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Great Northwest Athletic Conference

{{Short description|U.S. college athletic conference}}

{{more citations needed|date=February 2022}}

{{Infobox sports league

| name = Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC)

| color = #006112; {{box-shadow border|a|#0D1E3C|2px}}

| font_color = white

| logo = Great Northwest Athletic Conference logo.svg

| logo_size = 200

| founded = 2001

| association = NCAA

| division = Division II

| teams = 10

| sports = 16

| mens = 8

| womens = 8

| region = Idaho, British Columbia, Alaska, Montana, Washington, Oregon

| headquarters = Portland, Oregon

| commissioner = David Haglund

| since = 2011

| website = {{url|www.gnacsports.com}}

| map = Gnac-States.PNG

| map_size = 250

}}

The Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. It has historically operated in the northwestern United States, but also includes schools in Alaska, Montana, and British Columbia.

The GNAC is the only NCAA conference in any division with a Canadian university as a member.

History

The conference formed in 2001 when its original ten members split from the Pacific West Conference.

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=Chronological timeline=

  • 2001 – The Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) was founded. Charter members included the University of Alaska at Fairbanks, the University of Alaska at Anchorage, Central Washington University, Humboldt State University (now California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt), Northwest Nazarene University, Saint Martin's, Seattle University, Seattle Pacific University, Western Oregon University and Western Washington University, beginning the 2001–02 academic year.
  • 2006 – Humboldt State left the GNAC to join the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) after the 2005–06 academic year. This would result in the GNAC dropping football, with Western Washington and Central Washington becoming football affiliates of the now defunct North Central Conference (NCC) and Western Oregon competing as a D-II Independent.
  • 2007 – Montana State University at Billings joined the GNAC in the 2007–08 academic year.
  • 2008 – Seattle left the GNAC to join the Division I ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as an NCAA D-I Independent (who would later join the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), beginning the 2012–13 school year) after the 2007–08 academic year.
  • 2008 – Dixie State University (now Utah Tech University) joined the GNAC as an affiliate member for football (with Humboldt State returning for that sport) with the 2008 fall season (2008–09 academic year), leading to the GNAC to begin sponsoring football once again.
  • 2010 – Simon Fraser University joined the GNAC in the 2010–11 academic year, becoming the first Canadian institution of higher education.
  • 2012 – Three institutions joined the GNAC as affiliate members, all effective in the 2012 fall season (2012–13 academic year):
  • Azusa Pacific University for football
  • and the University of Mary and the University of Sioux Falls for men's soccer
  • 2013 – South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (South Dakota Mines) joined the GNAC as an affiliate member for men's soccer in the 2013 fall season (2013–14 academic year).
  • 2014 – South Dakota Mines added football to its GNAC affiliate membership in the 2014 fall season (2014–15 academic year).
  • 2015 – South Dakota Mines left the GNAC as an affiliate member for men's soccer after the 2014 fall season (2014–15 academic year).
  • 2015 – Concordia University–Portland joined the GNAC in the 2015-16 academic year.
  • 2016 – Dixie State and South Dakota Mines left the GNAC as affiliate members for football after the 2015 fall season (2015–16 academic year).
  • 2019 – Humboldt State left the GNAC as an affiliate member for football as the school announced it was dropping the sport after the 2018 fall season (2018–19 academic year).
  • 2019 – The University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) and the University of Central Oklahoma (along with Humboldt State returning for that sport), joined the GNAC as affiliate members for women's rowing in the 2020 spring season (2019–20 academic year).
  • 2020 – Concordia–Portland left the GNAC as the school ceased operations after the 2019–20 academic year.
  • 2020 – Azusa Pacific left the GNAC as an affiliate member for football as the school announced it was dropping the sport after the 2020 fall season (2020–21 academic year).
  • 2020 – UC San Diego left the GNAC as an affiliate member for women's rowing after the 2020 spring season (2019–20 academic year), coinciding with the start of its transition to NCAA Division I.
  • 2022 – Central Washington, Western Oregon and Simon Fraser, the only 3 football-sponsoring schools remaining in the GNAC, announce that they will be joining the Lone Star Conference as football affiliates after the 2021 fall season (2021–22 academic year), bringing an end to the GNAC as a football conference for a second time.

Member schools

=Current members=

The GNAC currently has ten full members, all but three are public schools:

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! Institution

! Location

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Enrollment

! Nickname

! Joined{{efn|group=full|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}

! class="unsortable" | Colors

{{sort|Alaska–Anchorage|University of Alaska Anchorage}}

| Anchorage, Alaska

| 1954

| Public

| 10,530

| Seawolves

| 2001

| {{college color boxes|Alaska Anchorage Seawolves}}

{{sort|Alaska|University of Alaska Fairbanks}}

| Fairbanks, Alaska

| 1917

| Public

| 6,826

| Nanooks

| 2001

| {{college color boxes|Alaska Nanooks}}

Central Washington University

| Ellensburg, Washington

| 1891

| Public

| 9,355

| Wildcats

| 2001

| {{college color boxes|Central Washington Wildcats}}

Montana State University Billings

| Billings, Montana

| 1927

| Public

| 4,057

| Yellowjackets

| 2007

| {{college color boxes|Montana State Billings Yellowjackets}}

Northwest Nazarene University

| Nampa, Idaho

| 1913

| Nazarene

| 1,778

| Nighthawks

| 2001

| {{college color boxes|Northwest Nazarene Nighthawks}}

Saint Martin's University

| Lacey, Washington

| 1895

| Catholic

| 1,614

| Saints

| 2001

| {{college color boxes|Saint Martin's Saints}}

Seattle Pacific University

| Seattle, Washington

| 1891

| Free Methodist

| 3,114

| Falcons

| 2001

| {{college color boxes|Seattle Pacific Falcons}}

Simon Fraser University

| Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

| 1965

| Public

| 26,981

| Red Leafs

| 2010

| {{college color boxes|Simon Fraser Clan}}

Western Oregon University

| Monmouth, Oregon

| 1856

| Public

| 3,752

| Wolves

| 2001

| {{college color boxes|Western Oregon Wolves}}

Western Washington University

| Bellingham, Washington

| 1893

| Public

| 14,747

| Vikings

| 2001

| {{college color boxes|Western Washington Vikings}}

;Notes:

{{notelist|group=full}}

=Affiliate members=

The GNAC currently has two affiliate members, both are public schools:

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! Institution

! Location

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Enrollment

! Nickname

! Joined{{efn|group=aff|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}

! class="unsortable" | Colors

! GNAC
sport

! Primary
conference

University of Central Oklahoma

| Edmond, Oklahoma

| 1890

| Public

| 13,250

| Bronchos

| 2019

| {{college color boxes|Central Oklahoma Bronchos}}

| women's rowing

| Mid-America (MIAA)

{{sort|Cal Poly–Humboldt|California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt}}{{efn|group=aff|Cal Poly Humboldt was a full member of the GNAC from 2001–02 to 2005–06, and was as an affiliate member of the GNAC for football from the 2008 to 2018 fall seasons (2008–09 to 2018–19 school years).}}{{efn|group=aff|Formerly known as Humboldt State University until January 26, 2022.}}

| Arcata, California

| 1913

| Public

| 5,858

| Lumberjacks

| 2019

| {{college color boxes|Humboldt State Lumberjacks}}

| women's rowing

| California (CCAA)

;Notes:

{{notelist|group=aff}}

=Former members=

The GNAC had three former full members, all but one were private schools:

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! Institution

! Location

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Enrollment

! Nickname

! Joined{{efn|group=former|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}

! Left{{efn|group=former|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}}

! Current
conference

Concordia University–Portland

| Portland, Oregon

| 1905

| Lutheran LCMS

| N/A

| Cavaliers

| 2015

| 2020

| Closed in 2020

{{sort|Cal Poly–Humboldt|California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt}}{{efn|group=former|Cal Poly Humboldt remains in the GNAC as an affiliate member for women's rowing.}}{{efn|group=former|Formerly known as Humboldt State University until January 26, 2022.}}

| Arcata, California

| 1913

| Public

| 5,858

| Lumberjacks

| 2001

| 2006

| California (CCAA)

Seattle University

| Seattle, Washington

| 1891

| Catholic

| 7,107

| Redhawks

| 2001

| 2008

| Western (WAC){{efn|group=former|name=D1|Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.}}{{efn|group=former|Seattle University will join the West Coast Conference effective July 1, 2025.}}

;Notes:

{{notelist|group=former}}

=Former affiliate members=

The GNAC had seven former affiliate members, all but three were public schools:

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! Institution

! Location

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Enrollment

! Nickname

! Joined{{efn|group=faff|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}

! Left{{efn|group=faff|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}}

! GNAC
sport

! Primary
conference

Azusa Pacific University

| Azusa, California

| 1899

| Evangelical
Christian

| 7,133

| Cougars

| 2012

| 2020

| football

| Pacific West (PacWest)

Dixie State University{{efn|group=faff|Currently known as Utah Tech University.}}

| {{sort|Saint George|St. George, Utah}}

| 1911

| Public

| 12,556

| Red Storm{{efn|group=faff|Currently known as the Utah Tech Trailblazers.}}

| 2008

| 2016

| football

| nowrap | Western (WAC){{efn|group=faff|name=D1|Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.}}

{{sort|Cal Poly–Humboldt|California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt}}{{efn|group=faff|Cal Poly Humboldt was a full member of the GNAC from 2001–02 to 2005–06. However it remains in the GNAC as an affiliate member for women's rowing.}}{{efn|group=faff|Formerly known as Humboldt State University until January 2022.}}

| Arcata, California

| 1913

| Public

| 5,858

| Lumberjacks

| 2006

| 2019

| football

| California (CCAA)

{{sort|Mary|University of Mary}}

| Bismarck, North Dakota

| 1959

| Catholic

| 3,794

| Marauders

| 2012

| 2016

| men's soccer

| Northern Sun (NSIC)

{{sort|Sioux Falls|University of Sioux Falls}}

| Sioux Falls, South Dakota

| 1883

| Baptist

| 1,594

| Cougars

| 2012

| 2013

| nowrap | men's soccer

| Northern Sun (NSIC)

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

| Rapid City, South Dakota

| 1885

| Public

| 2,493

| Hardrockers

| 2014{{sup|fb.}};
2013{{sup|m.soc.}}

| 2016{{sup|fb.}};
2015{{sup|m.soc.}}

| football;
men's soccer

| nowrap | Rocky Mountain (RMAC)

{{sort|UC San Diego|University of California, San Diego}}

| San Diego, California

| 1960

| Public

| 41,482

| Tritons

| 2019

| 2020

| women's rowing

| Big West (BWC){{efn|group=faff|name=D1}}

;Notes:

{{notelist|group=faff}}

=Membership timeline=

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bar:13 color:Full from:07/01/2010 till:06/30/2021 text:Simon Fraser (2010–present)

bar:13 color:FullxF from:07/01/2021 till:end

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bar:17 color:AssocOS from:07/01/2013 till:06/30/2015 text:South Dakota Mines (2013–2016)

bar:17 color:AssocF from:07/01/2015 till:06/30/2016

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  • {{small|The GNAC did not sponsor football during the 2006 and 2007 fall seasons (2006–07 and 2007–08 school years). Therefore, Central Washington and Western Washington competed in the North Central Conference (NCC); while Dixie State, Humboldt State and Western Oregon competed as Independents.}}

Sports sponsored

class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center"

|+ Conference sports

! Sport !! Men's !! Women's

{{left}}Baseball{{Y}}
{{left}}Basketball{{Y}}{{Y}}
{{left}}Cross Country{{Y}}{{Y}}
{{left}}Golf{{Y}}{{Y}}
{{left}}Rowing{{Y}}
{{left}}Soccer{{Y}}{{Y}}
{{left}}Softball{{Y}}
{{left}}Track & Field Indoor{{Y}}{{Y}}
{{left}}Track & Field Outdoor{{Y}}{{Y}}
{{left}}Volleyball{{Y}}

=Men's sponsored sports by school=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
School

!Baseball

!Basketball

!Cross
Country

!Golf

!Soccer

!Track
& Field
Indoor

!Track
& Field
Outdoor

!Total
GNAC
Sports

{{left}}Alaska

|

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|

|

|

|

!2

{{left}}Alaska-Anchorage

|

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|

|

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

!4

{{left}}Central Washington

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|

|

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

!5

{{left}}Montana State-Billings

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

!7

{{left}}Northwest Nazarene

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

!7

{{left}}Saint Martin's

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

!7

{{left}}Seattle Pacific

|

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

!5

{{left}}Simon Fraser

|

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

!6

{{left}}Western Oregon

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

!6

{{left}}Western Washington

|

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

!6

Totals

!5

!10

!10

!5

!7

!9

!9

!57

=Women's sponsored sports by school=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
School

!Basketball

!Cross
Country

!Golf

!Rowing

!Soccer

!Softball

!Track
& Field
Indoor

!Track
& Field
Outdoor

!Volleyball

!Total
GNAC
Sports

{{left}}Alaska

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|{{Y}}

!3

{{left}}Alaska-Anchorage

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|

|

|

|

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

!5

{{left}}Central Washington

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|

|

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

!7

{{left}}Montana State-Billings

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

!8

{{left}}Northwest Nazarene

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

!8

{{left}}Saint Martin's

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

!8

{{left}}Seattle Pacific

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

!8

{{left}}Simon Fraser

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

!8

{{left}}Western Oregon

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|

|

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

!7

{{left}}Western Washington

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

!9

colspan="11" |Affiliate Members
Cal Poly Humboldt

|

|

|

|{{Y}}

|

|

|

|

|

!1

Central Oklahoma

|

|

|

|{{Y}}

|

|

|

|

|

!1

Totals

!10

!10

!6

!4

!8

!7

!9

!9

!10

!81

=Other sponsored sports by school=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan=2|School

! rowspan=8 style="padding:0" width="1" |

! colspan=5|Men

! rowspan=8 style="padding:0" width="1" |

! colspan=3 |Women

! rowspan=8 style="padding:0" width="1" |

! colspan=2|Co-ed

Football

!Ice
Hockey{{efn|group=os|name=DI|De facto Division I sport. The NCAA holds a combined national championship event in men's ice hockey open to both Division I and Division II members, and single championship events open to members of all three divisions in women's gymnastics and the coeducational sports of rifle and skiing.}}

!Lacrosse

!Swimming
& Diving

!Wrestling

!Gymnastics{{efn|group=os|name=DI}}

!Swimming
& Diving

!Wrestling

!Rifle{{efn|group=os|name=DI}}

!Skiing{{efn|group=os|name=DI}}

{{left}}Alaska

|

|IND

|

|

|

|

|PCSC

|

|PRC

|RMISA

{{left}}Alaska Anchorage

|

|IND

|

|

|

|MPSF

|

|

|

|RMISA

{{left}}Central Washington

|LSC

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

{{left}}Northwest Nazarene

|

|

|RMAC{{efn|group=os|Beginning in the 2025-26 academic year.}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

{{left}}Simon Fraser

|

|

|

|RMAC

|RMAC

|

|RMAC

|RMAC

|

|

{{left}}Western Oregon

|LSC

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

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Football champions

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YearChampionConf.
Record
2001Western Washington{{center|3-0}}
2002Central Washington{{center|3-0}}
2003Western Washington{{center|3-0}}
2004Central Washington{{center|5-1}}
2005Central Washington{{center|6-0}}
2006Not Sponsored{{center|N/A}}
2007Not Sponsored{{center|N/A}}
2008Central Washington{{center|8-0}}
2009Central Washington{{center|6-0}}

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YearChampionConf.
Record
2010Central Washington{{center|7-1}}
2011Humboldt State{{center|7-1}}
2012Central Washington{{center|7-3}}
2013Azusa Pacific{{center|9-1}}
2014Azusa Pacific{{center|6-0}}
2015Humboldt State{{center|6-0}}
2016Azusa Pacific{{center|8-0}}
2017Central Washington{{center|8-0}}
2018Azusa Pacific & Central Washington{{center|7-1}}
2019Central Washington & Western Oregon{{center|5-1}}
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic{{center|N/A}}
2021Central Washington{{center|4-0}}

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Basketball champions

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{{main|Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament}}

Conference facilities

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!School

!Basketball arena

!Capacity

Alaska Fairbanks

|Alaska Airlines Court

|1,648

Alaska Anchorage

|Alaska Airlines Center

|5,000

Central Washington

|Nicholson Pavilion

|2,519

Montana State - Billings

|Alterowitz Gymnasium

|2,330

Northwest Nazarene

|Johnson Sports Center

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Saint Martin's

|Marcus Pavilion

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Seattle Pacific

|Royal Brougham Pavilion

|2,650

Simon Fraser

|West Gym

|1,500

Western Oregon

|PE Gym

|2,473

Western Washington

|Sam Carver Gym

|2,534

References

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External links

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  • {{Official website}}

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