2000 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2000 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament was the 44th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball in the United States.

2000 NCAA Men's Division II
Basketball Tournament
Teams48
Finals siteCommonwealth Convention Center
Louisville, Kentucky
ChampionsMetro State (1st title)
Runner-upKentucky Wesleyan (10th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachMike Dunlap (1st title)
MOPDeMarcos Anzures, (Metro State)

Officially culminating the 1999–2000 NCAA Division II men's basketball season, the tournament featured forty-eight teams from around the country.

The Elite Eight, national semifinals, and championship were again played at the Commonwealth Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

In a rematch of the previous year's final, Metro State (33–4) defeated defending champions Kentucky Wesleyan, 97–79, to win their first Division II national championship.

The Roadrunners were coached by Mike Dunlap. Metro State's DeMarcos Anzures was the Most Outstanding Player.

Bracket

Elite Eight
National Quarterfinal National Semifinal National Championship
         
SC Missouri Southern 76
S Florida Southern 65
SC Missouri Southern 74
NC Metro State 75
NC Metro State 81
NE Saint Anselm 61
NC Metro State 97
Louisville, Kentucky
GL Kentucky Wesleyan 79
W Seattle Pacific 77
SA Georgia College 65
W Seattle Pacific 81
GL Kentucky Wesleyan 87*
GL Kentucky Wesleyan 84
E Indiana (PA) 68

All-tournament team

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