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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 12 East Carolina  ‍†‍‍y 20–8 .71444–17 .721
Tulane  ‍‍‍ 17–10 .63031–24 .564
Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 18–13 .58131–23 .574
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 18–14 .56329–26 .527
UCF  ‍‍‍ 18–14 .56331–30 .508
South Florida  ‍‍‡‍y 14–14 .50031–30 .508
Houston  ‍‍‍ 7–21 .25019–34 .358
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 7–25 .21918–39 .316
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 13, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

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]

Format and seeding

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

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

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