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{{Short description|College athletic conference in the Pacific Northwest of the United States}}
{{other uses}}
{{Infobox sports league
| name         = Northwest Conference
| logo         = File:Northwest_Conference.jpg
| logo_size    = 250
| founded      = December 12, 1925<ref name="AP1925"/>
| formerly     = 
| association  = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]
| division     = [[Division III (NCAA)|Division III]]
| teams        = 9
| sports       = 20
| mens         = 9
| womens       = 11
| region       = [[Pacific Northwest]]
| headquarters = [[Hillsboro, Oregon]]
| commissioner = Shana Levine
| website      = [http://www.nwcsports.com nwcsports.com]
| map          = File:Northwest-Conference-states.png
| map_size     = 250
| color        = #153f35; {{box-shadow border|a|#9c8856|2px}}
| font_color   = #FFFFFF
}}

The '''Northwest Conference''' ('''NWC''') is an [[List of NCAA conferences|intercollegiate athletic conference]] which competes in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]'s [[Division III (NCAA)|Division III]].  Member teams are located in the states of [[Oregon]] and [[Washington (state)|Washington]]. It was known as the '''Pacific Northwest Conference''' from 1925 to 1984.

==History==
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[[File:L&C Griswold Stadium bleachers.JPG|thumb|Griswold Stadium at Lewis & Clark]]

[[File:McCullochStadium.JPG|thumb|[[McCulloch Stadium]] at Willamette]]

{{see also|Northwest Conference (1908–1925)|Pacific Coast Conference}}

The [[Northwest Conference (1908–1925)|original Northwest Conference]] was formed on February 8, 1908 when [[Whitman College]] invited the other leading educational institutions of the [[Northwestern United States|Northwest]] to form an athletic conference.<ref name="WallaWalla">{{cite news |date=February 7, 1908 |volume=6 |number=260 |page=12 |title=Conference is Meeting Today — Six Colleges Represented at Walla Walla Trying to Improve Athletics |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oregon-daily-journal-northwest-inter/33943060/ |work=[[The Oregon Daily Journal]] |place=[[Walla Walla, WA]] |publication-place=[[Portland, OR]] |quote=The Northwest Intercollegiate conference, called by Whitman college a few weeks ago, convened in this city this morning. The six leading educational institutions of the northwest are represented by delegates.}}</ref> The resulting conference placed small, private Whitman College alongside the five large, public, state universities of and agricultural colleges of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.

In 1915, [[University of Washington|Washington]], [[University of Oregon|Oregon]], and [[Oregon Agricultural College|Oregon Agricultural]] joined with [[University of California, Berkeley|California]] to form the [[Pacific Coast Conference]] but continued to hold dual-membership in the Northwest Conference. Over the next several years, the PCC added more large schools from the Northwest and California. The Northwest Conference likewise expanded by adding [[University of Montana|Montana]], [[Willamette University|Willamette]], [[Pacific University|Pacific]], and [[Gonzaga University|Gonzaga]].

This two-conference situation lasted until December 1925.<ref name="AP1925"/> At the annual dual meeting of the Northwest Conference and Pacific Coast Conference schools, the large colleges and universities announced they would continue solely in the PCC.<ref name="AP1925"/> At the same time, the smaller colleges announced that they had already organized into a new conference, adding members and retaining the name and eligibility requirements of the prior Northwest Conference.<ref name="AP1925"/> Officials of both conferences "emphasized the fact that the move was entirely harmonious and for mutual advantage."<ref name="AP1925"/> Only Gonzaga was left without a conference.<ref name="AP1925"/>

The charter members of the new Northwest Conference included [[Willamette University]], [[Pacific University]], [[Whitman College]], the College of Puget Sound (now the [[University of Puget Sound]]), Linfield College (now [[Linfield University]]), and the [[College of Idaho]]. In 1931, Albany College joined, left in 1938, and re-joined in 1949 using its present name of [[Lewis & Clark College]]. [[Pacific Lutheran University]] was added in 1965, and [[Whitworth University]] in 1970. In 1978, the College of Idaho dropped out of the conference. Whitworth also left in 1984, but then returned in 1988. In 1996, [[George Fox University]] joined when the conference moved to the NCAA and Puget Sound re-joined in that same year since 1948. From 2006 to 2010, [[Menlo College]] was also a part of the conference as an associate member in football.

For 60 years, the NWC sponsored sports exclusively for men, but in 1984 it joined with the Women's Conference of Independent Colleges to become the Northwest Conference of Independent Colleges, shortening the name to its current moniker in 1996 when it joined the NCAA.

The College of Idaho reinstated its football program in 2014 after a 37-year hiatus<ref>{{cite web|publisher=The College of Idaho|url=http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/blog/news/2012/05/14/college-idaho-reinstates-football-program|title=College of Idaho reinstates football program|date=May 14, 2012|access-date=January 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313054521/http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/blog/news/2012/05/14/college-idaho-reinstates-football-program|archive-date=March 13, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> and joined the [[Frontier Conference]] for football. College of Idaho is now a member of the NAIA's [[Cascade Collegiate Conference]] for other sports. Whitworth left the NWC in 1984 but returned in 1988. [[George Fox University]] and [[Seattle University]] joined the conference in 1997. Seattle dropped out again in 1999 to become members of NCAA Division II.<ref>{{cite web |title=NWC History |url=https://nwcsports.com/sports/2021/6/15/nwc%20history.aspx |website=Northwest Conference}}</ref> [[Menlo College]] joined the conference in 2005 as a football-only member.

===Chronological timeline===
* 1925 – The NWC was founded as the Pacific Northwest Conference (PNWC). Charter members include the [[College of Idaho]], [[Linfield College]], [[Pacific University]], the [[College of Puget Sound]], [[Whitman College]] and [[Willamette University]], beginning the 1925–26 academic year.<ref name="AP1925"/>
* 1931 – [[Lewis & Clark College|Albany College]] (now Lewis & Clark College) joined the PNWC in the 1931–32 academic year.
* 1938 – Lewis & Clark left the PNWC after the 1937–38 academic year.
* 1948 – Puget Sound left the PNWC after the 1947–48 academic year.
* 1949 – Lewis & Clark rejoined the PNWC in the 1949–50 academic year.
* 1965 – [[Pacific Lutheran University|Pacific Lutheran College]] (now Pacific Lutheran University) joined the PNWC in the 1965–66 academic year.
* 1970 – [[Whitworth University|Whitworth College]] (now Whitworth University) joined the PNWC in the 1970–71 academic year.
* 1978 – The College of Idaho left the PNWC after the 1977–78 academic year.
* 1984:
** Whitworth left the PNWC after the 1983–84 academic year.
** The PNWC merged with the [[Women's Conference of Independent Colleges]] (WCIC) to become the Northwest Conference of Independent Colleges (NCIC), therefore adding women's sports in the conference, beginning the 1984–85 academic year.
* 1988 – Whitworth rejoined the NCIC in the 1988–89 academic year.
* 1995 – [[George Fox University|George Fox College]] (now George Fox University) joined the NCIC in the 1995–96 academic year.
* 1996:
** Puget Sound rejoined the NCIC in the 1996–97 academic year.
** The NCIC has rebranded its name to become the Northwest Conference (NWC), beginning the 1996–97 academic year.
** The NWC has joined full membership in the [[NCAA Division III|Division III]] ranks of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) after years spent in the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA), beginning the 1996–97 academic year.
* 1997 – [[Seattle University]] joined the NWC in the 1997–98 academic year.
* 1999 – Seattle left the NWC to join the [[NCAA Division II]] ranks and the [[Pacific West Conference]] (PacWest) after the 1998–99 academic year.
* 2006 – [[Menlo College]] joined the NWC as an associate member for football in the 2006 fall season (2006–07 academic year).
* 2011 – Menlo left the NWC as an associate member for football after the 2010 fall season (2010–11 academic year).
* 2017 – [[Mills College at Northeastern University|Mills College]] joined the NWC as an associate member for women's rowing for the 2018 spring season (2017–18 academic year)
* 2022 - Mills left the NWC as an associate member for women's rowing after the 2022 spring season (2021–22 academic year); as the school merged with [[Northeastern University]] and put their athletics programs on hold.

==Member schools==
===Current members===
The NWC currently has nine full members, all are [[Private university|private]] schools:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=full|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! Colors
! Football?
|-
| '''[[George Fox University]]'''
| [[Newberg, Oregon]]
| 1885
| [[Quakers]]
| 4,039<ref>{{cite web|title=About George Fox|url=http://www.georgefox.edu/about/index.html|access-date=March 31, 2023}}</ref> 
| [[George Fox Bruins|Bruins]]
| 1996
| {{color box|#081e3f|border=silver}} {{color box|#bc9c16|border=silver}}
| Yes
|-
| '''[[Lewis & Clark College]]'''
| [[Portland, Oregon]]
| 1867
| Nonsectarian
| 2,205
| [[Lewis & Clark Pioneers|Pioneers]]
| 1931;<br />1949{{efn|group=full|Lewis & Clark left the NWC after the 1937–38 school year before rejoining in the 1949–50 school year.}}
| {{color box|#e66b3f|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}}
| Yes
|-
| '''[[Linfield University]]'''
| [[McMinnville, Oregon]]
| 1858
| [[American Baptist Churches USA|Baptist]]
| 1,755<ref>{{cite web|title=About Linfield: Facts and Figures|url=http://www.linfield.edu/about/facts-and-figures.html|access-date=March 31, 2023}}</ref> 
| [[Linfield Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| 1926
| {{color box|#441166|border=silver}} {{color box|#dd1144|border=silver}}
| Yes
|-
| '''[[Pacific University]]'''
| [[Forest Grove, Oregon]]
| 1849
| [[United Church of Christ]]
| 3,589<ref>{{cite web|title=Pacific University About|url=https://www.pacificu.edu/about|access-date=March 31, 2023}}</ref> 
| [[Pacific Boxers|Boxers]]
| 1926
| {{color box|#b51217|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}}
| Yes
|-
| '''[[Pacific Lutheran University]]'''
| [[Parkland, Washington]]
| 1890
| [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America|Lutheran ELCA]]
| 3,100<ref>{{cite web|title=About PLU: Quick Facts|url=http://www.plu.edu/about/Profile/Quick-Facts/home.php|access-date=March 31, 2023}}</ref> 
| [[Pacific Lutheran Lutes|Lutes]]
| 1965
| {{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|#ffcc00|border=silver}}
| Yes
|-
| '''[[University of Puget Sound]]'''
| [[Tacoma, Washington]]
| 1888
| [[United Methodist Church|United Methodist]]
| 2,600<ref>{{cite web|title=Puget Sound Facts and Figures|url=http://www.pugetsound.edu/about/facts-figures/|access-date=March 31, 2023}}</ref> 
| [[Puget Sound Loggers|Loggers]]
| 1926;<br />1996{{efn|group=full|Puget Sound left the NWC after the 1947–48 school year before rejoining in the 1996–97 school year.}}
| {{color box|#8c263f|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
| Yes
|-
| '''[[Whitman College]]'''
| [[Walla Walla, Washington]]
| 1859
| Nonsectarian
| 1,544<ref>{{cite web|title=Whitman College Enrollment|url=https://www.whitman.edu/institutional-research/enrollment|access-date=March 31, 2023}}</ref> 
| [[Whitman Missionaries|Blues]]
| 1926
| {{color box|#001f5b|border=silver}} {{color box|#ffc627|border=silver}}
| No
|-
| '''[[Whitworth University]]'''
| [[Spokane, Washington]]
| 1890
| [[Presbyterian Church (USA)|Presbyterian]]
| 2,220<ref>{{cite web|title=About Whitworth Facts & Rankings|url=https://www.whitworth.edu/cms/about/facts-and-rankings/|access-date=March 31, 2023}}</ref> 
| [[Whitworth Pirates|Pirates]]
| 1970;<br />1988{{efn|group=full|Whitworth left the NWC after the 1983–84 school year before rejoining in the 1988–89 school year.}}
| {{color box|#8b0000|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}}
| Yes
|-
| '''[[Willamette University]]'''
| [[Salem, Oregon]]
| 1842
| [[Methodist Mission in Oregon|Methodist Mission]]
| 2,402<ref>{{cite web|title=About Willamette: Quick Facts|url=http://willamette.edu/about/facts/index.html|access-date=March 31, 2023}}</ref> 
| [[Willamette Bearcats|Bearcats]]
| 1926
| {{color box|#ba0c2f|border=silver}} {{color box|#c6aa76|border=silver}}
| Yes
|}

;Notes
{{notelist|group=full}}

===Former members===
The NWC had two former full members, both were [[Private university|private]] schools:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=former|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! Left{{efn|group=former|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}}
! Colors
! Current<br />conference
|-
| '''[[College of Idaho]]'''
| [[Caldwell, Idaho]]
| 1891
| [[Presbyterian Church (USA)|Presbyterian]]
| 1,042
| [[College of Idaho Yotes|Yotes]]
| 1926
| 1978
| {{color box|#836088|border=silver}} {{color box|#ffea2a|border=silver}}
| [[Cascade Collegiate Conference|Cascade (CCC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=NAIA|Currently an [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] athletic conference.}}
|-
| '''[[Seattle University]]'''
| [[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]]
| 1891
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br />{{small|([[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]])}}
| 7,755
| [[Seattle Redhawks|Redhawks]]
| 1997
| 1999
| {{color box|#aa0000|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
| [[West Coast Conference|West Coast (WCC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1|Currently an [[NCAA Division I]] athletic conference.}}
|}

;Notes
{{notelist|group=former}}

===Former associate members===
The NWC had two former associate members, both were [[Private university|private]] schools:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=fass|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! Left{{efn|group=fass|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}}
! Colors
! Current<br />conference
! NWC<br />sport
|-
| '''[[Menlo College]]'''
| [[Atherton, California]]
| 1927
| Nonsectarian
| 750
| [[Menlo Oaks|Oaks]]
| 2006
| 2011
| {{color box|#002a4d|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} {{color box|grey|border=silver}}
| [[Pacific West Conference|Pacific West (PacWest)]]{{efn|group=fass|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}}
| Football{{efn|group=fass|Menlo dropped football after the 2014 fall season (2014–15 school year).}}
|-
| '''[[Mills College]]'''
| [[Oakland, California]]
| 1852
| Nonsectarian
| 1,345
| [[Mills Cyclones|Cyclones]]
| 2017
| 2022
| {{color box|#184d7f|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} {{color box|grey|border=silver}}
| N/A{{efn|group=former|Mills was acquired by [[Northeastern University]] in 2023, becoming part of that university's extended operations in the San Francisco Bay Area. In advance of this, Mills dropped athletics after the 2021–22 school year.}}
| Women's rowing
|}
;Notes
{{notelist|group=fass}}

===Membership timeline===
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  bar:13  color:AssocOS from:2017 till:2022  text:[[Mills College at Northeastern University|Mills]] (2017–2022)

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==Sports ==
{{see also|Northwest Conference men's basketball tournament}}
The Northwest Conference sponsors championship competition in nine men's and 11 women's NCAA sanctioned sports.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Northwest Conference |url=https://nwcsports.com/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Northwest Conference |language=en}}</ref>  
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Teams in the Northwest Conference competition
!Sport
!Men's
!Women's
|-
|[[Baseball]]
|9
|–
|-
|[[Basketball]]
|9
|9
|-
|[[cross country running|Cross country]]
|9
|9
|-
|[[American football|Football]]
|8
|–
|-
|[[Golf]]
|9
|9
|-
|[[Lacrosse]]
|–
|8
|-
|[[Soccer]]
|9
|9
|-
|[[Softball]]
|–
|8
|-
|[[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]]
|9
|9
|-
|[[Tennis]]
|8
|8
|-
|[[Track and field]]
|9
|9
|-
|[[Volleyball]]
|–
|9
|-
|[[Rowing (sport)|Rowing]]
|–
|4
|}

==McIlroy-Lewis All-Sports Trophy==
Each year the NWC awards one of its member institutions the NWC McIlroy-Lewis All-Sports Trophy, based on a points system. The award is named in honor of Jane McIlroy, former athletic director of Linfield (1950-82), and John Lewis of Willamette (1947-72).

In each sport, the conference champion is awarded 18 points, second place is awarded 16 points, and so on. The school with the most points at the conclusion of the academic year wins the trophy. Football, women's volleyball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's golf, men's baseball, women's softball, and men's and women's track and field are the 18 sports in which points are awarded.

Pacific Lutheran has won the award 15 times, more than any other school. Whitworth has won the trophy 14 times, Linfield has won the trophy three times while Puget Sound and George Fox have won it twice.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Northwest Conference All-Sports Trophy |url=https://nwcsports.com/sports/2023/6/9/McIlroy-Lewis%20All-Sports%20Trophy.aspx |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=nwcsports.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-20 |title=Boxers finish seventh in final NWC All-Sports Trophy standings |url=https://goboxers.com/news/2024/5/20/general-boxers-finish-seventh-in-final-nwc-all-sports-trophy-standings.aspx |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Pacific University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+McIlroy-Lewis All-Sports Trophy winners
!Year
!Institution
|-
|2024
|Whitworth
|-
|2023
|George Fox
|-
|2022
|George Fox
|-
|2021
|No trophy awarded
|-
|2020
|No trophy awarded
|-
|2019
|Whitworth
|-
|2018
|Whitworth
|-
|2017
|Whitworth
|-
|2016
|Whitworth
|-
|2015
|Whitworth
|-
|2014
|Whitworth
|-
|2013
|Whitworth
|-
|2012
|Whitworth
|-
|2011
|Whitworth
|-
|2010
|Whitworth
|-
|2009
|Whitworth
|-
|2008
|Whitworth
|-
|2007
|Puget Sound
|-
|2006
|Puget Sound
|-
|2005
|Whitworth
|-
|2004
|Linfield
|-
|2003
|Linfield
|-
|2002
|Pacific Lutheran
|-
|2001
|Linfield
|-
|2000
|Pacific Lutheran
|-
|1999
|Pacific Lutheran
|-
|1998
|Pacific Lutheran
|-
|1997
|Pacific Lutheran
|-
|1996
|Pacific Lutheran
|-
|1995
|Pacific Lutheran
|-
|1994
|Willamette
|-
|1993
|Pacific Lutheran
|-
|1992
|Pacific Lutheran
|-
|1991
|Pacific Lutheran
|-
|1990
|Pacific Lutheran
|-
|1989
|Pacific Lutheran
|-
|1988
|Pacific Lutheran
|-
|1987
|Pacific Lutheran
|-
|1986
|Pacific Lutheran
|}

==National championships==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Sport
!Institution
!Location
!Association/Division
|-
|2023
|Women's Golf
|George Fox
|[[Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida]]
|NCAA Division III
|-
|2018
|Women's Track & Field
|George Fox
|[[La Crosse, Wisconsin]]
|NCAA Division III (Co-Champions with UMass Boston)
|-
|2013
|Baseball
|Linfield
|[[Appleton, Wisconsin]]
|NCAA Division III
|-
|2012
|Softball
|Pacific Lutheran
|[[Salem, Virginia]]
|NCAA Division III
|-
|2011
|Softball
|Linfield
|[[Salem, Virginia]]
|NCAA Division III
|-
|2009
|Women's Basketball
|George Fox
|[[Holland, Michigan]]
|NCAA Division III
|-
|2007
|Softball
|Linfield
|[[Salem, Virginia]]
|NCAA Division III
|-
|2004
|Football
|Linfield
|[[Salem, Virginia]]
|NCAA Division III
|-
|2004
|Baseball
|George Fox
|[[Appleton, Wisconsin]]
|NCAA Division III
|-
|1999
|Football
|Pacific Lutheran
|[[Salem, Virginia]]
|NCAA Division III
|-
|1999
|Women's Swimming
|Puget Sound
|[[Federal Way, Washington]]
|NAIA
|-
|1998
|Women's Swimming
|Puget Sound
|[[Federal Way, Washington]]
|NAIA
|-
|1997
|Men's Soccer
|Seattle
|[[Birmingham, Alabama]]
|NAIA
|-
|1997
|Men's Swimming
|Puget Sound
|[[Federal Way, Washington]]
|NAIA
|-
|1996
|Men's Swimming
|Puget Sound
|[[San Antonio, Texas]]
|NAIA
|-
|1996
|Women's Swimming
|Puget Sound
|[[San Antonio, Texas]]
|NAIA
|-
|1995
|Men's Swimming
|Puget Sound
|[[San Antonio, Texas]]
|NAIA
|-
|1995
|Women's Cross Country
|Puget Sound
|[[Kenosha, Wisconsin]]
|NAIA
|-
|1994
|Women's Cross Country
|Puget Sound
|[[Kenosha, Wisconsin]]
|NAIA
|-
|1993
|Football
|Pacific Lutheran
|[[Portland, Oregon]]
|NAIA Division II
|-
|1993
|Women's Cross Country
|Puget Sound
|[[Kenosha, Wisconsin]]
|NAIA
|-
|1993
|Volleyball
|Puget Sound
|[[San Diego, California]]
|NAIA
|-
|1993
|Men's Basketball
|Willamette
|[[Nampa, Idaho]]
|NAIA Division II
|-
|1992
|Women's Cross Country
|Puget Sound
|[[Kenosha, Wisconsin]]
|NAIA
|-
|1992
|Softball
|Pacific Lutheran
|[[Pensacola, Florida]]
|NAIA
|-
|1991
|Women's Soccer
|Pacific Lutheran
|[[Boca Raton, Florida]]
|NAIA
|-
|1990
|Women's Swimming
|Puget Sound
|[[Canton, Ohio]]
|NAIA
|-
|1989
|Women's Soccer
|Pacific Lutheran
|[[Due West, South Carolina]]
|NAIA
|-
|1989
|Women's Swimming
|Puget Sound
|[[Brown Deer, Wisconsin]]
|NAIA
|-
|1988
|Women's Cross Country
|Pacific Lutheran
|[[Kenosha, Wisconsin]]
|NAIA
|-
|1988
|Women's Soccer
|Pacific Lutheran
|[[Abilene, Texas]]
|NAIA
|-
|1988
|Softball
|Pacific Lutheran
|[[Pensacola, Florida]]
|NAIA
|-
|1987
|Football
|Pacific Lutheran
|[[Tacoma, Washington]]
|NAIA Division II
|-
|1986
|Football
|Linfield
|[[McMinnville, Oregon]]
|NAIA Division II
|-
|1984
|Football
|Linfield
|[[McMinnville, Oregon]]
|NAIA Division II
|-
|1982
|Football
|Linfield
|[[McMinnville, Oregon]]
|NAIA Division II
|-
|1980
|Football
|Pacific Lutheran
|[[Tacoma, Washington]]
|NAIA Division II
|-
|1971
|Baseball
|Linfield
|[[Phoenix, Arizona]]
|NAIA
|-
|1966
|Baseball
|Linfield
|[[St. Joseph, Missouri]]
|NAIA
|-
|1960
|Baseball
|Whitworth†
|[[Sioux City, Iowa]]
|NAIA
|}
† - Whitworth was not a member of the NWC until 1970.

==Football champions==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
*1926 – [[College of Idaho Coyotes football|College of Idaho]]
*1927 – College of Idaho
*1928 – [[Whitman College|Whitman]]
*1929 – [[Willamette Bearcats football|Willamette]]
*1930 – Whitman
*1931 – Whitman
*1932 – [[Puget Sound Loggers football|Puget Sound]]
*1933 – Puget Sound
*1934 – Willamette
*1935 – [[Linfield Wildcats football|Linfield]] and Willamette
*1936 – Willamette
*1937 – Willamette
*1938 – [[Pacific Boxers football|Pacific (OR)]] and Willamette
*1939 – Pacific
*1940 – Willamette
*1941 – Willamette
*1942 – Willamette
*1943 – ''No champion''
*1944 – ''No champion''
*1945 – ''No champion''
{{col-break}}
*1946 – Willamette
*1947 – Willamette
*1948 – College of Idaho
*1949 – College of Idaho, [[Lewis & Clark Pioneers football|Lewis & Clark]], and Pacific (OR)
*1950 – Lewis & Clark
*1951 – Lewis & Clark and Pacific (OR)
*1952 – Lewis & Clark and Pacific (OR)
*1953 – College of Idaho
*1954 – College of Idaho, Lewis & Clark, and Willamette
*1955 – College of Idaho and Lewis & Clark
*1956 – Linfield
*1957 – Linfield
*1958 – Willamette
*1959 – Willamette
*1960 – Willamette
*1961 – Linfield
*1962 – Linfield
*1963 – Lewis & Clark
*1964 – Linfield
*1965 – Linfield
{{col-break}}
*1966 – Lewis & Clark
*1967 – Lewis & Clark, Linfield, and Willamette
*1968 – Willamette
*1969 – Lewis & Clark, Linfield, [[Pacific Lutheran Lutes football|Pacific Lutheran]], and Whitman
*1970 – Linfield
*1971 – Linfield
*1972 – Linfield
*1973 – Pacific Lutheran
*1974 – Linfield
*1975 – Linfield, Pacific Lutheran, and [[Whitworth Pirates|Whitworth (WA)]]
*1976 – Linfield
*1977 – Linfield
*1978 – Linfield
*1979 – Pacific Lutheran
*1980 – Linfield
*1981 – Pacific Lutheran
*1982 – Linfield
*1983 – Pacific Lutheran
*1984 – Linfield
{{col-end}}

==References==
{{Reflist |refs=
<ref name="AP1925">{{cite news |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=December 13, 1925 |number=213 |page=C1 |title=Withdrawal of Large Universities Is End of Old Northwest Conference |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review-1925-end-of-northwe/161117784/ |work=[[The Spokesman-Review]] |place=[[Seattle]] |publication-place=[[Spokane]] |quote=Gonzaga Left as Free Lance — Six Small Colleges Form Another Conference, Retaining Old Name and Rules — Officials of all colleges concerned emphasized the fact that the move was entirely harmonious and for mutual advantage.}}</ref>
}}

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