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 MAC 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)
MAC men's basketball tournaments
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2000–01 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
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

Tournament

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Seeds

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  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

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
            
1 Central Michigan 56
8 Miami (OH) 65
8 Miami (OH) 69
9 Akron 56
8 Miami (OH) 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 (OH) 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

References

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  1. ^ "MAC Tournament History" (PDF). 2009-10 MAC Men's Basketball Record Book. Mid-American Conference. November 11, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2009.