2000–01 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona † 12 – 6   .667 22 – 11   .667
Niagara 12 – 6   .667 15 – 13   .536
Siena 12 – 6   .667 20 – 11   .645
Marist 11 – 7   .611 17 – 13   .567
Rider 11 – 7   .611 16 – 12   .571
Manhattan 11 – 7   .611 14 – 15   .483
Canisius 9 – 9   .500 20 – 11   .645
Fairfield 8 – 10   .444 12 – 16   .429
Loyola (MD) 2 – 16   .111 6 – 23   .207
Saint Peter's 2 – 16   .111 4 – 24   .143
† 2001 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2001 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 2–5, 2001 at Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.[2]

Top-seeded Iona defeated Canisius in the championship game, 74–67, to win their sixth MAAC men's basketball tournament.[3]

The Gaels received an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament.

Format

All ten of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

First round
Friday, March 2 		Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 3 		Semifinals
Sunday, March 4 		Championship
Monday, March 5
            
1 Iona 64
9 Loyola (MD) 52
8 Fairfield 58
9 Loyola (MD) 60
1 Iona 75
4 Marist 71
4 Marist 70
5 Rider 58
1 Iona 74
7 Canisius 67
2 Niagara 70
7 Canisius 72
7 Canisius 84
10 Saint Peter's 72
7 Canisius 76
3 Siena 64
3 Siena 79
6 Manhattan 76

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2000-01 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2000-01 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Championship History". MAACSports.com. Retrieved April 16, 2022.