2001 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2001 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–6, 2001, at 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.

2001 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2000–01
Teams	8
Site	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, Indiana
Champions	Southern Utah (1st title)
Winning coach	Bill Evans (1st title)
MVP	Fred House (Southern Utah)
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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
Missouri-Kansas City	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^[1] winner

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					Finals 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
	3	Youngstown State	70
	6	Oral Roberts	73
						6	Oral Roberts	62
						2	Southern Utah	73
	2	Southern Utah	66
	7	Western Illinois	53

^[3]

References

1. sports-reference.com 2000-01 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary
2. (PDF). Valparaiso University. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
3. "2000-01 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary".