American college football season
2000 NCAA Division I-AA season Duration August–November Payton Award Louis Ivory (RB, Furman)Buchanan Award Edgerton Hartwell (LB, Western Illinois)Duration November 25–December 16 Championship date December 16, 2000 Championship site Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee Champion Georgia Southern
The 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season , part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I-AA level, began in August 2000, and concluded with the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 16, 2000, at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee . The Georgia Southern Eagles won their sixth I-AA championship, defeating the Montana Grizzlies by a score of 27–25.[1]
Conference changes and new programs [ ]
Conference standings [ ]
2000 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 3 Delaware +^
7
–
1
12
–
2
No. 6 Richmond +^
7
–
1
10
–
3
UMass
5
–
3
7
–
4
James Madison
4
–
4
6
–
5
New Hampshire
4
–
4
6
–
5
William & Mary
4
–
4
5
–
6
Maine
3
–
5
5
–
6
Villanova
3
–
5
5
–
6
Rhode Island
2
–
6
3
–
8
Northeastern
1
–
7
4
–
7
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2000 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 2 Montana $^
8
–
0
13
–
2
No. 15 Portland State ^
5
–
3
8
–
4
No. 18 Weber State
5
–
3
7
–
4
Sacramento State
5
–
3
7
–
4
Eastern Washington
5
–
3
6
–
5
Idaho State
4
–
4
6
–
5
Cal State Northridge
2
–
6
4
–
7
Northern Arizona
2
–
6
3
–
8
Montana State
0
–
8
0
–
11
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2000 Ivy League football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Penn $
6
–
1
7
–
3
Cornell
5
–
2
5
–
5
Yale
4
–
3
7
–
3
Harvard
4
–
3
5
–
5
Princeton
3
–
4
3
–
7
Columbia
1
–
6
3
–
7
Dartmouth
1
–
6
2
–
8
Brown *
4
–
3
7
–
3
$ – Conference champion * Ineligible for conference championship
2000 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Duquesne $
7
–
0
10
–
1
Fairfield
6
–
1
8
–
2
Marist
5
–
2
6
–
4
La Salle
4
–
3
7
–
4
Iona
3
–
4
4
–
7
Saint Peter's
2
–
5
4
–
7
Siena
1
–
6
1
–
9
Canisius
0
–
7
0
–
10
2000 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 14 Florida A&M $^
7
–
1
9
–
3
No. 20 Bethune–Cookman
6
–
2
9
–
2
No. 21 North Carolina A&T
6
–
2
8
–
3
Delaware State
5
–
3
7
–
4
Hampton
5
–
3
7
–
4
Howard
3
–
5
3
–
8
Norfolk State
2
–
6
3
–
8
South Carolina State
2
–
6
3
–
8
Morgan State
0
–
8
1
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2000 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Robert Morris $
8
–
0
10
–
0
Sacred Heart
7
–
1
10
–
1
Wagner
6
–
2
6
–
5
Albany
5
–
3
5
–
6
Monmouth
4
–
4
5
–
6
Central Connecticut
3
–
5
4
–
6
St. John's
2
–
6
5
–
6
Stony Brook
1
–
7
2
–
8
Saint Francis (PA)
0
–
8
0
–
11
2000 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 5 Western Kentucky $^
7
–
0
11
–
2
No. 17 Eastern Illinois ^
6
–
1
8
–
4
No. 22 Tennessee Tech
5
–
2
8
–
3
Murray State
4
–
3
6
–
5
Eastern Kentucky
3
–
4
6
–
5
Tennessee State
2
–
5
3
–
8
Southeast Missouri State
1
–
6
3
–
8
Tennessee–Martin
0
–
7
2
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2000 Patriot League football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 8 Lehigh $^
6
–
0
12
–
1
Colgate
4
–
2
7
–
4
Holy Cross
4
–
2
7
–
4
Towson
3
–
3
7
–
4
Bucknell
2
–
4
6
–
5
Fordham
1
–
5
3
–
8
Lafayette
1
–
5
2
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2000 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Dayton +
3
–
1
8
–
3
Drake +
3
–
1
7
–
4
Valparaiso +
3
–
1
7
–
4
San Diego
1
–
3
4
–
6
Butler
0
–
4
2
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions
2000 Southern Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 1 Georgia Southern $^
7
–
1
13
–
2
No. 4 Appalachian State ^
6
–
2
10
–
4
No. 10 Furman ^
6
–
2
9
–
3
No. 23 Wofford
5
–
3
7
–
4
East Tennessee State
4
–
4
6
–
5
Chattanooga
3
–
5
5
–
6
Western Carolina
3
–
5
4
–
7
The Citadel
1
–
7
2
–
9
VMI
1
–
7
2
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll
2000 Southland Football League standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 9 Troy State $^
7
–
0
10
–
2
No. 16 McNeese State ^
5
–
2
8
–
4
No. 25 Southwest Texas State
5
–
2
7
–
4
Sam Houston State
4
–
3
7
–
4
Stephen F. Austin
3
–
4
6
–
5
Northwestern State
3
–
4
6
–
5
Jacksonville State
2
–
5
4
–
6
Nicholls State
0
–
7
1
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2000 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East
Alabama A&M x
5
–
2
7
–
5
Alabama State x
5
–
2
6
–
5
Jackson State
4
–
3
7
–
4
Mississippi Valley State
1
–
6
2
–
9
Alcorn State
0
–
7
0
–
11
West
No. 13 Grambling State x$
6
–
1
10
–
2
Texas Southern
5
–
2
8
–
3
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
4
–
3
6
–
5
Southern
4
–
3
6
–
5
Prairie View A&M
1
–
6
1
–
10
Championship: Grambling State 14, Alabama A&M 6 December 2, 2000
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions
2000 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Davidson
–
10
–
0
No. 7 Hofstra ^
–
9
–
4
Southern Utah
–
7
–
4
South Florida
–
7
–
4
Elon
–
7
–
4
Morehead State
–
6
–
3
Saint Mary's
–
6
–
5
Charleston Southern
–
5
–
6
Georgetown
–
5
–
6
Jacksonville
–
3
–
8
Samford
–
4
–
7
Cal Poly
–
3
–
8
Liberty
–
3
–
8
Austin Peay
–
2
–
9
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
Conference champions [ ]
See also: List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons
Conference Champions
Atlantic 10 Conference – Delaware and Richmond
Big Sky Conference – Montana
Gateway Football Conference – Western Illinois
Ivy League – Penn
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Duquesne
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Florida A&M
Northeast Conference – Robert Morris
Ohio Valley Conference – Western Kentucky
Patriot League – Lehigh
Pioneer Football League – Dayton and Valparaiso
Southern Conference – Georgia Southern
Southland Football League – Troy State
Southwestern Athletic Conference – Grambling State
Postseason [ ]
NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket [ ]
First Round November 25 Campus sites
Quarterfinals December 2 Campus sites
Semifinals December 9 Campus sites
National Championship Game December 16 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN
1
Montana *
45
16
Eastern Illinois
13
1
Montana *
34
8
Richmond
20
8
Richmond *
10
9
Youngstown State
3
1
Montana *
19*
13
Appalachian State
16
5
Western Kentucky *
27
12
Florida A&M
0
5
Western Kentucky*
14
13
Appalachian State
17
4
Troy State *
30
13
Appalachian State
33
1
Montana
25
3
Georgia Southern
27
3
Georgia Southern *
42
14
McNeese State
17
3
Georgia Southern *
48
11
Hofstra
20
6
Furman *
24
11
Hofstra
31
3
Georgia Southern
27
2
Delaware*
18
7
Western Illinois *
7
10
Lehigh
37
10
Lehigh
22
2
Delaware *
47
2
Delaware *
49
15
Portland State
14
* By team name denotes host institution
* By score denotes overtime
Source:[2]
References [ ]
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