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. , the MAC regular season winner, received the number one seed in the 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