Well Hawaii gets a lot of points. So far they have volleyball and soccer. No one will kick them <a href='http://www.wac.org/view_article.asp?action=vote&id=3519' target='_blank'>around</a>. (Okay bad joke.)

im surprised, i guess thats because i dont follow soccor that much. and why is LaTech only fielding a team now?

I don't follow soccer much either, but looked some stuff up.

If volleyball gained the most with conference realignment, soccer may have lost the most. SMU won the last 4 titles (2001-2004). Over that time, the five returning teams had average finishes of:
Hawaii....3rd
Fresno....5th
Boise......6th
SJS.........8th
Nevada..9th

FWIW, Nevada may be turning things around. Last year, they hired coach Terri Patraw, who led Arizona St. to a #13 national ranking and 2nd round in the NCAA tourney in 2000. This year's Nevada recruiting class (Patraw's first since being hired) was ranked #19 in the west (tops in the WAC) by Soccer Buzz magazine.

About coming to Nevada: "I was blown away on my visit to the University of Nevada," Paltraw said. "The campus is absolutely beautiful, the athletic facilities are first class, and the administration has demonstrated a tremendous commitment to win. Combine all that with the Reno/Tahoe area and the University of Nevada sells itself. I look forward to showcasing all we have to offer to future recruits and I look forward to putting Nevada Wolf Pack soccer on the national map. I could not be more excited and energized. I am anxious to start working with the team and taking the program to a whole new level," she added.

Ah, first class facilities. We may have the 2nd-3rd? highest budget but June Jones and Cavanaugh (Our O-line Coach who left for Oregon State) both said that we are low when it comes to first rate facilities. When Cavanaugh was asked by SJSU to visit for a coaching opportunity he came back and said SJSU had facilities uncomparable to ours. We are still in a deficit in the Athletic Department. (4 years going) so updating and improving our facilities won't probably happen in awhile. But we still manage to be competitive or so in the WAC so I don't see any immediate problems. But we probably won't woo recruits with our facilities, so luckily this is Hawaii :D