2001 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

2001 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2000–01
Teams11
SiteFirst Union Spectrum
Philadelphia
ChampionsTemple (6th title)
Winning coachJohn Chaney (6th title)
MVPLynn Greer (Temple)
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2002 →
2000–01 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 22 Saint Joseph's 14 2   .875 26 7   .788
Xavier 12 4   .750 21 8   .724
Temple 12 4   .750 24 13   .649
UMass 11 5   .688 15 15   .500
Dayton 9 7   .563 21 13   .618
St. Bonaventure 9 7   .563 18 12   .600
George Washington 6 10   .375 14 18   .438
La Salle 5 11   .313 12 17   .414
Fordham 4 12   .250 12 17   .414
Duquesne 3 13   .188 9 21   .300
Rhode Island 3 13   .188 7 23   .233
2001 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2001 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was played from March 7 to March 10, 2001, at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2] The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. With eleven teams in the conference following the departure of Virginia Tech, the top five teams in the conference received a first-round bye in the tournament. Temple won the tournament for the second year in a row.[3] Saint Joseph's and Xavier also received bids to the NCAA Tournament. In addition, St. Bonaventure and Dayton received bids to the 2001 National Invitation Tournament.[4] Lynn Greer of Temple was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.[5]

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2000-01 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Atlantic 10 2019-20 Men's Basketball". Atlantic 10 Conference. p. 118. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "Temple Topples UMass". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. March 11, 2001. Retrieved April 9, 2022 – via ProQuest.
  4. ^ "Atlantic 10 2019-20 Men's Basketball". Atlantic 10 Conference. p. 129. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  5. ^ Fittipaldo, Ray (March 11, 2001). "Owls Win, 76-65, Bag Title Again". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 9, 2022 – via ProQuest.