2001 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2001 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played from March 7 to March 10, 2001. The tournament was played at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 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 University won the tournament for the second year in a row. 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. Lynn Greer of Temple was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

2001 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200001
Teams12
SiteFirst Union Spectrum
Philadelphia
ChampionsTemple University
Winning coachJohn Chaney (6th title)
MVPLynn Greer (Temple)
2000–01 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 22 Saint Joseph's142 .875  267  .788
Xavier124 .750  218  .724
Temple124 .750  2413  .649
UMass115 .688  1515  .500
Dayton97 .563  2113  .618
St. Bonaventure97 .563  1812  .600
George Washington610 .375  1418  .438
La Salle511 .313  1217  .414
Fordham412 .250  1217  .414
Duquesne313 .188  921  .300
Rhode Island313 .188  723  .233
2001 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Bracket

  First Round
Wednesday, March 7
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 8
Semifinals
Friday, March 9
Final
Saturday, March 10
                                     
 
  1 #21 Saint Joseph's 82  
    8 La Salle 74  
8 La Salle 86
9 Fordham 67  
  1 #21 Saint Joseph's 70  
  4 Massachusetts 75  
 
 
  4 Massachusetts 79
    5 St. Bonaventure 58  
 
  4 Massachusetts 65
  3 Temple 76
 
 
  2 Xavier 74
    7 George Washington 83  
7 George Washington 88
10 Duquesne 65  
  7 George Washington 76
  3 Temple 77  
 
 
  3 Temple 76
    6 Dayton 63  
6 Dayton 85
11 Rhode Island 59  

All games played at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* - Overtime

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