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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

DateOpponentSiteResult
5 NovPacific Union College (Calif.)HomeW 92-59
6 NovPacific Union College (Calif.)HomeW 110-70
15 NovChaminade UniversityNeutralL 86-102
16 NovHawaii Pacific UniversityNeutralL 85-86
28 NovWestmont College (Calif.)NeutralL 66-72
29 NovCal Poly HumboldtNeutralW 66-57
4 DecWestern Oregon University *AwayW 80-70
6 DecSaint Martin's University *AwayL 56-66
12 DecWest Coast Baptist CollegeHomeW 126-81
13 DecWest Coast Baptist CollegeHomeW 106-64
19 DecHawaii Pacific UniversityAwayL 62-70
1 JanWestern Washington University *HomeW 85-76
3 JanSimon Fraser University (B.C.) *HomeW 73-71
8 JanCentral Washington University *AwayL 50-101
10 JanNorthwest Nazarene University *AwayL 68-74
17 JanUniversity of Alaska Anchorage *HomeW 91-76
22 JanMontana State University Billings *HomeL 72-90
24 JanSeattle Pacific University *HomeL 75-82
29 JanSimon Fraser University (B.C.) *AwayW 69-57
31 JanWestern Washington University *AwayL 89-96
5 FebNorthwest Nazarene University *HomeL 64-78
7 FebCentral Washington University *HomeW 89-81
14 FebUniversity of Alaska Anchorage *AwayL 54-70
19 FebSeattle Pacific University *AwayW 78-74
21 FebMontana State University Billings *AwayW 101-97
26 FebSaint Martin's University *HomeL 65-77
28 FebWestern Oregon University *HomeW 82-74
5 MarNorthwest Nazarene UniversityNeutralW 87-75
6 MarUniversity of Alaska AnchorageNeutralL 86-87 (OT)
* conference game

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