2001 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

2001 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatTwo pools of four-team double elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMississippi State (5th title)
Winning coachPat McMahon (1st title)
MVPChris Young (Mississippi State)
Attendance85,771
2001 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 8 Georgia  x‍†‍‍y 20 – 10   .667 45 – 19   .703
No. 4 Tennessee  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 48 – 20   .706
No. 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
No. 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
No. 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 16 through 20. 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 roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
6Ole Miss17
3Tennessee6
2LSU13
6Ole Miss2
7Florida0
2LSU10
6Ole Miss6-
2LSU12-
3Tennessee3
7Florida97Florida6
6Ole Miss7
2LSU1
5South Carolina1
4Mississippi State4
4Mississippi State2
4Mississippi State8
1Georgia4
8Auburn4
1Georgia8
5South Carolina70
4Mississippi State61
8Auburn4
5South Carolina51Georgia2
5South Carolina10
  • Kentucky, Alabama, Vanderbilt and Arkansas did not make the tournament.

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.