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.
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).
Rogers State — track & field outdoor (M), track & field outdoor (W) affiliate member in 2015–2019.
Former affiliate members
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.
Men's sponsored sports by school
Women's sponsored sports by school
Other sponsored sports by school
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.
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.
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.
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.
Conference Champions
Current champions
Total conference championships
Total conference postseason championships and football regular season championships won by each school.
Facilities
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.
NAIA
Championships and Postseason
— national tournament game.
Cross Country
GAC Champions
NCAA Championships Results
Football
GAC Champions
GAC All-Time Standings
NCAA Tournament Results
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.
Men's Soccer
GAC Champions
GAC All-Time Standings
Oklahoma Baptist ended their Men's program in 2020. 
NCAA Tournament Results
Women's Soccer
GAC Champions
GAC All-Time Standings
NCAA Tournament Results
Volleyball
GAC Champions
GAC All-Time Standings
NCAA Tournament Results
Men's Basketball
GAC Champions
GAC All-Time Standings
NCAA Tournament Results
Women's Basketball
GAC Champions
GAC All-Time Standings
NCAA Tournament Results
Baseball
GAC Champions
Southern Arkansas and Oklahoma Baptist playing in the 2023 GAC Tournament
GAC All-Time Standings
NCAA Tournament Results
Men's Golf
GAC Champions
NCAA Championships Results
Women's Golf
GAC Champions
NCAA Championships Results
Softball
GAC Champions
GAC All-Time Standings
NCAA Tournament Results
Men's Tennis
GAC Champions
GAC All-Time Standings
NCAA Tournament Results
Women's Tennis
GAC Champions
GAC All-Time Standings
NCAA Tournament Results
GAC Champions
References
^Pickle, David (March 9, 2011). "GAC becomes 23rd DII conference". NCAA. Archived from the original on December 22, 2011. 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.
^"GAC, MIAA ANNOUNCE SPORT SPONSORSHIP PARTNERSHIP". themiaa.com. June 19, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
^"Great American Conference 2020 Men's Cross Country Record Book" (PDF). GreatAmericanConference.com. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
^"Great American Conference 2020 Women's Cross Country Record Book" (PDF). GreatAmericanConference.com. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
