2001 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

The 2001 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was played from March 7 to March 10, 2001, at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[2] The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. With eleven teams in the conference following the departure of Virginia Tech, the top five teams in the conference received a first-round bye in the tournament. Temple won the tournament for the second year in a row.^[3] Saint Joseph's and Xavier also received bids to the NCAA Tournament. In addition, St. Bonaventure and Dayton received bids to the 2001 National Invitation Tournament.^[4] Lynn Greer of Temple was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.^[5]

2001 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2000–01
Teams	11
Site	First Union Spectrum Philadelphia
Champions	Temple (6th title)
Winning coach	John Chaney (6th title)
MVP	Lynn Greer (Temple)
Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournaments ← 2000 2002 →

2000–01 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 22 Saint Joseph's	14	–	2		.875			26	–	7		.788
Xavier	12	–	4		.750			21	–	8		.724
Temple †	12	–	4		.750			24	–	13		.649
UMass	11	–	5		.688			15	–	15		.500
Dayton	9	–	7		.563			21	–	13		.618
St. Bonaventure	9	–	7		.563			18	–	12		.600
George Washington	6	–	10		.375			14	–	18		.438
La Salle	5	–	11		.313			12	–	17		.414
Fordham	4	–	12		.250			12	–	17		.414
Duquesne	3	–	13		.188			9	–	21		.300
Rhode Island	3	–	13		.188			7	–	23		.233
† 2001 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Bracket

	First round Wednesday, March 7					Quarterfinals Thursday, March 8					Semifinals Friday, March 9					Final Saturday, March 10
						1	#21 Saint Joseph's	82
						8	La Salle	74
	8	La Salle	86
	9	Fordham	67
											1	#21 Saint Joseph's	70
											4	UMass	75
						4	UMass	79
						5	St. Bonaventure	58
																4	UMass	65
																3	Temple	76
						2	Xavier	74
						7	George Washington	83
	7	George Washington	88
	10	Duquesne	65
											7	George Washington	76
											3	Temple	77
						3	Temple	76
						6	Dayton	63
	6	Dayton	85
	11	Rhode Island	59

All games played at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* - Overtime

References

General

• "2000-01 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2022.

Specific

1. sports-reference.com 2000-01 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary
2. "Atlantic 10 2019-20 Men's Basketball". Atlantic 10 Conference. p. 118. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
3. "Temple Topples UMass". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. March 11, 2001. Retrieved April 9, 2022 – via ProQuest.
4. "Atlantic 10 2019-20 Men's Basketball". Atlantic 10 Conference. p. 129. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
5. Fittipaldo, Ray (March 11, 2001). "Owls Win, 76-65, Bag Title Again". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 9, 2022 – via ProQuest.