2021 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament

The 2021 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida, from May 25 through 30. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determined the champion of the American Athletic Conference for the 2021 season. The winner of the double-elimination tournament, South Florida, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

2021 American Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsSouth Florida (1st title)
Winning coachBilly Mohl (1st title)
MVPDaniel Cantu (South Florida)
TelevisionESPN+
2021 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 East Carolina  ‍‍‍y 20 8   .714 44 17   .721
Tulane  ‍‍‍ 17 10   .630 31 24   .564
Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 18 13   .581 31 23   .574
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 18 14   .563 29 26   .527
UCF  ‍‍‍ 18 14   .563 31 30   .508
South Florida  ‍‍y 14 14   .500 31 30   .508
Houston  ‍‍‍ 7 21   .250 19 34   .358
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 7 25   .219 18 39   .316
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 13, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Format and seeding

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The top eight baseball teams in The American were seeded based on their records in conference play. The tournament used a two bracket double-elimination format, leading to a single championship game between the winners of each bracket.

Bracket

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First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
5 UCF 14
4 Cincinnati 10
5 UCF 177
8 Memphis 1
8 Memphis 117
1 East Carolina 1
5 UCF 2 2
1 East Carolina 5 1
4 Cincinnati 9
1 East Carolina 10
8 Memphis 0
1 East Carolina 127
5 UCF 7
6 South Florida 8
7 Houston 1
2 Tulane 4
2 Tulane 0
6 South Florida 5
6 South Florida 7
3 Wichita State 2
6 South Florida 6 7
2 Tulane 16 1
7 Houston 3
3 Wichita State 5
2 Tulane 127
3 Wichita State 2

References

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  1. ^ "2021 Baseball Standings". theamerican.com. American Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "American Athletic Conference". theamerican.org.