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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

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

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

Regionals

• June 8–10
  • Foley Field, Athens, Georgia (Host: University of Georgia)
  • Baylor Ballpark, Waco, Texas (Host: Baylor University)
  • Ball Diamond, Muncie, Indiana (Host: Ball State University)
  • Charles L. Cost Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Host: University of Pittsburgh)
  • Harley Park, Spartanburg, South Carolina (Host: University of South Carolina Upstate)
  • UCHealth Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado (Host: United States Air Force Academy)
  • Earl Wilson Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada (Host: University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
  • FAU Baseball Stadium, Boca Raton, Florida (Host: Florida Atlantic University)

Super Regionals

• June 15–17
  • Baylor Ballpark, Waco, Texas (Host: Baylor University)
  • Ball Diamond, Muncie, Indiana (Host: Ball State University)
  • FAU Baseball Stadium, Boca Raton, Florida (Host: Florida Atlantic University)
  • Brooks Field, Wilmington, North Carolina (Host: University of North Carolina Wilmington)

NIT Championship Series

• June 23–26
  • Maimonides Park, Brooklyn, New York (Host: Long Island University)

National seeds

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

Automatic bids

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

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

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

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

Bracket

	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

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