2001 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament

2001 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 8
Format Two pools of four-team double elimination
Site
Champions Mississippi State (5th title)
Winning coach Pat McMahon (1st title)
MVP Chris Young (Mississippi State)
Attendance 85,771
2001 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Eastern
#8 Georgia x†y 20 – 10   .667     45 – 19   .703
#4 Tennessee y 18 – 12   .600     48 – 20   .706
#15 South Carolina y 17 – 13   .567     48 – 18   .727
Florida y 16 – 14   .533     35 – 27   .565
Vanderbilt 9 – 21   .300     23 – 31   .426
Kentucky 7 – 23   .233     22 – 34   .393
Western
#10 LSU xy 18 – 12   .600     44 – 22   .667
#14 Mississippi State‡y 17 – 13   .567     39 – 22   .639
Ole Miss y 17 – 13   .567     39 – 23   .629
#30 Auburn y 15 – 15   .500     32 – 23   .582
Alabama 15 – 15   .500     32 – 23   .582
Arkansas 11 – 19   .367     27 – 29   .482
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2001[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2001 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama from May 16th through May 20th. Mississippi State defeated LSU in the championship game, earning the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Regular Season Results

The top two teams (based on conference results) from both the Eastern and Western Divisions earned automatic invites to the tournament. The next four teams with the best conference winning percentages, regardless of division, qualified for the tournament at-large.

 Eastern Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Georgia 20 10 .667
–
1
Tennessee 18 12 .600
2
3
South Carolina 17 13 .567
3
5
Florida 16 14 .533
4
7
Vanderbilt 9 21 .300
11
—
Kentucky 7 23 .233
13
—
Western Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
LSU 18 12 .600
—
2
Mississippi State 17 13 .567
1
4
Ole Miss 17 13 .567
1
6
Auburn 15 15 .500
3
8
Alabama 15 15 .500
3
—
Arkansas 11 19 .367
7
—

Tournament

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
6 Ole Miss 17  
3 Tennessee 6  
  2 LSU 13  
  6 Ole Miss 2  
7 Florida 0
2 LSU 10  
  6 Ole Miss 6 -  
  2 LSU 12 -  
3 Tennessee 3  
7 Florida 9  
  7 Florida 6
  6 Ole Miss 7  
  2 LSU 1
  4 Mississippi State 4
5 South Carolina 1  
4 Mississippi State 2  
  4 Mississippi State 8
  1 Georgia 4  
8 Auburn 4
1 Georgia 8  
  5 South Carolina 7 0
  4 Mississippi State 6 1  
8 Auburn 4  
5 South Carolina 5  
  1 Georgia 2
  5 South Carolina 10  

All-Tournament Team

Most Valuable Player Chris Young, Mississippi State

Position Player School
1B Josh Christian Ole Miss
2B Bryon Jeffcoat South Carolina
3B Lance Jones Ole Miss
SS Chris Burke Tennessee
C Matt Heath LSU
OF Michael Floyd South Carolina
OF Todd Linden LSU
OF John West Mississippi State
DH Jon Knott Mississippi State
P Chris Young Mississippi State
P Brandon Medders Mississippi State
MVP Chris Young Mississippi State

See also

References

  1. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2001". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
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