Eight is enough. But that doesn't mean the Mountain West is done exploring expansion.

“We’re used to doing hard things at the University of Hawaii,” said soccer coach Michele “Bud” Nagamine, whose team has recently made things look easy as it rides a wave of eight games without a loss. Hawaii head coach Rich Hill (10) talks to pitcher Sebastian Gonzalez (36), third from left, on May 3.

The Mountain West reached the important threshold of eight schools as conference officials announced the addition of Hawaii as a full-time member.