2001 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament

2001 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2000–01
Teams8
SiteAllen County War Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
ChampionsSouthern Utah (1st title)
Winning coachBill Evans (1st title)
MVPFred House (Southern Utah)
Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournaments
← 2000
2002 →
2000–01 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Valparaiso 13 – 3   .813 24 – 8   .750
Southern Utah † 13 – 3   .813 25 – 6   .806
Youngstown State 11 – 5   .688 19 – 11   .633
Missouri-Kansas City 9 – 7   .563 14 – 16   .467
Oakland 8 – 8   .500 12 – 16   .429
IUPUI 6 – 10   .375 11 – 18   .379
Oral Roberts 5 – 11   .313 10 – 19   .345
Western Illinois 5 – 11   .313 5 – 23   .179
Chicago State 2 – 14   .125 5 – 23   .179
† 2001 Mid-Con Tournament[1] winner

The 2001 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–6, 2001, at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana.[2] This was the 18th edition of the tournament for the Association of Mid-Continent Universities/Mid-Continent Conference, now known as the Summit League.

Southern Utah defeated six-time defending champ Valparaiso 62–59 to earn an automatic berth into the 2001 NCAA tournament.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 4 		Semifinals
March 5 		Finals
March 6
         
1 Valparaiso 84
8 Chicago State 72
1 Valparaiso 65
5 IUPUI 54
4 UMKC 52
5 IUPUI 54
1 Valparaiso 59
2 Southern Utah 62
3 Youngstown State 70
6 Oral Roberts 73
6 Oral Roberts 62
2 Southern Utah 73
2 Southern Utah 66
7 Western Illinois 53

[3]

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2000-01 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball All-Time Results (updated through 2017-18 season)" (PDF). Valparaiso University. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "2000-01 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary".