2001 NCAA Division I
men's basketball tournament
Season2000–01
Teams65
Finals siteH.H.H. Metrodome
Minneapolis, Minnesota
ChampionsDuke Blue Devils (3rd title, 9th title game,
13th Final Four)
Runner-upArizona Wildcats (2nd title game,
4th Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachMike Krzyzewski (3rd title)
MOPShane Battier (Duke)
Attendance612,089
Top scorerJay Williams (Duke)
(154 points)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
«2000 2002»

The 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball for the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It began on March 13, 2001, with the play-in game, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in Minneapolis, at the Metrodome. A total of 64 games were played.

This tournament is the first to feature 65 teams, due to the Mountain West Conference receiving an automatic bid for the first time. This meant that 31 conferences would have automatic bids to the tournament. The NCAA decided to maintain 34 at-large bids, which necessitated a play-in game between the #64 and #65 ranked teams, with the winner playing against a #1 seed in the first round. (Another option would have been to reduce the number of at-large bids to 33, which was the option chosen for the women's tournament.) This is also the first tournament to have been broadcast in high-definition, being broadcast on CBS.

This was the last tournament where the first- and second-round sites were tied to specific regionals. The "pod system" was instituted for the 2002 tournament to keep as many teams as possible closer to their campus in the first two rounds.

The Final Four consisted of Duke, making their second appearance in the Final Four in three years, Maryland, making their first appearance, Michigan State, the defending national champions, and Arizona, making their first appearance since winning the national championship in 1997.

Duke defeated Arizona 82–72 in the national championship game to win their third national title and first since 1992. Shane Battier of Duke was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Schedule and venues

2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament is located in the United States
Dayton
Dayton
Uniondale
Uniondale
Greensboro
Greensboro
New Orleans
New Orleans
Memphis
Memphis
Kansas City
Kansas City
Boise
Boise
San Diego
San Diego
2001 first and second rounds (note: the play-in game was held in Dayton, Ohio)
2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament is located in the United States
Anaheim
Anaheim
San Antonio
San Antonio
Atlanta
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
2001 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 2001 tournament:

Opening Round

First and Second Rounds

Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship)

Qualifying teams

Automatic bids

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).

Conference School Appearance Last bid
ACC Duke 25th 2000
America East Hofstra 4th 2000
Atlantic 10 Temple 25th 2000
Big 12 Oklahoma 20th 2000
Big East Boston College 12th 1997
Big Sky Cal State Northridge 1st Never
Big South Winthrop 3rd 2000
Big Ten Iowa 20th 1999
Big West Utah State 14th 2000
Colonial George Mason 3rd 1999
C-USA Charlotte 8th 1999
Ivy League Princeton 22nd 1998
MAAC Iona 7th 2000
MAC Kent State 2nd 1999
MCC Butler 5th 2000
MEAC Hampton 1st Never
Mid-Con Southern Utah 1st Never
Missouri Valley Indiana State 3rd 2000
Mountain West BYU 19th 1995
Northeast Monmouth 2nd 1996
Ohio Valley Eastern Illinois 2nd 1992
Pac-10 Stanford 10th 2000
Patriot Holy Cross 9th 1993
SEC Kentucky 43rd 2000
Southern UNC Greensboro 2nd 1996
Southland Northwestern State 1st Never
Sun Belt Western Kentucky 17th 1995
SWAC Alabama State 1st Never
TAAC Georgia State 2nd 1991
WAC Hawaii 3rd 1994
West Coast Gonzaga 4th 2000

Listed by region and seeding

East Regional – Philadelphia
Seed School Conference Record Berth Type
#1 Duke ACC 29–4 Automatic
#2 Kentucky SEC 22–9 Automatic
#3 Boston College Big East 26–4 Automatic
#4 UCLA Pac-10 21–8 At-large
#5 Ohio State Big Ten 20–10 At-large
#6 USC Pac-10 21–9 At-large
#7 Iowa Big Ten 22–11 Automatic
#8 Georgia SEC 16–14 At-large
#9 Missouri Big 12 19–12 At-large
#10 Creighton Missouri Valley 24–7 At-large
#11 Oklahoma State Big 12 20–9 At-large
#12 Utah State Big West 27–5 Automatic
#13 Hofstra America East 26–4 Automatic
#14 Southern Utah Mid-Continent 25–5 Automatic
#15 Holy Cross Patriot 22–7 Automatic
#16 Monmouth NEC 21–9 Automatic
West Regional – Anaheim
Seed School Conference Record Berth Type
#1 Stanford Pac-10 28–2 Automatic
#2 Iowa State Big 12 25–5 At-large
#3 Maryland ACC 21–10 At-large
#4 Indiana Big Ten 21–12 At-large
#5 Cincinnati C-USA 23–9 At-large
#6 Wisconsin Big Ten 18–10 At-large
#7 Arkansas SEC 20–10 At-large
#8 Georgia Tech ACC 17–12 At-large
#9 Saint Joseph's Atlantic 10 25–6 At-large
#10 Georgetown Big East 23–7 At-large
#11 Georgia State TAAC 28–4 Automatic
#12 BYU Mountain West 24–8 Automatic
#13 Kent State MAC 23–9 Automatic
#14 George Mason Colonial 18–11 Automatic
#15 Hampton MEAC 24–6 Automatic
#16 UNC Greensboro Southern 19–11 Automatic
South Regional – Atlanta
Seed School Conference Record Berth Type
#1 Michigan State Big Ten 24–4 At-large
#2 North Carolina ACC 25–6 At-large
#3 Florida SEC 23–6 At-large
#4 Oklahoma Big 12 26–6 Automatic
#5 Virginia ACC 20–8 At-large
#6 Texas Big 12 25–8 At-large
#7 Penn State Big Ten 19–11 At-large
#8 California Pac-10 20–10 At-large
#9 Fresno State WAC 25–6 At-large
#10 Providence Big East 21–9 At-large
#11 Temple Atlantic 10 21–12 Automatic
#12 Gonzaga WCC 24–6 Automatic
#13 Indiana State Missouri Valley 21–11 Automatic
#14 Western Kentucky Sun Belt 24–6 Automatic
#15 Princeton Ivy League 16–10 Automatic
#16 Alabama State SWAC 22–8 Automatic
Midwest Regional – San Antonio
Seed School Conference Record Berth Type
#1 Illinois Big Ten 24–7 At-large
#2 Arizona Pac-10 23–7 At-large
#3 Ole Miss SEC 25–7 At-large
#4 Kansas Big 12 24–6 At-large
#5 Syracuse Big East 24–8 At-large
#6 Notre Dame Big East 19–9 At-large
#7 Wake Forest ACC 19–10 At-large
#8 Tennessee SEC 19–11 At-Large
#9 Charlotte C-USA 21–10 Automatic
#10 Butler MCC 23–7 Automatic
#11 Xavier Atlantic 10 21–7 At-large
#12 Hawaii WAC 17–13 Automatic
#13 Cal State Northridge Big Sky 22–9 Automatic
#14 Iona MAAC 22–10 Automatic
#15 Eastern Illinois Ohio Valley 21–9 Automatic
#16 Northwestern State Southland 18–12 Automatic
Winthrop Big South 18–12 Automatic

Bids by conference

Bids Conference Schools
7 Big Ten Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
6 ACC Duke, Georgia Tech, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, Wake Forest
Big 12 Iowa State, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas
SEC Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Tennessee
5 Big East Boston College, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Providence, Syracuse
Pac-10 Arizona, California, Stanford, UCLA, USC
3 Atlantic 10 Saint Joseph's, Temple, Xavier
2 C-USA Charlotte, Cincinnati
Missouri Valley Creighton, Indiana State
WAC Fresno State, Hawaii
121 other conferences

Bids by conference

Bids by Conference
Bids Conference(s)
7 Big Ten
6 ACC, Big 12, SEC
5 Big East, Pac-10
3 Atlantic 10
2 C-USA, Missouri Valley, WAC
1 21 others

Final Four

At Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

National semifinals

  • March 31, 2001
    The fourth meeting of the year between ACC rivals Duke and Maryland – both road teams won during the ACC regular season before Duke won 84–82 in the ACC Tournament semifinals in Atlanta en route to winning the tournament – turned into a classic. Maryland jumped out of the gate to an early 39–17 lead. It appeared the Terps would eliminate Duke, led by senior Shane Battier. However, Duke was able to cut the lead at halftime to 49–38. Duke would take its first lead when Jason Williams drained a three to give Duke the lead 73–72 with 6:48 to play. Duke closed the game with a 23–12 run to stun Gary Williams' Maryland squad.[1] Referees: David Libbey, Mark Reischling, and Ted Hillary.[2]
    In an emotional season in which Arizona coach Lute Olson suffered the loss of his wife Bobbi, he would be just 40 minutes away from a second National Championship after his Wildcats destroyed the defending national champion Michigan State Spartans. The game was close at halftime with Arizona leading by just 2. However, Arizona outscored Michigan State 48–31 in the second half en route to the 19-point victory.[3]

Championship game

  • April 2, 2001
    The second-ranked team coming into the NCAA tournament would leave giving coach Mike Krzyzewski his third National Championship at Duke. Arizona cut Duke's lead to 39–37 early in the second half, but Mike Dunleavy Jr. connected on three three-pointers during an 11–2 Duke run. Dunleavy Jr. led the Duke Blue Devils with 21 points. The Arizona Wildcats would cut the gap to 3 four times, twice inside the four-minute TV timeout. However, Shane Battier proved himself too much for the Wildcats to handle as he hit two critical shots to put the Blue Devils comfortably ahead. Jason Williams, despite a poor shooting night, iced the game with a three-pointer from the top of the key with under 2 minutes to play to give Duke an eight-point lead. The final score was Duke 82 – Arizona 72.

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

Opening Round game – Dayton, Ohio

Winner advances to 16th seed in Midwest Regional vs. (1) Illinois.

Opening Round game
March 13
   
16 Winthrop 67
16 Northwestern State 71

East regional — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

First round
March 15 		Second round
March 17 		Regional semifinals
March 22 		Regional finals
March 24
            
1 Duke 95
16 Monmouth 52
1 Duke 94
Greensboro
9 Missouri 81
8 Georgia 68
9 Missouri 70
1 Duke 76
4 UCLA 63
5 Ohio State 68
12 Utah State 77*
12 Utah State 50
Greensboro
4 UCLA 75
4 UCLA 61
13 Hofstra 48
1 Duke 79
6 USC 69
6 USC 69
11 Oklahoma State 54
6 USC 74
Uniondale
3 Boston College 71
3 Boston College 68
14 Southern Utah 65
6 USC 80
2 Kentucky 76
7 Iowa 69
10 Creighton 56
7 Iowa 79
Uniondale
2 Kentucky 92
2 Kentucky 72
15 Holy Cross 68

West regional — Anaheim, California

First round
March 15 		Second round
March 17 		Regional semifinals
March 22 		Regional finals
March 24
            
1 Stanford 88
16 UNC-Greensboro 60
1 Stanford 90
San Diego
9 Saint Joseph's 83
8 Georgia Tech 62
9 Saint Joseph's 66
1 Stanford 78
5 Cincinnati 65
5 Cincinnati 84
12 BYU 59
5 Cincinnati 66
San Diego
13 Kent State 43
4 Indiana 73
13 Kent State 77
1 Stanford 73
3 Maryland 87
6 Wisconsin 49
11 Georgia State 50
11 Georgia State 60
Boise
3 Maryland 79
3 Maryland 83
14 George Mason 80
3 Maryland 76
10 Georgetown 66
7 Arkansas 61
10 Georgetown 63
10 Georgetown 76
Boise
15 Hampton 57
2 Iowa State 57
15 Hampton 58

South regional — Atlanta, Georgia

First round
March 16 		Second round
March 18 		Regional semifinals
March 23 		Regional finals
March 25
            
1 Michigan State 69
16 Alabama State 35
1 Michigan State 81
Memphis
9 Fresno State 65
8 California 70
9 Fresno State 82
1 Michigan State 77
12 Gonzaga 62
5 Virginia 85
12 Gonzaga 86
12 Gonzaga 85
Memphis
13 Indiana State 68
4 Oklahoma 68
13 Indiana State 70*
1 Michigan State 69
11 Temple 62
6 Texas 65
11 Temple 79
11 Temple 75
New Orleans
3 Florida 54
3 Florida 69
14 Western Kentucky 56
11 Temple 84
7 Penn State 72
7 Penn State 69
10 Providence 59
7 Penn State 82
New Orleans
2 North Carolina 74
2 North Carolina 70
15 Princeton 48

Midwest regional — San Antonio, Texas

First round
March 16 		Second round
March 18 		Regional semifinals
March 23 		Regional finals
March 25
            
1 Illinois 96
16 Northwestern State 54
1 Illinois 79
Dayton
9 Charlotte 61
8 Tennessee 63
9 Charlotte 70
1 Illinois 80
4 Kansas 64
5 Syracuse 79
12 Hawaii 69
5 Syracuse 58
Dayton
4 Kansas 87
4 Kansas 99
13 Cal State Northridge 75
1 Illinois 81
2 Arizona 87
6 Notre Dame 83
11 Xavier 71
6 Notre Dame 56
Kansas City
3 Ole Miss 59
3 Ole Miss 72
14 Iona 70
3 Ole Miss 56
2 Arizona 66
7 Wake Forest 63
10 Butler 79
10 Butler 52
Kansas City
2 Arizona 73
2 Arizona 101
15 Eastern Illinois 76

Final Four — Minneapolis, Minnesota

National semifinals
March 31 		National finals
April 2
      
E1 Duke 95
W3 Maryland 84
E1 Duke 82
M2 Arizona 72
S1 Michigan State 61
M2 Arizona 80

Upsets

This tournament featured many upsets in the first two rounds, with two #13 seeds and two #12 seeds winning in the first. The best remembered and most unexpected occurred when Hampton beat number 2 seed Iowa State 58–57 in the first round. The Pirates were down by as much as 11 in the game and outscored the Cyclones 10–0 in the final seven minutes of the game. Tarvis Williams made the winning shot with 6.9 seconds left. The video of Hampton coach Steve Merfield being lifted in the air by player David Johnson during the celebration has become a classic clip, often played by CBS and ESPN to showcase the excitement of the underdog in the NCAA tournament.

Hampton became only the fourth #15 seed to win a game since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985 and the first since 1997. They went on to lose to Georgetown in the second round, failing to become the first seed that low to make the Round of 16.[4] The Pirates were the last #15 seed to advance in the tournament until 2012, in which two #15 seeds beat their #2-seeded opponents.

12-seed Gonzaga also made the Sweet 16 for the third year in a row, all as a double digit seed.

Announcers

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2001 NCAA National semifinals: (E1) Duke 95, (W3) Maryland 84". CNN Sports Illustrated. CNNSI.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2008.
  2. ↑ NCAA On Demand (February 27, 2014), 2001 NCAA Basketball National Semi-Final – Maryland vs Duke, retrieved September 27, 2017
  3. ↑ "2001 NCAA National semifinals: (MW2) Kansas 80, (S4) Michigan State 61". CNN Sports Illustrated. CNNSI.com. Retrieved March 6, 2008.
  4. ↑ 15th-seeded Pirates stun No. 2 seed Cyclones 58–57
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