# 2000–01 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Al Skinner, they played their home games at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The team finished atop the Big East regular season standings, won the Big East tournament, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 3 seed in the East region, the Eagles defeated Southern Utah in the opening round before being upset 74–71 by No. 6 seed USC in the second round. Boston College finished the season with a 27–5 (13–3 Big East) record and a No. 7 ranking in the AP poll.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 19, 2000* | | Saint Peter's | W 100–75 | 1–0 | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Nov 25, 2000* | | Brown | W 81–52 | 2–0 | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Nov 28, 2000* | | Marist | W 74–65 | 3–0 | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Dec 2, 2000* | | Wofford | W 71–57 | 4–0 | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Dec 4, 2000* | | Holy Cross | W 77–48 | 5–0 | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Dec 9, 2000* | | Youngstown State | W 93–65 | 6–0 | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Dec 17, 2000* | | at UMass | W 74–65 | 7–0 | Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts |
| Dec 23, 2000* | | Quinnipiac | W 88–55 | 8–0 | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Dec 30, 2000* | | Vanderbilt | W 97–74 | 9–0 | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Jan 3, 2001 | | No. 10 Connecticut | W 85–68 | 10–0 (1–0) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Jan 7, 2001 | | at Miami (FL) | W 73–72 | 11–0 (2–0) | Miami Arena Miami, Florida |
| Jan 10, 2001 | No. 24 | at St. John's | L 71–73 | 11–1 (2–1) | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Jan 13, 2001 | No. 24 | Miami (FL) | W 82–73 | 12–1 (3–1) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Jan 16, 2001* | No. 25 | at No. 2 Duke | L 75–97 | 12–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Jan 20, 2001 | No. 25 | Rutgers | W 77–51 | 13–2 (4–1) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Jan 27, 2001 | No. 23 | at Villanova | W 90–80 | 14–2 (5–1) | Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 31, 2001 | No. 20 | Virginia Tech | W 83–61 | 15–2 (6–1) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Feb 4, 2001 | No. 20 | Villanova | W 89–74 | 16–2 (7–1) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Feb 7, 2001 | No. 17 | No. 9 Syracuse | W 65–63 | 17–2 (8–1) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Feb 10, 2001 | No. 17 | at Virginia Tech | W 83–59 | 18–2 (9–1) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Feb 13, 2001 | No. 9 | at UConn | L 71–82 | 18–3 (9–2) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Feb 17, 2001 | No. 9 | Providence | W 81–73 | 19–3 (10–2) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Feb 21, 2001 | No. 10 | at No. 18 Notre Dame | L 75–76 | 19–4 (10–3) | Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Feb 24, 2001 | No. 10 | at No. 25 Providence | W 59–58 | 20–4 (11–3) | Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island |
| Feb 26, 2001 | No. 11 | Morris Brown | W 84–63 | 21–4 (11–3) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Feb 28, 2001 | No. 11 | St. John's Red | W 67–62 | 22–4 (12–3) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Mar 3, 2001 | No. 11 | at West Virginia | W 96–65 | 23–4 (13–3) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 2001* | (1 E) No. 10 | vs. (5 E) Villanova Quarterfinals | W 93–79 | 24–4 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Mar 9, 2001* | (1 E) No. 10 | vs. (6 W) Seton Hall Semifinals | W 75–48 | 25–4 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Mar 10, 2001* | (1 E) No. 10 | vs. (5 W) Pittsburgh Championship game | W 79–57 | 26–4 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 2001* | (3 E) No. 7 | vs. (14 E) Southern Utah First Round | W 68–65 | 27–4 | Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, New York |
| Mar 17, 2001* | (3 E) No. 7 | vs. (6 E) USC Second Round | L 71–74 | 27–5 | Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||