The GCAC was born 16 years ago, when a number of private, four-year schools in the region with similar educational standards, enrollments, budgets and athletic philosophies mutually felt the need to strengthen their ties in the form of a conference. It officially received recognition as an NAIA-affiliated conference in August, 1981. In addition to basketball, the GCAC also administers official championship competition in baseball, men's and women's cross country, and men's and women's tennis. Member schools also offer such other intercollegiate sports as soccer, volleyball, golf and softball.
Schools compete for two championships - the regular season title and the tournament title.
The regular season crown and one of the GCAC's two automatic bids to the NAIA national championships goes to the men's and women's teams which record the most victories in conference play during the regular season. The conference's other automatic bids goes to the winners of the men's and women's post-season tournaments, which are held at the conclusion of the regular season. Eight schools will qualify for this year's men's tournament, which will be held for the third straight hear at the Expo Center in Mobile, AL, March 6-8. Teams will be seeded accordingly to their finish in the regular season standings. Opening around brackets will pair the No.1 seed vs. No.8, No.2 vs. No.7, No. 3 vs. No. 6, No.4 vs. No.5.