UC Davis Athletics Joining Mountain West - Football to Follow We share academic reputation with like-institutions in the Big West.
The 4 other UC's and Poly.
The Air Force Academy (in my opinion) is the only institution on our level academically.....but like I said, nobody seems to care about this type of thing anymore with all the realignment. Its all about TV revenue anyway....
Academic prestige in conference affiliation is no longer a "thing." Just an interesting evolution in NCAA athletics. Pac-10 / Big Ten used to care about it a lot.