2001 Conference USA Baseball Tournament

The 2001 Conference USA Baseball Tournament was the 2001 postseason baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at Zephyr Field in New Orleans, Louisiana from May 1620. Tulane defeated South Florida in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1]

2001 Conference USA
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatEight-team double-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTulane (4th title)
Winning coachRick Jones (4th title)
MVPBarth Melius, Tulane
2001 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Tulane  y 216 .778  5613 .812
Houston  y 207 .741  2930 .492
South Florida   1611 .593  3331 .516
Cincinnati   1611 .593  3424 .586
Memphis   1314 .481  3424 .586
Louisville   1314 .481  3229 .525
Southern Miss   1116 .407  2732 .458
Charlotte   1017 .370  2431 .436
Saint Louis   918 .333  2132 .396
UAB   621 .222  2530 .455
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular season results

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Tulane216.778
-
1
Houston207.741
1
2
South Florida1611.593
5
3
Cincinnati1611.593
5
4
Memphis1314.481
8
5
Louisville1314.481
8
6
Southern Miss1116.407
10
7
Charlotte1017.370
11
8
Saint Louis918.333
12
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UAB621.222
15
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  • Records reflect conference play only.[2]

Bracket

  First Round Second Round Semifinals Championship Game
                                       
5 Memphis 8  
4 Cincinnati 5  
  8 Charlotte 2  
  5 Memphis 4  
8 Charlotte 8
1 Tulane 4  
  5 Memphis 6 2  
  1 Tulane 7 7  
4 Cincinnati 7  
1 Tulane 9  
  8 Charlotte 2
  1 Tulane 6  
  3 South Florida 4
  1 Tulane 21
7 Southern Miss 6  
2 Houston 2  
  7 Southern Miss 18
  3 South Florida 5  
6 Louisville 5
3 South Florida 10  
  7 Southern Miss 4 4
  3 South Florida 6 7  
6 Louisville 6  
2 Houston 5  
  6 Louisville 3
  3 South Florida 7  
  • Bold indicates the winner of the game.
  • Italics indicate that the team was eliminated from the tournament.


All-tournament team

Position Player School
C Scott Madden Tulane
IF Ben Drawdy South Florida
IF Mike Eylward South Florida
IF Anthony Giarratano Tulane
IF Jake Gautreau Tulane
OF Daniel Boyd South Florida
OF Bill Naharodny South Florida
OF Clint Stoy Southern Miss
DH Kris Courier South Florida
SP Beau Richardson Tulane
RP Barth Melius Tulane
MVP Barth Melius Tulane

References

  1. "2012 Conference USA Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 75–93. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2001". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
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