The 2021 College World Series was the final stage of the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament held from June 19–30 at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha. This marked the 74th edition of the College World Series and 71st time the event is being held in Omaha, Nebraska, after the 2020 tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
The tournament featured eight teams in two double-elimination brackets with the two winners meeting in a best-of-three championship series.
Background
The 2021 tournament ends the one-year hiatus left by the cancellation of the 2020 tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Originally, the National Collegiate Athletic Association announced that attendance at championship events would be restricted for all spring sports, including this year's CWS at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, to 50% due to the ongoing pandemic, meaning just 12,000 spectators per game. However, on May 19, the NCAA announced that public health authorities would be in charge of placing restrictions on the baseball and softball championships. College World Series officials stated that crowds would return to full capacity.
Participants School Conference Record (Conf) Head coach Super Regional Previous CWS Appearances CWS Best Finish CWS W-L Record NC State ACC 35–18 (19–14) Fayetteville 2(last: 2013) 3rd(1968) 3–4 Stanford Pac–12 38–15 (17–10) Lubbock 16(last: 2008) 1st(1987, 1988) 40–29 Arizona Pac–12 45–16 (21–9) Tucson 17(last: 2016) 1st(1976, 1980, 1986, 2012) 43–30 Vanderbilt SEC 45–15 (19–10) Nashville 4(last: 2019) 1st(2014, 2019) 16–7 Tennessee SEC 50–16 (20–10) Knoxville 4(last: 2005) 2nd(1951) 8–8 Virginia ACC 35–25 (18–18) Columbia 5(last: 2015) 1st(2015) 12–8 SEC 45–16 (20–10) Starkville 11(last: 2019) 2nd(2013) 13–22 Texas Big 12 47–15 (17–7) Austin 36(last: 2018) 1st 85–61
Bracket Seeds listed below indicate national seeds only
Bracket 1
Bracket 2
Finals
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Composite line score 2021 College World Series Finals (2–1): Mississippi State wins.
All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the College World Series All-Tournament Team. Position Player School P Will Bednar (MOP) Mississippi State Jack Leiter Vanderbilt C Logan Tanner Mississippi State 1B Luke Hancock Mississippi State 2B Tim Tawa Stanford 3B Zack Gelof Virginia SS Lane Forsythe Mississippi State OF Tanner Allen Mississippi State Brock Jones Stanford Rowdey Jordan Mississippi State DH Ivan Melendez Texas
Notes
References
External links NCAA Baseball Championship Information