2001 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

The 2001 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Coy Tillett Sr. Memorial Field in Manteo, North Carolina, from May 15 through 19. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2001 season. Second-seeded William & Mary won the tournament for the first time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

2001 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsWilliam & Mary (1st title)
Winning coachJim Farr (1st title)
MVPMike O'Kelly (William & Mary)
2001 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 East Carolina  ‍†‍‍y 19–2 .90547–13 .783
No. 24 VCU  ‍‍‍y 12–8 .60041–19 .683
William & Mary  ‍‍‡‍y 12–9 .57135–20 .636
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 11–9 .55033–22 .600
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 10–11 .47636–23 .610
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 7–13 .35027–26 .509
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 6–15 .28619–37 .339
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 5–15 .25021–32 .396
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
  • East Carolina and Richmond were ineligible for the Conference Tournament as they prepared to depart the conference.
    As of June 30, 2001[1]
    Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Entering the event, East Carolina had won the most championships, with seven. Old Dominion and Richmond had each won three, while George Mason had won twice.[2]

Format and seeding

The CAA's eligible teams were seeded one to six based on winning percentage from the conference's round robin regular season. They played a double-elimination tournament. East Carolina and Richmond were ineligible for the Conference Tournament as they prepared to leave the CAA.[2]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
East Carolina192.905——
VCU128.6006.51
William & Mary129.57172
UNC Wilmington119.5507.53
James Madison1011.47694
Richmond713.35011.5—
Old Dominion615.286135
George Mason515.25013.56

Bracket and results
Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1VCU7
4James Madison154James Madison6
5Old Dominion21VCU3
2William & Mary8
2William & Mary9
3UNC Wilmington86George Mason4
6George Mason17
2William & Mary2
4James Madison3
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower final
5Old Dominion5
1VCU4
3UNC Wilmington9
3UNC Wilmington44James Madison5
4James Madison8
4James Madison11
6George Mason1

Most Valuable Player

Mike O'Kelly was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. O'Kelly was a first baseman for William & Mary.[2]

References
  1. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 18. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  2. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
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