2001 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2001 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 6–10, 2001. The quarterfinal rounds were played at the home arena of the higher seeded-teams, with the semifinals and championship game played at CenturyTel Center in Bossier City, Louisiana.[2]

2001 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2000–01
Teams8
First round siteCampus sites
Semifinals siteCenturyTel Center
Bossier City, Louisiana
Finals siteCenturyTel Center
Bossier City, Louisiana
ChampionsNorthwestern State (1st title)
Winning coachMike McConathy (1st title)
MVPMichael Byars-Dawson (Northwestern State)
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2002 →
2000–01 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
McNeese State 17 3   .850 22 9   .710
Nicholls State 12 8   .600 14 14   .500
UTSA 12 8   .600 14 15   .483
Northwestern State 11 9   .550 19 13   .594
Sam Houston State 11 9   .550 16 13   .552
Texas–Arlington 11 9   .550 13 15   .464
Southwest Texas State 10 10   .500 13 15   .464
Louisiana–Monroe 8 12   .400 11 17   .393
Lamar 7 13   .350 9 18   .333
Stephen F. Austin 6 14   .300 9 17   .346
Southeastern Louisiana 5 15   .250 8 21   .276
2001 Southland Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Sixth-seeded Northwestern State won the championship game over top-seeded McNeese State, and earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[3] Conference tournament runner-up McNeese State was invited to the 2001 NIT Tournament. Michael Byars-Dawson of Northwestern State was named the tournament's MVP.

Format edit

The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Southland Conference received a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams were seeded by conference record.

Bracket edit

Quarterfinals
March 6
Semifinals
March 9
Finals
March 10
         
1 McNeese State 83
8 Louisiana–Monroe 78
1 McNeese State 99
4 Sam Houston State 82
4 Sam Houston State 103
5 Texas–Arlington 982OT
1 McNeese State 71
6 Northwestern State 72
3 Nicholls State 61
6 Northwestern State 68
6 Northwestern State 86
2 UTSA 71
2 UTSA 71
7 Southwest Texas State 69

References edit

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2000-01 Southland Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southland.org. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "2002-03 Southland Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2022.