2000 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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2000 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1999–00
Teams10
SiteKiel Center
St. Louis, Missouri
ChampionsCreighton (6th title)
Winning coachDana Altman (2nd title)
MVPRyan Sears (Creighton)
← 1999
2001 →
1999–2000 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Indiana State 14 – 4   .778 22 – 10   .688
Southwest Missouri State 13 – 5   .722 23 – 11   .676
Southern Illinois 12 – 6   .667 20 – 13   .606
Creighton † 11 – 7   .611 23 – 10   .697
Bradley 10 – 8   .556 14 – 16   .467
Evansville 9 – 9   .500 18 – 12   .600
Northern Iowa 7 – 11   .389 14 – 15   .483
Illinois State 5 – 13   .278 10 – 20   .333
Wichita State 5 – 13   .278 12 – 17   .414
Drake 4 – 14   .222 11 – 18   .379
† 2000 MVC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]


The 2000 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was played after the conclusion of the 1999–2000 regular season at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

The Creighton Bluejays defeated the Southwest Missouri State Bears in the championship game, 57–45, and as a result won their 6th MVC Tournament title and earned an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Tournament. Ryan Sears of Creighton was named the tournament MVP.

Tournament Bracket[]

Opening Round
March 3, 2000 		Quarterfinals
March 4, 2000 		Semifinals
March 5, 2000 		Final
March 6, 2000
            
1 Indiana State 57
9 Wichita State 50
8 Illinois State 55
9 Wichita State 70
1 Indiana State 69
4 Creighton 71
4 Creighton 71
5 Bradley 62
4 Creighton 57
2 Southwest Missouri State 45
2 Southwest Missouri State 62
10 Drake 50
7 Northern Iowa 57
10 Drake 58
2 Southwest Missouri State 67
3 Southern Illinois 56
3 Southern Illinois 75
6 Evansville 63

[2] [3]

See also[]


References[]

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1999-00 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
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