2001 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2001 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the two highest seeds in each division received byes in the first round. The 6 teams with the best conference records in each division were invited to participate for a total of twelve teams. Teams were seeded by division. Boston College had the best regular season conference record and received the East #1 seed, while Notre Dame received the West #1 seed.

2001 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2000–01
Teams12
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsBoston College (2nd title)
Winning coachAl Skinner (1st title)
MVPTroy Bell (Boston College)
2000–01 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 7 Boston College†13–3 .813  27–5  .844
Providence11–5 .688  21–10  .677
St. John's8–8 .500  14–15  .483
Miami8–8 .500  16–13  .552
Villanova8–8 .500  18–13  .581
Connecticut8–8 .500  20–12  .625
Virginia Tech*2–14 .125  8–19  .296
West
No. 19 Notre Dame11–5 .688  20–10  .667
No. 21 Georgetown10–6 .625  25–8  .758
No. 17 Syracuse10–6 .625  25–9  .735
West Virginia8–8 .500  17–12  .586
Pittsburgh7–9 .438  19–14  .576
Seton Hall5–11 .313  16–15  .516
Rutgers*3–13 .188  11–16  .407
† 2001 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2001[1]; Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2001 Big East Tournament

Boston College defeated Pittsburgh in the championship game 79–57 for its second and final Big East Tournament championship.

Bracket
  First Round
March 7, 2001		 Quarterfinals
March 8, 2001		 Semifinals
March 9, 2001		 Championship Game
March 10, 2001
                                     
       
  W1 #19 Notre Dame 54  
    W5 Pittsburgh 66  
W5 Pittsburgh 78
E4 Miami 69  
  W5 Pittsburgh* 55  
  W3 #17 Syracuse 54  
       
       
  E2 Providence 54
    W3 #17 Syracuse 55  
E6 Connecticut 75
W3 #17 Syracuse 86  
  W5 Pittsburgh 57
  E1 #10 Boston College 79
       
       
  E1 #10 Boston College 93
    E5 Villanova 79  
E5 Villanova 82
W4 West Virginia 71  
  E1 #10 Boston College 75
  W6 Seton Hall 48  
       
       
  W2 #18 Georgetown 40
    W6 Seton Hall 58  
W6 Seton Hall 78
E3 St. John's 66  

* denotes an overtime (OT) period.

Note: By finishing in last place during the regular season in their respective divisions, Virginia Tech and Rutgers did not qualify for the tournament.

Awards

Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player): Troy Bell, Boston College

All-Tournament Team

References
  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/2001.html
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