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2001 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

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2001 (2001) NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteKeeter Gymnasium
Missouri Point Lookout, Missouri
ChampionsNorthwestern Red Raiders (1st title, 2nd title game,
2nd Fab Four)
Runner-upMidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers (1st title game,
1st Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Nathan Copas (Rio Grande)
Chuck Taylor MVPBrandon Woudstra (Northwestern (IA))
Top scorerDan Fleming (MidAmerica Nazarene)
(150 points)
NAIA Division II
men's tournaments
«2000 2002»

The 2001 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college basketball among its Division II members in the United States and Canada for the 2000–01 basketball season.

Northwestern (IA) defeated MidAmerica Nazarene in the championship game, 82–78, to claim the Red Raiders' first NAIA national title.

The tournament was played at Keeter Gymnasium on the campus of the College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Missouri.[1]

Qualification

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The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, and the top sixteen teams were seeded.

The tournament continued to utilize a single-elimination format.

Bracket

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals National championship
               
1 Embry–Riddle (FL) 93
College of the Ozarks 86
1 Embry–Riddle 95
16 Saint Mary (KS) 90
Husson 71
16 Saint Mary (KS) 92
1 Embry–Riddle 80
9 Cornerstone 87
9 Cornerstone 88
Holy Names 76
9 Cornerstone 85
Concordia Nebraska 77
Concordia Nebraska 88
8 Cardinal Stritch 70
9 Cornerstone 61
12 MidAmerica Nazarene 81
5 Dickinson State 67
Brevard 51
5 Dickinson State 73
12 MidAmerica Nazarene 84
Roberts Wesleyan 74
12 MidAmerica Nazarene 101
12 MidAmerica Nazarene 81
4 Oregon Tech 69
13 Briar Cliff 73
Point Park 93
Point Park 74
4 Oregon Tech 82
Wilmington (DE) 65
4 Oregon Tech 83
12 MidAmerica Nazarene 78
7 Northwestern (IA) 82
3 Marian 63
Belhaven 46
3 Marian 68
14 Notre Dame (CA) 54
Huron 87
14 Notre Dame (CA) 88
3 Marian 62
11 Rio Grande 83
11 Rio Grande 62
Dominican (NY) 61
11 Rio Grande 81
6 Evangel 75
Grand View 67
6 Evangel 73
11 Rio Grande 91
7 Northwestern (IA) 110
7 Northwestern (IA) 83
Northwestern St. Paul 77
7 Northwestern (IA) 71
Tabor 63
Tabor 79
10 Milligan 76
7 Northwestern (IA) 88
Albertson 79
15 Bellevue (NE) 58
Albertson 62
Albertson 96
2 Siena Heights 88
Lyndon State 66
2 Siena Heights 121

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved April 13, 2022.