2000 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

American collegiate men's basketball tournament (2000) August 2023 March 2026 2000 III NCAA logo.svg 125px 48 Salem, Virginia Calvin 2nd Wisconsin–Eau Claire 1st Salem State 1st Franklin & Marshall 4th Kevin Vande Streek (Calvin) Sherm Carstensen (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) 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.Division III Men's Basketball Championship http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_champs_records/2018/D3.pdf NCAA NCAA.org 13 April 2019 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.https://www.d3hoops.com/archives/men/2000 2000 Division III men's basketball tournament Bracket Top left sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 170 30 high 2 Springfield 80 Eastern Connecticut 75 Amherst 79 Western New England 77 Penn State Behrend 64 Alvernia 60 Hamilton 85 Endicott 68 Williams 74 Springfield 75 Amherst 75 Salem State 81 RIT 65 Penn State Behrend 80 Hamilton 55 Cortland State 60 Springfield 69 Salem State 70 Penn State Behrend 58 Cortland State 52 Salem State 75 Penn State Behrend 69 Bottom left sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 170 30 high 2 1999 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies St. Thomas (MN) 80 Nebraska Wesleyan 58 UW–Eau Claire 72 Concordia (WI) 54 Lewis & Clark 77 Pacific (OR) 75 Ripon 58 St. John's (MN) 55 Buena Vista 69 St. Thomas (MN) 66 UW–Eau Claire 74 Carthage 62 UW–Stevens Point 72 Lewis & Clark 68 Ripon 68 Chicago 75 Buena Vista 75 UW–Eau Claire 82* UW–Stevens Point 63 Chicago 49 UW–Eau Claire 60 UW–Stevens Point 58 Top right sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 170 30 high 2 Trinity (TX) 62 Pomona–Pitzer 65 Maryville (TN) 69 SCAD 54 Ohio Northern 74 Benedictine (IL) 66 Franklin 81 Webster 50 McMurry 111 Pomona–Pitzer 76 Maryville (TN) 76 Hampden–Sydney 75 Wooster 82 Ohio Northern 71 Franklin 90 Calvin 92* McMurry 112 Maryville (TN) 95 Wooster 53 Calvin 82 McMurry 79 Calvin 115 Bottom right sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 170 30 high 2 Scranton 78 Mount St. Mary (NY) 66 Christopher Newport 68 Mississippi College 61 Roanoke 83* Marymount 72 Franklin & Marshall 69 Baruch 46 William Paterson 60 Scranton 58 Christopher Newport 64 Catholic 65 Rowan 80 Roanoke 74 Franklin & Marshall 65 Widener 62 William Paterson 52 Catholic 57 Rowan 72 Franklin & Marshall 76 Catholic 74 Franklin & Marshall 85 National finals Site: Salem Civic Center, Salem, Virginia National semifinals National championship National third-place no 170 30 high Salem State 42 UW–Eau Claire 70 Calvin 79 Franklin & Marshall 77 UW–Eau Claire 74 Calvin 79 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 References Category:NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Ncaa Tournament