2001 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2001 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2000–01
Teams 12
Site BI-LO Center
Greenville, SC
Champions UNC Greensboro (1st title)
Winning coach Fran McCaffery (1st title)
2000–01 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
East Tennessee State13–3 .813  18–10  .643
UNC Greensboro †10–6 .625  19–12  .613
Appalachian State7–9 .438  11–20  .355
Davidson7–9 .438  15–17  .469
VMI5–11 .313  9–19  .321
Western Carolina3–13 .188  6–25  .194
South
College of Charleston12–4 .750  22–7  .759
Chattanooga9–7 .563  17–13  .567
The Citadel9–7 .563  16–12  .571
Georgia Southern9–7 .563  15–15  .500
Wofford7–9 .438  12–16  .429
Furman5–11 .313  10–16  .385
† SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2001; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 1–4, 2001 at the BI-LO Center in Greenville, South Carolina. The UNC Greensboro Spartans won their first title as a member of the Southern Conference and received the automatic berth to the 2001 NCAA Tournament.[1]

Format

All twelve teams were eligible for the tournament. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured four games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinal round. The top two finishers in each division received first round byes.

Bracket

  First Round
March 1		 Quarterfinals
March 2		 Semifinals
March 3		 Championship Game
March 4
                                     
4S Georgia Southern 76  
5N VMI 59  
  1N East Tennessee St. 64  
    4S Georgia Southern 72  
     
       
  2S Chattanooga 84  
  4S Georgia Southern 73  
       
       
  2S Chattanooga 74
    3N Appalachian State 48  
3N Appalachian State 58
6S Furman 56  
  2N UNC Greensboro 67
  2S Chattanooga 66
4N Davidson 60  
5S Wofford 57  
  1S Coll. of Charleston 54
    4N Davidson 57  
     
       
  2N UNC Greensboro 73
  4N Davidson 68  
       
       
  2N UNC Greensboro 91
    6N Western Carolina 69  
3S The Citadel 57
6N Western Carolina 67  

* Overtime game

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2000-01 Southern Conference Season Summary
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