Pac-12 expansion: March Madness run helping San Diego State’s case
Pac-12 expansion has been a popular discussion for the past year. With USC and UCLA beginning their final year in the conference before moving to the Big Ten, more changes are likely coming.
As the college basketball season wraps up, the Pac-12 should seriously consider adding the San Diego State Aztecs, and there are plenty of reasons why.
Yes, the Aztecs men’s basketball team caught everybody’s attention with a thrilling run to the Final Four and the national championship, but there’s more to it than that.
The location is perfect for the Pac-12, and the Southern California market is blossoming with opportunities for the conference once UCLA and USC leave.
The community backs SDSU a ton. Just watch the reaction from the fans at the Padres game when Lamont Butler hit the game-winner over Florida Atlantic:
Scene from Petco Park when the #Aztecs WON pic.twitter.com/2ypszqkrAs
— Annie Heilbrunn (@annieheilbrunn) April 2, 2023
SDSU’s football program is on the rise as well and just opened a brand new stadium in 2022.
On the basketball court, the Pac-12 struggled in the NCAA Tournament except for UCLA, and Arizona’s loss to Princeton was a shocker. But, the Aztecs aren’t exactly a Cinderella story. Rather, this is a program that has a history of sustained winning in the Mountain West.
After all is said and done, it would be surprising to see the Pac-12 not offer San Diego State a spot in the conference.
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