2001 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

The 2001 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was played from March 7 to March 10, 2001, 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 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
ClassificationDivision I
Season200001
Teams11
SiteFirst Union Spectrum
Philadelphia
ChampionsTemple (6th title)
Winning coachJohn Chaney (6th title)
MVPLynn Greer (Temple)
2000–01 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 22 Saint Joseph's142 .875267  .788
Xavier124 .750218  .724
Temple124 .7502413  .649
UMass115 .6881515  .500
Dayton97 .5632113  .618
St. Bonaventure97 .5631812  .600
George Washington610 .3751418  .438
La Salle511 .3131217  .414
Fordham412 .2501217  .414
Duquesne313 .188921  .300
Rhode Island313 .188723  .233
2001 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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