2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 8, 2000, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April 2, 2001, at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Duke Blue Devils won their third NCAA national championship with an 82–72 victory over the Arizona Wildcats.

Preseason AP No. 1Arizona Wildcats

RegularseasonNovember 8, 2000–
March 10, 2001

NCAATournament2001

Tournament datesMarch 13 – April 2, 2001

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2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

Preseason AP No. 1	Arizona Wildcats
Regular season	November 8, 2000– March 10, 2001
NCAA Tournament	2001
Tournament dates	March 13 – April 2, 2001
National Championship	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota
NCAA Champions	Duke Blue Devils
Other champions	Tulsa Golden Hurricane (NIT)
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden)	Shane Battier, Duke Blue Devils
← 1999–00 2001–02 →

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Season headlines

The preseason AP All-American team was named on November 13. Shane Battier of Duke was the leading vote-getter (71 of 72 votes). The rest of the team included Troy Murphy of Notre Dame (62 votes), Loren Woods of Arizona (46), Joseph Forte of North Carolina (39) and Jamaal Tinsley of Iowa State (39).^[1]
On January 27, 2001, a plane carrying two Oklahoma State players, six other people (coaches and broadcasters) associated with the Oklahoma State men's basketball program, and a crew of two crashed in a field near Strasburg, Colorado, during a snowstorm, killing all ten people on board.^[2]^[3]^[4]
The NCAA tournament expanded from 64 to 65 teams.^[5]
The Trans America Athletic Conference competed under that name for the last time. After the season, it was renamed the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Major rule changes

Beginning in 2000–01, the following rules changes were implemented:^[6]

Technical fouls divided into direct (two-shot penalty) and indirect (one shot penalty) with ball returned to point of interruption.

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls November 9, 2000.^[7]^[8]

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Associated Press
Ranking	Team
1	Arizona (37)
2	Duke (29)
3	Michigan State (5)
4	Stanford
5	Maryland (1)
6	North Carolina
7	Kansas
8	Illinois
9	Tennessee
10	Seton Hall
11	Florida
12	Kentucky
13	Utah
14	Connecticut
15	Arkansas
15	Notre Dame
17	UCLA
18	Cincinnati
19	Wisconsin
20	Wake Forest
21	DePaul
22	Oklahoma
23	Southern California
24	Virginia
25	Iowa State

ESPN/USA Today Coaches
Ranking	Team
1	Arizona (19)
2	Duke (12)
3	Stanford
4	North Carolina
5	Michigan State
6	Kansas
7	Maryland
8	Tennessee
9	Illinois
10	Seton Hall
11	Florida
12	Kentucky
13	Connecticut
14	Cincinnati
15	Arkansas
16	Utah
17	Notre Dame
18	Wake Forest
19	UCLA
20	DePaul
21	Oklahoma
22	Wisconsin
23	Iowa State
24	Southern California
25	Virginia

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Conference membership changes

These schools joined new conferences for the 2000–01 season.

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School	Former conference	New conference
Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders	Ohio Valley Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Nevada Wolf Pack	Big West Conference	Western Athletic Conference
New Mexico State Aggies	Big West Conference	Sun Belt Conference
North Texas Mean Green	Big West Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Virginia Tech Hokies	Atlantic 10 Conference	Big East Conference

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Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

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Conference	Regular season winner^[9]	Conference player of the year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (City)	Tournament winner
America East Conference	Hofstra	Norman Richardson, Hofstra^[10]	2001 America East men's basketball tournament	Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, Delaware) (Except Finals)	Hofstra^[11]
Atlantic 10 Conference	St. Joseph's	David West, Xavier^[12]	2001 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament	The Spectrum (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)	Temple^[13]
Atlantic Coast Conference	Duke & North Carolina	Shane Battier, Duke & Joseph Forte, North Carolina^[14]	2001 ACC men's basketball tournament	Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Georgia)	Duke^[15]
Big 12 Conference	Iowa State	Jamaal Tinsley, Iowa State^[16]	2001 Big 12 men's basketball tournament	Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Missouri)	Oklahoma^[16]
Big East Conference	Boston College (East) Notre Dame (West)	Troy Bell, Boston College & Troy Murphy, Notre Dame^[17]	2001 Big East men's basketball tournament	Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York)	Boston College^[17]
Big Sky Conference	Cal State Northridge	Brian Heinle, Cal State Northridge^[18]	2001 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament	Matadome (Northridge, California)	Cal State Northridge^[19]
Big South Conference	Radford	Torrey Butler, Coastal Carolina^[20]	2001 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament	Roanoke Civic Center (Roanoke, Virginia)	Winthrop^[20]
Big Ten Conference	Michigan State & Illinois	Frank Williams, Illinois^[21]	2001 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament	United Center (Chicago, Illinois)	Iowa^[21]
Big West Conference	UC Irvine	Jerry Green, UC Irvine^[22]	2001 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament	Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California)	Utah State^[22]
Colonial Athletic Association	Richmond	George Evans, George Mason^[23]	2001 CAA men's basketball tournament	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)	George Mason^[23]
Conference USA	Cincinnati (American) Southern Miss (National)	Steve Logan, Cincinnati^[24]	2001 Conference USA men's basketball tournament	Freedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky)	Charlotte^[25]
Ivy League	Princeton	Craig Austin, Columbia^[26]	No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Iona, Siena & Niagara	Demond Stewart, Niagara^[27]	2001 MAAC men's basketball tournament	HSBC Arena (Buffalo, New York)	Iona^[28]
Mid-American Conference	Kent State (East) Central Michigan (West)	David Webber, Central Michigan^[29]	2001 MAC men's basketball tournament	Gund Arena (Cleveland, Ohio)	Kent State^[29]
Mid-Continent Conference	Southern Utah & Valparaiso	Jeff Monaco, Southern Utah^[30]	2001 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (Fort Wayne, Indiana)	Southern Utah^[31]
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Hampton & South Carolina State	Tarvis Williams, Hampton^[32]	2001 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)	Hampton^[33]
Midwestern Collegiate Conference	Butler	Rashad Phillips, Detroit^[34]	2001 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament	Nutter Center (Dayton, Ohio)	Butler^[35]
Missouri Valley Conference	Creighton	Tarise Bryson, Illinois State^[36]	2001 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Savvis Center (St. Louis, Missouri)	Indiana State^[37]
Mountain West Conference	BYU, Wyoming & Utah	Mekeli Wesley, BYU^[38]	2001 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament	Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, Nevada)	BYU^[39]
Northeast Conference	St. Francis (NY)	Rahsaan Johnson, Monmouth^[40]	2001 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament	Sovereign Bank Arena (Trenton, New Jersey)	Monmouth^[41]
Ohio Valley Conference	Tennessee Tech	Trenton Hassell, Austin Peay^[42]	2001 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Gaylord Entertainment Center (Nashville, Tennessee) (Semifinals and Finals)	Eastern Illinois^[42]
Pacific-10 Conference	Stanford	Sean Lampley, California^[43]	No Tournament
Patriot League	Holy Cross	Tim Szatko, Holy Cross^[44]	2001 Patriot League men's basketball tournament	Campus Sites	Holy Cross^[45]
Southeastern Conference	Florida & Kentucky (East) Mississippi (West)	Tayshaun Prince, Kentucky^[46]	2001 SEC men's basketball tournament	Gaylord Entertainment Center (Nashville, Tennessee)	Kentucky^[46]
Southern Conference	East Tennessee State (North) Charleston (South)	Jody Lumpkin, Charleston^[47]	2001 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament	BI-LO Center (Greenville, South Carolina)	UNC Greensboro^[48]
Southland Conference	McNeese State	Demond Mallet, McNeese State^[49]	2001 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament	CenturyTel Center (Bossier City, Louisiana) (Finals)	Northwestern State^[49]
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Alabama State	Dewayne Jefferson, Mississippi Valley State^[50]	2001 Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament	Fair Park Arena (Birmingham, Alabama)	Alabama State
Sun Belt Conference	Western Kentucky (East) South Alabama (West)	Chris Marcus, Western Kentucky^[51]	2001 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament	Mitchell Center (Mobile, Alabama)	Western Kentucky^[51]
Trans America Athletic Conference	Georgia State	Shernard Long, Georgia State^[52]	2001 TAAC men's basketball tournament	GSU Sports Arena (Atlanta, Georgia)	Georgia State^[52]
West Coast Conference	Gonzaga	Casey Calvary, Gonzaga^[53]	2001 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament	Jenny Craig Pavilion (San Diego, California)	Gonzaga^[53]
Western Athletic Conference	Fresno State	Melvin Ely, Fresno State^[54]	2001 WAC men's basketball tournament	Reynolds Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma)	Hawaiʻi^[54]

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Conference standings

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2000–01 America East Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hofstra †	16	–	2	.889	26	–	5	.839
Delaware	14	–	4	.778	20	–	10	.667
Drexel	12	–	6	.667	15	–	12	.556
Maine	10	–	8	.556	18	–	11	.621
Boston University	9	–	9	.500	14	–	14	.500
Northeastern	8	–	10	.444	10	–	19	.345
Towson	7	–	11	.389	12	–	17	.414
Vermont	7	–	11	.389	12	–	17	.414
New Hampshire	6	–	12	.333	7	–	21	.250
Hartford	1	–	17	.056	4	–	24	.143

† 2001 America East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

2000–01 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 North Carolina	13	–	3	.813	26	–	7	.788
No. 1 Duke †	13	–	3	.813	35	–	4	.897
No. 11 Maryland	10	–	6	.625	25	–	11	.694
No. 16 Virginia	9	–	7	.563	20	–	9	.690
Georgia Tech	8	–	8	.500	17	–	13	.567
No. 23 Wake Forest	8	–	8	.500	19	–	11	.633
NC State	5	–	11	.313	13	–	16	.448
Florida State	4	–	12	.250	9	–	21	.300
Clemson	2	–	14	.125	12	–	19	.387

† 2001 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[55]

2000–01 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	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^[56]

2000–01 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 10 Iowa State	13	–	3	.813	25	–	6	.806
No. 12 Kansas	12	–	4	.750	26	–	7	.788
No. 13 Oklahoma †	12	–	4	.750	26	–	7	.788
No. 18 Texas	12	–	4	.750	25	–	9	.735
Oklahoma State	10	–	6	.625	20	–	10	.667
Missouri	9	–	7	.563	20	–	13	.606
Nebraska	7	–	9	.438	14	–	16	.467
Baylor	6	–	10	.375	19	–	12	.613
Colorado	5	–	11	.313	15	–	15	.500
Kansas State	4	–	12	.250	11	–	18	.379
Texas A&M	3	–	13	.188	10	–	20	.333
Texas Tech	3	–	13	.188	9	–	19	.321

† 2001 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[57]

2000–01 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 7 Boston College †	13	–	3	.813	27	–	5	.844
Providence	11	–	5	.688	21	–	10	.677
St. John's#	8	–	8	.500	5	–	15	.250
Miami	8	–	8	.500	16	–	13	.552
Villanova	8	–	8	.500	18	–	13	.581
Connecticut	8	–	8	.500	20	–	12	.625
Virginia Tech*	2	–	14	.125	8	–	19	.296
West
No. 19 Notre Dame	11	–	5	.688	20	–	10	.667
No. 21 Georgetown	10	–	6	.625	25	–	8	.758
No. 17 Syracuse	10	–	6	.625	25	–	9	.735
West Virginia	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Pittsburgh	7	–	9	.438	19	–	14	.576
Seton Hall	5	–	11	.313	16	–	15	.516
Rutgers*	3	–	13	.188	11	–	16	.407

† 2001 Big East tournament winner As of April 2, 2001^[58] Rankings from AP Poll #St. John's had 9 regular-season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; the school′s disputed record was 8–8, 14–15. *Did not qualify for 2001 Big East tournament.

2000–01 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cal State Northridge †	13	–	3	.813	22	–	10	.688
Eastern Washington	11	–	5	.688	17	–	11	.607
Idaho State	10	–	6	.625	14	–	14	.500
Montana State	8	–	8	.500	16	–	14	.533
Northern Arizona	8	–	8	.500	15	–	14	.517
Weber State	8	–	8	.500	15	–	14	.517
Montana	6	–	10	.375	11	–	16	.407
Portland State	6	–	10	.375	9	–	18	.333
Sacramento State	2	–	14	.125	5	–	22	.185

† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[59]

2000–01 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Radford	12	–	2	.857	19	–	10	.655
Winthrop †	11	–	3	.786	18	–	13	.581
UNC Asheville	9	–	5	.643	15	–	13	.536
Coastal Carolina	6	–	8	.429	8	–	20	.286
Charleston Southern	6	–	8	.429	10	–	19	.345
Liberty	5	–	9	.357	15	–	13	.536
Elon*	4	–	10	.286	9	–	20	.310
High Point*	3	–	11	.214	8	–	20	.286

† 2001 Big South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament

2000–01 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Illinois	13	–	3	.813	27	–	8	.771
No. 3 Michigan State	13	–	3	.813	28	–	5	.848
No. 20 Indiana	10	–	6	.625	21	–	13	.618
No. 25 Wisconsin	9	–	7	.563	18	–	11	.621
No. 24 Iowa †	7	–	9	.438	23	–	12	.657
Penn State	7	–	9	.438	21	–	12	.636
Purdue	6	–	10	.375	17	–	15	.531
Minnesota	5	–	11	.313	18	–	14	.563
Michigan	4	–	12	.250	10	–	18	.357
Northwestern	3	–	13	.188	11	–	19	.367
Ohio State*	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2001 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll *Ohio State: 30 reg. season games; 1 NCAA Tourn. game vacated due to sanctions against the program Disputed record: Ohio State-(20-11)(11-5)

2000–01 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC Irvine	15	–	1	.938	25	–	5	.833
Utah State †	13	–	3	.813	28	–	6	.824
Long Beach State	10	–	6	.625	18	–	13	.581
UC Santa Barbara	10	–	6	.625	18	–	13	.581
Pacific	8	–	8	.500	18	–	12	.600
Boise State	8	–	8	.500	17	–	14	.548
Cal Poly	3	–	13	.188	9	–	19	.321
Idaho	3	–	13	.188	6	–	21	.222
Cal State Fullerton	3	–	13	.188	5	–	23	.179

† 2001 Big West tournament^[60] winner

2000–01 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Richmond	12	–	4	.750	22	–	7	.759
UNC Wilmington	11	–	5	.688	19	–	11	.633
George Mason †	11	–	5	.688	18	–	12	.600
VCU	9	–	7	.563	16	–	14	.533
William & Mary	7	–	9	.438	11	–	17	.393
Old Dominion	7	–	9	.438	13	–	18	.419
James Madison	6	–	10	.375	12	–	17	.414
East Carolina	6	–	10	.375	14	–	14	.500
American	3	–	13	.188	7	–	20	.259

† 2001 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[61]

2000–01 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
American
Cincinnati	11	–	5	.688	25	–	10	.714
Charlotte †	10	–	6	.625	22	–	11	.667
Marquette	9	–	7	.563	15	–	14	.517
Saint Louis	8	–	8	.500	17	–	14	.548
Louisville	8	–	8	.500	12	–	19	.387
DePaul	4	–	12	.250	12	–	18	.400
National
Southern Miss	11	–	5	.688	22	–	9	.710
Memphis	10	–	6	.625	21	–	15	.583
South Florida	9	–	7	.563	18	–	13	.581
UAB	8	–	8	.500	17	–	14	.548
Houston	6	–	10	.375	9	–	20	.310
Tulane	2	–	14	.125	9	–	21	.300

† 2001 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2000–01 Ivy League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Princeton	11	–	3	.786	16	–	11	.593
Brown	9	–	5	.643	15	–	12	.556
Penn	9	–	5	.643	12	–	17	.414
Harvard	7	–	7	.500	14	–	12	.538
Columbia	7	–	7	.500	12	–	15	.444
Yale	7	–	7	.500	10	–	17	.370
Dartmouth	3	–	11	.214	8	–	19	.296
Cornell	3	–	11	.214	7	–	20	.259

Rankings from AP Poll^[62]

2000–01 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Iona †	12	–	6	.667	22	–	11	.667
Niagara	12	–	6	.667	15	–	13	.536
Siena	12	–	6	.667	20	–	11	.645
Marist	11	–	7	.611	17	–	13	.567
Rider	11	–	7	.611	16	–	12	.571
Manhattan	11	–	7	.611	14	–	15	.483
Canisius	9	–	9	.500	20	–	11	.645
Fairfield	8	–	10	.444	12	–	16	.429
Loyola (MD)	2	–	16	.111	6	–	23	.207
Saint Peter's	2	–	16	.111	4	–	24	.143

† 2001 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[63]

2000–01 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Kent State †	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
Marshall	12	–	6	.667	18	–	9	.667
Ohio	12	–	6	.667	19	–	11	.633
Bowling Green	10	–	8	.556	15	–	14	.517
Miami (OH)	10	–	8	.556	17	–	16	.515
Akron	9	–	9	.500	12	–	16	.429
Buffalo	2	–	16	.111	4	–	24	.143
West
Central Michigan	14	–	4	.778	20	–	8	.714
Toledo	12	–	6	.667	22	–	11	.667
Ball State	11	–	7	.611	18	–	12	.600
Western Michigan	7	–	11	.389	7	–	21	.250
Northern Illinois	4	–	14	.222	5	–	23	.179
Eastern Michigan	1	–	17	.056	3	–	25	.107

† 2001 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2000–01 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Valparaiso	13	–	3	.813	24	–	8	.750
Southern Utah †	13	–	3	.813	25	–	6	.806
Youngstown State	11	–	5	.688	19	–	11	.633
UMKC	9	–	7	.563	14	–	16	.467
Oakland	8	–	8	.500	12	–	16	.429
IUPUI	6	–	10	.375	11	–	18	.379
Oral Roberts	5	–	11	.313	10	–	19	.345
Western Illinois	5	–	11	.313	5	–	23	.179
Chicago State	2	–	14	.125	5	–	23	.179

† 2001 Mid-Con Tournament^[64] winner

2000–01 MEAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hampton †	14	–	4	.778	25	–	7	.781
South Carolina State	14	–	4	.778	19	–	13	.594
Delaware State	11	–	7	.611	13	–	15	.464
Norfolk State	11	–	7	.611	12	–	17	.414
Coppin State	11	–	8	.579	13	–	15	.464
Maryland Eastern Shore	10	–	8	.556	12	–	16	.429
North Carolina A&T	8	–	10	.444	13	–	17	.433
Howard	8	–	10	.444	10	–	18	.357
Bethune–Cookman	5	–	13	.278	10	–	19	.345
Florida A&M	4	–	14	.222	6	–	22	.214
Morgan State	4	–	15	.211	6	–	23	.207

† 2001 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[65]

2000–01 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Butler †	11	–	3	.786	24	–	8	.750
Detroit	10	–	4	.714	25	–	12	.676
Cleveland State	9	–	5	.643	19	–	13	.594
Wright State	8	–	6	.571	18	–	11	.621
Milwaukee	7	–	7	.500	15	–	13	.536
UIC	5	–	9	.357	11	–	17	.393
Green Bay	4	–	10	.286	11	–	17	.393
Loyola Chicago	2	–	12	.143	7	–	21	.250

† 2001 MCC tournament winner

2000–01 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Creighton	14	–	4	.778	24	–	8	.750
Bradley	12	–	6	.667	19	–	12	.613
Illinois State	12	–	6	.667	21	–	9	.700
Southern Illinois	10	–	8	.556	16	–	14	.533
Indiana State †	10	–	8	.556	22	–	12	.647
Evansville	9	–	9	.500	14	–	16	.467
Drake	8	–	10	.444	12	–	16	.429
Southwest Missouri State	8	–	10	.444	13	–	16	.448
Wichita State	4	–	14	.222	9	–	19	.321
Northern Iowa	3	–	15	.167	7	–	24	.226

† 2001 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[66]^[67]

2000–01 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Utah	10	–	4	.714	19	–	12	.613
BYU †	10	–	4	.714	24	–	9	.727
Wyoming	10	–	4	.714	20	–	10	.667
UNLV	7	–	7	.500	16	–	13	.552
New Mexico	6	–	8	.429	21	–	13	.618
Colorado State	6	–	8	.429	15	–	13	.536
San Diego State	4	–	10	.286	14	–	14	.500
Air Force	3	–	11	.214	8	–	21	.276

† 2001 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[68]

2000–01 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
St. Francis (NY)	16	–	4	.800	18	–	11	.621
Monmouth †	15	–	5	.750	21	–	10	.677
UMBC	13	–	7	.650	18	–	11	.621
Long Island	12	–	8	.600	12	–	16	.429
Wagner	11	–	9	.550	16	–	13	.552
Central Connecticut	11	–	9	.550	14	–	14	.500
Fairleigh Dickinson	10	–	10	.500	13	–	15	.464
Saint Francis (PA)	9	–	11	.450	9	–	18	.333
Mount St. Mary's	7	–	13	.350	7	–	21	.250
Robert Morris	7	–	13	.350	7	–	22	.241
Sacred Heart	6	–	14	.300	7	–	21	.250
Quinnipiac	3	–	17	.150	6	–	21	.222

† 2001 NEC tournament winner

2000–01 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Tennessee Tech	13	–	3	.813	20	–	9	.690
Eastern Illinois †	11	–	5	.688	21	–	10	.677
Murray State	11	–	5	.688	17	–	12	.586
Austin Peay	10	–	6	.625	22	–	10	.688
Southeast Missouri State	8	–	8	.500	18	–	12	.600
Tennessee State	7	–	9	.438	10	–	19	.345
Morehead State	6	–	10	.375	12	–	16	.429
Tennessee-Martin	5	–	11	.313	10	–	18	.357
Eastern Kentucky	1	–	15	.063	7	–	19	.269

† 2001 Ohio Valley Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[69]

2000–01 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Stanford	16	–	2	.889	31	–	3	.912
No. 2 Arizona	15	–	3	.833	28	–	8	.778
No. 12 UCLA	14	–	4	.778	23	–	9	.719
No. 14 USC	11	–	7	.611	24	–	10	.706
California	11	–	7	.611	20	–	11	.645
Oregon	5	–	13	.278	14	–	14	.500
Arizona State	5	–	13	.278	13	–	16	.448
Washington State	5	–	13	.278	12	–	16	.429
Oregon State	4	–	14	.222	10	–	20	.333
Washington	4	–	14	.222	10	–	20	.333

As of November 30, 2007 Rankings from Coaches Poll

2000–01 Patriot League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Holy Cross †	10	–	2	.833	22	–	8	.733
Navy	9	–	3	.750	19	–	12	.613
Colgate	6	–	6	.500	13	–	15	.464
Lehigh	6	–	6	.500	13	–	16	.448
Lafayette	4	–	8	.333	12	–	16	.429
Bucknell	4	–	8	.333	14	–	15	.483
Army	3	–	9	.250	9	–	19	.321

† 2001 Patriot League tournament winner

2000–01 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 8 Florida	12	–	4	.750	24	–	7	.774
No. 9 Kentucky †	12	–	4	.750	24	–	10	.706
Georgia	9	–	7	.563	16	–	15	.516
Tennessee	8	–	8	.500	22	–	11	.667
South Carolina	6	–	10	.375	15	–	15	.500
Vanderbilt	4	–	12	.250	15	–	15	.500
West
No. 14 Ole Miss	11	–	5	.688	27	–	8	.771
Arkansas	10	–	6	.625	20	–	11	.645
Alabama	8	–	8	.500	25	–	11	.694
Mississippi State	7	–	9	.438	18	–	13	.581
Auburn	7	–	9	.438	18	–	14	.563
LSU	2	–	14	.125	13	–	16	.448

† 2001 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2000–01 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

2000–01 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
McNeese State	17	–	3	.850	22	–	9	.710
Nicholls State	12	–	8	.600	14	–	14	.500
UTSA	12	–	8	.600	14	–	15	.483
Northwestern State †	11	–	9	.550	19	–	13	.594
Sam Houston State	11	–	9	.550	16	–	13	.552
Texas–Arlington	11	–	9	.550	13	–	15	.464
Southwest Texas State	10	–	10	.500	13	–	15	.464
Louisiana–Monroe	8	–	12	.400	11	–	17	.393
Lamar	7	–	13	.350	9	–	18	.333
Stephen F. Austin	6	–	14	.300	9	–	17	.346
Southeastern Louisiana	5	–	15	.250	8	–	21	.276

† 2001 Southland Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[70]

2000–01 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Alabama State †	15	–	3	.833	22	–	9	.710
Mississippi Valley State	14	–	4	.778	18	–	9	.667
Alabama A&M	13	–	5	.722	17	–	11	.607
Alcorn State	13	–	5	.722	15	–	15	.500
Southern	8	–	10	.444	11	–	16	.407
Grambling State	8	–	10	.444	8	–	18	.308
Jackson State	7	–	11	.389	7	–	23	.233
Texas Southern	5	–	13	.278	7	–	22	.241
Prairie View A&M	5	–	13	.278	6	–	22	.214
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	2	–	16	.111	2	–	25	.074

† 2001 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[71]

2000–01 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Western Kentucky †	14	–	2	.875	24	–	7	.774
Arkansas State	10	–	6	.625	17	–	13	.567
Louisiana Tech	10	–	6	.625	17	–	12	.586
Arkansas-Little Rock	9	–	7	.563	18	–	11	.621
Florida International	5	–	11	.313	8	–	21	.276
Middle Tennessee	1	–	15	.063	5	–	22	.185
West
South Alabama	11	–	5	.688	22	–	11	.667
Louisiana–Lafayette	10	–	6	.625	16	–	13	.552
New Orleans	10	–	6	.625	17	–	12	.586
New Mexico State	10	–	6	.625	14	–	14	.500
Denver	5	–	11	.313	10	–	18	.357
North Texas	1	–	15	.063	4	–	24	.143

† 2001 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2000–01 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Georgia State †	16	–	2	.889	29	–	5	.853
Troy	12	–	6	.667	19	–	12	.613
Jacksonville	11	–	7	.611	18	–	10	.643
Stetson	11	–	7	.611	17	–	12	.586
Samford	11	–	7	.611	15	–	14	.517
Mercer	10	–	8	.556	13	–	15	.464
Jacksonville State	6	–	12	.333	9	–	19	.321
Campbell	5	–	13	.278	7	–	21	.250
Florida Atlantic	5	–	13	.278	7	–	24	.226
Central Florida	3	–	15	.167	8	–	23	.258

† 2001 TAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2000–01 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Gonzaga †	13	–	1	.929	26	–	7	.788
Pepperdine	12	–	2	.857	22	–	9	.710
Santa Clara	10	–	4	.714	20	–	12	.625
San Diego	7	–	7	.500	16	–	13	.552
San Francisco	5	–	9	.357	12	–	18	.400
Loyola Marymount	5	–	9	.357	9	–	19	.321
Portland	4	–	10	.286	11	–	17	.393
Saint Mary's	0	–	14	.000	2	–	27	.069

† 2001 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[72]

2000–01 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Fresno State	13	–	3	.813	26	–	7	.788
Tulsa	10	–	6	.625	26	–	11	.703
UTEP	10	–	6	.625	23	–	9	.719
TCU	9	–	7	.563	20	–	11	.645
Hawaii †	8	–	8	.500	17	–	14	.548
SMU	8	–	8	.500	18	–	12	.600
San Jose State	6	–	10	.375	14	–	14	.500
Rice	5	–	11	.313	14	–	16	.467
Nevada	3	–	13	.188	10	–	18	.357

† 2001 WAC tournament winner

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Division I independents

Five schools played as Division I independents.^[73]

More information Conf., Overall ...

2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Stony Brook	-	–	-	–	17	–	11	.607
Belmont	-	–	-	–	13	–	15	.464
Texas–Pan American	-	–	-	–	12	–	17	.414
Centenary	-	–	-	–	8	–	19	.296
Albany	-	–	-	–	6	–	22	.214

Rankings from AP Poll

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Informal championships

More information Conference, Regular season winner ...

Conference	Regular season winner	Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5	Villanova	Michael Bradley, Villanova, & Marvin O'Connor, Saint Joseph's

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Villanova finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Statistical leaders

Source for additional stats categories

More information Player, School ...

Player	School	PPG	Player	School	RPG	Player	School	APG	Player	School	SPG
Points per game			Rebounds per game			Assists per game			Steals per game
Ronnie McCollum	Centenary	29.1	Chris Marcus	W. Kentucky	12.1	Markus Carr	CS Northridge	8.9	Greedy Daniels	TCU	4.3
Kyle Hill	E. Illinois	23.8	Reggie Evans	Iowa	11.9	Omar Cook	St. John's	8.7	Desmond Cambridge	Alabama A&M	3.8
Dewayne Jefferson	Miss. Valley St.	23.6	J. R. Van Hoose	Marshall	11.1	Sean Kennedy	Marist	8.1	Senecca Wall	Sam Houston St.	3.6
Tarise Bryson	Illinois St.	22.8	David West	Xavier	10.9	Tito Maddox	Fresno St.	8.0	John Linehan	Providence	3.1
Henry Domercant	E. Illinois	22.8	Eddie Griffin	Seton Hall	10.8	Ashley Robinson	Miss. Valley St.	7.4	Fred House	S. Utah	3.0

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More information Player, School ...

Player	School	BPG	Player	School	FG%	Player	School	3FG%	Player	School	FT%
Blocked shots per game			Field-goal percentage			Three-Point FG percentage			Free-throw percentage
Tarvis Williams	Hampton	4.6	Michael Bradley	Villanova	69.2	Amory Sanders	SE Missouri St.	55.8	Gary Buchanan	Villanova	94.2
Eddie Griffin	Seton Hall	4.4	Nakiea Miller	Iona	66.8	David Falknor	Akron	54.0	Brent Jolly	Tenn. Tech	93.1
Wojciech Myrda	LA-Monroe	4.4	Kimani Ffriend	Nebraska	62.3	Cary Cochran	Nebraska	47.3	Ryan Mendez	Stanford	93.1
Kris Hunter	Jacksonville	4.1	Andre Hutson	Michigan St.	62.2	Casey Jacobsen	Stanford	47.2	Rashad Phillips	Detroit	91.6
Ken Johnson	Ohio St.	4.0	George Evans	George Mason	61.3	Tim Erickson	Idaho St.	46.3	Ronnie McCollum	Centenary	90.7

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Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Final Four – Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

National semifinals			National finals

E1	Duke	95

W3	Maryland	84
			E1	Duke	82

			M2	Arizona	72
S1	Michigan State	61

M2	Arizona	80

National Invitation tournament

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals		Finals

Detroit Mercy	63

Alabama	74
		Alabama	66

		Tulsa	79
Tulsa	72

Memphis	64	Third place


		Detroit Mercy	71

		Memphis	86

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

More information Player, Position ...

**Consensus First Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team
Shane Battier	F	Senior	Duke
Joseph Forte	G	Sophomore	North Carolina
Casey Jacobsen	G/F	Sophomore	Stanford
Troy Murphy	F	Junior	Notre Dame
Jason Williams	G	Sophomore	Duke

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More information Player, Position ...

**Consensus Second Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team
Troy Bell	G	Sophomore	Boston College
Michael Bradley	F/C	Junior	Villanova
Tayshaun Prince	F	Junior	Kentucky
Jason Richardson	G/F	Sophomore	Michigan State
Jamaal Tinsley	G	Senior	Iowa State

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Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

More information Team, Former Coach ...

Team	Former Coach	Interim Coach	New Coach	Reason
Butler	Thad Matta		Todd Lickliter	Matta left for the Xavier job.
Cal Poly	Jeff Schneider	Kevin Bromley		Schneider resigned January 10, 2001. Assistant coach Kevin Bromley took over as interim. After the season, Bromley was promoted to head coach.
Denver	Marty Fletcher		Terry Carroll
Drexel	Steve Seymour		Bruiser Flint
Duquesne	Darrelle Porter		Danny Nee
Florida A&M	Mickey Clayton		Mike Gillespie	Clayton left to be Florida A&M Athletic Director.
George Washington	Tom Penders		Karl Hobbs
Hofstra	Jay Wright		Tom Pecora
Idaho	David Farrar		Leonard Perry
Kent State	Gary Waters		Stan Heath
La Salle	Speedy Morris		Billy Hahn
Louisville	Denny Crum		Rick Pitino
McNeese State	Ron Everhart		Tic Price
Michigan	Brian Ellerbe		Tommy Amaker
Milwaukee	Bo Ryan		Bruce Pearl
Morgan State	Chris Fuller		Butch Beard
New Orleans	Joey Stiebing		Monte Towe
North Texas	Vic Trilli		Johnny Jones
Northeastern	Rudy Keeling		Ron Everhart
Northern Illinois	Brian Hammel	Andy Greer	Rob Judson
Ohio	Larry Hunter		Tim O'Shea
Old Dominion	Jeff Capel II		Blaine Taylor
Pepperdine	Jan van Breda Kolff		Paul Westphal
Portland	Rob Chavez		Michael Holton
Rhode Island	Jerry DeGregorio		Jim Baron
Robert Morris	Danny Nee		Mark Schmidt
Rutgers	Kevin Bannon		Gary Waters
Saint Mary's	Dave Bollwinkel		Randy Bennett
Seton Hall	Tommy Amaker		Louis Orr
Siena	Louis Orr		Rob Lanier
South Carolina	Eddie Fogler		Dave Odom
Southern	Tommie Green		Ben Jobe
St. Bonaventure	Jim Baron		Jan van Breda Kolff
Tennessee	Jerry Green		Buzz Peterson
Texas Southern	Robert Moreland		Ronnie Courtney
Texas Tech	James Dickey		Bob Knight
Towson	Mike Jaskulski		Michael Hunt
Tulsa	Buzz Peterson		John Phillips
UMass	Bruiser Flint		Steve Lappas
UMKC	Dean Demopoulos		Rich Zvosec
UNLV	Bill Bayno	Max Good	Charlie Spoonhour
Villanova	Steve Lappas		Jay Wright
Wake Forest	Dave Odom		Skip Prosser
Wisconsin	Dick Bennett	Brad Soderberg	Bo Ryan
Xavier	Skip Prosser		Thad Matta

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2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

Season headlines

Major rule changes

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

Conference membership changes

Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference standings

Division I independents

Informal championships

Statistical leaders

Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Final Four – Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

National Invitation tournament

Semifinals & finals

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Major player of the year awards

Major freshman of the year awards

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

Coaching changes

References

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