1981 NAIA District Tournaments

The field of teams in the 1981 NAIA Baseball Championship is broken down into 31 geographically based District Tournaments. The 4, 5, and 6 team District tournaments are a double elimination format, while the 2 team tournaments are best of three format. The top team in each bracket advances to one of eight Area Tournaments.

District 1

• Lewiston, ID

May 16

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Lewis-Clark State College	2-0	Advances to Area 1 Tournament
	Whitworth College	0-2	2nd

District 2

• Portland, OR

May 14-16

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Eastern Oregon State College	0-2	4th
	University of Hawaii at Hilo	2-2	2nd
	Lewis & Clark College	3-0	Advances to Area 1 Tournament
	Oregon Institute of Technology	1-2	3rd

District 3

May 14-16

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Azusa Pacific College	3-0	Advances to Area 1 Tournament
	Biola University	0-2	4th
	California Lutheran College	2-2	2nd
	Point Loma College	1-2	3rd

District 4

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Sam Houston State University	2-1	Advances to Area 2 Tournament
	Southwestern University	1-2	2nd

District 5

May 6

Seed	School	Results	Finish
1	University of Southern Maine	1-0	advances to District finals
4	Nasson College	0-1

Seed	School	Results	Finish
2	Castleton State College	1-0	advances to District finals
3	Roger Williams College	0-1

• Gorham, ME

May 8-9

Seed	School	Results	Finish
1	University of Southern Maine	0-2	2nd
2	Castleton State College	2-0	Advances to Area 8 Tournament

District 6

• Sumter, SC

May 1-3

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Newberry College	1-2	3rd
	University of South Carolina Coastal Carolina College	2-2	2nd
	University of South Carolina Aiken	0-2	4th
	Winthrop College	4-1	Advances to Area 7 Tournament

District 7

• Grand Junction, CO

May 14-16

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	University of Denver	0-2	4th
	Grand Canyon College	3-0	Advances to Area 2 Tournament
	Mesa State College	2-2	2nd
	Southern Utah State College	1-2	3rd

District 8

• Wichita Falls, TX

May 13-?

Seed	School	Results	Finish
1	Texas Wesleyan College		Advances to Area 2 Tournament
2	Midwestern State University		2nd
3	Dallas Baptist College		3rd
4	Wiley College	1-2	4th
5	Prairie View A&M University	0-1	5th
6	University of Dallas	0-1	5th

District 9

• Oklahoma City, OK

May 9-12

Seed	School	Results	Finish
1	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	3-0	Advances to Area 3 Tournament
2	Phillips University	0-2	4th
3	Southwestern Oklahoma State University	2-2	2nd
4	Oklahoma Baptist University	1-2	3rd

District 10

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Emporia State University	1-2	3rd
	Fort Hays State University	3-2	2nd
	Kansas Newman College	3-1	Advances to Area 3 Tournament
	Sterling College	0-2	4th

District 11

• Kearney, NE

May 13-15

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Concordia College	0-2	4th
	Dana College	1-2	3rd
	Kearney State College	3-0	Advances to Area 3 Tournament
	Wayne State College	2-2	2nd

District 12

• Spearfish, SD

May 16

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Black Hills State College	2-0	Advances to Area 3 Tournament
	Valley City State College	0-2	2nd

District 13

• Winona, MN

May 14

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Saint Mary's College	0-2	2nd
	Winona State University	2-0	Advances to Area 4 Tournament

District 14

• Milton, WI

May 17

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Milton College	2-0	Advances to Area 4 Tournament
	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	0-2	2nd

District 15

• Des Moines, IA

May 8-9

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Briar Cliff College	0-2	4th
	Graceland College	1-2	3rd
	Grand View College	2-2	2nd
	Loras College	3-0	Advances to Area 4 Tournament

District 16

• Joplin, MO

May 15-?

Seed	School	Results	Finish
1	Missouri Southern State College	1-2	3rd
2	William Jewell College		Advances to Area 4 Tournament
3	Evangel College		2nd
4	The School of the Ozarks	0-2	4th

District 17

• Conway, AR

May 7-12

Seed	School	Results	Finish
1	John Brown University	3-1	Advances to Area 5 Tournament
2	University of Central Arkansas	3-2	2nd
3	Arkansas Tech University	1-2	3rd
4	College of the Ozarks	0-2	4th

District 18

• Freeport, PA

May 16-17

Seed	School	Results	Finish
1	Point Park College	0-2	2nd
2	Pennsylvania State University Erie, the Behrend College	3-0	Advances to Area 8 Tournament
3	Westminster College	0-1	3rd

District 19

May 13-14

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Bowie State College	2-2	2nd
	Liberty Baptist College	3-0	Advances to Area 8 Tournament
	Norfolk State University	1-2	3rd
	Wilmington College	0-2	4th

District 20

• Chicago, IL

May 12-?

Seed	School	Results	Finish
1	College of St. Francis
2	Saint Xavier College		Advances to Area 6 Tournament
3	Quincy College
4	McKendree College
5	Olivet Nazarene College
6	Rockford College

District 21

• New Albany, IN

May 14-16

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Anderson College	1-2	3rd
	Hanover College	0-2	4th
	Huntington College	2-2	2nd
	Indiana University Southeast	4-1	Advances to Area 6 Tournament

District 22

• Canton, OH

May 13-?

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Findlay College
	Malone College		Advances to Area 6 Tournament
	Ohio Dominican College
	??

District 23

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Aquinas College	0-2	4th
	Ferris State College	1-2	3rd
	Grand Valley State College	2-2	2nd
	Spring Arbor College	3-0	Advances to Area 6 Tournament

District 24

• Nashville, TN

May 13-15

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Carson-Newman College	1-2	3rd
	David Lipscomb College	3-0	Advances to Area 5 Tournament
	Tennessee Wesleyan College	2-2	2nd
	Union University	0-2	4th

District 25

• Rome, GA

May 14-16

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Flagler College	0-2	4th
	Georgia College	1-3	3rd
	Shorter College		Advances to Area 5 Tournament
	Southern College of Technology		2nd

District 26

• Greensboro, NC

May 8-10

Seed	School	Results	Finish
1	Wingate Senior College	3-0	Advances to Area 7 Tournament
2	Elon College	2-2	2nd
3	High Point College	1-2	3rd
4	Pembroke State University	0-2	4th

District 27

Seed	School	Results	Finish
1	Birmingham-Southern College	2-2	2nd
2	University of Montevallo	3-0	Advances to Area 5 Tournament
3	Stillman College	0-2	4th
4	Huntingdon College	1-2	3rd

District 28

University of Charleston represented District 28 in Area 7 Tournament. Details unavailable at present.

District 30

William Carey College represented District 30 in the Area 2 Tournament when no other schools decided to compete in the District tournament.

District 31

• Bloomfield, NJ

May 7

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Bloomfield College	2-0	Advances to Area 8 Tournament
	St. Thomas Aquinas College	0-2	2nd

District 32

Cumberland College won the District 32 tournament to advance to the Area 5 Tournament. Details unavailable at present.