The 2000–01 CBA season is the sixth CBA season.
The season ran from November 18, 2000 to March 18, 2001. Ji'nan Army and Shenyang Army were promoted from the Second Division.
Regular season standings # 2000–01 CBA season Team 1Bayi Rockets 18 4 .818 - 11–0 7–4 BY 1-1(213-192) SH2Shanghai Sharks 18 4 .818 - 11–0 7–4 3Beijing Ducks 14 8 .636 4 9–2 5–6 BJ 1-1(212-197) JL4Jilin Northeast Tigers 14 8 .636 4 10–1 4–7 5Liaoning Hunters 12 10 .545 6 9–2 3–8 LN 2-0 GD6Guangdong Southern Tigers 12 10 .545 6 8–3 4–7 7Vanguard Beijing Olympians 11 11 .500 7 9–2 2–9 8Jiangsu Dragons 10 12 .455 8 8–3 2–9 JS 1-1(197-190) SD 9Shandong Flaming Bulls 10 12 .455 8 9–2 1–1010Zhejiang Cyclones 7 15 .318 11 5–6 2–9 11Ji'nan Army 6 16 .273 12 4–7 2–9 12Shenyang Army 0 22 .000 18 0–11 0–11 + Key to colors Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs Bottom 4 teams advance to the Relegation Round
Playoffs
The top 8 teams in the regular season advanced to the playoffs.
In the Final series, Bayi Rockets defeated Shanghai Sharks (3-1), and claimed its 6th straight CBA championship.
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in regular season, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. Home court advantage belongs to the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.
Relegations The bottom 4 teams played the relegation round by round-robin.
Ji'nan Army and Shenyang Army were relegated to the Second Division.
TeamWLPFPAPDZhejiang Cyclones51663577+86Shandong Flaming Bulls51648569+79Ji'nan Army15560628−68Shenyang Army15541638−97 + Key to colors Bottom 2 teams relegated to the Second Division
JASDSAZJ Ji'nan Army–92-10992-7391-99 Shandong Flaming Bulls102-90–113-83101-86 Shenyang Army127-10092-99–84-101 Zhejiang Cyclones118-95126-124133-82–
References
See also Chinese Basketball Association