2016-17 GSC Championship Events

2016-17 Gulf South Conference Championship Events

The Gulf South Conference recognizes official champions in 15 sponsored sports and Invitational Champions in the "emerging sport" of women's lacrosse. The GSC conducts championship events in seven men's sports (baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis and track & field) and nine women's sports (basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball). The Football Championship is awarded to the team(s) with the highest win-loss percentage in league competition.

For the second year in a row, the GSC will conduct an Inviational Tournament in women's lacrosse in hopes of officially sponsoring the sports in the near future. Results from women's lacrosse will not be included in the All-Sports Trophy calculations. Contests against future member Spring Hill (2017-18, soccer only) count in the league standings. SHC will also compete in the Women's Golf Championship but will not be eligible for the Title or any individual awards.

Listed below and in chronological order are the 2016-17 GSC Championship Events.

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

All teams compete
Saturday, October 22

Women’s 5K start time (9:00 am); Men’s 8K start time (approx. 30 minutes after Women’s race)

Host Site: Sharon Johnston Park in New Market, Ala. -- Directions -- 5K Map -- 8K Map

Men’s Champion -- Lee -- Championship Home Page -- Recap
Women’s Champion -- Union -- Championship Home Page -- Recap

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SOCCER

Six teams qualify
Campus Sites
Tuesday, November 1 @ #3 and #4 seeds; Friday & Sunday, November 4 & 6 @ #1 seeds
Men’s Champion -- West Alabama -- Bracket -- Tournament Home Page
Women’s Champion -- West Florida -- Bracket -- Tournament Home Page

VOLLEYBALL

Six teams qualify
Campus Sites
Tuesday, November 15 @ #3 and #4 seeds; Saturday-Sunday, November 19-20 @ #1 seed

Champion -- North Alabama -- Bracket -- Tournament Home Page

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Eight teams qualify
Campus Sites: Tuesday, February 28 @ #1, #2, #3 and #4 seeds -- Bracket -- Home Page
Neutral Site: Pete Hanna Center @ Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama -- Saturday-Sunday, March 4-5
Women’s Champion -- Valdosta State
Men’s Champion -- Alabama Huntsville

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TENNIS

Eight teams qualify
Thursday-Saturday, April 20-22 (April 23 reserved as "rain date") -- Bracket -- Home Page

Neutral Site: Lagoon Park Tennis Center and O'Connor Tennis Center, Montgomery, Alabama

Men's Champion -- West Florida
Women's Champion -- West Florida

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S GOLF

Both events are three-round, 54-hole Tournaments
Sunday-Tuesday, April 23-25 -- Men's Info Page -- Women's Info Page
Neutral Site: Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, Ga.

Men's Champion -- West Florida -- Recap
Women's Champion -- West Georgia -- Recap

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD

Thursday-Saturday, April 20-22
Campus Site: Shorter University, Maddox Track at Historic Barron Stadium, Rome, Ga.
Men's Info Page -- Women's Info Page -- Host Homepage

Men's Champion -- Alabama Huntsville -- Recap

Women's Champion -- Lee. -- Recap

*WOMEN’S LACROSSE INVITATIONAL

Four teams qualify
Campus Site (No. 1 seed)
Friday & Sunday, April 21 & 23 -- Info Page -- Bracket
Champion -- Young Harris

SOFTBALL

Eight teams qualify, double-elimination
Campus Site (No. 1 seed)
Thursday-Sunday, May 4-7 -- Info Page -- Bracket
Champion -- Mississippi College

BASEBALL
Eight teams qualify (three-day "pool play" format with one championship game on the fourth day)
Campus Site (No. 1 seed)
Saturday-Tuesday, May 6-9 -- Info Page -- Bracket

Champion -- Delta State