2001 CIS University Cup

The 2001 CIS Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament was held at the Waterloo Recreation Complex in Waterloo, Ontario. The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks served as primary tournament host with assistance from the Guelph Gryphons and Waterloo Warriors.

Road to the Cup

Note: * denotes overtime period

Note: * denotes overtime period

Note: * denotes overtime period

The rotating wild-card moved to AUS. In order to prevent both AUS teams from being in the same group, Western Ontario and St. Thomas switched places. The teams were then seeded accordingly.

Seed	Team	Qualification	Record	Appearance	Last
1	[Alberta Golden Bears men's ice hockey\|]	West: Canada West Champion	29–2–2	26th	2000
2	[UQTR Patriotes men's ice hockey\|]	Quebec: OUA Champion	25–1–2	11th	2000
3	[St. Thomas (New Brunswick) Tommies men's ice hockey\|]	Atlantic: AUS Champion	20–11–4	1st	Never
4	[Western Mustangs men's ice hockey\|]	Ontario: OUA Runner-up	24–4–0	6th	2000
5	[St. Francis Xavier X-Men ice hockey\|]	Wild-card: AUS Runner-up	23–5–5	7th	1978
6	[Laurier Golden Hawks men's ice hockey\|]	Host	10–13–4	6th	1992

Note: * denotes overtime period