2001 North Central Conference Tournament

The 2001 North Central Conference baseball tournament was held in Mankato, MN. Minnesota State University, Mankato defeated South Dakota State University for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Minnesota State University, Mankato	14-4	Dean Bowyer
2	South Dakota State University	13-5	Mark Ekeland
3	University of North Dakota	9-7	Kelvin Ziegler
4	St. Cloud State University	9-7	Denny Lorsung

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Final
	1	Minn.-Mankato	1
	4	St. Cloud State	5
						4	St. Cloud State	5
						2	South Dakota State	23
	2	South Dakota State	11
	3	North Dakota	3
											2	South Dakota State	2	3
											1	Minn.-Mankato	4	8
						4	St. Cloud State	1
	1	Minn.-Mankato	10			1	Minn.-Mankato	4
	3	North Dakota	5

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	South Dakota State University	11-3	University of North Dakota
Game 2	St. Cloud State University	5-1	Minnesota State University, Mankato
Game 3	Minnesota State University, Mankato	10-5	University of North Dakota	North Dakota eliminated
Game 4	South Dakota State University	23-5	St. Cloud State University
Game 5	Minnesota State University, Mankato	4-1	St. Cloud State University	St. Cloud State eliminated
Game 6	Minnesota State University, Mankato	4-2	South Dakota State University
Game 7	Minnesota State University, Mankato	8-3	South Dakota State University	Minnesota State advances to NCAA tournament