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2001 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament

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The 2001 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–6, 2001, at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana.[2] This was the 18th edition of the tournament for the Association of Mid-Continent Universities/Mid-Continent Conference, now known as the Summit League.

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2001 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2000–01
Teams8
SiteAllen County War Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
ChampionsSouthern Utah (1st title)
Winning coachBill Evans (1st title)
MVPFred House (Southern Utah)
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2000–01 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Valparaiso13–3 .81324–8  .750
Southern Utah †13–3 .81325–6  .806
Youngstown State11–5 .68819–11  .633
UMKC9–7 .56314–16  .467
Oakland8–8 .50012–16  .429
IUPUI6–10 .37511–18  .379
Oral Roberts5–11 .31310–19  .345
Western Illinois5–11 .3135–23  .179
Chicago State2–14 .1255–23  .179
† 2001 Mid-Con Tournament[1] winner
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Southern Utah defeated six-time defending champ Valparaiso 62–59 to earn an automatic berth into the 2001 NCAA tournament.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 4
Semifinals
March 5
Final
March 6
         
1 Valparaiso 84
8 Chicago State 72
1 Valparaiso 65
5 IUPUI 54
4 UMKC 52
5 IUPUI 54
1 Valparaiso 59
2 Southern Utah 62
2 Southern Utah 66
7 Western Illinois 53
2 Southern Utah 73
6 Oral Roberts 62
3 Youngstown State 70
6 Oral Roberts 73

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