NCAA Division II college athletic conference
TheGreat American Conference (GAC ) is acollege athletic conference affiliated with theNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at theDivision II level, with headquarters located inRussellville, Arkansas . Athletic competition began play during the 2011–12 school year.[ 1] [ 2] Arkansas andOklahoma in theSouth Central United States . The conference also has four men's soccer affiliate members, two inKansas and two in Oklahoma.
Great American Conference
120km
Arkansas
Rogers State
Northeastern State
Newman
Fort Hays State
Southwestern
Southern
Southern
Ouachita Baptist
Oklahoma Baptist
Northwestern
Henderson State
Harding
East Central
Arkansas–
Location of GAC Members:
– Full member
– Men's soccer associate member
The conference's charter members previously competed in theLone Star Conference (East Central University ,Southeastern Oklahoma State University , andSouthwestern Oklahoma State University ) and theGulf South Conference (Arkansas Tech University ,University of Arkansas at Monticello ,Harding University ,Henderson State University ,Ouachita Baptist University , andSouthern 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 invitedNorthwestern Oklahoma State University andSouthern Nazarene University to the conference for the 2012–13 academic year. Those universities continued to compete in theSooner Athletic Conference during the 2011–12 season before joining the conference.[ 4]
On July 11, 2014, theNCAA Division II Membership Committee approved the membership application forOklahoma Baptist University to move from theNAIA toNCAA Division II and it joined the conference for the 2015–16 season.[ 5]
The GAC and theMid-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 [ edit ] 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 andRogers 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 wereHeartland 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). 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 4,540 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
Rogers State — track & field outdoor (M), track & field outdoor (W) affiliate member in 2015–2019. Former affiliate members [ edit ]
Membership timeline [ edit ] Full member (all sports) Full member (non-football) Associate member (football-only) Associate member (sport)
The GAC sponsors championships in seven men's and eight women's sports.
[ edit ] School Baseball Basketball Cross Football Golf Soccer Track Track GAC 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. [ edit ] School Basketball Cross Golf Soccer Softball Tennis Track Track Volleyball GAC 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 [ edit ] [ edit ] School Stunt Oklahoma Baptist IND Southern Nazarene IND
Scholar-Athlete of the Year [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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)
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
[ edit ] TheNACDA 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 toCOVID-19 2020–21
Conference Champions [ edit ] Fall 2016 Sport School Cross East Central Cross East Central Football Harding Soccer Oklahoma Baptist Soccer Southwestern Oklahoma State Volleyball Harding
Winter 2016–17 Sport School Basketball East Central Basketball Harding
Spring 2017 Sport School Baseball Southern Arkansas Golf Henderson State Golf Arkansas Tech Softball Harding Tennis Oklahoma Baptist Tennis Southeastern Oklahoma State Track Harding
Total conference championships [ edit ] 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
School Football Capacity Basketball Capacity Baseball 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 [ edit ] 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
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 [ edit ] — national tournament game.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 [ edit ] 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
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 [ edit ] School W L Pct Titles Last 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 [ edit ] 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
TheC.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 theLive United Texarkana Bowl in which the highest non-playoff team received an automatic selection to the game. TheHeritage 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
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 [ edit ] Conference Tournament School W L T Pct Titles Last W L T Pct Titles Last 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 [ edit ] 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
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 [ edit ] Conference Tournament School W L T Pct Titles Last W L T Pct Titles Last 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 [ edit ] 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
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 Oklahoma Baptist 2021 Oklahoma Baptist Arkansas Tech 2022 Harding Harding 2023 Harding Oklahoma Baptist 2024 Southwestern Oklahoma State Ouachita 2025 Ouachita Oklahoma Baptist
GAC All-Time Standings [ edit ] Conference Tournament School W L Pct Titles Last W L Pct Titles Last 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 [ edit ] 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
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 Arkansas-Monticello 2022 Southeastern Oklahoma State Southwestern Oklahoma State
GAC All-Time Standings [ edit ] Conference Tournament School W L Pct Titles Last W L Pct Titles Last 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 [ edit ] 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
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 Southern Nazarene 2022 Southwestern Oklahoma State Southwestern Oklahoma State
GAC All-Time Standings [ edit ] Conference Tournament School W L Pct Titles Last W L Pct Titles Last 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 [ edit ] 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 toCOVID-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
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 [ edit ] Conference Tournament School W L Pct Titles Last W L Pct Titles Last 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 [ edit ] 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
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 [ edit ] 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 Opponent Score Barry W 2–2–1 (6–5) Lynn L 2–3
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 [ edit ] 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
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 [ edit ] Conference Tournament School W L Pct Titles Last W L Pct Titles Last 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 [ edit ] 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
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 [ edit ] Conference Tournament School W L Pct Titles Last W L Pct Titles Last 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 [ edit ] 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
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 [ edit ] Conference Tournament School W L Pct Titles Last W L Pct Titles Last 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 [ edit ] 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
[ edit ] Year Men Women 2016 Harding Harding 2017 Harding Harding
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