2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams
This is a list of qualifying teams in the 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. A total of 65 teams entered the tournament. Twenty-nine of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bids of the Ivy League and Pacific-10, which did not conduct a postseason tournament, went to their regular season champion. The remaining 34 teams were granted at-large bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams were seeded within their assigned region from 1 to 16, which was disclosed, while the Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 65, which was not disclosed.
Qualifying teams
Automatic bids
Automatic bids to the tournament were granted for winning a conference championship tournament, except for the automatic bid of the Ivy League and Pac-10 given to the regular season champion. Seeds listed were seeds within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in bold face were given at-large berths.
Automatic bids |
|---|
Qualifying school |
Princeton |
Stanford |
Qualifying school |
Duke |
Hofstra |
Temple |
Oklahoma |
Boston College |
Cal State Northridge |
Winthrop |
Iowa |
Utah State |
George Mason |
Charlotte |
Iona |
Kent State |
Butler |
Hampton |
Southern Utah |
Indiana State |
BYU |
Monmouth |
Eastern Illinois |
Holy Cross |
Kentucky |
UNC Greensboro |
Northwestern State |
Western Kentucky |
Alabama State |
Georgia State |
Hawaii |
Gonzaga |
At-large bids
School |
Conference |
Appearance |
Last bid |
|---|---|---|---|
Arizona |
Pac-10 |
20th |
2000 |
Arkansas |
SEC |
26th |
2000 |
California |
Pac-10 |
11th |
1997 |
Cincinnati |
C-USA |
20th |
2000 |
Creighton |
Missouri Valley |
12th |
2000 |
Florida |
SEC |
8th |
2000 |
Fresno State |
WAC |
5th |
2000 |
Georgetown |
Big East |
22nd |
1997 |
Georgia |
SEC |
8th |
1997 |
Georgia Tech |
ACC |
12th |
1996 |
Illinois |
Big Ten |
21st |
2000 |
Indiana |
Big Ten |
30th |
2000 |
Iowa State |
Big 12 |
12th |
2000 |
Kansas |
Big 12 |
30th |
2000 |
Maryland |
ACC |
18th |
2000 |
Michigan State |
Big Ten |
15th |
2000 |
Missouri |
Big 12 |
19th |
2000 |
North Carolina |
ACC |
35th |
2000 |
Notre Dame |
Big East |
25th |
1990 |
Ohio State |
Big Ten |
21st |
2000 |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
18th |
2000 |
Ole Miss |
SEC |
5th |
1999 |
Penn State |
Big Ten |
8th |
1996 |
Providence |
Big East |
14th |
1997 |
Saint Joseph's |
Atlantic 10 |
16th |
1997 |
Syracuse |
Big East |
27th |
2000 |
Tennessee |
SEC |
13th |
2000 |
Texas |
Big 12 |
19th |
2000 |
UCLA |
Pac-10 |
37th |
2000 |
USC |
Pac-10 |
11th |
1997 |
Virginia |
ACC |
15th |
1997 |
Wake Forest |
ACC |
16th |
2000 |
Wisconsin |
Big Ten |
7th |
2000 |
Xavier |
Atlantic 10 |
13th |
1998 |
Listed by region and seeding
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Bids by conference
Bids |
Conference |
Schools |
|---|---|---|
7 |
Big Ten |
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin |
6 |
ACC |
Duke, Georgia Tech, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, Wake Forest |
Big 12 |
Iowa State, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas |
|
SEC |
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Tennessee |
|
5 |
Big East |
Boston College, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Providence, Syracuse |
Pac-10 |
Arizona, California, Stanford, UCLA, USC |
|
3 |
Atlantic 10 |
Saint Joseph's, Temple, Xavier |
2 |
C-USA |
Charlotte, Cincinnati |
Missouri Valley |
Creighton, Indiana State |
|
WAC |
Fresno State, Hawaii |
|
1 |
21 other conferences |
|
Bids by state
Bids |
State |
School(s) |
|---|---|---|
6 |
California |
Cal State Northridge, California, Fresno State, Stanford, UCLA, USC |
5 |
North Carolina |
Charlotte, Duke, North Carolina, UNC Greensboro, Wake Forest |
4 |
Illinois |
Eastern Illinois, Illinois |
Indiana |
Butler, Indiana, Indiana State, Notre Dame |
|
Iowa |
Iowa, Iowa State |
|
Ohio |
Cincinnati, Kent State, Ohio State, Xavier |
|
3 |
Georgia |
Georgia, Georgia State, Georgia Tech |
New York |
Hofstra, Iona, Syracuse |
|
Pennsylvania |
Penn State, Saint Joseph's, Temple |
|
Utah |
BYU, Southern Utah, Utah State |
|
Virginia |
George Mason, Hampton, Virginia |
|
2 |
Kentucky |
Kentucky, Western Kentucky |
Massachusetts |
Boston College, Holy Cross |
|
New Jersey |
Monmouth, Princeton |
|
Oklahoma |
Oklahoma, Oklahoma State |
|
1 |
Alabama |
Alabama State |
Arizona |
Arizona |
|
Arkansas |
Arkansas |
|
Florida |
Florida |
|
Hawaii |
Hawaii |
|
Kansas |
Kansas |
|
Louisiana |
Northwestern State |
|
Maryland |
Maryland |
|
Michigan |
Michigan State |
|
Mississippi |
Ole Miss |
|
Missouri |
Missouri |
|
Nebraska |
Creighton |
|
Rhode Island |
Providence |
|
South Carolina |
Winthrop |
|
Tennessee |
Tennessee |
|
Texas |
Texas |
|
Washington |
Gonzaga |
|
Washington, D.C. |
Georgetown |
|
Wisconsin |
Wisconsin |