WAC Regular Season Champions

WAC Regular Season Champions

Full list of Western Athletic Conference (WAC) regular season men’s basketball champions, including head coach, by year. Parenthesis indicate number of titles for that coach or school. The league has been active since 1962 and Utah is the program with the most titles (twelve), followed by BYU (eleven) and UTEP (eight). Don Haskins and Rick Majerus are the head coaches with the most titles (seven each), followed by Stan Watts (five). See also: WAC Tournament Champions

1962-63 — Arizona State, Ned Wulk

1963-64 (tie) — Arizona State (2), Ned Wulk (2) // New Mexico, Bob King

1964-65 — BYU, Stan Watts

1965-66 — Utah, Jack Gardner

1966-67 (tie) — BYU (2), Stan Watts (2) // Wyoming, Bill Strannigan

1967-68 — New Mexico (2), Bob King (2)

1968-69 (tie) — BYU (3), Stan Watts (3) // New Mexico (3), Bob King (3) // Wyoming (2), Bill Strannigan (2)

1969-70 — UTEP, Don Haskins

1970-71 — BYU (4), Stan Watts (4)

1971-72 — BYU (5), Stan Watts (5)

1972-73 — Arizona State (3), Ned Wulk (3)

1973-74 — New Mexico (4), Norm Ellenberger

1974-75 — Arizona State (4), Ned Wulk (4)

1975-76 — Arizona, Fred Snowden

1976-77 — Utah (2), Jerry Pimm

1977-78 — New Mexico (5), Norm Ellenberger (2)

1978-79 — BYU (6), Frank Arnold

1979-80 — BYU (7), Frank Arnold (2)

1980-81 (tie) — Utah (3), Jerry Pimm (2) // Wyoming (3), Jim Brandenburg

1981-82 — Wyoming (4), Jim Brandenburg (2)

1982-83 (tie) — Utah (4), Jerry Pimm (3) // UTEP (2), Don Haskins (2)

1983-84 — UTEP (3), Don Haskins (3)

1984-85 — UTEP (4), Don Haskins (4)

1985-86 (tie) — Utah (5), Lynn Archibald // UTEP (5), Don Haskins (5) // Wyoming (5), Jim Brandenburg (3)

1986-87 — UTEP (6), Don Haskins (6)

1987-88 — BYU (8), LaDell Andersen

1988-89 — Colorado State, Boyd Grant

1989-90 (tie) — BYU (9), Roger Reid // Colorado State (2), Boyd Grant (2)

1990-91 — Utah (6), Rick Majerus

1991-92 (tie) — BYU (10), Roger Reid (2) // UTEP (7), Don Haskins (7)

1992-93 (tie) — BYU (11), Roger Reid (3) // Utah (7), Rick Majerus (2)

1993-94 — New Mexico (6), Dave Bliss

1994-95 — Utah (8), Rick Majerus (3)

1995-96 — Utah (9), Rick Majerus (4)

1996-97 (tie) — Fresno State, Jerry Tarkanian // Hawaii, Riley Wallace // Utah (10), Rick Majerus (5)

1997-98 (tie) — TCU, Billy Tubbs // Utah (11), Rick Majerus (6)

1998-99 (tie) — Tulsa, Bill Self // UNLV, Bill Bayno // Utah (12), Rick Majerus (7)

1999-00 — Tulsa (2), Bill Self (2)

2000-01 — Fresno State (2), Jerry Tarkanian (2)

2001-02 (tie) — Hawaii (2), Riley Wallace (2) // Tulsa (3), John Phillips

2002-03 — Fresno State (3), Ray Lopes

2003-04 (tie) — Nevada, Trent Johnson // UTEP (8), Billy Gillispie

2004-05 — Nevada (2), Mark Fox

2005-06 — Nevada (3), Mark Fox (2)

2006-07 — Nevada (4), Mark Fox (3)

2007-08 (tie) — Boise State, Greg Graham // Nevada (5), Mark Fox (4) // New Mexico State, Marvin Menzies // Utah State, Stew Morrill

2008-09 — Utah State (2), Stew Morrill (2)

2009-10 — Utah State (3), Stew Morrill (3)

2010-11 — Utah State (4), Stew Morrill (4)

2011-12 — Nevada (6), David Carter

2012-13 (tie) — Denver, Joe Scott // Louisiana Tech, Mike White

2013-14 — Utah Valley, Dick Hunsaker

2014-15 — New Mexico State (2), Marvin Menzies (2)

2015-16 — New Mexico State (3), Marvin Menzies (3)

2016-17 — Cal State Bakersfield, Rod Barnes

2017-18 — New Mexico State (4), Chris Jans

2018-19 — New Mexico State (5), Chris Jans (2)

2019-20 — New Mexico State (6), Chris Jans (3)

2020-21 (tie) — Grand Canyon, Bryce Drew // Utah Valley (2), Mark Madsen

2021-22 (tie) — New Mexico State (7), Chris Jans (4) // Seattle, Chris Victor // Stephen F. Austin, Kyle Keller

2022-23 — Utah Valley (3), Mark Madsen (2)

2023-24 — Grand Canyon (2), Bryce Drew (2)

2024-25 — Utah Valley (4), Todd Phillips

2025-26 — Utah Valley (5), Todd Phillips (2)

 

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