2000 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2000 Conference USA I Men's 12 The Pyramid Memphis, TN Saint Louis 1st Lorenzo Romar 1st Justin Love Saint Louis The 2000 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was held March 8–11 at The Pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee.1999-00 Conference USA Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/cusa/2000.html April 18, 2016 Saint Louis upset DePaul in the championship game, 56–49, to clinch their first Conference USA men's tournament championship. The Billikens, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA members Cincinnati, DePaul, and Louisville, who all earned at-large bids. Format There were no new changes to the tournament format. The top four teams were given byes into the quarterfinal round while the remaining eight teams were placed into the first round. All seeds were determined by overall regular season conference records. Bracket First roundWednesday, March 8 QuarterfinalsThursday, March 9 SemifinalsFriday, March 10 ChampionshipSaturday, March 11 9 Saint Louis 59 8 1999 none Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss 51 5 Marquette 75 12 1999 men Houston Cougars Houston 77 11 1999 men Memphis Tigers Memphis 60 6 1999 men South Florida Bulls South Florida 58 7 1999 men Charlotte 49ers UNC Charlotte 76 10 1999 men UAB Blazers UAB 73 1 #1 Cincinnati 58 9 Saint Louis 68 12 Houston 69 4 1999 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane 76 3 DePaul 80 11 Memphis 76 7 UNC Charlotte 57 2 Louisville 52 9 Saint Louis 64 4 Tulane 46 3 DePaul 56 7 UNC Charlotte 49 9 Saint Louis 56 3 DePaul 49 References Category:Conference USA men's basketball tournament Tournament Conference USA men's basketball tournament Conference USA men's basketball tournament