2001 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2001 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament, a part of the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place at Gund Arena in Cleveland. Its winner received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Tournament. It was a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the three highest seeds received byes in the first round. All MAC teams were invited to participate. Central Michigan, the MAC regular season winner, received the number one seed in the tournament.

2001 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2000–01
Teams13
SiteGund Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsKent State (2nd title)
Winning coachGary Waters (2nd title)
MVPTrevor Huffman (Kent State)
2000–01 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Kent State†13–5 .722  24–10  .706
Marshall12–6 .667  18–9  .667
Ohio12–6 .667  19–11  .633
Bowling Green10–8 .556  15–14  .517
Miami10–8 .556  17–16  .515
Akron9–9 .500  12–16  .429
Buffalo2–16 .111  4–24  .143
West
Central Michigan14–4 .778  20–8  .714
Toledo12–6 .667  22–11  .667
Ball State11–7 .611  18–12  .600
Western Michigan7–11 .389  7–21  .250
Northern Illinois4–14 .222  5–23  .179
Eastern Michigan1–17 .056  3–25  .107
† 2001 MAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Tournament

Seeds
  1. Central Michigan
  2. Kent State
  3. Marshall
  4. Toledo
  5. Ohio
  6. Ball State
  7. Bowling Green
  8. Miami
  9. Akron
  10. Western Michigan
  11. Northern Illinois
  12. Buffalo
  13. Eastern Michigan

Bracket

[1]

  First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
                                     
       
  1 Central Michigan 56  
    8 Miami 65  
8 Miami 69
9 Akron 56  
  8 Miami 62  
  5 Ohio 61  
4 Toledo 67  
13 Eastern Michigan 43  
  4 Toledo 63
    5 Ohio 64  
5 Ohio 101
12 Buffalo 78  
  8 Miami 61
  2 Kent State 67
       
       
  2 Kent State 71
    7 Bowling Green 50  
7 Bowling Green 74
10 Western Michigan 68  
  2 Kent State 67
  6 Ball State 55  
       
       
  3 Marshall 81
    6 Ball State 84  
6 Ball State 89
11 Northern Illinois 57  

* – Denotes overtime period

References
  1. "MAC Tournament History" (PDF). 2009-10 MAC Men's Basketball Record Book. Mid-American Conference. 2009-11-11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
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