2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 8, 2000, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April 2, 2001, at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Duke Blue Devils won their third NCAA national championship with an 82–72 victory over the Arizona Wildcats.

Season headlines

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Major rule changes

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Beginning in 2000–01, the following rules changes were implemented:[6]

  • Technical fouls divided into direct (two-shot penalty) and indirect (one shot penalty) with ball returned to point of interruption.

Season outlook

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Pre-season polls

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The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls November 9, 2000.[7][8]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Arizona (37)
2 Duke (29)
3 Michigan State (5)
4 Stanford
5 Maryland (1)
6 North Carolina
7 Kansas
8 Illinois
9 Tennessee
10 Seton Hall
11 Florida
12 Kentucky
13 Utah
14 Connecticut
15 Arkansas
Notre Dame
17 UCLA
18 Cincinnati
19 Wisconsin
20 Wake Forest
21 DePaul
22 Oklahoma
23 Southern California
24 Virginia
25 Iowa State
ESPN/USA Today Coaches
Ranking Team
1 Arizona (19)
2 Duke (12)
3 Stanford
4 North Carolina
5 Michigan State
6 Kansas
7 Maryland
8 Tennessee
9 Illinois
10 Seton Hall
11 Florida
12 Kentucky
13 Connecticut
14 Cincinnati
15 Arkansas
16 Utah
17 Notre Dame
18 Wake Forest
19 UCLA
20 DePaul
21 Oklahoma
22 Wisconsin
23 Iowa State
24 Southern California
25 Virginia

Conference membership changes

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These schools joined new conferences for the 2000–01 season.

School Former conference New conference
Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders Ohio Valley Conference Sun Belt Conference
Nevada Wolf Pack Big West Conference Western Athletic Conference
New Mexico State Aggies Big West Conference Sun Belt Conference
North Texas Mean Green Big West Conference Sun Belt Conference
Virginia Tech Hokies Atlantic 10 Conference Big East Conference

Regular season

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Conferences

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Conference winners and tournaments

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Conference Regular
season winner[9]
Conference
player of the year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (City)
Tournament
winner
America East Conference Hofstra Norman Richardson, Hofstra[10] 2001 America East men's basketball tournament Bob Carpenter Center
(Newark, Delaware)
(Except Finals)
Hofstra[11]
Atlantic 10 Conference St. Joseph's David West, Xavier[12] 2001 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament The Spectrum
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Temple[13]
Atlantic Coast Conference Duke & North Carolina Shane Battier, Duke & Joseph Forte, North Carolina[14] 2001 ACC men's basketball tournament Georgia Dome
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Duke[15]
Big 12 Conference Iowa State Jamaal Tinsley, Iowa State[16] 2001 Big 12 men's basketball tournament Kemper Arena
(Kansas City, Missouri)
Oklahoma[16]
Big East Conference Boston College (East)
Notre Dame (West)
Troy Bell, Boston College &
Troy Murphy, Notre Dame[17]
2001 Big East men's basketball tournament Madison Square Garden
(New York City, New York)
Boston College[17]
Big Sky Conference Cal State Northridge Brian Heinle, Cal State Northridge[18] 2001 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Matadome
(Northridge, California)
Cal State Northridge[19]
Big South Conference Radford Torrey Butler, Coastal Carolina[20] 2001 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament Roanoke Civic Center
(Roanoke, Virginia)
Winthrop[20]
Big Ten Conference Michigan State & Illinois Frank Williams, Illinois[21] 2001 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament United Center
(Chicago, Illinois)
Iowa[21]
Big West Conference UC Irvine Jerry Green, UC Irvine[22] 2001 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Anaheim Convention Center
(Anaheim, California)
Utah State[22]
Colonial Athletic Association Richmond George Evans, George Mason[23] 2001 CAA men's basketball tournament Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)
George Mason[23]
Conference USA Cincinnati (American)
Southern Miss (National)
Steve Logan, Cincinnati[24] 2001 Conference USA men's basketball tournament Freedom Hall
(Louisville, Kentucky)
Charlotte[25]
Ivy League Princeton Craig Austin, Columbia[26] No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Iona, Siena & Niagara Demond Stewart, Niagara[27] 2001 MAAC men's basketball tournament HSBC Arena
(Buffalo, New York)
Iona[28]
Mid-American Conference Kent State (East)
Central Michigan (West)
David Webber, Central Michigan[29] 2001 MAC men's basketball tournament Gund Arena
(Cleveland, Ohio)
Kent State[29]
Mid-Continent Conference Southern Utah & Valparaiso Jeff Monaco, Southern Utah[30] 2001 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
(Fort Wayne, Indiana)
Southern Utah[31]
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Hampton & South Carolina State Tarvis Williams, Hampton[32] 2001 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)
Hampton[33]
Midwestern Collegiate Conference Butler Rashad Phillips, Detroit[34] 2001 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament Nutter Center
(Dayton, Ohio)
Butler[35]
Missouri Valley Conference Creighton Tarise Bryson, Illinois State[36] 2001 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Savvis Center
(St. Louis, Missouri)
Indiana State[37]
Mountain West Conference BYU, Wyoming & Utah Mekeli Wesley, BYU[38] 2001 MWC men's basketball tournament Thomas & Mack Center
(Las Vegas, Nevada)
BYU[39]
Northeast Conference St. Francis (NY) Rahsaan Johnson, Monmouth[40] 2001 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament Sovereign Bank Arena
(Trenton, New Jersey)
Monmouth[41]
Ohio Valley Conference Tennessee Tech Trenton Hassell, Austin Peay[42] 2001 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Gaylord Entertainment Center
(Nashville, Tennessee)
(Semifinals and Finals)
Eastern Illinois[42]
Pacific-10 Conference Stanford Sean Lampley, California[43] No Tournament
Patriot League Holy Cross Tim Szatko, Holy Cross[44] 2001 Patriot League men's basketball tournament Campus Sites Holy Cross[45]
Southeastern Conference Florida & Kentucky (East)
Mississippi (West)
Tayshaun Prince, Kentucky[46] 2001 SEC men's basketball tournament Gaylord Entertainment Center
(Nashville, Tennessee)
Kentucky[46]
Southern Conference East Tennessee State (North)
Charleston (South)
Jody Lumpkin, Charleston[47] 2001 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament BI-LO Center
(Greenville, South Carolina)
UNC Greensboro[48]
Southland Conference McNeese State Demond Mallet, McNeese State[49] 2001 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament CenturyTel Center
(Bossier City, Louisiana)
(Finals)
Northwestern State[49]
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alabama State Dewayne Jefferson, Mississippi Valley State[50] 2001 Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament Fair Park Arena
(Birmingham, Alabama)
Alabama State
Sun Belt Conference Western Kentucky (East)
South Alabama (West)
Chris Marcus, Western Kentucky[51] 2001 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Mitchell Center
(Mobile, Alabama)
Western Kentucky[51]
Trans America Athletic Conference Georgia State Shernard Long, Georgia State[52] 2001 TAAC men's basketball tournament GSU Sports Arena
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Georgia State[52]
West Coast Conference Gonzaga Casey Calvary, Gonzaga[53] 2001 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament Jenny Craig Pavilion
(San Diego, California)
Gonzaga[53]
Western Athletic Conference Fresno State Melvin Ely, Fresno State[54] 2001 WAC men's basketball tournament Reynolds Center
(Tulsa, Oklahoma)
Hawaiʻi[54]

Conference standings

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2000–01 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hofstra 16 2   .889 26 5   .839
Delaware 14 4   .778 20 10   .667
Drexel 12 6   .667 15 12   .556
Maine 10 8   .556 18 11   .621
Boston University 9 9   .500 14 14   .500
Northeastern 8 10   .444 10 19   .345
Towson 7 11   .389 12 17   .414
Vermont 7 11   .389 12 17   .414
New Hampshire 6 12   .333 7 21   .250
Hartford 1 17   .056 4 24   .143
2001 America East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
2000–01 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 North Carolina 13 3   .813 26 7   .788
No. 1 Duke 13 3   .813 35 4   .897
No. 11 Maryland 10 6   .625 25 11   .694
No. 16 Virginia 9 7   .563 20 9   .690
Georgia Tech 8 8   .500 17 13   .567
No. 23 Wake Forest 8 8   .500 19 11   .633
NC State 5 11   .313 13 16   .448
Florida State 4 12   .250 9 21   .300
Clemson 2 14   .125 12 19   .387
2001 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[55]
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[56]
2000–01 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Iowa State 13 3   .813 25 6   .806
No. 12 Kansas 12 4   .750 26 7   .788
No. 13 Oklahoma 12 4   .750 26 7   .788
No. 18 Texas 12 4   .750 25 9   .735
Oklahoma State 10 6   .625 20 10   .667
Missouri 9 7   .563 20 13   .606
Nebraska 7 9   .438 14 16   .467
Baylor 6 10   .375 19 12   .613
Colorado 5 11   .313 15 15   .500
Kansas State 4 12   .250 11 18   .379
Texas A&M 3 13   .188 10 20   .333
Texas Tech 3 13   .188 9 19   .321
2001 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[57]
2000–01 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 7 Boston College 13 3   .813 27 5   .844
Providence 11 5   .688 21 10   .677
St. John's 8 8   .500 14 15   .483
Miami 8 8   .500 16 13   .552
Villanova 8 8   .500 18 13   .581
Connecticut 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
Virginia Tech* 2 14   .125 8 19   .296
West
No. 19 Notre Dame 11 5   .688 20 10   .667
No. 21 Georgetown 10 6   .625 25 8   .758
No. 17 Syracuse 10 6   .625 25 9   .735
West Virginia 8 8   .500 17 12   .586
Pittsburgh 7 9   .438 19 14   .576
Seton Hall 5 11   .313 16 15   .516
Rutgers* 3 13   .188 11 16   .407
2001 Big East tournament winner
As of April 2, 2001[58]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2001 Big East tournament
2000–01 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cal State Northridge 13 3   .813 22 10   .688
Eastern Washington 11 5   .688 17 11   .607
Idaho State 10 6   .625 14 14   .500
Montana State 8 8   .500 16 14   .533
Northern Arizona 8 8   .500 15 14   .517
Weber State 8 8   .500 15 14   .517
Montana 6 10   .375 11 16   .407
Portland State 6 10   .375 9 18   .333
Sacramento State 2 14   .125 5 22   .185
2001 Big Sky tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[59]
2000–01 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Radford 12 2   .857 19 10   .655
Winthrop 11 3   .786 18 13   .581
UNC Asheville 9 5   .643 15 13   .536
Coastal Carolina 6 8   .429 8 20   .286
Charleston Southern 6 8   .429 10 19   .345
Liberty 5 9   .357 15 13   .536
Elon* 4 10   .286 9 20   .310
High Point* 3 11   .214 8 20   .286
2001 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament
2000–01 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Illinois 13 3   .813 27 8   .771
No. 3 Michigan State 13 3   .813 28 5   .848
No. 20 Indiana 10 6   .625 21 13   .618
No. 25 Wisconsin 9 7   .563 18 11   .621
No. 24 Iowa 7 9   .438 23 12   .657
Penn State 7 9   .438 21 12   .636
Purdue 6 10   .375 17 15   .531
Minnesota 5 11   .313 18 14   .563
Michigan 4 12   .250 10 18   .357
Northwestern 3 13   .188 11 19   .367
Ohio State* 0 0   0 0  
2001 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ohio State: 30 reg. season games; 1 NCAA Tourn. game vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed record: Ohio State-(20-11)(11-5)
2000–01 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 15 1   .938 25 5   .833
Utah State 13 3   .813 28 6   .824
Long Beach State 10 6   .625 18 13   .581
UC Santa Barbara 10 6   .625 18 13   .581
Pacific 8 8   .500 18 12   .600
Boise State 8 8   .500 17 14   .548
Cal Poly 3 13   .188 9 19   .321
Idaho 3 13   .188 6 21   .222
Cal State Fullerton 3 13   .188 5 23   .179
2001 Big West tournament[60] winner
2000–01 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Richmond 12 4   .750 22 7   .759
UNC Wilmington 11 5   .688 19 11   .633
George Mason 11 5   .688 18 12   .600
VCU 9 7   .563 16 14   .533
William & Mary 7 9   .438 11 17   .393
Old Dominion 7 9   .438 13 18   .419
James Madison 6 10   .375 12 17   .414
East Carolina 6 10   .375 14 14   .500
American 3 13   .188 7 20   .259
2001 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[61]
2000–01 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cincinnati 11 5   .688 25 10   .714
Southern Miss 11 5   .688 22 9   .710
Charlotte 10 6   .625 22 11   .667
Memphis 10 6   .625 21 15   .583
South Florida 9 7   .563 18 13   .581
Marquette 9 7   .563 15 14   .517
UAB 8 8   .500 17 14   .548
Saint Louis 8 8   .500 17 14   .548
Louisville 8 8   .500 12 19   .387
Houston 6 10   .375 9 20   .310
DePaul 4 12   .250 12 18   .400
Tulane 2 14   .125 9 21   .300
2001 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2000–01 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Princeton 11 3   .786 16 11   .593
Brown 9 5   .643 15 12   .556
Penn 9 5   .643 12 17   .414
Harvard 7 7   .500 14 12   .538
Columbia 7 7   .500 12 15   .444
Yale 7 7   .500 10 17   .370
Dartmouth 3 11   .214 8 19   .296
Cornell 3 11   .214 7 20   .259
Rankings from AP Poll[62]
2000–01 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona 12 6   .667 22 11   .667
Niagara 12 6   .667 15 13   .536
Siena 12 6   .667 20 11   .645
Marist 11 7   .611 17 13   .567
Rider 11 7   .611 16 12   .571
Manhattan 11 7   .611 14 15   .483
Canisius 9 9   .500 20 11   .645
Fairfield 8 10   .444 12 16   .429
Loyola (MD) 2 16   .111 6 23   .207
Saint Peter's 2 16   .111 4 24   .143
2001 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[63]
2000–01 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Kent State 13 5   .722 24 10   .706
Marshall 12 6   .667 18 9   .667
Ohio 12 6   .667 19 11   .633
Bowling Green 10 8   .556 15 14   .517
Miami (OH) 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Akron 9 9   .500 12 16   .429
Buffalo 2 16   .111 4 24   .143
West
Central Michigan 14 4   .778 20 8   .714
Toledo 12 6   .667 22 11   .667
Ball State 11 7   .611 18 12   .600
Western Michigan 7 11   .389 7 21   .250
Northern Illinois 4 14   .222 5 23   .179
Eastern Michigan 1 17   .056 3 25   .107
2001 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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[64] winner
2000–01 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hampton 14 4   .778 25 7   .781
South Carolina State 14 4   .778 19 13   .594
Delaware State 11 7   .611 13 15   .464
Norfolk State 11 7   .611 12 17   .414
Coppin State 11 8   .579 13 15   .464
Maryland Eastern Shore 10 8   .556 12 16   .429
North Carolina A&T 8 10   .444 13 17   .433
Howard 8 10   .444 10 18   .357
Bethune–Cookman 5 13   .278 10 19   .345
Florida A&M 4 14   .222 6 22   .214
Morgan State 4 15   .211 6 23   .207
2001 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[65]
2000–01 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Butler 11 3   .786 24 8   .750
Detroit 10 4   .714 25 12   .676
Cleveland State 9 5   .643 19 13   .594
Wright State 8 6   .571 18 11   .621
Milwaukee 7 7   .500 15 13   .536
UIC 5 9   .357 11 17   .393
Green Bay 4 10   .286 11 17   .393
Loyola Chicago 2 12   .143 7 21   .250
2001 MCC tournament winner
2000–01 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Creighton 14 4   .778 24 8   .750
Bradley 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
Illinois State 12 6   .667 21 9   .700
Southern Illinois 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
Indiana State 10 8   .556 22 12   .647
Evansville 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Drake 8 10   .444 12 16   .429
Southwest Missouri State 8 10   .444 13 16   .448
Wichita State 4 14   .222 9 19   .321
Northern Iowa 3 15   .167 7 24   .226
2001 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[66][67]
2000–01 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Utah 10 4   .714 19 12   .613
BYU 10 4   .714 24 9   .727
Wyoming 10 4   .714 20 10   .667
UNLV 7 7   .500 16 13   .552
New Mexico 6 8   .429 21 13   .618
Colorado State 6 8   .429 15 13   .536
San Diego State 4 10   .286 14 14   .500
Air Force 3 11   .214 8 21   .276
2001 Mountain West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[68]
2000–01 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
St. Francis (NY) 16 4   .800 18 11   .621
Monmouth 15 5   .750 21 10   .677
UMBC 13 7   .650 18 11   .621
Long Island 12 8   .600 12 16   .429
Wagner 11 9   .550 16 13   .552
Central Connecticut 11 9   .550 14 14   .500
Fairleigh Dickinson 10 10   .500 13 15   .464
Saint Francis (PA) 9 11   .450 9 18   .333
Mount St. Mary's 7 13   .350 7 21   .250
Robert Morris 7 13   .350 7 22   .241
Sacred Heart 6 14   .300 7 21   .250
Quinnipiac 3 17   .150 6 21   .222
2001 NEC tournament winner
2000–01 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tennessee Tech 13 3   .813 20 9   .690
Eastern Illinois 11 5   .688 21 10   .677
Murray State 11 5   .688 17 12   .586
Austin Peay 10 6   .625 22 10   .688
Southeast Missouri State 8 8   .500 18 12   .600
Tennessee State 7 9   .438 10 19   .345
Morehead State 6 10   .375 12 16   .429
Tennessee-Martin 5 11   .313 10 18   .357
Eastern Kentucky 1 15   .063 7 19   .269
2001 Ohio Valley Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[69]
2000–01 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Stanford 16 2   .889 31 3   .912
No. 2 Arizona 15 3   .833 28 8   .778
No. 12 UCLA 14 4   .778 23 9   .719
No. 14 USC 11 7   .611 24 10   .706
California 11 7   .611 20 11   .645
Oregon 5 13   .278 14 14   .500
Arizona State 5 13   .278 13 16   .448
Washington State 5 13   .278 12 16   .429
Oregon State 4 14   .222 10 20   .333
Washington 4 14   .222 10 20   .333
As of November 30, 2007
Rankings from Coaches Poll
2000–01 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Holy Cross 10 2   .833 22 8   .733
Navy 9 3   .750 19 12   .613
Colgate 6 6   .500 13 15   .464
Lehigh 6 6   .500 13 16   .448
Lafayette 4 8   .333 12 16   .429
Bucknell 4 8   .333 14 15   .483
Army 3 9   .250 9 19   .321
2001 Patriot League tournament winner
2000–01 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 8 Florida 12 4   .750 24 7   .774
No. 9 Kentucky 12 4   .750 24 10   .706
Georgia 9 7   .563 16 15   .516
Tennessee 8 8   .500 22 11   .667
South Carolina 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
Vanderbilt 4 12   .250 15 15   .500
West
No. 14 Ole Miss 11 5   .688 27 8   .771
Arkansas 10 6   .625 20 11   .645
Alabama 8 8   .500 25 11   .694
Mississippi State 7 9   .438 18 13   .581
Auburn 7 9   .438 18 14   .563
LSU 2 14   .125 13 16   .448
2001 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2000–01 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
East Tennessee State 13 3   .813 18 10   .643
UNC Greensboro 10 6   .625 19 12   .613
Appalachian State 7 9   .438 11 20   .355
Davidson 7 9   .438 15 17   .469
VMI 5 11   .313 9 19   .321
Western Carolina 3 13   .188 6 25   .194
South
College of Charleston 12 4   .750 22 7   .759
Chattanooga 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
The Citadel 9 7   .563 16 12   .571
Georgia Southern 9 7   .563 15 15   .500
Wofford 7 9   .438 12 16   .429
Furman 5 11   .313 10 16   .385
SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2001
Rankings from AP poll
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[70]
2000–01 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Alabama State 15 3   .833 22 9   .710
Mississippi Valley State 14 4   .778 18 9   .667
Alabama A&M 13 5   .722 17 11   .607
Alcorn State 13 5   .722 15 15   .500
Southern 8 10   .444 11 16   .407
Grambling State 8 10   .444 8 18   .308
Jackson State 7 11   .389 7 23   .233
Texas Southern 5 13   .278 7 22   .241
Prairie View A&M 5 13   .278 6 22   .214
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 2 16   .111 2 25   .074
2001 SWAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[71]
2000–01 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Western Kentucky 14 2   .875 24 7   .774
Arkansas State 10 6   .625 17 13   .567
Louisiana Tech 10 6   .625 17 12   .586
Arkansas-Little Rock 9 7   .563 18 11   .621
Florida International 5 11   .313 8 21   .276
Middle Tennessee 1 15   .063 5 22   .185
West
South Alabama 11 5   .688 22 11   .667
Louisiana–Lafayette 10 6   .625 16 13   .552
New Orleans 10 6   .625 17 12   .586
New Mexico State 10 6   .625 14 14   .500
Denver 5 11   .313 10 18   .357
North Texas 1 15   .063 4 24   .143
2001 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2000–01 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Georgia State 16 2   .889 29 5   .853
Troy 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
Jacksonville 11 7   .611 18 10   .643
Stetson 11 7   .611 17 12   .586
Samford 11 7   .611 15 14   .517
Mercer 10 8   .556 13 15   .464
Jacksonville State 6 12   .333 9 19   .321
Campbell 5 13   .278 7 21   .250
Florida Atlantic 5 13   .278 7 24   .226
Central Florida 3 15   .167 8 23   .258
2001 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2000–01 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Gonzaga 13 1   .929 26 7   .788
Pepperdine 12 2   .857 22 9   .710
Santa Clara 10 4   .714 20 12   .625
San Diego 7 7   .500 16 13   .552
San Francisco 5 9   .357 12 18   .400
Loyola Marymount 5 9   .357 9 19   .321
Portland 4 10   .286 11 17   .393
Saint Mary's 0 14   .000 2 27   .069
2001 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[72]
2000–01 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Fresno State 13 3   .813 26 7   .788
Tulsa 10 6   .625 26 11   .703
UTEP 10 6   .625 23 9   .719
TCU 9 7   .563 20 11   .645
Hawaii 8 8   .500 17 14   .548
SMU 8 8   .500 18 12   .600
San Jose State 6 10   .375 14 14   .500
Rice 5 11   .313 14 16   .467
Nevada 3 13   .188 10 18   .357
2001 WAC tournament winner

Division I independents

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Five schools played as Division I independents.[73]

2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stony Brook - -   17 11   .607
Belmont - -   13 15   .464
Texas–Pan American - -   12 17   .414
Centenary - -   8 19   .296
Albany - -   6 22   .214
Rankings from AP Poll

Informal championships

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Conference Regular
season winner
Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5 Villanova Michael Bradley, Villanova, & Marvin O'Connor, Saint Joseph's

Villanova finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Statistical leaders

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Source for additional stats categories

Points per game
Rebounds per game
Assists per game
Steals per game
Player School PPG Player School RPG Player School APG Player School SPG
Ronnie McCollum Centenary 29.1 Chris Marcus W. Kentucky 12.1 Markus Carr CS Northridge 8.9 Greedy Daniels TCU 4.3
Kyle Hill E. Illinois 23.8 Reggie Evans Iowa 11.9 Omar Cook St. John's 8.7 Desmond Cambridge Alabama A&M 3.8
Dewayne Jefferson Miss. Valley St. 23.6 J. R. Van Hoose Marshall 11.1 Sean Kennedy Marist 8.1 Senecca Wall Sam Houston St. 3.6
Tarise Bryson Illinois St. 22.8 David West Xavier 10.9 Tito Maddox Fresno St. 8.0 John Linehan Providence 3.1
Henry Domercant E. Illinois 22.8 Eddie Griffin Seton Hall 10.8 Ashley Robinson Miss. Valley St. 7.4 Fred House S. Utah 3.0
Blocked shots per game
Field-goal percentage
Three-Point FG percentage
Free-throw percentage
Player School BPG Player School FG% Player School 3FG% Player School FT%
Tarvis Williams Hampton 4.6 Michael Bradley Villanova 69.2 Amory Sanders SE Missouri St. 55.8 Gary Buchanan Villanova 94.2
Eddie Griffin Seton Hall 4.4 Nakiea Miller Iona 66.8 David Falknor Akron 54.0 Brent Jolly Tenn. Tech 93.1
Wojciech Myrda LA-Monroe 4.4 Kimani Ffriend Nebraska 62.3 Cary Cochran Nebraska 47.3 Ryan Mendez Stanford 93.1
Kris Hunter Jacksonville 4.1 Andre Hutson Michigan St. 62.2 Casey Jacobsen Stanford 47.2 Rashad Phillips Detroit 91.6
Ken Johnson Ohio St. 4.0 George Evans George Mason 61.3 Tim Erickson Idaho St. 46.3 Ronnie McCollum Centenary 90.7

Post-season tournaments

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NCAA tournament

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The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota, hosted the NCAA men's Final Four.
National semifinals National finals
      
E1 Duke 95
W3 Maryland 84
E1 Duke 82
M2 Arizona 72
S1 Michigan State 61
M2 Arizona 80

National Invitation tournament

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Semifinals & finals

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Semifinals Finals
    
Detroit Mercy 63
Alabama 74
Alabama 66
Tulsa 79
Tulsa 72
Memphis 64 Third place
Detroit Mercy 71
Memphis 86

Award winners

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Consensus All-American teams

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Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Shane Battier F Senior Duke
Joseph Forte G Sophomore North Carolina
Casey Jacobsen G/F Sophomore Stanford
Troy Murphy F Junior Notre Dame
Jason Williams G Sophomore Duke


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Troy Bell G Sophomore Boston College
Michael Bradley F/C Junior Villanova
Tayshaun Prince F Junior Kentucky
Jason Richardson G/F Sophomore Michigan State
Jamaal Tinsley G Senior Iowa State

Major player of the year awards

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Major freshman of the year awards

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Major coach of the year awards

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Other major awards

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Coaching changes

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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach
Interim
Coach
New
Coach
Reason
Louisville Denny Crum Rick Pitino
Texas Tech James Dickey Bob Knight

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