Originally a junior college program, the school joined the NCAA at the Division II level in 2006 and played in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference from 2008 through 2016 and the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference for the 2017, 2018, and 2019 seasons.

In July 2020, they began the transition to NCAA Division I status by moving to the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in all sports except football.

[4] In July 2021, the WAC reinstated football as a sponsored sport, playing at the FCS level.

This coincided with the arrival of four new members that play FCS football; with Southern Utah University set to join in 2022.

[8] However, Utah Tech is ineligible for FCS Playoff competition until 2024 due to NCAA transfer rules.