2001 Big 12 Conference softball tournament

2001 Big 12 Conference
softball tournament
Teams10
Finals site
ChampionsOklahoma (2nd title)
Runner-upOklahoma State (2nd title game)
Winning coachPatty Gasso (2nd title)
MVPLisa Carey (Oklahoma)
Attendance5,649
2001 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Nebraska ‍†‍‍y 16 – 2   .889 51 – 15   .773
No. 5 Oklahoma ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 2   .875 50 – 9   .847
Texas Tech ‍‍‍y 10 – 8   .556 37 – 24   .607
Kansas ‍‍‍ 10 – 8   .556 32 – 27   .542
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 8 – 8   .500 28 – 23   .549
Baylor ‍‍‍ 7 – 9   .438 38 – 22   .633
Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 32 – 19   .627
Missouri ‍‍‍ 5 – 11   .313 31 – 28   .525
Texas ‍‍‍ 5 – 13   .278 24 – 29   .453
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 2 – 12   .143 14 – 27   .341
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]

The 2001 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 9 through May 12, 2001. Oklahoma won their second conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[2][3]

Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas Tech received bids to the NCAA tournament.[4] Oklahoma would go on to play in the 2001 Women's College World Series.

  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "2001 Big 12 Conference softball tournament Results" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 198–202. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  4. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.