Great Northwest Athletic Conference

Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Established	2001
Association	NCAA
Division	Division II
Members	11 (10 in 2020)
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

Current members

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined
University of Alaska Fairbanks	Fairbanks, Alaska	1917	Public	9,380	Nanooks	2001
University of Alaska Anchorage	Anchorage, Alaska	1954	Public	16,242	Seawolves	2001
Central Washington University	Ellensburg, Washington	1891	Public	10,145	Wildcats	2001
Montana State University Billings	Billings, Montana	1927	Public	4,600	Yellowjackets	2007
Northwest Nazarene University	Nampa, Idaho	1913	Private (Nazarene)	2,000	Nighthawks	2001
Saint Martin's University	Lacey, Washington	1895	Private (Catholic)	1,628	Saints	2001
Seattle Pacific University	Seattle, Washington	1891	Private (Free Methodist)	3,773	Falcons	2001
Simon Fraser University	Burnaby, British Columbia	1965	Public	35,604	Clan	2010
Western Oregon University	Monmouth, Oregon	1856	Public	6,233	Wolves	2001
Western Washington University	Bellingham, Washington	1893	Public	13,070	Vikings	2001

Affiliate members

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Sport	Primary Conference
Azusa Pacific University	Azusa, California	1899	Private (Evangelical Christian)	9,258	Cougars	2012	football	Pacific West
University of California San Diego	La Jolla, California	1960	Public	38,798	Tritons	2019	rowing (W)	CCAA
University of Central Oklahoma	Edmond, Oklahoma	1890	Public	16,910	Bronchos	2019	rowing (W)	MIAA
Humboldt State University	Arcata, California	1913	Public	6.983	Lumberjacks	2019	rowing (W)	CCAA
University of Mary	Bismarck, North Dakota	1959	Private (Catholic)	2,910	Marauders	2012	soccer (M)	Northern Sun

Former members

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current Conference
Concordia University–Portland	Portland, Oregon	1905	Private (Lutheran LCMS)	Cavaliers	2015	2020	Closed in 2020
Seattle University	Seattle, Washington	1891	Private (Catholic)	Redhawks	2001	2008	Western Athletic (NCAA D-I)
Humboldt State University	Arcata, California	1913	Public	Lumberjacks	2001	2006	California

Former affiliate members

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Nickname	Joined	Left	Sport	Primary Conference
Dixie State University	St. George, Utah	1911	Public	Red Storm	2008	2016	football	Rocky Mountain
Humboldt State University	Arcata, California	1913	Public	Lumberjacks	2006	2018	football	CCAA
University of Mary	Bismarck, North Dakota	1959	Private (Catholic)	Marauders	2012	2016	soccer (M)	Northern Sun
University of Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	1883	Private (Baptist)	Cougars	2012	2013	soccer (M)	Northern Sun
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	Rapid City, South Dakota	1885	Public	Hardrockers	2013 (soccer); 2014 (football)	2015 (soccer); 2016 (football)	football; soccer (M)	Rocky Mountain

Humboldt State — was a full member in 2001–2006.

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
Rowing		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
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

Women's sponsored sports by school

School	Basketball	Cross Country	Golf	Rowing	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
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	Y	7
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	Y	9
Affiliate Members
Central Oklahoma				Y						1
Humboldt State				Y						1
UC San Diego				Y						1
Totals	11	11	6	5	9	8	10	10	11	81

Other sponsored sports by school

School	Men			Women			Co-ed
School	Ice Hockey ^‡	Swimming & Diving	Wrestling	Gymnastics ^‡	Swimming & Diving	Wrestling	Rifle ^‡	Skiing ^‡
Alaska	WCHA				PCSC		PRC	RMISA
Alaska-Anchorage	WCHA			MPSF				RMISA
Seattle Pacific				MPSF
Simon Fraser		IND	IND		IND	IND

^‡ — D-I sport

Football champions

Year	Champion	Conf. Record
2001	Western Washington	3-0
2002	Central Washington	3-0
2003	Western Washington	3-0
2004	Central Washington	5-1
2005	Central Washington	6-0
2006	Not Sponsored	N/A
2007	Not Sponsored	N/A
2008	Central Washington	8-0
2009	Central Washington	6-0

Year	Champion	Conf. Record
2010	Central Washington	7-1
2011	Humboldt State	7-1
2012	Central Washington	7-3
2013	Azusa Pacific	9-1
2014	Azusa Pacific	6-0
2015	Humboldt State	6-0
2016	Azusa Pacific	8-0
2017	Central Washington	8-0
2018	Azusa Pacific	7-1
2019	Central Washingon & Western Oregon	5-1

Basketball champions

Conference Facilities


School	Football Stadium	Capacity	Basketball Arena	Capacity
Alaska Fairbanks			Alaska Airlines Court	1,648
Alaska Anchorage			Alaska Airlines Center	5,000
Azusa Pacific	Citrus Stadium	10,000
Central Washington	Tomlinson Stadium	4,000	Nicholson Pavilion	2,519
Montana State - Billings			Alterowitz Gymnasium	2,330
Northwest Nazarene			Johnson Sports Center
Saint Martin's			Marcus Pavilion
Seattle Pacific			Royal Brougham Pavillion	2,650
Simon Fraser	Terry Fox Field	2,500	West Gym	1,500
Western Oregon	McArthur Field	3,500	PE Gym	2,473
Western Washington			Sam Carver Gym	2,534

References

External links

Official website

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Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Members	Alaska Nanooks Alaska Anchorage Seawolves Central Washington Wildcats Concordia University, Portland Cavaliers (closing in 2020) Montana State Billings Yellowjackets Northwest Nazarene Nighthawks Saint Martin's Saints Seattle Pacific Falcons Simon Fraser Clan Western Oregon Wolves Western Washington Vikings
Affiliates	Azusa Pacific Cougars (football) Humboldt State Lumberjacks (football)

NCAA Division II all-sports conferences
Atlantic	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Mountain East Conference Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Independent — Bluefield State College Salem University
Central	Great American Conference Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
East	Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference East Coast Conference Northeast-10 Conference
Midwest	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Great Lakes Valley Conference Great Midwest Athletic Conference Independent — Oakland City University (leaving NCAA in 2020)
South	Gulf South Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Sunshine State Conference
South Central	Lone Star Conference Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Southeast	Conference Carolinas Peach Belt Conference South Atlantic Conference
West	California Collegiate Athletic Association Great Northwest Athletic Conference Pacific West Conference
Division II	Independents

NCAA Division II football conferences
Super Region 1	Great Midwest Athletic Conference Mountain East Conference Northeast-10 Conference Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Super Region 2	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Gulf South Conference South Atlantic Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Independent — University of North Carolina at Pembroke (joining Mountain East in 2020)
Super Region 3	Great American Conference Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Great Lakes Valley Conference Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Super Region 4	Great Northwest Athletic Conference Lone Star Conference Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Division II	Independents
NCAA	Conferences Institutions Football (Championship)