2001 NCAA Division I baseball season

2001 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams 291
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions Miami (FL)
Runners-up Stanford
MOP Charlton Jimerson (Miami (FL))
Seasons

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2002 →

The 2001 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 2001. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 2001 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the fifty fifth time in 2001, consisted of one team from each of eight super regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Miami (FL) claimed the championship for the fourth time.[1]

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 2001 season. The NCAA sponsored regional and super regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Each of the sixteen regionals consisted of four teams competing in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to eight best of three Super Regionals. The winners of each Super Regional advanced to Omaha. 30 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 34 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
America East Conference Delaware 2001 America East Conference Baseball Tournament Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE Delaware
Atlantic Coast Conference Florida State 2001 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament Knights Stadium • Fort Mill, SC Wake Forest
Big 12 Conference Nebraska 2001 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK Nebraska
Big East Conference Notre Dame 2001 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament Commerce Bank Ballpark • Bridgewater, NJ Seton Hall
Big Ten Conference Ohio State 2001 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, OH Minnesota
Big West Conference Cal State Fullerton No tournament
Conference USA Tulane 2001 Conference USA Baseball Tournament Zephyr Field • New Orleans, LA Tulane
Ivy League Gehrig - Princeton
Rolfe - Dartmouth 		2001 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series Red Rolfe Field at Biondi Park • Hanover, NH Dartmouth
Mid-American Conference East - Bowling Green
West - Ball State 		2001 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament Ball Diamond • Muncie, IN Kent State
Midwestern Collegiate Conference Milwaukee 2001 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Baseball Tournament Chicago, IL Milwaukee
Mid-Continent Conference Oral Roberts 2001 Mid-Continent Conference Baseball Tournament J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Oral Roberts
Pacific-10 Conference Southern California No tournament
Southeastern Conference Eastern - Georgia
Western - LSU 		2001 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL Mississippi State
Southern Conference Georgia Southern 2001 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park • Charleston, SC The Citadel
Trans America Athletic Conference UCF 2001 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament Alexander Brest Field • Jacksonville, FL UCF
West Coast Conference Coast - Gonzaga/Santa Clara
West - Pepperdine 		2001 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship Series San Diego

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

Template:2001 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
2001 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
#7 Nebraska †‡y 20 – 8 – 0   .714     50 – 16 – 1   .754
#21 Texas Tech 19 – 10 – 1   .650     42 – 20 – 1   .675
#28 Texas y 19 – 11 – 0   .633     36 – 26 – 0   .581
#22 Baylor y 17 – 10 – 0   .630     37 – 24 – 0   .607
Oklahoma State y 16 – 14 – 0   .533     42 – 22 – 0   .656
Texas A&M 15 – 15 – 0   .500     33 – 27 – 0   .550
Oklahoma y 13 – 16 – 1   .450     25 – 33 – 1   .432
Iowa State 11 – 15 – 0   .423     24 – 29 – 1   .454
Kansas State 10 – 17 – 0   .370     25 – 28 – 0   .472
Missouri 11 – 19 – 0   .367     31 – 24 – 1   .563
Kansas 7 – 23 – 0   .233     26 – 30 – 0   .464
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2001[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2001 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
#12 Notre Dame †y 22 – 4 – 0   .846     49 – 13 – 1   .786
#25 Rutgers y 18 – 8 – 0   .692     42 – 17 – 0   .712
Seton Hall ‡y 14 – 11 – 1   .558     34 – 23 – 1   .595
Virginia Tech 14 – 11 – 1   .558     29 – 28 – 1   .509
St. John's 13 – 13 – 0   .500     31 – 22 – 0   .585
Connecticut 13 – 13 – 0   .500     26 – 25 – 0   .510
West Virginia 12 – 14 – 0   .462     27 – 26 – 0   .509
Boston College 11 – 13 – 0   .458     29 – 22 – 0   .569
Villanova 10 – 16 – 0   .385     25 – 25 – 1   .500
Georgetown 7 – 19 – 0   .269     17 – 39 – 0   .304
Pittsburgh 6 – 18 – 0   .250     18 – 27 – 0   .400
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2001[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2001 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Ohio State †y 20 – 7   .741     43 – 18   .705
Purdue 19 – 7   .731     32 – 24   .571
Minnesota ‡y 19 – 8   .704     39 – 21   .650
Penn State 15 – 11   .577     29 – 29   .500
Illinois 13 – 14   .481     29 – 28   .509
Michigan 10 – 14   .417     28 – 28   .500
Northwestern 11 – 17   .393     24 – 32   .429
Michigan State 9 – 17   .346     29 – 27   .518
Iowa 8 – 17   .320     19 – 29   .396
Indiana 7 – 19   .269     24 – 31   .436
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2001[6][7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
 Template:2001 Conference USA baseball standings
2001 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Bowling Green x 18 – 9   .667     36 – 18   .667
Ohio 16 – 11   .593     29 – 25   .537
Kent State ‡y 16 – 11   .593     32 – 30   .516
Miami 16 – 12   .571     35 – 25   .583
Marshall 11 – 17   .393     24 – 29   .453
Akron 9 – 18   .333     16 – 34   .320
Buffalo 5 – 23   .179     11 – 39   .220
West
Ball State x 21 – 5   .808     34 – 23   .596
Central Michigan 16 – 12   .571     35 – 24   .593
Eastern Michigan 14 – 12   .538     20 – 33   .377
Western Michigan 15 – 13   .536     26 – 28   .481
Northern Illinois 10 – 17   .370     28 – 27   .509
Toledo 10 – 17   .370     26 – 29   .473
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2001[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
Template:2001 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings Template:2001 Southeastern Conference baseball standings Template:2001 Southern Conference baseball standings

College World Series

The 2001 season marked the fifty fifth NCAA Baseball Tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Miami (FL) claiming their fourth championship with a 12–1 win over Florida State in the final.[1]

Bracket

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
5  Tulane 11  
4  Stanford 13  
  4  Stanford 510  
  1  Cal State Fullerton 2  
8  Nebraska 4
1  Cal State Fullerton 5  
  1  Cal State Fullerton 1 —  
  4  Stanford 4 —  
5  Tulane 6  
8  Nebraska 5  
  1  Cal State Fullerton 11
  5  Tulane 2  
  4  Stanford 1
  2  Miami (FL) 12
6  Georgia 5  
3  Southern California 11  
  3  Southern California 3
  2  Miami (FL) 4  
 Tennessee 13
2  Miami (FL) 21  
  2  Miami (FL) 12 —
   Tennessee 6 —  
 Tennessee 19  
6  Georgia 12  
  3  USC 2
   Tennessee 10  

Award winners

All-America team

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 W.C. Madden and Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947–2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ 2013 Big 12 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  4. ↑ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  5. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2001". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  6. ↑ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  7. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2001". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  8. ↑ "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 30, 2013.