2001 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament
Teams48
Finals siteSalem, Virginia
ChampionsCatholic (1st title)
Runner-upWilliam Paterson (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachMike Lonergan (Catholic)
MOPPat Maloney (Catholic)
Attendance57,784
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
«2000 2002»

The 2001 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 27th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.

The field contained forty-eight teams, and each program was allocated to one of four sectionals. All sectional games were played on campus sites, while the national semifinals, third-place final, and championship finals were contested at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.[1]

Catholic defeated William Paterson, 76–62, in the championship, clinching their first national title.

The Cardinals (28–5) were coached by Mike Lonergan. Lonergan would later coach at Division I programs Vermont and George Washington.

Pat Maloney, also from Catholic, was named Most Outstanding Player.

Bracket

Top left sectional

First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
UMass Dartmouth 86
Salem State 64
Salem State 96
Western New England 71
UMass Dartmouth 41
Carthage 90
Carthage 83
Marian (WI) 65
Carthage 88
Wooster 80
Carthage 64
Ohio Northern 66
Wittenberg 71
Maryville (TN) 51
Maryville (TN) 85
MacMurray 69
Wittenberg 66
Ohio Northern 82
Calvin 89
Defiance 78
Calvin 68
Ohio Northern 79

Bottom left sectional

First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
Wilkes 98
Kings Point 100*
Cabrini 96
Kings Point 106
Kings Point 69
Clark (MA) 75
Amherst 89
St. John Fisher 76
Amherst 76
Clark (MA) 89
Clark (MA) 78
Catholic 82
Widener 67
Catholic 69
Catholic 82
CCNY 65
Catholic 69
Brockport State 64
Colby–Sawyer 59
Brockport State 65
Brockport State 77
Hobart 75

Top right sectional

First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
Chicago 74
UW–Eau Claire 67
Benedictine (IL) 55
UW–Eau Claire 66
Chicago 62
Lewis & Clark 52
Linfield 85
Cal Lutheran 66
Linfield 89
Lewis & Clark 101
Chicago 68
Illinois Wesleyan 77
Elmhurst 78
Washington–St. Louis 77
Washington–St. Louis 101
Aurora 84
Elmhurst 60
Illinois Wesleyan 63
Illinois Wesleyan 132
Grinnell 91
Illinois Wesleyan 65
Wartburg 60

Bottom right sectional

First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
Christopher Newport 84
Roanoke 54
Roanoke 70
SCAD 62
Christopher Newport 71
St. John's (MN) 65
Gustavus Adolphus 69
Nebraska Wesleyan 60
Gustavus Adolphus 75
St. John's (MN) 84
Christopher Newport 75
William Paterson 86
McMurry 86
Mississippi College 82
Millsaps 45
Mississippi College 61
McMurry 59
William Paterson 77
Hampden–Sydney 60
Gettysburg 52
Hampden–Sydney 65
William Paterson 84

National finals

National semifinals National championship
    
Ohio Northern 77
Catholic 82
Catholic 76
William Paterson 62
Illinois Wesleyan 52
William Paterson 67 National third-place
Ohio Northern 73
Illinois Wesleyan 76

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 24. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
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