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2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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The 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 2001 with the play-in game, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A total of 64 games were played.

This tournament is the first to feature 65 teams, due to the Mountain West Conference receiving an automatic bid for the first time. This change necessitated a play-in game between the #64 and #65 ranked teams, with the winner playing against a #1 seed in the first round.

Duke, coached by Mike Krzyzewski, won the national title with a 82-72 victory in the final game over Arizona, coached by Lute Olson. Shane Battier of Duke was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Locations

Region Site Other Locations
East Philadelphia Greensboro, Uniondale NY
Midwest San Antonio Dayton, Kansas City
South Atlanta Memphis, New Orleans
West Anaheim Boise, San Diego
Finals Minneapolis

Teams

Region Seed Team Coach Finished Final Opponent Score
East
East 1 Duke Mike Krzyzewski Champion 2 Arizona W 82-72
East 2 Kentucky Tubby Smith Sweet Sixteen 6 USC L 80-76
East 3 Boston College Al Skinner Round of 32 6 USC L 74-71
East 4 UCLA Steve Lavin Sweet Sixteen 1 Duke L 76-63
East 5 Ohio State Jim O'Brien Round of 64 12 Utah State L 77-68
East 6 USC Henry Bibby Elite Eight 1 Duke L 79-69
East 7 Iowa Steve Alford Round of 32 2 Kentucky L 92-79
East 8 Georgia Jim Harrick Round of 64 9 Missouri L 70-68
East 9 Missouri Quin Snyder Round of 32 1 Duke L 94-81
East 10 Creighton Dana Altman Round of 64 7 Iowa L 69-56
East 11 Oklahoma State Eddie Sutton Round of 64 6 USC L 69-54
East 12 Utah State Stew Morrill Round of 32 4 UCLA L 75-50
East 13 Hofstra Jay Wright Round of 64 4 UCLA L 61-48
East 14 Southern Utah Bill Evans Round of 64 3 Boston College L 68-65
East 15 Holy Cross Ralph Willard Round of 64 2 Kentucky L 72-68
East 16 Monmouth Dave Calloway Round of 64 1 Duke L 95-52
Midwest
Midwest 1 Illinois Bill Self Elite Eight 2 Arizona L 87-81
Midwest 2 Arizona Lute Olson Runner Up 1 Duke L 82-72
Midwest 3 Mississippi Rod Barnes Sweet Sixteen 2 Arizona L 66-56
Midwest 4 Kansas Roy Williams Sweet Sixteen 1 Illinois L 80-64
Midwest 5 Syracuse Jim Boeheim Round of 32 4 Kansas L 87-58
Midwest 6 Notre Dame Mike Brey Round of 32 3 Mississippi L 59-56
Midwest 7 Wake Forest Dave Odom Round of 64 10 Butler L 79-63
Midwest 8 Tennessee Jerry Green Round of 64 9 UNC-Charlotte L 70-63
Midwest 9 Charlotte Bobby Lutz Round of 32 1 Illinois L 79-61
Midwest 10 Butler Thad Matta Round of 32 2 Arizona L 73-52
Midwest 11 Xavier Skip Prosser Round of 64 6 Notre Dame L 83-71
Midwest 12 Hawaii Riley Wallace Round of 64 5 Syracuse L 79-69
Midwest 13 Cal State Northridge Bobby Braswell Round of 64 4 Kansas L 99-75
Midwest 14 Iona Jeff Ruland Round of 64 3 Mississippi L 72-70
Midwest 15 Eastern Illinois Rick Samuels Round of 64 2 Arizona L 101-76
Midwest 16 Northwestern State Mike McConathy Round of 64 1 Illinois L 96-54
Midwest 16 Winthrop Gregg Marshall Preliminary Round 16 Northwestern State L 71-67
South
South 1 Michigan State Tom Izzo National Semifinals 2 Arizona L 80-61
South 2 North Carolina Matt Doherty Round of 32 7 Penn State L 82-74
South 3 Florida Billy Donovan Round of 32 11 Temple L 75-54
South 4 Oklahoma Kelvin Sampson Round of 64 13 Indiana State L 70-68
South 5 Virginia Pete Gillen Round of 64 12 Gonzaga L 86-85
South 6 Texas Rick Barnes Round of 64 11 Temple L 79-65
South 7 Penn State Jerry Dunn Sweet Sixteen 11 Temple L 84-72
South 8 California Ben Braun Round of 64 9 Fresno State L 82-70
South 9 Fresno State Jerry Tarkanian Round of 32 1 Michigan State L 81-65
South 10 Providence Tim Welsh Round of 64 7 Penn State L 69-59
South 11 Temple John Chaney Elite Eight 1 Michigan State L 69-62
South 12 Gonzaga Mark Few Sweet Sixteen 1 Michigan State L 77-62
South 13 Indiana State Royce Waltman Round of 32 12 Gonzaga L 85-68
South 14 Western Kentucky Dennis Felton Round of 64 3 Florida L 69-56
South 15 Princeton John Thompson III Round of 64 2 North Carolina L 70-48
South 16 Alabama State Rob Spivery Round of 64 1 Michigan State L 69-35
West
West 1 Stanford Mike Montgomery Elite Eight 3 Maryland L 87-73
West 2 Iowa State Larry Eustachy Round of 64 15 Hampton L 58-57
West 3 Maryland Gary Williams National Semifinals 1 Duke L 95-84
West 4 Indiana Mike Davis Round of 64 13 Kent State L 77-73
West 5 Cincinnati Bob Huggins Sweet Sixteen 1 Stanford L 78-65
West 6 Wisconsin Brad Soderberg Round of 64 11 Georgia State L 50-49
West 7 Arkansas Nolan Richardson Round of 64 10 Georgetown L 63-61
West 8 Georgia Tech Paul Hewitt Round of 64 9 Saint Joseph's L 66-62
West 9 Saint Joseph's Phil Martelli Round of 32 1 Stanford L 90-83
West 10 Georgetown Craig Esherick Sweet Sixteen 3 Maryland L 76-66
West 11 Georgia State Lefty Driesell Round of 32 3 Maryland L 79-60
West 12 BYU Steve Cleveland Round of 64 5 Cincinnati L 84-59
West 13 Kent State Gary Waters Round of 32 5 Cincinnati L 66-43
West 14 George Mason Jim Larranaga Round of 64 3 Maryland L 83-80
West 15 Hampton Steve Merfeld Round of 32 10 Georgetown L 76-57
West 16 UNC-Greensboro Fran McCaffery Round of 64 1 Stanford L 89-60

Bids by conference

Bids by Conference
Bids Conference(s)
7 Big Ten
6 ACC, Big 12, SEC
5 Big East, Pac-10
3 Atlantic 10
2 C-USA, Missouri Valley, WAC
1 21 others

Final Four

At Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

National Semifinals

  • March 31, 2001

  • :The fourth meeting of the year between rivals Duke and Maryland turned into a classic. Maryland jumped out of the gate to an early 39-17 lead. It appeared the Terps would eliminate Duke, led by senior Shane Battier. However, Duke was able to cut the lead at halftime to 49-38. Duke would take its first lead when Jason Williams drained a three to give Duke the lead 73-72 with 6:48 to play. Duke closed the game with a 23-12 run to stun Gary Williams' Maryland squad.

  • : In an emotional season in which coach Lute Olson suffered the loss of his wife, he would be just 40 minutes away from a second National Championship after his Wildcats destroyed the defending national champion Michigan State Spartans. The game was close at halftime with Arizona leading by just 2. However, Arizona outscored Michigan State 48-31 in the 2nd Half en route to the 19-point victory.

Championship Game

  • April 2, 2001

  • :The second-ranked team coming into the NCAA Tournament would leave giving coach Mike Krzyzewski his third National Championship at Duke University. Arizona cut Duke's lead to 39-37 early in the 2nd half, but Mike Dunleavy Jr. connected on 3 three-pointers during an 11-2 Duke run. Dunleavy Jr. led the Duke Blue Devils with 21 points, including 18 points in the 2nd half. The Arizona Wildcats did not quit as they would get within 3 four times, including twice inside the four minute TV Timeout. However, Shane Battier proved to be too much as he hit two critical buckets to keep the Blue Devils comfortably ahead. Then, Jason Williams, despite a poor shooting night, iced the game with a three-pointer from the top of the key with about 2 minutes left to give Duke an eight point lead. Battier scored 18 points and added 11 rebounds and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player (MOP).

Bracket

East region

West region

South region

Midwest region

Final Four

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