WAC) until Northern Colorado baseball moved to the [[Summit League]] after the 2021 season.

===Wrestling===
<!--From the 1962–63 season-->Through the 1987 season, the conference sponsored wrestling. [[Boise State Broncos#Wrestling|Boise State]] and [[Idaho State Bengals#Wrestling|Idaho State]] dominated in most years, winning ten and eight conference titles, respectively. BSU won seven consecutive from 1974 to 1980. Montana State and Weber State also had some good years; Montana won their only conference title in the last year Big Sky sponsored the sport.

:*[[Montana State Bobcats#Wrestling|Montana State]] (3) <!--1963, ??? conference formed in Feb 1963, started that fall-->1964, 1965, 1966
:*[[Idaho State Bengals#Wrestling|Idaho State]] (8) 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1984
:*[[Boise State Broncos#Wrestling|Boise State]] (10) 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1986
:*Weber State (2) 1981, 1983
:*[[Montana Grizzlies and Lady Griz#Former sports|Montana]] (1) 1987

Boise State continued its wrestling program<!-- for the next thirty years 2017--> as an [[Pac-12 Conference#Former affiliate members|affiliate member]] of the [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-10 (now Pac-12) Conference]].

{| class="wikitable" style=
|+ '''Teams in Big Sky Conference competition'''
!Sport||Men's||Women's
|-
| [[Basketball]] || {{center|11}} || {{center|11}}
|-
| [[Cross country running|Cross country]] || {{center|11}} || {{center|11}}
|-
| [[American football|Football]] || {{center|13}} || {{center|–}}
|-
| [[Golf]] || {{center|7}} || {{center|11}}
|-
| |[[College soccer in the United States|Soccer]] || {{center|–}} || {{center|10}}
|-
| [[Softball]] || {{center|–}} || {{center|7}}
|-
| [[Tennis]] || {{center|10}} || {{center|10}}
|-
| [[Track and field#Indoor|Track and field (Indoor)]] || {{center|11}} || {{center|11}}
|-
| [[Track and field#Outdoor|Track and field (Outdoor)]] || {{center|11}} || {{center|11}}
|-
| [[Volleyball]] || {{center|–}} || {{center|11}}
|}

===Men's sponsored sports by school===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:80%"
|-
! School !! Basketball !! Cross<br />country !! Football !! Tennis !! Track and field<br />(indoor) !! Track and field<br />(outdoor) !! Total<br /> Sports
|-
| <big>Eastern Washington</big> || {{yes}} || <sup>{{yes}}</sup> || {{yes}} || {{yes}}{{efn|group=n|Eastern Washington will cease sponsoring men's tennis after the 2024–25 season.}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6  
|-
| <big>Idaho</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6 
|-
|  <big>Idaho State</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6  
|-
| <big>Montana</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6  
|-
| <big>Montana State</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6  
|-
| <big>Northern Arizona</big> || {{yes}} || <sup>{{yes}}</sup> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6  
|-
| <big>Northern Colorado</big> || {{yes}} || <sup>{{yes}}</sup> || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 5 
|-
| <big>Portland State</big> || {{yes}} || <sup>{{yes}}</sup> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6  
|-
| <big>Sacramento State</big> || {{yes}} || <sup>{{yes}}</sup> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6    
|-
| <big>Weber State</big> || {{yes}} || <sup>{{yes}}</sup> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||6 
|-
! <big>Totals</big> || 10 || 10 || 10+2{{efn|group=n|Affiliates Cal Poly and UC Davis.}} || 9 || 10 || 10 || 61+2
|}

{{notelist|group=n}}

'''Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Big Sky Conference which are played by Big Sky schools:'''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! School !! Baseball !! Golf !! Skiing !! Soccer !! Wrestling
|-
| align=left | Eastern Washington || No || No{{efn|group=mn|Eastern Washington will reinstate men's golf in 2025–26 after an absence of over 20 years. It has not announced an affiliation in that sport.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://goeags.com/news/2024/10/15/general-mens-golf-to-return-as-ewu-athletics-varsity-program.aspx |title=Men's golf to return as EWU Athletics varsity program |publisher=Eastern Washington Eagles |date=October 15, 2024 |access-date=November 26, 2024}}</ref>}} || No || No || No
|-
|align=left| Idaho || No || [[Big West Conference|Big West]] || No || No || No
|-
|align=left| Montana State || No || No || Independent || No || No
|-
|align=left| Northern Colorado || [[Summit League|Summit]] || [[Summit League|Summit]] || No || No || [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
|align=left| Sacramento State || [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]] || [[Big West Conference|Big West]] || No || [[Big West Conference|Big West]] || No
|-
|align=left| Weber State || No || [[Summit League|Summit]] || No || No || No
|}

{{notelist|group=mn}}

===Women's sponsored sports by school===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:80%"
|-
! School !! Basketball !! Cross<br />country !! Golf !! Soccer !! Softball !! Tennis !! Track and field<br />(indoor) !! Track and field<br />(outdoor) !! Volleyball !! Total<br /> Sports
|-
| <big>Eastern Washington</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || <sup>{{no}}</sup> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 8  
|-
| <big>Idaho</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 8  
|-
|  <big>Idaho State</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 9  
|-
| <big>Montana</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 9  
|-
| <big>Montana State</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 7  
|-
| <big>Northern Arizona</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || <sup>{{no}}</sup> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 8  
|-
| <big>Northern Colorado</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || <sup>{{yes}}</sup> || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 8  
|-
| <big>Portland State</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || <sup>{{yes}}</sup> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 9  
|-
| <big>Sacramento State</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || <sup>{{yes}}</sup> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 9  
|-
| <big>Weber State</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || <sup>{{yes}}</sup> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 9  
|-
! <big>Totals</big> || 10 || 10 || 10 || 9 || 6 || 9 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 92  
|}

'''Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Big Sky Conference which are played by Big Sky schools:'''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! School !! Beach volleyball !! Gymnastics !! Rowing !! Skiing !! Swimming
|-
|align=left| Idaho || No || No || No || No || [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]{{efn|group=wn|name=MPSF|Joining the [[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation]] in 2025.}}
|-
|align=left| Montana State || No || No || No || Independent || No
|-
|align=left| Northern Arizona || No || No || No || No || [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]{{efn|group=wn|name=MPSF}}
|-
|align=left| Northern Colorado || No || No || No || No || [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]{{efn|group=wn|name=MPSF}}
|-
|align=left| Sacramento State || [[Big West Conference|Big West]] || [[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation|MPSF]] || [[West Coast Conference|WCC]] || No || No
|}

{{notelist|group=wn}}

==Facilities==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|border=2|team=Big Sky Conference | School | Football stadium | Capacity | Basketball arena | Capacity }}
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Cal Poly Mustangs |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Cal Poly Mustangs football|{{color|white|'''Cal Poly'''}}]]
|[[Alex G. Spanos Stadium|Mustang Memorial Field]]
|{{nts|11075}}
|colspan=2 align=center |''Football-only member''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Eastern Washington Eagles |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Eastern Washington Eagles|{{color|white|'''Eastern Washington'''}}]]
|[[Roos Field]]
|{{nts|8600}}
|[[Reese Court]]
|{{nts|6000}}
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Idaho Vandals |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Idaho Vandals|{{color|white|'''Idaho'''}}]]
|[[Kibbie Dome]]
|{{nts|16000}}
| [[Idaho Central Credit Union Arena]]
| {{nts|4200}}
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Idaho State Bengals |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Idaho State Bengals|{{color|white|'''Idaho State'''}}]]
|[[Holt Arena]]
|{{nts|12000}}
|[[Reed Gym]]
|{{nts|3040}}
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Montana Grizzlies |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Montana Grizzlies|{{color|white|'''Montana'''}}]]
|[[Washington–Grizzly Stadium]]
|{{nts|25203}}
|[[Dahlberg Arena]]
|{{nts|7321}}
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Montana State Bobcats |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Montana State Bobcats|{{color|white|'''Montana State'''}}]]
|[[Bobcat Stadium (Montana State University)|Bobcat Stadium]]
|{{nts|20767}}
|[[Brick Breeden Fieldhouse]]
|{{nts|7250}}
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Northern Arizona Lumberjacks |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks|{{color|white|'''Northern Arizona'''}}]]
|[[Walkup Skydome]]
|{{nts|10000}}
|[[Walkup Skydome]]
|{{nts|7000}}
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Northern Colorado Bears |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Northern Colorado Bears|{{color|white|'''Northern Colorado'''}}]]
|[[Nottingham Field]]
|{{nts|8533}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Gameday at Northern Colorado|url=http://uncbears.com/sports/2014/10/9/GAMEDAY%20EXP.aspx|publisher=University of Northern Colorado|access-date=April 4, 2015|quote=Stadium Capacity: 8,533}}</ref>
|[[Bank of Colorado Arena]]
|{{nts|2992}}
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Portland State Vikings |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Portland State Vikings|{{color|white|'''Portland State'''}}]]
|[[Hillsboro Stadium]]
|{{nts|7600}}
|[[Viking Pavilion]]
|{{nts|3094}}
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sacramento State Hornets |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Sacramento State Hornets|{{color|white|'''Sacramento State'''}}]]
|[[Hornet Stadium (Sacramento)|Hornet Stadium]]
|{{nts|21195}}
|[[Hornets Nest (Sacramento State)|Hornets Nest]]
|{{nts|1012}}<ref>{{cite web|title=The Nest-Basketball, Volleyball, Gymnastics|url=http://www.hornetsports.com/information/facilities/The_Nest|publisher=Sacramento State Athletics|access-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|UC Davis Aggies |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[UC Davis Aggies football|{{color|white|'''UC Davis'''}}]]
|[[UC Davis Health Stadium]]
|{{nts|10367}}
|colspan=2 align=center |''Football-only member''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Weber State Wildcats |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Weber State Wildcats|{{color|white|'''Weber State'''}}]]
|[[Stewart Stadium]]
|{{nts|17500}}
|[[Dee Events Center]]
|{{nts|11500}}
|}

{{notelist|group=f}}

== Basketball ==
{{unreferenced section|date=September 2016}}

===Current NBA players===
* [[Damian Lillard]], Weber State <ref>{{Cite web |title=Damian Lillard {{!}} Portland Trail Blazers {{!}} NBA.com |url=https://www.nba.com/player/203081/damian-lillard |access-date=18 March 2022 |website=NBA.com}}</ref>

===Conference rivalries===
* [[Idaho Vandals|Idaho]] and [[Idaho State Bengals|Idaho State]]
* [[Idaho Vandals|Idaho]] and [[Montana Grizzlies and Lady Griz|Montana]]
* [[Idaho State University|Idaho State]] and [[Weber State Wildcats|Weber State]]
* [[Montana Grizzlies and Lady Griz|Montana]] and [[Montana State Bobcats|Montana State]]
* [[Weber State Wildcats|Weber State]] and [[Southern Utah Thunderbirds|Southern Utah]]
* [[Eastern Washington Eagles|Eastern Washington]] and [[Montana Grizzlies and Lady Griz|Montana]]
* [[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks|Northern Arizona]] and [[Southern Utah Thunderbirds|Southern Utah]]

===Non-conference rivalries===
* [[Weber State Wildcats|Weber State]] and [[Utah State Aggies|Utah State]]/[[Utah Utes|Utah]]/[[BYU Cougars|BYU]]/[[Utah Valley Wolverines|Utah Valley]]
* [[Eastern Washington Eagles|Eastern Washington]] and [[Gonzaga Bulldogs|Gonzaga]]
* [[Idaho Vandals|Idaho]] and [[Washington State Cougars]], [[Battle of the Palouse]]
* [[Idaho Vandals|Idaho]] and [[Boise State Broncos|Boise State]]
* [[Idaho State Bengals|Idaho State]] and [[Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls|Wyoming]]
* [[Montana Grizzlies|Montana]] and [[Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls|Wyoming]]
* [[Montana State Bobcats|Montana State]] and [[Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls|Wyoming]]
* [[Sacramento State Hornets|Sacramento State]] and [[UC Davis Aggies|UC Davis]]
* [[Portland State Vikings|Portland State]] and [[Portland Pilots|Portland]]
* [[Northern Colorado Bears|Northern Colorado]] and [[Colorado State Rams|Colorado State]]
* [[Northern Colorado Bears|Northern Colorado]] and [[Denver Pioneers|Denver]]

=== 2021–22 home game attendance averages ===
{| class="wikitable" | class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!School<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021-2022 NCAA MBB Overall (PDF) – Big Sky Conference |url=https://bigskyconf.com/stats.aspx?path=mbball&year=2021#misc |access-date=18 March 2022 |website=Big Sky Conference}}</ref>
!Total Games
(Includes Away Games)
!Total Home 
Game Attendance
!Average Home 
Game Attendance
|-
|Weber State
|32
|67,678
|4,511
|-
|Montana
|32
|53,917
|3,171
|-
|Montana State
|34
|42,634
|3,045
|-
|Southern Utah
|32
|24,712
|1,647
|-
|Idaho
|31
|19,804
|1,320
|-
|Eastern Washington
|34
|14,392
|1,199
|-
|Idaho State
|30
|15,153
|1,165
|-
|Northern Colorado
|35
|14,775
|1,136
|-
|Portland State
|31
|13,256
|946
|-
|Northern Arizona
|31
|8,465
|604
|-
|Sacramento State
|29
|7,846
|603
|}

== Rivalries ==

===Protected football rivalries===
Because there are 12 teams in the conference, but each team only plays eight conference football games per year, the conference has set two "protected rivalry" games for each team. These rivalry match-ups are played every season, while football games against other conference teams are played twice every three years. Many of the protected rivalries are traditional, due to the teams either being in the same state or within close geographical proximity. With the departure of Southern Utah from the conference, new protected rivalries were announced for 2022–2024;<ref>{{cite web|title=Big Sky Announces Future Football League Schedules for 2022-24|url=https://bigskyconf.com/news/2021/7/24/big-sky-announces-future-football-league-schedules-for-2022-24.aspx|website=Big Sky Conference|date=July 24, 2021|access-date=September 14, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Big Sky shakes up protected football rivalries|url=https://dnews.com/sports/big-sky-shakes-up-protected-football-rivalries/article_3a2db3f1-44c6-5c0b-b93f-ed50cb8e855b.html|work=Moscow-Pullman Daily News|author=<!--not stated-->|date=August 5, 2021|access-date=December 26, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Montana, Montana State get new protected rivals in Big Sky Conference play for 2022-24 seasons|url=https://406mtsports.com/college/big-sky-conference/montana-state-university/montana-montana-state-get-new-protected-rivals-in-big-sky-conference-play-for-2022-24/article_ae86c5df-5033-5806-b1a5-9c24b6fb5c97.html|work=406 MT Sports|first=Frank|last=Gogola|date=July 31, 2021|access-date=December 22, 2022}}</ref> these rivalries have since been extended through 2027.<ref>{{cite web|title=Big Sky Announces Future Football League Schedules for 2025-27|url=https://bigskyconf.com/news/2022/1/26/big-sky-announces-future-football-league-schedules-for-2025-27.aspx|website=Big Sky Conference|date=January 27, 2022|access-date=November 27, 2024}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!School
!Rival 1
!Rival 2
|-
|UC Davis
|Cal Poly
|Sacramento State
|-
|Cal Poly
|UC Davis
|Sacramento State
|-
|Eastern Washington
|Idaho
|Montana State
|-
|Idaho
|Idaho State
|Eastern Washington
|-
|Idaho State
|Idaho
|Weber State
|-
|Montana
|Montana State
|Portland State
|-
|Montana State
|Montana
|Eastern Washington
|-
|Northern Arizona
|Weber State
|Northern Colorado
|-
|Northern Colorado
|Northern Arizona
|Portland State
|-
|Portland State
|Montana
|Northern Colorado
|-
|Sacramento State
|UC Davis
|Cal Poly
|-
|Weber State
|Idaho State
|Northern Arizona
|}

===Conference===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
| colspan=2 | '''Schools''' || '''First<br />Meeting''' || '''Game''' || '''Winner<br />(Last Meeting)''' || '''All-time Record'''
|-
| [[Cal Poly Mustangs football|Cal Poly]] || [[UC Davis Aggies football|UC Davis]] || align=center | 1939 || [[Battle for the Golden Horseshoe]] || UC Davis || UC Davis leads 22–20–2
|-
| [[Eastern Washington Eagles football|Eastern Washington]] || [[Montana Grizzlies football|Montana]] || align=center | 1938 || [[EWU–UM Governors Cup|EWU-UM Governor's Cup]] || Eastern Washington || Montana leads 27–17–1
|-
| Eastern Washington || [[Portland State Vikings football|Portland State]] || align=center | 1968 || [[The Dam Cup|Dam Cup]] || Portland State|| Portland State leads 21–20–1
|-
| [[Idaho Vandals football|Idaho]] || [[Idaho State Bengals football|Idaho State]] || align=center | 1916 || [[Battle of the Domes]] || Idaho|| Idaho leads 30–13
|-
| Idaho || Montana || align=center | 1903 || [[Little Brown Stein]] || Montana || Idaho leads 55–28–2
|-
| Montana || [[Montana State Bobcats football|Montana State]] || align=center | 1897 || [[Brawl of the Wild]] || Montana|| Montana leads 72–40–5
|-
| UC Davis || [[Sacramento State Hornets football|Sacramento State]] || align=center | 1954 || [[Causeway Classic]] || Sacramento State || UC Davis leads 46–21
|}

===Non-conference===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
| colspan=2 | '''Schools''' || '''First<br />Meeting''' || '''Trophy''' || '''Winner<br />(Last Meeting)''' || '''All-time Record'''
|| '''Note'''
|-
| Idaho || [[Boise State Broncos football|Boise State]] || align=center | 1971 || [[Boise State–Idaho football rivalry|Governor's Cup]] || Boise State || Boise State leads 22–17-1 || Last competed for in 2010
|-
| Idaho || [[Washington State Cougars football|Washington State]] || align=center | 1894 || [[Battle of the Palouse]] || Washington State || Washington State leads 73-16-3 || Last played in 2022
|-
| [[Southern Utah Thunderbirds football|Southern Utah]] || [[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football|Northern Arizona]] || align=center | 1983 || [[Grand Canyon Rivalry]] || Northern Arizona || Northern Arizona leads 13–9 || Last played in 2021
|-
| Southern Utah || |Weber State || align=center | 1984 || [[Beehive Bowl]] || Weber State || Weber State leads 19–8 || Last played in 2021
|}

== Commissioners ==
* [[Jack Friel]] (1963–71)<ref name=frielbscc>
{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zqlfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lDIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4277,1098267|newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune|agency=Associated Press|title=Friel named Big Sky loop commissioner|date=June 8, 1963|page=2}}</ref>
* [[John Roning]] (1971–77)<ref name=froshnoui>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WpFYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RvgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6578,2782527|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle|agency=Associated Press|title=Frosh can play Sky frosh grid sport: but not Idaho|date=November 25, 1970|page=12}}</ref><ref name=roningbscc>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19710519&id=8vRLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KO0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7193,1641937|work= Spokesman-Review|last=Payne|first=Bob|title=New Big Sky commissioner Roning sees fine future|date=May 19, 1971|page=10}}</ref>
* [[Steve Belko]] (1977–81)<ref name=chance>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fK1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KuADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5859,1321254|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard|last=Newnham|first=Blaine|title=A chance in the Sky|date=January 6, 1977|page=1C}}</ref>
* Ron Stephenson (1981–95)<ref name=balks>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b_hLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ru4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6971,2667189|newspaper=Spokesman-Review|agency=Associated Press|title=New Big Sky boss balks at expansion|date=May 21, 1981|page=26}}</ref>
* Doug Fullerton (1995–2016)<ref name=fling>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9sAjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9dAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2259,68146|newspaper=Moscow-Pullman Daily News|agency=Associated Press|title=Changing Big Sky prepares for final fling |date=September 1, 1995|page=1B}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://missoulian.com/ravalli/sports/college/big-sky-conference/big-sky-commissioner-doug-fullerton-to-retire-in-june/article_e903fa1c-7a56-5674-86da-31462487957c.html|title=Big Sky commissioner Doug Fullerton to retire in June|first=Missoulian|last=Staff|work=Missoulian.com|date=February 10, 2016 |access-date=March 2, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Andrea Williams (sports executive)|Andrea Williams]] (2016–2018)<ref>{{cite web|title=Big Sky announces new commissioner|url=http://www.bigskyconf.com/news/2016/4/29/GEN_0429160216.aspx?path=general|website=Big Sky Conference|access-date=April 29, 2016}}</ref>
** Ron Loghry (interim, 2018)
* Tom Wistrcill (2018–present)

== Headquarters ==
* [[Pullman, Washington]] (1963–1971)<ref name="roningbscc" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/alumni/profile/jack-friel/|title=Coaching Legend Would Have Loved Today's Basketball Team &#124; CAHNRS Alumni & Development &#124; Washington State University}}</ref>
* [[Boise, Idaho]] (1971–1995)<ref name="roningbscc" />
* [[Ogden, Utah]] (1995–2019)<ref name="fling" />
* [[Farmington, Utah]] (2019–present)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bigskyconf.com/news/2019/7/31/general-big-sky-conference-moves-league-office-to-farmington.aspx|title = Big Sky Conference Moves League Office to Farmington|website=Big Sky Conference}}</ref>

== Big Sky championships ==

=== Men's basketball ===
{{See also|Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Season
!Regular-season<br />champion(s)
!Tournament<br />champion
!NCAA<br />seed
!Region
!Wins
!Advancement
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1963–64 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1964]]
|[[Montana State Bobcats men's basketball|Montana State]]
|rowspan=12 align=center|''no tournament''
|align=center rowspan=15|
|align=center rowspan=4|
|align=center rowspan=4|
|rowspan=5|
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1964–65 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1965]]
|[[1964–65 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1965–66 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1966]]
|[[1965–66 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]], [[1965–66 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team|Gonzaga]]
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1966–67 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1967]]
|[[1966–67 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team|Gonzaga]], Montana State
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1967–68 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1968]]
|[[1967–68 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
|align=center|[[1968 NCAA University Division basketball tournament#West region|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1968–69 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1969]]
|[[1968–69 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
|align=center|[[1969 NCAA University Division basketball tournament#West region|West]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|Round of 16
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1969–70 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1970]]
|[[1969–70 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
|align=center|[[1970 NCAA University Division basketball tournament#West region|West]]
|align=center|0
|rowspan=2|
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1970–71 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1971]]
|[[1970–71 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
|align=center|[[1971 NCAA University Division basketball tournament#West region|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1971–72 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1972]]
|[[1971–72 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
|align=center|[[1972 NCAA University Division basketball tournament#West region|West]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|Round of 16
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1972–73 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1973]]
|[[1972–73 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
|align=center|[[1973 NCAA University Division basketball tournament#West region|West]]
|align=center|0
|rowspan=2|
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1973–74 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1974]]
|[[1973–74 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team|Idaho State]] &nbsp;<small>(playoff over [[1973–74 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]])</small>
|align=center|[[1974 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#West region|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1974–75 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1975]]
|[[1974–75 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]]<!--Women's team is "Lady Griz" (only Montana team so nicknamed).-->
|align=center|[[1975 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#West region|West]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|Round of 16
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1975–76 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1976]]
|[[1975–76 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]], [[1975–76 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team|Boise State]], [[1975–76 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team|Idaho State]]
|Boise State
|align=center|[[1976 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#West region – Los Angeles|West]]
|align=center|0
|
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1976–77 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1977]]
|[[1976–77 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team|Idaho State]]
|Idaho State
|align=center|[[1977 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#West region|West]]
|align=center style="background:#E6E8FA;"|2
|align=center style="background:#E6E8FA;"|Round of 8
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1977–78 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1978]]
|[[1977–78 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]]
|[[1977–78 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
|align=center|[[1978 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#West region|West]]
|align=center|0
|
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1978–79 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1979]]
|[[1978–79 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
|Weber State
|align=center|7
|align=center|[[1979 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#Midwest region|Midwest]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|Round of 32
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1979–80 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1980]]
|[[1979–80 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
|Weber State
|align=center|7
|align=center|[[1980 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#West region|West]]
|align=center|0
|rowspan=2|
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1980–81 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1981]]
|[[1980–81 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team|Idaho]]
|Idaho
|align=center|7
|align=center|[[1981 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#West region|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1981–82 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1982]]
|[[1981–82 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team|Idaho]]
|Idaho
|align=center style="background:#E6E8FA;"|3
|align=center|[[1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West region|West]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|Round of 16
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1982–83 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1983]]
|Nevada, [[1982–83 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
|Weber State
|align=center|9
|align=center|[[1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West region|West]]
|align=center|0
|rowspan=12|
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1983–84 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1984]]
|Weber State
|[[Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball|Nevada]]
|align=center|11
|align=center|[[1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Los Angeles|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1984–85 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1985]]
|[[1984–85 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team|Nevada]]
|Nevada
|align=center|14
|align=center|[[1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Denver, Colorado|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1985–86 Big Sky Conference men's basketball standings|1986]]
|[[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball|Northern Arizona]], Montana
|[[1985–86 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team|Montana State]]
|align=center|16
|align=center|[[1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Houston, Texas|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1986–87 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1987]]
|Montana State
|[[1986–87 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team|Idaho State]]
|align=center|16
|align=center|[[1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Seattle, Washington|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1987–88 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1988]]
|[[1987–88 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team|Boise State]]
|Boise State
|align=center|14
|align=center|[[1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Seattle|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1988–89 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1989]]
|[[1988–89 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team|Boise State]]
|[[1988–89 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team|Idaho]]
|align=center|13
|align=center|[[1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Denver, Colorado|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1989–90 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1990]]
|[[1989–90 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team|Idaho]]
|Idaho
|align=center|13
|align=center|[[1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Oakland, California|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1990–91 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1991]]
|[[1990–91 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]]
|Montana
|align=center|16
|align=center|[[1991 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Seattle, Washington|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1991–92 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1992]]
|[[1991–92 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]]
|Montana
|align=center|14
|align=center|[[1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Albuquerque, New Mexico|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1992–93 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1993]]
|[[1992–93 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team|Idaho]]
|[[1992–93 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team|Boise State]]
|align=center|14
|align=center|[[1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional- Seattle, Washington|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1993–94 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1994]]
|Weber State, Idaho State
|[[1993–94 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team|Boise State]]
|align=center|14
|align=center|[[1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Los Angeles, California|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1994–95 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1995]]
|[[1994–95 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]], Montana
|Weber State
|align=center|14
|align=center|[[1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Southeast Regional – Birmingham, Alabama|Southeast]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|Round of 32
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1995–96 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1996]]
|Montana State
|Montana State
|align=center|13
|align=center|[[1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Denver, Colorado|West]]
|align=center|0
|rowspan=3|
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1996–97 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1997]]
|Northern Arizona
|[[1996–97 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]]
|align=center|16
|align=center|[[1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – San Jose, California|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1997–98 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1998]]
|[[1997–98 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team|Northern Arizona]]
|Northern Arizona
|align=center|15
|align=center|[[1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Anaheim, California|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1998–99 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1999]]
|[[1998–99 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
|Weber State
|align=center|14
|align=center|[[1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Phoenix, Arizona|West]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|Round of 32
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1999–2000 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2000]]
|Montana, Eastern Washington
|[[1999–2000 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team|Northern Arizona]]
|align=center|15
|align=center|[[2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Albuquerque, New Mexico|West]]
|align=center|0
|rowspan=6|
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2000–01 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2001]]
|[[Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball|Cal State Northridge]]
| Cal State Northridge
|align=center|13
|align=center|[[2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Midwest Regional — San Antonio, Texas|Midwest]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2001–02 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2002]]
| Montana State
|[[2001–02 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]]
|align=center|15
|align=center|[[2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Midwest Regional — Madison, Wisconsin|Midwest]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2002–03 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2003]]
|[[2002–03 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
|Weber State
|align=center|12
|align=center|[[2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Midwest Regional – Minneapolis, Minnesota|Midwest]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2003–04 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2004]]
| [[Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball|Eastern Washington]]
| Eastern Washington
|align=center|15
|align=center|[[2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#East Rutherford Regional|East]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2004–05 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2005]]
| [[Portland State Vikings men's basketball|Portland State]]
| [[2004–05 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]]
|align=center|16
|align=center|[[2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Albuquerque Regional 4|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2005–06 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2006]]
| Northern Arizona
| [[2005–06 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]]
|align=center|12
|align=center|[[2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Minneapolis Regional|Midwest]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|Round of 32
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2006–07 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2007]]
| [[2006–07 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]], Northern Arizona
| Weber State
|align=center|15
|align=center|[[2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – San Jose, California|West]]
|align=center|0
|rowspan=19|
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2007–08 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2008]]
| [[2007–08 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team|Portland State]]
| Portland State
|align=center|16
|align=center|[[2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Midwest Regional – Detroit, Michigan|Midwest]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2008–09 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2009]]
| Weber State
| [[2008–09 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team|Portland State]]
|align=center|13
|align=center|[[2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#East Regional – Boston, Massachusetts|East]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2009–10 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2010]]
| [[2009–10 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
| Montana
|align=center|14
|align=center|[[2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#East Regional – Syracuse, New York|East]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2010–11 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2011]]
| [[Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball|Northern Colorado]]
| Northern Colorado
|align=center|15
|align=center|[[2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Anaheim, California|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2011–12 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2012]]
| [[2011–12 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]]
| Montana
|align=center|13
|align=center|[[2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#East Regional – Boston, Massachusetts|East]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2012–13 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2013]]
| [[2012–13 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]]
| Montana
|align=center|13
|align=center|[[2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#East Regional – Washington, D.C.|East]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2013–14 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2014]]
| [[2013–14 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
| Weber State
|align=center|16
|align=center|[[2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Anaheim, California|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2014–15 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2015]]
| [[2014–15 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]], [[2014–15 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team|Eastern Washington]]
|Eastern Washington
|align=center|13
|align=center|[[2015 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#South Regional – Houston, Texas|South]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2015–16 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2016]]
| [[2015–16 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
| Weber State
|align=center|15
|align=center|[[2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#East Regional – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|East]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2017]]
| [[2016–17 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team|North Dakota]]
| North Dakota
|align=center|15
|align=center|[[2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – San Jose, California|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2017–18 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2018]]
| [[2017–18 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]]
| Montana
|align=center|14
|align=center|[[2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Los Angeles, California|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2018–19 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2019]]
| [[2018–19 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]]
| Montana
|align=center|15
|align=center|[[2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Anaheim, California|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2019–20 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2020]]
| [[2019–20 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team|Eastern Washington]]
|align=center|''[[2020 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament|canceled]]''
|colspan=3 align=center|''[[2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|canceled]]''
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2020–21 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2021]]
| [[2020–21 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team|Southern Utah]]
| [[2020–21 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team|Eastern Washington]]
|align=center|14
|align=center|[[2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2021–22 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2022]]
| [[2021–22 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team|Montana State]]
| Montana State
|align=center|14
|align=center|[[2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – San Francisco, CA|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2022–23 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2023]]
| [[2022–23 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team|Eastern Washington]]
| [[2022–23 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team|Montana State]]
|align=center|14
|align=center|[[2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#East regional – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY|East]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2023–24 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2024]]
| [[2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team|Eastern Washington]]
| [[2023–24 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team|Montana State]]
|align=center|16
|align=center|[[2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#First Four – Dayton, Ohio|First Four]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2024–25 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2025]]
| [[2024–25 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team|Northern Colorado]], [[2024–25 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]]
| Montana
|align=center|14
|align=center|[[2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#East regional – Newark, New Jersey|East]]
|align=center|0
|}
* Prior to 1976, each NCAA regional had a [[Third place playoff|third place]] game (won 1969; lost 1972, 1975)
* The only Big Sky team to reach the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament was [[1976–77 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team|Idaho State]] in [[1977 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#West region|1977]]
* The only Big Sky team to earn a bye in the NCAA tournament was [[1981–82 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team|Idaho]] in [[1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West region|1982]]
* Through 2025, the Big Sky has yet to have an at-large team in the NCAA tournament

==== Championships (by school) ====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
!School!! Member years!! Conference<br />titles !! Tournament<br />titles!!Last won
|-
|[[Weber State Wildcats men's basketball|Weber State]]||1963–present|| 22 || 10 || 2016
|-
|[[Montana Grizzlies basketball|Montana]]|| 1963–present || 13 || 12 || 2025
|-
|[[Montana State Bobcats men's basketball|Montana State]]||1963–present|| 6 || 5 || 2024
|-
|[[Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball|Eastern Washington]] ||1987–present|| 6 || 3 || 2024
|-
|[[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball|Northern Arizona]]||1970–present|| 5 || 2 || 2007
|-
|[[Idaho Vandals men's basketball|Idaho]] || 1963–96, 2014–present || 4 || 4 || 1993
|-
|[[Idaho State Bengals men's basketball|Idaho State]]||1963–present|| 4 || 2||  1994
|-
|[[Boise State Broncos men's basketball|Boise State]]||1970–96|| 3 || 4||1989
|-
|[[Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball|Nevada]]|| 1979–92 || 2 || 2 ||1985
|-
|[[Portland State Vikings men's basketball|Portland State]]||1996–present|| 2 || 2 ||2009
|-
|[[Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball|Gonzaga]]||1963–79|| 2 || 0 ||1967
|-
|[[Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball|Northern Colorado]]||2006–present|| 2 || 1 || 2025
|-
|[[Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball|Cal State Northridge]]||1996–2001|| 1 || 1 || 2001
|-
|[[North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball|North Dakota]] || 2012–18 || 1 || 1 || 2017
|-
|[[Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball|Southern Utah]] || 2012–22 || 1 || 0 || 2021
|-
|[[Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball|Sacramento State]] || 1996–present || 0 || 0 || {{n/a}}
|}

====NCAA tournament====
Since [[1968 NCAA University Division basketball tournament#West region|1968]], the Big Sky champion has received a berth in the [[NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship|NCAA tournament]]; the [[Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament|conference tournament]] winner has been the representative since its introduction in [[1976 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament|1976]].

The best finish by a Big Sky team came in [[1977 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|1977]], when the [[Idaho State Bengals men's basketball|Idaho State Bengals]] of [[Jim Killingsworth]] advanced to the [[1977 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#West region|Elite Eight]], with a one-point upset of [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]] in the Sweet Sixteen in [[Marriott Center|Provo, Utah]]. Two days later, the Bengals led [[UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball|UNLV]] by a point at halftime, but lost by seventeen and finished at {{nowrap|25–5.}}

Seeding was introduced in [[1979 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|1979]] when it expanded to forty teams, and the highest seed granted a Big Sky team was in [[1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1982]] in a 48-team bracket: ranked eighth in the [[1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|final polls]] with a {{nowrap|26–2}} record, the [[1981–82 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team|Idaho Vandals]] under [[Don Monson]] were seeded third in the [[1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West region|West regional]]. After a first round bye, they beat [[Lute Olson]]'s [[1981–82 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team|Iowa Hawkeyes]] in nearby [[Beasley Coliseum|Pullman]] in overtime, but lost to second-seeded (and fourth-ranked) [[Oregon State Beavers men's basketball|Oregon State]] in the regional semifinals (Sweet Sixteen), also played in Provo. (Idaho had defeated OSU by 22 points in December in the Far West Classic at [[Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Portland, Oregon)|Portland]].)

Other Big Sky teams that advanced to regional semifinals (Sweet Sixteen) include the [[1968–69 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State Wildcats]] in [[1969 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|1969]] and [[1972 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|1972]], when the total field was 25 teams, and the [[1974–75 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana Grizzlies]] under [[Jud Heathcote]] in the 32-team field in [[1975 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|1975]]. The Griz fell to heavily-favored [[1974–75 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]] by just three points, who went on to win another title in [[John Wooden]]'s final year as head coach. (A&nbsp;year later, Heathcote was hired at [[1976–77 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team|Michigan State]] with Monson as an assistant for the first two years; in his third season, the Spartans won the national title in [[1978–79 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team|1979]].)

Since 1982, only three teams from the Big Sky have advanced within the NCAA tournament, and none past the round of 32. Weber State won in [[1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Southeast Regional – Birmingham, Alabama|1995]] and [[1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Phoenix, Arizona|1999]], coached by [[Ron Abegglen]], and Montana in [[2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Minneapolis Regional|2006]], led by alumnus [[Larry Krystkowiak]]. Prior to Idaho in 1982, the Big Sky had been seeded seventh (Weber State, 1979 & 1980; and [[1980–81 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team|Idaho]], 1981); the highest seed for the conference since 1982 is ninth (Weber State, [[1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West region|1983]]), and the highest since expanding to 64 teams in [[1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1985]] is twelfth (Weber State in [[2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Midwest Regional – Minneapolis, Minnesota|2003]]; Montana in 2006).

Through 2025, the Big Sky has yet to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. The first [[National Invitation Tournament|NIT]] appearance for the conference was [[1982–83 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team|Idaho]] in [[1983 National Invitation Tournament|1983]]; two Big Sky teams advanced to the NIT's round of 16: Weber State ([[1984 National Invitation Tournament|1984]]) and [[Boise State Broncos men's basketball|Boise State]] ([[1987 National Invitation Tournament|1987]]).

=== Women's basketball ===
{{See also|Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Season
!Tournament champion
!Tournament runner-up
|-
|align=center|1983
|[[Montana Lady Griz basketball|Montana]]
|[[Weber State Wildcats women's basketball|Weber State]]
|-
|align=center|1984
|Montana
|[[Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball|Eastern Washington]]
|-
|align=center|1985
|[[Idaho Vandals women's basketball|Idaho]]
|Montana
|-
|align=center|1986
|Montana
|Eastern Washington
|-
|align=center|1987
|Eastern Washington
|Montana
|-
|align=center|1988
|Montana
|Eastern Washington
|-
|align=center|1989
|Montana
|Idaho
|-
|align=center|1990
|Montana
|Idaho
|-
|align=center|1991
|Montana
|Montana State
|-
|align=center|1992
|Montana
|[[Boise State Broncos women's basketball|Boise State]]
|-
|align=center|1993
|Montana State
|Montana
|-
|align=center|1994
|Montana
|Boise State
|-
|align=center|1995
|Montana
|Montana State
|-
|align=center|1996
|Montana
|Weber State
|-
|align=center|1997
|Montana
|Montana State
|-
|align=center|1998
|Montana
|[[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball|Northern Arizona]]
|-
|align=center|1999
|[[Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball|Cal State Northridge]]
|[[Portland State Vikings women's basketball|Portland State]]
|-
|align=center|2000
|Montana
|Cal State Northridge
|-
|align=center|2001
|[[Idaho State Bengals|Idaho State]]
|Montana
|-
|align=center|2002
|Weber State
|Montana State
|-
|align=center|2003
|Weber State
|Montana State
|-
|align=center|2004
|Montana
|Idaho State
|-
|align=center|2005
|Montana
|Weber State
|-
|align=center|2006
|Northern Arizona
|Weber State
|-
|align=center|2007
|Idaho State
|Northern Arizona
|-
|align=center|2008
|Montana
|Montana State
|-
|align=center|2009
|Montana
|Portland State
|-
|align=center|2010
|Portland State
|Montana State
|-
|align=center|2011
|Montana
|Portland State
|-
|align=center|2012
|Idaho State
|Northern Colorado
|-
|align=center|2013
|Montana
|Northern Colorado
|-
|align=center|[[2014 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament|2014]]
|[[North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball|North Dakota]]
|[[2013–14 Montana Lady Griz basketball team|Montana]]
|-
|align=center|[[2015 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament|2015]]
|[[2014–15 Montana Lady Griz basketball team|Montana]]
|[[2014–15 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team|Northern Colorado]]
|-
|align=center|[[2016 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament|2016]]
|[[2015–16 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team|Idaho]]
|[[2015–16 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team|Idaho State]]
|-
|align=center|[[2017 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament|2017]]
|[[2016–17 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team|Montana State]]
|[[2016–17 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team|Idaho State]]
|-
|align=center|[[2018 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament|2018]]
|[[2017–18 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team|Northern Colorado]]
|[[2017–18 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team|Idaho]]
|-
|align=center|[[2019 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament|2019]]
|[[2018–19 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team|Portland State]]
|[[2018–19 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team|Eastern Washington]]
|-
|align=center|[[2020 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament|2020]]
|align=center colspan=2|[[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|Canceled]] (final): Montana State / Idaho
|-
|align=center|[[2021 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament|2021]]
|Idaho State
|Idaho 
|-
|align=center|[[2022 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament|2022]]
|[[2021–22 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team|Montana State]] 
|Northern Arizona
|-
|align=center|[[2023 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament|2023]]
|[[2022–23 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team|Sacramento State]] 
|Northern Arizona
|-
|align=center|[[2024 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament|2024]]
|[[2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team|Eastern Washington]] 
|[[2023–24 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team|Northern Arizona]]
|-
|align=center|[[2025 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament|2025]]
|[[2024–25 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team|Montana State]] 
|[[2024–25 Montana Lady Griz basketball team|Montana]]
|}
* [[Mountain West Athletic Conference]] (MWAC) through 1988 season

===Football titles===
'''Bold = National Champions'''
{| class="wikitable"
!Season
!Champions
!Record (Conf.)
|-
|1963
|Idaho State
|3–1
|-
|1964
|[[1964 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana State]]
|3–0
|-
|1965
|Weber State, [[1965 Idaho Vandals football team|Idaho]]
|3–1
|-
|1966
|[[1966 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana State]]
|4–0
|-
|1967
|[[1967 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana State]]
|3–1
|-
|1968
|Weber State, [[1968 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana&nbsp;State]], [[1968 Idaho Vandals football team|Idaho]]
|3–1
|-
|1969
|[[1969 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]]
|4–0
|-
|1970
|[[1970 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]]
|5–0
|-
|1971
|[[1971 Idaho Vandals football team|Idaho]]
|4–1
|-
|1972
|[[1972 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana State]]
|5–1
|-
|1973
|[[1973 Boise State Broncos football team|Boise State]]
|6–0
|-
|1974
|[[1974 Boise State Broncos football team|Boise State]]
|6–0
|-
|1975
|[[1975 Boise State Broncos football team|Boise State]]
|5–0–1
|-
|'''1976'''
|[[1976 Montana State Bobcats football team|'''Montana State''']]
|'''6–0'''
|-
|1977
|[[1977 Boise State Broncos football team|Boise State]]
|6–0
|-
|1978
|[[1978 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team|Northern Arizona]]
|6–0
|-
|1979
|[[1979 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana State]]
|6–1
|- 
|'''1980'''
|[[1980 Boise State Broncos football team|'''Boise State''']]
|'''6–1'''
|- 
|'''1981'''
|[[1981 Idaho State Bengals football team|'''Idaho State''']]
|'''6–1'''
|- 
|1982
|[[1982 Idaho Vandals football team|Idaho]], [[1982 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]], [[1982 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana&nbsp;State]]
|5–2
|-
|1983
|[[1983 Nevada Wolf Pack football team|Nevada]]
|6–1
|- 
|'''1984'''
|[[1984 Montana State Bobcats football team|'''Montana State''']]
|'''6–1'''
|- 
|1985
|[[1985 Idaho Vandals football team|Idaho]]
|6–1
|-
|1986
|[[1986 Nevada Wolf Pack football team|Nevada]]
|7–0
|-
|1987
|[[1987 Idaho Vandals football team|Idaho]]
|7–1
|-
|1988
|[[1988 Idaho Vandals football team|Idaho]] 
|7–1
|-
|1989
|[[1989 Idaho Vandals football team|Idaho]]
|8–0
|-
|1990
|[[1990 Nevada Wolf Pack football team|Nevada]]
|7–1
|-
|1991
|[[1991 Nevada Wolf Pack football team|Nevada]]
|8–0
|-
|1992
|[[1992 Idaho Vandals football team|Idaho]], Eastern&nbsp;Washington
|6–1
|-
|1993
|[[1993 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]]
|7–0
|-
|1994
|[[1994 Boise State Broncos football team|Boise State]]
|6–1
|- 
|'''1995'''
|[[1995 Montana Grizzlies football team|'''Montana''']]
|'''6–1'''
|- 
|1996
|[[1996 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]]
|8–0
|-
|1997
|Eastern Washington
|7–1
|-
|1998
|[[1998 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]]
|6–2
|-
|1999
|[[1999 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]] 
|7–1
|-
|2000
|[[2000 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]]
|8–0
|- 
|'''2001'''
|[[2001 Montana Grizzlies football team|'''Montana''']]
|'''7–0'''
|- 
|2002
|[[2002 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana State]], [[2002 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]], Idaho&nbsp;State
|5–2
|-
|2003
|[[2003 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana State]], [[2003 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]], [[2003 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team|Northern&nbsp;Arizona]]
|5–2
|-
|2004
|[[2004 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]], Eastern&nbsp;Washington
|6–1
|-
|2005
|Eastern Washington, [[2005 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana&nbsp;State]], [[2005 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]]
|5–2
|-
|2006
|[[2006 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]]
|8–0
|-
|2007
|[[2007 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]]
|8–0
|-
|2008
|[[2008 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]], [[2008 Weber State Wildcats football team|Weber&nbsp;State]]
|7–1
|-
|2009
|[[2009 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]]
|8–0
|- 
|'''2010'''
|[[2010 Eastern Washington Eagles football team|'''Eastern Washington''']], [[2010 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana&nbsp;State]]
|'''7–1'''
|- 
|2011
|[[2011 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana State]]
|7–1
|-
|2012
|[[2012 Eastern Washington Eagles football team|Eastern Washington]], [[2012 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana&nbsp;State]], [[2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football team|Cal Poly]]
|7–1
|-
|2013
|[[2013 Eastern Washington Eagles football team|Eastern Washington]]
|8–0
|-
|2014
|[[2014 Eastern Washington Eagles football team|Eastern Washington]]
|7–1
|-
|2015
|[[2015 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team|Southern Utah]]
|7–1
|-
|2016
|[[2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team|Eastern Washington]], [[2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team|North&nbsp;Dakota]]
|8–0
|-
|2017
|[[2017 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team|Southern Utah]], [[2017 Weber State Wildcats football team|Weber&nbsp;State]]
|7–1
|-
|2018
|[[2018 Weber State Wildcats football team|Weber State]], [[2018 Eastern Washington Eagles football team|Eastern&nbsp;Washington]], [[2018 UC Davis Aggies football team|UC&nbsp;Davis]]
|7–1
|-
|2019
|[[2019 Weber State Wildcats football team|Weber State]], [[2019 Sacramento State Hornets football team|Sacramento&nbsp;State]] 
|7–1
|-
|2020
|[[2020 Weber State Wildcats football team|Weber State]]
|5–1
|-
|2021
|[[2021 Sacramento State Hornets football team|Sacramento State]]
|8–0
|-
|2022
|[[2022 Sacramento State Hornets football team|Sacramento State]], [[2022 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana&nbsp;State]]
|8–0
|-
|2023
|[[2023 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]]
|7–1
|-
|2024
|[[2024 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana State]]
|8–0
|-
|}

===Football championships (by school)===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
!School!! member years!! total titles!! Last won
|-
|[[Montana Grizzlies football|Montana]]||1963–present||19||[[2023 Montana Grizzlies football team|2023]]
|-
|[[Montana State Bobcats football|Montana State]]||1963–present||17||[[2024 Montana State Bobcats football team|2024]]
|-
|[[Eastern Washington Eagles football|Eastern Washington]]||1987–present||10||[[2018 Eastern Washington Eagles football team|2018]]
|-
|[[Idaho Vandals football|Idaho]] || 1965–95<br />2018–present ||8||[[1992 Idaho Vandals football team|1992]] <!-- Idaho was independent 1963, 1964 -->
|-
|[[Boise State Broncos football|Boise State]]||1970–95||6||[[1994 Boise State Broncos football team|1994]]
|-
|[[Nevada Wolf Pack football|Nevada]]||1979–92||4||1991
|-
|[[Weber State Wildcats football|Weber State]]||1963–present|| 5 || [[2018 Weber State Wildcats football team|2019]]
|-
|[[Idaho State Bengals football|Idaho State]]||1963–present||3||2002
|-
|[[Sacramento State Hornets football|Sacramento State]]||1996–present||3||[[2022 Sacramento State Hornets football team|2022]]
|-
|[[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football|Northern Arizona]]||1970–present||2||2003
|-
| [[Southern Utah Thunderbirds football|Southern Utah]] || 2012–present || 2 || [[2017 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team|2017]]
|-
|[[Cal Poly Mustangs football|Cal Poly]]||2012–present||1||[[2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football team|2012]]
|-
| [[North Dakota Fighting Hawks football|North Dakota]] || 2012–2017 || 1 || [[2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team|2016]]
|-
|[[UC Davis Aggies football|UC Davis]]||2012–present||1||[[2018 UC Davis Aggies football team|2018]]
|-
|[[Cal State Northridge Matadors|Cal State Northridge]]||1996–2001||0||
|-
|[[Portland State Vikings football|Portland State]]||1996–present||0||
|-
|[[Northern Colorado Bears football|Northern Colorado]]||2006–present||0||
|}

===All-time school records by wins for current teams===
This list goes through the 2020 season.

This list includes former member North Dakota and excludes current member Idaho. Records do not match NCAA record book.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/FCS.pdf|title = 2020 NCAA Football Records (FCS Records)}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! # !! Team !! Records !! Pct.  !!  Big Sky<br />Championships !! National<br />Championships
|-
| 1 || North Dakota || 622-383-30 || {{winning percentage|622|383|30}} || 1 || 1
|-
| 2 || Montana || 564-478-26 || {{winning percentage|564|478|26}} || 18 || 2
|-
| 3 || Eastern Washington || 503-404-23 || {{winning percentage|503|404|23}}  || 10 || 1
|-
| 4 || UC Davis || 495-384-35 || {{winning percentage|495|384|35}} || 1 || 0
|-
| 5 || Cal Poly || 485-383-19 || {{winning percentage|485|383|19}} || 1 || 1
|-
| 6 || Montana State || 470-467-33 || {{winning percentage|470|467|33}} || 16 || 3
|-
| 7 || Idaho State || 449-488-21 || {{winning percentage|449|488|21}} || 3 || 1
|-
| 8 || Northern Arizona || 445-438-23 || {{winning percentage|445|438|23}} || 2 || 0
|-
| 9 || Northern Colorado || 425-450-26 || {{winning percentage|425|450|26}} || 0 || 2
|-
| 10 || Portland State || 331-354-10 || {{winning percentage|331|354|10}} || 0 || 0
|-
| 11 || Weber State || 266-294-3 || {{winning percentage|266|294|3}} || 6 || 0
|-
| 12 || Sacramento State || 263-351-8 || {{winning percentage|263|351|8}} || 2 || 0
|-
| 13 || Southern Utah || 261-319-13 || {{winning percentage|261|319|13}} || 2 || 1
|}

=== Overall Big Sky Conference champions ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
|-
!
! Boise State Broncos (1970–1996)
! Cal State Northridge Matadors (1996–2001)
! Eastern Washington Eagles (1987– )
! Gonzaga Bulldogs (1963–1979)
! Idaho State Bengals (1963– )
! Montana State Bobcats (1963– )
! Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (1970– )
! Portland State Vikings (1996– )
! Sacramento State Hornets (1996– )
! Idaho Vandals (1963–1996)
! Nevada Wolf Pack (1979–1992)
! Northern Colorado Bears (2006– )
! Montana Grizzlies (1963– )
! Weber State Wildcats (1963– )
|-
|Football
|6
|–
|7
|–
|3
|17
|2
|–
|1
|8
|4
|–
|19
|7
|-
|Men's Basketball
|2
|1
|1
|2
|2
|5
|4
|2
|–
|4
|1
|1
|8
|31
|-
|Women's Basketball (RS/Tourn)
|1/0
|1/1
|1/1
|–
|3/3
|3/1
|1/1
|1/1
|–
|1/1
|–
|1/0
|21/20
|2/2
|-
|Men's Cross Country
|2
|–
|–
|–
|5
|2
|18
|–
|–
|2
|3
|–
|8
|7
|-
|Women's Cross Country
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|4
|15
|–
|–
|1
|–
|–
|2
|4
|-
|Men's Indoor Track and Field
|2
|–
|–
|–
|5
|–
|12
|–
|2
|1
|1
|–
|–
|5
|-
|Women's Indoor Track and Field
|6
|3
|–
|–
|1
|1
|7
|–
|2
|1
|–
|–
|1
|4
|-
|Men's Outdoor Track and Field
|1
|–
|–
|–
|12
|1
|15
|–
|–
|4
|2
|–
|1
|9
|-
|Women's Outdoor Track and Field
|6
|3
|–
|–
|1
|1
|7
|–
|3
|1
|–
|–
|1
|5
|-
|Men's Tennis
|5
|–
|1
|–
|2
|4
|2
|–
|10
|10
|2
|–
|–
|11
|-
|Women's Tennis
|2
|1
|–
|–
|2
|–
|3
|–
|9
|–
|1
|–
|–
|10
|-
|Women's Soccer
|–
|–
|1
|–
|2
|–
|–
|1
|1
|–
|–
|–
|4
|4
|-
|Volleyball
|1
|1
|5
|–
|3
|–
|1
|5
|11
|3
|–
|2
|3
|–
|-
|Women's Golf
|1
|–
|–
|–
|1
|1
|5
|4
|1
|–
|–
|–
|1
|1
|-
|Men's Golf
|1
|1
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|1
|2
|–
|2
|–
|6
|17
|-
|Baseball (1963–74)
|–
|–
|–
|4
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|4
|–
|–
|–
|3
|-
|Men's Swimming (1963–74)
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|2
|–
|–
|8
|–
|-
|Wrestling (1963–87)
|10
|–
|–
|–
|7
|3
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|1
|2
|-
|Men's Skiing (1963–74)
|1
|–
|–
|–
|–
|4
|–
|–
|–
|2
|–
|–
|3
|–
|-
|'''Total'''
|}
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