2001 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

American collegiate men's basketball tournament (2001) August 2023 April 2026 2001 III NCAA logo.svg 125px 48 Salem, Virginia Catholic 1st William Paterson 1st Illinois Wesleyan 3rd Ohio Northern 2nd Mike Lonergan (Catholic) Pat Maloney (Catholic) 57784 The 2001 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 27th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States. The field contained forty-eight teams, and each program was allocated to one of four sectionals. All sectional games were played on campus sites, while the national semifinals, third-place final, and championship finals were contested at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.Division III Men's Basketball Championship http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_champs_records/2018/D3.pdf NCAA NCAA.org 14 April 2019 24 Catholic defeated William Paterson, 76–62, in the championship, clinching their first national title. The Cardinals (28–5) were coached by Mike Lonergan. Lonergan would later coach at Division I programs Vermont and George Washington. Pat Maloney, also from Catholic, was named Most Outstanding Player. Bracket Top left sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 175 30 high 1 Salem State 96 Western New England 71 Carthage 83 Marian (WI) 65 Maryville (TN) 85 MacMurray 69 Calvin 89 Defiance 78 UMass Dartmouth 86 Salem State 64 Carthage 88 Wooster 80 Wittenberg 71 Maryville (TN) 51 Calvin 68 Ohio Northern 79 UMass Dartmouth 41 Carthage 90 Wittenberg 66 Ohio Northern 82 Carthage 64 Ohio Northern 66 Bottom left sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 175 30 high 1 Cabrini 96 Kings Point 106 Amherst 89 St. John Fisher 76 Catholic 82 CCNY 65 Colby–Sawyer 59 Brockport State 65 Wilkes 98 Kings Point 100* Amherst 76 Clark (MA) 89 Widener 67 Catholic 69 Brockport State 77 Hobart 75 Kings Point 69 Clark (MA) 75 Catholic 69 Brockport State 64 Clark (MA) 78 Catholic 82 Top right sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 175 30 high 1 Benedictine (IL) 55 UW–Eau Claire 66 Linfield 85 Cal Lutheran 66 Washington–St. Louis 101 Aurora 84 Illinois Wesleyan 132 Grinnell 91 Chicago 74 UW–Eau Claire 67 Linfield 89 Lewis & Clark 101 Elmhurst 78 Washington–St. Louis 77 Illinois Wesleyan 65 Wartburg 60 Chicago 62 Lewis & Clark 52 Elmhurst 60 Illinois Wesleyan 63 Chicago 68 Illinois Wesleyan 77 Bottom right sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 175 30 high 1 Roanoke 70 SCAD 62 Gustavus Adolphus 69 Nebraska Wesleyan 60 Millsaps 45 Mississippi College 61 Hampden–Sydney 60 Gettysburg 52 Christopher Newport 84 Roanoke 54 Gustavus Adolphus 75 St. John's (MN) 84 McMurry 86 Mississippi College 82 Hampden–Sydney 65 William Paterson 84 Christopher Newport 71 St. John's (MN) 65 McMurry 59 William Paterson 77 Christopher Newport 75 William Paterson 86 National finals Site: Salem Civic Center, Salem, Virginia National semifinals National championship National third-place no 175 30 high 1 Ohio Northern 77 Catholic 82 Illinois Wesleyan 52 William Paterson 67 Catholic 76 William Paterson 62 Ohio Northern 73 Illinois Wesleyan 76 See also 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2001 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 2001 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 2001 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament References Category:NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Ncaa Tournament