2001 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

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]

2001 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200001
Teams12
SiteBI-LO Center
Greenville, SC
ChampionsUNC Greensboro (1st title)
Winning coachFran McCaffery (1st title)
2000–01 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
East Tennessee State133 .8131810  .643
UNC Greensboro106 .6251912  .613
Appalachian State79 .4381120  .355
Davidson79 .4381517  .469
VMI511 .313919  .321
Western Carolina313 .188625  .194
South
College of Charleston124 .750227  .759
Chattanooga97 .5631713  .567
The Citadel97 .5631612  .571
Georgia Southern97 .5631515  .500
Wofford79 .4381216  .429
Furman511 .3131016  .385
SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2001
Rankings from AP poll

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

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