2000 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2000 Big Sky Conference I Men's 200px 6 Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT Northern Arizona 2nd Mike Adras 1st Ross Land Northern Arizona The 2000 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–11 at Dahlberg Arena at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana.1999-00 Big Sky Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-sky/2000.html May 6, 2016 Northern Arizona defeated 1999 men Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge in the championship game, 85–81, to win their second Big Sky men's basketball tournament title. It was NAU's second title in three years. The Lumberjacks, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA tournament. No other Big Sky members were invited this year. Format No new teams were added to the Big Sky prior to the 1999–2000 season, leaving total membership at nine. No changes were made to the existing tournament format. Only the top six teams from the regular season conference standings were invited to the tournament. The two top teams were given byes into the semifinals while the third- through sixth-seeded teams were placed and paired into the preliminary quarterfinal round. Following the quarterfinals, the two victorious teams were re-seeded for the semifinal round, with the lowest-seeded remaining team paired with the tournament's highest seed and vis-versa for the other. Bracket 0 Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 8Thursday, March 9 Semifinals Friday, March 10 Championship Saturday, March 11 3 Northern Arizona 77 6 1999 men Portland State Vikings Portland State 75 4 1999 men Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge 73 5 1999 men Weber State Wildcats Weber State 68 1 1999 none Montana Grizzlies Montana 65 4 Cal State Northridge 76 2 1999 men Eastern Washington Eagles Eastern Washington 65 3 Northern Arizona 82 4 Cal State Northridge 81 3 Northern Arizona 85 See also Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament References Category:Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Category:1999–2000 Big Sky Conference men's basketball season Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Missoula, Montana Category:College sports tournaments in Montana