The final straw came in spring 1998, when Brigham Young University and the University of Utah proposed a permanent split into two eight-team divisions, which would have forced some schools into an unnatural alignment because of the geographic distribution of the conference.
The final straw came in spring 1998. Brigham Young University proposed a permanent split into two eight-team divisions. The University of Utah proposed a permanent split into two eight-team divisions. Team divisions would have forced some schools into an unnatural alignment because of the geographic distribution of the conference.