List of NAIA softball programs

The following is a list of schools that participate in National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics softball, according to NAIA.org. These teams compete for the NAIA Softball Championship. (For schools whose athletic branding does not directly correspond with the school name, the athletic branding is in parentheses.)

Conference affiliations reflect those in the 2024 season. Years of conference changes, indicated in footnotes, reflect softball seasons, which take place in the calendar year after a conference change takes effect.

School	Nickname	State	Home field	Conference	National titles
Central Baptist College	Mustangs	Arkansas	City of Colleges Park	American Midwest	None
Columbia College	Cougars	Missouri	Antimi Softball Complex	American Midwest	None
Cottey College	Comets	Missouri	Vanek Family Softball Field	American Midwest	None
Hannibal–LaGrange University	Trojans	Missouri	HLGU Field	American Midwest	None
Harris–Stowe State University	Hornets	Missouri	Stars Park	American Midwest	None
Missouri Baptist University	Spartans	Missouri	Spartan Softball Field	American Midwest	None
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis	Eutectics	Missouri	Affton Athletic Association	American Midwest	None
Stephens College	Stars	Missouri	Battle High School Softball Field	American Midwest	None
William Woods University	Owls	Missouri	Backer Sports Complex	American Midwest	None
Williams Baptist University	Eagles	Arkansas	WBU Softball Field	American Midwest	None
Bluefield University	Rams	Virginia	Graham Rec Park	Appalachian Athletic	None
Brenau University	Golden Tigers	Georgia	Ernest Ledford Grindle Athletics Park	Appalachian Athletic	None
Bryan College	Lions	Tennessee	BC Softball Field	Appalachian Athletic	None
Columbia College	Koalas	South Carolina	Sutton Softball Complex	Appalachian Athletic	None
Columbia International University	Rams	South Carolina	CIU Softball Field	Appalachian Athletic	None
Johnson University	Royals	Tennessee	Johnson University Softball Field	Appalachian Athletic	None
Kentucky Christian University	Knights	Kentucky	Kentucky Christian Softball Field	Appalachian Athletic	None
Milligan University	Buffaloes	Tennessee	Anglin Field	Appalachian Athletic	None
Montreat College	Cavaliers	North Carolina	Roxy Hines Memorial Softball Field	Appalachian Athletic	None
University of Pikeville	Bears	Kentucky	Paul Butcher Field	Appalachian Athletic	None
Reinhardt University	Eagles	Georgia	Ken White Softball Field	Appalachian Athletic	None
St. Andrews University	Knights	North Carolina	Knights Softball Field	Appalachian Athletic	None
Tennessee Wesleyan University	Bulldogs	Tennessee	Athens Regional Park	Appalachian Athletic	None
Truett McConnell University	Bears	Georgia	TMU Softball Complex	Appalachian Athletic	None
Union College	Lady Bulldogs	Kentucky	Union Field	Appalachian Athletic	None
University of Antelope Valley	Pioneers	California	Best of the West Softball Complex	California Pacific	None
Benedictine University–Mesa	Redhawks	Arizona	Seton Catholic Prep Softball Field	California Pacific	None
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott	Eagles	Arizona	Eagle Softball Field	California Pacific	None
La Sierra University	Golden Eagles	California	La Sierra Softball Field	California Pacific	None
Park University–Gilbert	Buccaneers	Arizona	Chandler–Gilbert Community College Softball Field	California Pacific	None
University of Saint Katherine	Firebirds	California	Cardiff Sports Complex	California Pacific	None
Simpson University	Red Hawks	California	Simpson Softball Field	California Pacific	None
Westcliff University	Warriors	California	OC Great Park	California Pacific	None
University of British Columbia	Thunderbirds	British Columbia	Collings Field at Nobel Park	Cascade Collegiate	None
Bushnell University	Beacons	Oregon	Rich Schwab Field	Cascade Collegiate	None
Carroll College	Fighting Saints	Montana	Centennial Park	Cascade Collegiate	None
Corban University	Warriors	Oregon	Warrior Softball Field	Cascade Collegiate	None
Eastern Oregon University	Mountaineers	Oregon	Peggy Anderson Softball Field	Cascade Collegiate	None
College of Idaho	Coyotes	Idaho	Symms Field	Cascade Collegiate	None
Northwest University	Eagles	Washington	Bellevue College Softball Field	Cascade Collegiate	None
Oregon Institute of Technology	Owls	Oregon	John and Lois Stilwell Stadium	Cascade Collegiate	2011
University of Providence	Argonauts	Montana	University of Providence Softball Field	Cascade Collegiate	None
Southern Oregon University	Raiders	Oregon	University Softball Field	Cascade Collegiate	2019, 2021
Warner Pacific University	Knights	Oregon	Erv Lind Stadium	Cascade Collegiate	None
Calumet College of St. Joseph	Crimson Wave	Indiana	Whiting Sports Complex	Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic	None
Indiana University South Bend	Titans	Indiana	Dick Pfeil Softball Field	Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic	None
Judson University	Eagles	Illinois	Judson Softball Complex	Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic	None
Olivet Nazarene University	Tigers	Illinois	Tiger Field	Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic	None
Roosevelt University	Lakers	Illinois	Ballpark at Rosemont	Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic	None
St. Ambrose University	Fighting Bees	Iowa	St. Vincent's Athletic Complex	Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic	None
University of St. Francis	Fighting Saints	Illinois	Harlow Lockwood Field	Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic	None
Saint Xavier University	Cougars	Illinois	SXU Softball Field	Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic	None
Trinity Christian College	Trolls	Illinois	Schaaf Athletics Complex	Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic	None
Bethel University	Pilots	Indiana	Gardner Field	Crossroads League	None
Goshen College	Maple Leafs	Indiana	Goshen College Softball Complex	Crossroads League	None
Grace College & Seminary	Lancers	Indiana	Coach Phil Dick Field	Crossroads League	None
Huntington University	Foresters	Indiana	HU Softball Field	Crossroads League	None
Indiana Wesleyan University	Wildcats	Indiana	Sue Bowman Field	Crossroads League	None
Marian University	Knights	Indiana	MU Softball Field	Crossroads League	None
Mount Vernon Nazarene University	Cougars	Ohio	Cougar Softball Field	Crossroads League	None
University of Saint Francis	Cougars	Indiana	Westendorf Field	Crossroads League	None
Spring Arbor University	Cougars	Michigan	Cougar Softball Field	Crossroads League	None
Taylor University	Trojans	Indiana	Gudakunst Field	Crossroads League	None
Arizona Christian University	Firestorm	Arizona	ACU Softball Field	Golden State Athletic	None
Hope International University	Royals	California	Bastanchury Park	Golden State Athletic	None
Jessup University	Warriors	California	Foskett Regional Park	Golden State Athletic	None
Menlo College	Oaks	California	Wunderlich Field	Golden State Athletic	None
Ottawa University	Spirit	Arizona	Willow Canyon HS Softball Field	Golden State Athletic	None
San Diego Christian College	Hawks	California	Santee Sportsplex	Golden State Athletic	None
Vanguard University	Lions	California	VU Softball Field	Golden State Athletic	None
Briar Cliff University	Chargers	Iowa	Bishop Mueller Field	Great Plains Athletic	None
Concordia University Nebraska	Bulldogs	Nebraska	Plum Creek Park	Great Plains Athletic	None
Dakota Wesleyan University	Tigers	South Dakota	Cadwell Park	Great Plains Athletic	None
Doane University	Tigers	Nebraska	Doane Softball Field	Great Plains Athletic	None
Dordt University	Defenders	Iowa	Dordt Softball Complex	Great Plains Athletic	None
Hastings College	Broncos	Nebraska	Smith Softball Complex	Great Plains Athletic	None
University of Jamestown	Jimmies	North Dakota	Trapper Field	Great Plains Athletic	None
Midland University	Warriors	Nebraska	Christensen Field	Great Plains Athletic	None
Morningside University	Mustangs	Iowa	Jensen Softball Complex	Great Plains Athletic	None
Mount Marty University	Lancers	South Dakota	North-East Sertoma Fields	Great Plains Athletic	None
Northwestern College	Red Raiders	Iowa	Northwestern Softball Diamond	Great Plains Athletic	None
College of Saint Mary	Flames	Nebraska	Saint Mary Softball Field	Great Plains Athletic	None
Baker University	Wildcats	Kansas	Cavaness Field	Heart of America Athletic	None
Benedictine College	Ravens	Kansas	Benedictine Softball Field	Heart of America Athletic	None
Central Methodist University	Eagles	Missouri	Cox Softball Complex	Heart of America Athletic	None
Clarke University	Pride	Iowa	Veterans Memorial Park	Heart of America Athletic	None
Culver–Stockton College	Wildcats	Missouri	Himsl Field	Heart of America Athletic	None
Graceland University	Yellowjackets	Iowa	Graceland Softball Field	Heart of America Athletic	None
Grand View University	Vikings	Iowa	Busse Field	Heart of America Athletic	None
MidAmerica Nazarene University	Pioneers	Kansas	Williams Field	Heart of America Athletic	None
Missouri Valley College	Vikings	Missouri	Indian Foothills Park/Lyon Bowl	Heart of America Athletic	None
Mount Mercy University	Mustangs	Iowa	Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex	Heart of America Athletic	None
Park University	Pirates	Missouri	Park University Softball Complex	Heart of America Athletic	None
Peru State College	Bobcats	Nebraska	Peru State Softball Field	Heart of America Athletic	None
William Penn University	Lady Statesmen	Iowa	Penn Softball Field	Heart of America Athletic	None
Arkansas Baptist College	Buffaloes	Arkansas	Arkansas Baptist Softball Field	Independent	None
Bacone College	Warriors	Oklahoma	Claude Cox Omniplex	Independent	None
Crowley's Ridge College	Pioneers	Arkansas	Pioneer Park	Independent	None
Fisher College	Falcons	Massachusetts	Daly Field	Independent	None
Florida National University	Conquistadors	Florida	Florida National Softball Field	Independent	None
Georgia Gwinnett College	Grizzlies	Georgia	Grizzly Softball Complex	Independent	None
Haskell Indian Nations University	Fighting Indians	Kansas	Coffin Sports Complex Softball Field	Independent	None
Indiana University–Purdue University Columbus	Crimson Pride	Indiana	Deaconess Sports Park	Independent	None
Morris College	Hornets	South Carolina	Morris College Softball Field	Independent	None
Penn State Schuylkill	Nittany Lions	Pennsylvania	The Island Complex	Independent	None
Rust College	Bearcats	Mississippi	Rust College Softball Field	Independent	None
Talladega College	Tornadoes	Alabama	Ben E. Bruner Complex	Independent	None
Voorhees University	Lady Tigers	South Carolina	Voorhees Softball Field	Independent	None
Washington Adventist University	Shock	Maryland	Washington Adventist Softball Field	Independent	None
Avila University	Eagles	Missouri	The Z	Kansas Collegiate Athletic	None
Bethany College	Swedes	Kansas	Swedes Softball Field	Kansas Collegiate Athletic	None
Bethel College	Threshers	Kansas	Wedel Field	Kansas Collegiate Athletic	None
Evangel University	Valor	Missouri	Evangel Softball Complex	Kansas Collegiate Athletic	None
Friends University	Falcons	Kansas	Two Rivers Youth Complex	Kansas Collegiate Athletic	None
Kansas Wesleyan University	Coyotes	Kansas	Salina South High School Softball Field	Kansas Collegiate Athletic	None
McPherson College	Bulldogs	Kansas	Bulldog Park	Kansas Collegiate Athletic	None
Oklahoma Wesleyan University	Eagles	Oklahoma	Oklahoma Wesleyan University Softball Complex	Kansas Collegiate Athletic	None
Ottawa University	Braves	Kansas	Dick Peters Sports Complex	Kansas Collegiate Athletic	None
University of Saint Mary	Spires	Kansas	University of Saint Mary Softball Complex	Kansas Collegiate Athletic	None
Southwestern College	Moundbuilders	Kansas	Broadway Sports Complex	Kansas Collegiate Athletic	None
Sterling College	Warriors	Kansas	Sterling High School Softball Field	Kansas Collegiate Athletic	None
Tabor College	Bluejays	Kansas	Hillsboro Sports Complex	Kansas Collegiate Athletic	None
York University	Panthers	Nebraska	York Ballpark Complex	Kansas Collegiate Athletic	None
Bethel University	Wildcats	Tennessee	Lady Wildcat Park at the Kahlden Complex	Mid-South	None
Campbellsville University	Tigers	Kentucky	Hord Softball Field	Mid-South	None
Cumberland University	Phoenix	Tennessee	Billy Dee Ross Stadium	Mid-South	None
University of the Cumberlands	Patriots	Kentucky	UC Softball Complex	Mid-South	None
Freed–Hardeman University	Lions	Tennessee	Morgan Stadium at Tucker Field	Mid-South	None
Georgetown College	Tigers	Kentucky	Tiger Softball Complex	Mid-South	None
Lindsey Wilson College	Blue Raiders	Kentucky	Marilyn D. Sparks Park	Mid-South	None
Bellevue University	Bruins	Nebraska	Roy Smith Field	NSAA	None
Dakota State University	Trojans	South Dakota	Thue Softball Complex	NSAA	None
Dickinson State University	Blue Hawks	North Dakota	North Softball Complex	NSAA	None
Mayville State University	Comets	North Dakota	Paul Karlstad Field	NSAA	None
Valley City State University	Vikings	North Dakota	VCSU Softball Complex	NSAA	None
Viterbo University	V-Hawks	Wisconsin	Viterbo Outdoor Athletics Complex	NSAA	None
Waldorf University	Warriors	Iowa	Al Buckley Field	NSAA	None
University of Houston–Victoria	Jaguars	Texas	City of Victoria Youth Sports Complex	Red River Athletic	None
Huston–Tillotson University	Rams	Texas	Krieg Fields	Red River Athletic	None
Jarvis Christian University	Bulldogs	Texas	Lady Bulldog Softball Field	Red River Athletic	None
Louisiana Christian University	Lady Wildcats	Louisiana	Wildcat Park	Red River Athletic	None
Louisiana State University of Alexandria	Generals	Louisiana	Generals Softball Field	Red River Athletic	None
Our Lady of the Lake University	Saints	Texas	Our Lady of the Lake University Softball Field	Red River Athletic	None
University of the Southwest	Mustangs	New Mexico	Baker Field	Red River Athletic	None
Texas College	Steers	Texas	Texas College Softball Field	Red River Athletic	None
Texas A&M University–San Antonio	Jaguars	Texas	Tejeda Sports Complex	Red River Athletic	None
Texas A&M University–Texarkana	Eagles	Texas	Bramlett Field	Red River Athletic	None
Xavier University of Louisiana	Gold Nuggets	Louisiana	Wesley Barrow Stadium	Red River Athletic	None
Alice Lloyd College	Eagles	Kentucky	Alice Lloyd Softball Field	River States	None
Brescia University	Bearcats	Kentucky	Kamuf Park	River States	None
Indiana University Southeast	Grenadiers	Indiana	Koetter Sports Softball Complex	River States	None
Midway University	Eagles	Kentucky	Clark Memorial Softball Field	River States	None
Oakland City University	Mighty Oaks	Indiana	EGGSL Field	River States	None
Ohio Christian University	Trailblazers	Ohio	Ohio Christian Softball Complex	River States	None
Point Park University	Pioneers	Pennsylvania	Fairhaven Park	River States	None
University of Rio Grande	RedStorm	Ohio	Stanley L. Evans Memorial Athletic Complex	River States	None
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College	Pomeroys	Indiana	SMWC Softball Field	River States	None
Shawnee State University	Bears	Ohio	Dr. Singleton Park	River States	None
West Virginia University Institute of Technology	Golden Bears	West Virginia	Fitzpatrick Park	River States	None
Central Christian College of Kansas	Tigers	Kansas	Central Christian College of Kansas Softball Complex	Sooner Athletic	None
Langston University	Lions	Oklahoma	T.G. Green Park Softball Field	Sooner Athletic	None
Mid-America Christian University	Evangels	Oklahoma	Allen Field	Sooner Athletic	None
Oklahoma City University	Stars	Oklahoma	Ann Lacy Stadium	Sooner Athletic	1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2022
Oklahoma Panhandle State University	Aggies	Oklahoma	Jim Quimby Field	Sooner Athletic	None
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma	Drovers	Oklahoma	Bill Smith Ballpark Softball	Sooner Athletic	2018
Southwestern Assemblies of God University	Lions	Texas	Southwestern Assemblies of God Softball Field	Sooner Athletic	None
Southwestern Christian University	Eagles	Oklahoma	SCU Softball Field	Sooner Athletic	None
Texas Wesleyan University	Rams	Texas	Sycamore Park	Sooner Athletic	None
Wayland Baptist University	Pioneers	Texas	Running Water Draw Regional Park Softball Field	Sooner Athletic	None
Blue Mountain Christian University	Toppers	Mississippi	BMC Sportsplex	Southern States Athletic	None
Brewton–Parker College	Barons	Georgia	BPC Softball Field	Southern States Athletic	None
Faulkner University	Eagles	Alabama	Wynn Field	Southern States Athletic	None
Middle Georgia State University	Knights	Georgia	Knights Field	Southern States Athletic	None
University of Mobile	Rams	Alabama	UM Softball Field	Southern States Athletic	2006
Point University	Skyhawks	Georgia	West Point Park Softball Field	Southern States Athletic	None
Stillman College	Tigers	Alabama	Stillman Softball Complex	Southern States Athletic	None
Thomas University	Night Hawks	Georgia	Armory Field	Southern States Athletic	2004
University of Tennessee Southern	FireHawks	Tennessee	Royce Hughes Field	Southern States Athletic	None
William Carey University	Crusaders	Mississippi	Joseph & Nancy Fail Field	Southern States Athletic	None
Ave Maria University	Gyrenes	Florida	Ave Maria Softball Field	Sun Conference	None
College of Coastal Georgia	Mariners	Georgia	Coastal Georgia Softball Field	Sun Conference	None
Florida Memorial University	Lions	Florida	Carol City Park	Sun Conference	None
Keiser University	Seahawks	Florida	Alumni Field	Sun Conference	None
St. Thomas University	Bobcats	Florida	Col. Jacquelin J. Kelly Field	Sun Conference	None
Southeastern University	Fire	Florida	SEU Softball Field	Sun Conference	None
Warner University	Royals	Florida	Daly Field	Sun Conference	None
Webber International University	Warriors	Florida	Nancy Nichols Field	Sun Conference	None
Aquinas College	Saints	Michigan	Gainey Athletic Complex	Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic	None
Cleary University	Cougars	Michigan	Lake Trust Stadium	Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic	None
Concordia University Ann Arbor	Cardinals	Michigan	Cardinal Softball Field	Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic	None
Cornerstone University	Golden Eagles	Michigan	CU Softball Field	Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic	None
Indiana Institute of Technology	Warriors	Indiana	Warrior Park	Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic	None
Lawrence Technological University	Blue Devils	Michigan	Buysse Ballpark	Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic	None
Lourdes University	Gray Wolves	Ohio	Gray Wolf Field	Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic	None
Madonna University	Crusaders	Michigan	University Field	Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic	None
University of Michigan–Dearborn	Wolverines	Michigan	Gary L. Bryce Field	Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic	None
University of Northwestern Ohio	Racers	Ohio	Racer Softball Field	Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic	None
Rochester Christian University	Warriors	Michigan	Jaycee Field	Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic	None
Siena Heights University	Saints	Michigan	Christensen Memorial Softball Field	Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic	None

Future programs

School	Nickname	State	Home field	Future conference	Begins play	National titles
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College	Golden Stallions	Georgia	Field at Red Hill Athletic Complex	Southern States Athletic	2025	None
Carolina University	Bruins	North Carolina	Wilson Park	TBD
Defiance College	Lady Jackets	Ohio	Sal Hench Field	Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic
Mission University	Patriots	Missouri	Various	American Midwest
Spartanburg Methodist College	Pioneers	South Carolina	Grant Softball Field	Independent
Bismarck State College	Mystics	North Dakota	Various	TBD	2026

See also

• List of NCAA Division I softball programs
• List of NCAA Division II softball programs
• List of NCAA Division III softball programs
• List of community college softball programs