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2000 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

The 2000 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college basketball among its Division II members in the United States and Canada for the 1999–2000 basketball season.

2000 (2000) NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteKeeter Gymnasium
Missouri Point Lookout, Missouri
ChampionsEmbry–Riddle Eagles (1st title, 1st title game,
1st Fab Four)
Runner-upCollege of the Ozarks Bobcats (1st title game,
1st Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Kyle Mas (College of the Ozarks)
Chuck Taylor MVPJason Cruse (Embry–Riddle)
Top scorerSteve Smith (Saint Francis (IN))
(98 points)
NAIA Division II
men's tournaments
«1999 2001»

Embry–Riddle (FL) defeated unseeded hosts College of the Ozarks in the championship game, 75–63, to claim the Eagles' first NAIA national title.

The tournament was played at Keeter Gymnasium on the campus of the College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Missouri.[1]

Qualification edit

See also: 1999–2000 NAIA Division II men's basketball season

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, and the top sixteen teams were seeded.

The tournament continued to utilize a single-elimination format.

Bracket edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals National championship
               
1 MidAmerica Nazarene 93
Martin Luther 82
1 MidAmerica Nazarene 68
16 Grand View 71
Berea 71
16 Grand View 84
16 Grand View 52
8 Embry–Riddle (FL) 75
9 Concordia Oregon 85
Bethany (KS) 67
9 Concordia Oregon 77
8 Embry–Riddle (FL) 80
Dominican (NY) 58
8 Embry–Riddle (FL) 74
8 Embry–Riddle (FL) 92
5 Siena Heights 80
5 Siena Heights 99
Montreat 80
5 Siena Heights 118
12 Mount Vernon Nazarene 93
Menlo 64
12 Mount Vernon Nazarene 91
5 Siena Heights 97
4 Saint Francis (IN) 88
13 Newman 82
Daemen 76
13 Newman 94
4 Saint Francis (IN) 106
Midland Lutheran 75
4 Saint Francis (IN) 89
8 Embry–Riddle (FL) 75
College of the Ozarks 63
3 Huron 94
Husson 78
3 Huron 82
College of the Ozarks 93
College of the Ozarks 88
14 Northwestern (IA) 79
College of the Ozarks 84
11 Oregon Tech 54
11 Oregon Tech 78
Bryan (TN) 50
11 Oregon Tech 96
6 Briar Cliff 85
Green Mountain 74
6 Briar Cliff 106
College of the Ozarks 83
2 Huntington (IN) 81
7 Saint Ambrose 72
Cal State Hayward 75
Cal State Hayward 50
10 Dickinson State 67
St. Thomas Aquinas 55
10 Dickinson State 56
10 Dickinson State 47
2 Huntington (IN) 60
15 Robert Morris 74
Lindenwood 89
Lindenwood 49
2 Huntington (IN) 65
Nyack 64
2 Huntington (IN) 99

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
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