College Baseball's 2001 Season: Final Baseball America Top 25
Updated July 13, 2018 |
Infoplease Staff
Final 2001 Division I Top 25, voted on by the editors of Baseball America and released after the NCAA College World Series. Given are final records (excluding ties) and winning percentage (including all postseason games); records in College World Series and team eliminated by (DNP indicates team did not play in tourney); head coach (career years and four-year college record including 2001 postseason); preseason ranking and rank before start of CWS.
| Record | Pct | CWS Recap | Head Coach | Preseason Rank | Rank before CWS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami-FL | 53-12 | .815 | 4-0 | Jim Morris (20 yrs: 897-363-2) | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Stanford | 51-17 | .750 | 3-1 (Miami) | Mark Marquess (25 yrs: 1046-515-5) | 14 | 6 |
| 3 | CS-Fullerton | 48-18 | .727 | 2-2 (Stanford) | George Horton (5 yrs: 222-94-1) | 15 | 4 |
| 4 | USC | 45-19 | .703 | 1-2 (Tennessee) | Mike Gillespie (15 yrs: 608-332-2) | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Tulane | 56-13 | .812 | 1-2 (CS-Fullerton) | Rick Jones (13 yrs: 520-220-1) | 19 | 5 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 50-16 | .758 | 0-2 (Tulane) | Dave Van Horn (8 yrs: 324-147) | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Georgia | 47-22 | .681 | 0-2 (Tennessee) | Ron Polk (28 yrs: 1123-534) | 16 | 7 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 48-20 | .706 | 2-2 (Miami) | Rod Delmonico (12 yrs: 492-250) | NR | 8 |
| 9 | Louisiana St. | 44-22 | .667 | DNP | Skip Bertman (18 yrs: 870-330-3) | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | Florida State | 47-19 | .712 | DNP | Mike Martin (22 yrs: 1179-402-3) | 7 | 10 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 47-13 | .783 | DNP | Keith LeClair (10 yrs: 398-211-2) | 23 | 11 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 49-20 | .710 | DNP | Ray Tanner (14 yrs: 612-268-3) | 8 | 12 |
| 13 | Rice | 47-20 | .701 | DNP | Wayne Graham (10 yrs: 426-198) | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | Central Florida | 51-14 | .785 | DNP | Jay Bergman (25 yrs: 972-540-3) | 17 | 14 |
| 15 | Notre Dame | 49-13 | .790 | DNP | Paul Mainieri (13 yrs: 456-282) | 9 | 15 |
| 16 | Pepperdine | 42-18 | .700 | DNP | Frank Sanchez (5 yrs: 190-104) | 18 | 16 |
| 17 | Clemson | 41-22 | .651 | DNP | Jack Leggett (22 yrs: 757-445) | 10 | 17 |
| 18 | Wake Forest | 44-18 | .710 | DNP | George Greer (20 yrs: 621-434-7) | NR | 18 |
| 19 | Mississippi St. | 39-24 | .619 | DNP | Pat McMahon (9 yrs: 353-174) | 21 | 19 |
| 20 | Florida International | 43-21 | .672 | DNP | Danny Price (22 yrs: 880-447) | NR | 20 |
| 21 | Texas Tech | 43-20 | .683 | DNP | Larry Hays (31 yrs: 1278-686-2) | NR | 21 |
| 22 | Arizona St. | 37-20 | .649 | DNP | Pat Murphy (17 yrs: 640-316-3) | 6 | 22 |
| 23 | South Alabama | 45-19 | .703 | DNP | Steve Kittrell (19 yrs: 746-412-1) | NR | 23 |
| 24 | Winthrop | 47-16 | .746 | DNP | Joe Hudak (9 yrs: 302-220-4) | NR | 24 |
| 25 | Rutgers | 42-17 | .712 | DNP | Fred Hill (25 yrs: 730-441-6) | NR | 25 |
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