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2001 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

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2001 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2000–01
Teams6
SiteMatadome
Northridge, Los Angeles, CA
ChampionsCal State Northridge (1st title)
Winning coachBobby Braswell (1st title)
MVPBrian Heinle (Cal State Northridge)
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2000–01 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cal State Northridge 13 3   .813 22 10   .688
Eastern Washington 11 5   .688 17 11   .607
Idaho State 10 6   .625 14 14   .500
Montana State 8 8   .500 16 14   .533
Northern Arizona 8 8   .500 15 14   .517
Weber State 8 8   .500 15 14   .517
Montana 6 10   .375 11 16   .407
Portland State 6 10   .375 9 18   .333
Sacramento State 2 14   .125 5 22   .185
2001 Big Sky tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2001 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10 at the Matadome at California State University, Northridge in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.[2]

Top-seeded hosts Cal State Northridge defeated Eastern Washington in the championship game, 73–58, to win their first, and only, Big Sky men's basketball tournament title (CSUN departed the Big Sky the following season).

The Matadors, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament. No other Big Sky members were invited this year.

Format

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No new teams were added to the Big Sky prior to the 2000–01 season, leaving total membership at nine.

No changes were made to the existing tournament format. Only the top six teams from the regular season conference standings were invited to the tournament. The two top teams were given byes into the semifinals while the third- through sixth-seeded teams were placed and paired into the preliminary quarterfinal round. Following the quarterfinals, the two victorious teams were re-seeded for the semifinal round, with the lowest-seeded remaining team paired with the tournament's highest seed and vis-versa for the other.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 8
Semifinals
Friday, March 9
Championship
Saturday, March 10
1 Cal State Northridge 91
3 Idaho State 67 6 Weber State 74
6 Weber State 86 1 Cal State Northridge 73
2 Eastern Washington 58
2 Eastern Washington 58
4 Montana State 62 5 Northern Arizona 53
5 Northern Arizona 65

See also

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2000-01 Big Sky Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2000-01 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.