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2001 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2000–01
Teams12
SiteFreedom Hall
Louisville, KY
ChampionsCharlotte (2nd title)
Winning coachBobby Lutz (2nd title)
MVPRodney White (Charlotte)
← 2000
2002 →
2000–01 Conference USA men's basketball standings
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
    Cincinnati 11 5   .688 25 10   .714
    Southern Miss 11 5   .688 22 9   .710
    Charlotte 10 6   .625 22 11   .667
    Memphis 10 6   .625 21 15   .583
    South Florida 9 7   .563 18 13   .581
    Marquette 9 7   .563 15 14   .517
    UAB 8 8   .500 17 14   .548
    Saint Louis 8 8   .500 17 14   .548
    Louisville 8 8   .500 12 19   .387
    Houston 6 10   .375 9 20   .310
    DePaul 4 12   .250 12 18   .400
    Tulane 2 14   .125 9 21   .300
    2001 Conference USA Tournament winner
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 2001 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was held March 7–10 at Freedom HallinLouisville, Kentucky.[1]

    Charlotte defeated Cincinnati in the championship game, 80–72, to clinch their second Conference USA men's tournament championship.

    The 49ers, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA member Cincinnati, who earned an at-large bid.

    Format[edit]

    There were no new changes to the tournament format. The top four teams were given byes into the quarterfinal round while the remaining eight teams were placed into the first round. All seeds were determined by overall regular season conference records.

    UNC Charlotte rebranded itself as Charlotte prior to the season.

    Bracket[edit]

    First round
    Wednesday, March 7
    Quarterfinals
    Thursday, March 8
    Semifinals
    Friday, March 9
    Championship
    Saturday, March 10
                
    1Cincinnati 73
    9UAB 70
    9UAB 74
    8Louisville 61
    1Cincinnati 89
    4Memphis 79
    5Marquette 72
    12Tulane 67
    5Marquette 64
    4Memphis 71
    1Cincinnati 72
    3Charlotte 80
    3Charlotte 77
    6South Florida 74
    11DePaul 59
    6South Florida 63
    3Charlotte 75
    2Southern Miss 63
    7Saint Louis 78
    10Houston 67
    7Saint Louis 54
    2Southern Miss 63

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "2000-01 Conference USA Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.

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