2000 NAIA football season
National ChampionshipJim Carroll Stadium
Savannah, TN
December 16, 2000
ChampionGeorgetown (KY)
Player of the YearEddie Eviston (quarterback, Georgetown (KY))

The 2000 NAIA football season was the component of the 2000 college football season organized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in the United States. The season's playoffs, known as the NAIA Football National Championship, culminated with the championship game on December 16, at Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, Tennessee. The Georgetown Tigers defeated the Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers, 20–0, in the title game to win the program's second NAIA championship.[1]

Conference and membership changes

Conference changes

Membership changes

Team1999 conference2000 conference
Black Hills StateSouth Dakota-IowaDakota
Dakota StateSouth Dakota-IowaDakota
Dakota WesleyanSouth Dakota-IowaGreat Plains
Dickinson SateNorth DakotaDakota
DordtSouth Dakota-IowaGreat Plains
JamestownNorth DakotaDakota
MaryNorth DakotaDakota
Mayville StateNorth DakotaDakota
Minot StateNorth DakotaDakota
Mount MartySouth Dakota-IowaGreat Plains
Si TankaSouth Dakota-IowaDakota
Sioux FallsSouth Dakota-IowaGreat Plains
South Dakota MinesSouth Dakota-IowaDakota
Valley City StateNorth DakotaDakota

Conference standings

2000 Central States Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 NW Oklahoma State $^  5 –0   13 –1  
No. 20 Peru State  4 –1   8 –2  
Langston  3 –2   5 –4  
Lincoln (MO)  2 –3   3 –6  
Haskell  1 –4   2 –8  
SW Assemblies  0 –5   2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2000 Dakota Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 Valley City State +^  8 –1   9 –2  
No. 8 Huron +^  8 –1   9 –3  
No. 12 Mary  7 –2   7 –2  
Dickinson State  5 –4   6 –4  
Minot State  5 –4   5 –5  
Mayville State  4 –5   4 –6  
Dakota State  3 –6   3 –7  
Black Hills State  3 –6   3 –7  
Jamestown  2 –7   3 –6  
South Dakota Mines  0 –9   0 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2000 Frontier Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Carroll (MT) $^  6 –2   10 –4  
No. 23 Montana Tech  6 –2   7 –4  
Rocky Mountain  5 –3   5 –5  
MSU Northern  2 –6   2 –8  
Western Montana  1 –7   1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2000 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 Nebraska Wesleyan +^  6 –2   8 –3  
No. 4 Northwestern (IA) +^  6 –2   9 –4  
Hastings  5 –3   6 –3  
Sioux Falls  5 –3   6 –4  
Doane  5 –3   5 –4  
Concordia (NE)  4 –4   7 –4  
Midland Lutheran  4 –4   5 –5  
Dakota Wesleyan  1 –7   2 –8  
Dana  0 –8   1 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2000 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 Benedictine (KS) $^  9 –0   10 –1  
No. 5 MidAmerica Nazarene  8 –1   11 –2  
No. 18 Baker  7 –2   9 –2  
Evangel  5 –4   5 –4  
Lindenwood  4 –5   4 –8  
Missouri Valley  3 –6   3 –7  
William Jewell  3 –6   3 –7  
Culver–Stockton  3 –6   3 –8  
Graceland  2 –7   2 –8  
Central Methodist  1 –8   3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2000 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Ottawa $^  9 –0   9 –2  
No. 22 Bethel (KS)  7 –2   8 –2  
Bethany (KS)  6 –3   7 –3  
No. T–24 Kansas Wesleyan  6 –3   7 –4  
Southwestern (KS)  6 –3   6 –4  
Sterling  4 –5   4 –6  
Friends  3 –6   3 –7  
Tabor  3 –6   3 –7  
McPherson  1 –8   1 –8  
Saint Mary (KS)  0 –9   0 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2000 Mid-South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Georgetown (KY) $^  8 –0   14 –0  
No. 11 Lambuth ^  6 –1   7 –4  
No. 17 Campbellsville  5 –2   7 –4  
Belhaven  4 –3   5 –5  
Cumberland (TN)  3 –5   5 –5  
Union (KY)  2 –5   3 –7  
Cumberland (KY)  1 –6   2 –8  
North Greenville  0 –8   0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2000 Mid-States Football Association standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mideast League
No. 6 Saint Francis (IN) x^  6 –0   10 –2  
Walsh  4 –2   6 –5  
No. 21 Geneva  3 –3   7 –3  
Tri-State  3 –3   6 –5  
Malone  2 –4   4 –7  
Tiffin  2 –4   3 –7  
Urbana  1 –5   1 –9  
Midwest League
No. 7 St. Ambrose x^  7 –0   9 –3  
No. 15 Olivet Nazarene ^  6 –1   8 –3  
No. 19 McKendree  5 –2   7 –3  
Saint Xavier  4 –3   6 –4  
St. Francis (IL)  3 –4   5 –6  
Taylor  2 –5   3 –7  
Trinity International  1 –6   4 –7  
Iowa Wesleyan  0 –7   0 –10  
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2000 NAIA independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 16 Azusa Pacific ^   –   6 –4  
Southern Oregon   –   5 –4  
Virginia–Wise   –   3 –7  
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

Postseason

Rankings

References

  1. ↑ "Georgetown 'Finishes' NWOS For NAIA Title". The Jackson Sun. December 17, 2000. pp. 1D, 6D – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "NAIA Football Regular Season Records" (PDF). NAIA. p. 20. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.