The NAIA World Series (officially branded as the Avista NAIA World Series for sponsorship purposes from 2013) is a double-elimination tournament, held since 1957, to determine the baseball champion of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Since 2000, the tournament has been held at Harris Field on the campus of Lewis–Clark State College (LCSC) in Lewiston, Idaho, having previously hosted from 1984 to 1991.
History
A total of twelve cities have hosted the NAIA World Series. In 1957, the first edition of the series was held in Alpine, Texas, the home of inaugural champions, Sul Ross State. From 1984 to 1991 and since 2000, the series has been held in Lewiston on the campus of LCSC, the winningest school in the competition with 19 victories. The other cities that have hosted the tournament are Sioux City, Iowa; St. Joseph, Missouri; Phoenix, Arizona; Nashville, Tennessee; Lubbock, Texas; Des Moines, Iowa; Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Jupiter, Florida.
As of 2015, a total of 188 schools have competed in the tournament.
Results
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| 1957<br />Details
|rowspan=3| Alpine, Texas
|rowspan=3| Kokernot Field
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| 8–7
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| 1958<br />Details
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| 23–9
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| 1959<br />Details
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| 10–2
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| 1960<br />Details
|rowspan=2| Sioux City, Iowa
|rowspan=2| Soos Park
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| 4–0
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| 1961<br />Details
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| 13–7
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| 1962<br />Details
|rowspan=8| St. Joseph, Missouri
|rowspan=8| Phil Welch Stadium
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| 2–0
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| 1963<br />Details
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| 2–1
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| 1964<br />Details
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| 3–2
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| 1965<br />Details
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| 3–2
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| 1966<br />Details
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| 15–4
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| 1967<br />Details
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| 6–1
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| 1968<br />Details
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| 4–3<sup>13</sup>
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| 1969<br />Details
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| 5–3
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| 1970<br />Details
|rowspan=4| Phoenix, Arizona
|rowspan=4| Municipal Stadium
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| 1–0
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| 1971<br />Details
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| 9–8<sup>10</sup>
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| 1972<br />Details
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| 4–1
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| 1973<br />Details
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| 7–2
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| 1974<br />Details
|rowspan=5| St. Joseph, Missouri
|rowspan=5| Phil Welch Stadium
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| 3–2
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| 1975<br />Details
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| 2–1
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| 1976<br />Details
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| 16–8
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| 1977<br />Details
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| 2–1
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| 1978<br />Details
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| 8–6
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| 1979<br />Details
|rowspan=2| Nashville, Tennessee
|rowspan=2| Herschel Greer Stadium
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| 5–4
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| 1980<br />Details
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| 5–4<sup>10</sup>
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| 1981<br />Details
|rowspan=3| Lubbock, Texas
|rowspan=3| Chaparral Stadium
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| 11–4
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| 1982<br />Details
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| 10–6
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| 1983<br />Details
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| 12–9
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| 1984<br />Details
|rowspan=8| Lewiston, Idaho
|rowspan=8| Harris Field
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| 15–2
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| 1985<br />Details
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| 10–6
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| 1986<br />Details
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| 6–5<sup>10</sup>
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| 1987<br />Details
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| 11–4
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| 1988<br />Details
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| 9–3
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| 1989<br />Details
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| 5–2
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| 1990<br />Details
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| 9–4
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| 1991<br />Details
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| 7–0
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| 1992<br />Details
|rowspan=3| Des Moines, Iowa
|rowspan=3| Sec Taylor Stadium
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| 14–4
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| 1993<br />Details
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| 4–2
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| 1994<br />Details
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| 2–0
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| 1995<br />Details
|rowspan=3| Sioux City, Iowa
|rowspan=3| Lewis and Clark Park
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| 8–5
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| 1996<br />Details
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| 9–0
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| 1997<br />Details
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| 8–4
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| 1998<br />Details
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
| Drillers Stadium
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| 6–3
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| 1999<br />Details
| Jupiter, Florida
| Roger Dean Stadium
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| 7–2
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| 2000
| rowspan="27" | Lewiston, Idaho
| rowspan="27" | Harris Field
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| 10–1
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| 2001
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| 8–3
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| 2002
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| 12–8
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| 2003
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| 7–5
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| 2004
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| 10–3
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| 2005
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| 8–1
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| 2006
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| 5–4<sup>11</sup>
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| 2007
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| 9–2
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| 2008
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| 8–3
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| 2009
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| 11–8
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| 2010
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| 4–3
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| 2011
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| 9–3
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| 2012<br />Details
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| 10–6
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| 2013<br />Details
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| 11–4
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| 2014<br />Details
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| 3–0
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| 2015<br />Details
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| 10–7
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| 2016<br />Details
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| 12–11
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| 2017<br />Details
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| 6–4
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| 2018<br />Details
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| 6–3
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| 2019<br />Details
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| 6–2
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| 2020
| colspan=4 align=center style="background:#E6E8FA;"| No World Series held due to the coronavirus pandemic
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| 2021<br />Details
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| 8–4
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| 2022<br />Details
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| 11–5
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| 2023<br />Details
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| 7–6
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| 2024<br />Details
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| 14–6
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| 2025<br />Details
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| 13–7
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| 2026<br />Details
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| 21–3
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Champions
Active NAIA programs
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! Team !! Titles !! Years
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| style=|
|19
|align=left| 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1999,<br />2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017
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| style=|
|3
|align=left|2004, 2010, 2014
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| style=|
|3
|align=left|2012, 2019, 2026
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| style=|
|2
|align=left|2018, 2022
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| style=|
|1
| align="left" |2025
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| style=|
|1
|align=left|2024
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| style=|
|1
|align=left|2021
|-
| style=|
|1
|align=left|2013
|-
| style=|
|1
|align=left|2005
|-
| style=|
|1
|align=left|1998
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| style=|
|1
|align=left|1997
|-
| style=|
|1
|align=left|1995
|-
| style=|
|1
|align=left|1993
|-
| style=|
|1
|align=left|1969
|}
Former NAIA programs
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
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! Team !! Titles !! Years
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| style=| '
|4
|align=left|1980, 1981, 1982, 1986
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| style=| '
|3
|align=left|1974, 1975, 1976
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| style=| '
|2
|align=left|1983, 2009
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| style=| '
|2
|align=left|1977, 1979
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| style=| '
|2
|align=left|1966, 1971
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| style=| '
|1
|align=left|2023
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| style=| '
|1
|align=left|2011
|-
| style=| '
|1
|align=left|2001
|-
| style=| '
|1
|align=left|1994
|-
| style=| '
|1
|align=left|1978
|-
| style=| '
|1
|align=left|1973
|-
| style=| '
|1
|align=left|1972
|-
| style=| '
|1
|align=left|1970
|-
| style=| '
|1
|align=left|1968
|-
| style=| '
|1
|align=left|1967
|-
| style=| '
|1
|align=left|1965
|-
| style=| '
|1
|align=left|1964
|-
| style=| '
|1
|align=left|1963
|-
| style=| '
|1
|align=left|1962
|-
| style=| '
|1
|align=left|1961
|-
| style=| '
|1
|align=left|1960
|-
| style=| '
|1
|align=left|1959
|-
| style=| '
|1
|align=left|1958
|-
| style=| '
|1
|align=left|1957
|}
See also
- NCAA Division I baseball tournament
- NCAA Division II baseball tournament
- NCAA Division III baseball tournament
- NAIA Softball World Series