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
Classification	Division I
Season	2000–01
Teams	13
Site	Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio
Champions	Kent State (2nd title)
Winning coach	Gary Waters (2nd title)
MVP	Trevor Huffman (Kent State)
MAC men's basketball tournaments

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

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

Bracket

	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