2021 NCAA Division I baseball season

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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Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
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  x‍‍‡‍y 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  x‍‍‡‍y 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  x‍‍‡‍y 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  x‍†‍‡‍y 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  x‍‍‡‍y 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 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

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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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