INDIANAPOLIS — The field of 64 teams competing for the 2021 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship was announced today by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee.
The national top 16 seeds are Arkansas (46-10), Texas (42-15), Tennessee (45-16), Vanderbilt (40-15), Arizona (40-15), TCU (40-17), Mississippi St. (40-15), Texas Tech (36-15), Stanford (33-14), Notre Dame (30-11), Old Dominion (42-14), Ole Miss (41-19), East Carolina (41-15), Oregon (37-14), Florida (38-20), and Louisiana Tech (40-18).
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) leads the way with nine teams selected. The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) has eight participants, the Pac-12 has six participants and the Big 12 and Conference USA each have four teams in the field. The Big Ten Conference has three teams while the American Athletic, Atlantic Sun, Big South, Big West, Metro Atlantic and Missouri Valley all have two teams in the field.
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Grand Canyon, NJIT, Norfolk State, and Presbyterian are making their first appearance in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, while Nevada is making its first appearance since 2000.
Florida State has the longest consecutive streak with its 43rd straight appearance. Other notable consecutive streaks include Vanderbilt (15) and Florida (13).
Selection of the eight super regional hosts will be announced on www.NCAA.com/cws, Tuesday, June 8 at approximately 8 a.m. (ET). The Men’s College World Series begins play Saturday, June 19, at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska.
OTHER SELECTION INFORMATION
FIELD BY CONFERENCE (30)
Southeastern: 9 (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Mississippi St., Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt)
Atlantic Coast: 8 [Duke, Florida St., Georgia Tech, Miami (FL), NC State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Virginia]
Pac-12: 6 (Arizona, Arizona St., Oregon, Oregon St., Stanford, UCLA)
Big 12 : 4 (Oklahoma St., TCU, Texas, Texas Tech)
Conference USA : 4 (Charlotte, Louisiana Tech, Old Dominion, Southern Miss.)
Big Ten : 3 (Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska)
American Athletic : 2 (East Carolina, South Fla.)
Atlantic Sun: 2 (Jacksonville, Liberty)
Big South: 2 (Campbell, Presbyterian)
Big West: 2 (UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara)
Metro Atlantic: 2 (Fairfield, Rider)
Missouri Valley: 2 (DBU, Indiana St.)
America East : 1 (NJIT)
Atlantic-10: 1 (VCU)
Big East: 1 (UConn)
Colonial: 1 (Northeastern)
Horizon: 1 (Wright St.)
Mid-American: 1 (Central Michigan)
Mid-Eastern: 1 (Norfolk St.)
Mountain West: 1 (Nevada)
Northeast: 1 (Central Conn. St.)
Patriot: 1 (Army West Point)
Southern: 1 (Samford)
Southland: 1 (McNeese)
Southwestern: 1 (Southern U.)
Summit: 1 (North Dakota St.)
Sun Belt: 1 (South Alabama)
West Coast: 1 (Gonzaga)
Western Athletic: 1 (Grand Canyon)
2021 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Games Friday, June 4, 2021 (all times Eastern)
Fayetteville Regional hosted by Arkansas
#1 Arkansas (46-10) vs. #4 NJIT (26-22), 3 p.m., ESPN3
#2 Nebraska (31-12) vs. #3 Northeastern (36-10), 8 p.m., ESPN3
Austin Regional hosted by Texas
#1 Texas (42-15) vs. #4 Southern U. (20-28), 2 p.m., LHN
#2 Arizona State (32-20) vs. #3 Fairfield (37-3), 7 p.m., ESPN3
Knoxville Regional hosted by Tennessee
#2 Duke (32-20) vs. #3 Liberty (39-14), 12 p.m., ACCN
#1 Tennessee (45-16) vs. #4 Wright State (35-11), 6 p.m., ESPN3
Nashville Regional hosted by Vanderbilt
#2 Georgia Tech (29-23) vs. #3 Indiana State (30-19), 1 p.m., ESPN3
#1 Vanderbilt (40-15) vs. #4 Presbyterian (22-21), 7 p.m., SECN
Tucson Regional hosted by Arizona
#2 Oklahoma State (35-17-1) vs. #3 UC Santa Barbara (39-18), 4 p.m., ESPN3
#1 Arizona (40-15) vs. #4 Grand Canyon (39-19-1), 10 p.m., ESPN3
Fort Worth Regional hosted by TCU
#2 Oregon State (34-22) vs. #3 DBU (37-15), 2 p.m., ESPN3
#1 TCU (40-17) vs. #4 McNeese (32-28), 7 p.m., ESPN3
Starkville Regional hosted by Mississippi State
#1 Mississippi State (40-15) vs. #4 Samford (35-22), 3 p.m., ESPN3
#2 VCU (37-14) vs. #3 Campbell (35-16), 8 p.m., ESPN3
Lubbock Regional hosted by Texas Tech
#1 Texas Tech (36-15) vs. #4 Army West Point (28-23), 12 p.m., ESPNU
#2 UCLA (35-18) vs. #3 North Carolina (27-25), 7 p.m., TBD
Stanford Regional hosted by Stanford
#1 Stanford (33-14) vs. #4 North Dakota State (41-17), 4 p.m., ESPN3
#2 UC Irvine (40-16) vs. #3 Nevada (25-18), 9 p.m., ESPN3
South Bend Regional hosted by Notre Dame
#1 Notre Dame (30-11) vs. #4 Central Michigan (40-16), 1 p.m., ESPN3
#2 UConn (33-17) vs. #3 Michigan (27-17), 7 p.m., ESPN3
Columbia Regional hosted by South Carolina
#2 South Carolina (33-21) vs. #3 Virginia (29-23), 12 p.m., ESPN2
#1 Old Dominion (42-14) vs. #4 Jacksonville (16-32), 7 p.m., ESPN3
Oxford Regional hosted by Ole Miss
#2 Southern Miss (37-19) vs. #3 Florida State (30-22), 3 p.m., ESPNU
#1 Ole Miss (41-19) vs. #4 Southeast Missouri State (30-20), 8 p.m., ESPN3
Greenville Regional hosted by East Carolina
#1 East Carolina (41-15) vs. #4 Norfolk State (25-26), 12 p.m., ESPN3
#2 Charlotte (39-19) vs. #3 Maryland (28-16), 6 p.m., ESPN3
Eugene Regional hosted by Oregon
#1 Oregon (37-14) vs. Central Connecticut State (28-13), 5 p.m., ESPN3
#2 Gonzaga (33-17) vs. #3 LSU (34-22), 10 p.m., ESPN3
Gainesville Regional hosted by Florida
#1 Florida (38-20) vs. #4 South Florida (28-27), 12 p.m., SECN
#2 Miami (FL) (32-19) vs. #3 South Alabama (33-20), 5 p.m., ACCN
Ruston Regional hosted by Louisiana Tech
#2 NC State (30-17) vs. #3 Alabama (31-24), 3 p.m., ESPN3
#1 Louisiana Tech (40-18) vs. #4 Rider (23-16), 7 p.m., ESPN3
