New-Look Pac-12 Sees Shakeup in Recruiting Race, Oregon Schools Face New Landscape

The recruiting landscape for the Pac-12 Conference is undergoing a seismic shift, and the early returns show a dramatically different leaderboard. As the league rebuilds with a mix of Mountain West and Sun Belt powers, traditional West Coast powers are watching new names surge to the top of the 2025 class rankings.

According to the latest composite rankings, it’s Boise State and Texas State—not the legacy programs from Oregon, Washington, or California—currently setting the pace. The Broncos, long a powerhouse in the Group of Five, are leveraging their new Power Four status to secure a strong early class. Meanwhile, Texas State’s aggressive approach under coach G.J. Kinne has the Bobcats making waves in their new league.

For fans of Oregon State and Washington State, the “Pac-2” schools operating under a scheduling alliance, this new reality is particularly stark. Both programs face the immense challenge of recruiting against a conference banner that now includes geographically disparate rivals, all while their own long-term conference home remains uncertain.

“The map has completely changed,” said a Eugene-based recruiting analyst. “High school athletes in Oregon are now being pitched by schools like Memphis and UNLV as conference foes. It forces our local programs to tell a very different story about tradition and rivalry, focusing on development and opportunity in a uniquely fluid environment.”

As the summer camp circuit heats up across the Pacific Northwest, the Beavers and other regional teams will be battling not just for talent, but to define their place in a conference that no longer resembles the Pac-12 Oregon fans grew up with. The race is on to adapt to this new, unpredictable era.