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The 1981 SEC Baseball Tournament was held at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, MS from May 15th through May 17th. Florida

Florida Gators

The Florida Gators are the intercollegiate sports teams that represent the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida. The "Lady Gators" is an alternative nickname sometimes used by the Gators women's teams...

won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference

Southeastern Conference

The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...

's automatic bid to the 1981 NCAA Tournament.

Regular Season Results

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Seed
Eastern Division
Florida	16	7	.696	--	3
Kentucky	13	9	.591	2.5	4
Tennessee	10	13	.435	6	--
Vanderbilt	9	12	.429	6	--
Georgia	8	15	.348	8	--

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Seed
Western Division
Mississippi State	17	6	.739	--	1
Alabama	17	6	.739	--	2
Mississippi	8	14	.364	8.5	--
LSU	7	14	.333	9	--
Auburn	7	16	.304	10	--

Tournament

Georgia
Georgia Bulldogs
The Georgia Bulldogs are the athletic teams of the University of Georgia. The Bulldogs compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and are members of the Southeastern Conference...

, Ole Miss
Ole Miss Rebels
University of Mississippi sports teams, originally known as the "Mississippi Flood" , were re-named the Rebels in 1936 and compete in the twelve-member Southeastern Conference of the NCAA's Division I. The school's colors are cardinal red and navy blue , purposely chosen to mirror the school...

, Tennessee
Tennessee Volunteers
The Tennessee Volunteers and Lady Volunteers are the National Collegiate Athletic Association college sports teams at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. Mike Hamilton is the most recent Men's Athletic Director, but resigned on June 7, 2011, and Joan Cronan is the current Women's...

, LSU
LSU Tigers baseball
The LSU baseball team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I college baseball.Along with the other LSU athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the West division of the Southeastern Conference...

, Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Commodores
The Vanderbilt Commodores are the NCAA athletic teams of Vanderbilt University, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The university fields 16 varsity teams , 14 of which compete in the Southeastern Conference...

, and Auburn
Auburn Tigers
Auburn Tigers is the name given to Auburn University athletic teams. The University is a member of the Southeastern Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding 19 varsity teams in 13 sports:* Men's sports** Baseball** Basketball...

did not make the tournament.

All-Tournament Team

Position	Player	School
1B	Dave Falcone	Florida
2B	Danny Potosky	Kentucky
3B	Lou Sottile	Mississippi State
SS	Steve Lombardozzi Steve Lombardozzi Stephen Paul Lombardozzi is a former American professional baseball player who was a second baseman for the Minnesota Twins and Houston Astros for six Major League Baseball seasons. Lombardozzi, perhaps best known for his defense, provided key hits in the 1987 postseason when the Twins won the...	Florida
C	Greg Ryle	Kentucky
OF	Mark Gillaspie	Mississippi State
OF	Glenn Carpenter	Florida
OF	Mike Botkin	Kentucky
UT	Mike Henley	Florida
UT	Dave Klipstein	Mississippi State
P	Jeff Keener Jeff Keener Jeffrey Bruce Keener is a former Major League Baseball player, who appeared as a relief pitcher in two seasons with the National League's St...	Kentucky
P	Don Mundie	Mississippi State
P	Randy O'Neil	Florida
MVP	Jeff Keener Jeff Keener Jeffrey Bruce Keener is a former Major League Baseball player, who appeared as a relief pitcher in two seasons with the National League's St...	Kentucky

Regular Season Results

Tournament

All-Tournament Team

See also