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2021 NCAA Division I baseball season

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2021 NCAA Division I baseball season
DurationFebruary 19 – June 30, 2021
Number of teams300
Preseason No. 1Florida (CB)
Tournament
DurationJune 4–30, 2021
Most conference bidsSEC (9)
College World Series
ChampionsMississippi State (1st title)
Runners-upVanderbilt (5th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachChris Lemonis (1st title)
MOPWill Bednar
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →

The 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began on February 19, 2021. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2021 College World Series. The College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA tournament and held annually in Omaha, Nebraska, at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, ended on June 30, 2021. The Mississippi State Bulldogs won the tournament, and were named national champions.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the season was delayed one week, and some teams opted out of playing at all for the 2021 season. The Ivy League announced on February 18 that no conference competitions would take place, to include conference championships.[1]

Realignment

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For 2021 season

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Future moves

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The following schools changed conferences effective with the 2022 season:

Ballpark changes

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Season outlook

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ESPN/USA Today Coaches[22]
Ranking Team
1 Florida (24)
2 UCLA (2)
3 Vanderbilt (4)
4 Texas Tech
5 Ole Miss
6 Louisville (1)
7 Mississippi State
8 Arkansas
9 LSU
10 Texas
11 TCU
12 NC State
13 UC Santa Barbara
14 Virginia
15 Miami (FL)
16 Tennessee
17 Georgia Tech
18 Oklahoma State
19 Arizona
20 South Carolina
21 Florida State
22 West Virginia
23 East Carolina
24 Georgia
25 Wake Forest
Collegiate Baseball News [23]
Ranking Team
1 Florida
2 Vanderbilt
3 UCLA
4 Texas Tech
5 Ole Miss
6 Miami (FL)
7 LSU
8 UCSB
9 Mississippi State
10 Arizona
11 Louisville
12 Georgia
13 NC State
14 Virginia
15 Arizona State
16 East Carolina
17 Oklahoma State
18 Michigan
19 TCU
20 Texas
21 South Carolina
22 Arkansas
23 Coastal Carolina
24 Dallas Baptist
25 Clemson
D1Baseball[24]
Ranking Team
1 Florida
2 UCLA
3 Texas Tech
4 Vanderbilt
5 Louisville
6 Ole Miss
7 Mississippi State
8 Arkansas
9 Texas
10 TCU
11 UCSB
12 LSU
13 NC State
14 West Virginia
15 Georgia Tech
16 Virginia
17 Wake Forest
18 South Carolina
19 Tennessee
20 Oklahoma State
21 Miami (FL)
22 Arizona
23 Auburn
24 Florida State
25 East Carolina
Baseball America[25]
Ranking Team
1 Florida
2 UCLA
3 Texas Tech
4 Ole Miss
5 Virginia
6 Vanderbilt
7 Louisville
8 Mississippi State
9 Florida State
10 LSU
11 Miami
12 Texas
13 TCU
14 Arkansas
15 Arizona
16 Duke
17 NC State
18 South Carolina
19 Tennessee
20 Michigan
21 UC Santa Barbara
22 Georgia Tech
23 Oklahoma
24 UCF
25 Alabama
NCBWA[26]
Ranking Team
1 Florida
2 UCLA
3 Vanderbilt
4 Texas Tech
5 Ole Miss
6 Louisville
7 Mississippi State
8 Arkansas
9 Texas
10 Miami (FL)
11 NC Stateт
12 TCUт
13 LSU
14 UC Santa Barbara
15 Virginia
16 Florida State
17 Arizona
18 Georgia Tech
19 East Carolina
20 Tennessee
21 West Virginia
22 Oklahoma
23 South Carolina
24 Georgia
25 Auburn

Conference standings

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2021 America East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Division A
Albany  x‍‍‍ 20 18   .526 22 25   .468
Maine  ‍‍‍ 16 17   .485 22 22   .500
UMass Lowell  ‍‍‍ 18 20   .474 19 28   .404
Hartford  ‍‍‍ 18 20   .474 18 20   .474
Division B
Stony Brook  x‍‍‍ 25 10   .714 31 18   .633
NJIT  ‍‍y 23 17   .575 27 23   .540
Binghamton  ‍‍‍ 16 20   .444 16 20   .444
UMBC  ‍‍‍ 12 26   .316 17 26   .395
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2021[27]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2021 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 East Carolina  ‍‍‍y 20 8   .714 44 17   .721
Tulane  ‍‍‍ 17 10   .630 31 24   .564
Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 18 13   .581 31 23   .574
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 18 14   .563 29 26   .527
UCF  ‍‍‍ 18 14   .563 31 30   .508
South Florida  ‍‍y 14 14   .500 31 30   .508
Houston  ‍‍‍ 7 21   .250 19 34   .358
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 7 25   .219 18 39   .316
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 13, 2021[28]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
North
Rhode Island  x‍‍‍ 14 6 0   .700 28 26 1   .518
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 15 9 0   .625 21 19 0   .525
La Salle  ‍‍‍ 15 9 0   .625 32 21 0   .604
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 11 9 0   .550 24 19 0   .558
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 6 14 0   .300 7 24 0   .226
UMass  ‍‍‍ 3 16 0   .158 13 29 0   .310
South
VCU  x‍‍y 13 3 0   .813 38 16 0   .704
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 12 4 0   .750 25 27 0   .481
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 26 19 0   .578
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 27 24 0   .529
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 6 10 0   .375 17 31 0   .354
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 5 11 0   .313 19 17 0   .528
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 7 17 0   .292 14 29 0   .326
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2021[29]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2021 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Notre Dame  x‍‍‍y 25 10   .714 34 13   .723
No. 4 NC State  ‍‍‍y 19 14   .576 37 19   .661
Florida State  ‍‍‍y 20 16   .556 31 24   .564
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 16 16   .500 28 22   .560
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 16 20   .444 25 27   .481
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 10 22   .313 20 27   .426
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 10 23   .303 21 28   .429
Coastal
Georgia Tech  x‍‍‍y 21 15   .583 31 25   .554
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y 20 15   .571 33 21   .611
Virginia  ‍‍‍y 18 18   .500 36 27   .571
North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 18 18   .500 28 27   .509
Duke  ‍‍y 16 17   .485 33 22   .600
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 16 17   .485 23 20   .535
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 16 20   .444 27 25   .519
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of July 1, 2021[30]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2021 ASUN Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Liberty  x‍‍‍y 19 2   .905 41 16   .719
Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍ 13 8   .619 29 22   .569
Lipscomb  ‍‍‍ 8 13   .381 18 29   .383
Bellarmine  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 13 36   .265
North Alabama  ‍‍‍ 6 15   .286 7 40   .149
South
Florida Gulf Coast  x‍‍‍ 12 6   .667 28 20   .583
North Florida  ‍‍‍ 11 7   .611 22 23   .489
Stetson  ‍‍‍ 10 8   .556 26 23   .531
Jacksonville  ‍‍y 3 15   .167 16 34   .320
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2021[31]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2021 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UConn  ‍y 13 4   .765 34 19   .642
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 15 6   .714 24 15   .615
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 16 11   .593 23 25   .479
Xavier  ‍‍‍ 15 11   .577 28 26   .519
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 9 12   .429 21 14   .600
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 10 16   .385 19 21   .475
Butler  ‍‍‍ 8 13   .381 14 23   .378
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 6 19   .240 6 25   .194
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 6, 2021[32]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2021 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Campbell ‍‍‍y 28 9   .757 37 18   .673
USC Upstate ‍‍‍ 28 12   .700 37 16   .698
Gardner–Webb ‍‍‍ 27 13   .675 29 23   .558
Presbyterian ‍‍y 18 16   .529 22 23   .489
Radford ‍‍‍ 17 19   .472 23 23   .500
Charleston Southern ‍‍‍ 18 22   .450 18 26   .409
Winthrop ‍‍‍ 16 21   .432 19 27   .413
UNC Asheville ‍‍‍ 14 26   .350 15 33   .313
High Point ‍‍‍ 12 25   .324 14 31   .311
Longwood ‍‍‍ 10 25   .286 17 32   .347
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2021[33]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2021 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Nebraska  ‍‍‍y 31 12   .721 34 14   .708
No. 24 Maryland  ‍‍‍y 28 16   .636 30 18   .625
Michigan  ‍‍‍y 27 17   .614 27 19   .587
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 26 18   .591 26 18   .591
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 26 18   .591 26 18   .591
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 22 20   .524 22 20   .524
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 22 22   .500 22 22   .500
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 21 23   .477 21 23   .477
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 18 24   .429 18 24   .429
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 15 21   .417 15 21   .417
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 17 27   .386 17 27   .386
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 16 26   .381 16 26   .381
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 6 31   .162 6 31   .162
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2021[34][35]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2021 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 3 Texas ‍‍‍y 17 7 0   .708 50 17 0   .746
No. 8 TCU ‍y 17 7 0   .708 41 19 0   .683
No. 9 Texas Tech ‍‍‍y 14 10 0   .583 39 17 0   .696
No. 23 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 12 12 0   .500 36 19 1   .652
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 27 28 0   .491
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 31 20 0   .608
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 34 23 0   .596
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 8 16 0   .333 25 27 0   .481
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 8 16 0   .333 30 27 0   .526
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 26, 2021[36]
Rankings from D1baseball
2021 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 UC Irvine  ‍‍‍y 32 8   .800 43 18   .705
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍y 29 11   .725 41 20   .672
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 26 14   .650 28 15   .651
Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 21 19   .525 31 25   .554
Cal State Northridge  ‍‍‍ 21 19   .525 21 19   .525
UC San Diego  ‍‍‍ 21 19   .525 24 28   .462
Cal State Bakersfield  ‍‍‍ 17 19   .472 20 23   .465
Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 16 24   .400 24 26   .480
Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍ 13 23   .361 20 35   .364
UC Riverside  ‍‍‍ 12 28   .300 15 36   .294
UC Davis  ‍‍‍ 8 32   .200 14 43   .246
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2021[37]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2021 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Northeastern  x‍‍y 20 3   .870 36 12   .750
Towson  ‍‍‍ 11 12   .478 21 36   .368
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 17 22   .436
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 12 22   .353
South
UNC Wilmington  x‍‍‍ 13 8   .619 32 22   .593
Elon  ‍‍‍ 10 8   .556 22 22   .500
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 27 25   .519
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 14 29   .326
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 6 9   .400 11 17   .393
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2021[38]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2021 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Charlotte x‍‍‍y 24 8 0   .750 40 21 0   .656
No. 16 Old Dominion ‍‍y 22 10 0   .688 44 16 0   .733
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 18 14 0   .563 32 25 0   .561
Western Kentucky ‍‍‍ 15 17 0   .469 27 29 0   .482
FIU ‍‍‍ 11 19 0   .367 20 31 0   .392
Marshall ‍‍‍ 6 26 0   .188 10 35 0   .222
West
No. 22 Louisiana Tech x‍‍‍y 22 8 0   .733 42 20 0   .677
No. 23 Southern Miss ‍‍‍y 22 9 0   .710 40 21 0   .656
UTSA ‍‍‍ 14 17 0   .452 22 26 0   .458
Middle Tennessee ‍‍‍ 12 19 1   .391 24 29 1   .454
Rice ‍‍‍ 11 20 1   .359 23 29 1   .443
UAB ‍‍‍ 11 21 0   .344 18 36 0   .333
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2021[39]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2021 Horizon League baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wright State  ‍y 28 4   .875 35 13   .729
UIC  ‍‍‍ 28 11   .718 30 18   .625
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 24 16   .600 32 24   .571
Milwaukee  ‍‍‍ 17 23   .425 22 33   .400
Oakland  ‍‍‍ 13 23   .361 19 28   .404
Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 14 25   .359 17 31   .354
Purdue Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍ 7 29   .194 10 36   .217
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2021[40]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2021 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Fairfield ‍‍‍y 33 1   .971 38 5   .884
Monmouth ‍‍‍ 22 10   .688 24 13   .649
Rider ‍‍y 18 16   .529 23 18   .561
Canisius ‍‍‍ 17 13   .567 20 16   .556
Marist ‍‍‍ 17 9   .654 18 11   .621
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 17 15   .531 16 17   .485
Siena ‍‍‍ 14 22   .389 15 24   .385
Manhattan ‍‍‍ 12 22   .353 12 24   .333
Quinnipiac ‍‍‍ 7 21   .250 7 21   .250
Saint Peter's ‍‍‍ 4 24   .143 4 24   .143
Iona ‍‍‍ 3 11   .214 3 11   .214
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 6, 2021[41]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2021 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍y 31 9   .775 42 18   .700
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 29 11   .725 38 18   .679
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 23 17   .575 30 26   .536
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 23 17   .575 24 26   .480
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 21 19   .525 23 33   .411
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 19 21   .475 25 31   .446
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 14 15   .483 21 22   .488
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 18 22   .450 20 30   .400
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 15 25   .375 21 30   .412
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 15 25   .375 16 38   .296
Akron  ‍‍‍ 8 32   .200 15 36   .294
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2021[42]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2021 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Division
Norfolk State  x‍‍y 18 10   .643 25 28   .472
Delaware State  ‍‍‍ 13 18   .419 15 27   .357
Coppin State  ‍‍‍ 7 20   .259 10 29   .256
Southern Division
North Carolina Central  x‍‍‍ 17 11   .607 27 20   .574
Florida A&M  ‍‍‍ 15 13   .536 22 33   .400
North Carolina A&T  ‍‍‍ 17 15   .531 22 32   .407
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
  • Florida A&M is ineligible for postseason play and conference championships due to NCAA sanctions.
    As of June 5, 2021[43]
    Rankings from D1Baseball
2021 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dallas Baptist  ‍‍y 18 6   .750 41 16   .719
Indiana State  ‍‍‍y 14 10   .583 31 21   .596
Bradley  ‍‍‍ 12 10   .545 20 22   .476
Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 15 13   .536 40 20   .667
Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 21 23   .477
Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 12 15   .444 23 34   .404
Evansville  ‍‍‍ 11 16   .407 28 27   .509
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 9 19   .321 16 35   .314
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 12, 2021[44]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2021 Mountain West Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nevada  ‍‍‍y 22 9   .710 25 20   .556
San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 22 14   .611 30 16   .652
UNLV  ‍‍‍ 15 12   .556 20 13   .606
Air Force  ‍‍‍ 18 16   .529 26 22   .542
Fresno State  ‍‍‍ 16 18   .471 20 25   .444
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 10 17   .370 16 25   .390
San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 2 19   .095 6 30   .167
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2021[45]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2021 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Bryant  ‍‍‍ 21 4 0   .840 27 14 1   .655
Central Connecticut  ‍‍y 21 9 0   .700 28 15 0   .651
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 17 9 0   .654 23 25 0   .479
LIU  ‍‍‍ 18 11 0   .621 20 15 0   .571
Merrimack  ‍‍‍ 13 14 0   .481 19 22 0   .463
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 8 22 0   .267 9 28 0   .243
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 7 22 0   .241 11 25 0   .306
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 5 19 0   .208 9 28 0   .243
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2021[46]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2021 Ohio Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southeast Missouri State  ‍‍y 17 10   .630 30 22   .577
Murray State  ‍‍‍ 18 12   .600 33 25   .569
Morehead State  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 24 23   .511
Jacksonville State  ‍‍‍ 16 14   .533 26 27   .491
Austin Peay  ‍‍‍ 16 14   .533 23 33   .411
Tennessee Tech  ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 22 25   .468
Eastern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 14 16   .467 25 23   .521
Belmont  ‍‍‍ 14 16   .467 22 30   .423
SIU Edwardsville  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 23 27   .460
Eastern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 21 32   .396
UT Martin  ‍‍‍ 10 17   .370 19 29   .396
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 6, 2021[47]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2021 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Division
Army  ‍‍y 15 10   .600 28 25   .528
Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 12 13   .480 14 17   .452
Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 10 20   .333
South Division
Lehigh  ‍‍‍ 17 10   .630 24 19   .558
Navy  ‍‍‍ 11 12   .478 17 15   .531
Bucknell  ‍‍‍ 11 15   .423 11 22   .333
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2021[48]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2021 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 21 9   .700 45 18   .714
No. 10 Oregon ‍‍‍y 20 10   .667 39 16   .709
No. 7 Stanford ‍‍‍y 17 10   .630 39 17   .696
No. 21 UCLA ‍‍‍y 18 12   .600 37 20   .649
Arizona State ‍‍‍y 16 14   .533 33 22   .600
Oregon State ‍‍‍y 16 14   .533 37 24   .607
California ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 29 26   .527
Washington State ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 26 23   .531
USC ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 25 26   .490
Utah ‍‍‍ 7 23   .233 17 33   .340
Washington ‍‍‍ 6 21   .222 20 30   .400
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 23, 2021[49]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2021 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 6 Tennessee  x‍‍‍y 20 10   .667 50 18   .735
No. 2 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 19 10   .655 49 18   .731
Florida  ‍‍‍y 17 13   .567 38 22   .633
South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 16 14   .533 34 23   .596
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 31 25   .554
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 29 23   .558
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 8 22   .267 15 36   .294
Western
No. 5 Arkansas  xy 22 8   .733 50 13   .794
No. 1 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 20 10   .667 50 18   .735
No. 13 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 18 12   .600 45 22   .672
No. 18 LSU  ‍‍‍y 13 17   .433 38 25   .603
Alabama  ‍‍‍y 12 17   .414 32 26   .552
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 10 20   .333 25 27   .481
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 9 21   .300 29 27   .518
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2021[50]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2021 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Blue
Samford  ‍‍y 20 10   .667 35 24   .593
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 13 16   .448 24 25   .490
VMI  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 18 29   .383
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 27 25   .519
Red
Wofford  ‍‍‍ 21 9   .700 36 21   .632
Mercer  ‍‍‍ 18 9   .667 35 22   .614
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 14 11   .560 28 21   .571
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 4 25   .138 12 39   .235
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2021[51]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2021 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Abilene Christian  ‍‍‍ 25 13   .658 36 21   .632
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 20 14   .588 25 29   .463
New Orleans  ‍‍‍ 23 17   .575 29 28   .509
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 20 15   .571 30 25   .545
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 22 17   .564 32 24   .571
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 20 16   .556 27 26   .509
McNeese State  ‍‍y 21 18   .538 32 30   .516
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 17 19   .472 25 23   .521
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 18 22   .450 23 28   .451
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 17 22   .436 20 31   .392
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 17 23   .425 21 28   .429
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 16 24   .400 21 34   .382
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 11 27   .289 14 38   .269
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 6, 2021[52]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Jackson State  x‍‍‍ 24 0   1.000 34 9   .791
Alabama State  ‍‍‍ 14 7   .667 23 19   .548
Alabama A&M  ‍‍‍ 9 13   .409 9 20   .310
Alcorn State  ‍‍‍ 6 16   .273 7 20   .259
Mississippi Valley State  ‍‍‍ 0 17   .000 0 20   .000
West
Prairie View A&M  x‍‍‍ 12 7   .632 14 18   .438
Grambling State  ‍‍‍ 12 9   .571 17 27   .386
Southern  ‍‍y 13 11   .542 20 29   .408
Texas Southern  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 12 35   .255
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  ‍‍‍ 8 14   .364 8 30   .211
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 4, 2021[53]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2021 Summit League baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oral Roberts ‍‍‍ 19 7   .731 31 23   .574
North Dakota State  ‍‍y 20 11   .645 42 19   .689
Omaha  ‍‍‍ 14 12   .538 22 25   .468
South Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 9 19   .321 15 32   .319
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 7 20   .259 11 29   .275
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 6, 2021[54]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2021 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Division
South Alabama  x‍‍y 15 9   .625 36 22   .621
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 34 23   .596
Troy  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 27 26   .509
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 11 10   .524 21 31   .404
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 18 37   .327
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 9 12   .429 27 24   .529
West Division
Louisiana  x‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 32 23   .582
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 27 30   .474
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 26 26   .500
Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 21 30   .412
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 19 30   .388
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 21 36   .368
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2021[55]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2021 West Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Gonzaga  ‍‍‍y 20 7   .741 34 19   .642
San Diego  ‍‍‍ 19 8   .704 33 12   .733
San Francisco  ‍‍‍ 16 11   .593 25 28   .472
BYU  ‍‍‍ 15 12   .556 23 27   .460
Portland  ‍‍‍ 14 13   .519 24 26   .480
Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 13 14   .481 20 29   .408
Pepperdine  ‍‍‍ 12 15   .444 20 25   .444
Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍ 11 16   .407 25 26   .490
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 8 19   .296 18 33   .353
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 7 20   .259 17 34   .333
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 6, 2021[56]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2021 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
California Baptist  ‍‍‍ 29 7 0   .806 40 16 0   .714
Grand Canyon  ‍‍y 29 7 0   .806 39 21 1   .648
Sacramento State  ‍‍‍ 22 14 0   .611 35 22 0   .614
Dixie State  ‍‍‍ 21 15 0   .583 24 32 0   .429
UTRGV  ‍‍‍ 20 15 0   .571 32 26 0   .552
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 16 20 0   .444 20 34 0   .370
Tarleton State  ‍‍‍ 13 23 0   .361 20 35 0   .364
Seattle  ‍‍‍ 10 22 0   .313 18 33 0   .353
Northern Colorado  ‍‍‍ 7 24 0   .226 11 36 0   .234
Utah Valley  ‍‍‍ 8 28 0   .222 10 47 0   .175
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2021[57]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Conference winners and tournaments

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Of the 32 Division I all-sports athletic conferences, 31 sponsor baseball, with the Big Sky Conference the only exception. All but one of these conferences played in the 2021 season; the Ivy League opted out of the season due to COVID-19 concerns. Several conferences canceled or modified their conference tournaments for 2021, with the Big Ten, Mid-American, Mountain West and West Coast joining the Big West and Pac-12 in forgoing a tournament to end the regular season. For those conferences holding a tournament, the teams in each conference that won their regular season title were given the top seeds in each tournament. The winners of these tournaments received automatic invitations to the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Conferences that do not hold a tournament award their automatic bids to the regular-season champion.

Conference Regular
season winner
Conference
Player of the Year
Conference
Coach of the Year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (city)
Tournament
winner
America East Conference Division A – Albany
Division B – Stony Brook
2021 America East Conference baseball tournament Joe Nathan FieldStony Brook, NY NJIT
American Athletic Conference East Carolina 2021 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament BayCare BallparkClearwater, FL South Florida
ASUN Conference Division 1 – Liberty
Division 2 – Florida Gulf Coast
2021 ASUN Conference baseball tournament Division round: Campus sites
Semifinals and final: Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville
Atlantic 10 Conference North – Rhode Island
South – VCU
2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament The DiamondRichmond, VA VCU
Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic – Notre Dame
Coastal – Georgia Tech
2021 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Truist FieldCharlotte, NC Duke
Big 12 Conference Texas/TCU 2021 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament Chickasaw Bricktown BallparkOklahoma City, OK TCU
Big East Conference UConn 2021 Big East Conference baseball tournament Prasco ParkMason, OH UConn
Big South Conference Campbell 2021 Big South Conference baseball tournament Segra StadiumFayetteville, NC Presbyterian
Big Ten Conference Nebraska No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Big West Conference UC Irvine No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Colonial Athletic Association Northeastern 2021 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament Brooks FieldWilmington, NC Northeastern
Conference USA East – Charlotte
West –Louisiana Tech
2021 Conference USA baseball tournament J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson ParkRuston, LA Old Dominion
Horizon League Wright State 2021 Horizon League baseball tournament Regular season champion home stadium Wright State
Ivy League No conference competition for 2021 season.
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Fairfield 2021 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament Richmond County Bank BallparkStaten Island, NY Rider
Mid-American Conference Central Michigan No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Northern – Norfolk State
Southern – North Carolina Central
2021 Mid–Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament Marty L. Miller FieldNorfolk, VA Norfolk State
Missouri Valley Conference Dallas Baptist 2021 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament Itchy Jones StadiumCarbondale, IL Dallas Baptist
Mountain West Conference Nevada No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Northeast Conference Bryant 2021 Northeast Conference baseball tournament Dodd StadiumNorwich, CT Central Connecticut
Ohio Valley Conference Southeast Missouri State 2021 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament The Ballpark at JacksonJackson, TN Southeast Missouri State
Pac-12 Conference Arizona No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Patriot League Lehigh 2021 Patriot League baseball tournament Campus Sites Army
Southeastern Conference Eastern – Tennessee
Western – Arkansas
2021 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Hoover Metropolitan StadiumHoover, AL Arkansas
Southern Conference Blue – Samford
Red – Wofford
2021 Southern Conference baseball tournament Fluor Field at the West EndGreenville, SC Samford
Southland Conference Abilene Christian 2021 Southland Conference baseball tournament Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni FieldHammond, LA McNeese State
Southwestern Athletic Conference East – Jackson State
West – Prairie View A&M
2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament Smith–Wills StadiumJackson, MS Southern
Summit League Oral Roberts 2021 Summit League baseball tournament Tal Anderson FieldOmaha, NE North Dakota State
Sun Belt Conference East – South Alabama
West – Louisiana/UT Arlington
2021 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament Riverwalk StadiumMontgomery, AL South Alabama
West Coast Conference Gonzaga No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Western Athletic Conference California Baptist/Grand Canyon 2021 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament Hohokam StadiumMesa, AZ Grand Canyon

Coaching changes

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This table lists programs that changed head coaches at any point from the first day of the 2021 season until the day before the first day of the 2022 season.

Team Former
coach
Interim
coach
New
coach
Reason
Central Arkansas Allen Gum Nick Harlan Retired
Chicago State Steve Joslyn N/A Program discontinued
Furman Brett Harker N/A Program discontinued
Rice Matt Bragga
Texas A&M Rob Childress

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