2001 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

2001 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
Season	2001
Teams	64
College World Series Site	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE
Champions	Miami (FL) (4th title)
Runner-Up	Stanford (13th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Jim Morris (2nd title)
MOP	Charlton Jimerson (Miami (FL))
NCAA Baseball Tournaments «2000  2002»

The 2001 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its fifty fifth year. Sixteen regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event, with each winner advancing to a best of three series against another regional champion for the right to play in the College World Series. Each region was composed of four teams, resulting in 64 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.^[1] The fifty-fifth tournament's champion was Miami (FL), coached by Jim Morris. The Most Outstanding Player was Charlton Jimerson of Miami (FL).

National Seeds

Bold indicates CWS participant.

1. Cal State Fullerton
2. Miami (FL)
3. Southern California
4. Stanford
5. Tulane
6. Georgia
7. East Carolina
8. Nebraska

Regionals & Super Regionals

Bold indicates winner. * indicates extra innings. Italics indicates host.

Fullerton Super Regional

	First Round					Second Round					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	1	Cal State Fullerton	17
	4	Temple	3
						1	Cal State Fullerton	13
						2	Arizona State	3
	3	Texas Tech	3
	2	Arizona State	12
											1	Cal State Fullerton	5	9
	Fullerton, CA Regional–Goodwin Field
										3	Texas Tech	11	2
	4	Temple	3
	3	Texas Tech	14
						2	Arizona State	8
						3	Texas Tech	9
																1	Cal State Fullerton	13	9	–
																	Mississippi State	2	3	–
	1	Mississippi State	9^10
	4	Kent State	8
						1	Mississippi State	4
						3	Delaware	3
	3	Delaware	5^10
	2	Ohio State	4
											1	Mississippi State	14	–
	Columbus, OH Regional–Bill Davis Stadium
										4	Kent State	4	–
	2	Ohio State	8
	4	Kent State	9
						3	Delaware	11
						4	Kent State	12

Lincoln Super Regional

	First Round					Second Round					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	1	Nebraska	16
	4	Northern Iowa	6
						1	Nebraska	5
						2	Rutgers	4
	3	BYU	3
	2	Rutgers	4
											1	Nebraska	14	–
	Lincoln, Nebraska Regional–Hawks Field
										2	Rutgers	10	–
	4	Northern Iowa	10
	3	BYU	1
						4	Northern Iowa	4
						2	Rutgers	5
																8	Nebraska	7	9^10	–
																	Rice	0	6	–
	1	Rice	11
	4	Texas–Arlington	4
						1	Rice	10
						2	Baylor	11
	3	Houston	3
	2	Baylor	4
											2	Baylor	4	4
	Houston, Texas Regional–Reckling Park
										1	Rice	7	5
	4	Texas-Arlington	7
	3	Houston	6
						4	Texas-Arlington	2
						1	Rice	14

Metairie Super Regional

	First Round					Second Round					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	3	Oklahoma State	5*
	2	Ole Miss	4*
						3	Oklahoma State	10
						1	Tulane	13
	4	Southern	9
	1	Tulane	22
											3	Oklahoma State	8	—
	New Orleans Regional–Turchin Stadium
										1	Tulane	9	—
	4	Southern	2
	2	Ole Miss	10
						3	Oklahoma State	16
						2	Ole Miss	7
																	LSU	4*	4	1
																5	Tulane	3*	9	7
	3	California	7
	2	VCU	9
						2	VCU	9
						1	LSU	13
	4	Minnesota	9
	1	LSU	10
											2	VCU	10	9
	Baton Rouge Regional–Alex Box Stadium
										1	LSU	7	14
	4	Minnesota	3
	3	California	9
						3	California	2
						2	VCU	11

Palo Alto Super Regional

	First Round					Second Round					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	1	Stanford	4
	4	Marist	3
						1	Stanford	3
						3	Texas	4
	3	Texas	11
	2	Long Beach State	2
											3	Texas	9	3
	Palo Alto, California Regional–Sunken Diamond
										1	Stanford	10	4
	4	Marist	7
	2	Long Beach State	6
						4	Marist	0
						1	Stanford	6
																4	Stanford	11	3	3
																	South Carolina	1	4	2
	1	UCF	13*
	4	Princeton	12*
						1	UCF	8
						2	South Carolina	6
	3	The Citadel	0
	2	South Carolina	16
											1	UCF	7	2
	Columbia, South Carolina Regional–Sarge Frye Field
										2	South Carolina	9	5
	4	Princeton	11
	3	The Citadel	6
						4	Princeton	7
						2	South Carolina	11

Coral Gables Super Regional

	First Round					Second Round					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	1	Miami (FL)	14
	4	Bucknell	6
						1	Miami (FL)	6
						2	Florida	2
	3	Stetson	9
	2	Florida	10
											1	Miami (FL)	16	—
	Coral Gables Regional
										3	Stetson	8	—
	4	Bucknell	0
	3	Stetson	7
						3	Stetson	6
						2	Florida	3
																2	Miami (FL)	10	14	—
																	Clemson	8	6	—
	1	South Alabama	2
	4	Seton Hall	7
						4	Seton Hall	4
						2	Clemson	24
	3	William & Mary	1
	2	Clemson	4
											2	Clemson	8	—
	Clemson Regional
										4	Seton Hall	2	—
	1	South Alabama	8
	3	William & Mary	4
						1	South Alabama	7
						4	Seton Hall	8

Kinston Super Regional

	First Round					Second Round					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	1	East Carolina	7
	4	UMBC	0
						1	East Carolina	12
						3	South Florida	8
	3	South Florida	7
	2	Winthrop	2
											1	East Carolina	7	—
	Wilson Regional
										2	Winthrop	3	—
	4	UMBC	0
	2	Winthrop	6
						2	Winthrop	6
						3	South Florida	1
																7	East Carolina	10	3	—
																	Tennessee	13	6	—
	1	Wake Forest	7
	4	Tennessee Tech	9
						4	Tennessee Tech	0
						2	Tennessee	11
	3	Middle Tennessee	1
	2	Tennessee	2
											2	Tennessee	3	6
	Knoxville Regional
										1	Wake Forest	10	3
	1	Wake Forest	6
	3	Middle Tennessee	3
						1	Wake Forest	18
						4	Tennessee Tech	5

Athens Super Regional

	First Round					Second Round					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	1	Georgia	3
	4	Georgia Southern	4
						4	Georgia Southern	3
						3	Coastal Carolina	12
	3	Coastal Carolina	5
	2	Georgia Tech	3
											3	Coastal Carolina	3	7
	Athens, Georgia Regional–Foley Field
										1	Georgia	9	8
	1	Georgia	13
	2	Georgia Tech	5
						1	Georgia	10*
						4	Georgia Southern	9
																6	Georgia	9*	6	8
																	Florida State	8*	11	3
	1	Florida State	8
	4	Bethune-Cookman	1
						1	Florida State	10
						2	Auburn	6
	3	Jacksonville	7
	2	Auburn	8*
											1	Florida State	9	—
	Tallahassee, Florida Regional–Dick Howser Stadium
										2	Auburn	6	—
	4	Bethune-Cookman	0
	3	Jacksonville	3
						3	Jacksonville	2
						2	Auburn	3

Los Angeles Super Regional

	First Round					Second Round					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	1	Southern California	12
	4	Oral Roberts	4
						1	Southern California	4
						2	Pepperdine	3
	3	Fresno State	0
	2	Pepperdine	4
											1	Southern California	8	—
	Los Angeles, California Regional–Dedeaux Field
										3	Fresno State	0	—
	4	Oral Roberts	1
	3	Fresno State	2
						3	Fresno State	8
						2	Pepperdine	6
																3	Southern California	5	6	—
																	FIU	1	0	—
	1	Notre Dame	12
	4	Milwaukee	4
						1	Notre Dame	6
						3	FIU	7
	3	FIU	17
	2	UC Santa Barbara	4
											3	FIU	2	5
	South Bend, Indiana Regional–Frank Eck Stadium
										1	Notre Dame	5	4
	4	UMilwaukee	12
	2	UC Santa Barbara	13
						2	UC Santa Barbara	10
						1	Notre Dame	11*

College World Series

Participants

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS Record
Cal State Fullerton	Big West	46–16 (14–4)	George Horton	10 (last: 1999)	1st (1979, 1984, 1995)	23–16
Georgia	SEC	47–20 (20–10)	Ron Polk	2 (last: 1990)	1st (1990)	4–3
Miami (FL)	n/a	49–12 (n/a)	Jim Morris	18 (last: 1999)	1st (1982, 1985, 1999)	39–30
Nebraska	Big 12	50–14 (20–8)	Dave van Horn	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
Southern California	Pac-10	44–17 (18–6)	Mike Gillespie	20 (last: 2000)	1st (1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1998)	73–24
Stanford	Pac-10	48–16 (17–7)	Mark Marquess	12 (last: 2000)	1st (1987, 1988)	28–21
Tennessee	SEC	46–18 (18–12)	Rod Delmonico	2 (last: 1995)	2nd (1951)	6–4
Tulane	C-USA	55–11 (21–6)	Rick Jones	0 (last: none)	none	0–0

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	5	Tulane	11
	4	Stanford	13
						4	Stanford	5^10
						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
		Tennessee	13
	2	Miami (FL)	21
											2	Miami (FL)	12	—
											Tennessee	6	—
		Tennessee	19
	6	Georgia	12
						3	Southern California	2
							Tennessee	10

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 8	Game 1	Stanford	13–11	Tulane
	Game 2	Cal State Fullerton	5–4	Nebraska
June 9	Game 3	Southern California	11–5	Georgia
	Game 4	Miami (FL)	21–13	Tennessee
June 10	Game 5	Tulane	6–5	Nebraska	Nebraska eliminated
	Game 6	Stanford	5–2 (10)	Cal State Fullerton
June 11	Game 7	Tennessee	19–12	Georgia	Georgia eliminated
	Game 8	Miami (FL)	4–3	Southern California
June 12	Game 9	Cal State Fullerton	11–2	Tulane	Tulane eliminated
	Game 10	Tennessee	10–2	Southern California	Southern California eliminated
June 13	Game 11	Stanford	4–1	Cal State Fullerton	Cal State Fullerton eliminated
June 14	Game 12	Miami (FL)	12–6	Tennessee	Tennessee eliminated
June 16	Final	Miami (FL)	12–1	Stanford	Miami (FL) wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

Position	Player	Class	School
Pitcher	Jeff Bruksch	Junior	Stanford
	Tom Farmer	Senior	Miami (FL)
Catcher	Ryan Garko	Sophomore	Stanford
First baseman	Kevin Brown	Senior	Miami (FL)
Second baseman	David Bacani	Senior	Cal State Fullerton
Third baseman	Charlie Fod	Senior	Georgia
Shortstop	Chris Burke	Junior	Tennessee
Outfielder	Jeff Christensen	Senior	Tennessee
	Sam Fuld	Freshman	Stanford
	Charlton Jimerson	Senior	Miami (FL)
Designated hitter	Danny Matienzo	Sophomore	Miami (FL)

Notable players

• Cal State Fullerton: Chad Cordero, Kirk Saarloos
• Georgia: Jeff Keppinger, Charlie Ford
• Miami (FL): Charlton Jimerson
• Nebraska:
• Southern California: Mark Prior
• Stanford: Ryan Garko, Sam Fuld
• Tennessee: Chris Burke
• Tulane: Andy Cannizaro

References

1. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. pp. 222–3. Retrieved November 5, 2014.