University Challenge 2000–01

Series 30 of University Challenge began on 4 September 2000, with the final on 2 April 2001.

Results

Winning teams are highlighted in bold.
Teams with green scores returned in the next round, while those with red scores were eliminated.
Teams with orange scores have lost, but survived as the first round losers with the highest losing scores.
A score in italics indicates a match decided on a tie-breaker question.

Second round

An error in the scoring led to University College Oxford going through to the quarterfinals instead of Birkbeck College – University College was not penalised for an incorrect interruption.

Final

The trophy and title were awarded to the Imperial team of Siegfried Hodgson, John Douglas, Gavin Estcourt, and Alexander Campbell.
The trophy was presented by the then-Poet Laureate Andrew Motion.