2000 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament

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2000 NCAA Division III
Men's Basketball Tournament
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Teams64
Finals siteSalem, Virginia
ChampionsCalvin (2nd title)
Runner-upWisconsin–Eau Claire (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach (Calvin)
MOP (Wisconsin-Eau Claire)
Attendance52,847
NCAA Division III Men's Tournaments
«1999 2001»

The 2000 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament was the 26th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.

The field contained sixty-four teams, and each program was allocated to one of four sectionals. All sectional games were played on campus sites, while the national semifinals, third-place final, and championship finals were contested at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.[1]

Calvin defeated Wisconsin–Eau Claire, 79–74, in the championship, clinching a second national title.

The Knights (31–1) were coached by . Calvin's prior championship came in 1992.

of Wisconsin-Eau Claire was named Most Outstanding Player after scoring 34 points in the semifinal and 36 in the championship game.[2]

Championship Rounds[]

  National Semifinals     National Championship
                 
  Salem State 42  
  Wisconsin–Eau Claire 70    
      Wisconsin–Eau Claire 74
      Calvin 79
  Calvin 79    
  Franklin & Marshall 77   National Third-place
 
Salem State 79
  Franklin & Marshall 75

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 24. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. ^ "2000 Division III men's basketball tournament". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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