2000 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
{{Short description|American collegiate men's basketball tournament (2000)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA basketball tournament
| Year = 2000
| Division = III
| Image = NCAA logo.svg
| ImageSize = 125px
| Caption =
| Teams = 48
| FinalFourCity = Salem, Virginia
| Champions = Calvin
| TitleCount = 2nd
| RunnerUp = Wisconsin–Eau Claire
| GameCount = 1st
| Semifinal1 = Salem State
| FinalFourCount = 1st
| Semifinal2 = Franklin & Marshall
| FinalFourCount2 = 4th
| Coach = Kevin Vande Streek (Calvin)
| MOP = Sherm Carstensen (Wisconsin-Eau Claire)
| Attendance = 52847
}}
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 forty-eight 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.{{cite web|title=Division III Men's Basketball Championship |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_champs_records/2018/D3.pdf|work=NCAA|publisher=NCAA.org|accessdate=13 April 2019|pages=24}}
Calvin defeated Wisconsin–Eau Claire, 79–74, in the championship, clinching a second national title.
The Knights (31–1) were coached by Kevin Vande Streek. Calvin's prior championship came in 1992.
Sherm Carstensen of Wisconsin-Eau Claire was named Most Outstanding Player after scoring 34 points in the semifinal and 36 in the championship game.{{Cite web|url=https://www.d3hoops.com/archives/men/2000|title = 2000 Division III men's basketball tournament}}
Bracket
=Top left sectional=
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Sectional semifinals
| RD4=Sectional finals
| seeds=no
| team-width=170
| score-width=30
| boldwinner=high
| byes = 2
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03=Springfield
| RD1-score03=80
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04=Eastern Connecticut
| RD1-score04=75
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05=Amherst
| RD1-score05=79
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06=Western New England
| RD1-score06=77
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11=Penn State Behrend
| RD1-score11=64
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12=Alvernia
| RD1-score12=60
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13=Hamilton
| RD1-score13=85
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14=Endicott
| RD1-score14=68
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01=Williams
| RD2-score01=74
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02=Springfield
| RD2-score02=75
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03=Amherst
| RD2-score03=75
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04=Salem State
| RD2-score04=81
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05=RIT
| RD2-score05=65
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06=Penn State Behrend
| RD2-score06=80
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07=Hamilton
| RD2-score07=55
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08=Cortland State
| RD2-score08=60
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01=Springfield
| RD3-score01=69
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02=Salem State
| RD3-score02=70
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03=Penn State Behrend
| RD3-score03=58
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04=Cortland State
| RD3-score04=52
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01=Salem State
| RD4-score01=75
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02=Penn State Behrend
| RD4-score02=69
}}
=Bottom left sectional=
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Sectional semifinals
| RD4=Sectional finals
| seeds=no
| team-width=170
| score-width=30
| boldwinner=high
| byes = 2
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03={{cbb link|1999|team=St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies|title=St. Thomas (MN)}}
| RD1-score03=80
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04=Nebraska Wesleyan
| RD1-score04=58
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05=UW–Eau Claire
| RD1-score05=72
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06=Concordia (WI)
| RD1-score06=54
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11=Lewis & Clark
| RD1-score11=77
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12=Pacific (OR)
| RD1-score12=75
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13=Ripon
| RD1-score13=58
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14=St. John's (MN)
| RD1-score14=55
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01=Buena Vista
| RD2-score01=69
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02=St. Thomas (MN)
| RD2-score02=66
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03=UW–Eau Claire
| RD2-score03=74
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04=Carthage
| RD2-score04=62
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05=UW–Stevens Point
| RD2-score05=72
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06=Lewis & Clark
| RD2-score06=68
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07=Ripon
| RD2-score07=68
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08=Chicago
| RD2-score08=75
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01=Buena Vista
| RD3-score01=75
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02=UW–Eau Claire
| RD3-score02=82*
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03=UW–Stevens Point
| RD3-score03=63
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04=Chicago
| RD3-score04=49
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01=UW–Eau Claire
| RD4-score01=60
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02=UW–Stevens Point
| RD4-score02=58
}}
=Top right sectional=
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Sectional semifinals
| RD4=Sectional finals
| seeds=no
| team-width=170
| score-width=30
| boldwinner=high
| byes = 2
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03=Trinity (TX)
| RD1-score03=62
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04=Pomona–Pitzer
| RD1-score04=65
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05=Maryville (TN)
| RD1-score05=69
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06=SCAD
| RD1-score06=54
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11=Ohio Northern
| RD1-score11=74
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12=Benedictine (IL)
| RD1-score12=66
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13=Franklin
| RD1-score13=81
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14=Webster
| RD1-score14=50
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01=McMurry
| RD2-score01=111
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02=Pomona–Pitzer
| RD2-score02=76
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03=Maryville (TN)
| RD2-score03=76
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04=Hampden–Sydney
| RD2-score04=75
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05=Wooster
| RD2-score05=82
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06=Ohio Northern
| RD2-score06=71
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07=Franklin
| RD2-score07=90
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08=Calvin
| RD2-score08=92*
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01=McMurry
| RD3-score01=112
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02=Maryville (TN)
| RD3-score02=95
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03=Wooster
| RD3-score03=53
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04=Calvin
| RD3-score04=82
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01=McMurry
| RD4-score01=79
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02=Calvin
| RD4-score02=115
}}
=Bottom right sectional=
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Sectional semifinals
| RD4=Sectional finals
| seeds=no
| team-width=170
| score-width=30
| boldwinner=high
| byes = 2
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03=Scranton
| RD1-score03=78
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04=Mount St. Mary (NY)
| RD1-score04=66
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05=Christopher Newport
| RD1-score05=68
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06=Mississippi College
| RD1-score06=61
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11=Roanoke
| RD1-score11=83*
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12=Marymount
| RD1-score12=72
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13=Franklin & Marshall
| RD1-score13=69
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14=Baruch
| RD1-score14=46
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01=William Paterson
| RD2-score01=60
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02=Scranton
| RD2-score02=58
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03=Christopher Newport
| RD2-score03=64
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04=Catholic
| RD2-score04=65
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05=Rowan
| RD2-score05=80
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06=Roanoke
| RD2-score06=74
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07=Franklin & Marshall
| RD2-score07=65
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08=Widener
| RD2-score08=62
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01=William Paterson
| RD3-score01=52
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02=Catholic
| RD3-score02=57
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03=Rowan
| RD3-score03=72
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04=Franklin & Marshall
| RD3-score04=76
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01=Catholic
| RD4-score01=74
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02=Franklin & Marshall
| RD4-score02=85
}}
=National finals=
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1 = National semifinals
| RD2 = National championship
| RD2b = National third-place
| seeds=no
| team-width=170
| score-width=30
| boldwinner=high
| RD1-seed1 =
| RD1-team1 = Salem State
| RD1-score1 = 42
| RD1-seed2 =
| RD1-team2 = UW–Eau Claire
| RD1-score2 = 70
| RD1-seed3 =
| RD1-team3 = Calvin
| RD1-score3 = 79
| RD1-seed4 =
| RD1-team4 = Franklin & Marshall
| RD1-score4 = 77
| RD2-seed1 =
| RD2-team1 = UW–Eau Claire
| RD2-score1 = 74
| RD2-seed2 =
| RD2-team2 = Calvin
| RD2-score2 = 79
| RD2b-seed1 =
| RD2b-team1 = Salem State
| RD2b-score1 = 79
| RD2b-seed2 =
| RD2b-team2 = Franklin & Marshall
| RD2b-score2 = 75
}}
See also
References
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