Little League World Series (Midwest Region)

Midwest Region
Most recent season or competition:
2026 Little League World Series qualification
FormerlyCentral Region (1957–2000)
SportBaseball
Founded2001 (2001)
No. of teams8
Country United States
Most recent
champions
Iowa Davenport Northwest Little League, Davenport, Iowa
Most titles
Iowa (10)

South Dakota Sioux Falls LL, Sioux Falls, SD (3 titles)

WebsiteLittle League Baseball & Softball Central Region Headquarters

The Midwest Region is one of ten United States regions that currently send teams to the Little League World Series, the largest youth baseball competition in the world. The region's participation in the LLWS dates back to 1957, when it was known as the Central Region. However, when the LLWS was expanded in 2001 from eight teams (four U.S. teams and four "International" teams from the rest of the world) to 16 teams (eight U.S. and eight International), the Central Region was split into the Midwest and Great Lakes Regions. Starting in 2022, 8 teams will be represented at the Midwest regional with the addition of Wisconsin.[1]

The U.S. states that are in Little League's Midwest Region:

Regional championship

Winner is indicated in green.

2001–2021

Year Iowa Iowa Kansas Kansas Minnesota Minnesota Missouri Missouri Nebraska Nebraska North Dakota North Dakota South Dakota South Dakota
2001 Davenport East LL
Davenport
Baxter Springs LL
Baxter Springs
Centennial Lakes Black LL
Circle Pines
De Soto LL
De Soto
Keystone LL
Omaha
DNQ Harney LL
Rapid City
2002 Grandview LL
Des Moines
Riverton Area LL
Riverton
Coon Rapids National LL
Coon Rapids
Webb City LL
Webb City
Central City LL
Central City
DNQ Harney LL
Rapid City
2003 North Scott LL
Eldridge
Girard LL
Girard
Coon Rapids National LL
Coon Rapids
La Co Mo Central LL
Higginsville
Grover LL
Omaha
DNQ Canyon Lake LL
Rapid City
2004 Davenport Northwest LL
Davenport
Galena LL
Galena
Robbinsdale LL
Robbinsdale
Daniel Boone National LL
Columbia
Blair LL
Blair
DNQ Harney LL
Rapid City
2005 Davenport Northwest LL
Davenport
Baxter Springs LL
Baxter Springs
Centennial Lakes East LL
Circle Pines
Daniel Boone National LL
Columbia
Hillside LL
Omaha
DNQ Harney LL
Rapid City
2006 Davis County LL
Bloomfield
Galena LL
Galena
Coon Rapids National LL
Coon Rapids
Daniel Boone National LL
Columbia
Grand Island National Baseball LL
Grand Island
DNQ Harney LL
Rapid City
2007 Urbandale LL
Urbandale
Cherokee Community LL
Cherokee
Coon Rapids National LL
Coon Rapids
Carthage LL
Carthage
Keystone LL
Omaha
DNQ Harney LL
Rapid City
2008 Urbandale LL
Urbandale
Cherokee Community LL
Cherokee
Coon Rapids National LL
Coon Rapids
Daniel Boone National LL
Columbia
Kearney National LL
Kearney
DNQ Canyon Lake LL
Rapid City
2009 Urbandale East LL
Urbandale
Cherokee Community LL
Cherokee
East Tonka South LL
Minnetonka
Daniel Boone National LL
Columbia
Blair LL
Blair
DNQ Harney LL
Rapid City
2010 Grandview LL
Des Moines
Riverton Area LL
Riverton
Plymouth/New Hope LL
Plymouth
Daniel Boone American LL
Columbia
Kearney LL
Kearney
DNQ Canyon Lake LL
Rapid City
2011 Grandview LL
Des Moines
Cherokee Community LL
Cherokee
Centennial Lakes West LL
Circle Pines
Webb City LL
Webb City
Kearney LL
Kearney
DNQ Harney LL
Rapid City
2012 Sioux City Westside LL
Sioux City
Girard LL
Girard
Robbinsdale LL
Robbinsdale
De Soto LL
De Soto
Kearney LL
Kearney
DNQ Canyon Lake LL
Rapid City
2013 Urbandale LL
Urbandale
Girard LL
Girard
Coon Rapids Andover American LL
Coon Rapids
Webb City LL
Webb City
Kearney LL
Kearney
DNQ Timberline LL
Rapid City
2014 Headid LL
Sioux City
Frontenac Youth LL
Frontenac
Plymouth/New Hope LL
Plymouth
Joplin South LL
Joplin
Kearney LL
Kearney
DNQ Canyon Lake LL
Rapid City
2015 Grandview LL
Des Moines
Frontenac Youth LL
Frontenac
Coon Rapids Cardinal LL
Coon Rapids
Webb City LL
Webb City
Memorial LL
Omaha
DNQ Canyon Lake LL
Rapid City
2016 Johnston LL
Johnston
Frontenac Youth LL
Frontenac
Coon Rapids Andover American LL
Coon Rapids
Webb City LL
Webb City
Kearney LL
Kearney
DNQ Canyon Lake LL
Rapid City
2017 Johnston LL
Johnston
Cherokee Community LL
Cherokee
Coon Rapids Andover American LL
Coon Rapids
Webb City LL
Webb City
Kearney LL
Kearney
DNQ Sioux Falls LL
Sioux Falls
2018 Grandview LL
Des Moines
J.L. Hutchinson Baseball LL
Pittsburg
Coon Rapids Andover American LL
Coon Rapids
Webb City LL
Webb City
Kearney LL
Kearney
Fargo LL
Fargo
DNQ
2019 Johnston LL
Johnston
J.L. Hutchinson Baseball LL
Pittsburg
Coon Rapids Andover American LL
Coon Rapids
Webb City LL
Webb City
Kearney LL
Kearney
Fargo LL
Fargo
Canyon Lake LL
Rapid City
2020 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic[2]
2021 Davenport Southeast LL
Davenport
J.L. Hutchinson Baseball LL
Pittsburg
Centennial Lakes LL
Circle Pines
Daniel Boone National LL
Columbia
Hastings Baseball LL
Hastings
Fargo LL
Fargo
Sioux Falls LL
Sioux Falls

2022–present

Following the 2021 LLWS, Wisconsin has been moved from the Great Lakes Region to the Midwest Region. This move is a small part of a planned expansion of the LLWS from 16 to 20 teams. This expansion was originally scheduled to occur for 2021, but was delayed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Year Iowa Iowa Kansas Kansas Minnesota Minnesota Missouri Missouri Nebraska Nebraska North Dakota North Dakota South Dakota South Dakota Wisconsin Wisconsin
2022 Davenport Southeast LL
Davenport
J.L. Hutchinson Baseball LL
Pittsburg
Coon Rapids Andover American LL
Coon Rapids
Webb City LL
Webb City
Kearney LL
Kearney
Fargo LL
Fargo
Sioux Falls LL
Sioux Falls
Little Leaguers of Kenosha LL
Kenosha
2023 Johnston LL
Johnston
J.L. Hutchinson Baseball LL
Pittsburg
Coon Rapids Andover American LL
Coon Rapids
Webb City LL
Webb City
Kearney LL
Kearney
Fargo LL
Fargo
Sioux Falls LL
Sioux Falls
Shorewood LL
Shorewood
2024 Davenport Southeast LL
Davenport
Riverton Area LL
Riverton
St. Louis Park LL
St. Louis Park
Webb City LL
Webb City
Cardinal LL
South Sioux City
Fargo LL
Fargo
Sioux Falls LL
Sioux Falls
Little Leaguers of Kenosha American LL
Kenosha
2025 North Scott LL
Eldridge
J.L. Hutchinson Baseball LL
Pittsburg
Centennial Lakes LL
Circle Pines
Webb City LL
Webb City
Kearney LL
Kearney
Fargo LL
Fargo
Sioux Falls LL
Sioux Falls
Whitefish Bay LL
Whitefish Bay
2026 Davenport Northwest LL
Davenport
J.L. Hutchinson Baseball LL
Pittsburg
Coon Rapids Andover American LL
Coon Rapids
Daniel Boone LL
Columbia
Kearney LL
Kearney
Fargo LL
Fargo
Sioux Falls LL
Sioux Falls
Whitefish Bay LL
Whitefish Bay

LLWS results

As of the 2026 Little League World Series.

YearChampionCityLLWSRecord
2001East LLIowa DavenportGroup Stage0−3
2002Webb City LLMissouri Webb City0−3
2003North Scott LLIowa Eldridge0−3
2004Northwest LLIowa Davenport0−3
20050−3
2006Daniel Boone National LLMissouri Columbia1−2
2007Coon Rapids National LLMinnesota Coon Rapids1−2
2008Canyon Lake LLSouth Dakota Rapid City0−3
2009Urbandale East LLIowa Urbandale1−2
2010Plymouth/New Hope LLMinnesota Plymouth0−3
2011Harney LLSouth Dakota Rapid CityRound 10−3
2012Kearney LLNebraska Kearney1−2
2013Urbandale LLIowa UrbandaleRound 21−2
2014Canyon Lake LLSouth Dakota Rapid CityRound 11−2
2015Webb City LLMissouri Webb City1−2
2016Johnston LLIowa JohnstonRound 32–2
2017Sioux Falls LLSouth Dakota Sioux FallsRound 10–3
2018Grandview LLIowa Des MoinesRound 21–2
2019Coon Rapids Andover American LLMinnesota Coon Rapids1–2
2020LLWS not held due to COVID-19 pandemic[4]
2021[a]Hastings Baseball LLNebraska HastingsRound 32–2
Sioux Falls LLSouth Dakota Sioux Falls4th place3–2
2022Davenport Southeast LLIowa DavenportRound 32–2
2023Fargo LLNorth Dakota FargoRound 20–2
2024Sioux Falls LLSouth Dakota Sioux FallsRound 10–2
2025Round 42–2
2026Davenport Northwest LLIowa DavenportU.S. semifinal2–2
  1. ↑ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Little League International did not invite teams from outside the U.S. to the LLWS in 2021. Instead, the top two teams in each U.S. region qualified.

Results by state

As of the 2026 Little League World Series.

StateMidwest
Championships
LLWS
Championships
Record
in LLWS
PCT
Iowa Iowa1009–24.273
South Dakota South Dakota66–17.261
Minnesota Minnesota32–7.222
Missouri Missouri2–7.222
Nebraska Nebraska23–4.429
North Dakota North Dakota10−2.000
Kansas Kansas00−0–
Wisconsin Wisconsin
Total25022–61.265

See also

Central Region in other Little League divisions

References

  1. ↑ "Midwest Region Little League® Tournament Historical Results".
  2. ↑ "Little League® Cancels 2020 World Series and Region Tournaments". 30 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Little League Baseball and Little League Softball World Series to Expand in 2021". Little League Baseball. Little League International. August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Little League® Cancels 2020 World Series and Region Tournaments". 30 April 2020.