2021 NCAA Division I baseball season Baseball season
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
For 2021 season
Future moves
The following schools changed conferences effective with the 2022 season:
Ballpark changes
Season outlook
Conference standings
Conference winners and tournaments
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 Field • Stony Brook, NY
NJIT
American Athletic Conference
East Carolina
2021 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament
BayCare Ballpark • Clearwater, 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 Diamond • Richmond, VA
VCU
Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic – Notre Dame Coastal – Georgia Tech
2021 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament
Truist Field • Charlotte, NC
Duke
Big 12 Conference
Texas /TCU
2021 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament
Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK
TCU
Big East Conference
UConn
2021 Big East Conference baseball tournament
Prasco Park • Mason, OH
UConn
Big South Conference
Campbell
2021 Big South Conference baseball tournament
Segra Stadium • Fayetteville, 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 Field • Wilmington, NC
Northeastern
Conference USA
East – Charlotte West –Louisiana Tech
2021 Conference USA baseball tournament
J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, 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 Ballpark • Staten 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 Field • Norfolk, VA
Norfolk State
Missouri Valley Conference
Dallas Baptist
2021 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament
Itchy Jones Stadium • Carbondale, IL
Dallas Baptist
Mountain West Conference
Nevada
No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Northeast Conference
Bryant
2021 Northeast Conference baseball tournament
Dodd Stadium • Norwich, CT
Central Connecticut
Ohio Valley Conference
Southeast Missouri State
2021 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament
The Ballpark at Jackson • Jackson, 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 Stadium • Hoover, AL
Arkansas
Southern Conference
Blue – Samford Red – Wofford
2021 Southern Conference baseball tournament
Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, SC
Samford
Southland Conference
Abilene Christian
2021 Southland Conference baseball tournament
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
McNeese State
Southwestern Athletic Conference
East – Jackson State West – Prairie View A&M
2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament
Smith–Wills Stadium • Jackson, MS
Southern
Summit League
Oral Roberts
2021 Summit League baseball tournament
Tal Anderson Field • Omaha, NE
North Dakota State
Sun Belt Conference
East – South Alabama West – Louisiana /UT Arlington
2021 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament
Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, 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 Stadium • Mesa, AZ
Grand Canyon
Coaching changes
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.
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