# 2001 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

The 2001 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 20th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.
Three-time defending champions Washington University in St. Louis defeated Messiah University in the championship game, 67–45, to claim the Bears' fourth Division III national title, their fourth of four consecutive.
The championship rounds were hosted at the O'Neill Center at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, Connecticut from March 16–17, 2001.

## Bracket

* An asterisk by a team indicates the host of first and second round games
* An asterisk by a score indicates an overtime period

### Top left sectional

| First round February 28, 2001 Campus sites | First round February 28, 2001 Campus sites | Second round March 3, 2001 Campus sites | Second round March 3, 2001 Campus sites | Sectional semifinals March 9, 2001 New York, NY | Sectional semifinals March 9, 2001 New York, NY | | Sectional finals March 10, 2001 New York, NY | Sectional finals March 10, 2001 New York, NY |
| | | NYU* | 89 | | | | | |
| | | Mount St. Mary (NY) | 47 | | | | | |
| RPI* | 54 | Mount St. Mary (NY) | 47 | | | | | |
| Mount St. Mary (NY) | 66 | | | | | | | |
| Mount St. Mary (NY) | 66 | | | NYU | 64 | | | |
| | | | | Bowdoin | 60 | | | |
| Eastern Connecticut State* | 53 | | | | | Bowdoin | 60 | |
| Bowdoin | 61 | | | | | | | |
| Bowdoin | 61 | Bowdoin | 72* | | | | | |
| | | Salem State* | 65 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | NYU | 70 |
| | | | | | | | Emmanuel | 74* |
| | | Emmanuel (MA)* | 79 | | | | | |
| | | Springfield | 56 | | | | | |
| Springfield* | 60 | Springfield | 56 | | | | | |
| Southern Maine | 49 | | | | | | | |
| Southern Maine | 49 | | | Emmanuel | 87 | | | |
| | | | | Cortland State | 70 | | | |
| St. Lawrence* | 60 | | | | | Cortland State | 70 | |
| Cortland State | 62 | | | | | | | |
| Cortland State | 62 | Cortland State | 70 | | | | | |
| | | Oneonta State* | 64 | | | | | |

### Bottom left sectional

| First round February 28, 2001 Campus sites | First round February 28, 2001 Campus sites | Second round March 3, 2001 Campus sites | Second round March 3, 2001 Campus sites | Sectional semifinals March 9, 2001 St. Paul, MN | Sectional semifinals March 9, 2001 St. Paul, MN | | Sectional finals March 10, 2001 St. Paul, MN | Sectional finals March 10, 2001 St. Paul, MN |
| | | Millikin* | 56 | | | | | |
| | | Fontbonne | 69 | | | | | |
| Fontbonne* | 83 | Fontbonne | 69 | | | | | |
| Rockford | 47 | | | | | | | |
| Rockford | 47 | | | Fontbonne | 78 | | | |
| | | | | Wartburg | 82 | | | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan* | 73 | | | | | Wartburg | 82 | |
| Carleton | 51 | | | | | | | |
| Carleton | 51 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 71 | | | | | |
| | | Wartburg* | 85 | | | | | |
| Wartburg* | 86 | Wartburg* | 85 | | | | | |
| Chapman | 78 | | | | | | | |
| Chapman | 78 | | | | | | Wartburg | 71 |
| | | | | | | | Washington St. Louis | 83 |
| | | George Fox* | 52 | | | | | |
| | | St. Thomas (MN) | 64 | | | | | |
| St. Thomas (MN)* | 69 | St. Thomas (MN) | 64 | | | | | |
| Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 59 | | | | | | | |
| Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 59 | | | St. Thomas (MN) | 58 | | | |
| | | | | Washington St. Louis | 65 | | | |
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire* | 71 | | | | | Washington St. Louis | 65 | |
| Lakeland | 43 | | | | | | | |
| Lakeland | 43 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 67 | | | | | |
| | | Washington St. Louis* | 87 | | | | | |

### Top right sectional

| First round February 28, 2001 Campus sites | First round February 28, 2001 Campus sites | Second round March 3, 2001 Campus sites | Second round March 3, 2001 Campus sites | Sectional semifinals March 9, 2001 Ewing Township, NJ | Sectional semifinals March 9, 2001 Ewing Township, NJ | | Sectional finals March 10, 2001 Ewing Township, NJ | Sectional finals March 10, 2001 Ewing Township, NJ |
| | | TCNJ* | 68 | | | | | |
| | | Ithaca | 58 | | | | | |
| Ithaca* | 79 | Ithaca | 58 | | | | | |
| New England | 61 | | | | | | | |
| New England | 61 | | | TCNJ | 68 | | | |
| | | | | Elizabethtown | 45 | | | |
| Swarthmore* | 66 | | | | | Elizabethtown | 45 | |
| Gwynedd Mercy | 55 | | | | | | | |
| Gwynedd Mercy | 55 | Swarthmore | 58 | | | | | |
| | | Elizabethtown* | 79 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | TCNJ | 61 |
| | | | | | | | Messiah | 72 |
| | | King's (PA)* | 61 | | | | | |
| | | Messiah | 68 | | | | | |
| Messiah* | 70 | Messiah | 68 | | | | | |
| Bethany (WV) | 58 | | | | | | | |
| Bethany (WV) | 58 | | | Messiah | 97** | | | |
| | | | | Marymount (VA) | 86 | | | |
| Marymount (VA)* | 85 | | | | | Marymount (VA) | 86 | |
| Staten Island | 65 | | | | | | | |
| Staten Island | 65 | Marymount (VA) | 64 | | | | | |
| | | Salisbury State* | 59 | | | | | |

### Bottom right sectional

| First round February 28, 2001 Campus sites | First round February 28, 2001 Campus sites | Second round March 3, 2001 Campus sites | Second round March 3, 2001 Campus sites | Sectional semifinals March 9, 2001 Berea, OH | Sectional semifinals March 9, 2001 Berea, OH | | Sectional finals March 10, 2001 Berea, OH | Sectional finals March 10, 2001 Berea, OH |
| | | Hope* | 71 | | | | | |
| | | Ohio Wesleyan | 72 | | | | | |
| Lake Forest* | 55 | Ohio Wesleyan | 72 | | | | | |
| Ohio Wesleyan | 67 | | | | | | | |
| Ohio Wesleyan | 67 | | | Ohio Wesleyan | 71 | | | |
| | | | | Centre (KY) | 64 | | | |
| Centre (KY)* | 87 | | | | | Centre (KY) | 64 | |
| Thomas More | 86 | | | | | | | |
| Thomas More | 86 | Centre (KY) | 63 | | | | | |
| | | Maryville (TN)* | 57 | | | | | |
| Maryville (TN)* | 77 | Maryville (TN)* | 57 | | | | | |
| Christopher Newport | 65 | | | | | | | |
| Christopher Newport | 65 | | | | | | Ohio Wesleyan | 66 |
| | | | | | | | Baldwin Wallace | 64 |
| | | Hardin-Simmons* | 106 | | | | | |
| | | Guilford | 77 | | | | | |
| Guilford* | 80 | Guilford | 77 | | | | | |
| Meredith | 57 | | | | | | | |
| Meredith | 57 | | | Hardin-Simmons | 71 | | | |
| | | | | Baldwin Wallace* | 78 | | | |
| Defiance* | 90 | | | | | Baldwin Wallace* | 78 | |
| Penn State Behrend | 59 | | | | | | | |
| Penn State Behrend | 59 | Defiance | 63 | | | | | |
| | | Baldwin Wallace* | 82 | | | | | |

### Final Four

| Final Four March 16, 2001 O'Neill Center Danbury, CT | Final Four March 16, 2001 O'Neill Center Danbury, CT | National championship March 17, 2001 O'Neill Center Danbury, CT | National championship March 17, 2001 O'Neill Center Danbury, CT |
| Emmanuel | 62 | | |
| Washington St. Louis | 78 | | |
| Washington St. Louis | 78 | Washington St. Louis | 67 |
| | | Messiah | 45 |
| Messiah | 70 | Messiah | 45 |
| Ohio Wesleyan | 57 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Emmanuel | 54 |
| | | Ohio Wesleyan | 70 |

## All-tournament team

* Tasha Rodgers, Washington University in St. Louis
* Jennifer Rudis, Washington University in St. Louis
* Katy Sturtz, Ohio Wesleyan
* Amy Hitz, Messiah
* Brianne Bognanno, Emmanuel (MA)