The 2000–01
Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball season ended with five teams participating in the
2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
The
Stanford Cardinal
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won the regular season championship.
Only three teams,
Stanford
Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is considere ...
(#2),
Arizona (#4), and
UCLA (#18), finished the season in the
Coaches Poll. They were #2, #5, and #15 respectively in the "
AP Top 25" poll. However, in the final post-NCAA tournament coaches' poll,
USC
USC most often refers to:
* University of South Carolina, a public research university
** University of South Carolina System, the main university and its satellite campuses
**South Carolina Gamecocks, the school athletic program
* University of ...
was also ranked, coming in at #14, behind Arizona (#2), Stanford (#5) and UCLA (#12).
Postseason
Five Pac-10 teams participated in the
2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Four teams (
Stanford
Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is considere ...
,
Arizona,
UCLA,
USC
USC most often refers to:
* University of South Carolina, a public research university
** University of South Carolina System, the main university and its satellite campuses
**South Carolina Gamecocks, the school athletic program
* University of ...
) all advanced to the Sweet 16, with Stanford making it to the Elite 8. Arizona made it all the way to the national championship game, losing to
Duke, 82-72
Awards and honors
Player/Coach of the Year
*
Player of The Year:
Sean Lampley,
*
Freshman of The Year:
Luke Ridnour,
*
Coach of The Year:
Steve Lavin,
UCLA
All-Pac-10 Team
References
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