Great American Conference

Great American Conference
	File:Great American Conference logo.png
Association	NCAA
Commissioner	Will Prewitt (since 2010)
Sports fielded	16 men's: 8; women's: 8; ;
Division	Division II
Region	South Central
Official website	greatamericanconference.com
Locations

The Great American Conference (GAC) is a collegiate athletic conference of eleven schools, with headquarters located in Russellville, Arkansas. It is affiliated in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division II level. Athletic competition began play during the 2011–12 school year.^[1]^[2] Member schools are located in Arkansas and Oklahoma in the South Central United States.

History

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 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]

As of July 11, 2014, the NCAA Division II Membership Committee recommended the membership application for Oklahoma Baptist University to set up the move from the NAIA to NCAA Division II and will join the conference in the 2015–16 season.^[5]

Membership

Current members

Institution	Location	Founded	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined
Arkansas Tech University	Russellville, Arkansas	1909	12,009	Wonder Boys & Golden Suns	2011
University of Arkansas at Monticello	Monticello, Arkansas	1909	3,659	Boll Weevils & Cotton Blossoms	2011
East Central University	Ada, Oklahoma	1909	4,447	Tigers	2011
Harding University	Searcy, Arkansas	1924	6,009	Bisons & Lady Bisons	2011
Henderson State University	Arkadelphia, Arkansas	1890	3,530	Reddies	2011
Northwestern Oklahoma State University	Alva, Oklahoma	1897	1,889	Rangers	2012
Oklahoma Baptist University	Shawnee, Oklahoma	1910	2,097	Bison	2015
Ouachita Baptist University	Arkadelphia, Arkansas	1886	1,569	Tigers	2011
Southeastern Oklahoma State University	Durant, Oklahoma	1909	3,889	Savage Storm	2011
Southern Arkansas University	Magnolia, Arkansas	1909	4,138	Muleriders	2011
Southern Nazarene University	Bethany, Oklahoma	1899	2,110	Crimson Storm	2012
Southwestern Oklahoma State University	Weatherford, Oklahoma	1901	5,154	Bulldogs	2011

Affiliate members

Institution	Location	Founded	Enrollment	Nickname	Colors	Joined	Sport	Primary Conference
Oklahoma Christian University	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	1950	2,479	Eagles & Lady Eagles		2015	track & field outdoor (M); track & field outdoor (W)	Heartland
Rogers State University	Claremore, Oklahoma	1909	4,227	Hillcats		2015	track & field outdoor (M); track & field outdoor (W)	Heartland

Membership timeline

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

Sports

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

**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
Tennis	Y	Y
Track & Field Outdoor	Y	Y
Volleyball		Y

Men's sponsored sports by school

School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross Country	Football	Golf	Soccer	Tennis	Track & Field Outdoor	Total GAC Sports
Arkansas Tech	Y	Y		Y	Y				4
Arkansas–Monticello	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y				5
East Central	Y	Y	Y	Y				Y	5
Harding	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Henderson State	Y	Y		Y	Y				4
Northwestern Oklahoma State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y				5
Oklahoma Baptist	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Ouachita Baptist	Y	Y		Y		Y	Y		5
Southeastern Oklahoma State	Y	Y		Y	Y		Y		5
Southern Arkansas	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y			Y	6
Southern Nazarene	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	7
Southwestern Oklahoma State	Y	Y		Y	Y				4
Totals	12	12	7	12	10	4	4	5	66
Affiliate Members
Oklahoma Christian								Y	1
Rogers State								Y	1

Women's sponsored sports by school

School	Basketball	Cross Country	Golf	Soccer	Softball	Tennis	Track & Field Outdoor	Volleyball	Total GAC Sports
Arkansas Tech	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y		Y	6
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	8
Henderson State	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y		Y	6
Northwestern Oklahoma State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y			Y	6
Oklahoma Baptist	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Ouachita Baptist	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y		Y	6
Southeastern Oklahoma State	Y	Y			Y	Y		Y	5
Southern Arkansas	Y	Y	Y		Y		Y	Y	6
Southern Nazarene	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Southwestern Oklahoma State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	7
Totals	12	12	9	7	12	7	6	12	77
Affiliate Members
Oklahoma Christian							Y		1
Rogers State							Y		1

Other sponsored sports by school

School	Men			Women
School	Swimming & Diving	Track & Field Indoor	Wrestling	Lacrosse	Swimming & Diving	Track & Field Indoor
Harding		IND				IND
Henderson State	NSISC				NSISC
Oklahoma Baptist	RMAC	IND		RMAC	RMAC	IND
Ouachita Baptist	NSISC		IND		NSISC
Southern Nazarene		IND				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, T&F Outdoor (SNU)	Autumn Suydam, Softball (ECU)
2016–17	Colin Pasque, T&F Outdoor (SNU)	Kori Bullard, Volleyball / Basketball (OBU)

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)	Rosie 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)

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

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	East Central 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	2,600	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

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
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		Women
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)

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

GAC All-Time Standings

School	W	L	Pct	Titles	Last Title
Arkansas Tech	26	29	.473	0	–
Arkansas–Monticello	14	42	.250	0	–
East Central	28	30	.483	0	–
Harding	45	11	.804	1	2016
Henderson State	48	7	.873	3	2015
Northwestern Oklahoma State	12	30	.286	0	–
Oklahoma Baptist	4	18	.182	0	–
Ouachita Baptist	41	16	.719	2	2014
Southeastern Oklahoma State	24	34	.414	0	–
Southern Arkansas	36	21	.632	0	–
Southern Nazarene	3	39	.071	0	–
Southwestern Oklahoma State	27	31	.466	0	–

NCAA Tournament Results

Year	School	Opponent	Score
2012	Harding	Northwest Missouri State	L 0–35
2012	Henderson State	Missouri Western State	L 21–45
2013	Henderson State	St. Cloud State	L 35–40
2014	Harding	Pittsburg State	L 42–59
2014	Ouachita Baptist	Minnesota–Duluth	L 45–48 (OT)
2015	Henderson State	Sioux Falls	W 23–16
2015	Henderson State	Emporia State	L 3–29
2016	Harding	Central Missouri	W 48–31
		Sioux Falls	W 27–24
		Northwest Missouri State	L 0–35

Bowl Games

The GAC has a tie-in with the Live United Texarkana Bowl in which the highest non-playoff team will receive an automatic selection to the game. The C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl began a Division II game in 2012 with the GAC receiving the at-large selection in each of the first four years of the game.

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
2013	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
2014	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
2015	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

Men's Soccer

GAC Champions

Year	Season	Tournament
2015	Ouachita Baptist	Ouachita Baptist
2016	Oklahoma Baptist	Harding

GAC All-Time Standings

	Conference						Tournament
School	W	L	T	Pct	Titles	Last Title	W	L	T	Pct	Titles	Last Title
Harding	5	6	1	.458	0	–	2	1	0	.667	1	2016
Oklahoma Baptist	8	4	0	.667	1	2016	2	2	0	.500	0	–
Ouachita Baptist	7	4	1	.625	1	2015	2	1	0	.667	1	2015
Southern Nazarene	3	9	0	.250	0	–	0	2	0	.000	0	–

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

GAC All-Time Standings

	Conference						Tournament
School	W	L	T	Pct	Titles	Last Title	W	L	T	Pct	Titles	Last Title
East Central	24	31	4	.441	1	2011	1	2	2	.400	1	2011
Harding	33	23	4	.583	1	2015	4	4	1	.500	2	2016
Northwestern Oklahoma State	3	47	4	.093	0	–	0	0	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma Baptist	10	13	1	.438	0	–	0	0	0	–	0	–
Ouachita Baptist	36	21	3	.625	0	–	4	4	1	.500	1	2014
Southern Nazarene	29	24	1	.546	1	2014	0	2	2	.250	0	–
Southwestern Oklahoma State	39	15	5	.703	3	2016	5	2	2	.667	2	2013

NCAA Tournament Results

Year	School	Opponent	Score
2012	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Minot State	W 3–0
2012	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Central Missouri	L 0–3
2015	Harding	Augustana	L 1–2
2016	Harding	Fort Hays State	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

GAC All-Time Standings

	Conference					Tournament
School	W	L	Pct	Titles	Last Title	W	L	Pct	Titles	Last Title
Arkansas Tech	75	15	.833	3	2015	12	3	.800	3	2014
Arkansas–Monticello	26	64	.289	0	–	0	5	.000	0	–
East Central	29	61	.322	0	–	2	3	.400	0	–
Harding	72	18	.800	3	2016	8	5	.615	1	2012
Henderson State	12	78	.133	0	–	0	1	.000	0	–
Northwestern Oklahoma State	20	54	.270	0	–	0	1	.000	0	–
Oklahoma Baptist	25	7	.781	0	–	0	0	–	0	–
Ouachita Baptist	51	39	.567	0	–	2	6	.250	0	–
Southeastern Oklahoma State	41	49	.456	0	–	3	6	.333	0	–
Southern Arkansas	44	46	.489	0	–	4	5	.444	0	–
Southern Nazarene	53	21	.716	0	–	6	2	.750	1	2016
Southwestern Oklahoma State	47	43	.522	0	–	5	5	.500	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

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

GAC All-Time Standings

	Conference					Tournament
School	W	L	Pct	Titles	Last Title	W	L	Pct	Titles	Last Title
Arkansas Tech	78	42	.650	2	2014	10	4	.714	2	2015
Arkansas–Monticello	59	61	.492	0	–	3	4	.429	0	–
East Central	66	54	.550	1	2017	6	3	.667	1	2017
Harding	69	51	.575	2	2016	7	5	.583	1	2014
Henderson State	54	66	.450	0	–	2	4	.333	0	–
Northwestern Oklahoma State	47	57	.452	0	–	0	1	.000	0	–
Oklahoma Baptist	7	37	.159	0	–	0	0	–	0	–
Ouachita Baptist	67	53	.558	1	2015	8	3	.727	2	2016
Southeastern Oklahoma State	53	67	.442	0	–	0	4	.000	0	–
Southern Arkansas	54	66	.450	0	–	2	6	.250	0	–
Southern Nazarene	57	47	.548	0	–	0	3	.000	0	–
Southwestern Oklahoma State	55	65	.458	0	–	4	5	.444	0	–

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
	Harding	Minnesota State–Mankato	L 65–86
2014	Arkansas Tech	Central Missouri	L 44–56
2014	Harding	Minnesota State–Mankato	L 56–97
2015	Arkansas Tech	Augustana College	L 77–104
2016	Harding	Augustana	L 85–100
2016	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)
	East Central	Southwest Minnesota State	L 70–74

Women's Basketball

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

GAC All-Time Standings

	Conference					Tournament
School	W	L	Pct	Titles	Last Title	W	L	Pct	Titles	Last Title
Arkansas Tech	95	25	.792	3	2016	11	4	.733	2	2016
Arkansas–Monticello	43	77	.358	0	–	1	5	.167	0	–
East Central	65	55	.542	0	–	4	6	.400	0	–
Harding	94	26	.783	3	2017	11	4	.733	2	2017
Henderson State	52	68	.433	0	–	0	5	.000	0	–
Northwestern Oklahoma State	29	75	.279	0	–	0	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma Baptist	18	26	.409	0	–	0	0	–	0	–
Ouachita Baptist	51	69	.425	0	–	1	4	.200	0	–
Southeastern Oklahoma State	62	58	.517	0	–	2	6	.250	0	–
Southern Arkansas	35	85	.292	0	–	1	3	.250	0	–
Southern Nazarene	43	61	.413	0	–	0	1	.000	0	–
Southwestern Oklahoma State	79	41	.658	0	–	11	4	.733	2	2014

NCAA Tournament Results

Year	School	Opponent	Score
2013	Arkansas Tech	Minnesota State–Mankato	L 58–72
	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Central Missouri	W 73–71
	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Augustana College	L 64–68
2014	Harding	Concordia–St. Paul	L 57–68
2014	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Emporia State	L 65–97
2015	Arkansas Tech	Emporia State	L 51–68
2015	Harding	Wayne State College	L 80–87
2016	Arkansas Tech	Missouri Western State	W 81–80
2016	Arkansas Tech	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

Baseball

GAC Champions

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

GAC All-Time Standings

	Conference					Tournament
School	W	L	Pct	Titles	Last Title	W	L	Pct	Titles	Last Title
Arkansas Tech	108	68	.614	1	2014	8	13	.381	0	–
Arkansas–Monticello	101	73	.580	0	–	16	4	.800	2	2017
East Central	66	107	.382	0	–	1	2	.333	0	–
Harding	85	92	.480	0	–	6	10	.375	0	–
Henderson State	95	81	.540	0	–	12	10	.545	0	–
Northwestern Oklahoma State	45	110	.290	0	–	0	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma Baptist	44	21	.677	0	–	0	0	–	0	–
Ouachita Baptist	81	91	.471	0	–	6	8	.429	0	–
Southeastern Oklahoma State	92	80	.535	0	–	6	9	.400	0	–
Southern Arkansas	125	55	.694	4	2017	19	8	.704	4	2015
Southern Nazarene	32	120	.211	0	–	0	0	–	0	–
Southwestern Oklahoma State	99	75	.569	1	2016	0	10	.000	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
	Arkansas–Monticello	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
	Southern Arkansas	Arkansas–Monticello	L 4–5

Golf

GAC Champions

	Men		Women
Year	School	Individual	School	Individual
2012	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Matt Jennings (HSU)	Harding	Rebecka Surtevall (ATU)
2013	Arkansas Tech	Brian Belz (ATU)	Harding	Kendall Earp (HSU)
2014	Henderson State	Michael Hearne (SNU)	Henderson State	Rebecka Surtevall (ATU)
2015	Henderson State	Drew Greenwood (HSU)	Arkansas Tech	Brittany Marquez (HU)
2016	Henderson State	Brice Howard (HSU)	Arkansas Tech	Pia Nunbhakdi (ATU)
2017	Henderson State	Nick Shapiro (HSU)	Arkansas Tech	Elin Wahlin (SWOSU)

NCAA Championships Results

Men

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 Match Play

Opponent	Score
Barry	W 2–2–1 (6–5)
Lynn	L 2–3

Women

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

GAC All-Time Standings

	Conference					Tournament
School	W	L	Pct	Titles	Last Title	W	L	Pct	Titles	Last Title
Arkansas Tech	131	88	.598	1	2016	8	12	.400	0	–
Arkansas–Monticello	113	94	.546	1	2012	8	10	.444	1	2012
East Central	128	86	.598	0	–	9	11	.450	1	2015
Harding	103	55	.652	1	2017	9	6	.600	1	2017
Henderson State	116	104	.527	1	2015	14	12	.538	0	–
Northwestern Oklahoma State	81	107	.431	0	–	0	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma Baptist	28	53	.346	0	–	0	0	–	0	–
Ouachita Baptist	65	151	.301	0	–	3	8	.273	0	–
Southeastern Oklahoma State	136	75	.645	2	2014	13	8	.619	1	2013
Southern Arkansas	133	86	.607	0	–	16	10	.615	2	2016
Southern Nazarene	74	119	.383	0	–	5	6	.455	0	–
Southwestern Oklahoma State	64	154	.294	0	–	2	4	.333	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
	Southern Arkansas	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
2016	Southeastern Oklahoma State	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
	Arkansas Tech	Southwest Baptist	L 1–5
	Harding	Arkansas Tech	L 4–5
2015	Arkansas Tech	East Central	W 5–1
	Arkansas Tech	Southwest Baptist	L 1–5
	East Central	Arkansas Tech	L 1–5
2016	Southeastern Oklahoma State	Nebraska–Kearney	W 5–4
2016	Southeastern Oklahoma State	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

References

^ Pickle, David (March 9, 2011). "GAC becomes 23rd DII conference". NCAA. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
^ Staff (March 9, 2011). "Great American Conference approved". Associated Press. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
^ Staff (November 24, 2010). "Nine schools forming Div. II conference". Associated Press. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
^ "NWOSU, SNU accept invites to GAC". Enid News and Eagle. May 11, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
^ "NCAA admits Oklahoma Baptist into membership process". Tulsa World. July 11, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.

External links

Official website

[1] Pickle, David (March 9, 2011). "GAC becomes 23rd DII conference". NCAA. Retrieved April 18, 2011.

[2] Staff (March 9, 2011). "Great American Conference approved". Associated Press. Retrieved April 18, 2011.

[3] Staff (November 24, 2010). "Nine schools forming Div. II conference". Associated Press. Retrieved January 14, 2011.

[2012adds-4] "NWOSU, SNU accept invites to GAC". Enid News and Eagle. May 11, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2011.

[5] "NCAA admits Oklahoma Baptist into membership process". Tulsa World. July 11, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.

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