Great American Conference

The Great American Conference (GAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, with headquarters located in Russellville, Arkansas. Athletic competition began play during the 2011–12 school year.^[1][2] Its twelve all-sports member schools are located in Arkansas and Oklahoma in the South Central United States. The conference also has four men's soccer affiliate members, two in Kansas and two in Oklahoma.

Great American Conference

Association	NCAA
Founded	2011
Commissioner	Will Prewitt (since 2010)
Sports fielded	15 men's: 7 women's: 8
Division	Division II
No. of teams	12
Headquarters	Russellville, Arkansas
Region	South Central
Official website	greatamericanconference.com
Locations

History

Great American Conference

120km
75miles

Arkansas
Tech

Rogers State

Northeastern State

Newman

Fort Hays State

Southwestern
Oklahoma State

Southern
Nazarene

Southern
Arkansas

Southeastern
Oklahoma State

Ouachita Baptist

Oklahoma Baptist

Northwestern
Oklahoma State

Henderson State

Harding

East Central

Arkansas–
Monticello

   

Location of GAC Members:

Full member
Men's soccer associate

 

The conference's charter members previously competed in the Lone Star Conference (East Central University, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, and Southwestern Oklahoma State University) and the Gulf South Conference (Arkansas Tech University, University of Arkansas at Monticello, Harding University, Henderson State University, Ouachita Baptist University, and Southern Arkansas University) before forming the GAC in 2010. The new conference is intended to reduce travel costs for its member universities.^[3]

On May 11, 2011, the conference invited Northwestern Oklahoma State University and Southern Nazarene University to the conference for the 2012–13 academic year. Those universities continued to compete in the Sooner Athletic Conference during the 2011–12 season before joining the conference.^[4]

On July 11, 2014, the NCAA Division II Membership Committee approved the membership application for Oklahoma Baptist University to move from the NAIA to NCAA Division II and it joined the conference for the 2015–16 season.^[5]

The GAC and the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) announced a partnership in June 2018 to combine their men's tennis and men's soccer leagues in both sports from the 2019–20 academic year. Under the agreement, the MIAA will organize the tennis league and the GAC will organize the soccer league.^[6]

Chronological timeline

• 2011 - The Great American Conference (GAC) was founded. Charter members included six schools from the state of Arkansas (Arkansas Tech, Arkansas–Monticello, Harding, Henderson State, Ouachita Baptist, and Southern Arkansas from the Gulf South Conference) and three schools from the state of Oklahoma (East Central, Southeastern Oklahoma State, and Southwestern Oklahoma State from the Lone Star Conference) effective beginning the 2011-12 academic year.
• 2012 - Northwestern Oklahoma State and Southern Nazarene joined the GAC effective in the 2012-13 academic year.
• 2015 - Oklahoma Baptist joined the GAC effective in the 2015-16 academic year.
• 2015 - Oklahoma Christian University and Rogers State University joined the GAC as affiliate members for men's and women's track & field outdoor effective in the 2016 spring season (2015-16 academic year). Both schools were Heartland Conference full members at this time.
• 2019 - Oklahoma Christian and Rogers State left the GAC as affiliate members for men's and women's track & field outdoor effective after the 2019 spring season (2018-19 academic year) due to moving to new primary conferences who sponsors the sports.
• 2019 - Fort Hays State University, Newman University, Northeastern State University, and Rogers State joined the GAC as affiliate members for men's soccer effective in the 2019 fall season (2019-20 academic year).

Member schools

Current members

Institution	Location	Founded	Enrollment	Nickname	Colors	Joined
Arkansas Tech University	Russellville, Arkansas	1909	8,808	Wonder Boys & Golden Suns		2011
University of Arkansas at Monticello	Monticello, Arkansas	1909	2,270	Boll Weevils & Cotton Blossoms		2011
East Central University	Ada, Oklahoma	1909	2,460	Tigers		2011
Harding University	Searcy, Arkansas	1924	3,497	Bisons & Lady Bisons		2011
Henderson State University	Arkadelphia, Arkansas	1890	1,807	Reddies		2011
Northwestern Oklahoma State University	Alva, Oklahoma	1897	1,732	Rangers		2012
Oklahoma Baptist University	Shawnee, Oklahoma	1910	1,409	Bison		2015
Ouachita Baptist University	Arkadelphia, Arkansas	1886	1,734	Tigers		2011
Southeastern Oklahoma State University	Durant, Oklahoma	1909	3,022	Savage Storm		2011
Southern Arkansas University	Magnolia, Arkansas	1909	3,250	Muleriders		2011
Southern Nazarene University	Bethany, Oklahoma	1899	912	Crimson Storm		2012
Southwestern Oklahoma State University	Weatherford, Oklahoma	1901	3,995	Bulldogs		2011

Affiliate members

Institution	Location	Founded	Enrollment	Nickname	Colors	Joined	GAC sport	Primary conference
Fort Hays State University	Hays, Kansas	1902	14,658	Tigers		2019	soccer (M)	Mid-America
Newman University	Wichita, Kansas	1933	3,170	Jets		2019	soccer (M)	Mid-America
Northeastern State University	Tahlequah, Oklahoma	1909	8,276	RiverHawks		2019	soccer (M)	Mid-America
Rogers State University	Claremore, Oklahoma	1909	4,227	Hillcats		2019	soccer (M)	Mid-America

• Rogers State — track & field outdoor (M), track & field outdoor (W) affiliate member in 2015–2019.

Former affiliate members

Institution	Location	Founded	Nickname	Years	GAC sport	Primary conference
Oklahoma Christian University	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	1950	Eagles & Lady Eagles	2015–2019	track & field outdoor (M); track & field outdoor (W)	Lone Star

Membership timeline

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

Sports

The GAC sponsors championships in seven men's and eight women's sports.

Conference sports

Sport	(M)	(W)
Baseball	Y
Basketball	Y	Y
Cross Country	Y	Y
Football	Y
Golf	Y	Y
Soccer	Y	Y
Softball		Y
Tennis		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	GAC Sports
Arkansas Tech	Y	Y		Y	Y				4
Arkansas–Monticello	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y				5
East Central	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y			Y	6
Harding	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Henderson State	Y	Y		Y	Y			Y	5
Northwestern Oklahoma State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	6
Oklahoma Baptist	Y	Y	Y	Y			Y	Y	5
Ouachita Baptist	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y		Y	6
Southeastern Oklahoma State	Y	Y		Y	Y				4
Southern Arkansas	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	6
Southern Nazarene	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Southwestern Oklahoma State	Y	Y		Y	Y				4
Totals	12	12	8	12	10	3		8	65
Affiliates
Fort Hays State						Y			1
Newman						Y			1
Northeastern State						Y			1
Rogers State						Y			1

• † — Emerging sport; teams currently compete in Independent.

Women's sponsored sports by school

School	Basketball	Cross Country	Golf	Soccer	Softball	Tennis	Track & Field Indoor †	Track & Field Outdoor	Volleyball	GAC Sports
Arkansas Tech	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y		Y	Y	7
Arkansas–Monticello	Y	Y	Y		Y				Y	5
East Central	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y			Y	Y	7
Harding	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Henderson State	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y		Y	Y	7
Northwestern Oklahoma State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	7
Oklahoma Baptist	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	7
Ouachita Baptist	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Southeastern Oklahoma State	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Southern Arkansas	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Southern Nazarene	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	7
Southwestern Oklahoma State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y			Y	Y	7
Totals	12	12	11	7	12	6		11	12	83

• † — Emerging sport; teams currently compete in Independent.

Other sponsored sports by school

School		Men				Women
		Swimming & Diving	Tennis	Wrestling		Swimming & Diving
Harding			MIAA
Henderson State		NSISC				NSISC
Ouachita Baptist		NSISC	MIAA	MIAA		NSISC
Southeastern Oklahoma State			MIAA
Southern Arkansas			MIAA

Women's NCAA emerging sports by school

School	Stunt
Oklahoma Baptist	IND
Southern Nazarene	IND

Awards

Scholar-Athlete of the Year

The male and female scholar-athlete of the year awards are voted upon by the league's faculty athletic representatives or designees.

Year	Male	Female
2011–12	Travis Kincheloe, Football (SOSU)	Emily Kennemer, Softball (ECU)
2012–13	Mickey Hammer, Cross Country (SAU)	Amy Madden, Softball (SNU)
2013–14	Kevin Rodgers, Football (HSU)	Kristen Celsor, Basketball (HU)
2014–15	Davis Richardson, Baseball (HU)	Arielle Saunders, Basketball (HU)
2015–16	Colin Pasque, Track & Field (SNU)	Autumn Suydam, Softball (ECU)
2016–17	Colin Pasque, Track & Field (SNU)	Kori Bullard, Volleyball / Basketball (OBU)
2017–18	Ty Reasnor, Football (ATU)	Kori Bullard, Volleyball / Basketball (OBU)
2018–19	Dylan McDearmon, Baseball (ATU)	Mariah Ewy, Softball (ECU)
2019–20	Mills Bryant, Football (HU)	Abbie Winchester, T&F / Cross country (ECU)
2020–21

Athlete of the Year

The male and female athlete of the year awards are voted upon by the league's sports information directors or designees.

Year	Male	Female
2011–12	Johnie Davis, Basketball (ATU)	Kayla Jackson, Softball (UAM)
2012–13	Kevin Rodgers, Football (HSU)	Roselis Silva, Basketball (ATU)
2013–14	Kevin Rodgers, Football (HSU)	Rebecka Surtevall, Golf (ATU)
2014–15	Michael Hearne, Golf (SNU)	Rebecka Surtevall, Golf (ATU)
2015–16	Corey Wood, Baseball (UAM)	Jalissa Gum, Softball (ATU)
2016–17	Trevor Rucker, Baseball (SAU)	Maddie Dow, Softball (SAU)
2017–18	Zach James, Golf (SOSU)	Brooke Goad, Softball (SAU)
2018–19	Bryce Bray, Football (HU)	Hailey Tucker, Basketball (SWOSU)
2019–20	Jhonathan Dunn, Basketball (SNU)	Kim Moosbacher, Tennis (OKBU)
2020–21	Dorian Chaigneau, Track & Field (HU)	Mahina Sauer, Softball (SNU)

All-Sports Trophy

Locations of Great American Conference member institutions

The All-Sports Trophy is presented to the athletic department with the highest point total at the end of the athletic year. Points are recorded in all sponsored sports with six or more participants. The regular season standings will determine the points for the sports of baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, football, women's soccer, softball, women's tennis, and volleyball. The conference championship will determine the points for the sports of men's cross country, women's cross country, men's golf, and women's golf.

Season	School
2011–12	Arkansas Tech
2012–13	Arkansas Tech
2013–14	Arkansas Tech
2014–15	Arkansas Tech
2015–16	Arkansas Tech
2016–17	Harding

NACDA Learfield Sports Directors' Cup Rankings

The NACDA Learfield Sports Directors' Cup is an annual award given by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics to the U.S. colleges and universities with the most success in collegiate athletics.

Year	ATU	UAM	ECU	HU	HSU	NWOSU	OKBU	OBU	SOSU	SAU	SNU	SWOSU
2011–12	171	—	194	216	195	—	—	79	—	201	—	—
2012–13	147	—	—	116	110	—	—	125	231	211	—	94
2013–14	71	228	—	142	148	—	—	188	175	191	—	176
2014–15	74	—	172	146	86	—	—	109	225	209	230	177
2015–16	101	208	214	138	120	—	—	196	117	198	261	121
2016–17	110	190	217	62	140	—	—	—	180	217	232	235
2017–18	91	—	—	111	138	—	50	203	163	141	251	114
2018–19	111	239	—	151	175	—	39	204	141	123	193	100
2019–20	No Standings due to COVID-19
2020–21

Conference Champions

Current champions

Fall 2016 Sport School Cross Country (M) East Central (Team) Kevin Matthews (ECU) (Individual) Cross Country (W) East Central (Team) Anna Mora (ECU) (Individual) Football Harding Soccer (M) Oklahoma Baptist (Season) Harding (Tournament) Soccer (W) Southwestern Oklahoma State (Season) Harding (Tournament) Volleyball (W) Harding (Season) Southern Nazarene (Tournament)

Winter 2016–17 Sport School Basketball (M) East Central (Season) East Central (Tournament) Basketball (W) Harding (Season) Harding (Tournament)

Spring 2017 Sport School Baseball Southern Arkansas (Season) Arkansas–Monticello (Tournament) Golf (M) Henderson State (Team) Nick Shapiro (HSU) (Individual) Golf (W) Arkansas Tech (Team) Elin Wahlin (SWOSU) (Individual) Softball Harding (Season) Harding (Tournament) Tennis (M) Oklahoma Baptist (Season) Oklahoma Baptist (Tournament) Tennis (W) Southeastern Oklahoma State (Season) Southeastern Oklahoma State (Tournament) Track & Field Outdoor Harding (Men) Harding (Women)

Total conference championships

Total conference postseason championships and football regular season championships won by each school.

		Team		Individual
School	Total	Men	Women	Men	Women
Arkansas Tech	16	3	9	1	3
Arkansas–Monticello	3	2	1
East Central	17	6	6	4	1
Harding	27	6	15	1	5
Henderson State	13	7	1	4	1
Northwestern Oklahoma State
Oklahoma Baptist	1	1
Ouachita Baptist	10	9	1
Southeastern Oklahoma State	4	1	3
Southern Arkansas	8	4	2	1	1
Southern Nazarene	2		1	1
Southwestern Oklahoma State	7	1	5		1

Facilities

School	Football stadium	Capacity	Basketball arena	Capacity	Baseball stadium	Capacity
Arkansas Tech	Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field	6,500	Tucker Coliseum	3,500	Tech Field	600
Arkansas–Monticello	Willis Convoy Leslie Cotton Boll Stadium	4,500	Steelman Fieldhouse	1,500	Weevils Field	600
East Central	Norris Field	5,000	Kerr Activities Center	3,500	Ken Turner Field	250
Harding	First Security Stadium	6,500	Rhodes Field House	3,000	Jerry Moore Field	311
Henderson State	Carpenter-Haygood Stadium at Ruggles Field	9,600	Duke Wells Center	3,000	Clyde Berry Field	1,000
Northwestern Oklahoma State	Ranger Field	6,000	Percefull Fieldhouse	2,100	Myers Stadium	500
Oklahoma Baptist	Crain Family Stadium	2,900	Mabee Arena	2,400	Bison Field at Ford Park	400
Ouachita Baptist	Cliff Harris Stadium	5,225	Bill Vining Arena	2,500	Rab Rodgers Field	500
Southeastern Oklahoma State	Paul Laird Field	9,000	Bloomer Sullivan Arena	3,600	The Ballpark in Durant	420
Southern Arkansas	Wilkins Stadium	6,000	W.T. Watson Athletic Center	2,500	Steve Goodheart Field	1,000
Southern Nazarene	SNU Stadium	2,500	Sawyer Center	5,000	Cypert Athletic Complex	300
Southwestern Oklahoma State	ASAP Energy Field at Milam Stadium	8,600	Pioneer Cellular Event Center	4,000	Bulldog Field	300

National Championships

NCAA Division II

Year	School	Sport
2023	Harding	Football

Team and individual titles won prior to joining the GAC or by members in sports not sponsored by the GAC.

Year	School	Sport
2000	Southeastern Oklahoma State	Baseball
2015	Dallas Smith (OBU)	Wrestling

NAIA

Men's Basketball Year School 1966 Oklahoma Baptist 1981 Southern Nazarene 2010 Oklahoma Baptist Women's Basketball Year School 1982 Southwestern Oklahoma State 1983 Southwestern Oklahoma State 1985 Southwestern Oklahoma State 1987 Southwestern Oklahoma State 1989 Southern Nazarene 1990 Southwestern Oklahoma State 1992 Arkansas Tech 1993 Arkansas Tech 1994 Southern Nazarene 1995 Southern Nazarene 1996 Southern Nazarene 1997 Southern Nazarene 2003 Southern Nazarene 2004 Southern Nazarene

Football Year School 1993 East Central 1996 Southwestern Oklahoma State 1999 Northwestern Oklahoma State Women's Golf Year School 1999 Southern Nazarene 2002 Southern Nazarene Men's Swimming & Diving Year School 2012 Oklahoma Baptist 2013 Oklahoma Baptist 2014 Oklahoma Baptist 2015 Oklahoma Baptist Women's Swimming & Diving Year School 2013 Oklahoma Baptist 2014 Oklahoma Baptist 2015 Oklahoma Baptist

Men's Track & Field Indoor Year School 2013 Oklahoma Baptist Women's Track & Field Indoor Year School 2005 Oklahoma Baptist 2007 Oklahoma Baptist 2010 Oklahoma Baptist 2011 Oklahoma Baptist 2013 Oklahoma Baptist 2014 Oklahoma Baptist 2015 Oklahoma Baptist Men's Track & Field Outdoor Year School 1990 Oklahoma Baptist 2007 Oklahoma Baptist Women's Track & Field Outdoor Year School 2012 Oklahoma Baptist

Championships and Postseason

•   — national tournament game.

Cross Country

GAC Champions

	Men[7]		Women[8]
Year	School	Individual	School	Individual
2011	East Central	Ezekiel Kissorio (ECU)	Harding	Gladys Kimtai (HU)
2012	East Central	Mickey Hammer (SAU)	East Central	Ewa Zaborowska (HU)
2013	Harding	Andrew Evans (HU)	Harding	Ewa Zaborowska (HU)
2014	East Central	Juan Pacheco (ECU)	Harding	Carli Langley (SAU)
2015	East Central	Will Baldwin (ECU)	Harding	Ewa Zaborowska (HU)
2016	East Central	Kevin Matthews (ECU)	East Central	Anna Mora (ECU)
2017	Harding	Jacob Janzen (OKB)	Oklahoma Baptist	Abby Hoover (OKB)
2018	East Central	Larry Filer (ECU)	Oklahoma Baptist	Kaylee Crowson (OKB)
2019	Oklahoma Baptist	Dylan Douglas (HU)	Oklahoma Baptist	Anna Mora (ECU)

NCAA Championships Results

Men Year School / Individual Finish 2011 East Central 11th 2014 Juan Pacheco (ECU) 50th 2015 East Central 16th

Women Year School / Individual Finish 2012 Ewa Zaborowska (HU) 18th 2015 Harding 17th

Football

GAC Champions

Year	School
2011	Ouachita Baptist
2012	Henderson State
2013	Henderson State
2014	Ouachita Baptist
2015	Henderson State
2016	Harding
2017	Ouachita Baptist
2018	Ouachita Baptist
2019	Ouachita Baptist
2020	Season Not Played
2021	Harding
2022	Ouachita Baptist
2023	Harding

GAC All-Time Standings

School	W	L	Pct	Titles	Last Title
Arkansas Tech	54	67	.446	0	–
Arkansas–Monticello	40	82	.328	0	–
East Central	54	70	.435	0	–
Harding	102	20	.836	3	2023
Henderson State	94	27	.777	3	2015
Northwestern Oklahoma State	29	79	.269	0	–
Oklahoma Baptist	32	56	.364	0	–
Ouachita Baptist	101	22	.821	6	2022
Southeastern Oklahoma State	57	67	.460	0	–
Southern Arkansas	77	46	.626	0	–
Southern Nazarene	24	84	.222	0	–
Southwestern Oklahoma State	40	84	.323	0	–

NCAA Tournament Results

Year	School	Opponent	Score
2012	Harding	Northwest Missouri State	L 0–35
	Henderson State	Missouri Western State	L 21–45
2013	Henderson State	St. Cloud State	L 35–40
2014	Harding	Pittsburg State	L 42–59
	Ouachita Baptist	Minnesota–Duluth	L 45–48 (OT)
2015	Henderson State	Sioux Falls	W 23–16
		Emporia State	L 3–29
2016	Harding	Central Missouri	W 48–31
		Sioux Falls	W 27–24
		Northwest Missouri State	L 0–35
2017	Harding	Indianapolis	W 27-24
		Ashland	W 34–24
		Ferris State	W 16-14
		Texas A&M-Commerce	L 17-31
	Ouachita Baptist	Ferris State	L 19–24
2018	Harding	Ferris State	L 19–21
	Ouachita Baptist	Indianapolis	W 35-7
		Ferris State	L 14–37
2019	Harding	Northwest Missouri State	L 6–7
	Ouachita Baptist	Lindenwood	L 38-41
2021	Harding	Washburn	W 30-14
		Northwest Missouri State	L 9–28
2022	Ouachita Baptist	Northwest Missouri State	L 17-47

Bowl Games

The C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl held a Division II game from 2012 through 2018, with the GAC receiving the at-large selection in each of the first four years of the game. From 2013 through 2023, the GAC had a tie-in with the Live United Texarkana Bowl in which the highest non-playoff team received an automatic selection to the game. The Heritage Bowl, which began in 2017, has a at-large selection option with the GAC, and has invited a GAC team in every year since 2018.

Year	Game	School	Opponent	Score
2012	C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl	Southern Arkansas	McMurry	L 35–36
2013	C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl	Ouachita Baptist	Tarleton State	Cancelled
	Live United Texarkana Bowl	Harding	Texas A&M–Commerce	W 44–3
2014	C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl	East Central	Texas A&M–Commerce	L 21–72
	Live United Texarkana Bowl	Southeastern Oklahoma State	Central Missouri	L 21–48
2015	C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl	Arkansas Tech	Eastern New Mexico	W 51–35
	Live United Texarkana Bowl	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Central Oklahoma	L 21–38
2016	Live United Texarkana Bowl	Southern Arkansas	Texas A&M–Kingsville	L 17–24
2017	Live United Texarkana Bowl	Arkansas Tech	Pittsburg State	L 31–48
2018	Heritage Bowl	Arkansas–Monticello	Emporia State	L 22–30
	Live United Texarkana Bowl	Southern Arkansas	Missouri Western	L 25–30
2019	Heritage Bowl	Southern Arkansas	Eastern New Mexico	L 13–20
	Live United Texarkana Bowl	Henderson State	Missouri Western	L 14–35
2021	Heritage Bowl	Oklahoma Baptist	UT–Permian Basin	W 24–21
	Live United Texarkana Bowl	Southeastern Oklahoma State	Emporia State	W 37–34
2022	Heritage Bowl	East Central	Texas A&M–Kingsville	W 38–21
	Live United Texarkana Bowl	Southeastern Oklahoma State	Emporia State	L 27–48
2023	Heritage Bowl	Southern Nazarene	Emporia State	L 24–55
	Live United Texarkana Bowl	Southern Arkansas	Missouri Western	W 43–27

Men's Soccer

GAC Champions

Year	Season	Tournament
2015	Ouachita Baptist	Ouachita Baptist
2016	Oklahoma Baptist	Harding
2017	Harding	Ouachita Baptist
2018	Harding	Ouachita Baptist
2019	Fort Hays State	Rogers State
Spring 2021	Rodgers State	Rodgers State
2021	Southern Nazarene	Fort Hays State
2022	Southern Nazarene	Southern Nazarene
2023	Southern Nazarene	Southern Nazarene
2024	Southern Nazarene	TBD

GAC All-Time Standings

	Conference						Tournament
School	W	L	T	Pct	Titles	Last Title	W	L	T	Pct	Titles	Last Title
Harding	39	44	8	.473	2	2018	3	4	1	.438	1	2016
Oklahoma Baptist	16	21	1	.434	1	2016	2	4	0	.333	0	–
Ouachita Baptist	23	60	9	.299	1	2015	5	1	1	.786	3	2018
Southern Nazarene	48	41	6	.537	4	2024	5	4	2	.545	2	2023
Fort Hays State	44	13	11	.728	1	2019	4	2	1	.563	1	2021
Rodgers State	43	15	10	.703	1	2021	5	4	1	.550	2	2021
Northeastern State	34	25	8	.567	0	–	2	3	0	.400	0	–
Newman	19	43	6	.324	0	–	0	1	0	.000	0	–

Oklahoma Baptist ended their Men's program in 2020. 

NCAA Tournament Results

Year	School	Opponent	Score
2019	Fort Hays State	Indianapolis	L 2-3
2021	Fort Hays State	Wisconsin-Parkside	W 2-1
		Lake Erie College	W 3-2 (2OT)
		Indianapolis	L 0-2
2022	Southern Nazarene	Lake Erie College	L 0-4
2023	Southern Nazarene	McKendree	L 0-1

Women's Soccer

GAC Champions

Year	Season	Tournament
2011	East Central	East Central
2012	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Southwestern Oklahoma State
2013	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Southwestern Oklahoma State
2014	Southern Nazarene	Ouachita Baptist
2015	Harding	Harding
2016	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Harding
2017	Oklahoma Baptist	Southwestern Oklahoma State
2018	Oklahoma Baptist	Oklahoma Baptist
2019	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Southwestern Oklahoma State
Spring 2021	Oklahoma Baptist	Ouachita Baptist
2021	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Oklahoma Baptist
2022	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Southwestern Oklahoma State

GAC All-Time Standings

	Conference						Tournament
School	W	L	T	Pct	Titles	Last Title	W	L	T	Pct	Titles	Last Title
East Central	40	71	13	.375	1	2011	2	4	2	.375	1	2011
Harding	59	52	15	.528	1	2015	4	8	1	.346	2	2016
Northwestern Oklahoma State	24	82	14	.258	0	–	0	3	0	.000	0	–
Oklahoma Baptist	59	21	10	.711	3	2021	8	4	0	.667	2	2021
Ouachita Baptist	70	46	10	.595	0	–	7	8	1	.469	2	2021
Southern Nazarene	36	78	5	.324	1	2014	1	3	2	.333	0	–
Southwestern Oklahoma State	84	22	19	.748	6	2022	13	5	2	.700	5	2022

NCAA Tournament Results

Year	School	Opponent	Score
2012	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Minot State	W 3–0
		Central Missouri	L 0–3
2015	Harding	Augustana	L 1–2
2016	Harding	Fort Hays State	L 1–3
2017	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Missouri Western	W 1–0
		Minnesota State–Mankato	T 1–1 (4-2 PK)
		Central Missouri	L 0–3
2018	Oklahoma Baptist	Central Oklahoma	L 0–2
2019	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Central Missouri	L 1–3

Volleyball

GAC Champions

Year	Season	Tournament
2011	Arkansas Tech	Arkansas Tech
2012	Harding	Harding
2013	Harding	Arkansas Tech
2014	Arkansas Tech	Arkansas Tech
2015	Arkansas Tech	Southwestern Oklahoma State
2016	Harding	Southern Nazarene
2017	Arkansas Tech	Arkansas Tech
2018	Harding	Harding
2019	Oklahoma Baptist	Oklahoma Baptist
Spring 2021	West: Oklahoma Baptist East: Harding	Oklahoma Baptist
2021	Oklahoma Baptist	Arkansas Tech
2022	Harding	Harding

GAC All-Time Standings

	Conference					Tournament
School	W	L	Pct	Titles	Last Title	W	L	Pct	Titles	Last Title
Arkansas Tech	150	51	.746	4	2017	19	7	.731	5	2021
Arkansas–Monticello	49	137	.263	0	–	1	6	.143	0	–
East Central	60	126	.323	0	–	3	6	.333	0	–
Harding	163	39	.807	6	2022	21	9	.700	3	2022
Henderson State	64	122	.344	0	–	3	5	.375	0	–
Northwestern Oklahoma State	67	102	.396	0	–	4	6	.400	0	–
Oklahoma Baptist	100	28	.781	3	2021	9	4	.692	2	2021
Ouachita Baptist	100	93	.518	0	–	4	11	.267	0	–
Southeastern Oklahoma State	66	124	.347	0	–	3	9	.250	0	–
Southern Arkansas	58	131	.307	0	–	4	6	.400	0	–
Southern Nazarene	106	71	.599	0	–	8	8	.500	1	2016
Southwestern Oklahoma State	118	77	.605	0	–	9	11	.450	1	2015

NCAA Tournament Results

Year	School	Opponent	Score
2011	Arkansas Tech	Washburn	L 0–3
2013	Arkansas Tech	Minnesota–Duluth	L 0–3
2014	Arkansas Tech	Minnesota–Duluth	L 0–3
2015	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Concordia–St. Paul	L 0–3
2016	Southern Nazarene	Concordia–St. Paul	L 0–3

Men's Basketball

See also: Great American Conference men's basketball tournament

GAC Champions

Year	Season	Tournament
2012	Arkansas Tech	Arkansas Tech
2013	Harding	Ouachita Baptist
2014	Arkansas Tech	Harding
2015	Ouachita Baptist	Arkansas Tech
2016	Harding	Ouachita Baptist
2017	East Central	East Central
2018	Southern Nazarene	Southern Nazarene
2019	Southern Nazarene	Southern Nazarene
2020	Southern Nazarene	Henderson State
2021	West: Oklahoma Baptist East: Arkansas-Monticello	Arkansas-Monticello
2022	Southeastern Oklahoma State	Southwestern Oklahoma State

GAC All-Time Standings

	Conference					Tournament
School	W	L	Pct	Titles	Last Title	W	L	Pct	Titles	Last Title
Arkansas Tech	120	103	.538	2	2014	10	6	.625	2	2015
Arkansas–Monticello	112	112	.500	1	2021	8	7	.533	1	2021
East Central	121	104	.538	1	2017	7	8	.467	1	2017
Harding	90	132	.405	2	2016	7	6	.538	1	2014
Henderson State	113	112	.502	0	–	8	7	.533	0	–
Northwestern Oklahoma State	93	111	.456	0	–	1	4	.200	0	–
Oklahoma Baptist	74	75	.497	1	2021	4	4	.500	0	–
Ouachita Baptist	106	116	.477	1	2015	9	7	.563	2	2016
Southeastern Oklahoma State	123	102	.547	1	2022	6	9	.400	0	–
Southern Arkansas	114	110	.509	0	–	5	11	.313	0	–
Southern Nazarene	138	72	.657	3	2020	9	6	.600	2	2019
Southwestern Oklahoma State	85	140	.378	0	–	7	6	.538	1	2022

NCAA Tournament Results

Year	School	Opponent	Score
2012	Arkansas Tech	West Texas A&M	W 79–68
		Tarleton State	W 64–63
		Midwestern State	L 61–77
2013	Arkansas Tech	Minnesota State–Mankato	L 65–81
	Harding	Central Missouri	W 75–71
		Minnesota State–Mankato	L 65–86
2014	Arkansas Tech	Central Missouri	L 44–56
	Harding	Minnesota State–Mankato	L 56–97
2015	Arkansas Tech	Augustana College	L 77–104
2016	Harding	Augustana	L 85–100
	Ouachita Baptist	Northwest Missouri State	L 53–78
2017	Arkansas Tech	Southwest Minnesota State	L 82–93
	Arkansas–Monticello	Augustana	L 69–76
	East Central	Minnesota State–Moorhead	W 115–106 (OT)
		Southwest Minnesota State	L 70–74

Women's Basketball

See also: Great American Conference women's basketball tournament

GAC Champions

Year	Season	Tournament
2012	Arkansas Tech	Southwestern Oklahoma State
2013	Arkansas Tech	Arkansas Tech
2014	Harding	Southwestern Oklahoma State
2015	Harding	Harding
2016	Arkansas Tech	Arkansas Tech
2017	Harding	Harding
2018	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Arkansas Tech
2019	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Southwestern Oklahoma State
2020	Southeastern Oklahoma State	Southeastern Oklahoma State
2021	West: Southwestern Oklahoma State East: Arkansas Tech	Southern Nazarene
2022	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Southwestern Oklahoma State

GAC All-Time Standings

	Conference					Tournament
School	W	L	Pct	Titles	Last Title	W	L	Pct	Titles	Last Title
Arkansas Tech	160	61	.724	4	2021	20	8	.714	3	2018
Arkansas–Monticello	67	148	.312	0	–	3	7	.300	0	–
East Central	119	106	.529	0	–	5	10	.333	0	–
Harding	157	64	.710	3	2017	16	9	.640	2	2017
Henderson State	115	105	.523	0	–	3	9	.250	0	–
Northwestern Oklahoma State	70	139	.335	0	–	0	3	.000	0	–
Oklahoma Baptist	46	104	.307	0	–	0	2	.000	0	–
Ouachita Baptist	78	137	.363	0	–	2	6	.250	0	–
Southeastern Oklahoma State	122	104	.540	1	2020	7	10	.412	1	2020
Southern Arkansas	67	153	.305	0	–	1	5	.167	0	–
Southern Nazarene	104	104	.500	0	–	4	4	.500	1	2021
Southwestern Oklahoma State	173	53	.765	4	2022	19	7	.731	4	2022

NCAA Tournament Results

Year	School	Opponent	Score
2013	Arkansas Tech	Minnesota State–Mankato	L 58–72
	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Central Missouri	W 73–71
		Augustana College	L 64–68
2014	Harding	Concordia–St. Paul	L 57–68
	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Emporia State	L 65–97
2015	Arkansas Tech	Emporia State	L 51–68
	Harding	Wayne State College	L 80–87
2016	Arkansas Tech	Missouri Western State	W 81–80
		Pittsburg State	L 80–91 (OT)
2017	Arkansas Tech	Harding	L 46–59
	Harding	Arkansas Tech	W 59–46
		Central Missouri	W 66–58
		Emporia State	W 58–56
		Queens College	W 73–69
		Ashland	L 77–90
2018	Arkansas Tech	Northern State	L 65–76
	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Fort Hays State	L 75–78
2019	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Emporia State	W 71–65
		Central Missouri	W 75–72
		Fort Hays State	W 88–77
		Saint Anselm	W 71–61
		Indiana (PA)	W 66–57
		Lubbock Christian	L 85–95 (2OT)
2020	Southeastern Oklahoma State	Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19
	Southwestern Oklahoma State
2021	Southern Nazarene	Texas A&M–Commerce	L 64–70
	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Texas A&M–Commerce	W 97–79
		Lubbock Christian	L 65–78

Baseball

GAC Champions

Southern Arkansas and Oklahoma Baptist playing in the 2023 GAC Tournament

Year	Season	Tournament
2012	Southern Arkansas	Southern Arkansas
2013	Southern Arkansas	Southern Arkansas
2014	Arkansas Tech	Southern Arkansas
2015	Southern Arkansas	Southern Arkansas
2016	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Arkansas–Monticello
2017	Southern Arkansas	Arkansas–Monticello
2018	Arkansas–Monticello	Southern Arkansas
2019	Arkansas–Monticello	Oklahoma Baptist
2021	Arkansas Tech	Henderson State
2022	Southern Arkansas	Southern Arkansas

GAC All-Time Standings

	Conference					Tournament
School	W	L	Pct	Titles	Last Title	W	L	Pct	Titles	Last Title
Arkansas Tech	225	158	.587	2	2021	15	20	.429	0	–
Arkansas–Monticello	228	146	.610	2	2019	19	11	.633	2	2017
East Central	92	238	.279	0	–	1	2	.333	0	–
Harding	190	182	.511	0	–	10	15	.400	0	–
Henderson State	203	173	.540	0	–	19	13	.594	1	2021
Northwestern Oklahoma State	117	184	.389	0	–	0	1	.000	0	–
Oklahoma Baptist	150	75	.667	0	–	9	5	.643	1	2019
Ouachita Baptist	163	207	.441	0	–	8	10	.444	0	–
Southeastern Oklahoma State	171	161	.515	0	–	6	11	.353	0	–
Southern Arkansas	277	120	.698	5	2022	27	12	.692	6	2022
Southern Nazarene	56	241	.189	0	–	0	0	–	0	–
Southwestern Oklahoma State	174	161	.519	1	2016	1	15	.063	0	–

NCAA Tournament Results

Year	School	Opponent	Score
2012	Southern Arkansas	Angelo State	W 7–2
		St. Mary's	L 5–2
		Central Missouri	L 3–4
2013	Southern Arkansas	Missouri Western State	W 6–1
		St. Cloud State	L 1–2
		Central Missouri	W 4–1
		St. Cloud State	L 4–5
2014	Arkansas Tech	Augustana College	W 4–2
		Emporia State	L 2–3
		Southern Arkansas	W 5–0
		Minnesota State–Mankato	L 2–5
	Arkansas–Monticello	Southern Arkansas	L 4–11
		Augustana College	L 6–8
	Southern Arkansas	Arkansas–Monticello	W 11–4
		Minnesota State–Mankato	L 3–6
		Arkansas Tech	L 0–5
2015	Henderson State	St. Cloud State	W 10–4
		Emporia State	W 4–2
		Minnesota State–Mankato	W 9–6
		St. Cloud State	W 8–7 (10)
		Angelo State	W 4–0
		Catawba College	L 1–5
		Angelo State	W 4–1
		Tampa	L 2–5
	Southern Arkansas	Emporia State	W 9–2
		Minnesota State–Mankato	L 2–7
		St. Cloud State	L 0–4
2016	Arkansas–Monticello	Missouri Western State	W 15–0
		Minnesota State–Mankato	L 6–7
		Southwestern Oklahoma State	W 2–1 (10)
		Emporia State	W 18–7
		Minnesota State–Mankato	W 13–6
		Central Missouri	L 4–7
	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Central Missouri	L 1–3
		Minnesota–Duluth	W 6–3
		Arkansas–Monticello	L 1–2 (10)
2017	Arkansas–Monticello	Emporia State	L 8–10
		Southern Arkansas	W 5–4
		Minnesota State–Mankato	L 5–6
	Southern Arkansas	Lindenwood	L 7–14
		Arkansas–Monticello	L 4–5

Men's Golf

GAC Champions

Year	School	Individual
2012	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Matt Jennings (HSU)
2013	Arkansas Tech	Brian Belz (ATU)
2014	Henderson State	Michael Hearne (SNU)
2015	Henderson State	Drew Greenwood (HSU)
2016	Henderson State	Brice Howard (HSU)
2017	Henderson State	Nick Shapiro (HSU)

NCAA Championships Results

Year	School / Individual	Finish
2013	Southwestern Oklahoma State	19th
2014	Marcos Sevilla Suarez (SOSU)	T 38th
2015	Southwestern Oklahoma State	18th
	Michael Hearne (SNU)	T 4th
2016	Southeastern Oklahoma State	15th
	Bryce Burke (ATU)	T 81st
2017	Arkansas Tech	8th
	Arkansas Tech Medal Match Play Opponent Score Barry W 2–2–1 (6–5) Lynn L 2–3

Women's Golf

GAC Champions

Year	School	Individual
2012	Harding	Rebecka Surtevall (ATU)
2013	Harding	Kendall Earp (HSU)
2014	Henderson State	Rebecka Surtevall (ATU)
2015	Arkansas Tech	Brittany Marquez (HU)
2016	Arkansas Tech	Pia Nunbhakdi (ATU)
2017	Arkansas Tech	Elin Wahlin (SWOSU)

NCAA Championships Results

Year	School / Individual	Finish
2013	Rebecka Surtevall (ATU)	T 12th
	Ashlynn Hall (SWOSU)	T 39th
	Emily Plyler (HU)	T 49th
2014	Arkansas Tech	9th
	Southwestern Oklahoma State	12th
2015	Arkansas Tech	10th
2016	Caroline Fredensborg (ATU)	T 39th
2017	Henderson State	T 9th
	Arkansas Tech	11th

Softball

GAC Champions

Year	Season	Tournament
2012	Arkansas–Monticello	Arkansas–Monticello
2013	Southeastern Oklahoma State	Southeastern Oklahoma State
2014	Southeastern Oklahoma State	Southern Arkansas
2015	Henderson State	East Central
2016	Arkansas Tech	Southern Arkansas
2017	Harding	Harding
2018	Southern Arkansas	Arkansas Tech
2019	Southern Arkansas	Arkansas Tech
2021	Southern Arkansas	Arkansas Tech
2022	Arkansas Tech	Arkansas Tech

GAC All-Time Standings

	Conference					Tournament
School	W	L	Pct	Titles	Last Title	W	L	Pct	Titles	Last Title
Arkansas Tech	251	129	.661	2	2022	21	12	.636	4	2022
Arkansas–Monticello	176	194	.476	1	2012	8	12	.400	1	2012
East Central	193	181	.516	0	–	9	14	.391	1	2015
Harding	203	121	.627	1	2017	14	11	.560	1	2017
Henderson State	184	202	.477	1	2015	15	14	.517	0	–
Northwestern Oklahoma State	118	236	.333	0	–	0	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma Baptist	97	145	.401	0	–	0	2	.000	0	–
Ouachita Baptist	138	243	.362	0	–	4	13	.235	0	–
Southeastern Oklahoma State	238	136	.636	2	2014	18	13	.581	1	2013
Southern Arkansas	267	111	.706	3	2021	22	15	.595	2	2016
Southern Nazarene	161	187	.463	0	–	9	11	.450	0	–
Southwestern Oklahoma State	120	263	.313	0	–	2	5	.286	0	–

NCAA Tournament Results

Year	School	Opponent	Score
2013	Southeastern Oklahoma State	Winona State	L 3–11 (6)
		Augustana College	W 4–3
		Minnesota State–Mankato	L 0–8
2014	Southeastern Oklahoma State	Minnesota State–Mankato	W 5–3
		Central Oklahoma	W 5–4
		Emporia State	L 2–7
		Emporia State	W 6–2
		Augustana College	W 13–12
		Augustana College	W 5–4
		Dixie State	L 2–3
		Wayne State	W 2–0
		Armstrong Atlantic State	W 9–3
		Valdosta State	L 3–5
	Southern Arkansas	Winona State	L 2–3
		Missouri Western State	L 0–5
2015	Arkansas Tech	Henderson State	L 1–9 (6)
		Missouri Western State	W 4–1
		Henderson State	L 0–2
	East Central	Augustana College	L 2–4
		Winona State	W 5–2 (8)
		Central Oklahoma	W 4–1
		Augustana College	L 1–4
	Henderson State	Arkansas Tech	W 9–1 (6)
		Central Missouri	L 2–4
		Arkansas Tech	W 2–0
		Central Missouri	L 0–2
2016	Arkansas Tech	Upper Iowa	W 6–0
		Minnesota State–Mankato	W 2–0 (11)
		Upper Iowa	W 1–0
		Southern Arkansas	L 1–2 (8)
		Southern Arkansas	L 1–4
	Southern Arkansas	Central Oklahoma	W 2–0
		Missouri Western State	W 6–0
		Missouri Western State	W 13–5 (5)
		Arkansas Tech	W 2–1 (8)
		Arkansas Tech	W 4–1
		North Alabama	L 0–9 (5)
		Charleston	W 7–0
		West Texas A&M	W 7–4
		North Alabama	L 2–10 (5)
2017	Harding	Missouri Western State	W 8–0 (5)
		Southern Arkansas	W 7–2
		Winona State	L 2–3
		Winona State	W 4–3
		Minnesota State-Mankato	L 0–1 (10)
		Minnesota State-Mankato	W 3–2
		Minnesota State-Mankato	L 6–7
	Southern Arkansas	Winona State	W 5–0
		Harding	L 2–7
		Winona State	L 3–4

Men's Tennis

GAC Champions

Year	Season	Tournament
2012	Ouachita Baptist	Ouachita Baptist
2013	Ouachita Baptist	Ouachita Baptist
2014	Southeastern Oklahoma State	Ouachita Baptist
2015	Southeastern Oklahoma State	Ouachita Baptist
2016	Ouachita Baptist	Southeastern Oklahoma State
2017	Oklahoma Baptist	Oklahoma Baptist

GAC All-Time Standings

	Conference					Tournament
School	W	L	Pct	Titles	Last Title	W	L	Pct	Titles	Last Title
East Central	6	10	.375	0	–	4	5	.444	0	–
Harding	4	15	.211	0	–	0	6	.000	0	–
Oklahoma Baptist	3	4	.429	1	2017	2	0	1.000	1	2017
Ouachita Baptist	14	5	.737	3	2016	9	2	.818	4	2015
Southeastern Oklahoma State	13	6	.684	2	2015	3	5	.375	1	2016

NCAA Tournament Results

Year	School	Opponent	Score
2012	Ouachita Baptist	St. Edward's	W 5–3
		Bluefield State College	W 5–0
		West Florida	L 1–6
2013	Ouachita Baptist	Southwest Baptist	L 2–5
2015	Ouachita Baptist	West Florida	L 0–5
2016	Southeastern Oklahoma State	Nebraska–Kearney	W 5–3
		Midwestern State	L 2–5

Women's Tennis

GAC Champions

Year	Season	Tournament
2012	Arkansas Tech	Arkansas Tech
2013	Arkansas Tech	East Central
2014	Harding	Harding
2015	Southeastern Oklahoma State	East Central
2016	Oklahoma Baptist	Southeastern Oklahoma State
2017	Southeastern Oklahoma State	Southeastern Oklahoma State

GAC All-Time Standings

	Conference					Tournament
School	W	L	Pct	Titles	Last Title	W	L	Pct	Titles	Last Title
Arkansas Tech	28	9	.757	2	2013	6	5	.545	1	2012
East Central	20	11	.645	0	–	9	3	.750	2	2015
Harding	23	14	.622	1	2014	6	5	.545	1	2014
Henderson State	9	27	.250	0	–	1	6	.143	0	–
Oklahoma Baptist	11	1	.917	1	2016	0	0	–	0	–
Ouachita Baptist	3	34	.081	0	–	0	4	.000	0	–
Southeastern Oklahoma State	25	11	.694	1	2015	7	4	.636	1	2016
Southern Arkansas	0	6	.000	0	–	0	1	.000	0	–
Southern Nazarene	12	18	.400	0	–	2	3	.400	0	–

NCAA Tournament Results

Year	School	Opponent	Score
2014	Arkansas Tech	Harding	W 5–4
		Southwest Baptist	L 1–5
	Harding	Arkansas Tech	L 4–5
2015	Arkansas Tech	East Central	W 5–1
		Southwest Baptist	L 1–5
	East Central	Arkansas Tech	L 1–5
2016	Southeastern Oklahoma State	Nebraska–Kearney	W 5–4
		Northeastern State	L 1–5
2017	Southeastern Oklahoma State	Augustana	W 5–0
		Southwest Baptist	W 5–2
		New York Tech	W 5–2
		Hawai'i Pacific	L 0–5

Track & Field Outdoor

GAC Champions

Year	Men	Women
2016	Harding	Harding
2017	Harding	Harding