Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks
Alaska Fairbanks went 9-4 at home and 6-10 everywhere else in 2025-26, a 15-14 season that ended one point short of the GNAC final. The Nanooks lost 87-86 in overtime to Alaska Anchorage in the semifinals on 6 March.
Alaska Fairbanks in 2025-26
A 9-9 Great Northwest Athletic Conference record put them fourth on the table, level with Seattle Pacific, Central Washington and Montana State Billings. They scored 79.8 points a game and gave up 77.0, but in league games they were outscored, 74.5 to 78.3.
Central Washington
The heaviest defeat of the year came at Central Washington, 101-50 on 8 January. A month later the Nanooks beat the same side 89-81 at home on 7 February.
Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage finished 12-6, and the Nanooks beat them 91-76 at home on 17 January. The Seawolves won the next two, 70-54 at home on 14 February and the overtime semifinal.
The road in February
Late in the season they won back-to-back away games, 78-74 at Seattle Pacific on 19 February and 101-97 at Montana State Billings two days later, and, after a 77-65 home loss to Saint Martin’s, beat Western Oregon 82-74 to end the regular season.
The GNAC tournament
Northwest Nazarene, which had beaten them twice in the regular season, lost 87-75 in the quarterfinals on 5 March before the semifinal defeat a day later.
Margins
The widest win was 126-81 over West Coast Baptist on 12 December. Five games finished within five points, and Alaska Fairbanks won three.
Every 2025-26 result
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov | Pacific Union College (Calif.) | Home | W 92-59 |
| 6 Nov | Pacific Union College (Calif.) | Home | W 110-70 |
| 15 Nov | Chaminade University | Neutral | L 86-102 |
| 16 Nov | Hawaii Pacific University | Neutral | L 85-86 |
| 28 Nov | Westmont College (Calif.) | Neutral | L 66-72 |
| 29 Nov | Cal Poly Humboldt | Neutral | W 66-57 |
| 4 Dec | Western Oregon University * | Away | W 80-70 |
| 6 Dec | Saint Martin's University * | Away | L 56-66 |
| 12 Dec | West Coast Baptist College | Home | W 126-81 |
| 13 Dec | West Coast Baptist College | Home | W 106-64 |
| 19 Dec | Hawaii Pacific University | Away | L 62-70 |
| 1 Jan | Western Washington University * | Home | W 85-76 |
| 3 Jan | Simon Fraser University (B.C.) * | Home | W 73-71 |
| 8 Jan | Central Washington University * | Away | L 50-101 |
| 10 Jan | Northwest Nazarene University * | Away | L 68-74 |
| 17 Jan | University of Alaska Anchorage * | Home | W 91-76 |
| 22 Jan | Montana State University Billings * | Home | L 72-90 |
| 24 Jan | Seattle Pacific University * | Home | L 75-82 |
| 29 Jan | Simon Fraser University (B.C.) * | Away | W 69-57 |
| 31 Jan | Western Washington University * | Away | L 89-96 |
| 5 Feb | Northwest Nazarene University * | Home | L 64-78 |
| 7 Feb | Central Washington University * | Home | W 89-81 |
| 14 Feb | University of Alaska Anchorage * | Away | L 54-70 |
| 19 Feb | Seattle Pacific University * | Away | W 78-74 |
| 21 Feb | Montana State University Billings * | Away | W 101-97 |
| 26 Feb | Saint Martin's University * | Home | L 65-77 |
| 28 Feb | Western Oregon University * | Home | W 82-74 |
| 5 Mar | Northwest Nazarene University | Neutral | W 87-75 |
| 6 Mar | University of Alaska Anchorage | Neutral | L 86-87 (OT) |