2001 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

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2001 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2000–01
Teams12
SiteFreedom Hall
Louisville, KY
ChampionsCharlotte (2nd title)
Winning coachBobby Lutz (2nd title)
MVPRodney White (Charlotte)
← 2000
2002 →
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
11 – 5   .688 25 – 10   .714
11 – 5   .688 22 – 9   .710
† 10 – 6   .625 22 – 11   .667
10 – 6   .625 21 – 15   .583
9 – 7   .563 18 – 13   .581
Marquette 9 – 7   .563 15 – 14   .517
8 – 8   .500 17 – 14   .548
8 – 8   .500 17 – 14   .548
Louisville 8 – 8   .500 12 – 19   .387
6 – 10   .375 9 – 20   .310
4 – 12   .250 12 – 18   .400
2 – 14   .125 9 – 21   .300
† 2001 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 7–10 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.[1]

Charlotte defeated Cincinnati in the championship game, 80–72, to clinch their second Conference USA men's tournament championship.

The 49ers, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA member Cincinnati, who earned an at-large bid.

Format[]

There were no new changes to the tournament format. The top four teams were given byes into the quarterfinal round while the remaining eight teams were placed into the first round. All seeds were determined by overall regular season conference records.

UNC Charlotte rebranded itself as Charlotte prior to the season.

Bracket[]

First Round
Wednesday, March 7 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 8 		Semifinals
Friday, March 9 		Championship
Saturday, March 10
            
1 Cincinnati 73
9 UAB 70
9 UAB 74
8 Louisville 61
1 Cincinnati 89
4 Memphis 79
5 Marquette 72
12 Tulane 67
5 Marquette 64
4 Memphis 71
1 Cincinnati 72
3 Charlotte 80
3 Charlotte 77
6 South Florida 74
11 DePaul 59
6 South Florida 63
3 Charlotte 75
2 Southern Miss 63
7 Saint Louis 78
10 Houston 67
7 Saint Louis 54
2 Southern Miss 63

References[]

  1. ^ "2000-01 Conference USA Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
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