# 2001 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

The 2001 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college basketball among its Division II members in the United States and Canada for the 2000–01 basketball season.
Northwestern (IA) defeated MidAmerica Nazarene in the championship game, 82–78, to claim the Red Raiders' first NAIA national title.
The tournament was played at Keeter Gymnasium on the campus of the College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Missouri.

## Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, and the top sixteen teams were seeded.
The tournament continued to utilize a single-elimination format.

## Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | National championship | National championship | National championship |
| 1 | Embry–Riddle (FL) | 93 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | College of the Ozarks | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | College of the Ozarks | 86 | 1 | Embry–Riddle | 95 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Saint Mary (KS) | 90 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Husson | 71 | 16 | Saint Mary (KS) | 90 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Saint Mary (KS) | 92 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Saint Mary (KS) | 92 | | | | 1 | Embry–Riddle | 80 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9 | Cornerstone | 87 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Cornerstone | 88 | | | | | | | 9 | Cornerstone | 87 | | | | | | | | |
| | Holy Names | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Holy Names | 76 | 9 | Cornerstone | 85 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Concordia Nebraska | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Concordia Nebraska | 88 | | Concordia Nebraska | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Cardinal Stritch | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Cardinal Stritch | 70 | | | | | | | | 9 | Cornerstone | 61 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 12 | MidAmerica Nazarene | 81 | | | | |
| 5 | Dickinson State | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | MidAmerica Nazarene | 81 | | | | |
| | Brevard | 51 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brevard | 51 | 5 | Dickinson State | 73 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | MidAmerica Nazarene | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roberts Wesleyan | 74 | 12 | MidAmerica Nazarene | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | MidAmerica Nazarene | 101 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | MidAmerica Nazarene | 101 | | | | 12 | MidAmerica Nazarene | 81 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Oregon Tech | 69 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Briar Cliff | 73 | | | | | | | 4 | Oregon Tech | 69 | | | | | | | | |
| | Point Park | 93 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Point Park | 93 | | Point Park | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Oregon Tech | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wilmington (DE) | 65 | 4 | Oregon Tech | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Oregon Tech | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Oregon Tech | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | MidAmerica Nazarene | 78 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Northwestern (IA) | 82 |
| 3 | Marian | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Northwestern (IA) | 82 |
| | Belhaven | 46 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Belhaven | 46 | 3 | Marian | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Notre Dame (CA) | 54 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Huron | 87 | 14 | Notre Dame (CA) | 54 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Notre Dame (CA) | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Notre Dame (CA) | 88 | | | | 3 | Marian | 62 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Rio Grande | 83 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Rio Grande | 62 | | | | | | | 11 | Rio Grande | 83 | | | | | | | | |
| | Dominican (NY) | 61 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dominican (NY) | 61 | 11 | Rio Grande | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Evangel | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Grand View | 67 | 6 | Evangel | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Evangel | 73 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Evangel | 73 | | | | | | | | 11 | Rio Grande | 91 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Northwestern (IA) | 110 | | | | |
| 7 | Northwestern (IA) | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Northwestern (IA) | 110 | | | | |
| | Northwestern St. Paul | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Northwestern St. Paul | 77 | 7 | Northwestern (IA) | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Tabor | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tabor | 79 | | Tabor | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Milligan | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Milligan | 76 | | | | 7 | Northwestern (IA) | 88 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Albertson | 79 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Bellevue (NE) | 58 | | | | | | | | Albertson | 79 | | | | | | | | |
| | Albertson | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Albertson | 62 | | Albertson | 96 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Siena Heights | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lyndon State | 66 | 2 | Siena Heights | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Siena Heights | 121 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |