2001 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

The 2001 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was played at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland and Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts after the conclusion of the 2000–01 regular season. Top seed Holy Cross defeated #2 seed Navy, 68–64 (OT) in the championship game, to win its second Patriot League Tournament title. The Crusaders earned an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament as #15 seed in the East region.

2001 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2000–01
Teams7
SiteAlumni Hall
Annapolis, Maryland
Finals siteHart Center
Worcester, Massachusetts
ChampionsHoly Cross (2nd title)
Winning coachRalph Willard (1st title)
MVPJosh Sankes (Holy Cross)
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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

Format

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All seven league members participated in the tournament, with teams seeded according to regular season conference record. Play began with the quarterfinal round, with the top seed receiving a bye to the semifinal round.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 3
Semifinals
March 4
Championship game
March 9
         
1 Holy Cross 69
4 Lehigh 57
4 Lehigh 83
5 Lafayette 71
1 Holy Cross 68*
2 Navy 64
3 Colgate 68
6 Bucknell 75
6 Bucknell 64
2 Navy 88
2 Navy 92
7 Army 73

* denotes overtime period

Sources:[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "2000-01 Patriot League Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Patriot League Men's Basketball 2019-20 Record Book" (PDF). Patriot League. Retrieved March 17, 2020.