Great Northwest Athletic Conference

Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Established	2001
Association	NCAA
Division	Division II
Members	11
Sports fielded	16 men's: 8 women's: 8
Region	Northwestern United States, British Columbia, Alaska
Headquarters	Portland, Oregon
Commissioner	David Haglund (since 2011)
Website	www.gnacsports.com
Locations

The Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) is a collegiate athletic conference which has historically operated in the northwestern United States, but also currently includes four schools in areas not usually considered part of that region—two in Alaska (neither of which is located in Southeast Alaska, an area often considered part of the Northwest), one in eastern Montana (almost never considered part of the region), and one in the Canadian province of British Columbia (an area included with the Northwest U.S. in the larger Pacific Northwest region).

It participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division II level, and is the only NCAA conference in any division with a Canadian university as a member.

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

Member schools

Membership timeline

 Full member (all sports)   Full member (non-football)   Associate member (football-only)   Associate member (sport) 

• The GNAC did not sponsor football in the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons. Therefore, Central Washington and Western Washington competed in the North Central Conference (NCC); while Dixie State, Humboldt State and Western Oregon were Independents.

Sports sponsored

Conference sports

Sport	Men's	Women's
Baseball	Y
Basketball	Y	Y
Cross Country	Y	Y
Football	Y
Golf	Y	Y
Soccer	Y	Y
Softball		Y
Track & Field Indoor	Y	Y
Track & Field Outdoor	Y	Y
Volleyball		Y

Men's sponsored sports by school

School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross Country	Football	Golf	Soccer	Track & Field Indoor	Track & Field Outdoor	Total GNAC Sports
Alaska		Y	Y						2
Alaska-Anchorage		Y	Y				Y	Y	4
Central Washington	Y	Y	Y	Y			Y	Y	6
Concordia-Portland	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Montana State-Billings	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Northwest Nazarene	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Saint Martin's	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Seattle Pacific		Y	Y			Y	Y	Y	5
Simon Fraser		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Western Oregon	Y	Y	Y	Y			Y	Y	6
Western Washington		Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	6
Totals	6	11	11	3	6	7	10	10	64
Affiliate Members
Azusa Pacific				Y					1
Humboldt State				Y					1
Mary						Y			1

Women's sponsored sports by school

School	Basketball	Cross Country	Golf	Soccer	Softball	Track & Field Indoor	Track & Field Outdoor	Volleyball	Total GNAC Sports
Alaska	Y	Y						Y	3
Alaska-Anchorage	Y	Y				Y	Y	Y	5
Central Washington	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Concordia-Portland	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Montana State-Billings	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Northwest Nazarene	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Saint Martin's	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Seattle Pacific	Y	Y		Y		Y	Y	Y	6
Simon Fraser	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Western Oregon	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Western Washington	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Totals	11	11	6	9	8	10	10	11	76

Football champions

Basketball champions

References

External links

• Official website