2001 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

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.

2001 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	8
Format	Two pools of four-team double elimination
Finals site	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, Alabama
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
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 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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						Final
	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
	5	South Carolina	1
																	4	Mississippi State	4
	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

• 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

• College World Series
• NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
• Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

References

• SECSports.com All-Time Baseball Tournament Results
• SECSports.com All-Tourney Team Lists