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
2000–01 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Kent State †13–5 .72224–10  .706
Marshall12–6 .66718–9  .667
Ohio12–6 .66719–11  .633
Bowling Green10–8 .55615–14  .517
Miami (OH)10–8 .55617–16  .515
Akron9–9 .50012–16  .429
Buffalo2–16 .1114–24  .143
West
Central Michigan14–4 .77820–8  .714
Toledo12–6 .66722–11  .667
Ball State11–7 .61118–12  .600
Western Michigan7–11 .3897–21  .250
Northern Illinois4–14 .2225–23  .179
Eastern Michigan1–17 .0563–25  .107
† 2001 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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

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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

  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.
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