2001 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

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2001 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2000–01
Teams12
SiteFirst Union Spectrum
Philadelphia
ChampionsTemple University
Winning coachJohn Chaney (6th title)
MVPLynn Greer (Temple)
← 2000
2002 →
2000–01 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 22 Saint Joseph's 14 – 2   .875     26 – 7   .788
Xavier 12 – 4   .750     21 – 8   .724
Temple † 12 – 4   .750     24 – 13   .649
UMass 11 – 5   .688     15 – 15   .500
Dayton 9 – 7   .563     21 – 13   .618
St. Bonaventure 9 – 7   .563     18 – 12   .600
George Washington 6 – 10   .375     14 – 18   .438
La Salle 5 – 11   .313     12 – 17   .414
Fordham 4 – 12   .250     12 – 17   .414
Duquesne 3 – 13   .188     9 – 21   .300
Rhode Island 3 – 13   .188     7 – 23   .233
† 2001 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2001 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played from March 7 to March 10, 2001. The tournament was played at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. With eleven teams in the conference following the departure of Virginia Tech, the top five teams in the conference received a first-round bye in the tournament. Temple University won the tournament for the second year in a row. Saint Joseph's and Xavier also received bids to the NCAA Tournament. In addition, St. Bonaventure and Dayton received bids to the 2001 National Invitation Tournament. Lynn Greer of Temple was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.[citation needed]

Bracket[]

First Round
Wednesday, March 7 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 8 		Semifinals
Friday, March 9 		Final
Saturday, March 10
            
1 #21 Saint Joseph's 82
8 La Salle 74
8 La Salle 86
9 Fordham 67
1 #21 Saint Joseph's 70
4 Massachusetts 75
4 Massachusetts 79
5 St. Bonaventure 58
4 Massachusetts 65
3 Temple 76
2 Xavier 74
7 George Washington 83
7 George Washington 88
10 Duquesne 65
7 George Washington 76
3 Temple 77
3 Temple 76
6 Dayton 63
6 Dayton 85
11 Rhode Island 59

All games played at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* - Overtime

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2000-01 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary
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