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The 2001 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square GardeninNew York City. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the two highest seeds in each division received byes in the first round. The six teams with the best conference records in each division were invited to participate for a total of 12 teams. Teams were seeded by division. Boston College had the best regular season conference record and received the East #1 seed, while Notre Dame received the West #1 seed.

2001 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2000–01
Teams12
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsBoston College (2nd title)
Winning coachAl Skinner (1st title)
MVPTroy Bell (Boston College)
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2000–01 Big East men's basketball standings
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
    East
    No.7Boston College 13 3   .813 27 5   .844
    Providence 11 5   .688 21 10   .677
    St. John's 8 8   .500 14 15   .483
    Miami 8 8   .500 16 13   .552
    Villanova 8 8   .500 18 13   .581
    Connecticut 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
    Virginia Tech* 2 14   .125 8 19   .296
    West
    No.19Notre Dame 11 5   .688 20 10   .667
    No.21Georgetown 10 6   .625 25 8   .758
    No.17Syracuse 10 6   .625 25 9   .735
    West Virginia 8 8   .500 17 12   .586
    Pittsburgh 7 9   .438 19 14   .576
    Seton Hall 5 11   .313 16 15   .516
    Rutgers* 3 13   .188 11 16   .407
    2001 Big East tournament winner
    As of April 2, 2001[1]
    Rankings from AP Poll
    *Did not qualify for 2001 Big East tournament

    Boston College defeated Pittsburgh in the championship game 79–57 for its second and final Big East tournament championship.

    Bracket

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    First round
    March 7, 2001
    Quarterfinals
    March 8, 2001
    Semifinals
    March 9, 2001
    Championship Game
    March 10, 2001
                
    W1 #19 Notre Dame 54
    W5 Pittsburgh 66
    W5 Pittsburgh 78
    E4 Miami 69
    W5 Pittsburgh* 55
    W3 #17 Syracuse 54
    E2 Providence 54
    W3 #17 Syracuse 55
    E6 Connecticut 75
    W3 #17 Syracuse 86
    W5 Pittsburgh 57
    E1 #10 Boston College 79
    E1 #10 Boston College 93
    E5 Villanova 79
    E5 Villanova 82
    W4 West Virginia 71
    E1 #10 Boston College 75
    W6 Seton Hall 48
    W2 #18 Georgetown 40
    W6 Seton Hall 58
    W6 Seton Hall 78
    E3 St. John's 66

    * denotes an overtime (OT) period.

    Note: By finishing in last place during the regular season in their respective divisions, Virginia Tech and Rutgers did not qualify for the tournament.

    Awards

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    Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player): Troy Bell, Boston College

    All-Tournament Team

    References

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    1. ^ "2000-01 Big East Conference Season Summary". www.sports-reference.com.
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