2001 MEAC men's basketball tournament

The 2001 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place on March 5–10, 2001 at the Arthur Ashe Athletic Center in Richmond, Virginia. Hampton defeated South Carolina State, 70–68 in the championship game, to win its first MEAC Tournament title. The Pirates earned an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament as #15 seed in the West region. In the round of 64, Hampton upset #2 seed Iowa State 58–57.

2001 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200001
Teams11
SiteArthur Ashe Athletic Center
Richmond, Virginia
ChampionsHampton (1st title)
Winning coachSteve Merfeld (1st title)
MVPTarvis Williams (Hampton)
MEAC men's basketball tournaments
2000–01 MEAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Hampton144 .778257  .781
South Carolina State144 .7781913  .594
Delaware State117 .6111315  .464
Norfolk State117 .6111217  .414
Coppin State118 .5791315  .464
Maryland Eastern Shore108 .5561216  .429
North Carolina A&T810 .4441317  .433
Howard810 .4441018  .357
Bethune–Cookman513 .2781019  .345
Florida A&M414 .222622  .214
Morgan State415 .211623  .207
2001 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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