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2001 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

2001 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2000–01
Teams 12
Site Freedom Hall
Louisville, KY
Champions Charlotte (2nd title)
Winning coach Bobby Lutz (2nd title)
MVP Rodney White (Charlotte)
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2000–01 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Cincinnati 11 5   .688     25 10   .714
Southern Miss 11 5   .688     22 9   .710
Charlotte 10 6   .625     22 11   .667
Memphis 10 6   .625     21 15   .583
South Florida 9 7   .563     18 13   .581
Marquette 9 7   .563     15 14   .517
UAB 8 8   .500     17 14   .548
Saint Louis 8 8   .500     17 14   .548
Louisville 8 8   .500     12 19   .387
Houston 6 10   .375     9 20   .310
DePaul 4 12   .250     12 18   .400
Tulane 2 14   .125     9 21   .300
2001 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 2001 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 7–10 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.

Charlotte defeated Cincinnati in the championship game, 80–72, to clinch their second Conference USA men's tournament championship.

The 49ers, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA member Cincinnati, who earned an at-large bid.

There were no new changes to the tournament format. The top four teams were given byes into the quarterfinal round while the remaining eight teams were placed into the first round. All seeds were determined by overall regular season conference records.

UNC Charlotte rebranded itself as Charlotte prior to the season.


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