2001 SEC women's basketball tournament

2001 SEC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
SiteThe Pyramid
Memphis, TN
ChampionsGeorgia (4 title)
Winning coachAndy Landers (4 title)
MVPChantelle Anderson (Vanderbilt)
Attendance32,793

The 2001 Southeastern Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference (SEC) held at The Pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee, from March 1–4, 2001. The Georgia Lady Bulldogs won the tournament and earned an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.[1][2]

Seeds

All teams in the conference participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by their conference record.

Seed School Conference
record 		Overall
record 		Tiebreaker
1 Tennessee‡† 14–0 31–3
2 Georgia† 11–3 27–6
3 Florida† 11–3 24–6
4 Vanderbilt† 8–6 24–10
5 LSU 8–6 20–11
6 Arkansas 6–8 20–13
7 South Carolina 6–8 11–17
8 Alabama 5–9 19–12
9 Auburn 5–9 17–12
10 Ole Miss 4–10 17–13
11 Mississippi State 4–10 17–14
12 Kentucky 2–12 6–21
‡ – SEC regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
† – Received a bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records include all games played in the SEC Tournament.

Schedule

Game Matchup# Score
First Round – Thu, Mar 1
1
No. 8 Alabama vs. No. 9 Auburn
 59–55
2
No. 5 LSU vs. No. 12 Kentucky
 72–57
3
No. 7 South Carolina vs. No. 10 Ole Miss
 68–75
4
No. 6 Arkansas vs. No. 11 Mississippi State
 94–76
Quarterfinal – Fri, Mar 2
5
No. 1 Tennessee vs. No. 8 Alabama
 82–52
6
No. 4 Vanderbilt vs. No. 5 LSU
 70–58
7
No. 2 Georgia vs. No. 10 Ole Miss
 80–61
8
No. 3 Florida vs. No. 6 Arkansas
 69–78
Semifinal – Sat, Mar 3
9
No. 1 Tennessee vs. No. 4 Vanderbilt
 74–77
10
No. 2 Georgia vs. No. 6 Arkansas
 63–44
Championship – Sun, Mar 4
11
No. 4 Vanderbilt vs. No. 2 Georgia
 60–62
# – Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

First round
Thu, Mar 1 		Quarterfinals
Fri, Mar 2 		Semifinals
Sat, Mar 3 		Championship
Sun, Mar 4
            
1 Tennessee 82
8 Alabama 52
8 Alabama 59
9 Auburn 55
1 Tennessee 74
4 Vanderbilt 77
4 Vanderbilt 70
5 LSU 58
5 LSU 72
12 Kentucky 57
4 Vanderbilt 60
2 Georgia 62
2 Georgia 80
10 Ole Miss 61
7 South Carolina 68
10 Ole Miss 75
2 Georgia 63
6 Arkansas 44
3 Florida 69
6 Arkansas 78
6 Arkansas 94
11 Mississippi State 76

References

  1. ^ "2000-01 Women's Southeastern Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Record Book". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
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