2001 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

The 2001 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was held March 7–10 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.

2001 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2000–01
Teams	12
Site	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Champions	Charlotte (2nd title)
Winning coach	Bobby Lutz (2nd title)
MVP	Rodney White (Charlotte)
Conference USA men's basketball tournaments

2000–01 Conference USA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Cincinnati	11	–	5		.688			25	–	10		.714
Southern Miss	11	–	5		.688			22	–	9		.710
Charlotte †	10	–	6		.625			22	–	11		.667
Memphis	10	–	6		.625			21	–	15		.583
South Florida	9	–	7		.563			18	–	13		.581
Marquette	9	–	7		.563			15	–	14		.517
UAB	8	–	8		.500			17	–	14		.548
Saint Louis	8	–	8		.500			17	–	14		.548
Louisville	8	–	8		.500			12	–	19		.387
Houston	6	–	10		.375			9	–	20		.310
DePaul	4	–	12		.250			12	–	18		.400
Tulane	2	–	14		.125			9	–	21		.300
† 2001 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Charlotte defeated Cincinnati in the championship game, 80–72, to clinch their second Conference USA men's tournament championship.

The 49ers, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA member Cincinnati, who earned an at-large bid.

Format

There were no new changes to the tournament format. The top four teams were given byes into the quarterfinal round while the remaining eight teams were placed into the first round. All seeds were determined by overall regular season conference records.

UNC Charlotte rebranded itself as Charlotte prior to the season.

Bracket

	First round Wednesday, March 7					Quarterfinals Thursday, March 8					Semifinals Friday, March 9					Championship Saturday, March 10
						1	Cincinnati	73
						9	UAB	70
	9	UAB	74
	8	Louisville	61
											1	Cincinnati	89
											4	Memphis	79
	5	Marquette	72
	12	Tulane	67
						5	Marquette	64
						4	Memphis	71
																1	Cincinnati	72
																3	Charlotte	80
						3	Charlotte	77
						6	South Florida	74
	11	DePaul	59
	6	South Florida	63
											3	Charlotte	75
											2	Southern Miss	63
	7	Saint Louis	78
	10	Houston	67
						7	Saint Louis	54
						2	Southern Miss	63