This is a list of qualifying teams in the 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[1] A total of 65 teams entered the tournament. Twenty-nine of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bids of the Ivy League and Pacific-10, which did not conduct a postseason tournament, went to their regular season champion. The remaining 34 teams were granted at-large bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams were seeded within their assigned region from 1 to 16, which was disclosed, while the Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 65, which was not disclosed.
2001 qualifying teams | |
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Total teams | 65 |
Automatic bids | 31 |
At-large bids | 34 |
Regional top seeds | Duke, Illinois, Michigan State, Stanford |
Champion | Duke |
«2000 2002» |
Qualifying teams
editAutomatic bids
editAutomatic bids to the tournament were granted for winning a conference championship tournament, except for the automatic bid of the Ivy League and Pac-10 given to the regular season champion. Seeds listed were seeds within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in bold face were given at-large berths.
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Qualifying school | Record (Conf.) | Last app. | Conference regular season |
Regular season second place |
Second place record (Conf.) | ||
Princeton | 16–10 (11–3) | 1998 | Ivy League | Brown Penn |
15–12 (9–5) 12–17 (9–5) | ||
Stanford | 28–2 (16–2) | 2000 | Pac-10[2] | Arizona | 23–7 (15–3) | ||
Qualifying school | Record (Conf.) | Seed | Last app. | Conference tournament |
Conf. finals runner-up |
Runner-up record (Conf.) |
Runner-up seed |
Duke | 29–4 (13–3) | 2 | 2000 | ACC[3] | North Carolina | 25–6 (13–3) | 1 |
Hofstra | 26–4 (16–2) | 1 | 2000 | America East | Delaware | 20–10 (14–4) | 2 |
Temple | 21–12 (12–4) | 3 | 2000 | Atlantic 10[4] | UMass | 15–15 (11–5) | 4 |
Oklahoma | 26–6 (12–4) | 3 | 2000 | Big 12[5] | Texas | 25–8 (12–4) | 4 |
Boston College | 26–4 (13–3) | E1 | 1997 | Big East | Pittsburgh | 18–13 (7–9) | W5 |
Cal State Northridge | 22–9 (13–3) | 1 | Never | Big Sky | Eastern Washington | 17–11 (11–5) | 2 |
Winthrop | 18–12 (11–3) | 2 | 2000 | Big South | Radford | 19–10 (12–2) | 2 |
Iowa | 22–11 (7–9) | 6 | 1999 | Big Ten | Indiana | 21–12 (10–6) | 4 |
Utah State | 27–5 (13–3) | 2 | 2000 | Big West | Pacific | 18–12 (8–8) | 5 |
George Mason | 18–11 (11–5) | 2 | 1999 | CAA | UNC Wilmington | 19–10 (11–5) | 1 |
Charlotte | 21–10 (10–6) | 3 | 1999 | C-USA | Cincinnati | 23–9 (11–5) | 1 |
Iona | 22–19 (12–6) | 1 | 2000 | MAAC | Canisius | 20–11 (9–9) | 7 |
Kent State | 23–9 (13–5) | 2 | 1999 | MAC | Miami (OH) | 17–16 (10–8) | 8 |
Butler | 23–7 (11–3) | 1 | 2000 | MCC | Detroit | 22–10 (10–4) | 2 |
Hampton | 24–6 (14–4) | 1 | Never | MEAC[6] | South Carolina State | 19–13 (14–4) | 2 |
Southern Utah | 25–5 (13–3) | 1 | Never | Mid-Con | Valparaiso | 24–8 (13–3) | 1 |
Indiana State | 21–11 (10–8) | 5 | 2000 | Missouri Valley | Bradley | 19–11 (12–6) | 2 |
BYU | 24–8 (10–4) | 2 | 1995 | Mountain West | New Mexico | 19–12 (6–8) | 5 |
Monmouth | 21–9 (15–5) | 2 | 1996 | Northeast | St. Francis Brooklyn | 18–11 (16–4) | 1 |
Eastern Illinois | 21–9 (11–5) | 2 | 1992 | Ohio Valley[7] | Austin Peay | 22–10 (10–6) | 4 |
Holy Cross | 22–7 (10–2) | 1 | 1993 | Patriot | Navy | 19–12 (9–3) | 2 |
Kentucky | 22–9 (12–4) | E1 | 2000 | SEC | Ole Miss | 25–7 (11–5) | W1 |
UNC Greensboro | 19–11 (10–6) | 2N | 1996 | Southern | Chattanooga | 17–13 (9–7) | 2S |
Northwestern State | 18–12 (11–9) | 6 | Never | Southland | McNeese State | 22–8 (17–3) | 1 |
Western Kentucky | 24–6 (14–2) | 1E | 1995 | Sun Belt | South Alabama | 22–11 (11–5) | 1W |
Alabama State | 22–8 (15–3) | 1 | Never | SWAC | Alcorn State | 15–15 (13–5) | 3 |
Georgia State | 28–4 (16–2) | 1 | 1991 | TAAC | Troy State | 19–12 (12–6) | 2 |
Hawaii | 17–13 (8–8) | 5 | 1994 | WAC | Tulsa | 21–11 (10–6) | 2 |
Gonzaga | 24–6 (13–1) | 1 | 2000 | West Coast[8] | Santa Clara | 20–12 (10–4) | 3 |
At-large bids
editSchool | Conference | Appearance | Last bid |
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Arizona | Pac-10 | 20th | 2000 |
Arkansas | SEC | 26th | 2000 |
California | Pac-10 | 11th | 1997 |
Cincinnati | C-USA | 20th | 2000 |
Creighton | Missouri Valley | 12th | 2000 |
Florida | SEC | 8th | 2000 |
Fresno State | WAC | 5th | 2000 |
Georgetown | Big East | 22nd | 1997 |
Georgia | SEC | 8th | 1997 |
Georgia Tech | ACC | 12th | 1996 |
Illinois | Big Ten | 21st | 2000 |
Indiana | Big Ten | 30th | 2000 |
Iowa State | Big 12 | 12th | 2000 |
Kansas | Big 12 | 30th | 2000 |
Maryland | ACC | 18th | 2000 |
Michigan State | Big Ten | 15th | 2000 |
Missouri | Big 12 | 19th | 2000 |
North Carolina | ACC | 35th | 2000 |
Notre Dame | Big East | 25th | 1990 |
Ohio State | Big Ten | 21st | 2000 |
Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 18th | 2000 |
Ole Miss | SEC | 5th | 1999 |
Penn State | Big Ten | 8th | 1996 |
Providence | Big East | 14th | 1997 |
Saint Joseph's | Atlantic 10 | 16th | 1997 |
Syracuse | Big East | 27th | 2000 |
Tennessee | SEC | 13th | 2000 |
Texas | Big 12 | 19th | 2000 |
UCLA | Pac-10 | 37th | 2000 |
USC | Pac-10 | 11th | 1997 |
Virginia | ACC | 15th | 1997 |
Wake Forest | ACC | 16th | 2000 |
Wisconsin | Big Ten | 7th | 2000 |
Xavier | Atlantic 10 | 13th | 1998 |
Listed by region and seeding
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Bids by conference
editBids | Conference | Schools |
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7 | Big Ten | Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin |
6 | ACC | Duke, Georgia Tech, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, Wake Forest |
Big 12 | Iowa State, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas | |
SEC | Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Tennessee | |
5 | Big East | Boston College, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Providence, Syracuse |
Pac-10 | Arizona, California, Stanford, UCLA, USC | |
3 | Atlantic 10 | Saint Joseph's, Temple, Xavier |
2 | C-USA | Charlotte, Cincinnati |
Missouri Valley | Creighton, Indiana State | |
WAC | Fresno State, Hawaii | |
1 | 21 other conferences |
Bids by state
editBids | State | School(s) |
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6 | California | Cal State Northridge, California, Fresno State, Stanford, UCLA, USC |
5 | North Carolina | Charlotte, Duke, North Carolina, UNC Greensboro, Wake Forest |
4 | Illinois | Eastern Illinois, Illinois |
Indiana | Butler, Indiana, Indiana State, Notre Dame | |
Iowa | Iowa, Iowa State | |
Ohio | Cincinnati, Kent State, Ohio State, Xavier | |
3 | Georgia | Georgia, Georgia State, Georgia Tech |
New York | Hofstra, Iona, Syracuse | |
Pennsylvania | Penn State, Saint Joseph's, Temple | |
Utah | BYU, Southern Utah, Utah State | |
Virginia | George Mason, Hampton, Virginia | |
2 | Kentucky | Kentucky, Western Kentucky |
Massachusetts | Boston College, Holy Cross | |
New Jersey | Monmouth, Princeton | |
Oklahoma | Oklahoma, Oklahoma State | |
1 | Alabama | Alabama State |
Arizona | Arizona | |
Arkansas | Arkansas | |
Florida | Florida | |
Hawaii | Hawaii | |
Kansas | Kansas | |
Louisiana | Northwestern State | |
Maryland | Maryland | |
Michigan | Michigan State | |
Mississippi | Ole Miss | |
Missouri | Missouri | |
Nebraska | Creighton | |
Rhode Island | Providence | |
South Carolina | Winthrop | |
Tennessee | Tennessee | |
Texas | Texas | |
Washington | Gonzaga | |
Washington, D.C. | Georgetown | |
Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
References
edit- ^ "2001 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, rounds". NCAA.com. May 8, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Pac-12.org. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- ^ "2008–09 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide". Atlantic Coast Conference. 2008. p. 108. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- ^ "Temple Topples UMass". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. March 11, 2001. ProQuest 387997940. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "2001 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Box Score" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- ^ "MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book" (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). OVCSports.com. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- ^ "Zags avenge only loss – to Santa Clara". ESPN.com. March 5, 2001. Retrieved May 9, 2022.