June 18, 2001

DURHAM, N.C.–After entering regional play and the College World Series as the nation's No. 1 team, Miami finished the year with the top spot in Baseball America's Top 25 college baseball rankings with a clean sweep in Omaha.

The Hurricanes, who won their last 17 games, defeated Tennessee twice, Southern California and Stanford for their second national championship in three years, and fourth in program history. Miami won CWS titles in 1982, '85 and '99 previously. The 'Canes have won eight straight games in Omaha with sweeps in their last two titles.

For the second straight season, Stanford finished No. 2 in the rankings after losing in the national championship game. Cal State Fullerton, which handed Miami three of its 12 losses on the season, finished third, with Southern California finishing a West Coast threesome at No. 4.

Rankings are through the end of the 2001 season and determined by the staff of Baseball America. Records indicated do not include tie games.

	School	Overall	Week	Prev.
1.	Miami	53-12	4-0	1
2.	Stanford	51-17	3-1	6
3.	Cal State Fullerton	48-18	2-2	4
4.	Southern California	45-19	1-2	2
5.	Tulane	56-13	1-2	5
6.	Nebraska	50-16	0-2	3
7.	Georgia	47-22	0-2	7
8.	Tennessee	48-20	2-2	8
9.	Louisiana State	44-22	0-0	9
10.	Florida State	47-19	0-0	10
11.	East Carolina	47-13	0-0	11
12.	South Carolina	49-20	0-0	12
13.	Rice	47-20	0-0	13
14.	Central Florida	51-14	0-0	14
15.	Notre Dame	49-13	0-0	15
16.	Pepperdine	42-18	0-0	16
17.	Clemson	41-22	0-0	17
18.	Wake Forest	44-18	0-0	18
19.	Mississippi State	39-24	0-0	19
20.	Florida International	43-21	0-0	20
21.	Texas Tech	43-20	0-0	21
22.	Arizona State	37-20	0-0	22
23.	South Alabama	45-19	0-0	23
24.	Winthrop	47-16	0-0	24
25.	Rutgers	42-17	0-0	25

Dropped Out: None.

Contact: John Manuel (johnmanuel@baseballamerica.com)