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
← 2000	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.

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.

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	Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA	San Diego

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

2001 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT #9 Florida State †y 20 – 4   .833     47 – 19   .712 #13 Clemson y 17 – 7   .708     41 – 22   .651 #18 Wake Forest ‡y 16 – 8   .667     44 – 18   .710 #27 Georgia Tech y 13 – 11   .542     41 – 20   .672 Duke 10 – 13   .435     23 – 33   .411 North Carolina 9 – 15   .375     31 – 26   .544 Virginia 9 – 15   .375     25 – 31   .446 NC State 9 – 15   .375     32 – 29   .525 Maryland 4 – 19   .174     17 – 37   .315 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2001; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	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; 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 [[{{{school}}}|Villanova]] 10 – 16 – 0   .385     25 – 25 – 1   .500 [[{{{school}}}|Georgetown]] 7 – 19 – 0   .269     17 – 39 – 0   .304 [[{{{school}}}|Pittsburgh]] 6 – 18 – 0   .250     18 – 27 – 0   .400 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2001; 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 [[{{{school}}}|Purdue]] 19 – 7   .731     32 – 24   .571 Minnesota ‡y 19 – 8   .704     39 – 21   .650 [[{{{school}}}|Penn State]] 15 – 11   .577     29 – 29   .500 [[{{{school}}}|Illinois]] 13 – 14   .481     29 – 28   .509 [[{{{school}}}|Michigan]] 10 – 14   .417     28 – 28   .500 [[{{{school}}}|Northwestern]] 11 – 17   .393     24 – 32   .429 [[{{{school}}}|Michigan State]] 9 – 17   .346     29 – 27   .518 [[{{{school}}}|Iowa]] 8 – 17   .320     19 – 29   .396 [[{{{school}}}|Indiana]] 7 – 19   .269     24 – 31   .436 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2001; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	2001 Conference USA baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT #6 Tulane †‡y 21 – 6   .778     56 – 13   .812 [[{{{school}}}|Houston]] y 20 – 7   .741     29 – 30   .492 [[{{{school}}}|South Florida]] 16 – 11   .593     33 – 31   .516 [[{{{school}}}|Cincinnati]] 16 – 11   .593     34 – 24   .586 [[{{{school}}}|Memphis]] 13 – 14   .481     34 – 24   .586 [[{{{school}}}|Louisville]] 13 – 14   .481     32 – 29   .525 [[{{{school}}}|Southern Miss]] 11 – 16   .407     27 – 32   .458 [[{{{school}}}|Charlotte]] 10 – 17   .370     24 – 31   .436 [[{{{school}}}|Saint Louis]] 9 – 18   .333     21 – 32   .396 [[{{{school}}}|UAB]] 6 – 21   .222     25 – 30   .455 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	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 [[{{{school}}}|Ohio]] 16 – 11   .593     29 – 25   .537 Kent State ‡y 16 – 11   .593     32 – 30   .516 [[{{{school}}}|Miami]] 16 – 12   .571     35 – 25   .583 [[{{{school}}}|Marshall]] 11 – 17   .393     24 – 29   .453 [[{{{school}}}|Akron]] 9 – 18   .333     16 – 34   .320 [[{{{school}}}|Buffalo]] 5 – 23   .179     11 – 39   .220 West Ball State x 21 – 5   .808     34 – 23   .596 [[{{{school}}}|Central Michigan]] 16 – 12   .571     35 – 24   .593 [[{{{school}}}|Eastern Michigan]] 14 – 12   .538     20 – 33   .377 [[{{{school}}}|Western Michigan]] 15 – 13   .536     26 – 28   .481 [[{{{school}}}|Northern Illinois]] 10 – 17   .370     28 – 27   .509 [[{{{school}}}|Toledo]] 10 – 17   .370     26 – 29   .473 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2001; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2001 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT #1 Miami (FL) y –   –     47 – 12   .797 [[{{{school}}}|Belmont]] –   –     28 – 24   .538 [[{{{school}}}|Centenary]] –   –     23 – 36   .390 [[{{{school}}}|Texas A&M–Corpus Christi]] –   –     18 – 36   .333 [[{{{school}}}|Texas–Pan American]] –   –     12 – 40   .231 y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2001; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	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 [[{{{school}}}|Tennessee]] y 18 – 12   .600     48 – 20   .706 #15 [[{{{school}}}|South Carolina]] y 17 – 13   .567     48 – 18   .727 [[{{{school}}}|Florida]] y 16 – 14   .533     35 – 27   .565 [[{{{school}}}|Vanderbilt]] 9 – 21   .300     23 – 31   .426 [[{{{school}}}|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 [[{{{school}}}|Ole Miss]] y 17 – 13   .567     39 – 23   .629 #30 [[{{{school}}}|Auburn]] y 15 – 15   .500     32 – 23   .582 [[{{{school}}}|Alabama]] 15 – 15   .500     32 – 23   .582 [[{{{school}}}|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	2001 Southern Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Georgia Southern †y 21 – 9   .700     42 – 20   .677 The Citadel ‡y 20 – 10   .667     38 – 24   .613 [[{{{school}}}|Furman]] 18 – 11   .621     30 – 25   .545 [[{{{school}}}|Western Carolina]] 18 – 11   .621     30 – 26   .536 [[{{{school}}}|UNC Greensboro]] 17 – 12   .586     31 – 28   .525 [[{{{school}}}|Appalachian State]] 12 – 14   .462     21 – 32   .396 [[{{{school}}}|East Tennessee State]] 13 – 17   .433     21 – 32   .396 [[{{{school}}}|College of Charleston]] 10 – 16   .385     24 – 28   .462 [[{{{school}}}|Wofford]] 9 – 17   .346     17 – 31   .354 [[{{{school}}}|Davidson]] 10 – 20   .333     19 – 32   .373 [[{{{school}}}|VMI]] 8 – 19   .296     15 – 32   .319 † – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2001; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.

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
		[[{{{school}}}|Tennessee]]	13
	2	Miami (FL)	21
											2	Miami (FL)	12	—
											Tennessee	6	—
		Tennessee	19
	6	Georgia	12
						3	USC	2
							Tennessee	10