2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams

This is a list of qualifying teams in the 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.^[1] A total of 65 teams entered the tournament. Twenty-nine of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bids of the Ivy League and Pacific-10, which did not conduct a postseason tournament, went to their regular season champion. The remaining 34 teams were granted at-large bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams were seeded within their assigned region from 1 to 16, which was disclosed, while the Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 65, which was not disclosed.

2001 qualifying teams
Total teams	65
Automatic bids	31
At-large bids	34
Regional top seeds	Duke, Illinois, Michigan State, Stanford
Champion	Duke
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
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Qualifying teams

Automatic bids

Automatic bids to the tournament were granted for winning a conference championship tournament, except for the automatic bid of the Ivy League and Pac-10 given to the regular season champion. Seeds listed were seeds within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in bold face were given at-large berths.

Automatic bids
Qualifying school	Record (Conf.)		Last app.	Conference regular season	Regular season second place	Second place record (Conf.)
Princeton	16–10 (11–3)		1998	Ivy League	Brown Penn	15–12 (9–5) 12–17 (9–5)
Stanford	28–2 (16–2)		2000	Pac-10^[2]	Arizona	23–7 (15–3)
Qualifying school	Record (Conf.)	Seed	Last app.	Conference tournament	Conf. finals runner-up	Runner-up record (Conf.)	Runner-up seed
Duke	29–4 (13–3)	2	2000	ACC^[3]	North Carolina	25–6 (13–3)	1
Hofstra	26–4 (16–2)	1	2000	America East	Delaware	20–10 (14–4)	2
Temple	21–12 (12–4)	3	2000	Atlantic 10^[4]	UMass	15–15 (11–5)	4
Oklahoma	26–6 (12–4)	3	2000	Big 12^[5]	Texas	25–8 (12–4)	4
Boston College	26–4 (13–3)	E1	1997	Big East	Pittsburgh	18–13 (7–9)	W5
Cal State Northridge	22–9 (13–3)	1	Never	Big Sky	Eastern Washington	17–11 (11–5)	2
Winthrop	18–12 (11–3)	2	2000	Big South	Radford	19–10 (12–2)	2
Iowa	22–11 (7–9)	6	1999	Big Ten	Indiana	21–12 (10–6)	4
Utah State	27–5 (13–3)	2	2000	Big West	Pacific	18–12 (8–8)	5
George Mason	18–11 (11–5)	2	1999	CAA	UNC Wilmington	19–10 (11–5)	1
Charlotte	21–10 (10–6)	3	1999	C-USA	Cincinnati	23–9 (11–5)	1
Iona	22–19 (12–6)	1	2000	MAAC	Canisius	20–11 (9–9)	7
Kent State	23–9 (13–5)	2	1999	MAC	Miami (OH)	17–16 (10–8)	8
Butler	23–7 (11–3)	1	2000	MCC	Detroit	22–10 (10–4)	2
Hampton	24–6 (14–4)	1	Never	MEAC^[6]	South Carolina State	19–13 (14–4)	2
Southern Utah	25–5 (13–3)	1	Never	Mid-Con	Valparaiso	24–8 (13–3)	1
Indiana State	21–11 (10–8)	5	2000	Missouri Valley	Bradley	19–11 (12–6)	2
BYU	24–8 (10–4)	2	1995	Mountain West	New Mexico	19–12 (6–8)	5
Monmouth	21–9 (15–5)	2	1996	Northeast	St. Francis Brooklyn	18–11 (16–4)	1
Eastern Illinois	21–9 (11–5)	2	1992	Ohio Valley^[7]	Austin Peay	22–10 (10–6)	4
Holy Cross	22–7 (10–2)	1	1993	Patriot	Navy	19–12 (9–3)	2
Kentucky	22–9 (12–4)	E1	2000	SEC	Ole Miss	25–7 (11–5)	W1
UNC Greensboro	19–11 (10–6)	2N	1996	Southern	Chattanooga	17–13 (9–7)	2S
Northwestern State	18–12 (11–9)	6	Never	Southland	McNeese State	22–8 (17–3)	1
Western Kentucky	24–6 (14–2)	1E	1995	Sun Belt	South Alabama	22–11 (11–5)	1W
Alabama State	22–8 (15–3)	1	Never	SWAC	Alcorn State	15–15 (13–5)	3
Georgia State	28–4 (16–2)	1	1991	TAAC	Troy State	19–12 (12–6)	2
Hawaii	17–13 (8–8)	5	1994	WAC	Tulsa	21–11 (10–6)	2
Gonzaga	24–6 (13–1)	1	2000	West Coast^[8]	Santa Clara	20–12 (10–4)	3

At-large bids

School	Conference	Appearance	Last bid
Arizona	Pac-10	20th	2000
Arkansas	SEC	26th	2000
California	Pac-10	11th	1997
Cincinnati	C-USA	20th	2000
Creighton	Missouri Valley	12th	2000
Florida	SEC	8th	2000
Fresno State	WAC	5th	2000
Georgetown	Big East	22nd	1997
Georgia	SEC	8th	1997
Georgia Tech	ACC	12th	1996
Illinois	Big Ten	21st	2000
Indiana	Big Ten	30th	2000
Iowa State	Big 12	12th	2000
Kansas	Big 12	30th	2000
Maryland	ACC	18th	2000
Michigan State	Big Ten	15th	2000
Missouri	Big 12	19th	2000
North Carolina	ACC	35th	2000
Notre Dame	Big East	25th	1990
Ohio State	Big Ten	21st	2000
Oklahoma State	Big 12	18th	2000
Ole Miss	SEC	5th	1999
Penn State	Big Ten	8th	1996
Providence	Big East	14th	1997
Saint Joseph's	Atlantic 10	16th	1997
Syracuse	Big East	27th	2000
Tennessee	SEC	13th	2000
Texas	Big 12	19th	2000
UCLA	Pac-10	37th	2000
USC	Pac-10	11th	1997
Virginia	ACC	15th	1997
Wake Forest	ACC	16th	2000
Wisconsin	Big Ten	7th	2000
Xavier	Atlantic 10	13th	1998

Listed by region and seeding

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East Regional – Philadelphia Seed School Conference Record Berth Type #1 Duke ACC 29–4 Automatic #2 Kentucky SEC 22–9 Automatic #3 Boston College Big East 26–4 Automatic #4 UCLA Pac-10 21–8 At-large #5 Ohio State Big Ten 20–10 At-large #6 USC Pac-10 21–9 At-large #7 Iowa Big Ten 22–11 Automatic #8 Georgia SEC 16–14 At-large #9 Missouri Big 12 19–12 At-large #10 Creighton Missouri Valley 24–7 At-large #11 Oklahoma State Big 12 20–9 At-large #12 Utah State Big West 27–5 Automatic #13 Hofstra America East 26–4 Automatic #14 Southern Utah Mid-Continent 25–5 Automatic #15 Holy Cross Patriot 22–7 Automatic #16 Monmouth NEC 21–9 Automatic

West Regional – Anaheim Seed School Conference Record Berth Type #1 Stanford Pac-10 28–2 Automatic #2 Iowa State Big 12 25–5 At-large #3 Maryland ACC 21–10 At-large #4 Indiana Big Ten 21–12 At-large #5 Cincinnati C-USA 23–9 At-large #6 Wisconsin Big Ten 18–10 At-large #7 Arkansas SEC 20–10 At-large #8 Georgia Tech ACC 17–12 At-large #9 Saint Joseph's Atlantic 10 25–6 At-large #10 Georgetown Big East 23–7 At-large #11 Georgia State TAAC 28–4 Automatic #12 BYU Mountain West 24–8 Automatic #13 Kent State MAC 23–9 Automatic #14 George Mason Colonial 18–11 Automatic #15 Hampton MEAC 24–6 Automatic #16 UNC Greensboro Southern 19–11 Automatic

South Regional – Atlanta Seed School Conference Record Berth Type #1 Michigan State Big Ten 24–4 At-large #2 North Carolina ACC 25–6 At-large #3 Florida SEC 23–6 At-large #4 Oklahoma Big 12 26–6 Automatic #5 Virginia ACC 20–8 At-large #6 Texas Big 12 25–8 At-large #7 Penn State Big Ten 19–11 At-large #8 California Pac-10 20–10 At-large #9 Fresno State WAC 25–6 At-large #10 Providence Big East 21–9 At-large #11 Temple Atlantic 10 21–12 Automatic #12 Gonzaga WCC 24–6 Automatic #13 Indiana State Missouri Valley 21–11 Automatic #14 Western Kentucky Sun Belt 24–6 Automatic #15 Princeton Ivy League 16–10 Automatic #16 Alabama State SWAC 22–8 Automatic

Midwest Regional – San Antonio Seed School Conference Record Berth Type #1 Illinois Big Ten 24–7 At-large #2 Arizona Pac-10 23–7 At-large #3 Ole Miss SEC 25–7 At-large #4 Kansas Big 12 24–6 At-large #5 Syracuse Big East 24–8 At-large #6 Notre Dame Big East 19–9 At-large #7 Wake Forest ACC 19–10 At-large #8 Tennessee SEC 19–11 At-Large #9 Charlotte C-USA 21–10 Automatic #10 Butler MCC 23–7 Automatic #11 Xavier Atlantic 10 21–7 At-large #12 Hawaii WAC 17–13 Automatic #13 Cal State Northridge Big Sky 22–9 Automatic #14 Iona MAAC 22–10 Automatic #15 Eastern Illinois Ohio Valley 21–9 Automatic #16 Northwestern State Southland 18–12 Automatic Winthrop Big South 18–12 Automatic

Bids by conference

Bids	Conference	Schools
7	Big Ten	Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
6	ACC	Duke, Georgia Tech, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, Wake Forest
	Big 12	Iowa State, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas
	SEC	Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Tennessee
5	Big East	Boston College, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Providence, Syracuse
	Pac-10	Arizona, California, Stanford, UCLA, USC
3	Atlantic 10	Saint Joseph's, Temple, Xavier
2	C-USA	Charlotte, Cincinnati
	Missouri Valley	Creighton, Indiana State
	WAC	Fresno State, Hawaii
1	21 other conferences

Bids by state

Bids	State	School(s)
6	California	Cal State Northridge, California, Fresno State, Stanford, UCLA, USC
5	North Carolina	Charlotte, Duke, North Carolina, UNC Greensboro, Wake Forest
4	Illinois	Eastern Illinois, Illinois
	Indiana	Butler, Indiana, Indiana State, Notre Dame
	Iowa	Iowa, Iowa State
	Ohio	Cincinnati, Kent State, Ohio State, Xavier
3	Georgia	Georgia, Georgia State, Georgia Tech
	New York	Hofstra, Iona, Syracuse
	Pennsylvania	Penn State, Saint Joseph's, Temple
	Utah	BYU, Southern Utah, Utah State
	Virginia	George Mason, Hampton, Virginia
2	Kentucky	Kentucky, Western Kentucky
	Massachusetts	Boston College, Holy Cross
	New Jersey	Monmouth, Princeton
	Oklahoma	Oklahoma, Oklahoma State
1	Alabama	Alabama State
	Arizona	Arizona
	Arkansas	Arkansas
	Florida	Florida
	Hawaii	Hawaii
	Kansas	Kansas
	Louisiana	Northwestern State
	Maryland	Maryland
	Michigan	Michigan State
	Mississippi	Ole Miss
	Missouri	Missouri
	Nebraska	Creighton
	Rhode Island	Providence
	South Carolina	Winthrop
	Tennessee	Tennessee
	Texas	Texas
	Washington	Gonzaga
	Washington, D.C.	Georgetown
	Wisconsin	Wisconsin

References

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