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.^[1] The South Commons Softball Complex in Columbus, Georgia is the most recent host, having hosted the tournament since 2021. ^[2]

NAIA Softball World Series

Sport	Softball
Founded	1981
Organising body	National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)
Country	United States
Most recent champion(s)	Southern Oregon (4th)
Most titles	Oklahoma City (11)
Streaming partner(s)	Urban Edge Network
Official website	NAIA.com

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

NAIA Softball World Series
Year	Site		Championship game
			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 Wilson Morgan Softball Complex		Oklahoma City (3)	9–1	Shawnee State
1997 Details			Oklahoma City (4)	12–0	Athens State
1998 Details	Tulsa, Oklahoma Broken Arrow Softball Complex		Western Washington	5–1	Simon Fraser
1999 Details	Jupiter, Florida Jupiter Softball Park		Simon Fraser	7–3	Oklahoma City
2000 Details	Decatur, Alabama Wilson Morgan Softball Complex		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
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
2009 Details			California Baptist	3–2	St. Gregory's
2010 Details			Simon Fraser (4)	4–3	Oklahoma City
2011 Details	Gulf Shores, Alabama Gulf Shores Sportsplex		Oregon Tech	1–0	California Baptist
2012 Details			Shorter	1–0	Oklahoma City
2013 Details	Columbus, Georgia South Commons Softball Complex		Concordia Irvine	8–3	Spring Hill
2014 Details			Auburn Montgomery	10–6*	William Carey
2015 Details	Sioux City, Iowa Morningside College		Auburn Montgomery (2)	10–0 (6 innings)	Lindsey Wilson
2016 Details			Oklahoma City (9)	5–0	Saint Xavier
2017 Details	Clermont, Florida Legends Way Ball Fields		Oklahoma City (10)	4–1	Corban
2018 Details			USAO	4–1	Columbia (MO)
2019 Details	Springfield, Missouri[3] Killian Sports Complex		Southern Oregon	8–3	Oklahoma City
2020 Details	No championship due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021 Details	Columbus, Georgia South Commons Softball Complex		Southern Oregon (2)	3–2	Oregon Tech
2022 Details			Oklahoma City (11)	3–0	Mobile
2023 Details			Southern Oregon (3)	11-0 (5 innings)[4]	Oregon Tech
2024 Details			Our Lady of the Lake	2-0	Jessup	Box score
2025 Details			Southern Oregon (4)	6-3*	Oklahoma City	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
Oklahoma City	11	1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2022
Southern Oregon	4	2019, 2021, 2023, 2025
Our Lady of the Lake	1	2024
USAO	1	2018
Oregon Tech	1	2011
Mobile	1	2006
Thomas (GA)	1	2004

Former programs

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

See also

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