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
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Year
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Site
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Championship match
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Champion
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Score
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Runner-up
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1981 Details
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Conroe, Texas
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Sam Houston State |
1–0 |
Emporia State
|
1982 Details
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Kearney, Nebraska
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Missouri Western |
5–0 |
St. Francis (IL)
|
1983 Details
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Emporia State |
9–2 |
Kearney State
|
1984 Details
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Indianapolis, Indiana
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Emporia State (2) |
1–0 |
Quincy
|
1985 Details
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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
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Midland, Michigan
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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
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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
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Decatur, Alabama
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Oklahoma City (3) |
9–1 |
Shawnee State
|
1997 Details
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Oklahoma City (4) |
12–0 |
Athens State
|
1998 Details
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Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Western Washington |
5–1 |
Simon Fraser
|
1999 Details
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Jupiter, Florida
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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
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California Baptist |
3–2 |
St. Gregory's
|
2010 Details
|
Simon Fraser (4) |
4–3 |
Oklahoma City
|
2011 Details
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Gulf Shores, Alabama
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Oregon Tech |
1–0 |
California Baptist
|
2012 Details
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Shorter |
1–0 |
Oklahoma City
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2013 Details
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Columbus, Georgia
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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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