SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                             ----------------------


                                    FORM 10-Q

                QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                              ---------------------


For the Quarter Ended December 31, 2000           Commission File Number: 814-61


                          CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

               Texas                                        75-1072796
  (State or other Jurisdiction of                        (I.R.S. Employer
  Incorporation or Organization)                      Identification Number)

               12900 Preston Road, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75230
           (Address of principal executive offices including zip code)

                                 (972) 233-8242
               (Registrant's telephone number including area code)



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such shorter  periods that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                              Yes X           No
                                 ---            ---

Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

      3,815,051 shares of Common Stock, $1 Par Value as of January 31, 2001





                          PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                          -----------------------------

Item 1.    Financial Statements

                  CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
                 Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
                 ----------------------------------------------

Assets                                                         December 31, 2000   March 31, 2000
                                                               -----------------   --------------
                                                                  (Unaudited)
                                                                              
Investments at market or fair value
      Companies more than 25% owned
        (Cost: December 31, 2000 - $23,140,865,
         March 31, 2000 - $23,380,865)                            $201,860,759      $200,608,759
      Companies 5% to 25% owned
        (Cost: December 31, 2000 - $23,731,917,
        March 31, 2000 - $22,579,414)                               18,930,006        22,760,506
      Companies less than 5% owned
        (Cost: December 31, 2000 - $46,832,889,
        March 31, 2000 - $39,042,158)                               89,757,209       100,259,870
                                                                  ------------      ------------
      Total investments
        (Cost: December 31, 2000 - $93,705,671,
        March 31, 2000 - $85,002,437)                              310,547,974       323,629,135
Cash and cash equivalents                                           36,885,931        63,986,715
Receivables                                                            280,710           238,594
Other assets                                                         5,185,676         4,731,360
                                                                  ------------      ------------
      Totals                                                      $352,900,291      $392,585,804
                                                                  ============      ============

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Notes payable to bank                                             $ 40,000,000      $ 60,000,000
Notes payable to subsidiaries                                        7,000,000         5,000,000
Accrued interest and other liabilities                               2,110,203         2,220,753
Deferred income taxes                                               76,045,850        83,489,085
Subordinated debenture                                               5,000,000         5,000,000
                                                                  ------------      ------------
      Total liabilities                                            130,156,053       155,709,838
                                                                  ------------      ------------

Shareholders' equity
      Common stock, $1 par value: authorized,
        5,000,000 shares; issued, 4,252,416 shares
        at December 31, 2000 and March 31, 2000                      4,252,416         4,252,416
      Additional capital                                             6,450,747         6,450,747
      Undistributed net investment income                            3,273,809         4,117,104
      Undistributed net realized gain on investments                74,287,263        73,613,301
      Unrealized appreciation of investments -
        net of deferred income taxes                               141,513,305       155,475,700
      Treasury stock - at cost (437,365 shares)                    (7,033,302)        (7,033,302)
                                                                  -----------       ------------
      Net assets at market or fair value, equivalent
        to $58.39 per share at December 31, 2000,
        and $62.09 per share at March 31, 2000,
        on the 3,815,051 shares outstanding                        222,744,238       236,875,966
                                                                  ------------      ------------
      Totals                                                      $352,900,291      $392,585,804
                                                                  ============      ============



                (See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements)

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                          CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION
                                 AND SUBSIDIARY
                      Consolidated Statements of Operations
                      -------------------------------------
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                        Three Months Ended              Nine Months Ended
                                                           December 31                     December 31
                                                      2000            1999            2000            1999
                                                      ----            ----            ----            ----
                                                                                     
Investment income:
     Interest                                    $    111,955    $    260,091    $    438,276    $    780,555
     Dividends                                        772,382         304,378       2,249,054       1,428,017
     Management and directors' fees                   121,108         125,624         388,808         406,300
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
                                                    1,005,445         690,093       3,076,138       2,614,872
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
Operating expenses
     Interest                                         313,701         121,198         848,721         330,480
     Salaries                                         220,209         301,548         582,209         631,425
     Net pension expense (benefit)                   (121,542)       (108,996)       (364,626)       (326,988)
     Other operating expenses                         116,707         216,906         436,298         474,128
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
                                                      529,075         530,656       1,502,602       1,109,045
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
Income before income taxes                            476,370         159,437       1,573,536       1,505,827
Income tax expense                                     42,601          38,100         127,800         114,400
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
Net investment income                            $    433,769    $    121,337    $  1,445,736    $  1,391,427
                                                 ============    ============    ============    ============
Proceeds from disposition of
  investments                                    $    160,669    $       --      $  7,207,377    $ 14,892,513
Cost of investments sold                            1,455,730            --         6,282,775       5,662,000
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
Realized gain (loss) on investments
  before income taxes                              (1,295,061)           --           924,602       9,230,513
Income tax expense (benefit)                         (526,803)        (16,145)        250,640       3,214,535
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Net realized gain (loss) on investments              (768,258)         16,145         673,962       6,015,978
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation
  of investments before income taxes              (15,055,062)      6,120,042     (21,784,395)    (32,623,976)
Increase (decrease) in deferred income taxes
  on appreciation of investments                   (5,234,000)      2,144,000      (7,822,000)    (11,416,000)
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
Net increase (decrease) in unrealized
   appreciation of investments                     (9,821,062)      3,976,042     (13,962,395)    (21,207,976)
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
  on investments                                 $(10,589,320)   $  3,992,187    $(13,288,433)   $(15,191,998)
                                                 ============    ============    ============    ============
Increase (decrease) in net assets from
  operations                                     $(10,155,551)   $  4,113,524    $(11,842,697)   $(13,800,571)
                                                 ============    ============    ============    ============





                (See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements)

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                          CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION
                                 AND SUBSIDIARY
                Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets
                ------------------------------------------------


                                             Nine Months Ended    Year Ended
                                             December 31, 2000  March 31, 2000
                                             -----------------  --------------
                                                (Unaudited)

Operations
      Net investment income                    $   1,445,736    $   1,662,930
      Net realized gain on investments               673,962        6,019,892
      Net decrease in unrealized
        appreciation of investments              (13,962,395)     (24,749,790)
                                               -------------    -------------
      Decrease in net assets from operations     (11,842,697)     (17,066,968)

Distributions from:
      Undistributed net investment income         (2,289,031)      (2,289,031)
                                               -------------    -------------

Decrease in net assets                           (14,131,728)     (19,355,999)

Net assets, beginning of period                  236,875,966      256,231,965
                                               -------------    -------------

Net assets, end of period                      $ 222,744,238    $ 236,875,966
                                               =============    =============









                (See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements)

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                          CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION
                                 AND SUBSIDIARY
                      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                      -------------------------------------
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                            Three Months Ended              Nine Months Ended
                                                                December 31                     December 31
                                                                -----------                     -----------
                                                           2000            1999            2000            1999
                                                           ----            ----            ----            ----
                                                                                          
Cash flows from operating activities
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations     $(10,155,551)   $  4,113,524    $(11,842,697)   $(13,800,571)
Adjustments to reconcile increase (decrease) in
  net assets from operations to net cash provided
  by operating activities:
  Depreciation and amortization                              7,298           7,493          21,761          21,652
  Net pension benefit                                     (121,542)       (108,996)       (364,626)       (326,988)
  Net realized and unrealized (gain) loss on
     investments                                        10,589,320      (3,992,187)     13,288,433      15,191,998
  (Increase) decrease in receivables                        50,086          32,984         (42,116)         52,364
  (Increase) decrease in other assets                       21,174           4,029           2,362         (17,476)
  Increase (decrease) in accrued interest
     and other liabilities                                  12,973          81,435         (66,578)          2,385
  Decrease in accrued pension cost                         (52,488)           --          (157,462)           --
  Deferred income taxes                                     42,601          38,100         127,800         114,400
                                                      ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
Net cash provided  by operating activities                 393,871         176,382         966,877       1,237,764
                                                      ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from disposition of investments                   160,669            --         7,207,377      14,892,513
Purchases of securities                                 (4,854,456)     (6,450,001)    (15,226,007)    (13,190,048)
Maturities of securities                                      --         2,000,000         240,000       2,840,000
                                                      ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities        (4,693,787)     (4,450,001)     (7,778,630)      4,542,465
                                                      ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Cash flows from financing activities
Increase (decrease) in notes payable to bank            35,000,000      10,000,000     (20,000,000)     35,000,000
Increase in notes payable to subsidiaries                2,500,000            --         2,000,000            --
Distributions from undistributed net
  investment income                                     (1,526,021)     (1,526,021)     (2,289,031)     (2,289,031)
                                                      ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities        35,973,979       8,473,979     (20,289,031)     32,710,969
                                                      ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
  equivalents                                           31,674,063       4,200,360     (27,100,784)     38,491,198
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
  of period                                              5,211,868      40,341,281      63,986,715       6,050,443
                                                      ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period            $ 36,885,931    $ 44,541,641    $ 36,885,931    $ 44,541,641
                                                      ============    ============    ============    ============



Supplemental  disclosure of cash flow  information:
Cash paid during the period for:
  Interest                                            $    298,898    $    204,719    $    837,222    $    404,171
  Income taxes                                        $       --      $      6,000    $       --      $     22,990




                (See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements)

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                          CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION
                                 AND SUBSIDIARY
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                   ------------------------------------------
                                   (Unaudited)

1.      Basis of Presentation

        The accompanying  consolidated  financial statements,  which include the
accounts of Capital  Southwest  Corporation and its wholly-owned  small business
investment company  subsidiary (the "Company"),  have been prepared on the value
basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for investment
companies.  All significant  intercompany  accounts and  transactions  have been
eliminated in consolidation.

        The  financial   statements   included  herein  have  been  prepared  in
accordance with generally accepted  accounting  principles for interim financial
information  and the  instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 6 of Regulation S-X.
The financial  statements  should be read in conjunction  with the  consolidated
financial  statements and notes thereto  included in the Company's annual report
on Form  10-K for the  year  ended  March  31,  2000.  Certain  information  and
footnotes normally included in financial  statements prepared in accordance with
generally  accepted  accounting  principles  have  been  condensed  or  omitted,
although  the Company  believes  that the  disclosures  are  adequate for a fair
presentation.  The information  reflects all  adjustments  (consisting of normal
recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management,  necessary for a
fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods.

2.      Summary of Per Share Information

                                                   Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended
                                                       December 31            December 31
                                                       -----------            -----------
                                                     2000      1999         2000      1999
                                                     ----      ----         ----      ----
                                                                        
     Investment income                             $   .26   $   .18      $   .80   $   .68
     Operating expenses                               (.05)     (.11)        (.17)     (.20)
     Interest expense                                 (.08)     (.03)        (.22)     (.09)
     Income taxes                                     (.01)     (.01)        (.03)     (.03)
                                                   -------   --------     -------   -------
     Net investment income                             .12       .03          .38       .36
     Net realized gain (loss) on investments          (.20)        -          .18      1.58
     Net increase (decrease) in unrealized
       appreciation of investments                   (2.58)     1.05        (3.66)    (5.55)
     Distributions from undistributed
       net investment income                          (.40)     (.40)        (.60)     (.60)
                                                   -------   -------      -------   -------
     Net increase (decrease) in net asset value      (3.06)      .68        (3.70)    (4.21)
     Net asset value:
       Beginning of period                           61.45     62.27        62.09     67.16
                                                   -------   -------      -------   -------
       End of period                               $ 58.39   $ 62.95      $ 58.39   $ 62.95
                                                   =======   =======      =======   =======

     Shares outstanding at end of period
       (000s omitted)                                3,815     3,815        3,815     3,815





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Item 2. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations

        Net asset value at December  31, 2000 was  $222,744,238,  equivalent  to
$58.39 per share after  deducting  an allowance of $19.75 per share for deferred
taxes on net unrealized appreciation. Assuming reinvestment of all dividends and
tax credits on retained long term capital gains,  this  represents a decrease of
6.2% during the past  twelve  months and a decrease of 4.9% during the past nine
months.

                                        December 31         December 31
                                            2000                1999
                                            ----                ----
              Net assets               $222,744,238        $240,142,363
              Shares outstanding          3,815,051           3,815,051
              Net assets per share           $58.39              $62.95


        Interest  income in the nine months ended  December  31, 2000  decreased
from the year-ago period  primarily  because of a decrease in average idle funds
invested.  During the nine months ended  December 31, 2000 and 1999, the Company
recorded dividend income from the following sources:

                                                        Nine Months Ended
                                                           December 31
                                                           -----------
                                                       2000           1999
                                                       ----           ----
         AT&T                                       $   63,624     $  117,256
         Alamo Group Inc.                              507,834        621,478
         Dennis Tool Company                            37,499         24,999
         Kimberly-Clark Corporation                     62,516         60,200
         The RectorSeal Corporation                    720,000        240,000
         Skylawn Corporation                           508,275        150,000
         TCI Holdings, Inc.                             60,953         60,953
         Texas Shredder, Inc.                           30,345         30,345
         The Whitmore Manufacturing Company            180,000         60,000
         Other                                          78,008         62,786
                                                    ----------     ----------
                                                    $2,249,054     $1,428,017
                                                    ==========     ==========

        Interest  expense in the nine months ended  December 31, 2000  increased
from  the  year-ago  period  due to  increased  borrowings  from  the  bank  and
subsidiaries.

        During the nine months ended December 31, 2000,  the Company  reported a
realized gain before income taxes of $924,602  including a gain of $5,973,990 on
our  investment in Amfibe,  Inc. and a loss of  $4,329,835 on our  investment in
Dyntec,  Inc. It should be noted that a realized gain before income taxes occurs
when  an  appreciated  portfolio  security  is  sold  to  realize  a gain  and a
corresponding  decrease in unrealized  appreciation  occurs by transferring  the
gain  associated  with  the  transaction   from  being   "unrealized"  to  being
"realized".  Conversely,  when a loss is  realized  on a  depreciated  portfolio
security, an increase in unrealized appreciation occurs.




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Item 2. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations
      (Continued)

        Set forth in the  following  table  are the  significant  increases  and
decreases  in  unrealized  appreciation  (before the related  change in deferred
taxes and excluding the effect of gains or losses  realized  during the periods)
by portfolio company:

                                           Three Months Ended              Nine Months Ended
                                               December 31                    December 31
                                               -----------                    -----------
                                           2000          1999             2000           1999
                                           ----          ----             ----           ----
                                                                        
AT&T                                   $(1,615,596)  $   974,354     $ (5,221,539)  $   (319,232)
AT&T-Liberty Media Group                (3,175,369)    6,604,767      (10,902,100)    10,336,495
Alamo Group Inc.                                 -      (200,000)       1,410,000      1,634,053
All Components, Inc.                             -             -        3,450,000      1,975,000
American Homestar Corporation             (583,094)       23,470         (864,741)    (2,511,354)
Balco, Inc.                                      -    (2,023,680)               -     (2,023,680)
CDC Technologies, Inc.                     629,995    (2,999,156)         629,995     (2,999,156)
Dennis Tool Company                        588,000      (600,000)       1,430,000       (600,000)
Encore Wire Corporation                 (1,363,000)            -       (1,363,000)             -
Global Crossing Ltd./Frontier Corp.     (1,072,038)    1,505,672       (1,710,443)     1,582,426
Kimberly-Clark Corporation               1,148,245       979,221        1,133,774      1,350,650
Mail-Well, Inc.                           (524,000)            -       (6,290,000)     2,097,000
Media Recovery, Inc.                     5,000,000     2,585,000       10,000,000      2,585,000
Palm Harbor Homes, Inc.                 (7,855,000)            -       (7,855,000)   (31,421,000)
PETsMART, Inc.                          (1,185,773)    1,247,106          (81,777)    (1,553,773)
The RectorSeal Corporation                       -             -        3,500,000              -
Rewind Holdings, Inc.                   (1,000,000)   (1,825,001)      (1,000,000)    (2,200,000)
Skylawn Corporation                              -             -        3,000,000              -
Sprint Corporation-FON Group              (648,000)      940,500       (3,073,500)     1,314,000
Sprint Corporation-PCS Group              (528,750)      502,875       (1,622,250)     1,047,375
Sprockets.com, Inc.                     (1,249,999)            -       (1,249,999)             -
Vonova Corporation                      (1,999,998)            -       (2,999,998)             -



        During the  quarter  ended  December  31,  2000,  the  Company  made new
investments  of $100,000 and  additional  investments  of $4,754,456 in existing
portfolio companies.

        On January 2, 2001,  the Company repaid  $35,000,000 of the  $40,000,000
notes payable to bank from its cash and cash equivalents.

        The Company has agreed,  subject to certain conditions,  to invest up to
$5,203,476 in six portfolio companies.



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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

        The Company is subject to financial market risks,  including  changes in
marketable equity security prices. The Company does not use derivative financial
instruments  to  mitigate  any of  these  risks.  The  return  on the  Company's
investments is not affected by foreign currency fluctuations.

        The Company's  investment in portfolio securities consists of fixed rate
debt securities which totalled  $13,538,971 at December 31, 2000,  equivalent to
4.36%  of the  value  of the  Company's  total  investments.  Since  these  debt
securities  usually have relatively high fixed rates of interest,  minor changes
in market yields of publicly-traded  debt securities have little or no effect on
the  values  of debt  securities  in the  Company's  portfolio  and no effect on
interest income. On the other hand,  significant changes in the market yields of
publicly-traded debt securities may have a material effect on the values of debt
securities in our portfolio.  The Company's  investments in debt  securities are
generally  held to maturity and their fair values are determined on the basis of
the terms of the debt security and the financial condition of the issuer.

        A portion of the  Company's  investment  portfolio  consists of debt and
equity securities of private  companies.  The Company  anticipates  little or no
effect on the values of these  investments  from modest changes in public market
equity valuations. Should significant changes in market valuations of comparable
publicly-owned   companies  occur,  there  may  be  a  corresponding  effect  on
valuations of private companies, which would affect the value and the amount and
timing of proceeds eventually realized from these investments.  A portion of the
Company's  investment  portfolio  also consists of restricted  common stocks and
warrants to purchase common stocks of publicly-owned  companies. The fair values
of these restricted securities are influenced by the nature of applicable resale
restrictions, the underlying earnings and financial condition of the issuer, and
the market valuations of comparable  publicly-owned  companies. A portion of the
Company's investment portfolio also consists of unrestricted,  freely marketable
common stocks of publicly-owned  companies.  These freely marketable investments
are  directly  exposed to equity  price  risks,  in that a change in an issuer's
public market equity price would result in an identical change in the fair value
of the Company's investment in such security.


                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
                           --------------------------


Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

          (a)  Exhibits
                Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule

          (b)  Reports on Form 8-K
                No reports on Form 8-K have been filed  during the  quarter  for
                which this report is filed.




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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                     CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION



Date:       February 2, 2001         By:    /s/ William R. Thomas
       -------------------------         ---------------------------------------
                                            William R. Thomas
                                            President



Date:       February 2, 2001         By:    /s/ Tim Smith
       -------------------------         ---------------------------------------
                                            Tim Smith
                                            Vice President & Secretary-Treasurer





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