Glendale, Ariz.- On Tuesday, the primary athletic conference for Arizona Christian University Athletics announced a name change to the Great Southwest Athletic Conference but kept the same GSAC acronym.  The new look conference sees three new members join for the 2024-25 athletic year- all from Arizona.

Started in Southern California in 1986 as the Golden State Athletic Conference, the name change reflects now five of the eight members schools located in Arizona.  Joining the GSAC (the preferred reference of the revamped conference) going forward are Benedictine University Mesa, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Park University Gilbert.  Remaining in the GSAC with Arizona Christian University are Hope International University, Life Pacific University, OUAZ and The Master's University.

In the process of rebranding the GSAC, a new logo was created featuring a palm tree and cactus to represent the two states that are the geographic home of the member schools.  The previous logo had been used since 2008.

Competitively, the GSAC remains under the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) banner.

Welcome to the new GSAC.