WAC Board Announces Adjustments to Basketball Tournament Eligibility
DENVER – The Western Athletic Conference Board of Directors voted today to shorten the eligibility period for participating by transitioning institutions in the Hercules Tires WAC Basketball Tournaments presented by TicketSmarter to two years.
California Baptist will now be eligible for the 2021 tournaments at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. Dixie State and Tarleton State will be eligible for the 2023 tournaments.
The previous eligibility was based on the NCAA transition period, which remains at four years and is unaffected by this vote. The WAC joins the Atlantic Sun Conference in being the only NCAA Division I conferences to allow transitioning members to participate in its basketball tournaments.