2001 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

2001 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
Teams	32
Finals Site	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Champions	Faulkner (Ala.) (1st title)
Runner-Up	Science and Arts (Olka.) (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Christian Heritage (Calif.) (1st Final Four) Pikeville (Ky.) (1st Final Four)
Coach of the Year	Jim Sanderson (Faulkner (Ala.))
Chuck Taylor MVP	Paul Little (Faulkner (Ala.))
Player of the Year	Collier Mills (Transylvania (Ky.))
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award	Rich Reinebach (Christian Heritage (Calif.))
Top scorer	DuJuan Brown (Oklahoma Baptist) (78 points)
NAIA Men's Division I Tournaments ← 2000 2002 →

The 64th NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at the Tulsa Convention Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was the second tournament held in the Tulsa Convention Center and the last tournament to be held in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 64th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.^[1] 2001 would bring four new teams to the NAIA National Semifinals. In the end, Faulkner University would win out over University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, with a score of 63 to 59. The others rookies in the semifinals were Pikeville College and Christian Heritage (Calif.). USAO would eventually come back and win in 2002 national tournament.

Awards and honors

• Leading scorer: DuJuan Brown, Oklahoma Baptist, in 3 games DuJuan scored 34 field goals, 8 FT, totaling 78 points, (avg 26.0/game)
• Leading rebounder: Randy Hughes, Science & Arts (Okla.) in 5 games Randy grabbed 56 rebounds (avg 11.2/game)
• Most consecutive tournament appearances: 10th, Georgetown (Ky.)
• Most tournament appearances: Georgetown (Ky.), 20th of 28, appearances to the NAIA Tournament.^[2]

2001 NAIA bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Elite Eight					NAIA National Semifinals					NAIA National Championship
	1	Transylvania (Ky.)	82
	-	Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.)	68
						1	Transylvania	67
						16	Christian Heritage	77
	16	Christian Heritage (Calif.)	73
	-	Barber-Scotia (N.C.)	59
											16	Christian Heritage	75
	TOP TIER
											-	Lubbock Christian	61
	-	Georgetown (Ky.)	95
	9	Auburn Montgomery (Ala.)	85
						-	Georgetown	91**
						-	Lubbock Christian	92
	-	Lubbock Christian (Texas)	63
	8	St. Xavier (Ill.)	62
																16	Christian Heritage	88
																4	Science & Arts	99
	5	Columbia (Mo.)	75
	-	Union (Tenn.)	66
						5	Columbia	43
						12	Spring Hill	69
	12	Spring Hill (Ala.)	72
	-	Life (Ga.)	63
											12	Spring Hill	57
	TOP TIER
											4	Science & Arts	63
	13	Biola Calif.)	74
	-	Westminster (Utah)	53
						13	Biola	72*
						4	Science & Arts	75
	4	Science & Arts (Okla.)	79
	-	Cumberland (Ky.)	64
																					4	Science & Arts	59
																					10	Faulkner	63
	3	Houston Baptist (Texas)	66
	-	Martin Methodist (Tenn.)	67
						-	Martin Methodist	72
						14	Pikeville	82
	-	Dillard (La.)	71
	14	Pikeville (Ky.)	78
											14	Pikeville	88
	BOTTOM TIER
											-	Oklahoma Baptist	83
	11	Carroll (Mont.)	69
	-	Oklahoma Baptist	72
						-	Oklahoma Baptist	82
						-	Southern Polytechnic	74
	-	Southern Polytechnic (Ga.)	86
	6	College of West Virginia	59
																14	Pikeville	59
																10	Faulkner	63
	7	Lee (Tenn.)	92
	-	Campbellsville (Ky.)	87
						7	Lee	98
						10	Faulkner	108
	-	McKendree (Ill.)	76
	10	Faulkner (Ala.)	78
											10	Faulkner	79
	BOTTOM TIER
											2	Azusa Pacific	75
	15	Xavier (La.)	69
	-	Oklahoma City	91
						-	Oklahoma City	54
						2	Azusa Pacific	94
	-	Edward Waters (Fla.)	70
	2	Azusa Pacific (Calif.)	82

•  * denotes each overtime.

References

1. NAIA.org
2. NAIA Championship History