2006 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

The 2006 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, AL from May 24 through 28. Ole Miss won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA tournament.

2006 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatTwo pools of four-team double elimination
Finals site
ChampionsOle Miss (2nd title)
Winning coachMike Bianco (1st title)
MVPMark Wright (Ole Miss)
Attendance108,173
2006 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 18 Kentucky  x‍‍y 20 10   .667 44 17   .721
No. 7 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 18 12   .600 47 23   .671
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 16 14   .533 38 27   .585
No. 12 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 15 15   .500 41 25   .621
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 11 18   .379 31 24   .564
Florida  ‍‍‍ 10 20   .333 28 28   .500
Western
No. 9 Alabama  x‍‍y 20 10   .667 44 21   .677
No. 25 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 18 12   .600 39 21   .650
No. 11 Ole Miss  ‍‍y 17 13   .567 44 22   .667
LSU  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 35 24   .593
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 12 17   .414 37 23   .617
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 9 21   .300 22 34   .393
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2006[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular season Results

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Eastern Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Kentucky 20 10 .667 -- 2
Georgia 18 12 .600 2 3
Vanderbilt 16 14 .533 4 6
South Carolina 15 15 .500 5 7
Tennessee 11 18 .379 8.5 --
Florida 10 20 .333 12.5 --
Western Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Alabama 20 10 .667 -- 1
Arkansas 18 12 .600 2 4
Ole Miss 17 13 .567 3 5
LSU 13 17 .433 7 8
Mississippi State 12 17 .414 7.5 --
Auburn 9 21 .300 11 --

Tournament

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
5Ole Miss9
4Arkansas4
5Ole Miss12
8LSU1
8LSU4
1Alabama3
5Ole Miss9-
1Alabama2-
4Arkansas3
1Alabama41Alabama8
8LSU3
5Ole Miss9
6Vanderbilt9
6Vanderbilt3
3Georgia4
6Vanderbilt11
7South Carolina1
7South Carolina4
2Kentucky2
6Vanderbilt411
3Georgia51
3Georgia16
2Kentucky103Georgia16
7South Carolina10

All-Tournament Team

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Position Player School
1B C.J. Ketchum Ole Miss
2B Justin Henry Ole Miss
3B Pedro Alvarez Vanderbilt
SS Ryan Flaherty Vanderbilt
C Jason Jacobs Georgia
OF Dominic de la Osa Vanderbilt
OF Mark Wright Ole Miss
OF Alex Presley Ole Miss
DH Shea Robin Vanderbilt
P Wade LeBlanc Alabama
P Mike Cisco South Carolina
MVP Mark Wright Ole Miss

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2006". Boyd's World.