The NAIA Softball Championship 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.[1]
The reigning national champions are Oklahoma City, who won their eleventh national title in 2022.
Oklahoma City are also the most titled program, with eleven NAIA championship titles.
Results
| NAIA Softball Championship
|
| Year
|
Site
|
|
Championship match
|
| Champion
|
Score
|
Runner-up
|
1981
Details
|
Conroe, Texas
|
Sam Houston State |
1–0 |
Emporia State
|
1982
Details
|
Kearney, Nebraska
|
Missouri Western |
5–0 |
St. Francis (IL)
|
1983
Details
|
Emporia State |
9–2 |
Kearney State
|
1984
Details
|
Indianapolis, Indiana
|
Emporia State (2) |
1–0 |
Quincy
|
1985
Details
|
Quincy |
4–2 |
Washburn
|
1986
Details
|
San Antonio, Texas
|
St. Mary's (TX) |
2–1 (9 innings) |
Oklahoma City
|
1987
Details
|
Kearney, Nebraska
|
Kearney State |
1–0 |
Francis Marion
|
1988
Details
|
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
|
Pacific Lutheran |
2–0 (10 innings) |
Minnesota Duluth
|
1989
Details
|
Midland, Michigan
|
Saginaw Valley State |
3–0 |
Kearney State
|
1990
Details
|
Pensacola, Florida
|
Kearney State (2) |
6–3 (8 innings) |
Pacific Lutheran
|
1991
Details
|
Columbia, Missouri
|
Hawaii Loa |
5–1 |
Puget Sound
|
1992
Details
|
Pensacola, Florida
|
Pacific Lutheran (2) |
3–2 |
Kennesaw State
|
1993
Details
|
Columbia, Missouri
|
West Florida |
4–2 |
Oklahoma City
|
1994
Details
|
Oklahoma City |
3–1 |
Athens State
|
1995
Details
|
Oklahoma City (2) |
3–1 |
Puget Sound
|
1996
Details
|
Decatur, Alabama
|
Oklahoma City (3) |
9–1 |
Shawnee State
|
1997
Details
|
Oklahoma City (4) |
12–0 |
Athens State
|
1998
Details
|
Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
Western Washington |
5–1 |
Simon Fraser
|
1999
Details
|
Jupiter, Florida
|
Simon Fraser |
7–3 |
Oklahoma City
|
2000
Details
|
Decatur, Alabama
|
Oklahoma City (5) |
5–1 |
Azusa Pacific
|
2001
Details
|
Oklahoma City (6) |
5–3 |
Simon Fraser
|
2002
Details
|
Oklahoma City (7) |
2–1 (8 innings) |
Point Loma Nazarene
|
2003
Details
|
Simon Fraser (2) |
3–1 |
Mobile, Alabama
|
2004
Details
|
Thomas |
5–4 |
Simon Fraser
|
2005
Details
|
Simon Fraser (3) |
7–0 |
California Baptist
|
2006
Details
|
Mobile |
4–1 |
California Baptist
|
2007
Details
|
Oklahoma City (8) |
7–2 |
Point Loma Nazarene
|
2008
Details
|
Lubbock Christian |
2–1 |
Mobile, Alabama
|
2009
Details
|
California Baptist |
3–2 |
St. Gregory's
|
2010
Details
|
Simon Fraser (4) |
4–3 |
Oklahoma City
|
2011
Details
|
Gulf Shores, Alabama
|
Oregon Tech |
1–0 |
California Baptist
|
2012
Details
|
Shorter |
1–0 |
Oklahoma City
|
2013
Details
|
Columbus, Georgia
|
Concordia Irvine |
8–3 |
Spring Hill
|
2014
Details
|
Auburn Montgomery |
10–6* |
William Carey
|
2015
Details
|
Sioux City, Iowa
|
Auburn Montgomery (2) |
10–0 (6 innings) |
Lindsey Wilson
|
2016
Details
|
Oklahoma City (9) |
5–0 |
Saint Xavier
|
2017
Details
|
Clermont, Florida
|
Oklahoma City (10) |
4–1 |
Corban
|
2018
Details
|
USAO |
4–1 |
Columbia (MO)
|
2019
Details
|
Springfield, Missouri[2]
|
Southern Oregon |
8–3 |
Oklahoma City
|
2020
Details
|
No championship due to the coronavirus pandemic
|
2021
Details
|
Columbus, Georgia
|
|
Southern Oregon (2) |
3–2 |
Oregon Tech
|
2022
Details
|
Oklahoma City (11) |
3–0 |
Mobile
|
- * = 1st ever "if necessary" game after William Carey came out of losers' bracket to defeat Auburn Montgomery in first championship game of the double-elimination tournament.
Championships
| School
|
Number
|
Year Won
|
| Oklahoma City
|
11
|
1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2022
|
| Simon Fraser
|
4
|
1999, 2003, 2005, 2010
|
| Auburn Montgomery
|
2
|
2014, 2015
|
| Emporia State
|
2
|
1984, 1985
|
| Nebraska–Kearney (Kearney State)
|
2
|
1987, 1990
|
| Pacific Lutheran
|
2
|
1988, 1992
|
| Southern Oregon
|
2
|
2019, 2021
|
| California Baptist
|
1
|
2009
|
| Concordia Irvine
|
1
|
2013
|
| Hawaii Loa
|
1
|
1991
|
| Lubbock Christian
|
1
|
2008
|
| Missouri Western
|
1
|
1983
|
| Mobile
|
1
|
2006
|
| Oregon Tech
|
1
|
2011
|
| Quincy
|
1
|
1986
|
| Saginaw Valley State
|
1
|
1989
|
| Sam Houston State
|
1
|
1982
|
| Shorter
|
1
|
2012
|
| St. Mary's (TX)
|
1
|
1986
|
| Thomas
|
1
|
2004
|
| USAO
|
1
|
2018
|
| West Florida
|
1
|
1993
|
| Western Washington
|
1
|
1998
|
- Schools highlighted in pink are closed or no longer sponsor athletics.
- Schools highlight in yellow have reclassified athletics from the NAIA.
See also
References
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