# 2021 Conference USA baseball tournament

The 2021 Conference USA baseball tournament was held from May 26 through 30 at J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park in Ruston, Louisiana. The annual tournament determines the tournament champion of Division I Conference USA in college baseball. The tournament champion will then earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
The tournament has been held every year since 1996, except for 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Rice Owls has claimed seven championships, the most of any school, with the Owls latest win in 2017. This was the tournaments first appearance at J. C. Love Field.

## Format and seeding

The tournament will consist the top eight teams in regular season play. The top three teams in each division will receive automatic bid, plus two teams with the best winning percentage regardless of division will receive at-large bids. The format will consist of two double-elimination brackets, with a single-elimination championship game.
| Team | W–L | Pct | Seed |
| East Division ||||
| xy – Charlotte | 24–8 | 0.750 | 1 |
| x – Old Dominion | 22–10 | 0.688 | 4 |
| x – Florida Atlantic | 18–14 | 0.563 | 5 |
| x – Western Kentucky | 15–17 | 0.469 | 6 |
| FIU | 11–19 | 0.367 | X |
| Marshall | 6–26 | 0.188 | X |
| Team | W–L | Pct | Seed |
| West Division ||||
| xy – Louisiana Tech | 22–8 | 0.733 | 2 |
| x – Southern Miss | 22–9 | 0.710 | 3 |
| x – UTSA | 14–17 | 0.452 | 7 |
| x – Middle Tennessee | 12–19–1 | 0.391 | 8 |
| Rice | 11–20–1 | 0.359 | |
| UAB | 11–21 | 0.344 | |
As of May 16, 2021 x – Clinched C-USA tournament berth y – Clinched division title
* For the first time since joining Conference USA in 2005, Rice did not qualify for this season's conference tournament. The Owls break their 14-year streak. Southern Miss currently holds the most appearances at 25. The Golden Eagles have appeared in every tournament since the creation of the tournament in 1996.

## Bracket and results

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| 4 | Old Dominion | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 4 | Old Dominion | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Charlotte | 2 | 8 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | | | | 4 | Old Dominion | 13 | - | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | - | | | | | |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | | | | | | | | 5 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | - | | | | |
| 1 | Charlotte | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Charlotte | 8 | 8 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Florida Atlantic | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Old Dominion | 7$^{10}$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Louisiana Tech | 5 |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | 7$^{12}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Louisiana Tech | 5 |
| 7 | UTSA | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | UTSA | 6 | 2 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Southern Miss | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Southern Miss | 11$^8$ | 3 | Southern Miss | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Western Kentucky | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Western Kentucky | 1 | | | | 3 | Southern Miss | 10 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Louisiana Tech | 11$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | UTSA | 9$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | 2 | Louisiana Tech | 11$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Western Kentucky | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 2 | Louisiana Tech | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Western Kentucky | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Score | Television |
| Wednesday, May 26 |||||
| 1 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 4 Old Dominion vs. No. 5 Florida Atlantic | – | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 1 Charlotte vs. No. 8 Middle Tennessee | – | ESPN+ |
| 3 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 7 UTSA | – | ESPN+ |
| Thursday, May 27 |||||
| 4 | 12:15 a.m. | No. 3 Southern Miss vs. No. 6 Western Kentucky | – | ESPN+ |
| 5 | 9:00 a.m. | No. 5 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 1 Charlotte | – | ESPN+ |
| 6 | 1:15 p.m. | No. 4 Old Dominion vs. No. 8 Middle Tennessee | – | ESPN+ |
| 7 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 7 UTSA vs. No. 6 Western Kentucky | – | ESPN+ |
| 8 | 9:50 p.m. | No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 3 Southern Miss | – | ESPN+ |
| Friday, May 28 |||||
| 9 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 5 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 8 Middle Tennessee | – | ESPN+ |
| 10 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 6 Western Kentucky vs. No. 2 Louisiana Tech | – | ESPN+ |
| Saturday, May 29 |||||
| 11 | 9:00 a.m. | No. 4 Old Dominion vs. No. 5 Florida Atlantic | – | ESPN+ |
| 12 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 3 Southern Miss vs. No. 2 Louisiana Tech | – | ESPN+ |
| 13 | 4:00 p.m. | If necessary | – | ESPN+ |
| 14 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 3 Southern Miss vs. No. 2 Louisiana Tech | – | ESPN+ |
| Championship – Sunday, May 30 |||||
| 15 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 4 Old Dominion vs. No. 2 Louisiana Tech | – | CBS Sports Network |
| *Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. |||||