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)
2000–01 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
McNeese State17–3 .85022–9  .710
Nicholls State12–8 .60014–14  .500
UTSA12–8 .60014–15  .483
Northwestern State †11–9 .55019–13  .594
Sam Houston State11–9 .55016–13  .552
Texas–Arlington11–9 .55013–15  .464
Southwest Texas State10–10 .50013–15  .464
Louisiana–Monroe8–12 .40011–17  .393
Lamar7–13 .3509–18  .333
Stephen F. Austin6–14 .3009–17  .346
Southeastern Louisiana5–15 .2508–21  .276
† 2001 Southland Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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]

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

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

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

  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.
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