2001 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2001 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 4-6, 2001 at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana.[2] This was the 18th edition of the tournament for the Association of Mid-Continent Universities/Mid-Continent Conference, now known as the Summit League.

2001 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2000–01
Teams8
SiteAllen County War Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
ChampionsSouthern Utah (1st title)
Winning coachBill Evans (1st title)
MVPFred House (Southern Utah)
2000–01 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Valparaiso13–3 .813  24–8  .750
Southern Utah †13–3 .813  25–6  .806
Youngstown State11–5 .688  19–11  .633
Missouri-Kansas City9–7 .563  14–16  .467
Oakland8–8 .500  12–16  .429
IUPUI6–10 .375  11–18  .379
Oral Roberts5–11 .313  10–19  .345
Western Illinois5–11 .313  5–23  .179
Chicago State2–14 .125  5–23  .179
† 2001 Mid-Con Tournament[1] winner

Southern Utah defeated six-time defending champ Valparaiso 62–59 to earn an automatic berth into the 2001 NCAA Tournament.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 4
Semifinals
March 5
Finals
March 6
         
1 Valparaiso 84
8 Chicago State 72
1 Valparaiso 65
5 IUPUI 54
4 Missouri-Kansas City 52
5 IUPUI 54
1 Valparaiso 59
2 Southern Utah 62
3 Youngstown State 70
6 Oral Roberts 73
6 Oral Roberts 62
2 Southern Utah 73
2 Southern Utah 66
7 Western Illinois 53

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