2000 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

none August 2023October 2023 NAIA 2000 Men's II National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg 200 32 Keeter Gymnasium Missouri Point Lookout, Missouri Embry–Riddle Eagles 1st 1st 1st College of the Ozarks Bobcats 1st 1st Huntington Foresters 1st Siena Heights Saints 2nd Jason Cruse Embry–Riddle Kyle Mas College of the Ozarks Steve Smith Saint Francis (IN) 98 The 2000 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college basketball among its Division II members in the United States and Canada for the 1999–2000 basketball season. Embry–Riddle (FL) defeated unseeded hosts College of the Ozarks in the championship game, 75–63, to claim the Eagles' first NAIA national title. The tournament was played at Keeter Gymnasium on the campus of the College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Missouri.NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Championship History https://www.naia.org/sports/mbkb2/2019-20/files/DII_MBB_Championship.pdf NAIA 13 April 2022 Qualification 1999–2000 NAIA Division II men's basketball season The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, and the top sixteen teams were seeded. The tournament continued to utilize a single-elimination format. Bracket 1 y First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals National championship 170 30 yes high 1 MidAmerica Nazarene 93 Martin Luther 82 Berea 71 16 Grand View 84 9 Concordia Oregon 85 Bethany (KS) 67 Dominican (NY) 58 8 Embry–Riddle (FL) 74 5 Siena Heights 99 Montreat 80 Menlo 64 12 Mount Vernon Nazarene 91 13 Newman 82 Daemen 76 Midland Lutheran 75 4 Saint Francis (IN) 89 3 Huron 94 Husson 78 College of the Ozarks 88 14 Northwestern (IA) 79 11 Oregon Tech 78 Bryan (TN) 50 Green Mountain 74 6 Briar Cliff 106 7 Saint Ambrose 72 Cal State Hayward 75 St. Thomas Aquinas 55 10 Dickinson State 56 15 Robert Morris 74 Lindenwood 89 Nyack 64 2 Huntington (IN) 99 1 MidAmerica Nazarene 68 16 Grand View 71 9 Concordia Oregon 77 8 Embry–Riddle (FL) 80 5 Siena Heights 118 12 Mount Vernon Nazarene 93 13 Newman 94 4 Saint Francis (IN) 106 3 Huron 82 College of the Ozarks 93 11 Oregon Tech 96 6 Briar Cliff 85 Cal State Hayward 50 10 Dickinson State 67 Lindenwood 49 2 Huntington (IN) 65 16 Grand View 52 8 Embry–Riddle (FL) 75 5 Siena Heights 97 4 Saint Francis (IN) 88 College of the Ozarks 84 11 Oregon Tech 54 10 Dickinson State 47 2 Huntington (IN) 60 8 Embry–Riddle (FL) 92 5 Siena Heights 80 College of the Ozarks 83 2 Huntington (IN) 81 8 Embry–Riddle (FL) 75 College of the Ozarks 63 See also 2000 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2000 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 2000 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 2000 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament References NAIA Category:NAIA men's basketball championship NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament