2000 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

2000 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament

Teams	48
Finals site	Salem, Virginia
Champions	Calvin (2nd title)
Runner-up	Wisconsin–Eau Claire (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Salem State (1st Final Four) Franklin & Marshall (4th Final Four)
Winning coach	Kevin Vande Streek (Calvin)
MOP	Sherm Carstensen (Wisconsin-Eau Claire)
Attendance	52,847
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 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.

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.

Bracket

Top left sectional

	First round				Second round				Sectional semifinals				Sectional finals
					Williams	74
					Springfield	75
	Springfield	80
	Eastern Connecticut	75
									Springfield	69
									Salem State	70
	Amherst	79
	Western New England	77
					Amherst	75
					Salem State	81
													Salem State	75
													Penn State Behrend	69
					RIT	65
					Penn State Behrend	80
	Penn State Behrend	64
	Alvernia	60
									Penn State Behrend	58
									Cortland State	52
	Hamilton	85
	Endicott	68
					Hamilton	55
					Cortland State	60

Bottom left sectional

	First round				Second round				Sectional semifinals				Sectional finals
					Buena Vista	69
					St. Thomas (MN)	66
	St. Thomas (MN)	80
	Nebraska Wesleyan	58
									Buena Vista	75
									UW–Eau Claire	82*
	UW–Eau Claire	72
	Concordia (WI)	54
					UW–Eau Claire	74
					Carthage	62
													UW–Eau Claire	60
													UW–Stevens Point	58
					UW–Stevens Point	72
					Lewis & Clark	68
	Lewis & Clark	77
	Pacific (OR)	75
									UW–Stevens Point	63
									Chicago	49
	Ripon	58
	St. John's (MN)	55
					Ripon	68
					Chicago	75

Top right sectional

	First round				Second round				Sectional semifinals				Sectional finals
					McMurry	111
					Pomona–Pitzer	76
	Trinity (TX)	62
	Pomona–Pitzer	65
									McMurry	112
									Maryville (TN)	95
	Maryville (TN)	69
	SCAD	54
					Maryville (TN)	76
					Hampden–Sydney	75
													McMurry	79
													Calvin	115
					Wooster	82
					Ohio Northern	71
	Ohio Northern	74
	Benedictine (IL)	66
									Wooster	53
									Calvin	82
	Franklin	81
	Webster	50
					Franklin	90
					Calvin	92*

Bottom right sectional

	First round				Second round				Sectional semifinals				Sectional finals
					William Paterson	60
					Scranton	58
	Scranton	78
	Mount St. Mary (NY)	66
									William Paterson	52
									Catholic	57
	Christopher Newport	68
	Mississippi College	61
					Christopher Newport	64
					Catholic	65
													Catholic	74
													Franklin & Marshall	85
					Rowan	80
					Roanoke	74
	Roanoke	83*
	Marymount	72
									Rowan	72
									Franklin & Marshall	76
	Franklin & Marshall	69
	Baruch	46
					Franklin & Marshall	65
					Widener	62

National finals

• Site: Salem Civic Center, Salem, Virginia

	National semifinals				National championship
	Salem State	42
	UW–Eau Claire	70
					UW–Eau Claire	74
					Calvin	79
	Calvin	79
	Franklin & Marshall	77			National third-place
					Salem State	79
					Franklin & Marshall	75

See also

• 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2000 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 2000 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 2000 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament