NAIA competitive cheer championship
Annual college competitive cheerleading tournament
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The NAIA competitive cheer championship is an annual meet hosted by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to determine the national champion of collegiate team competitive cheerleading among its members in the United States.[1]
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| Sport | Competitive cheerleading |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 |
| No. of teams | 15 |
| Country |  United States |
| Most recent champion | Saint Ambrose (3rd) |
| Most titles | Saint Ambrose (3) |
| Official website | NAIA.com |
The inaugural meet was held in 2017. Each year, it is held concurrently and at the same venue as the NAIA competitive dance championship.
The most successful program is Saint Ambrose, with three titles.
The reigning national champions are Saint Ambrose, who won their third national title in 2025.
Results
| NAIA competitive cheer championship | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Site | Championship results | |||||
| Champion | Points | Runner-up | Points | ||||
| 2017 Details |
 Oklahoma City, OK |
Oklahoma City | 87.08 | Saint Francis (IL) | 82.93 | ||
| 2018 Details |
Missouri Valley | 86.45 | Oklahoma City | 85.42 | |||
| 2019 Details |
 Davenport, IA |
Concordia Ann Arbor | 82.12 | Oklahoma City | 81.0 | ||
| 2020 | |||||||
| 2021 Details |
Davenport, IA |
Oklahoma City (2) | 91.53 | Saint Ambrose | 91.10 | ||
| 2022 Details |
 Ypsilanti, MI |
Xavier Louisiana | 93.70 | Indiana Wesleyan | 92.58 | ||
| 2023 Details |
Saint Ambrose | 95.51 | Concordia Ann Arbor | 90.76 | |||
| 2024 Details |
Saint Ambrose (2) | 97.28 | Xavier Louisiana | 96.91 | |||
| 2025 Details |
Saint Ambrose (3) | 97.95 | Xavier Louisiana | 97.39 | |||
| 2026 Details |
 Topeka, KS |
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| 2027 Details |
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Champions
| Team | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|
| St. Ambrose | 3 | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Oklahoma City | 2 | 2017, 2021 |
| Xavier Louisiana | 1 | 2022 |
| Concordia Ann Arbor | 1 | 2019 |
| Missouri Valley | 1 | 2018 |