Northwest Conference

The Northwest Conference is a Division III conference made of nine private colleges and universities situated throughout Oregon and Washington.

Formed in 1926, the conference is one of the oldest athletic alliances in the western United States. Charter members included Willamette, Pacific, Whitman, the College of Puget Sound (UPS), Linfield and the College of Idaho. The Northwest Conference, which for years sponsored athletic competition exclusively for men’s sports, and the Women’s Conference of Independent Colleges joined forces in 1984 to become the Northwest Conference of Independent Colleges. The name was shortened back to Northwest Conference in 1998. In 1998 all nine conference institutions shifted national affiliation from the NAIA to the NCAA.

2024 Schools

map of 2024 schools

• George Fox University
• Lewis & Clark College
• Linfield College
• Pacific University
• Pacific Lutheran University
• University of Puget Sound
• Whitman College
• Whitworth University
• Willamette University

Conference Baseball Champions

Former logo through 2021

• 1926 College of Idaho
• 1927 College of Idaho
• 1928 Whitman College
• 1929 Whitman College
• 1930 Willamette University
• 1931 Willamette University
• 1932 Whitman College
• 1933 Whitman College
• 1934 Pacific University
• 1935 Whitman College
• 1936 University of Puget Sound
• 1937 Whitman College
• 1938 Whitman College
• 1939 Whitman College
• 1940 Willamette University
• 1941 Whitman College
• 1942 Willamette University
• 1943 Willamette University

• 1946 Whitman College
• 1947 Linfield College
• 1948 College of Idaho
• 1949 College of Idaho
• 1950 Willamette University / Linfield College
• 1951 Linfield College
• 1952 Whitman College
• 1953 Willamette University
• 1954 Linfield College
• 1955 Willamette University
• 1956 Linfield College
• 1957 Lewis & Clark College
• 1958 College of Idaho
• 1959 Linfield College
• 1960 Linfield College
• 1961 Linfield College
• 1962 Linfield College
• 1963 Linfield College
• 1964 Linfield College
• 1965 Linfield College
• 1966 Linfield College
• 1967 Lewis & Clark College
• 1968 Pacific University
• 1969 Willamette University
• 1970 Linfield College
• 1971 Linfield College
• 1972 Pacific University / Whitworth College
• 1973 Linfield College / Whitworth College
• 1974 Linfield College
• 1975 Linfield College
• 1976 Linfield College
• 1977 Whitworth College
• 1978 Lewis & Clark College
• 1979 Linfield College / Pacific University / Willamette University
• 1980 Whitworth College
• 1981 Lewis & Clark College
• 1982 Linfield College
• 1983 Lewis & Clark College
• 1984 Whitworth College
• 1985 Linfield College
• 1986 Willamette University
• 1987 Lewis & Clark College
• 1988 Linfield College
• 1989 Linfield College
• 1990 Whitworth College
• 1991 Whitworth College
• 1992 Linfield College
• 1993 Linfield College
• 1994 Linfield College
• 1995 Linfield College
• 1996 Linfield College
• 1997 George Fox University
• 1998 Willamette University
• 1999 Linfield College / George Fox University
• 2000 George Fox University
• 2001 Willamette University
• 2002 George Fox University
• 2003 George Fox University
• 2004 Linfield College / George Fox University
• 2005 Linfield College / George Fox University
• 2006 George Fox University
• 2007 Pacific Lutheran University
• 2008 Linfield College
• 2009 George Fox University / Pacific Lutheran University
• 2010 Linfield College
• 2011 Linfield College
• 2012 Whitworth University
• 2013 Linfield College
• 2014 Linfield College
• 2015 Pacific Lutheran University
• 2016 Whitworth University
• 2017 Linfield College
• 2018 Pacific Lutheran University
• 2019 Whitworth University
• 2020 Season cancelled in March
• 2021 Pacific University
• 2022 Pacific University
• 2023 Pacific University (Regular Season) | Lewis & Clark College (Tournament)
• 2024 Whitman College (RS) | Willamette University (T)

Source: Northwest Conference