Editing Great Northwest Athletic Conference

{{Short description|U.S. college athletic conference}}
{{more citations needed|date=February 2022}}

{{Infobox sports league
| name         = Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC)
| color        = #006112; {{box-shadow border|a|#0D1E3C|2px}}
| font_color   = white
| logo         = Great Northwest Athletic Conference logo.svg
| logo_size    = 200
| founded      = 2001
| association  = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]
| division     = [[NCAA Division II|Division II]]
| teams        = 10
| sports       = 16
| mens         = 8
| womens       = 8
| region       = [[Idaho]], [[British Columbia]], [[Alaska]], [[Montana]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[Oregon]]
| headquarters = [[Portland, Oregon]]
| commissioner = David Haglund
| since        = 2011
| website      = {{url|www.gnacsports.com}}
| map          = Gnac-States.PNG
| map_size     = 250
}}

The '''Great Northwest Athletic Conference''' ('''GNAC''') is a [[List of NCAA conferences|college athletic conference]] affiliated with the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) at the [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] level. It has historically operated in the [[northwestern United States]], but also includes schools in [[Alaska]], [[Montana]], and [[British Columbia]].

The GNAC is the only NCAA conference in any division with a [[List of universities in Canada|Canadian university]] as a member.

==History==
The conference formed in 2001 when its original ten members split from the [[Pacific West Conference]].

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===Chronological timeline===
* 2001 – The Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) was founded. Charter members included the [[University of Alaska Fairbanks|University of Alaska at Fairbanks]], the [[University of Alaska Anchorage|University of Alaska at Anchorage]], [[Central Washington University]], [[California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt|Humboldt State University]] (now California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt), [[Northwest Nazarene University]], [[Saint Martin's University|Saint Martin's]], [[Seattle University]], [[Seattle Pacific University]], [[Western Oregon University]] and [[Western Washington University]], beginning the 2001–02 academic year.
* 2006 – Humboldt State left the GNAC to join the [[California Collegiate Athletic Association]] (CCAA) after the 2005–06 academic year. This would result in the GNAC dropping football, with Western Washington and Central Washington becoming football affiliates of the now defunct [[North Central Conference]] (NCC) and Western Oregon competing as a [[NCAA Division II independent schools#Football schools|D-II Independent]].
* 2007 – [[Montana State University Billings|Montana State University at Billings]] joined the GNAC in the 2007–08 academic year.
* 2008 – Seattle left the GNAC to join the [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] ranks of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) as an [[NCAA Division I independent schools|NCAA D-I Independent]] (who would later join the [[Western Athletic Conference]] (WAC), beginning the 2012–13 school year) after the 2007–08 academic year.
* 2008 – [[Utah Tech University|Dixie State University]] (now Utah Tech University) joined the GNAC as an affiliate member for football (with Humboldt State returning for that sport) with the 2008 fall season (2008–09 academic year), leading to the GNAC to begin sponsoring football once again.
* 2010 – [[Simon Fraser University]] joined the GNAC in the 2010–11 academic year, becoming the first Canadian institution of higher education.
* 2012 – Three institutions joined the GNAC as affiliate members, all effective in the 2012 fall season (2012–13 academic year):
** [[Azusa Pacific University]] for football
** and the [[University of Mary]] and the [[University of Sioux Falls]] for men's soccer
* 2013 – [[South Dakota School of Mines and Technology]] (South Dakota Mines) joined the GNAC as an affiliate member for men's soccer in the 2013 fall season (2013–14 academic year).
* 2014 – South Dakota Mines added football to its GNAC affiliate membership in the 2014 fall season (2014–15 academic year).
* 2015 – South Dakota Mines left the GNAC as an affiliate member for men's soccer after the 2014 fall season (2014–15 academic year).
* 2015 – [[Concordia University (Oregon)|Concordia University–Portland]] joined the GNAC in the 2015-16 academic year.
* 2016 – Dixie State and South Dakota Mines left the GNAC as affiliate members for football after the 2015 fall season (2015–16 academic year).
* 2019 – Humboldt State left the GNAC as an affiliate member for football as the school announced it was dropping the sport after the 2018 fall season (2018–19 academic year).
* 2019 – The [[University of California, San Diego|University of California San Diego]] (UC San Diego) and the [[University of Central Oklahoma]] (along with Humboldt State returning for that sport), joined the GNAC as affiliate members for women's rowing in the 2020 spring season (2019–20 academic year).
* 2020 – Concordia–Portland left the GNAC as the school ceased operations after the 2019–20 academic year.
* 2020 – Azusa Pacific left the GNAC as an affiliate member for football as the school announced it was dropping the sport after the 2020 fall season (2020–21 academic year).
* 2020 – UC San Diego left the GNAC as an affiliate member for women's rowing after the 2020 spring season (2019–20 academic year), coinciding with the start of its transition to NCAA Division I.
* 2022 – Central Washington, Western Oregon and Simon Fraser, the only 3 football-sponsoring schools remaining in the GNAC, announce that they will be joining the [[Lone Star Conference]] as football affiliates after the 2021 fall season (2021–22 academic year), bringing an end to the GNAC as a football conference for a second time.

==Member schools==
===Current members===
The GNAC currently has ten full members, all but three are [[Public university|public]] schools:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=full|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! class="unsortable" | Colors
|-
| {{sort|Alaska–Anchorage|'''[[University of Alaska Anchorage]]'''}}
| [[Anchorage, Alaska]]
| 1954
| [[Public university|Public]]
| 10,530
| [[Alaska Anchorage Seawolves|Seawolves]]
| 2001
| {{college color boxes|Alaska Anchorage Seawolves}}
|-
| {{sort|Alaska|'''[[University of Alaska Fairbanks]]'''}}
| [[Fairbanks, Alaska]]
| 1917
| Public
| 6,826
| [[Alaska Nanooks|Nanooks]]
| 2001
| {{college color boxes|Alaska Nanooks}}
|-
| '''[[Central Washington University]]'''
| [[Ellensburg, Washington]]
| 1891
| Public
| 9,355
| [[Central Washington Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| 2001
| {{college color boxes|Central Washington Wildcats}}
|-
| '''[[Montana State University Billings]]'''
| [[Billings, Montana]]
| 1927
| Public
| 4,057
| [[Montana State Billings Yellowjackets|Yellowjackets]]
| 2007
| {{college color boxes|Montana State Billings Yellowjackets}}
|-
| '''[[Northwest Nazarene University]]'''
| [[Nampa, Idaho]]
| 1913
| [[Church of the Nazarene|Nazarene]]
| 1,778
| [[Northwest Nazarene Nighthawks|Nighthawks]]
| 2001
| {{college color boxes|Northwest Nazarene Nighthawks}}
|-
| '''[[Saint Martin's University]]'''
| [[Lacey, Washington]]
| 1895
| [[Benedictines|Catholic]]
| 1,614
| [[Saint Martin's Saints|Saints]]
| 2001
| {{college color boxes|Saint Martin's Saints}}
|-
| '''[[Seattle Pacific University]]'''
| [[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]]
| 1891
| [[Free Methodist Church|Free Methodist]]
| 3,114
| [[Seattle Pacific Falcons|Falcons]]
| 2001
| {{college color boxes|Seattle Pacific Falcons}}
|-
| '''[[Simon Fraser University]]'''
| [[Burnaby|Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada]]
| 1965
| Public
| 26,981
| [[Simon Fraser Red Leafs|Red Leafs]]
| 2010
| {{college color boxes|Simon Fraser Clan}}
|-
| '''[[Western Oregon University]]'''
| [[Monmouth, Oregon]]
| 1856
| Public
| 3,752
| [[Western Oregon Wolves|Wolves]]
| 2001
| {{college color boxes|Western Oregon Wolves}}
|-
| '''[[Western Washington University]]'''
| [[Bellingham, Washington]]
| 1893
| Public
| 14,747
| [[Western Washington Vikings|Vikings]]
| 2001
| {{college color boxes|Western Washington Vikings}}
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=full}}

===Affiliate members===
The GNAC currently has two affiliate members, both are [[Public university|public]] schools:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=aff|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! class="unsortable" | Colors
! GNAC<br>sport
! Primary<br>conference
|-
| '''[[University of Central Oklahoma]]'''
| [[Edmond, Oklahoma]]
| 1890
| Public
| 13,250
| [[Central Oklahoma Bronchos|Bronchos]]
| 2019
| {{college color boxes|Central Oklahoma Bronchos}}
| women's rowing
| [[Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association|Mid-America (MIAA)]]
|-
| {{sort|Cal Poly–Humboldt|'''[[California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt]]'''}}{{efn|group=aff|Cal Poly Humboldt was a full member of the GNAC from 2001–02 to 2005–06, and was as an affiliate member of the GNAC for football from the 2008 to 2018 fall seasons (2008–09 to 2018–19 school years).}}{{efn|group=aff|Formerly known as Humboldt State University until January 26, 2022.}}
| [[Arcata, California]]
| 1913
| Public
| 5,858
| [[Cal Poly Humboldt Lumberjacks|Lumberjacks]]
| 2019
| {{college color boxes|Humboldt State Lumberjacks}}
| women's rowing
| [[California Collegiate Athletic Association|California (CCAA)]]
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=aff}}

===Former members===
The GNAC had three former full members, all but one were [[Private university|private]] schools:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=former|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! Left{{efn|group=former|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}}
! Current<br>conference
|-
| '''[[Concordia University (Oregon)|Concordia University–Portland]]'''
| [[Portland, Oregon]]
| 1905
| [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod|Lutheran LCMS]]
| N/A
| [[Concordia Cavaliers|Cavaliers]]
| 2015
| 2020
| Closed in 2020
|-
| {{sort|Cal Poly–Humboldt|'''[[California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt]]'''}}{{efn|group=former|Cal Poly Humboldt remains in the GNAC as an affiliate member for women's rowing.}}{{efn|group=former|Formerly known as Humboldt State University until January 26, 2022.}}
| [[Arcata, California]]
| 1913
| [[Public university|Public]]
| 5,858
| [[Cal Poly Humboldt Lumberjacks|Lumberjacks]]
| 2001
| 2006
| [[California Collegiate Athletic Association|California (CCAA)]]
|-
| '''[[Seattle University]]'''
| [[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]]
| 1891
| [[Society of Jesus|Catholic]]
| 7,107
| [[Seattle Redhawks|Redhawks]]
| 2001
| 2008
| [[Western Athletic Conference|Western (WAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1|Currently an [[NCAA Division I]] athletic conference.}}{{efn|group=former|Seattle University will join the [[West Coast Conference]] effective July 1, 2025.}}
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=former}}

===Former affiliate members===
The GNAC had seven former affiliate members, all but three were [[Public university|public]] schools:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=faff|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! Left{{efn|group=faff|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}}
! GNAC<br>sport
! Primary<br>conference
|-
| '''[[Azusa Pacific University]]'''
| [[Azusa, California]]
| 1899
| [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical<br>Christian]]
| 7,133
| [[Azusa Pacific Cougars|Cougars]]
| 2012
| 2020
| football
| [[Pacific West Conference|Pacific West (PacWest)]]
|-
| '''[[Utah Tech University|Dixie State University]]'''{{efn|group=faff|Currently known as [[Utah Tech University]].}}
| {{sort|Saint George|[[St. George, Utah]]}}
| 1911
| [[Public university|Public]]
| 12,556
| [[Utah Tech Trailblazers|Red Storm]]{{efn|group=faff|Currently known as the [[Utah Tech Trailblazers]].}}
| 2008
| 2016
| football
| nowrap | [[Western Athletic Conference|Western (WAC)]]{{efn|group=faff|name=D1|Currently an [[NCAA Division I]] athletic conference.}}
|-
| {{sort|Cal Poly–Humboldt|'''[[California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt]]'''}}{{efn|group=faff|Cal Poly Humboldt was a full member of the GNAC from 2001–02 to 2005–06. However it remains in the GNAC as an affiliate member for women's rowing.}}{{efn|group=faff|Formerly known as Humboldt State University until January 2022.}}
| [[Arcata, California]]
| 1913
| Public
| 5,858
| [[Cal Poly Humboldt Lumberjacks|Lumberjacks]]
| 2006
| 2019
| football
| [[California Collegiate Athletic Association|California (CCAA)]]
|-
| {{sort|Mary|'''[[University of Mary]]'''}}
| [[Bismarck, North Dakota]]
| 1959
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]
| 3,794
| [[Mary Marauders|Marauders]]
| 2012
| 2016
| men's soccer
| [[Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference|Northern Sun (NSIC)]]
|-
| {{sort|Sioux Falls|'''[[University of Sioux Falls]]'''}}
| [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]]
| 1883
| [[American Baptist Churches USA|Baptist]]
| 1,594
| [[Sioux Falls Cougars|Cougars]]
| 2012
| 2013
| nowrap | men's soccer
| [[Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference|Northern Sun (NSIC)]]
|-
| '''[[South Dakota School of Mines and Technology]]'''
| [[Rapid City, South Dakota]]
| 1885
| Public
| 2,493
| [[South Dakota Mines Hardrockers|Hardrockers]]
| 2014{{sup|fb.}};<br>2013{{sup|m.soc.}}
| 2016{{sup|fb.}};<br>2015{{sup|m.soc.}}
| football;<br>men's soccer
| nowrap | [[Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference|Rocky Mountain (RMAC)]]
|-
| {{sort|UC San Diego|'''[[University of California, San Diego]]'''}}
| [[San Diego|San Diego, California]]
| 1960
| Public
| 41,482
| [[UC San Diego Tritons|Tritons]]
| 2019
| 2020
| women's rowing
| [[Big West Conference|Big West (BWC)]]{{efn|group=faff|name=D1}}
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=faff}}

===Membership timeline===
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* {{small|The GNAC did not sponsor football during the 2006 and 2007 fall seasons (2006–07 and 2007–08 school years). Therefore, Central Washington and Western Washington competed in the [[North Central Conference]] (NCC); while Dixie State, Humboldt State and Western Oregon competed as [[NCAA Division II independent schools|Independents]].}}

==Sports sponsored==

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center"
|+ '''Conference sports'''
! Sport !! Men's !! Women's
|-
|{{left}}[[College baseball|Baseball]] || {{Y}} ||
|-
|{{left}}[[College basketball|Basketball]] || {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Cross country running|Cross Country]] || {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Golf]] || {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Rowing (sport)|Rowing]] || || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[College soccer in the United States|Soccer]] || {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[College softball|Softball]] || || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Track and field|Track & Field Indoor]] || {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Track and field|Track & Field Outdoor]] || {{Y}} || {{Y}}
|-
|{{left}}[[Volleyball]] || || {{Y}}
|}

===Men's sponsored sports by school===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!School
!Baseball
!Basketball
!Cross<br>Country
!Golf
!Soccer
!Track<br>& Field<br>Indoor
!Track<br>& Field<br>Outdoor
!Total<br>GNAC<br>Sports
|-
|{{left}}Alaska
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|
|
|
!2
|-
|{{left}}Alaska-Anchorage
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!4
|-
|{{left}}Central Washington
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!5
|-
|{{left}}Montana State-Billings
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!7
|-
|{{left}}Northwest Nazarene
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!7
|-
|{{left}}Saint Martin's
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!7
|-
|{{left}}Seattle Pacific
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!5
|-
|{{left}}Simon Fraser
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!6
|-
|{{left}}Western Oregon
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!6
|-
|{{left}}Western Washington
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!6
|-
!Totals
!5
!10
!10
!5
!7
!9
!9
!57
|-
|}

===Women's sponsored sports by school===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!School
!Basketball
!Cross<br>Country
!Golf
!Rowing
!Soccer
!Softball
!Track<br>& Field<br>Indoor
!Track<br>& Field<br>Outdoor
!Volleyball
!Total<br>GNAC<br>Sports
|-
|{{left}}Alaska
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|{{Y}}
!3
|-
|{{left}}Alaska-Anchorage
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|
|
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!5
|-
|{{left}}Central Washington
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!7
|-
|{{left}}Montana State-Billings
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!8
|-
|{{left}}Northwest Nazarene
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!8
|-
|{{left}}Saint Martin's
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!8
|-
|{{left}}Seattle Pacific
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!8
|-
|{{left}}Simon Fraser
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!8
|-
|{{left}}Western Oregon
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|
|
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!7
|-
|{{left}}Western Washington
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
!9
|-
! colspan="11" |Affiliate Members
|-
|Cal Poly Humboldt
|
|
|
|{{Y}}
|
|
|
|
|
!1
|-
|Central Oklahoma
|
|
|
|{{Y}}
|
|
|
|
|
!1
|-
!Totals
!10
!10
!6
!4
!8
!7
!9
!9
!10
!81
|}

===Other sponsored sports by school===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan=2|School
! rowspan=8 style="padding:0" width="1" |
! colspan=5|Men
! rowspan=8 style="padding:0" width="1" |
! colspan=3 |Women
! rowspan=8 style="padding:0" width="1" |
! colspan=2|Co-ed
|-
!Football
!Ice<br>Hockey{{efn|group=os|name=DI|De facto Division I sport. The NCAA holds a combined national championship event in men's ice hockey open to both Division I and Division II members, and single championship events open to members of all three divisions in women's gymnastics and the coeducational sports of rifle and skiing.}}
!Lacrosse
!Swimming<br>& Diving
!Wrestling
!Gymnastics{{efn|group=os|name=DI}}
!Swimming<br>& Diving
!Wrestling
!Rifle{{efn|group=os|name=DI}}
!Skiing{{efn|group=os|name=DI}}
|-
|{{left}}Alaska
|
|[[NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey)|IND]]
|
|
|
|
|[[Pacific Collegiate Swim and Dive Conference|PCSC]]
|
|[[Patriot Rifle Conference|PRC]]
|[[Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association|RMISA]]
|-
|{{left}}Alaska Anchorage
|
|[[NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey)|IND]]
|
|
|
|[[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation|MPSF]]
|
|
|
|[[Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association|RMISA]]
|-
|{{left}}Central Washington
|[[Lone Star Conference|LSC]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|{{left}}Northwest Nazarene
|
|
|[[Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference|RMAC]]{{efn|group=os|Beginning in the 2025-26 academic year.}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|{{left}}Simon Fraser
|
|
|
|[[Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference|RMAC]]
|[[Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference|RMAC]]
|
|[[Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference|RMAC]]
|[[Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference|RMAC]]
|
|
|-
|{{left}}Western Oregon
|[[Lone Star Conference|LSC]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|}

{{notelist|group=os}}

==Football champions==

{{col-start}}
{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Champion !! Conf.<br>Record
|-
| 2001 || Western Washington || {{center|3-0}}
|-
| 2002 || Central Washington || {{center|3-0}}
|-
| 2003 || Western Washington || {{center|3-0}}
|-
| 2004 || Central Washington || {{center|5-1}}
|-
| 2005 || Central Washington || {{center|6-0}}
|-
| 2006 || ''Not Sponsored'' || {{center|''N/A''}}
|-
| 2007 || ''Not Sponsored'' || {{center|''N/A''}}
|-
| 2008 || Central Washington || {{center|8-0}}
|-
| 2009 || Central Washington || {{center|6-0}}
|}
{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Champion !! Conf.<br>Record
|-
| 2010 || Central Washington || {{center|7-1}}
|-
| 2011 || Humboldt State || {{center|7-1}}
|-
| 2012 || Central Washington || {{center|7-3}}
|-
| 2013 || Azusa Pacific || {{center|9-1}}
|-
| 2014 || Azusa Pacific || {{center|6-0}}
|-
| 2015 || Humboldt State || {{center|6-0}}
|-
| 2016 || Azusa Pacific || {{center|8-0}}
|-
| 2017 || Central Washington || {{center|8-0}}
|-
| 2018 || Azusa Pacific & Central Washington || {{center|7-1}}
|-
| 2019 || Central Washington & Western Oregon || {{center|5-1}}
|-
| 2020 || ''Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic'' || {{center|''N/A''}}
|-
| 2021 || Central Washington || {{center|4-0}}
|}
{{col-end}}

==Basketball champions==
{{main|Great Northwest Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament}}
{{main|Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament}}

==Conference facilities==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!School
!Basketball arena
!Capacity
|-
|[[Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks|Alaska Fairbanks]]
|[[Alaska Airlines Court]]
|1,648
|-
|[[Alaska Anchorage Seawolves|Alaska Anchorage]]

|[[Alaska Airlines Center]]
|5,000
|-
|[[Central Washington University|Central Washington]]
|[[Nicholson Pavilion]]
|2,519
|-
|[[Montana State University Billings|Montana State - Billings]]
|[[Alterowitz Gymnasium]]
|2,330
|-
|[[Northwest Nazarene University|Northwest Nazarene]]
|[[Johnson Sports Center]]
|
|-
|[[Saint Martin's Saints|Saint Martin's]]
|[[Marcus Pavilion]]
|
|-
|[[Seattle Pacific Falcons|Seattle Pacific]]
|[[Royal Brougham Pavilion]]
|2,650
|-
|[[Simon Fraser Clan|Simon Fraser]]
|[[West Gym]]
|1,500
|-
|[[Western Oregon Wolves|Western Oregon]]
|[[PE Gym]]
|2,473
|-
|[[Western Washington Vikings|Western Washington]]
|[[Sam Carver Gym]]
|2,534
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{ccat}}
*{{Official website}}

{{Great Northwest Athletic Conference navbox}}
{{NCAA Division II conferences}}

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