2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Year=2000


ImageSize=150px
Caption=2000 Final Four logo
Teams=64
FinalFourArena=RCA Dome
FinalFourCity=Indianapolis, Indiana
Champions=Michigan State
TitleCount=2nd
RunnerUp=Florida
GameCount=1st
Semifinal1=North Carolina
FinalFourCount=15th
Semifinal2=Wisconsin
FinalFourCount2=2nd
Coach=Tom Izzo
CoachCount=1st
MOP=Mateen Cleaves
MOPTeam=Michigan State
Attendance=624,777
OneTopScorer=*
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=Morris Peterson
TopScorerTeam=Michigan State
Points=105The 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 2000, and ended with the championship game on April 3 in Indianapolis, Indiana. A total of 63 games were played.

Michigan State, coached by Tom Izzo, won the national title with a 89-76 victory in the game over Florida, coached by Billy Donovan. Mateen Cleaves of Michigan State was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The surprise teams of the tournament were Wisconsin and North Carolina which made the Final Four despite being 8 seeds.

Locations

Final Four

At RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

National Semifinals

*April 1, 2000
**Michigan State (M1) 53, Wisconsin (W8) 41
*:In the first half it appeared that the cinderella run of the Wisconsin Badgers had a great chance of continuing. Wisconsin's slow down offense, smothering defense tempo held the game to a Michigan State Spartans 19-17 lead. However, the only number one seed left in the tournament opened the second half with a 13-2 run, including 10 points from senior Morris Peterson. After the run, Michigan State coasted home against Wisconsin's limited offense.cite web|author=CNN Sports Illustrated|publisher=CNNSI.com|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/men/recaps/2000/04/01/may_wbg/|title= 2000 NCAA National Semifinals: (MW1) Michigan State 53, (W8) Wisconsin 41|accessdate=2008-03-06]
**Florida (E5) 71, North Carolina (S8) 59
*:Despite being behind 18-3 to start the game and trailing at halftime, the North Carolina Tar Heels took control of the early minutes of the second half, and managed to sneak ahead 48-42 with 15:44 to play. However, the Florida Gators answered back with a 9-0 run to give them the lead for good. The Gators held the Tar Heels to just six points over a 9 1/2 minute span to put them in great shape. Foul trouble ultimately doomed the Tar Heels, and the Gators advanced to their first ever National Championship game.cite web|author=CNN Sports Illustrated|publisher=CNNSI.com|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/men/recaps/2000/04/01/fak_nav/|title=2000 NCAA National Semifinals: (E5) Florida 71, (S8) North Carolina 59|accessdate=2008-03-06]

Championship Game

*April 3, 2000
**Michigan State (M1) 89, Florida (E5) 76
*:Michigan State senior Mateen Cleaves limped his way to the Most Outstanding Player (MOP) of the 2000 NCAA Tournament. Cleaves sprained his ankle with 16:18 to play in the 2nd half, and this was after Florida had trimmed Michigan State's double digit halftime lead to 50-44. Cleaves returned about four minutes later, and immediately helped lead the Spartans on a 16-6 run to put the game out of reach. The lone top-seed remaining would bring order to a tournament filled with upsets as they salted away the victory for the school's second ever National Championship (1979). Michigan State coach Tom Izzo earned his first ever title, leading his second straight final four appearance. Morris Peterson led the Spartans with 21 points.cite web|author=CNN Sports Illustrated|publisher=CNNSI.com|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/men/recaps/2000/04/03/may_fak/|title=2000 NCAA National Championship: (MW1) Michigan State 89, (E5) Florida 76|accessdate=2008-03-06]

Bracket

East region

16TeamBracket | RD3=Sweet Sixteen | RD4=Elite Eight | RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Duke
RD1-score01=82
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=Lamar
RD1-score02=55
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=Kansas
RD1-score03=82
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=DePaul
RD1-score04=77*
RD1-seed05=5
RD1-team05=Florida
RD1-score05=69
RD1-seed06=12
RD1-team06=Butler
RD1-score06=68*
RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=Illinois
RD1-score07=68
RD1-seed08=13
RD1-team08=Pennsylvania
RD1-score08=58
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=Indiana
RD1-score09=57
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=Pepperdine
RD1-score10=77
RD1-seed11=3
RD1-team11=Oklahoma State
RD1-score11=86
RD1-seed12=14
RD1-team12=Hofstra
RD1-score12=66
RD1-seed13=7
RD1-team13=Oregon
RD1-score13=71*
RD1-seed14=10
RD1-team14=Seton Hall
RD1-score14=72
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team15=Temple
RD1-score15=73
RD1-seed16=15
RD1-team16=Lafayette
RD1-score16=47
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Duke
RD2-score01=69
RD2-seed02=8
RD2-team02=Kansas
RD2-score02=64
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Florida
RD2-score03=93
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Illinois
RD2-score04=76
RD2-seed05=11
RD2-team05=Pepperdine
RD2-score05=67
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Oklahoma State
RD2-score06=75
RD2-seed07=10
RD2-team07=Seton Hall
RD2-score07=67
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Temple
RD2-score08=65*
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Duke
RD3-score01=78
RD3-seed02=5
RD3-team02=Florida
RD3-score02=87
RD3-seed03=3
RD3-team03=Oklahoma State
RD3-score03=68
RD3-seed04=10
RD3-team04=Seton Hall
RD3-score04=66
RD4-seed01=5
RD4-team01=Florida
RD4-score01=77
RD4-seed02=3
RD4-team02=Oklahoma State
RD4-score02=65

outh region

16TeamBracket | RD3=Sweet Sixteen | RD4=Elite Eight | RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Stanford
RD1-score01=84
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=South Carolina St
RD1-score02=65
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=North Carolina
RD1-score03=84
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=Missouri
RD1-score04=70
RD1-seed05=5
RD1-team05=Connecticut
RD1-score05=75
RD1-seed06=12
RD1-team06=Utah St
RD1-score06=67
RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=Tennessee
RD1-score07=63
RD1-seed08=13
RD1-team08=Louisiana-Lafayette
RD1-score08=58
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=Miami-FL
RD1-score09=75
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=Arkansas
RD1-score10=71
RD1-seed11=3
RD1-team11=Ohio St
RD1-score11=87
RD1-seed12=14
RD1-team12=Appalachian St
RD1-score12=61
RD1-seed13=7
RD1-team13=Tulsa
RD1-score13=89
RD1-seed14=10
RD1-team14=UNLV
RD1-score14=62
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team15=Cincinnati
RD1-score15=64
RD1-seed16=15
RD1-team16=UNC-Wilmington
RD1-score16=47
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Stanford
RD2-score01=53
RD2-seed02=8
RD2-team02=North Carolina
RD2-score02=60
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Connecticut
RD2-score03=51
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Tennessee
RD2-score04=65
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Miami-FL
RD2-score05=75
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Ohio St
RD2-score06=62
RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=Tulsa
RD2-score07=69
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Cincinnati
RD2-score08=61
RD3-seed01=8
RD3-team01=North Carolina
RD3-score01=74
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Tennessee
RD3-score02=69
RD3-seed03=6
RD3-team03=Miami-FL
RD3-score03=71
RD3-seed04=7
RD3-team04=Tulsa
RD3-score04=80
RD4-seed01=8
RD4-team01=North Carolina
RD4-score01=59
RD4-seed02=7
RD4-team02=Tulsa
RD4-score02=55

Midwest region

16TeamBracket | RD3=Sweet Sixteen | RD4=Elite Eight | RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Michigan State
RD1-score01=65
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=Valparaiso
RD1-score02=38
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=Utah
RD1-score03=48
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=St. Louis
RD1-score04=45
RD1-seed05=5
RD1-team05=Kentucky
RD1-score05=85
RD1-seed06=12
RD1-team06=St. Bonaventure
RD1-score06=80**
RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=Syracuse
RD1-score07=79
RD1-seed08=13
RD1-team08=Samford
RD1-score08=65
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=UCLA
RD1-score09=65
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=Ball State
RD1-score10=57
RD1-seed11=3
RD1-team11=Maryland
RD1-score11=74
RD1-seed12=14
RD1-team12=Iona
RD1-score12=59
RD1-seed13=7
RD1-team13=Auburn
RD1-score13=72
RD1-seed14=10
RD1-team14=Creighton
RD1-score14=69
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team15=Iowa State
RD1-score15=88
RD1-seed16=15
RD1-team16=Central Connecticut St
RD1-score16=78
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Michigan State
RD2-score01=73
RD2-seed02=8
RD2-team02=Utah
RD2-score02=61
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Kentucky
RD2-score03=50
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Syracuse
RD2-score04=52
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=UCLA
RD2-score05=105
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Maryland
RD2-score06=70
RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=Auburn
RD2-score07=60
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Iowa State
RD2-score08=79
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Michigan State
RD3-score01=75
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Syracuse
RD3-score02=58
RD3-seed03=6
RD3-team03=UCLA
RD3-score03=56
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Iowa State
RD3-score04=80
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Michigan State
RD4-score01=75
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Iowa State
RD4-score02=64

West region

16TeamBracket | RD3=Sweet Sixteen | RD4=Elite Eight | RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Arizona
RD1-score01=71
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=Jackson St.
RD1-score02=47
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=Wisconsin
RD1-score03=66
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=Fresno St.
RD1-score04=56
RD1-seed05=5
RD1-team05=Texas
RD1-score05=77
RD1-seed06=12
RD1-team06=Indiana St.
RD1-score06=61
RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=LSU
RD1-score07=64
RD1-seed08=13
RD1-team08=Southeast Missouri St.
RD1-score08=61
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=Purdue
RD1-score09=62
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=Dayton
RD1-score10=61
RD1-seed11=3
RD1-team11=Oklahoma
RD1-score11=74
RD1-seed12=14
RD1-team12=Winthrop
RD1-score12=50
RD1-seed13=7
RD1-team13=Louisville
RD1-score13=66
RD1-seed14=10
RD1-team14=Gonzaga
RD1-score14=77
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team15=St John's
RD1-score15=78
RD1-seed16=15
RD1-team16=Northern Arizona
RD1-score16=56
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Arizona
RD2-score01=59
RD2-seed02=8
RD2-team02=Wisconsin
RD2-score02=66
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Texas
RD2-score03=67
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=LSU
RD2-score04=72
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Purdue
RD2-score05=66
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Oklahoma
RD2-score06=62
RD2-seed07=10
RD2-team07=Gonzaga
RD2-score07=82
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=St John's
RD2-score08=76
RD3-seed01=8
RD3-team01=Wisconsin
RD3-score01=61
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=LSU
RD3-score02=48
RD3-seed03=6
RD3-team03=Purdue
RD3-score03=75
RD3-seed04=10
RD3-team04=Gonzaga
RD3-score04=66
RD4-seed01=8
RD4-team01=Wisconsin
RD4-score01=64
RD4-seed02=6
RD4-team02=Purdue
RD4-score02=60

Final Four

4TeamBracket | RD1=National Semifinals | RD2=National Championship Game

RD1-seed1=E5
RD1-team1=Florida
RD1-score1=71
RD1-seed2=S8
RD1-team2=North Carolina
RD1-score2=59
RD1-seed3=M1
RD1-team3=Michigan State
RD1-score3=53
RD1-seed4=W8
RD1-team4=Wisconsin
RD1-score4=41
RD2-seed1=E5
RD2-team1=Florida
RD2-score1=76
RD2-seed2=M1
RD2-team2=Michigan State
RD2-score2=89

External links

* [http://www.shrpsports.com/collbask/2000.htm 2000 NCAA Basketball Tournament] on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
* [http://www.hoopstournament.net/index.html HoopsTournament.Net] , source for much of the information on this page.

ee also

* 2000 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

References