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The 2019 National Invitational Baseball Tournament (NIBT) Series is the second edition of the National Invitational Baseball Tournament, a secondary tournament for teams that did not qualify for the 2019 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The 32-team tournament began on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, as part of the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season and concluded with the 2021 NIT Championship Series in Brooklyn, New York, starting on June 25 and ending on June 27.

The 32 participating NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 297 teams. Eight teams were awarded automatic bids as regular season champions of their conference, but did not win their conference tournament, nor received an at-large bid. The remaining 24 teams were selected at-large by the NIT Committee. Teams were divided into eight regionals of four teams, each of which will conduct a double-elimination tournament. Regional champions will then face each other in Super Regionals, a best-of-three game series, to determine the four participants in the NIT Championship Series.

Tournament procedure

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A total of 32 teams entered the tournament, with eight of them receiving an automatic bid by winning their conference's regular season. The remaining 24 bids will be "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.

Schedule and venues

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On May 31, the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee announced the eight regional host sites.

Regionals

Super Regionals

  • June 11–14
    • Taylor Stadium, Springfield, Missouri (Host: University of Missouri)
    • Schroeder Park, Houston, Texas (Host: University of Houston)
    • John Euliano Park, Orlando, Florida (Host: University of Central Florida)
    • Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Arizona (Host: University of Arizona)

NIT Championship Series

National seeds

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The eight national seeds were announced on the Selection Show on Monday, May 27, 2019 at 3 p.m. EDT on ESPNU. Teams in italics advanced to the Super Regionals. Teams in bold advanced to the NIT Championship Series.

  1. Missouri
  2. Houston
  3. UCF
  4. Texas State
  5. Virginia
  6. Oklahoma
  7. Alabama
  8. BYU

Bids

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Automatic bids

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School Conference Record (Conf) Berth Last NIBT Appearance
Alabama State SWAC 28–26 (18–5) Regular season champions First appearance
Bryant Northeast 40–20 (19–5) Regular season champions First appearance
BYU West Coast 36–17 (19–8) Regular season champions First appearance
Canisius MAAC 24–29 (17–7) Regular season co-champions First appearance
Elon CAA 33–24 (19–5) Regular season champions First appearance
Florida Gulf Coast ASUN 34–21 (16–7) Regular season champions First appearance
Navy Patriot 39–17 (18–7) Regular season champions First appearance
New Mexico State WAC 38–17 (19–8) Regular season co-champions First appearance
Norfolk State MEAC 24–26 (17–7) Regular season champions First appearance
Sam Houston State Southland 31–25 (20–10) Regular season champions 2018
Samford Southern 41–19 (19–5) Regular season champions First appearance
Texas State Sun Belt 36–20 (20–10) Regular season champions First appearance
VCU Atlantic 10 39–19 (19–5) Regular season champions First appearance
Wright State Horizon 42–17 (22–8) Regular season champions First appearance

At-large

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Team Conference Record (Conf) Last NIBT Appearance
Alabama SEC 30–26 (7–23) First appearance
Arizona Pac-12 32–24 (15–14) 2018 (Tucson Regional)
Boston College ACC 31–27 (12–18) First appearance
Georgia Southern Sun Belt 35–24 (18–12) First appearance
Gonzaga West Coast 31–24 (18–9) First appearance
Houston American 32–24 (12–12) First appearance
Jacksonville ASUN 32–27 (13–11) First appearance
Louisiana Tech Conference USA 34–24 (17–13) 2018
Kansas Big 12 32–16 (12–12) First appearance
Missouri SEC 34–22–1 (13–16–1) 2018 (Springfield Regional)
Oklahoma Big 12 33–23 (11–13) First appearance
San Diego State Mountain West 32–25 (16–13) First appearance
St. Mary's (CA) West Coast 35–22 (17–10) First appearance
UC Irvine Big West 37–17 (17–7) First appearance
UCF American 36–22 (11–13) 2018 (Orlando Regional)
Virginia ACC 32–24 (14–16) First appearance
Wake Forest ACC 31–26 (14–16) First appearance
Washington Pac-12 28–24 (12–17) First appearance

Regionals and Super Regionals

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Bold indicates winner. Seeds for regional tournaments indicate seeds within regional. Seeds for super regional tournaments indicate national seeds only.

Springfield Super Regional

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Houston Super Regional

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Orlando Super Regional

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San Marcos Super Regional

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NIT Series

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The NIT was held at Maimonides Park in Brooklyn, New York.

Participants

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Bracket

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Semifinals Final
8 BYU 2 9
2 Houston 8 14 2 Houston 1 15 4
3 UCF 8 3 7 3 UCF 2 5 6
Arizona 5 4 1

Final standings

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Seeds listed below indicate national seeds only

Place School Record
1st No. 2 Baylor 9–2
2nd No. 8 Florida Atlantic 7–5
3rd UNCW 7–3
No. 3 Ball State 6–3
5th Wofford 4–2
San Diego 4–3
No. 6 Air Force 3–2
Lehigh 3–3
9th Kentucky 3–2
Oral Roberts 3–2
Iowa 3–2
Florida Gulf Coast 3–2
Western Carolina 3–2
Stony Brook 2–2
Oklahoma 2–2
San Diego State 2–2
17th Jackson State 1–2
Clemson 1–2
Abilene Christian 1–2
Tulane 1–2
Virginia Tech 1–2
Bryant 1–2
No. 4 Pitt 1–2
Kansas State 1–2
25th No. 5 USC Upstate 0–2
Louisville 0–2
No. 7 UNLV 0–2
Mercer 0–2
Rhode Island 0–2
Monmouth 0–2
Kansas 0–2
No. 1 Georgia 0–2