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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 xy 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 Statey 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
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2001; 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.

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.

Most Valuable Player Chris Young, Mississippi State


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