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Duration | February 19 – June 30, 2021 |
Number of teams | 300 |
Preseason No. 1 | Florida (CB) |
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Duration | June 4–30, 2021 |
Most conference bids | SEC (9) |
College World Series | |
Champions | Mississippi State (1st title) |
Runners-up | Vanderbilt (5th CWS Appearance) |
Winning Coach | Chris Lemonis (1st title) |
MOP | Will Bednar |
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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]
The following schools changed conferences effective with the 2022 season:
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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 |
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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 | ||
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 |
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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Chicago State | Steve Joslyn | N/A | Program discontinued | |
Furman | Brett Harker | N/A | Program discontinued | |
Rice | Matt Bragga | |||
Texas A&M | Rob Childress |
The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) is an NCAA Division I conference. The WAC covers a broad expanse of the western United States with member institutions located in Arizona, California, Texas, Utah and Washington.
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The 2023 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 17, 2023. The regular season was followed by many conference tournaments and championship series, and the season concluded with the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2023 Men's College World Series. The Men's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA tournament and held annually in Omaha, Nebraska, at Charles Schwab Field Omaha, ended on June 26, 2023, with LSU winning the title.
The 2023 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 2023. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2023 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2023 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA tournament and held annually in Oklahoma City at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium, ended in June 2023.
The 2024 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 16, 2024. The season will progress through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and conclude with the 2024 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and 2024 Men's College World Series (MCWS). The MCWS, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held annually in Omaha, Nebraska at Charles Schwab Field Omaha, will end in June 2024.
Highlanders will become the 10th full member institution of the America East, effective for the 2020–21 academic year.