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The 2021 National Invitational Baseball Tournament (NIBT) Series is the second edition of the National Invitational Baseball Tournament, a secondary tournament for teams that did not qualify for the 2021 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The 32-team tournament began on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, as part of the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season and will conclude with the 2021 NIT Championship Series in Brooklyn, New York, starting on June 25 and ending on June 27.

The 32 participating NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 299 teams. Eight teams were awarded automatic bids as regular season champions of their conference, but did not win their conference tournament, nor received an at-large bid. The remaining 24 teams were selected at-large by the NIT Committee. Teams were divided into eight regionals of four teams, each of which will conduct a double-elimination tournament. Regional champions will then face each other in Super Regionals, a best-of-three game series, to determine the four participants in the NIT Championship Series.

Tournament procedure

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A total of 32 teams entered the tournament, with eight of them receiving an automatic bid by winning their conference's regular season. The remaining 24 bids will be "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.

Schedule and venues

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On May 31, the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee announced the eight regional host sites.

Regionals

Super Regionals

NIT Championship Series

National seeds

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The eight national seeds were announced on the Selection Show on Monday, May 31, 2021 at 3 p.m. EDT on ESPNU. Teams in italics advanced to the Super Regionals. Teams in bold advanced to the NIT Championship Series.

  1. Georgia
  2. Baylor
  3. Ball State
  4. Pittsburgh
  5. USC Upstate
  6. Air Force
  7. UNLV
  8. Florida Atlantic

Bids

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Automatic bids

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School Conference Record (Conf) Berth Last NIBT Appearance
Abilene Christian Southland 36–21 (25–13) Regular Season champions First appearance
Bryant Northeast 27–14–1 (21–4) Regular Season champions 2019 (Provo Regional)
Jackon State SWAC 34–9 (24–0) Regular Season champions First appearance
Lehigh Patriot 24–19 (21–4) Regular Season champions First appearance
Oral Roberts Summit 31–23 (19–7) Regular Season champions First appearance
Stony Brook America East 31–18 (25–10) Regular Season co-champions First appearance
USC Upstate Big South 37–16 (28–12) Regular Season co-champions First appearance
Wofford SoCon 36–21 (21–9) Regular Season champions First appearance

At-large

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Team Conference Record (Conf) Last NIBT Appearance
Air Force Mountain West 26–22 (18–16) First appearance
Baylor Big 12 31–20 (11–13) First appearance
Ball State Mid-American 38–18 (29–11) First appearance
Clemson ACC 25–27 (16–20) First appearance
Florida Atlantic Conference USA 32–25 (18–14) First appearance
Florida Gulf Coast ASUN 28–20 (12–6) 2019 (Orlando Regional)
Georgia SEC 31–24 (12–17) First appearance
Iowa Big Ten 26–18 (26–18) 2018 (Tucson Regional)
Kansas Big 12 30–27 (8–16) First appearance
Kansas State Big 12 34–23 (10–14) First appearance
Kentucky SEC 29–23 (12–18) 2019 (Norman Regional)
Louisville ACC 28–22 (16–16) First appearance
Mercer SoCon 35–22 (18–9) First appearance
Monmouth MAAC 24–13 (22–10) 2018 (Champaign Regional)
Oklahoma Big 12 27–28 (11–13) 2019 (Norman Regional)
Pitt ACC 23–20 (16–17) First appearance
Rhode Island Atlantic 10 28–26–1 (13–6) First appearance
San Diego West Coast 32–12 (19–8) First appearance
San Diego State Mountain West 30–16 (22–14) First appearance
Tulane American 31–24 (17–10) First appearance
UNCW CAA 32–22 (13–8) First appearance
UNLV Mountain West 20–13 (15–12) 2018 (Mobile Regional)
Virginia Tech ACC 27–25 (16–20) First appearance
Western Carolina SoCon 28–21 (14–11) First appearance

Regionals and Super Regionals

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Bold indicates winner. Seeds for regional tournaments indicate seeds within regional. Seeds for super regional tournaments indicate national seeds only.

Athens Super Regional

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Waco Super Regional

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Muncie Super Regional

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Pittsburgh Super Regional

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NIT Series

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The NIT was held at Maimonides Park in Brooklyn, New York.

Participants

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Bracket

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Semifinals Final
UNCW 3 12 5
8 Florida Atlantic 12 11 6 8 Florida Atlantic 8 13
3 Ball State 3 12 2 2 Baylor 9 16
2 Baylor 4 0 6

Final standings

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Seeds listed below indicate national seeds only

Place School Record
1st No. 2 Baylor 9–2
2nd No. 8 Florida Atlantic 7–5
3rd UNCW 7–3
No. 3 Ball State 6–3
5th Wofford 4–2
San Diego 4–3
No. 6 Air Force 3–2
Lehigh 3–3
9th Kentucky 3–2
Oral Roberts 3–2
Iowa 3–2
Florida Gulf Coast 3–2
Western Carolina 3–2
Stony Brook 2–2
Oklahoma 2–2
San Diego State 2–2
17th Jackson State 1–2
Clemson 1–2
Abilene Christian 1–2
Tulane 1–2
Virginia Tech 1–2
Bryant 1–2
No. 4 Pitt 1–2
Kansas State 1–2
25th No. 5 USC Upstate 0–2
Louisville 0–2
No. 7 UNLV 0–2
Mercer 0–2
Rhode Island 0–2
Monmouth 0–2
Kansas 0–2
No. 1 Georgia 0–2