2000–01 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

2000–01 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 24
Record23–12 (7–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPReggie Evans
CaptainDean Oliver
Home arenaCarver-Hawkeye Arena
2000–01 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Illinois 13 3   .813 27 8   .771
No. 3 Michigan State 13 3   .813 28 5   .848
No. 20 Indiana 10 6   .625 21 13   .618
No. 25 Wisconsin 9 7   .563 18 11   .621
No. 24 Iowa 7 9   .438 23 12   .657
Penn State 7 9   .438 21 12   .636
Purdue 6 10   .375 17 15   .531
Minnesota 5 11   .313 18 14   .563
Michigan 4 12   .250 10 18   .357
Northwestern 3 13   .188 11 19   .367
Ohio State* 0 0   0 0  
2001 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ohio State: 30 reg. season games; 1 NCAA Tourn. game vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed record: Ohio State-(20-11)(11-5)

The 2000–01 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by second-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 23–12 overall and 7–9 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes won the Big Ten tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as #7 seed in the East Region. After defeating Creighton, the Hawkeyes fell to the Kentucky Wildcats in the second round.