# 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 11, 1999, with the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game on April 3, 2000, at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana.

## Season headlines

* The Mountain West Conference began play, with eight original members.
* The preseason AP All-American team was named on November 10. Chris Porter of Auburn was the leading vote-getter (53 of 65 votes). The rest of the team included Quentin Richardson of DePaul (46 votes), Mateen Cleaves of Michigan State (44), Scoonie Penn of Ohio State (44) and Terence Morris of Maryland (30).
* David Webber scored 51 points for Central Michigan on February 24, 2000, against Ball State. The total was the highest single-game point total of the season in regulation (second only to Eddie House, who had 61 points in a double-overtime game to tie Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Pacific-10 Conference record). The tally broke Larry Bird's 1977 McGuirk Arena single-game record performance of 45 points.
* Cincinnati was 28–2 and had been arguably the best team in the country when Player of the Year Kenyon Martin had a season-ending leg fracture three minutes into their first-round Conference USA tournament game against Saint Louis. The Bearcats lost that game and gave the NCAA Tournament selection committee a difficult decision to make about seeding. Ultimately, the Bearcats were made a No. 2 seed in the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and lost in the second round to Tulsa.
* Head coach Tom Izzo led Michigan State to its second national championship behind the play of the "Flintstones," a trio of players from Flint, Michigan. Mateen Cleaves, Morris Peterson and Charlie Bell led the Spartans to an 89–76 win over Florida, with Cleaves named Final Four Most Outstanding Player and Peterson also making the All-Tournament team.

## Rules changes

* On uniforms, the use of the single-digit numbers "1" and "2" as player numbers was once again permitted. Their use had been prohibited since the 1957–58 season.

## Season outlook
### Pre-season polls

The top 25 from the AP Poll November 9, 1999 and the ESPN/USA Today Poll November 4, 1999.
Associated Press :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Connecticut (21) |
| 2 | Cincinnati (19) |
| 3 | Michigan State (20) |
| 4 | Auburn (4) |
| 5 | Ohio State (3) |
| 6 | North Carolina (3) |
| 7 | Temple (2) |
| 8 | Florida |
| 9 | Arizona |
| 10 | Duke |
| 11 | Kansas |
| 12 | UCLA |
| 13 | Stanford |
| 14 | Kentucky |
| 15 | Utah |
| 16 | Illinois |
| 17 | Syracuse |
| 18 | St. John's |
| 19 | Tennessee |
| 20 | DePaul |
| 21 | Texas |
| 22 | Oklahoma State |
| 23 | Purdue |
| 24 | Gonzaga |
| 25 | Miami (FL) |
ESPN/USA Today Coaches :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Connecticut (9) |
| 2 | Michigan State (8) |
| 3 | Cincinnati (8) |
| 4 | Auburn |
| 5 | North Carolina (2) |
| 6 | Ohio State (2) |
| 7 | Temple |
| 8 | Florida |
| 9 | Arizona |
| 10 | Duke |
| 11 | Kansas |
| 12 | Kentucky |
| 13 | Stanford |
| 14 | UCLA |
| 15 | Utah |
| 16 | Tennessee |
| 17 | Syracuse |
| 18 | Illinois |
| 19 | St. John's |
| 20 | DePaul |
| 21 | Purdue |
| 22 | Texas |
| 23 | Maryland |
| 24 | Miami (FL) |
| 25 | Oklahoma State |

## Conference membership changes

These schools joined new conferences for the 1999–2000 season.
| School | Former conference | New conference |
| Air Force Falcons | Western Athletic Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Alabama A&M Bulldogs | NCAA Division II | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Albany Great Danes | NCAA Division II | NCAA Division I independent |
| Belmont Bruins | NCAA Division II independent | NCAA Division I independent |
| BYU Cougars | Western Athletic Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Centenary Gentlemen | Trans America Athletic Conference | NCAA Division I independent |
| Colorado State Rams | Western Athletic Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Denver Pioneers | NCAA Division I independent | Sun Belt Conference |
| Elon Phoenix | NCAA Division II | Big South Conference |
| High Point Panthers | NCAA Division II | Big South Conference |
| Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) Runnin' Rebels | Western Athletic Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| New Mexico Lobos | Western Athletic Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Sacred Heart Pioneers | NCAA Division II | Northeast Conference |
| San Diego State Aztecs | Western Athletic Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Stony Brook Seawolves | NCAA Division II | NCAA Division I independent |
| Utah Utes | Western Athletic Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Wyoming Cowboys | Western Athletic Conference | Mountain West Conference |

## Regular season
### Conferences
#### Conference winners and tournaments

Twenty-nine conferences concluded their seasons with a single-elimination tournament, with only the Ivy League and the Pacific-10 Conference choosing not to conduct conference tournaments. Conference tournament winners generally received an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Mountain West Conference (MWC) began operation in 1999-2000 and its tournament winner did not receive an automatic bid, although UNLV, the winner of the inaugural MWC tournament, did receive an at-large bid.
| Conference | Regular season winner | Conference player of the year | Conference tournament | Tournament venue (City) | Tournament winner |
| America East Conference | Hofstra | Craig "Speedy" Claxton, Hofstra | 2000 America East men's basketball tournament | Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, Delaware) (Except Finals) | Hofstra |
| Atlantic 10 Conference | Temple (East) Dayton (West) | Pepe Sanchez, Temple | 2000 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament | The Spectrum (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | Temple |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | Duke | Chris Carrawell, Duke | 2000 ACC men's basketball tournament | Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina) | Duke |
| Big 12 Conference | Iowa State | Marcus Fizer, Iowa State | 2000 Big 12 men's basketball tournament | Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Missouri) | Iowa State |
| Big East Conference | Syracuse & Miami | Troy Murphy, Notre Dame | 2000 Big East men's basketball tournament | Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York) | St. John's |
| Big Sky Conference | Montana & Eastern Washington | Harold Arceneaux, Weber State | 2000 Big Sky men's basketball tournament | Dahlberg Arena (Missoula, Montana) | Northern Arizona |
| Big South Conference | Radford | Jason Williams, Radford | 2000 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament | Asheville Civic Center (Asheville, North Carolina) | Winthrop |
| Big Ten Conference | Michigan State & Ohio State | Morris Peterson, Michigan State (Coaches) A. J. Guyton, Indiana (Media) | 2000 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament | United Center (Chicago, Illinois) | Michigan State |
| Big West Conference | Utah State (Eastern) Long Beach State (Western) | Mate Milisa, Long Beach State | 2000 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament | Lawlor Events Center (Reno, Nevada) | Utah State |
| Colonial Athletic Association | James Madison & George Mason | George Evans, George Mason | 2000 CAA men's basketball tournament | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia) | UNC-Wilmington |
| Conference USA | Cincinnati (American) Tulane & South Florida (National) | Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati | 2000 Conference USA men's basketball tournament | FedExForum (Memphis, Tennessee) | Saint Louis |
| Ivy League | Penn | Michael Jordan, Penn | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Siena | Tariq Kirksay, Iona | 2000 MAAC men's basketball tournament | Pepsi Arena (Albany, New York) | Iona |
| Mid-American Conference | Bowling Green (East) Ball State & Toledo (West) | Anthony Stacey, Bowling Green | 2000 MAC men's basketball tournament | Gund Arena (Cleveland, Ohio) | Ball State |
| Mid-Continent Conference | Oakland | Michael Jackson, UMKC | 2000 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament | Memorial Coliseum (Fort Wayne, Indiana) | Oakland |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | South Carolina State | Damian Woolfolk, Norfolk State | 2000 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia) | South Carolina State |
| Midwestern Collegiate Conference | Butler | Rashad Phillips, Detroit | 2000 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament | UIC Pavilion (Chicago, Illinois) | Butler |
| Missouri Valley Conference | Indiana State | Nate Green, Indiana State | 2000 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | Savvis Center (St. Louis, Missouri) | Creighton |
| Mountain West Conference | UNLV & Utah | Alex Jensen, Utah | 2000 MWC men's basketball tournament | Earl Wilson Stadium (Las Vegas, Nevada) | UNLV |
| Northeast Conference | Central Connecticut State | Rick Mickens, Central Connecticut State | 2000 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament | Sovereign Bank Arena (Trenton, New Jersey) | Central Connecticut State |
| Ohio Valley Conference | Southeast Missouri State & Murray State | Aubrey Reese, Murray State | 2000 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | Gaylord Entertainment Center (Nashville, Tennessee) (Semifinals and Finals) | Southeast Missouri State |
| Pacific-10 Conference | Arizona & Stanford | Eddie House, Arizona State | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Patriot League | Lafayette & Navy | Brian Ehlers, Lafayette | 2000 Patriot League men's basketball tournament | Kirby Sports Center (Easton, Pennsylvania) | Lafayette |
| Southeastern Conference | Tennessee, Florida & Kentucky (East) LSU (West) | Dan Langhi, Vanderbilt (Coaches) Stromile Swift, LSU & Dan Langhi, Vanderbilt (AP) | 2000 SEC men's basketball tournament | Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Georgia) | Arkansas |
| Southern Conference | Appalachian State (North) College of Charleston (South) | Tyson Patterson, Appalachian State | 2000 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament | BI-LO Center (Greenville, South Carolina) | Appalachian State |
| Southland Conference | Sam Houston State | Mike Smith, Louisiana-Monroe | 2000 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament | Hirsch Memorial Coliseum (Shreveport, Louisiana) (Semifinals & Finals) | Lamar |
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | Alcorn State | Adarrial Smylie, Southern | 2000 Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament | Mississippi Coast Coliseum (Biloxi, Mississippi) | Jackson State |
| Sun Belt Conference | Louisiana-Lafayette & South Alabama | Gerrod Henderson, Louisiana Tech | 2000 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament | Alltel Arena (North Little Rock, Arkansas) | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| Trans America Athletic Conference | Georgia State & Troy State | Detric Golden, Troy State | 2000 TAAC men's basketball tournament | Memorial Coliseum (Jacksonville, Florida) | Samford |
| West Coast Conference | Pepperdine | Kenyon Jones, San Francisco | 2000 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament | Toso Pavilion (Santa Clara, California) | Gonzaga |
| Western Athletic Conference | Tulsa | Courtney Alexander, Fresno State | 2000 WAC men's basketball tournament | Selland Arena (Fresno, California) | Fresno State |

#### Conference standings

1999–2000 America East Conference men's basketball standings :
| 1999–2000 America East Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Hofstra †16–2 .88924–7  .774 Maine15–3 .83324–7  .774 Delaware14–4 .77824–8  .750 Vermont11–7 .61116–12  .571 Drexel9–9 .50013–17  .433 Towson7–11 .38911–17  .393 Hartford6–12 .33310–19  .345 Boston University5–13 .2787–22  .241 Northeastern5–13 .2787–21  .250 New Hampshire2–16 .1113–25  .107 † 2000 America East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 1999–2000 ACC men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 1 Duke †15–1 .93829–5  .853 No. 17 Maryland11–5 .68825–10  .714 Virginia9–7 .56319–12  .613 North Carolina9–7 .56322–14  .611 Wake Forest7–9 .43822–14  .611 NC State6–10 .37520–14  .588 Florida State5–11 .31313–17  .433 Georgia Tech5–11 .31313–17  .433 Clemson4–12 .25010–20  .333 † 2000 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1999–2000 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East No. 5 Temple †14–2 .87527–6  .818 St. Bonaventure11–5 .68821–10  .677 UMass9–7 .56317–16  .515 Fordham7–9 .43814–15  .483 Saint Joseph's7–9 .43813–16  .448 Rhode Island2–14 .1255–25  .167 West Dayton11–5 .68822–9  .710 Xavier9–7 .56321–12  .636 George Washington9–7 .56315–15  .500 Virginia Tech8–8 .50016–15  .516 La Salle5–11 .31311–17  .393 Duquesne4–12 .2509–20  .310 † 2000 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1999–2000 Big 12 men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 6 Iowa State †14–2 .87532–5  .865 No. 15 Texas13–3 .81324–9  .727 No. 12 Oklahoma12–4 .75027–7  .794 No. 14 Oklahoma State12–4 .75027–7  .794 Kansas11–5 .68824–10  .706 Missouri10–6 .62518–13  .581 Colorado7–9 .43818–14  .563 Nebraska4–12 .25011–19  .367 Baylor4–12 .25014–15  .483 Texas A&M4–12 .2508–20  .286 Texas Tech3–13 .18812–16  .429 Kansas State2–14 .1259–19  .321 † 2000 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 1999–2000 Big East men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 16 Syracuse13–3 .81326–6  .813 No. 23 Miami (FL)13–3 .81323–11  .676 No. 9 St. John's†12–4 .75025–8  .758 No. 20 Connecticut10–6 .62525–10  .714 Seton Hall10–6 .62522–10  .688 Villanova8–8 .50020–13  .606 Notre Dame8–8 .50022–15  .595 West Virginia6–10 .37514–14  .500 Georgetown6–10 .37519–15  .559 Rutgers6–10 .37515–16  .484 Pittsburgh5–11 .31313–15  .464 Providence4–12 .25011–19  .367 Boston College3–13 .18811–19  .367 † 2000 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 2000 Rankings from AP poll | 1999–2000 Big Sky men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Montana12–4 .75017–11  .607 Eastern Washington12–4 .75015–12  .556 Northern Arizona †11–5 .68820–11  .645 Cal State Northridge10–6 .62520–10  .667 Weber State10–6 .62518–10  .643 Portland State7–9 .43815–14  .517 Montana State4–12 .25012–17  .414 Sacramento State3–13 .1889–18  .333 Idaho State3–13 .1888–19  .296 † 2000 Big Sky tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1999–2000 Big South Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Radford12–2 .85718–10  .643 Winthrop †11–3 .78621–9  .700 Coastal Carolina7–7 .50010–18  .357 UNC Asheville7–7 .50011–18  .379 Elon*7–7 .50013–15  .464 High Point*5–9 .35711–17  .393 Liberty4–10 .28614–14  .500 Charleston Southern3–11 .2148–21  .276 † 2000 Big South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament | 1999–2000 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 2 Michigan State†13–3 .81332–7  .821 No. 25 Purdue12–4 .75024–10  .706 No. 21 Illinois11–5 .68822–10  .688 No. 22 Indiana10–6 .62520–9  .690 Wisconsin8–8 .50022–14  .611 Iowa6–10 .37514–16  .467 Michigan6–10 .37515–14  .517 Penn State5–11 .31319–16  .543 Minnesota4–12 .25012–16  .429 Northwestern0–16 .0005–25  .167 No. 8 Ohio State*11–3 .7865–1  .833 † 2000 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll *Ohio State: 14 reg. season games; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program Disputed record: Ohio State (23–7) (13–3) | 1999–2000 Big West men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East Division Utah State†16–0 1.00028–6  .824 New Mexico State11–5 .68822–10  .688 Nevada6–10 .3759–20  .310 Idaho6–10 .37512–17  .414 Boise State6–10 .37512–15  .444 North Texas5–11 .3137–20  .259 West Division Long Beach State15–1 .93824–6  .800 UC Santa Barbara10–6 .62514–14  .500 UC Irvine7–9 .43814–14  .500 Pacific6–10 .37511–18  .379 Cal Poly5–11 .31310–18  .357 Cal State Fullerton3–13 .1888–19  .296 † 2000 Big West tournament winner As of April 10, 2000 Rankings from AP poll |
| 1999–2000 CAA men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT George Mason12–4 .75019–11  .633 James Madison12–4 .75020–9  .690 Richmond11–5 .68818–12  .600 UNC Wilmington †8–8 .50018–13  .581 VCU7–9 .43814–14  .500 Old Dominion6–10 .37511–19  .367 William & Mary6–10 .37511–17  .393 American5–11 .31311–18  .379 East Carolina5–11 .31310–18  .357 † 2000 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1999–2000 Conference USA men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT American No. 7 Cincinnati16–0 1.00029–4  .879 Louisville10–6 .62519–12  .613 DePaul9–7 .56321–12  .636 Marquette8–8 .50015–14  .517 Saint Louis †7–9 .43819–14  .576 Charlotte7–9 .43817–16  .515 National Tulane8–8 .50020–11  .645 South Florida8–8 .50017–14  .548 Southern Miss7–9 .43817–12  .586 UAB7–9 .43814–14  .500 Memphis7–9 .43815–16  .484 Houston2–14 .1259–22  .290 † 2000 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1999–2000 Ivy League men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Penn14–0 1.00021–8  .724 Princeton11–3 .78619–11  .633 Columbia7–7 .50013–14  .481 Harvard7–7 .50012–15  .444 Dartmouth5–9 .3579–18  .333 Yale5–9 .3577–20  .259 Brown4–10 .2868–19  .296 Cornell3–11 .21410–17  .370 Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1999–2000 MAAC men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Siena15–3 .83324–9  .727 Iona †13–5 .72220–11  .645 Fairfield11–7 .61114–15  .483 Marist10–8 .55614–14  .500 Niagara10–8 .55617–12  .586 Manhattan9–9 .50012–15  .444 Rider8–10 .44416–14  .533 Canisius8–10 .44410–20  .333 Loyola (MD)4–14 .2227–21  .250 Saint Peter's2–16 .1115–23  .179 † 2000 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1999–2000 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East Bowling Green14–4 .77822–8  .733 Kent State13–5 .72223–8  .742 Akron11–7 .61117–11  .607 Marshall11–7 .61121–9  .700 Ohio11–7 .61120–13  .606 Miami8–10 .44415–15  .500 Buffalo3–15 .1675–23  .179 West Ball State†11–7 .61122–9  .710 Toledo11–7 .61118–13  .581 Eastern Michigan9–9 .50015–13  .536 Northern Illinois7–11 .38913–15  .464 Western Michigan6–12 .33310–18  .357 Central Michigan2–16 .1116–23  .207 † 2000 MAC tournament winner As of Rankings from AP Poll | 1999–2000 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Oakland11–5 .68813–17  .433 Valparaiso †10–6 .62519–13  .594 Southern Utah10–6 .62516–13  .552 Missouri–Kansas City10–6 .62516–13  .552 Youngstown State9–7 .56312–16  .429 Oral Roberts8–8 .50013–17  .433 Chicago State7–9 .43810–18  .357 IUPUI4–12 .2507–21  .250 Western Illinois3–13 .1888–22  .267 † 2000 Mid-Con Tournament winner |
| 1999–2000 MEAC men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT South Carolina State †14–5 .73720–14  .588 Hampton13–5 .72217–12  .586 Coppin State13–5 .72215–15  .500 Bethune–Cookman12–6 .66714–15  .483 Norfolk State11–7 .61112–16  .429 North Carolina A&T11–8 .57914–15  .483 Maryland Eastern Shore8–10 .44412–17  .414 Florida A&M7–11 .3899–22  .290 Delaware State5–13 .2786–22  .214 Morgan State5–13 .2785–24  .172 Howard1–17 .0561–27  .036 † 2000 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1999–2000 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Butler †12–2 .85723–8  .742 Cleveland State9–5 .64316–14  .533 Detroit8–6 .57120–12  .625 Green Bay6–8 .42914–16  .467 Milwaukee6–8 .42915–14  .517 Wright State6–8 .42911–17  .393 UIC5–9 .35711–20  .355 Loyola Chicago4–10 .28614–14  .500 † 2000 MCC tournament winner | 1999–2000 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Indiana State14–4 .77822–10  .688 Southwest Missouri State13–5 .72223–11  .676 Southern Illinois12–6 .66720–13  .606 Creighton †11–7 .61123–10  .697 Bradley10–8 .55614–16  .467 Evansville9–9 .50018–12  .600 Northern Iowa7–11 .38914–15  .483 Illinois State5–13 .27810–20  .333 Wichita State5–13 .27812–17  .414 Drake4–14 .22211–18  .379 † 2000 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1999–2000 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT UNLV †10–4 .71423–8  .742 Utah10–4 .71423–9  .719 New Mexico9–5 .64318–14  .563 Colorado State8–6 .57118–12  .600 Wyoming8–6 .57119–12  .613 BYU7–7 .50022–11  .667 Air Force4–10 .2868–20  .286 San Diego State0–14 .0005–23  .179 † 2000 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1999–2000 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Central Connecticut †15–3 .83325–6  .806 Fairleigh Dickinson13–5 .72217–11  .607 Robert Morris13–5 .72218–12  .600 St. Francis Brooklyn12–6 .66718–12  .600 Quinnipiac12–6 .66718–10  .643 Monmouth9–9 .50012–16  .429 Saint Francis (PA)7–11 .38910–18  .357 Mount St. Mary's7–11 .3899–20  .310 UMBC7–11 .38911–18  .379 Wagner6–12 .33311–16  .407 Long Island5–13 .2788–19  .296 Sacred Heart2–16 .1113–25  .107 † 2000 NEC tournament winner | 1999–2000 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Murray State14–4 .77823–9  .719 Southeast Missouri State †14–4 .77824–7  .774 Tennessee Tech11–7 .61116–12  .571 Eastern Illinois11–7 .61117–12  .586 Austin Peay11–7 .61118–10  .643 Middle Tennessee10–8 .55615–13  .536 UT Martin7–11 .38910–19  .345 Tennessee State6–12 .3337–22  .241 Morehead State4–14 .2229–18  .333 Eastern Kentucky2–16 .1116–21  .222 † 2000 Ohio Valley Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1999–2000 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings Conf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 8 Arizona15–3 .83327–7  .794 No. 5 Stanford15–3 .83327–4  .871 Oregon13–5 .72222–8  .733 No. 23 UCLA10–8 .55621–12  .636 Arizona State10–8 .55618–12  .600 USC9–9 .50016–14  .533 California7–11 .38916–14  .533 Oregon State5–13 .27813–16  .448 Washington5–13 .27810–20  .333 Washington State1–17 .0566–22  .214 As of July 26, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll | 1999–2000 Patriot League men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Navy11–1 .91723–6  .793 Lafayette †11–1 .91724–7  .774 Bucknell8–4 .66717–11  .607 Colgate4–8 .33313–16  .448 Holy Cross3–9 .25010–18  .357 Lehigh3–9 .2508–21  .276 Army2–10 .1675–23  .179 † 2000 Patriot League tournament winner | 1999–2000 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East No. 13 Florida12–4 .75029–8  .784 No. 11 Tennessee12–4 .75026–7  .788 No. 19 Kentucky12–4 .75023–10  .697 Vanderbilt8–8 .50019–11  .633 South Carolina5–11 .31315–17  .469 Georgia3–13 .18810–20  .333 West No. 10 LSU12–4 .75028–6  .824 No. 24 Auburn9–7 .56324–10  .706 Arkansas †7–9 .43819–15  .559 Alabama6–10 .37513–16  .448 Ole Miss5–11 .31319–14  .576 Mississippi State5–11 .31314–16  .467 † 2000 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1999–2000 Southern Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT North Appalachian State†13–3 .81323–9  .719 Davidson10–6 .62515–13  .536 UNC Greensboro9–7 .56315–13  .536 East Tennessee State8–8 .50014–15  .483 Western Carolina7–9 .43814–14  .500 VMI1–15 .0636–23  .207 South College of Charleston13–3 .81324–6  .800 Georgia Southern10–6 .62516–12  .571 Wofford8–8 .50014–16  .467 Chattanooga6–10 .37510–19  .345 The Citadel5–10 .3339–20  .310 Furman5–10 .33314–18  .438 † SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 2000 Rankings from AP poll | 1999–2000 Southland Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Sam Houston State15–3 .83322–7  .759 Louisiana–Monroe13–5 .72219–9  .679 UTSA12–6 .66715–13  .536 Northwestern State11–7 .61117–13  .567 Texas–Arlington11–7 .61115–12  .556 Lamar †8–10 .44415–16  .484 Southwest Texas State8–10 .44412–17  .414 Nicholls State8–10 .44411–17  .393 Southeastern Louisiana5–13 .27810–17  .370 McNeese State5–13 .2786–21  .222 Stephen F. Austin3–15 .1676–21  .222 † 2000 Southland Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1999–2000 SWAC men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Alcorn State15–3 .83319–10  .655 Alabama A&M14–4 .77818–10  .643 Southern14–4 .77818–11  .621 Texas Southern10–8 .55615–14  .517 Jackson State †10–8 .55617–16  .515 Alabama State10–8 .55613–15  .464 Mississippi Valley State7–11 .3896–21  .222 Prairie View A&M5–13 .2787–20  .259 Arkansas–Pine Bluff5–13 .2786–21  .222 Grambling State0–18 .0001–30  .032 † 2000 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1999–2000 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT South Alabama13–3 .81320–10  .667 Louisiana–Lafayette †13–3 .81325–9  .735 Louisiana Tech12–4 .75021–8  .724 Florida International9–7 .56316–14  .533 Western Kentucky8–8 .50011–18  .379 Arkansas State7–9 .43810–18  .357 New Orleans6–10 .37511–18  .379 Denver3–13 .1886–22  .214 Arkansas-Little Rock1–15 .0634–24  .143 † 2000 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1999–2000 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Troy State13–5 .72217–11  .607 Georgia State13–5 .72217–12  .586 Samford †12–6 .66721–11  .656 Jacksonville State12–6 .66717–11  .607 UCF10–8 .55614–18  .438 Campbell10–8 .55612–16  .429 Stetson8–10 .44413–15  .464 Mercer7–11 .38912–21  .364 Jacksonville5–13 .2788–19  .296 Florida Atlantic0–18 .0002–28  .067 † 2000 TAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1999–2000 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Pepperdine12–2 .85725–9  .735 Gonzaga †11–3 .78626–9  .743 San Diego10–4 .71420–9  .690 Santa Clara9–5 .64319–12  .613 San Francisco7–7 .50019–9  .679 Portland4–10 .28610–18  .357 Saint Mary's3–11 .2148–20  .286 Loyola Marymount0–14 .0002–26  .071 † 2000 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 1999–2000 WAC men's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 18 Tulsa12–2 .85732–5  .865 Fresno State †11–3 .78624–10  .706 SMU9–5 .64321–9  .700 TCU8–6 .57118–14  .563 San Jose State6–8 .42915–15  .500 Hawaii5–9 .35717–12  .586 UTEP4–10 .28613–15  .464 Rice1–13 .0715–22  .185 † 2000 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |

### Division I independents

Five schools played as Division I independents.
1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings :
* 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
* vteConf.Overall
* TeamW L PCTW L PCT
* Texas–Pan American-–- –12–16
* .429
* Albany-–- –11–17
* .393
* Centenary-–- –10–18
* .357
* Belmont-–- –7–21
* .250
* Stony Brook-–- –6–23
* .207
* Rankings from AP Poll

### Informal championships

| Conference | Regular season winner | Most Valuable Player |
| Philadelphia Big 5 | Temple & Villanova | Pepe Sánchez, Temple |
After eight seasons in which each of Philadelphia Big 5 member played only two games against other Big 5 schools each year, the Big 5 returned to a full round-robin schedule in which each team met each other team once, a format it had used from its first season of competition in 1955–56 through the 1990–91 season. Temple and Villanova both finished with 3–1 records in head-to-head competition among the Big 5.

### Statistical leaders

Source for additional stats categories
| Points per game | Points per game | Points per game | Rebounds per game | Rebounds per game | Rebounds per game | Assists per game | Assists per game | Assists per game | Steals per game | Steals per game | Steals per game |
| Player | School | PPG | Player | School | RPG | Player | School | APG | Player | School | SPG |
| Courtney Alexander | Fresno St. | 24.8 | Darren Phillip | Fairfield | 14.0 | Mark Dickel | UNLV | 9.0 | Carl Williams | Liberty | 3.8 |
| SirValiant Brown | George Washington | 24.6 | Josh Sankes | Holy Cross | 11.9 | Doug Gottlieb | Oklahoma St. | 8.6 | Rick Mickens | C. Conn. St. | 3.6 |
| Ronnie McCollum | Centenary | 23.8 | Larry Abney | Fresno St. | 11.8 | Chico Fletcher | Arkansas St. | 8.3 | Pepe Sanchez | Temple | 3.4 |
| Eddie House | Arizona St. | 23.0 | Shaun Stonerook | Ohio | 11.7 | Brandon Granville | USC | 8.3 | Fred House | Southern Utah | 3.4 |
| Harold Arceneaux | Weber St. | 23.0 | Jarrett Stephens | Penn St. | 10.5 | Ed Cota | North Carolina | 8.1 | Eric Coley | Tulsa | 3.3 |
| Blocked shots per game | Blocked shots per game | Blocked shots per game | Field-goal percentage | Field-goal percentage | Field-goal percentage | Three-Point FG percentage | Three-Point FG percentage | Three-Point FG percentage | Free-throw percentage | Free-throw percentage | Free-throw percentage |
| Player | School | BPG | Player | School | FG% | Player | School | 3FG% | Player | School | FT% |
| Ken Johnson | Ohio St. | 5.4 | Brendan Haywood | North Carolina | 69.7 | Jonathan Whitworth | Middle Tenn. St. | 50.5 | Clay McKnight | Pacific | 94.9 |
| Wojciech Myrda | LA-Monroe | 5.1 | John Whorton | Kent St. | 63.6 | Jason Thornton | Central Florida | 49.5 | Troy Bell | Boston College | 89.4 |
| Loren Woods | Arizona | 3.9 | Joel Przybilla | Minnesota | 61.3 | Aki Palmer | Colorado St. | 49.0 | Lee Nosse | Middle Tenn. St. | 89.2 |
| Joel Przybilla | Minnesota | 3.9 | Stromile Swift | LSU | 60.8 | Pete Conway | Montana St. | 48.9 | Khalid El-Amin | UConn | 89.2 |
| Sitapha Savane | Navy | 3.8 | Patrick Chambers | AR-Pine Bluff | 60.6 | Stephen Brown | Idaho St. | 48.9 | Brad Buddenborg | Oakland | 89.2 |

## Post-season tournaments
### NCAA tournament
#### Final Four – RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

| National semifinals | National semifinals | National semifinals | National championship game | National championship game | National championship game |
| E5 | Florida | 71 | | | |
| S8 | North Carolina | 59 | | | |
| S8 | North Carolina | 59 | E5 | Florida | 76 |
| | | | M1 | Michigan State | 89 |
| M1 | Michigan State | 53 | M1 | Michigan State | 89 |
| W8 | Wisconsin | 41 | | | |

### National Invitation tournament
#### Semifinals & finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Penn State | 52 | | |
| Notre Dame | 73 | | |
| Notre Dame | 73 | Notre Dame | 61 |
| | | Wake Forest | 71 |
| N.C. State | 59 | Wake Forest | 71 |
| Wake Forest | 62 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Penn State | 74 |
| | | N.C. State | 72 |

## Award winners
### Consensus All-American teams

Consensus First Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Chris Carrawell | F | Senior | Duke |
| Marcus Fizer | F | Junior | Iowa State |
| A.J. Guyton | G | Senior | Indiana |
| Kenyon Martin | C/F | Senior | Cincinnati |
| Chris Mihm | C | Junior | Texas |
| Troy Murphy | F | Sophomore | Notre Dame |
Consensus Second Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Courtney Alexander | G/F | Senior | Fresno State |
| Shane Battier | F | Junior | Duke |
| Mateen Cleaves | G | Senior | Michigan State |
| Scoonie Penn | G | Senior | Ohio State |
| Morris Peterson | F | Senior | Michigan State |
| Stromile Swift | F/C | Sophomore | Louisiana State |

### Major player of the year awards

* Wooden Award: Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
* Naismith Award: Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
* Associated Press Player of the Year: Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
* NABC Player of the Year: Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
* Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
* Adolph Rupp Trophy: Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
* Sporting News Player of the Year: Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati

### Major freshman of the year awards

* USBWA Freshman of the Year: Jason Gardner, Arizona
* Sporting News Freshman of the Year: Jason Williams, Duke

### Major coach of the year awards

* Associated Press Coach of the Year: Larry Eustachy, Iowa State
* Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Larry Eustachy, Iowa State
* NABC Coach of the Year: Gene Keady, Purdue
* Naismith College Coach of the Year: Mike Montgomery, Stanford
* CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke
* Sporting News Coach of the Year: Bob Huggins, Cincinnati & Bill Self, Tulsa

### Other major awards

* Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man): Marcus Fizer, Iowa State
* NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Shane Battier, Duke & Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
* Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Scoonie Penn, Ohio State
* Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Pepe Sanchez, Temple
* NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Craig "Speedy" Claxton, Hofstra
* Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award (Strong personal character): Eduardo Nájera, Oklahoma

## Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.
| Team | Former Coach | Interim Coach | New Coach | Reason |
| Air Force | Reggie Minton | | Joe Scott | Air Force hired Pete Carril disciple Scott to install the Princeton offense. |
| Albany | Scott Hicks | | Scott Beeton | |
| American | Art Perry | | Jeff Jones | American tabbed former Virginia coach Jones. |
| Appalachian State | Buzz Peterson | | Houston Fancher | |
| Arkansas-Little Rock | Sidney Moncrief | | Porter Moser | Arkansas legend Moncrief left after only one season to become an assistant with the Dallas Mavericks. |
| Ball State | Ray McCallum | | Tim Buckley | McCallum left his alma mater for Houston. Wisconsin assistant Buckley was tapped to replace him. |
| Butler | Barry Collier | | Thad Matta | Collier left for Nebraska, turning the program over to top assistant Matta. |
| Cal State Fullerton | Bob Hawking | | Donny Daniels | |
| Charleston Southern | Tom Conrad | | Jim Platt | |
| Colorado State | Ritchie McKay | | Dale Layer | |
| Cornell | Scott Thompson | | Steve Donahue | |
| Delaware | Mike Brey | | David Henderson | Brey left to take the Notre Dame job and was replaced by former Duke player and assistant coach Henderson. |
| Delaware State | Tony Sheals | | Greg Jackson | |
| Eastern Kentucky | Scott Perry | | Travis Ford | EKU hired former Kentucky player Ford. |
| Eastern Michigan | Milton Barnes | | Jim Boone | |
| Eastern Washington | Steve Aggers | | Ray Giacoletti | |
| Florida International | Shakey Rodriguez | | Donnie Marsh | |
| Georgia Tech | Bobby Cremins | | Paul Hewitt | Cremins stepped down after 19 seasons and resurrecting the Yellow Jackets program. |
| Hartford | Paul Brazeau | | Larry Harrison | |
| Houston | Clyde Drexler | | Ray McCallum | Houston legend Drexler left after two disappointing seasons at the helm. |
| Howard | Kirk Saulny | Billy Coward | Frankie Allen | Saulny was fired midseason after an investigation found that he had broken NCAA and school rules. |
| Illinois | Lon Kruger | | Bill Self | Kruger left for the head coaching position with the Atlanta Hawks |
| Indiana | Bob Knight | Mike Davis | Mike Davis | Knight was fired on September 10, 2000, after an altercation with an IU student – a violation of the "zero tolerance" agreement he was under. Assistant Davis was hired as interim coach, then given the permanent job after the 2000–01 season. |
| Jacksonville State | Mark Turgeon | | Mark LaPlante | |
| Kansas State | Tom Asbury | | Jim Wooldridge | |
| Loyola (MD) | Dino Gaudio | | Scott Hicks | Gaudio resigned after three seasons and was replaced by Albany head man Hicks. |
| Loyola Marymount | Charles Bradley | | Steve Aggers | |
| Memphis | Johnny Jones | | John Calipari | Memphis made a big name hire by bringing in former UMass and New Jersey Nets coach Calipari. |
| Miami (FL) | Leonard Hamilton | | Perry Clark | Miami hired former Tulane boss Clark after Hamilton left to coach the Washington Wizards. |
| UMKC | Bob Sundvold | | Dean Demopoulos | |
| Nebraska | Danny Nee | | Barry Collier | Nebraska fired Nee and hired Butler's Collier. |
| North Carolina | Bill Guthridge | | Matt Doherty | Guthridge retired after three seasons. Doherty was hired after a lengthy search that followed Kansas' Roy Williams staying in Lawrence. |
| Northwestern | Kevin O'Neill | | Bill Carmody | Northwestern brought in Princeton coach Carmody to replace O'Neill, who left for an assistant coach position with the New York Knicks. |
| Notre Dame | Matt Doherty | | Mike Brey | Doherty left South Bend after only one year. |
| Oregon State | Eddie Payne | | Ritchie McKay | Payne was fired unexpectedly and replaced by Colorado State's McKay. |
| Princeton | Bill Carmody | | John Thompson III | Top aide Thompson III was hired to replace Carmody. |
| Robert Morris | Jim Boone | | Danny Nee | |
| Sacramento State | Tom Abatemarco | | Jerome Jenkins | |
| Siena | Paul Hewitt | | Louis Orr | Siena hires former Syracuse star Orr. |
| St. Peter's | Rodger Blind | | Bob Leckie | |
| Southwest Texas State | Mike Miller | | Dennis Nutt | |
| Stephen F. Austin | Derek Allister | | Danny Kaspar | |
| Tennessee State | Frankie Allen | | Nolan Richardson III | Tennessee State hired the son of National championship coach Nolan Richardson. |
| Tulane | Perry Clark | | Shawn Finney | Tulane tapped Kentucky assistant Finney after losing Clark to Miami. |
| Tulsa | Bill Self | | Buzz Peterson | Tulsa tapped Appalachian State's Peterson after losing Self to Illinois. |
| Western Carolina | Phil Hopkins | | Steve Shurina | |
| Western Michigan | Bob Donewald | | Robert McCullum | |
| Wichita State | Randy Smithson | | Mark Turgeon | |
| William & Mary | Charlie Woollum | | Rick Boyages | Woollum retired after 25 seasons as a head coach. The Tribe hired Ohio State assistant Boyages. |