2000–01 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

2000–01 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
MVC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record22–12 (10–8 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaHulman Center
2000–01 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Creighton 14 4   .778 24 8   .750
Bradley 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
Illinois State 12 6   .667 21 9   .700
Southern Illinois 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
Indiana State 10 8   .556 22 12   .647
Evansville 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Drake 8 10   .444 12 16   .429
Southwest Missouri State 8 10   .444 13 16   .448
Wichita State 4 14   .222 9 19   .321
Northern Iowa 3 15   .167 7 24   .226
2001 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000–01 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 2000–01 men's college basketball season. After finishing fourth in the conference regular season standings, they won the MVC tournament to secure an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Playing as the No. 13 seed in the South region, Indiana State knocked off No. 4 seed Oklahoma in the opening round. The Sycamores would fall to another cinderella, No. 12 seed Gonzaga, in the round of 32 to finish the season at 22–12 (10–8 MVC).

To date, this is the Sycamores' most recent appearance in the second round of the NCAA tournament.