Gulf Coast Athletic Conference

The Gulf Coast Athletic Conference is an NAIA conference with members located in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. The conference was formed in 1981 by charter members Xavier, Spring Hill, Bellhaven, Dillard, Tougaloo, and Louisiana College.

In 2010-2011, Belhaven College, Loyola University New Orleans, Spring Hill College, University of Mobile, and William Carey University left the conference to join the Southern States Athletic Conference, while Louisiana State University in Shreveport left to join the Red River Athletic Conference.

By 2011, Edward Waters College, Tougaloo College, and Talladega College were the only conference members offering baseball, making it a sport not officially sponsored by the conference. As of 2023, the conference had added four baseball playing schools, while Dillard added the sport, and the conferencebegan sponsoring baseball.

2023 Schools

Conference logo circa early 2010s

• Dillard University
• Oakwood University
• Philander Smith College
• Rust College
• Tougaloo College
• Wiley College

Conference Baseball Champions

Conference logo circa 1980s-90s

Year	Regular Season Champion	Tournament Champion
2015	Edward Waters College	Talladega College
2014	Talladega College	Talladega College
2010	Belhaven College	Louisiana State University in Shreveport
2009	William Carey University	Belhaven College
2008	University of Mobile	cancelled
2007	Belhaven College	Louisiana State University in Shreveport
2006	Belhaven College	Louisiana State University in Shreveport
2005	Louisiana State University in Shreveport	William Carey University
2004	William Carey University	Belhaven College
2003	William Carey University	none
2002	Loyola University New Orleans	none
2001	Spring Hill College	none
2000	Spring Hill College	none
1999	University of Mobile	none
1998	University of Mobile	none
1997	Spring Hill College	none
1996	William Carey University	none
1995	William Carey University	none
1994	Belhaven College	none
1993	William Carey University	none
1992	William Carey University	none
1991	William Carey University	none
1990	William Carey University	none
1989	William Carey University	none
1988	William Carey University	none
1987	Louisiana College	none
1986	William Carey University	none
1985	Spring Hill College	none
1984	William Carey University	none
1983	William Carey University/Spring Hill College	none
1982	William Carey University	none