NAIA softball championship

The NAIA softball championship, referred to as the NAIA Softball World Series, is the annual tournament to determine the national champions of NAIA collegiate softball in the United States and formerly in Canada. It has been held annually since 1981. The South Commons Softball Complex in Columbus, Georgia is the most recent host, having hosted the tournament since 2021.

The reigning national champions are the Southern Oregon Raiders, who won their fourth title in 2025.

Oklahoma City is the winningest program, with eleven NAIA championship titles.

Results

style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle colspan=8| NAIA Softball World Series
Year	Site		Championship game
			Champion	Score	Runner-up
1981 Details	Conroe, Texas		Template:Csb link	1–0	Template:Csb link
1982 Details	Kearney, Nebraska		Template:Csb link	5–0	Template:Csb link
1983 Details			Template:Csb link	9–2	Template:Csb link
1984 Details	Indianapolis, Indiana		Template:Csb link (2)	1–0	Template:Csb link
1985 Details			Template:Csb link	4–2	Template:Csb link
1986 Details	San Antonio, Texas		Template:Csb link	2–1 (9 innings)	Template:Csb link
1987 Details	Kearney, Nebraska		Template:Csb link	1–0	Template:Csb link
1988 Details	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma		Template:Csb link	2–0 (10 innings)	Template:Csb link
1989 Details	Midland, Michigan		Template:Csb link	3–0	Template:Csb link
1990 Details	Pensacola, Florida		Template:Csb link (2)	6–3 (8 innings)	Template:Csb link
1991 Details	Columbia, Missouri		Hawaii Loa	5–1	Template:Csb link
1992 Details	Pensacola, Florida		Template:Csb link (2)	3–2	Template:Csb link
1993 Details	Columbia, Missouri		Template:Csb link	4–2	Template:Csb link
1994 Details			Template:Csb link	3–1	Template:Csb link
1995 Details			Template:Csb link (2)	3–1	Template:Csb link
1996 Details	Decatur, Alabama Wilson Morgan Softball Complex		Template:Csb link (3)	9–1	Template:Csb link
1997 Details			Template:Csb link (4)	12–0	Template:Csb link
1998 Details	Tulsa, Oklahoma Broken Arrow Softball Complex		Template:Csb link	5–1	Template:Csb link
1999 Details	Jupiter, Florida Jupiter Softball Park		Template:Csb link	7–3	Template:Csb link
2000 Details	Decatur, Alabama Wilson Morgan Softball Complex		Template:Csb link (5)	5–1	Template:Csb link
2001 Details			Template:Csb link (6)	5–3	Template:Csb link
2002 Details			Template:Csb link (7)	2–1 (8 innings)	Template:Csb link
2003 Details			Template:Csb link (2)	3–1	Template:Csb link
2004 Details			Template:Csb link	5–4	Template:Csb link
2005 Details			Template:Csb link (3)	7–0	Template:Csb link
2006 Details			Template:Csb link	4–1	Template:Csb link
2007 Details			Template:Csb link (8)	7–2	Template:Csb link
2008 Details			Template:Csb link	2–1	Template:Csb link
2009 Details			Template:Csb link	3–2	Template:Csb link
2010 Details			Template:Csb link (4)	4–3	Template:Csb link
2011 Details	Gulf Shores, Alabama Gulf Shores Sportsplex		Template:Csb link	1–0	Template:Csb link
2012 Details			Template:Csb link	1–0	Template:Csb link
2013 Details	Columbus, Georgia South Commons Softball Complex		Template:Csb link	8–3	Template:Csb link
2014 Details			Template:Csb link	10–6*	Template:Csb link
2015 Details	Sioux City, Iowa Morningside College		Template:Csb link (2)	10–0 (6 innings)	Template:Csb link
2016 Details			Template:Csb link (9)	5–0	Template:Csb link
2017 Details	Clermont, Florida Legends Way Ball Fields		Template:Csb link (10)	4–1	Template:Csb link
2018 Details			Template:Csb link	4–1	Template:Csb link
2019 Details	Springfield, Missouri Killian Sports Complex		Template:Csb link	8–3	Template:Csb link
2020 Details	No championship due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021 Details	Columbus, Georgia South Commons Softball Complex		Template:Csb link (2)	3–2	Template:Csb link
2022 Details			Template:Csb link (11)	3–0	Template:Csb link
2023 Details			Template:Csb link (3)	11-0 (5 innings)	Oregon Tech
2024 Details			Template:Csb link	2-0	Jessup	Box score
2025 Details			Southern Oregon (4)	6-3*	Template:Csb link	Box score

• * = Denotes that an "if necessary" game was played as a result of the double-elimination tournament format.

Champions

Active programs

Team	Titles	Years
style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle| Oklahoma City	11	1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2022
style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle| Southern Oregon	4	2019, 2021, 2023, 2025
style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle" | Our Lady of the Lake	1	2024
style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle| USAO	1	2018
style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle| Oregon Tech	1	2011
style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle| Mobile	1	2006
style=Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle| Thomas (GA)	1	2004

Former programs

Team	Titles	Years
style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle| Simon Fraser	4	1999, 2003, 2005, 2010
style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle| Auburn Montgomery	2	2014, 2015
style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle| Pacific Lutheran	2	1988, 1992
style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle| Nebraska–Kearney	2	1987, 1990
style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle| Emporia State	2	1983, 1984
style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle| Concordia Irvine	1	2013
style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle| Shorter	1	2012
style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle| California Baptist	1	2009
style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle| Lubbock Christian	1	2008
style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle| Western Washington	1	1998
style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle| West Florida	1	1993
style=Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle| Hawaii Loa	1	1991
style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle| Saginaw Valley	1	1989
style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle| St. Mary's (TX)	1	1986
style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle| Quincy	1	1985
style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle| Missouri Western	1	1982
style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle| Sam Houston State	1	1981

See also

• NCAA Softball Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
• Women's College World Series

External links

• NAIA Softball

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