Scenic West Athletic Conference

The Scenic West Athletic Conference (also known as the Scenic West Conference) is a sports association for junior colleges located in Idaho, Utah, Colorado, and Nevada. The conference is a member of the NJCAA and sponsors 9 sports, 4 for men and 5 for women. It is the sole conference in the NJCAA's Region 18.

History

The origins of the Scenic West started in 1986, as the nine schools in the region resumed round-robin competition after discontinuing it in 1985. Salt Lake Community College began play in 1987, and the conference adopted its current name in 1990.

Region 18 itself was formed in 1968, as Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington were split off from Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah, which remained in the NJCAA's Region 1. When almost all of the Oregon and Washington schools left the NJCAA to form the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges in 1983, the next year Nevada, Utah, and far western Colorado were added to Region 18 to keep the region feasible. This year broguht the initial round-robin schedule, but the next year the addition of Flathead Community College of Montana caused that schedule to be dropped. This was short-lived, as Flathead's team disbanded during the season, and the remaining regional schools joined to form the current Scenic West.^[1]

Member schools

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Enrollment	Joined	Previous Conference
Colorado Northwestern	Rangely, CO	Spartans	1962	1,291	1984	Colorado Community College
North Idaho	Coeur d'Alene, ID	Cardinals	1933	7,800	1968	Region 1
Salt Lake	Salt Lake City, UT	Bruins	1948	30,112	1987	new program
Snow	Ephraim, UT	Badgers	1888	3,244	1984	Region 1
Southern Idaho	Twin Falls, ID	Golden Eagles	1965	9,100	1968	Region 1
Southern Nevada	Las Vegas, NV	Coyotes	1971	28,820	2002	Independents
Utah State-Eastern¹	Price, UT	Golden Eagles	1937	2,173	1984	Region 1
Western Nevada	Carson City, NV	Wildcats	1971	4,168	2006	new program

known as College of Eastern Utah until 2010.

Former members

Scenic West

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Enrollment	Joined	Previous Conference	Left	Current Conference
Dixie State¹	St. George, UT	Rebels	1911	10,000	1984	Region 1	2006	Pacific West NCAA Division II
BYU-Idaho²	Rexburg, ID	Vikings	1888	16,773	1968	Region 1	2002	dropped athletics
Treasure Valley	Ontario, OR	Chukars	1962	2,559	1968	Region 1	2002	NWAACC Eastern
Utah Valley State	Orem, UT	Wolverines	1941	31,556	1984	Region 1	2003	WAC NCAA Division I

Known as Dixie College until 2001.
Known as Ricks College until 2001.

schools leaving before Region 18 became the SWAC

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Enrollment	Joined	Previous Conference	Left	Current Conference
Bellevue	Bellevue, WA	Bulldogs	1966	37,000	1968	Region 1	1983	NWAACC Northern
Big Bend	Moses Lake, WA	Vikings	1962	5,400	1968	Region 1	1983	NWAACC Eastern
Blue Mountain	Pendleton, OR	Timberwolves	1962	10,600	1968	Region 1	1983	NWAACC Eastern
Central Oregon	Bend, OR	Broncos	1949	18,339	1968	Region 1	1982	dropped sports
Chemeketa	Salem, OR	Storm	1969	50,000	1969	new program	1983	NWAACC Southern
Clackamas	Oregon City, OR	Cougars	1966	25,029	1968	new program	1984	NWAACC Southern
Clatsop	Astoria, OR	Patriots	1958	1,550	1968	new program	1976	dropped sport
Columbia Basin	Pasco, WA	Hawks	1955	13,000	1968	Region 1	1983	NWAACC Eastern
Columbia Christian	Eugene, OR	Thunderbirds	1956	N/A	1968		1971
Centralia	Centralia, WA	Trailblazers	1925	4,803	1968	Region 1	1983	NWAACC Western
Clark	Vancouver, WA	Penguins	1933	14,000	1968	Region 1	1983	NWAACC Western
Concordia	Portland, OR	Cavaliers	1905	3,111	1968		1970
Edmonds	Edmonds, WA	Tritons	1967	12,000	1968	Region 1	1983	NWAACC Northern
Everett	Everett, WA	Trojans	1941	19,666	1968	Region 1	1983	NWAACC Northern
Flathead	Kalispell, MT	Braves	1967	2,495	1985	new program	1986	dropped sports
Fort Steilacoom	Lakewood, WA	Raiders	1967	21,643	1968	new program	1983	NWAACC Western
Grays Harbor	Aberdeen, WA	Chokers	1930	2,088	1968	Region 1	1983	NWAACC Western
Green River	Auburn, WA	Gators	1963	9,212	1968	Region 1	1983	NWAACC Western
Highline	Des Moines, WA	Thunderbirds	1961	18,993	1968	Region 1	1983	NWAACC Western
Judson Baptist	The Dalles, OR	Bobcats	1956	N/A	1968		1980	school closed
Lane	Eugene, OR	Titans	1964	18,678	1968	new program	1983	NWAACC Southern
Linn-Benton	Albany, OR	Roadrunners	1966	12,360	1970	new program	1983	NWAACC Southern
Lower Columbia	Longview, WA	Red Devils	1934	8,465	1968	Region 1	1983	NWAACC Western
Mt. Hood	Gresham, OR	Saints	1966	8,370	1968	new program	1983	NWAACC Southern
Olympic	Bremerton	Rangers	1946	12,285	1968	Region 1	1983	NWAACC Northern
Peninsula	Port Angeles, WA	Pirates	1961	10,000	1968	Region 1	1983	NWAACC Northwen
Seattle Central	Seattle, WA	Cougars	1946	18,800	1969	new program	1981	dropped sports
Shoreline	Shoreline, WA	Dolphins	1964	13,795	1968	new program	1983	NWAACC Northern
Skagit Valley	Mount Vernon, WA	Cardinals	1926	5,136	1968	Region 1	1983	NWAACC Northern
Southwestern Oregon	Coos Bay, OR	Lakers	1941	14,500	1968	Region 1	1983	NWAACC Southern
Spokane	Spokane	Sasquatch	1963	38,600	1968	Region 1	1983	NWAACC Eastern
Spokane Falls	Spokane, WA	Bigfoot	1967	8,356	1970	new program	1976	dropped sports
Tacoma	Tacoma, WA	Titans	1965	15,000	1968	Region 1	1983	NWAACC Western
Umpqua	Winchester, OR	Riverhawks	1964	13,300	1968	new program	1983	NWAACC Southern
Walla Walla	Walla Walla, WA	Warriors	1967	13,000	1968	new program	1983	NWAACC Eastern
Wenatchee Valley	Wenatchee, WA	Knights	1939	3,353	1968	Region 1	1983	NWAACC Eastern
Yakima Valley	Yakima, WA	Yaks	1941	10,000	1968	Region 1	1983	NWAACC Eastern

Region 18 Divisions

1968-69

Eastern	Oregon		Washington
	Eastern	Western	Eastern	Western
Northern Idaho	Blue Mountain	Clackamas	Bellevue	Centralia
Ricks	Central Oregon	Clatsop	Big Bend	Clark
Southern Idaho	Columbia Christian	Concordia	Columbia Basin	Edmonds
Treasure Valley	Judson Baptist	Lane	Everett	Fort Steilacoom
	Mt. Hood	Southwest Oregon	Shoreline	Grays Harbor
		Umpqua	Skagit Valley	Green River
			Spokane	Highline
			Walla Walla	Lower Columbia
			Wenatchee Valley	Olympic
			Yakima Valley	Peninsula
				Tacoma

1969-70

Eastern	Oregon		Washington
	Eastern	Western	Coastal	Cross-State
Northern Idaho	Blue Mountain	Clackamas	Bellevue	Big Bend
Ricks	Central Oregon	Clatsop	Centralia	Columbia Basin
Southern Idaho	Chemeketa	Concordia	Clark	Fort Steilacoom
Treasure Valley	Columbia Christian	Lane	Edmonds	Green River
	Judson Baptist	Southwest Oregon	Everett	Highline
	Mt. Hood	Umpqua	Grays Harbor	Olympic
			Lower Columbia	Spokane
			Peninsula	Tacoma
			Seattle Central	Walla Walla
			Shoreline	Wenatchee Valley
			Skagit Valley	Yakima Valley

1970-71

Eastern	Oregon		Washington
	Northern	Southern	Coastal	Cross-State
Northern Idaho	Blue Mountain	Central Oregon	Bellevue	Big Bend
Ricks	Clackamas	Chemeketa	Centralia	Columbia Basin
Southern Idaho	Clatsop	Lane	Clark	Fort Steilacoom
Treasure Valley	Columbia Christian	Linn-Benton	Edmonds	Green River
	Judson Baptist	Southwest Oregon	Everett	Highline
	Mt. Hood	Umpqua	Grays Harbor	Olympic
			Lower Columbia	Spokane
			Peninsula	Spokane Falls
			Seattle Central	Tacoma
			Shoreline	Walla Walla
			Skagit Valley	Wenatchee Valley
				Yakima Valley

1971-74

Eastern	Northwestern			Oregon
	Coastal	Eastern	Puget Sound
Northern Idaho	Centralia	Big Bend	Bellevue	Blue Mountain
Ricks	Clark	Columbia Basin	Edmonds	Central Oregon
Southern Idaho	Grays Harbor	Mt. Hood	Everett	Chemeketa
Treasure Valley	Lower Columbia	Spokane	Fort Steilacoom	Clackamas
	Highline	Spokane Falls	Green River	Clatsop
	Olympic	Walla Walla	Seattle Central	Judson Baptist
	Peninsula	Wenatchee Valley	Shoreline	Lane
		Yakima Valley	Skagit Valley	Linn-Benton
			Tacoma	Southwest Oregon
				Umpqua

1974-76

Eastern	Northwestern			Oregon
	Coastal	Eastern	Puget Sound
Northern Idaho	Centralia	Big Bend	Bellevue	Blue Mountain
Ricks	Clark	Columbia Basin	Edmonds	Central Oregon
Southern Idaho	Grays Harbor	Spokane	Everett	Chemeketa
Treasure Valley	Highline	Spokane Falls	Fort Steilacoom	Clackamas
	Lower Columbia	Walla Walla	Green River	Clatsop
	Mt. Hood	Wenatchee Valley	Seattle Central	Judson Baptist
	Olympic	Yakima Valley	Shoreline	Lane
	Peninsula		Skagit Valley	Linn-Benton
			Tacoma	Southwest Oregon
				Umpqua

1976-78

Eastern	Northwestern			Oregon
	Coastal	Eastern	Puget Sound
Northern Idaho	Centralia	Big Bend	Bellevue	Blue Mountain
Ricks	Clark	Columbia Basin	Edmonds	Central Oregon
Southern Idaho	Grays Harbor	Spokane	Everett	Chemeketa
Treasure Valley	Highline	Spokane Falls	Fort Steilacoom	Clackamas
	Lower Columbia	Walla Walla	Green River	Judson Baptist
	Mt. Hood	Wenatchee Valley	Seattle Central	Lane
	Olympic	Yakima Valley	Shoreline	Linn-Benton
	Peninsula		Skagit Valley	Southwest Oregon
			Tacoma	Umpqua

1978-79

Eastern	Northwestern			Oregon
	Coastal	Eastern	Puget Sound
Northern Idaho	Centralia	Big Bend	Bellevue	Blue Mountain
Ricks	Clark	Columbia Basin	Edmonds	Central Oregon
Southern Idaho	Grays Harbor	Spokane	Everett	Chemeketa
Treasure Valley	Highline	Walla Walla	Fort Steilacoom	Clackamas
	Lower Columbia	Wenatchee Valley	Green River	Judson Baptist
	Mt. Hood	Yakima Valley	Seattle Central	Lane
	Olympic		Shoreline	Linn-Benton
	Peninsula		Skagit Valley	Southwest Oregon
			Tacoma	Umpqua

1979-81

Eastern	Northwestern			Oregon
	Coastal	Eastern	Puget Sound
Northern Idaho	Centralia	Big Bend	Bellevue	Blue Mountain
Ricks	Clark	Columbia Basin	Edmonds	Central Oregon
Southern Idaho	Grays Harbor	Spokane	Everett	Chemeketa
Treasure Valley	Highline	Walla Walla	Fort Steilacoom	Clackamas
	Lower Columbia	Wenatchee Valley	Green River	Judson Baptist (-80)
	Olympic	Yakima Valley	Seattle Central	Lane
	Peninsula		Shoreline	Linn-Benton
			Skagit Valley	Mt. Hood
			Tacoma	Southwest Oregon
				Umpqua

1981-83

Eastern	Northwestern			Oregon
	Coastal	Eastern	Puget Sound
Northern Idaho	Centralia	Big Bend	Bellevue	Blue Mountain
Ricks	Clark	Columbia Basin	Edmonds	Central Oregon (-82)
Southern Idaho	Grays Harbor	Spokane	Everett	Chemeketa
Treasure Valley	Highline	Walla Walla	Fort Steilacoom	Clackamas
	Lower Columbia	Wenatchee Valley	Green River	Lane
	Olympic	Yakima Valley	Shoreline	Linn-Benton
	Peninsula		Skagit Valley	Mt. Hood
	Tacoma			Southwest Oregon
				Umpqua

Post-NWAACC Alignments

1983-84	1984-85		1985-86
	Northern	Southern	Northern	Southern
Clackamas	North Idaho	Colorado Northwestern	Flathead	Colorado Northwestern
North Idaho	Ricks	Dixie	North Idaho	Dixie
Ricks	Southern Idaho	Eastern Utah	Ricks	Eastern Utah
Southern Idaho	Treasure Valley	Snow	Southern Idaho	Snow
Treasure Valley		Utah Valley State	Treasure Valley	Utah Valley State

References

↑ "Coming a long way: Evolution of a mighty JC conference". Carbon County (UT) Sun Advocate. 2010-03-02. Retrieved 2014-01-14.

Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges

NWAACC Men's Basketball Past Standings

External links

Scenic West Athletic Conference

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