Northwest Missouri State Athletics

Northwest has an all-time NCAA Div. II Tournament record of 11-20. The Bearcats have competed in the NCAA Tournament in 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1989,  2003 and 2026. Northwest advanced past the regional round in 1975 to the NCAA Baseball Championship Series in Springfield, Ill.

Northwest's Baseball Regional History – 11-20 Overall (10 Appearances)
 
1973 – Maryville, Mo. (NCAA Midwest Region)
L, 8-3 vs. Missouri-St. Louis
L, 13-1 vs. South Dakota State
 
1975 – Brookings, S.D. (NCAA Midwest Region)
W, 6-4 vs. Nebraska-Omaha
W, 10-2 vs. Missouri-St. Louis
W, 11-10 vs. Missouri-St. Louis
Springfield, Ill. (NCAA Div. II Baseball Championship)
W, 6-2 vs. Southeastern Louisiana
L, 2-1 vs. Florida Southern
L, 6-1 vs. Marietta
 
1978 – Springfield, Mo. (NCAA North Central Region)
W, 6-4 vs. Morningside
L, 5-2 at Missouri State
W, 14-4 vs. Missouri-St. Louis
L, 3-1 at Missouri State
 
1979 – Springfield, Mo. (NCAA Midwest Region)
L, 5-3 vs. Missouri-St. Louis
L, 7-5 at Missouri State
 
1980 – Springfield, Mo. (NCAA Midwest Region)
W, 2-1 vs. Morningside
W, 6-5 at Missouri State
L, 7-4 vs. Minnesota State
L, 8-2 vs. Minnesota State
 
1982 – Edwardsville, Ill. (NCAA Midwest Region)
L, 5-4 vs. Minnesota State
W, 4-3 at SIU-Edwardsville
L, 4-2 vs. Minnesota State
 
1983 – Edwardsville, Ill. (NCAA Midwest Region)
W, 6-5 at SIU-Edwardsville
L, 8-3 vs. Minnesota State
L, 3-1 at SIU-Edwardsville
 
1989 – Warrensburg, Mo. (NCAA Central Region)
L, 3-0 vs. SIU-Edwardsville
L, 18-8 at Central Missouri
 
2003 – Warrensburg, Mo. (NCAA Central Region)
L, 16-3 vs. Rockhurst
W, 5-3 vs. Minnesota-Duluth
L, 7-4 vs. Rockhurst

2026 – Pittsburg, Kan. (NCAA Central Region)
L, 12-10 (10 inn.) vs. Augustana
L, 12-5 vs. Arkansas Tech