The 2001 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 6–10, 2001. The quarterfinal rounds were played at the home arena of the higher seeded-teams, with the semifinals and championship game played at CenturyTel Center in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Sixth-seeded Northwestern State won the championship game over top-seeded , and earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Conference tournament runner-up McNeese State was invited to the 2001 NIT Tournament. Michael Byars-Dawson of Northwestern State was named the tournament's MVP.
Format The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Southland Conference received a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams were seeded by conference record.
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