2005 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2005 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama from May 25 through May 29. Mississippi State won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Tournament.

2005 Southeastern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatTwo pools of four-team double elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMississippi State (6th title)
Winning coachRon Polk (5th title)
MVPJeff Butts, Mississippi State
Attendance119,580
2005 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern
No. 2 Florida  x‍†‍‍y 20–10 .667  48–23 .676
No. 8 Tennessee  ‍‍‍y 18–11 .621  46–21 .687
No. 26 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 16–14 .533  41–23 .641
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .433  34–21 .618
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 12–17 .414  30–25 .545
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 7–22 .241  29–27 .518
Western
No. 11 Ole Miss  x‍‍‍y 18–12 .600  40–22 .645
No. 19 LSU  x‍‍‍y 18–12 .600  40–22 .645
No. 20 Alabama  ‍‍‍y 17–13 .567  40–23 .635
Mississippi State  ‍‍‡‍y 13–16 .448  42–22 .656
Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 13–17 .433  39–22 .639
Auburn  ‍‍‍y 13–17 .433  34–26 .567
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2005[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular Season Results
Eastern Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Florida 20 10 .667 -- 1
Tennessee 18 11 .621 1.5 3
South Carolina 16 14 .533 4 6
Vanderbilt 13 17 .433 7 --
Georgia 12 17 .414 7.5 --
Kentucky 7 22 .241 12.5 --
Western Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
LSU 18 12 .600 -- 2
Ole Miss 18 12 .600 -- 4
Alabama 17 13 .567 1 5
Mississippi State 13 16 .448 4.5 7
Arkansas 13 17 .433 5 8
Auburn 13 17 .433 5 --

Tournament
  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Florida 9  
8 Arkansas 8  
  1 Florida 10  
  4 Ole Miss 7  
5 Alabama 1
4 Ole Miss 3  
  1 Florida 1 2  
  4 Ole Miss 14 4  
8 Arkansas 4  
5 Alabama 5  
  5 Alabama 3
  4 Ole Miss 5  
  4 Ole Miss 1
  7 Mississippi State 4
3 Tennessee 2  
6 South Carolina 12  
  6 South Carolina 2
  7 Mississippi State 6  
7 Mississippi State 9
2 LSU 2  
  7 Mississippi State 3 -
  3 Tennessee 2 -  
3 Tennessee 5  
2 LSU 1  
  3 Tennessee 4
  6 South Carolina 1  

All-Tournament Team
Position Player School
1B Matt LaPorta Florida
2B Jeffrey Rea Mississippi State
3B Neil Giesler South Carolina
SS Zack Cozart Ole Miss
C J. P. Arencibia Tennessee
OF Jeff Butts Mississippi State
OF Walter Cochrane South Carolina
OF Jeff Corsaletti Florida
DH Justin Henry Ole Miss
P Mark Holliman Ole Miss
P Todd Doolittle Mississippi State
MVP Jeff Butts Mississippi State

See also

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2005". boydsworld.com. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
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