claim: There has been no media coverage of the Baja 1000.
evidence: The 1996 NCAA conference realignment was initiated by the dissolution of the Southwest Conference -LRB- SWC -RRB- , the formation of the Big 12 Conference and Conference USA -LRB- C-USA -RRB- , and the expansion of the Western Athletic Conference to 16 teams .. Southwest Conference. Southwest Conference. Big 12 Conference. Big 12 Conference. Conference USA. Conference USA. Western Athletic Conference. Western Athletic Conference. This `` new '' WAC ultimately did not last long , as eight of its 16 members left the conference in 1999 and founded the Mountain West Conference .. Mountain West Conference. Mountain West Conference