2001 MAAC men's basketball tournament

The 2001 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 2–5, 2001 at Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.

2001 MAAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2000–01
Teams	10
Site	Marine Midland Arena Buffalo, New York
Champions	Iona (6th title)
Winning coach	Jeff Ruland (2nd title)
MVP	Nakiea Miller (Iona)
MAAC men's basketball tournaments

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

Top-seeded Iona defeated Canisius in the championship game, 74–67, to win their sixth MAAC men's basketball tournament.

The Gaels received an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament.

Format

All ten of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

	First round Friday, March 2					Quarterfinals Saturday, March 3					Semifinals Sunday, March 4					Championship Monday, March 5
						1	Iona	64
						9	Loyola (MD)	52
	8	Fairfield	58
	9	Loyola (MD)	60
											1	Iona	75
											4	Marist	71
						4	Marist	70
						5	Rider	58
																1	Iona	74
																7	Canisius	67
						2	Niagara	70
						7	Canisius	72
	7	Canisius	84
	10	Saint Peter's	72
											7	Canisius	76
											3	Siena	64
						3	Siena	79
						6	Manhattan	76