The 2001 SEC Baseball Tournament was held at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover

Hoover, Alabama

Hoover is a city in Jefferson and Shelby Counties in north central Alabama, in the United States. The largest suburb of Birmingham, the population of the city was 62,742 as of the 2000 census and 81,619 in the 2010 census. Hoover is part of the Birmingham-Hoover, AL MSA and is also included in the...

, Alabama

Alabama

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 from May 16th through May 20th. Mississippi State

Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball

The Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represents Mississippi State University in NCAA Division I college baseball. The team participates in the West division of the Southeastern Conference. They are currently coached by head coach John Cohen. They play home games in Dudy Noble Field,...

 defeated LSU

LSU Tigers baseball

The LSU baseball team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I college baseball.Along with the other LSU athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the West division of the Southeastern Conference...

 in the championship game, earning the Southeastern Conference

Southeastern Conference

The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...

's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

2001 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

The 2001 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 25th through June 16th, 2001. 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament. The tournament culminated with 8...

.

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.

Tournament

• 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 Michael Floyd Michael Floyd is an American football wide receiver. He currently attends the University of Notre Dame in his senior year...	South Carolina
OF	Todd Linden Todd Linden Todd Anthony "Moose" Linden is an outfielder in the North American League for the Edmonton Capitals organization.-Early life:...	LSU
OF	John West	Mississippi State
DH	Jon Knott Jon Knott Jonathan David Knott is a former Major League Baseball outfielder.-Career:After graduating in 2001 with a Master of Business Administration degree from Mississippi State University, Knott was signed by Mal Fichman as an amateur free agent with the San Diego Padres. He made his major league debut...	Mississippi State
P	Chris Young	Mississippi State
P	Brandon Medders Brandon Medders Brandon Edward Medders is a professional relief pitcher who is currently a free agent. He throws a 4-seam fastball, curveball, slider, and a cutter....	Mississippi State
MVP	Chris Young	Mississippi State

See also

• College World Series
  College World Series
  The College World Series or CWS is an annual baseball tournament held in Omaha, Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, which determines the NCAA Division I college baseball champion. The eight teams are split into two, four-team, double-elimination brackets,...
  
  
• NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
  NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
  The NCAA Division I Baseball Championship tournament is held each year from May through June and features 64 college baseball teams in the United States, culminating in the College World Series....
  
  
• SEC Tournament