The 2001 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 6–10, 2001.
The quarterfinal rounds were played at the home arena of the higher seeded-teams, with the semifinals and championship game played at CenturyTel Center in Bossier City, Louisiana.
[2] Sixth-seeded Northwestern State won the championship game over top-seeded McNeese State, and earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Michael Byars-Dawson of Northwestern State was named the tournament's MVP.
The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Southland Conference received a berth in the conference tournament.