2001 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

2001 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2000–01
Teams8
First round siteCampus sites
Semifinals siteCenturyTel Center
Bossier City, Louisiana
Finals siteCenturyTel Center
Bossier City, Louisiana
ChampionsNorthwestern State (1st title)
Winning coachMike McConathy (1st title)
MVPMichael Byars-Dawson (Northwestern State)
← 2000
2002 →
2000–01 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
McNeese State 17 – 3   .850 22 – 9   .710
Nicholls State 12 – 8   .600 14 – 14   .500
UTSA 12 – 8   .600 14 – 15   .483
Northwestern State † 11 – 9   .550 19 – 13   .594
Sam Houston State 11 – 9   .550 16 – 13   .552
Texas–Arlington 11 – 9   .550 13 – 15   .464
Southwest Texas State 10 – 10   .500 13 – 15   .464
Louisiana–Monroe 8 – 12   .400 11 – 17   .393
Lamar 7 – 13   .350 9 – 18   .333
Stephen F. Austin 6 – 14   .300 9 – 17   .346
Southeastern Louisiana 5 – 15   .250 8 – 21   .276
† 2001 Southland Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2001 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 6–10, 2001. The quarterfinal rounds were played at the home arena of the higher seeded-teams, with the semifinals and championship game played at CenturyTel Center in Bossier City, Louisiana.[2]

Sixth-seeded Northwestern State won the championship game over top-seeded McNeese State, and earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[3] Conference tournament runner-up McNeese State was invited to the 2001 NIT Tournament. Michael Byars-Dawson of Northwestern State was named the tournament's MVP.

Format

The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Southland Conference received a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams were seeded by conference record.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 6 		Semifinals
March 9 		Finals
March 10
         
1 McNeese State 83
8 Louisiana–Monroe 78
1 McNeese State 99
4 Sam Houston State 82
4 Sam Houston State 103
5 Texas–Arlington 982OT
1 McNeese State 71
6 Northwestern State 72
3 Nicholls State 61
6 Northwestern State 68
6 Northwestern State 86
2 UTSA 71
2 UTSA 71
7 Southwest Texas State 69

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2000-01 Southland Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southland.org. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "2002-03 Southland Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2022.