2001 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2001 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played from March 7 to March 10, 2001. The tournament was played at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 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 University won the tournament for the second year in a row. 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. Lynn Greer of Temple was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

2001 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2000–01
Teams	12
Site	First Union Spectrum Philadelphia
Champions	Temple University
Winning coach	John Chaney (6th title)
MVP	Lynn Greer (Temple)
Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournaments

2000–01 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	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	Massachusetts	75
						4	Massachusetts	79
						5	St. Bonaventure	58
																4	Massachusetts	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

1. sports-reference.com 2000-01 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary