American college football season
2000 NCAA Division II football season Regular season September 2 – November 11, 2000 Playoffs November 18 – December 9, 2000[1] National Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL Champion Delta State Harlon Hill Trophy Dusty Bonner , Valdosta State
The 2000 NCAA Division II football season , part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began on September 2, 2000, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 9, 2000 at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama , hosted by the University of North Alabama . The Delta State Statesmen defeated the Bloomsburg Huskies , 63–34, to win their first Division II national title.[2]
The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Dusty Bonner , quarterback from Valdosta State .
Conferences and program changes [ ]
School
1999 Conference
2000 Conference
Gardner–Webb
South Atlantic
D-II Independent
Harding
Lone Star
Gulf South
Ouachita Baptist
Lone Star
Gulf South
Conference standings [ ]
2000 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Eastern
No. 10 Virginia Union xy
5
–
1
8
–
3
Virginia State
4
–
2
6
–
3
Bowie State
2
–
4
2
–
8
Elizabeth City State
1
–
6
1
–
9
Western
No. 8 Winston-Salem State xy$
5
–
1
9
–
2
North Carolina Central
3
–
3
4
–
6
Fayetteville State
2
–
4
3
–
7
Johnson C. Smith
2
–
4
3
–
7
Livingstone
1
–
5
2
–
8
Championship: Winston-Salem State 31 , Virginia Union 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AFCA South Region poll
2000 Eastern Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Atlantic Division
C. W. Post xy
7
–
1
8
–
2
Saint Anselm
5
–
3
6
–
4
Southern Connecticut
5
–
3
5
–
5
Merrimack
4
–
5
4
–
6
UMass Lowell
2
–
7
2
–
8
Central Division
American International xy$
8
–
1
9
–
3
Pace
4
–
4
4
–
6
Bentley
4
–
5
5
–
6
Assumption
3
–
5
5
–
6
Bryant
3
–
5
4
–
6
Stonehill
2
–
8
2
–
8
Championship: American International 20 , C. W. Post 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant
2000 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Northwood +^
9
–
1
10
–
2
Saginaw Valley State +^
9
–
1
9
–
3
Grand Valley State
7
–
3
7
–
4
Northern Michigan
6
–
4
6
–
5
Ashland
5
–
5
6
–
5
Michigan Tech
5
–
5
5
–
5
Ferris State
5
–
5
5
–
6
Wayne State (MI)
4
–
6
4
–
6
Mercyhurst
4
–
6
4
–
7
Hillsdale
2
–
8
3
–
8
Indianapolis
2
–
8
3
–
8
Findlay
2
–
8
2
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
2000 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Delta State +^
8
–
1
14
–
1
Valdosta State +^
8
–
1
10
–
2
West Georgia +^
8
–
1
10
–
2
Arkansas Tech
7
–
2
7
–
3
Arkansas–Monticello
6
–
3
8
–
3
Southern Arkansas
4
–
5
5
–
5
Harding
4
–
5
5
–
6
North Alabama
3
–
6
3
–
7
Central Arkansas
2
–
7
3
–
8
West Alabama
2
–
7
3
–
8
Ouachita Baptist
2
–
7
2
–
8
Henderson State
0
–
9
1
–
10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll
2000 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
NW Missouri State $^
9
–
0
11
–
1
Missouri Western State
8
–
1
8
–
4
Pittsburg State ^
7
–
2
9
–
3
Central Missouri State
5
–
4
7
–
4
Emporia State
5
–
4
6
–
5
Truman
5
–
4
6
–
5
Washburn
3
–
6
5
–
6
Missouri Southern State
2
–
7
2
–
9
Southwest Baptist
1
–
8
2
–
9
Missouri–Rolla
0
–
9
2
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll
2000 North Central Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 2 Nebraska–Omaha $^
9
–
0
11
–
2
No. 3 North Dakota State ^
8
–
1
12
–
2
No. 5 North Dakota
6
–
3
8
–
3
No. 6 South Dakota
6
–
3
8
–
3
Augustana (SD)
5
–
4
7
–
4
South Dakota State
4
–
5
6
–
5
Northern Colorado
3
–
6
4
–
7
Minnesota State
3
–
6
3
–
8
St. Cloud State
1
–
8
1
–
9
Morningside
0
–
9
1
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Midwest Region poll
2000 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Mesa State $^
8
–
0
10
–
3
Chadron State ^
7
–
1
8
–
3
Nebraska–Kearney
6
–
2
7
–
3
Western State (CO)
5
–
3
6
–
5
Fort Hays State
3
–
5
5
–
5
Adams State
3
–
5
3
–
7
Fort Lewis
2
–
6
3
–
8
New Mexico Highlands
1
–
7
3
–
8
Colorado Mines
1
–
7
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
2000 South Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 1 Catawba $^
7
–
0
11
–
1
No. 6 Presbyterian
6
–
1
8
–
2
No. 7 Carson–Newman
5
–
2
8
–
2
Tusculum
4
–
3
7
–
4
Mars Hill
3
–
4
5
–
5
Lenoir–Rhyne
2
–
5
4
–
7
Newberry
1
–
6
4
–
7
Wingate
0
–
7
1
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA South Region poll
2000 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 4 Tuskegee $
7
–
0
12
–
0
Morehouse
5
–
2
8
–
3
Fort Valley State
5
–
2
7
–
4
Albany State
3
–
4
4
–
6
Clark Atlanta
3
–
4
4
–
6
Miles
2
–
5
4
–
6
Lane
2
–
5
3
–
8
Kentucky State
1
–
6
4
–
7
Rankings from AFCA South Region poll
2000 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 1 (West) UC Davis ^
–
12
–
1
New Haven
–
5
–
5
Saint Joseph's (IN)
–
2
–
8
Quincy
–
1
–
9
^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll
Conference summaries [ ]
See also: List of NCAA Division II football seasons
Conference Champions
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State
Columbia Football Association – Central Washington and Western Washington
Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – American International
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saginaw Valley State and Northwood
Gulf South Conference – Delta State , Valdosta State , and West Georgia
Lone Star Conference – Northeastern State
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Northwest Missouri State
North Central Conference – Nebraska–Omaha
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Winona State
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg (East), Clarion , Indiana (PA) , and Slippery Rock (West)
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado Mesa
South Atlantic Conference – Catawba
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Tuskegee
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Fairmont State and West Liberty
Postseason [ ]
2000 NCAA Division II Football Championship Teams 16 Finals Site Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL Champion Delta State (1st title, title game) Runner-up Bloomsburg (1st title game) Semifinalists North Dakota State UC Davis Winning coach
The 2000 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 27th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama for the 14th time.
Playoff bracket [ ]
First round Campus sites
Quarterfinals Campus sites
Semifinals Campus sites
Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
North Dakota State
31
Northwest Missouri State
17
North Dakota State
43
Nebraska–Omaha
21
Nebraska–Omaha
14
Pittsburg State
13
North Dakota State
16
Delta State
34
Catawba
28
West Georgia
24
Catawba
14
Delta State
20
Delta State
49
Valdosta State
12
Delta State
63
Bloomsburg
34
Northwood
28
IUP
0
Northwood
14
Bloomsburg
38
Bloomsburg
46
Saginaw Valley State
32
Bloomsburg
58
UC Davis
48
UC Davis
48
Chadron State
10
UC Davis
62
Colorado Mesa
18
Mesa State
40
Northeastern State
21
See also [ ]
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