2000 qualifying teams
Total teams64
Automatic bids31
At-large bids33
Regional top seedsArizona (W), Duke (E), Michigan State (MW), Stanford (S)
ChampionMichigan State
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
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2001 »

This is a list of qualifying teams in the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[1] A total of 64 teams entered the tournament. Twenty-nine of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bids of the Ivy League and Pacific-10, which did not conduct a postseason tournament, went to their regular season champion. The remaining 33 teams were granted at-large bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams were seeded within their assigned region from 1 to 16, which was disclosed, while the Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 64, which was not disclosed.

Qualifying teams

Automatic bids

Automatic bids to the tournament were granted for winning a conference championship tournament, except for the automatic bid of the Ivy League and Pac-10 given to the regular season champion. Seeds listed were seeds within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in bold face were given at-large berths.

Automatic bids
Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Last app. Conference
regular season		 Regular season
second place		 Second place
record (Conf.)
Penn 21–7 (14–0) 1998 Ivy League Princeton 19–10 (11–3)
Arizona 26–6 (15–3) 1999 Pac-10[2] Stanford 26–3 (15–3)
Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Seed Last app. Conference
tournament		 Conf. finals
runner-up		 Runner-up
record (Conf.)		 Runner-up
seed
Duke 27–4 (15–1) 1 1999 ACC[3] North Carolina 18–13 (9–7) 4
Hofstra 24–6 (16–2) 1 1977 America East Maine 24–7 (15–3) 2
Temple 26–5 (14–2) E1 1999 Atlantic 10 St. Bonaventure 21–9 (11–5) E2
Iowa State 29–4 (14–2) 1 1997 Big 12[4] Oklahoma 26–6 (12–4) 3
St. John's 24–7 (12–4) 3 1999 Big East Connecticut 24–9 (10–6) 4
Northern Arizona 20–10 (11–5) 3 1998 Big Sky Cal State Northridge 20–9 (10–6) 4
Winthrop 21–8 (11–3) 2 1999 Big South UNC Asheville 11–18 (7–7) 3
Michigan State 26–7 (13–3) 1 1999 Big Ten Illinois 21–9 (11–5) 3
Utah State 28–5 (16–0) E1 1998 Big West New Mexico State 22–9 (11–5) E2
UNC Wilmington 18–12 (8–8) 4 Never CAA Richmond 18–12 (11–5) 3
Saint Louis 19–13 (7–9) 9 1998 C-USA DePaul 21–11 (9–7) 3
Iona 20–10 (13–5) 2 1998 MAAC Siena 24–9 (15–3) 1
Ball State 22–8 (11–7) 2 1995 MAC Miami (OH) 15–15 (8–10) 9
Butler 23–7 (12–2) 1 1998 MCC Detroit 20–12 (8–6) 3
South Carolina State 20–13 (14–4) 1 1998 MEAC[5] Coppin State 15–15 (13–5) 2
Valparaiso 19–12 (10–6) 1 1999 Mid-Con Southern Utah 16–13 (10–6) 2
Creighton 23–9 (11–7) 4 1999 Missouri Valley SW Missouri State 23–11 (13–5) 2
UNLV 23–8 (10–4) 1 1998 Mountain West New Mexico 22–11 (7–7) 6
Central Connecticut State 21–9 (15–5) 2 Never Northeast Robert Morris 18–12 (13–5) 3
Southeast Missouri State 24–6 (14–4) 2 Never Ohio Valley[6] Murray State 23–9 (14–4) 1
Lafayette 24–6 (11–1) 2 1999 Patriot Navy 23–6 (11–1) 1
Arkansas 19–14 (7–9) W3 1999 SEC Auburn 23–9 (9–7) W2
Appalachian State 19–11 (10–6) 1N 1979 Southern College of Charleston 24–6 (13–3) 1S
Lamar 15–15 (8–10) 7 1983 Southland Northwestern State 17–13 (11–7) 4
Louisiana–Lafayette 25–8 (13–3) 2 1994 Sun Belt South Alabama 20–10 (13–3) 1
Jackson State 17–15 (10–8) 1 1997 SWAC Southern 18–11 (14–4) 2
Samford 21–10 (12–6) 3 1999 TAAC UCF 14–18 (10–8) 5
Fresno State 24–9 (11–3) 2 1984 WAC Tulsa 29–4 (12–2) 1
Gonzaga 24–8 (11–3) 2 1999 West Coast Pepperdine 24–8 (12–2) 1

At-large bids

School Conference Appearance Last bid
Auburn SEC 7th 1999
Cincinnati C-USA 19th 1999
Connecticut Big East 22nd 1999
Dayton Atlantic 10 11th 1990
DePaul C-USA 21st 1992
Florida SEC 7th 1999
Illinois Big Ten 20th 1998
Indiana Big Ten 29th 1999
Indiana State Missouri Valley 2nd 1979
Kansas Big 12 29th 1999
Kentucky SEC 42nd 1999
Louisville C-USA 29th 1999
LSU SEC 16th 1993
Maryland ACC 17th 1999
Miami (FL) Big East 4th 1999
Missouri Big 12 18th 1999
North Carolina ACC 34th 1999
Ohio State Big Ten 20th 1999
Oklahoma Big 12 19th 1999
Oklahoma State Big 12 17th 1999
Oregon Pac-10 6th 1995
Pepperdine WCC 12th 1994
Purdue Big Ten 19th 1999
Seton Hall Big East 7th 1993
St. Bonaventure Atlantic 10 5th 1978
Stanford Pac-10 9th 1999
Syracuse Big East 26th 1999
Tennessee SEC 12th 1999
Texas Big 12 18th 1999
Tulsa WAC 12th 1999
UCLA Pac-10 36th 1999
Utah MWC 22nd 1999
Wisconsin Big Ten 6th 1999

Listed by region and seeding

East Regional – Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Duke ACC 28–4 Automatic
2 Temple Atlantic 10 26–5 Automatic
3 Oklahoma State Big 12 24–6 At-Large
4 Illinois Big Ten 21–9 At-Large
5 Florida SEC 24–7 At-Large
6 Indiana Big Ten 20–8 At-Large
7 Oregon Pac-10 22–7 At-Large
8 Kansas Big 12 23–9 At-Large
9 DePaul Conference USA 21–10 At-Large
10 Seton Hall Big East 20–9 At-Large
11 Pepperdine West Coast 24–8 At-Large
12 Butler MCC 23–7 Automatic
13 Penn Ivy League 21–7 Automatic
14 Hofstra America East 24–6 Automatic
15 Lafayette Patriot 24–6 Automatic
16 Lamar Southland 15–15 Automatic
Midwest Regional – The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Michigan State Big Ten 26–7 Automatic
2 Iowa State Big 12 29–4 Automatic
3 Maryland ACC 24–9 At-Large
4 Syracuse Big East 24–5 At-Large
5 Kentucky SEC 22–9 At-Large
6 UCLA Pac-10 19–11 At-Large
7 Auburn SEC 23–9 At-Large
8 Utah Mountain West 22–8 At-Large
9 Saint Louis Conference USA 19–13 Automatic
10 Creighton Missouri Valley 23–9 Automatic
11 Ball State MAC 22–8 Automatic
12 St. Bonaventure Atlantic 10 21–9 At-Large
13 Samford TAAC 21–10 Automatic
14 Iona MAAC 20–10 Automatic
15 Central Connecticut State Northeast 25–5 Automatic
16 Valparaiso Mid-Continent 19–12 Automatic
South Regional – Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Stanford Pac-10 26–3 At-Large
2 Cincinnati Conference USA 28–3 At-Large
3 Ohio State (vacated) Big Ten 22–6 At-Large
4 Tennessee SEC 24–6 At-Large
5 Connecticut Big East 24–9 At-Large
6 Miami (FL) Big East 21–10 At-Large
7 Tulsa WAC 29–4 At-Large
8 North Carolina ACC 18–13 At-Large
9 Missouri Big 12 18–12 At-Large
10 UNLV Mountain West 20–9 At-Large
11 Arkansas SEC 19–14 Automatic
12 Utah State Big West 28–5 Automatic
13 Louisiana-Lafayette Sun Belt 25–8 Automatic
14 Appalachian State Southern 23–8 Automatic
15 UNC Wilmington CAA 18–12 Automatic
16 South Carolina State MEAC 20–13 Automatic
West Regional – The Pit, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Arizona Pac-10 26–6 Automatic
2 St. John's Big East 24–7 Automatic
3 Oklahoma Big 12 26–6 At-Large
4 LSU SEC 26–5 At-Large
5 Texas Big 12 23–8 At-Large
6 Purdue Big Ten 21–9 At-Large
7 Louisville Conference USA 19–11 At-Large
8 Wisconsin Big Ten 18–13 At-Large
9 Fresno State (vacated) WAC 24–9 Automatic
10 Gonzaga West Coast 24–8 Automatic
11 Dayton Atlantic 10 22–8 At-Large
12 Indiana State Missouri Valley 22–9 At-Large
13 Southeast Missouri State Ohio Valley 22–6 Automatic
14 Winthrop Big South 21–8 Automatic
15 Northern Arizona Big Sky 20–10 Automatic
16 Jackson State SWAC 17–15 Automatic

Bids by conference

Bids Conference Schools
6 Big Ten Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin
Big 12 Iowa State, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas
SEC Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Tennessee
5 Big East Connecticut, Miami (FL), Seton Hall, St. John's, Syracuse
4 C-USA Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville, Saint Louis
Pac-10 Arizona, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA
3 ACC Duke, Maryland, North Carolina
Atlantic 10 Dayton, St. Bonaventure, Temple
2 Missouri Valley Creighton, Indiana State
Mountain West UNLV, Utah
WAC Fresno State, Tulsa
WCC Gonzaga, Pepperdine
119 other conferences

Bids by state

Bids State School(s)
6 Indiana Ball State, Butler, Indiana, Indiana State, Purdue, Valparaiso
5 New York Hofstra, Iona, St. Bonaventure, St. John's, Syracuse
4 California Fresno State, Pepperdine, Stanford, UCLA
North Carolina Appalachian State, Duke, North Carolina, UNC Wilmington
3 Missouri Missouri, Saint Louis, Southeast Missouri State
Ohio Cincinnati, Dayton, Ohio State
Oklahoma Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Tulsa
Pennsylvania Lafayette, Penn, Temple
2 Alabama Auburn, Samford
Arizona Arizona, Northern Arizona
Connecticut Central Connecticut State, Connecticut
Florida Florida, Miami (FL)
Illinois DePaul, Illinois
Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky
Louisiana Louisiana–Lafayette, Louisiana State
South Carolina South Carolina State, Winthrop
Texas Lamar, Texas
Utah Utah, Utah State
1 Arkansas Arkansas
Iowa Iowa State
Kansas Kansas
Maryland Maryland
Michigan Michigan State
Mississippi Jackson State
Nebraska Creighton
New Jersey Seton Hall
Nevada UNLV
Oregon Oregon
Tennessee Tennessee
Washington Gonzaga
Wisconsin Wisconsin

References

  1. ↑ "2000 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, rounds". NCAA.com. May 8, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Pac-12.org. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  3. ↑ "2008–09 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide". Atlantic Coast Conference. 2008. p. 108. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  4. ↑ "2000 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Box Score" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  5. ↑ "MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book" (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  6. ↑ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). OVCSports.com. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
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