2000 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2000 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–11 at Dahlberg Arena at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana.[2]

2000 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1999–00
Teams6
SiteDahlberg Arena
Missoula, MT
ChampionsNorthern Arizona (2nd title)
Winning coachMike Adras (1st title)
MVPRoss Land (Northern Arizona)
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2001 →
1999–2000 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana 12 4   .750 17 11   .607
Eastern Washington 12 4   .750 15 12   .556
Northern Arizona 11 5   .688 20 11   .645
Cal State Northridge 10 6   .625 20 10   .667
Weber State 10 6   .625 18 10   .643
Portland State 7 9   .438 15 14   .517
Montana State 4 12   .250 12 17   .414
Sacramento State 3 13   .188 9 18   .333
Idaho State 3 13   .188 8 19   .296
2000 Big Sky tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Northern Arizona defeated Cal State Northridge in the championship game, 85–81, to win their second Big Sky men's basketball tournament title. It was NAU's second title in three years.

The Lumberjacks, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA tournament. No other Big Sky members were invited this year.

Format

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No new teams were added to the Big Sky prior to the 1999–2000 season, leaving total membership at nine.

No changes were made to the existing tournament format. Only the top six teams from the regular season conference standings were invited to the tournament. The two top teams were given byes into the semifinals while the third- through sixth-seeded teams were placed and paired into the preliminary quarterfinal round. Following the quarterfinals, the two victorious teams were re-seeded for the semifinal round, with the lowest-seeded remaining team paired with the tournament's highest seed and vis-versa for the other.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 8
Thursday, March 9
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
Championship
Saturday, March 11
1 Montana 65
3 Northern Arizona 77 4 Cal State Northridge 76
6 Portland State 75 4 Cal State Northridge 81
3 Northern Arizona 85
2 Eastern Washington 65
4 Cal State Northridge 73 3 Northern Arizona 82
5 Weber State 68

See also

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Big Sky Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1999-00 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.