| Pixels: | 250 |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Founded: | 1957, |
| Country: | United States |
| Venue: | Harris Field Lewiston, Idaho |
| Champion: | Hope International University |
| Most Champs: | Lewis–Clark State (19) |
| Website: | naiaworldseries.com |
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.
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.[1]
As of 2015, a total of 188 schools have competed in the tournament.[2]
| style= colspan=8 | NAIA World Series[3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 Details | Alpine, Texas | Kokernot Field | 8–7 | ||
| 1958 Details | 23–9 | ||||
| 1959 Details | 10–2 | ||||
| 1960 Details | Sioux City, Iowa | Soos Park | 4–0 | ||
| 1961 Details | 13–7 | ||||
| 1962 Details | St. Joseph, Missouri | Phil Welch Stadium | 2–0 | ||
| 1963 Details | 2–1 | ||||
| 1964 Details | 3–2 | ||||
| 1965 Details | 3–2 | ||||
| 1966 Details | 15–4 | ||||
| 1967 Details | 6–1 | ||||
| 1968 Details | 4–313 | ||||
| 1969 Details | 5–3 | ||||
| 1970 Details | Phoenix, Arizona | Municipal Stadium | 1–0 | ||
| 1971 Details | 9–810 | ||||
| 1972 Details | 4–1 | ||||
| 1973 Details | 7–2 | ||||
| 1974 Details | St. Joseph, Missouri | Phil Welch Stadium | 3–2 | ||
| 1975 Details | 2–1 | ||||
| 1976 Details | 16–8 | ||||
| 1977 Details | 2–1 | ||||
| 1978 Details | 8–6 | ||||
| 1979 Details | Nashville, Tennessee | Herschel Greer Stadium | 5–4 | ||
| 1980 Details | 5–410 | ||||
| 1981 Details | Lubbock, Texas | Chaparral Stadium | 11–4 | ||
| 1982 Details | 10–6 | ||||
| 1983 Details | 12–9 | ||||
| 1984 Details | Lewiston, Idaho | Harris Field | 15–2 | ||
| 1985 Details | 10–6 | ||||
| 1986 Details | 6–510 | ||||
| 1987 Details | 11–4 | ||||
| 1988 Details | 9–3 | ||||
| 1989 Details | 5–2 | ||||
| 1990 Details | 9–4 | ||||
| 1991 Details | 7–0 | ||||
| 1992 Details | Des Moines, Iowa | Sec Taylor Stadium | 14–4 | ||
| 1993 Details | 4–2 | ||||
| 1994 Details | 2–0 | ||||
| 1995 Details | Sioux City, Iowa | Lewis and Clark Park | 8–5 | ||
| 1996 Details | 9–0 | ||||
| 1997 Details | 8–4 | ||||
| 1998 Details | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Drillers Stadium | 6–3 | ||
| 1999 Details | Jupiter, Florida | Roger Dean Stadium | 7–2 | ||
| 2000 | Lewiston, Idaho | Harris Field | 10–1 | ||
| 2001 | 8–3 | ||||
| 2002 | 12–8 | ||||
| 2003 | 7–5 | ||||
| 2004 | 10–3 | ||||
| 2005 | 8–1 | ||||
| 2006 | 5–411 | ||||
| 2007 | 9–2 | ||||
| 2008 | 8–3 | ||||
| 2009 | 11–8 | ||||
| 2010 | 4–3 | ||||
| 2011 | 9–3 | ||||
| 2012 | 10–6 | ||||
| 2013 | 11–4 | ||||
| 2014 | 3–0 | ||||
| 2015 | 10–7 | ||||
| 2016 | 12–11 | ||||
| 2017 | 6–4 | ||||
| 2018 | 6–3 | ||||
| 2019 | 6–2 | ||||
| 2020 | No World Series held due to the coronavirus pandemic | ||||
| 2021 | Lewiston, Idaho | Harris Field--> | 8–4 | ||
| 2022 | 11–5 | ||||
| 2023 | 7–6 | ||||
| 2024 | 14-6 |
| Team | Titles | Years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style= | 19 | 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017 | ||
| style= | 3 | 2004, 2010, 2014 | ||
| style= | 3 | 2012, 2019 | ||
| style= | 2 | 2018, 2022 | ||
| style= | 1 | 2024 | ||
| style= | 1 | 2021 | ||
| style= | 1 | 2013 | ||
| style= | 1 | 2005 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1998 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1997 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1995 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1993 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1969 |
| Team | Titles | Years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style= | 4 | 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986 | ||
| style= | 3 | 1974, 1975, 1976 | ||
| style= | 2 | 1983, 2009 | ||
| style= | 2 | 1977, 1979 | ||
| style= | 2 | 1966, 1971 | ||
| style= | 1 | 2023 | ||
| style= | 1 | 2011 | ||
| style= | 1 | 2001 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1994 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1978 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1973 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1972 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1970 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1968 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1967 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1965 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1964 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1963 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1962 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1961 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1960 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1959 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1958 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1957 |