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The following teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2001 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's tournament (except for the Ivy League and Pac-10, whose regular-season champions received their automatic bids).
The 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the finals of the 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 2000-01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The game was played on April 2, 2001, at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota and featured the East Regional Champion, #1-seeded Duke versus the ...
The 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 8, 2000, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April 2, 2001, at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The team finished atop the Big East regular season standings, won the Big East tournament, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 3 seed in the East region, the Eagles defeated Southern Utah in the opening round [ 2 ] before being upset 74–71 by No. 6 seed USC in the second round. [ 3 ]
The 2000–01 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2000–01 season. Led by first-year head coach Paul Hewitt , the Jackets finished the regular season with a 16–11 record, before losing to North Carolina in the ACC tournament .
The 2000–01 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Henry Bibby , they played their home games at the L. A. Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California as members of the Pac-10 Conference .
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The 2001 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 8 to 11 in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Georgia Dome. Duke won the tournament for the third year in a row, defeating North Carolina in the championship game. Duke's Shane Battier won the tournament's Most Valuable Player award.