Great America Rifle Conference
{{Short description|NCAA rifle-only conference}}
{{Infobox sports league
| name = Great America Rifle Conference
| title =
| founded = 1998
| association = NCAA
| division = I
| commissioner = Harry Mullins
| teams = 6
| sports = Rifle
| website =
}}
The Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rifle-only conference. The GARC was established for schools that sponsor rifle teams, but do not have rifle sponsored in their respective conferences.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}
Members
=Current members=
=Former members=
- Jacksonville State Gamecocks (Left in 2003 when it joined the rifle-sponsoring Ohio Valley Conference){{cite web|url=http://www.ovcsports.com/documents/2013/4/24/Rifle_Record_Book__updated_April_2013.pdf |title=OVC Rifle Championship Team Results |work=2013 Ohio Valley Conference Records Book |publisher=Ohio Valley Conference Media Relations Office |page=58 |accessdate=August 13, 2013}}{{cite web| url=http://www.jsugamecocksports.com/news/2002/2/25/70456.aspx?path=rifle| publisher=Jacksonville State University Athletics| title=The GARC hands out conference awards | date=February 25, 2002 | accessdate=September 22, 2011}}
- NC State Wolfpack – Dropped rifle after the 2022–23 season.{{cite press release|url=https://gopack.com/news/2023/3/21/nc-state-to-discontinue-rifle-program |title=NC State to Discontinue Rifle Program |publisher=NC State Wolfpack |date=March 21, 2023 |access-date=July 31, 2023}}
- Nebraska (Left in 2021, joined the Patriot Rifle Conference)
- Xavier Musketeers (Left in 2005, Dropped the sport){{cite web |url=http://www.xavier.edu/campusuite25/modules/news.cfm?news_id=2738&grp_id=1&archive=yes#.ViZ5S36rRD8 | title=Xavier discontinues sponsorship of rifle at season's end | date=November 29, 2004 | accessdate=October 20, 2015}}
- Ole Miss (Left in 2024, joined the Patriot Rifle Conference)
Champions
=GARC championships=
Source:{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/wvusportspub/docs/2012-13rifle-issuux|title=2012-13 WVU Rifle Guide|website=Issuu}}[https://archive.today/20130624171228/http://www.wvusports.com/page.cfm?story=20714]{{Cite web |url=http://uknow.uky.edu/content/rifle-leads-garc-championships-through-day-one |title=Rifle Leads GARC Championships Through Day One {{pipe}} UKNow |access-date=2013-06-16 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624171216/http://uknow.uky.edu/content/rifle-leads-garc-championships-through-day-one |archive-date=2013-06-24 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ssusa.org/articles/2019/2/25/wvu-rifle-team-wins-10th-consecutive-garc-championship/|title=WVU Rifle Team Wins 10th Consecutive GARC Championship|website=www.ssusa.org}}
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| style="width:20px;"| Year
! style="width:140px;"| Regular season ! style="width:140px;"| Tournament |
|---|
| 1998
| West Virginia | West Virginia |
| 1999
| West Virginia | West Virginia |
| 2000
| West Virginia | West Virginia |
| 2001
| West Virginia | Kentucky |
| 2002
| Xavier | Kentucky |
| 2003
| West Virginia | Jacksonville State |
| 2004
| Army, Kentucky, | Kentucky |
| 2005
| Army | Nebraska |
| 2006
| Nebraska | Nebraska |
| 2007
| Kentucky | Kentucky |
| 2008
| Memphis | Army |
| 2009
| Kentucky | Kentucky |
| 2010
| West Virginia | West Virginia |
| 2011
| Kentucky | West Virginia |
| 2012
| Kentucky | West Virginia |
| 2013
| Kentucky | West Virginia |
| 2014
| West Virginia | West Virginia |
| 2015
| West Virginia | West Virginia |
| 2016
| West Virginia | West Virginia |
| 2017
| West Virginia | West Virginia |
| 2018
| West Virginia | West Virginia |
| 2019
| West Virginia | West Virginia |
=NCAA Championships=
- Army – 2005
- Kentucky – 2011, 2018, 2021
- West Virginia (19) – 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988–93, 1995–98, 2009, 2013–17