2001 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

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2001 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2000–01
Teams12
SiteBI-LO Center
Greenville, SC
ChampionsUNC Greensboro (1st title)
Winning coachFran McCaffery (1st title)
← 2000
2002 →
2000–01 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
East Tennessee State 13 3   .813 18 10   .643
UNC Greensboro 10 6   .625 19 12   .613
Appalachian State 7 9   .438 11 20   .355
Davidson 7 9   .438 15 17   .469
VMI 5 11   .313 9 19   .321
Western Carolina 3 13   .188 6 25   .194
South
College of Charleston 12 4   .750 22 7   .759
Chattanooga 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
The Citadel 9 7   .563 16 12   .571
Georgia Southern 9 7   .563 15 15   .500
Wofford 7 9   .438 12 16   .429
Furman 5 11   .313 10 16   .385
SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2001
Rankings from AP poll


The 2001 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 1–4, 2001 at the BI-LO Center in Greenville, South Carolina. The UNC Greensboro Spartans won their first title as a member of the Southern Conference and received the automatic berth to the 2001 NCAA tournament.[1]

Format[edit]

All twelve teams were eligible for the tournament. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured four games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinal round. The top two finishers in each division received first round byes.

Bracket[edit]

First round
March 1
Quarterfinals
March 2
Semifinals
March 3
Championship Game
March 4
            
4S Georgia Southern 76
5N VMI 59
1N East Tennessee St. 64
4S Georgia Southern 72
2S Chattanooga 84
4S Georgia Southern 73
2S Chattanooga 74
3N Appalachian State 48
3N Appalachian State 58
6S Furman 56
2N UNC Greensboro 67
2S Chattanooga 66
4N Davidson 60
5S Wofford 57
1S Coll. of Charleston 54
4N Davidson 57
2N UNC Greensboro 73
4N Davidson 68
2N UNC Greensboro 91
6N Western Carolina 69
3S The Citadel 57
6N Western Carolina 67

* Overtime game

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