D1 Baseball Staff
The 2021 college baseball season is here, and our staff makes their bold predictions entering what promises to be a season to remember.
The college baseball season is here and here’s how our staff feels the NCAA postseason tournament could shake out from a seeding standpoint.
Aaron Fitt
Two-time reigning Big South champion Campbell remains the team to beat in the league, but USC Upstate and Winthrop are both built to make runs at the crown.
Shotgun Spratling
Sacramento State and Grand Canyon look like the clear front-runners in the new-look WAC heading into 2021.
Vanderbilt’s Kumar Rocker tops our list of the top 150 starting pitchers in college baseball heading into 2021.
Mike Rooney
Quinnipiac might be the frontrunner in the MAAC this spring, but Nick Cimillo and Manhattan, among others, are squarely in the mix.
Preseason All-Americans Jud Fabian, Christian Franklin and Chris Newell headline our list of the top 100 outfielders in college baseball. Find out who else made the list.
Kendall Rogers
Colton Cowser and Sam Houston State might be the favorites in the Southland Conference, but the race is wide open entering 2021.
Billy Cook and Pepperdine might lead the way in the WCC, but Gonzaga, USD and others are going to be hot on their heels this spring.
Perennial power UNC Wilmington looks like the front-runner in the CAA, but Northeastern and College of Charleston both look built to make postseason runs as well.
UCLA’s Matt McLain headlines our list of the top 30 shortstops in college baseball heading into 2021. Find out who else made the cut.
Patrick Ebert
UConn is the newbie and leads the way in the Big East, but other long-time stalwarts like St. John’s could have something to say this spring.
Boston College’s Cody Morissette leads our list of the top 30 third basemen in college baseball heading into 2021. Find out who else cracked the list.
Eric Sorenson
Alabama State brought back every player from a club that raced out to a 14-4 start last spring, making the Hornets the clear-cut favorite in the SWAC.
Burke Granger
Blake Dunn is a premier player who hopes to help Western Michigan surprise, while Kent State is the MAC headliner entering the 2021 season.
Tennessee’s Max Ferguson, Samford’s Brooks Carlson and Arkansas’ Robert Moore headline our list of college baseball’s top 30 second basemen heading into 2021.
Bryant remains the team to beat in the NEC, as the Bulldogs chase their ninth straight regular-season crown. But Wagner, Central Connecticut and Long Island should be worthy challengers.
Maryland slugger Maxwell Costes headlines our list of the top 30 first basemen in college baseball heading into 2021. Find out who else cracked the list.
Walter Villa
Stetson might not have Daniel Paret for a while, but is still the ASUN favorite with the return of hard-hitting Brandon Hylton and others.
A pair of ACC stars headline our list of college baseball’s top 30 catchers heading into the 2021 season.
Matt Mikulski and Fordham might lead the charge in the Atlantic 10, but there are several programs to keep an eye on entering the 2021 campaign.
East Carolina might lead the charge in the American, but the league is fascinating with UCF, Houston and Tulane all in the mix near the top.
Mark Etheridge
North Carolina A&T once again looks like the team to beat in the MEAC, but NC Central, Coppin State and Florida A&M could all have something to say about it.
Tyler Black and Wright State headline the Horizon League entering 2021, but the rest of the league is wide open with some intriguing new faces.
Dallas Baptist remains the class of the Missouri Valley Conference, but Illinois State, Indiana State and Missouri State all have the look of bona fide contenders.
Pitching-rich Southern Miss looks like the front-runner in Conference USA, but Florida Atlantic leads a strong pack of challengers.
Nick Dombkowski and Hartford might be the favorite in the America East, but the league promises to have a wide open race throughout the 2021 campaign.
San Diego State once again is the league favorite, while New Mexico, Fresno State and UNLV are teams capable of making big moves in the Mountain West.
Every team in the ACC looks like a viable regional contender heading into 2021, which should make for a wild ride this spring.
