2001 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

2001 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200001
Teams8
First round siteCampus sites
Semifinals siteCenturyTel Center
Bossier City, Louisiana
Finals siteCenturyTel Center
Bossier City, Louisiana
ChampionsNorthwestern State (1st title)
Winning coachMike McConathy (1st title)
MVPMichael Byars-Dawson (Northwestern State)
2000–01 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
McNeese State173 .850229  .710
Nicholls State128 .6001414  .500
UTSA128 .6001415  .483
Northwestern State119 .5501913  .594
Sam Houston State119 .5501613  .552
Texas–Arlington119 .5501315  .464
Southwest Texas State1010 .5001315  .464
Louisiana–Monroe812 .4001117  .393
Lamar713 .350918  .333
Stephen F. Austin614 .300917  .346
Southeastern Louisiana515 .250821  .276
2001 Southland Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Sixth-seeded Northwestern State won the championship game over top-seeded McNeese State, and earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. 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.