Northwestern head coach Michael Kunert stepped down after 19 seasons. The Wildcats went 0-17-1 in 2000. The following is a summary of NCAA Division I men’s coaching changes during the 2000-2001 offseason:
| School | Old Coach | New Coach |
| Butler | Todd Bramble | TBD |
| Creighton | Brett Simon | Bob Warming |
| Dartmouth | Fran O’Leary | TBD |
| George Mason | Gordon Bradley | Fran O’Leary |
| Liberty | Bill Bell | Jeff Alder |
| Manhattan | Danny Lazo | Billy Walsh |
| Notre Dame | Chris Apple | Bobby Clark |
| Northwestern | Michael Kunert | TBD |
| Saint Louis | Bob Warming | Dan Donigan |
| St. Mary’s | Mark Talan | TBD |
| San Francisco | Stephen Negoesco | Erik Visser |
| Stanford | Bobby Clark | Brett Simon |