2001 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

The first round was hosted by the higher seeded team in each game.

The semifinals and finals took place at Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

[2] Second-seeded Eastern Illinois won the tournament, defeating Austin Peay in the championship game, and received the Ohio Valley's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

[3] Kyle Hill of Eastern Illinois was named the tournament's most valuable player.

After the regular season, teams were seeded by conference record.