Softball Conference Tournament History

Year Dates Host Site Champion
1984 Waverly, Iowa Buena Vista
1985 Waverly, Iowa Central
1986 Waverly, Iowa Central
Tournament not held 1987-2005
2006 May 4-6 Buena Vista Harlan and Hazel Rogers Sports Complex, Fort Dodge Wartburg
2007 May 3-5 Central Harlan and Hazel Rogers Sports Complex, Fort Dodge Wartburg
2008 May 1-3 Wartburg Lynes Field, Wartburg College, Waverly Wartburg
2009 April 30-May 2 Central A.N. Kuyper Athletics Complex softball field, Central College, Pella Coe
2010 May 6-8 Simpson Simpson College Softball Complex, Indianola Luther
2011 May 5-7 Luther Luther College Softball Diamond, Decorah Luther
2012 May 3-5 Luther Luther College Softball Diamond, Decorah Central
2013 May 4-5 Coe Clark Field Softball Diamond, Coe College, Cedar Rapids Luther
2014 May 1-3 Coe Clark Field Softball Diamond, Coe College, Cedar Rapids Luther
2015 May 1-2 Luther Luther College Softball Diamond, Decorah Central
2016 May 6-7 Luther Luther College Softball Diamond, Decorah Luther
2017 May 5-6 Luther Betty A. Hoff Field at the Luther College Softball Stadium, Decorah Luther
2018 May 4-5 Coe Clark Field Softball Diamond, Coe College, Cedar Rapids Luther
2019 May 3-4 Central A.N. Kuyper Athletics Complex Softball Field, Central College, Pella.  Central
2020  May 1-2 No Champion* *2020 Softball Season Cancelled Due to COVID-19 Outbreak No Champion*
2021 May 11, 13-15 Coe/Wartburg Clark Field Softball Diamond, Coe College, Cedar Rapids & Lynes Field, Wartburg College, Waverly. Luther
2022 May 6-7 Buena Vista Buena Vista University Softball Field, Storm Lake, Iowa Wartburg
2023 May 5-6 Coe Clark Field Softball Diamond, Coe College, Cedar Rapids Wartburg
2024 May 10-11 Central A.N. Kuyper Athletics Complex Softball Field, Central College, Pella, Iowa Coe
2025 May 9-10 Simpson Simpson College Softball Complex, Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa Nebraska Wesleyan
2026 May 8-9

**The 2021 A-R-C softball tournament champion was not awarded the AQ bid to the 2021 NCAA Division III Softball Tournament.The bid was given to the regular season conference champion, voted and approved by both the softball coaches and the A-R-C athletic directors. 

 


Conference Tournament Appearances
(Since 2006)

School Total Appearances Conference Tournament Appearances - Year-by-Year
Buena Vista 10 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022
Central 18 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025
Coe 18 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Dubuque 7 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022
Loras 9 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2025
Luther 19 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Nebraska Wesleyan 6 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Simpson 16 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024, 2025
Wartburg 12 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Cornell 2 2008, 2011

*There was no 2020 A-R-C conference tournament due to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.


Championship Game Appearances
(Since 2006)

School Total Champ. App. Championship Appearances - Year-by-Year
Buena Vista 0 ----
Central 6 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2024, 2025
Coe  10 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2024
Dubuque 0 ----
Loras 0 ----
Luther 12 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023
Nebraska Wesleyan  3 2021, 2022, 2025
Simpson  2 2010, 2016
Wartburg 5 2006, 2007, 2008, 2022, 2023
Cornell 0 ----
*There was no 2020 A-R-C conference tournament due to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.