2001 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

American basketball tournament July 2023 2001 Southland Conference I Men's 8 Campus sites CenturyTel Center Bossier City, Louisiana CenturyTel Center Bossier City, Louisiana Northwestern State 1st Mike McConathy 1st Michael Byars-Dawson Northwestern State The 2001 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 6–10, 2001. The quarterfinal rounds were played at the home arena of the higher seeded-teams, with the semifinals and championship game played at CenturyTel Center in Bossier City, Louisiana.2021-22 Men's Basketball Media Guide https://www.southland.org/documents/2021/10/19/2021_22_Southland_MBB_Media_Guide.pdf Southland.org April 10, 2022 Sixth-seeded Northwestern State won the championship game over top-seeded 2000 none McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State, and earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.2002-03 Southland Conference Season Summary https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/southland/2003.html Sports Reference April 10, 2022 Conference tournament runner-up McNeese State was invited to the 2001 NIT Tournament. Michael Byars-Dawson of Northwestern State was named the tournament's MVP. Format The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Southland Conference received a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams were seeded by conference record. Bracket Quarterfinals March 6 Semifinals March 9 Finals March 10 high 1 2000 none McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State 83 8 2000 Louisiana–Monroe Indians Louisiana–Monroe 78 4 2000 Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State 103 5 2000 Texas–Arlington Mavericks Texas–Arlington 982OT 3 2000 Nicholls State Colonels Nicholls State 61 6 Northwestern State 68 2 2000 UTSA Roadrunners UTSA 71 7 2000 Southwest Texas State Bobcats Southwest Texas State 69 1 McNeese State 99 4 Sam Houston State 82 6 Northwestern State 86 2 UTSA 71 1 McNeese State 71 6 Northwestern State 72 References Tournament Category:Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Southland Conference men's basketball tournament