# 2001 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament

The 2001 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament was held at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, OK from May 17 through 21. Nebraska won their third tournament in a row and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament mirrored the format of the College World Series, with two 4-team double-elimination brackets and a final championship game.
It was also the final appearance for Iowa State in the tournament, as they discontinued their baseball program following the season.

## Regular Season Standings

Source:
| Place | Seed | Team | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| Place | Seed | Team | W | L | T | % | GB | W | L | T | % |
| 1 | 1 | Nebraska | 20 | 8 | 0 | .714 | – | 50 | 16 | 0 | .758 |
| 2 | 2 | Texas Tech | 19 | 10 | 1 | .650 | 1.5 | 43 | 20 | 1 | .680 |
| 3 | 3 | Texas | 19 | 11 | 0 | .633 | 2 | 36 | 26 | 0 | .581 |
| 4 | 4 | Baylor | 17 | 10 | 0 | .630 | 2.5 | 37 | 24 | 0 | .607 |
| 5 | 5 | Oklahoma State | 16 | 14 | 0 | .533 | 5 | 42 | 22 | 0 | .656 |
| 6 | 6 | Texas A&M | 15 | 15 | 0 | .500 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 0 | .550 |
| 7 | 7 | Oklahoma | 13 | 16 | 1 | .450 | 7.5 | 25 | 33 | 1 | .432 |
| 8 | 8 | Iowa State | 11 | 15 | 0 | .423 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 1 | .454 |
| 9 | – | Kansas State | 10 | 17 | 0 | .370 | 9.5 | 25 | 28 | 0 | .472 |
| 10 | – | Missouri | 11 | 19 | 0 | .367 | 10 | 31 | 24 | 1 | .563 |
| 11 | – | Kansas | 7 | 23 | 0 | .233 | 14 | 26 | 30 | 0 | .464 |
* Colorado did not sponsor a baseball team.

## Tournament

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 6 | Texas A&M | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Texas | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Texas | 8 | 6 | Texas A&M | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Texas Tech | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Texas Tech | 17 | 2 | Texas Tech | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 5 | | | | 6 | Texas A&M | 10 | - | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Oklahoma | 1 | - | | | |
| 3 | Texas | 7 | | | | 7 | Oklahoma | 1 | - | | | |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 9 | 7 | Oklahoma | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Texas Tech | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Texas A&M | 4 |
| 5 | Oklahoma State | 18 | | | | | | | | 6 | Texas A&M | 4 |
| 5 | Oklahoma State | 18 | | | | | | | | 1 | Nebraska | 7 |
| 4 | Baylor | 4 | | | | | | | | 1 | Nebraska | 7 |
| 4 | Baylor | 4 | 5 | Oklahoma State | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Nebraska | 8 | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Nebraska | 5 | 1 | Nebraska | 8 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Iowa State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Iowa State | 2 | | | | 1 | Nebraska | 10 | - | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Oklahoma State | 5 | - | | | |
| 4 | Baylor | 5 | | | | 5 | Oklahoma State | 5 | - | | | |
| 8 | Iowa State | 6 | 8 | Iowa State | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Oklahoma State | 17 | | | | | | | |
* Kansas, Kansas State, and Missouri did not make the tournament.

## All-Tournament team

| Position | Player | School |
| 1B | Dan Johnson | Nebraska |
| 2B | Nebassett Brown | Oklahoma State |
| 3B | Jason Bartlett | Oklahoma |
| SS | Jake Brown | Iowa State |
| C | Kelly Shoppach | Baylor |
| OF | Jimbo McAuliff | Oklahoma State |
| OF | Jake Bollig | Oklahoma State |
| OF | John Cole | Nebraska |
| DH | Ben Himes | Texas A&M |
| DH | Matt Hopper | Nebraska |
| UT | Greg Dobbs | Oklahoma |
| P | Shane Komine | Nebraska |
| P | Chris French | Texas A&M |
| P | Chris Russ | Texas A&M |
| MOP | Dan Johnson | Nebraska |