Grand Canyon University announced Tuesday its move to the Mountain West Conference will begin immediately. The school in Phoenix was initially scheduled to transition from the Western Athletic Conference to its new league on July 1,

A present comes early for Lopes fans. GCU left the WAC and will be heading to the Mountain West for this school year. The school initially announced it was headed to the WCC before accepting a last-minute bid to the Mountain West instead. The Mountain West invite was set for 2026-2027 season.

Grand Canyon has finalized a deal allowing it to join the Mountain West Conference in time to participate in the 2025-26 athletic calendar, according to Yahoo Sports. Grand Canyon was originally set to join the Mountain West no later than July 1,