The 2001 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played from March 7 to March 10, 2001. The tournament was played at the The Spectrum

Wachovia Spectrum

The Spectrum, formerly known as the CoreStates Spectrum , First Union Spectrum , and Wachovia Spectrum was an indoor arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...

 in Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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. With eleven teams in the conference following the departure of Virginia Tech, the top five teams in the conference received a first-round bye in the tournament. Temple University

Temple Owls

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 won the tournament for the second year in a row. Saint Joseph's

Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball

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 and Xavier

Xavier Musketeers men's basketball

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 also received bids to the NCAA Tournament. In addition, St. Bonaventure

St. Bonaventure University

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 and Dayton

Dayton Flyers men's basketball

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 received bids to the 2001 National Invitation Tournament

2001 National Invitation Tournament

-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Memphis 86, Detroit 71...

. Lynn Greer of Temple was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Bracket

All games played at The Spectrum

Wachovia Spectrum

The Spectrum, formerly known as the CoreStates Spectrum , First Union Spectrum , and Wachovia Spectrum was an indoor arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...

, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* - Overtime