2021 NCAA Division I baseball season

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DurationFebruary 19 – June 30, 2021
Number of teams300
Preseason No. 1Florida (CB)
DurationJune 4–30, 2021
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]

For 2021 season

Future moves

The following schools changed conferences effective with the 2022 season:

Ballpark changes

Season outlook

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

Coaching changes

References

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