2024 Softball Conference/CAC Group Tournaments

American Midwest Conference

April 30-May 4 | Hosted by Columbia, Mo. | Antimi Softball Complex
Conference Website

Regular Season Champion: Missouri Baptist

Tournament Champion/Runner-Up: 

Two teams (regular season champion and tournament champion, or tournament runner-up if the same) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round


Appalachian Athletic Conference

April 30-May 3 | Brickyard Ball Fields | Kingsport, Tenn.
Conference Website

Regular Season Champion: Reinhardt (Ga.)

Tournament Champion/Runner-Up: 

Two teams (regular season champion and tournament champion, or tournament runner-up if the same) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round


California Pacific Conference

May 1-3 | Hosted by Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | Prescott, Ariz.
Conference Website

Tournament Champion: 

One team (tournament champion) earns an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round


Cascade Collegiate Conference

May 3-5 | Hosted by Campus Sites
Conference Website

Regular Season: Oregon Tech

Tournament Champion/Runner-Up: 

Two teams (regular season champion and tournament champion, or tournament runner-up if the same) earns an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round


Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference

May 2-6 | Crown Point Sportsplex | Crown Point, Ind.
Conference Website

Tournament Champion: 

One team (Tournament champion) earns an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round


Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)

May 2-4 | Grizzly Softball Complex l Hosted by Georgia Gwinnett 
Conference Website

Tournament Champion: 

Tournament Runner-up: 

Two teams (tournament champion and tournament runner-up) earn an automatic bids to the National Championship Opening Round


Crossroads League

April 30-May 3 | Hosted by Spring Arbor University (Mich.)
Conference Website

Regular Season Champion: Marian (Ind.)

Tournament Champion/Runner-Up: 

Two teams (regular season champion and tournament champion, or tournament runner-up if the same) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round


Golden State Athletic Conference

April 29-May 1 | OC Great Park | Irvine, Calif.
Conference Website

Tournament Champion:

One team (tournament champion) earns an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round


Great Plains Athletic Conference

May 1-4 | Higher Seed Hosts
Conference Website

Regular Season Champion: Northwestern (Iowa)

Tournament Champion/Runner-Up: 

Two teams (regular season champion and tournament champion, or tournament runner-up if the same) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round


Heart of America Athletic Conference

May 2-5 | Hosted by Mount Mercy (Iowa)
Conference Website

Regular Season Champion: Central Methodist (Mo.)

Tournament Champion/Runner-Up: 

Two teams (regular season champion and tournament champion, or tournament runner-up if the same) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round


Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

May 3-5 | Great Bend Sports Complex | Great Bend, Kan. 
Conference Website

Regular Season Champion: Evangel (Mo.)

Tournament Champion/No. 2 Seed: 

Two teams (regular-season and tournament champion, or tournament No. 2-seed if the same) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round


Mid-South Conference

May 1-5 | South Warren High School | Bowling Green, Ky. 
Conference Website

Tournament Champion: 

Tournament Runner-Up: 

Two teams (tournament champion and tournament runner-up) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round


North Star Athletic Association

May 3-6 | Dickinson State (N.D.)
Conference Website

Tournament Champion: 

One team (tournament champion) earns an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round


Red River Athletic Conference

May 2-5 | Hosted by Louisiana Christian & LSU-Alexandria (La.)
Conference Website

Tournament Champion:

Top Overall Record: 

Two teams (tournament champion and top overall record (including regular season and conference tournament play)) earns an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round


River States Conference

May 2-4 | Little Creek Park | South Charleston, W.Va.
Conference Website

Regular Season Champion: Indiana Southeast

Tournament Champion/Runner-Up: 

Two teams (regular season champion and tournament champion, or tournament runner-up if the same) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round


Sooner Athletic Conference

May 2-4 | Hosted by Oklahoma City University (Ann Lacy Stadium) & Science & Arts (Okla.) (Bill Smith Ballpark)
Conference Website

Regular Season Champion: Oklahoma City

Tournament Champion/Runner-Up: 

Two teams (regular season champion and tournament champion, or tournament runner-up if the same) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round


Southern States Athletic Conference

May 2-4 | Wilson Morgan Softball Complex | Decatur, Ala.  
Conference Website

Regular Season Champion: William Carey (Miss.)

Tournament Champion/Runner-Up: 

Two teams (regular season champion and tournament champion, or tournament runner-up if the same) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round


The Sun Conference

May 2-4 | Eddie C. Moore Complex | Clearwater, Fla. 
Conference Website

Tournament Champion: 

One team (tournament champion) earns an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round


Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference

May 1-3 | Pacesetter Park | Sylvania, Ohio  
Conference Website

Regular Season Champion: Madonna (Mich.)

Tournament Champion:

Two teams (regular season champion and tournament champion, or tournament runner-up if the same) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round


2023 Softball Conference/CAC/Unaffiliated Group Tournaments, click here
2022 Softball Conference/CAC/Unaffiliated Group Tournaments, click here
2021 Softball Conference/A.I.I./Unaffiliated Group Tournaments, click here
2020 Softball Conference/A.I.I./Unaffiliated Group Tournaments - Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Softball Conference/A.I.I./Unaffiliated Group Tournaments, click here
2018 Softball Conference/A.I.I./Unaffiliated Group Tournaments, click here
2017 Softball Conference/A.I.I./Unaffiliated Group Tournaments, click here 
2016 Softball Conference/A.I.I./Unaffiliated Group Tournaments, click here 
2015 Softball Conference/A.I.I./Unaffiliated Group Tournaments, click here 
2014 Softball Conference/A.I.I./Unaffiliated Group Tournaments, click here 
2013 Softball Conference/A.I.I./Unaffiliated Group Tournaments, click here 
2012 Softball Conference/A.I.I./Unaffiliated Group Tournaments, click here

Championship Information

NAIA Softball Championship

43rd ANNUAL
NAIA SOFTBALL 

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP


WORLD SERIES
May 23-29, 2024
South Commons Complex
Columbus, Ga.

May 13 - 16, 2024
 Opening Round
Campus Sites