Great Southwest Athletic Conference

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The Great Southwest Athletic Conference is an NAIA conference with members located in California and Arizona. Formed in 1986 as the Golden State Athletic Conference, the conference rebranded in 2024.

The GSAC holds a conference tournament every year since 2009.

California Baptist University moves to the NCAA Division II Pacific West Conference in 2011-2012, while Azusa Pacific University, Fresno Pacific University, and Point Loma Nazarene University will follow in 2012-2013.

Westmont College will start transition to the NCAA Division II Pacific West Conference in 2023-2024 while Jessup University, Menlo College, & Vanguard University are planned to follow in 2024-2025. Benedictine University at Mesa, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (AZ), and Park University Gilbert will join the GSAC in the 2024-2025 school year. University of Saint Katherine had planned to join as well, but shut down in July 2024. At the same time, the conference rebranded as the Great Southwest Athletic Conference to reflect the greater number of schools outside California.

2024 Schools[edit]

map of 2024 schools

Non-Baseball Schools[edit]

Conference Baseball Champions[edit]

Conference logo until 2024
Year Regular Season Tournament Notes
1987 Azusa Pacific University
1988 Westmont College
1989 Westmont College
1990 Azusa Pacific University
1991 Azusa Pacific University
1992 Azusa Pacific University
1993 Azusa Pacific University
1994 Westmont College
1995 Azusa Pacific University
1996 Azusa Pacific University
1997 California Baptist University
1998 Biola University
1999 Biola University
2000 Biola University
2001 Biola University
2002 Azusa Pacific University
2003 The Master's College
2004 Point Loma Nazarene University
2005 Biola University
2006 California Baptist University
2007 Azusa Pacific University
2008 Azusa Pacific University
2009 Point Loma Nazarene University Point Loma Nazarene University
2010 California Baptist University California Baptist University
2011 California Baptist University Concordia University (CA) Concordia wins CWS
2012 Azusa Pacific University Concordia University (CA)
2013 The Master's College The Master's College
2014 San Diego Christian College Westmont College
2015 The Master's College Concordia University (CA)
2016 Westmont College The Master's College
2017 Hope International University The Master's University
2018 William Jessup University William Jessup University
2019 William Jessup University Hope International University
2020 Season cancelled in March
2021 Vanguard University of Southern California (West)
Ottawa University Arizona (East)
Vanguard University of Southern California
2022 Hope International University
Westmont College
Hope International University
2023 Westmont College Westmont College Westmont wins CWS
2024 Hope International University Jessup University