2001 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament

2001 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2000–01
Teams	8
Site	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, Indiana
Champions	Southern Utah (1st title)
Winning coach	Bill Evans (1st title)
MVP	Fred House (Southern Utah)
Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournaments

2000–01 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Valparaiso	13	–	3		.813			24	–	8		.750
Southern Utah †	13	–	3		.813			25	–	6		.806
Youngstown State	11	–	5		.688			19	–	11		.633
UMKC	9	–	7		.563			14	–	16		.467
Oakland	8	–	8		.500			12	–	16		.429
IUPUI	6	–	10		.375			11	–	18		.379
Oral Roberts	5	–	11		.313			10	–	19		.345
Western Illinois	5	–	11		.313			5	–	23		.179
Chicago State	2	–	14		.125			5	–	23		.179
† 2001 Mid-Con Tournament winner

The 2001 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–6, 2001, at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This was the 18th edition of the tournament for the Association of Mid-Continent Universities/Mid-Continent Conference, now known as the Summit League.

Southern Utah defeated six-time defending champ Valparaiso 62–59 to earn an automatic berth into the 2001 NCAA tournament.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 4					Semifinals March 5					Final March 6
	1	Valparaiso	84
	8	Chicago State	72
						1	Valparaiso	65
						5	IUPUI	54
	4	UMKC	52
	5	IUPUI	54
											1	Valparaiso	59
											2	Southern Utah	62
	2	Southern Utah	66
	7	Western Illinois	53
						2	Southern Utah	73
						6	Oral Roberts	62
	3	Youngstown State	70
	6	Oral Roberts	73