Qualification for the 2021 Little League World Series took place across eight United States regions. The first regional tournament began on August 5 and the final tournament concluded on August 14. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Little League Baseball made the decision to hold the tournament without teams from outside of the United States for the first time since . Instead, the top two teams from each U.S. region qualified for the final tournament. In all, 53 teams were invited to the regional tournaments; two from California, two from Texas, one each from the other 48 states, and one from the District of Columbia.
Great Lakes The tournament took place in Whitestown, Indiana, during August 8–14.2021 Little League Baseball Great Lakes Regional Tournament On August 11, the team from Kentucky was removed from tournament play due to having at least one positive COVID-19 test.
StateCityLL OrganizationRecordHinsdaleHinsdale1–2BrownsburgBrownsburg0–2Bowling GreenWarren County South2–2TaylorTaylor North4–0HamiltonWest Side3–2Elm GroveElmbrook National0–2
Mid-Atlantic The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut, during August 8–14.2021 Little League Baseball Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament
StateCityLL OrganizationRecordBearCanal2–2BethesdaMontgomery County Lower0–2Toms RiverToms River East3–2ColonieColonie0–2OaksUpper Providence4–0Capitol City1–2
Midwest The tournament took place in Whitestown, Indiana, during August 7–14.2021 Little League Baseball Midwest Regional Tournament
StateCityLL OrganizationRecordDavenportDavenport Southeast2–2PittsburgJ.L. Hutchinson Baseball0–2Circle PinesCentennial Lakes1–2ColumbiaDaniel Boone National0–2HastingsHastings Baseball4–1FargoFargo2–2Sioux Falls Sioux Falls3–1
New England The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut, during August 8–14.2021 Little League Baseball New England Regional Tournament
StateCityLL OrganizationRecordManchesterManchester2–1SacoSaco/Dayton2–2PeabodyPeabody West1–2HooksettNorth Manchester/Hooksett4–1North ProvidenceNorth Providence0–2EssexEssex Town1–2
Northwest The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California, during August 8–14.2021 Little League Baseball Northwest Regional Tournament On August 7, the team from Alaska was removed from tournament play due to having at least one positive COVID-19 test.
StateCityLL OrganizationRecordEagle RiverKnik0–2EagleWest Valley1–2BillingsBoulder Arrowhead1–2Lake OswegoLake Oswego3–2Sammamish Eastlake4–0CodyCody1–2
Southeast The tournament took place in Warner Robins, Georgia, during August 6–11.2021 Little League Baseball Southeast Regional Tournament On August 7, the team from North Carolina was removed from further tournament play due to having at least one positive COVID-19 test.
StateCityLL OrganizationRecordSylacaugaSylacauga0–2Palm CityMartin County North3–1ColumbusColumbus Northern2–2GreenvilleGreenville Tar Heel1–2TaylorsNorthwood2–2NolensvilleNolensville5–1Newport News Warwick0–2Shenandoah JunctionJefferson County1–2
Southwest The tournament took place in Waco, Texas, during August 5–10.2021 Little League Baseball Southwest Regional Tournament On August 6, the teams from Oklahoma, Mississippi, and Texas East were all removed from further tournament play due to each team having at least one positive COVID-19 test. This resulted in a reworking of the schedule, causing the championship game to be moved up a day from its originally planned date of August 11.
StateCityLL OrganizationRecordLittle RockJunior Deputy Baseball0–2Boulder North Boulder2–2LafayetteLafayette4–0StarkvilleStarkville0–2Rio RanchoSunset2–2TulsaTulsa National1–2 EastNeedvilleNeedville1–2 WestAbileneWylie4–2
West The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California, during August 8–14.2021 Little League Baseball West Regional Tournament On August 10, the team from Arizona was removed from tournament play due to having at least one positive COVID-19 test.
StateCityLL OrganizationRecordQueen CreekQueen Creek1–2HonoluluHonolulu4–0Las VegasSummerlin South0–2 Northern CaliforniaPetalumaPetaluma National1–2 Southern CaliforniaTorranceTorrance3–2WashingtonWashington1–2
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