# 2000 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

The 2000 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college basketball among its Division II members in the United States and Canada for the 1999–2000 basketball season.
Embry–Riddle (FL) defeated unseeded hosts College of the Ozarks in the championship game, 75–63, to claim the Eagles' first NAIA national title.
The tournament was played at Keeter Gymnasium on the campus of the College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Missouri.

## Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, and the top sixteen teams were seeded.
The tournament continued to utilize a single-elimination format.

## Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | National championship | National championship | National championship |
| 1 | MidAmerica Nazarene | 93 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Luther | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Luther | 82 | 1 | MidAmerica Nazarene | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Grand View | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Berea | 71 | 16 | Grand View | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Grand View | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Grand View | 84 | | | | 16 | Grand View | 52 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Embry–Riddle (FL) | 75 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Concordia Oregon | 85 | | | | | | | 8 | Embry–Riddle (FL) | 75 | | | | | | | |
| | Bethany (KS) | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bethany (KS) | 67 | 9 | Concordia Oregon | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Embry–Riddle (FL) | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dominican (NY) | 58 | 8 | Embry–Riddle (FL) | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Embry–Riddle (FL) | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Embry–Riddle (FL) | 74 | | | | | | | | 8 | Embry–Riddle (FL) | 92 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Siena Heights | 80 | | | | |
| 5 | Siena Heights | 99 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Siena Heights | 80 | | | |
| | Montreat | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Montreat | 80 | 5 | Siena Heights | 118 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Mount Vernon Nazarene | 93 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Menlo | 64 | 12 | Mount Vernon Nazarene | 93 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Mount Vernon Nazarene | 91 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Mount Vernon Nazarene | 91 | | | | 5 | Siena Heights | 97 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Saint Francis (IN) | 88 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Newman | 82 | | | | | | | 4 | Saint Francis (IN) | 88 | | | | | | | |
| | Daemen | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daemen | 76 | 13 | Newman | 94 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Saint Francis (IN) | 106 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Midland Lutheran | 75 | 4 | Saint Francis (IN) | 106 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Saint Francis (IN) | 89 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Saint Francis (IN) | 89 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Embry–Riddle (FL) | 75 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | College of the Ozarks | 63 |
| 3 | Huron | 94 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | College of the Ozarks | 63 |
| | Husson | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Husson | 78 | 3 | Huron | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | College of the Ozarks | 93 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | College of the Ozarks | 88 | | College of the Ozarks | 93 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Northwestern (IA) | 79 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Northwestern (IA) | 79 | | | | | College of the Ozarks | 84 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Oregon Tech | 54 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Oregon Tech | 78 | | | | | | | 11 | Oregon Tech | 54 | | | | | | | |
| | Bryan (TN) | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bryan (TN) | 50 | 11 | Oregon Tech | 96 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Briar Cliff | 85 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Green Mountain | 74 | 6 | Briar Cliff | 85 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Briar Cliff | 106 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Briar Cliff | 106 | | | | | | | | | College of the Ozarks | 83 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Huntington (IN) | 81 | | | | |
| 7 | Saint Ambrose | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Huntington (IN) | 81 | | | |
| | Cal State Hayward | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cal State Hayward | 75 | | Cal State Hayward | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Dickinson State | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | St. Thomas Aquinas | 55 | 10 | Dickinson State | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Dickinson State | 56 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Dickinson State | 56 | | | | 10 | Dickinson State | 47 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Huntington (IN) | 60 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Robert Morris | 74 | | | | | | | 2 | Huntington (IN) | 60 | | | | | | | |
| | Lindenwood | 89 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lindenwood | 89 | | Lindenwood | 49 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Huntington (IN) | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nyack | 64 | 2 | Huntington (IN) | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Huntington (IN) | 99 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |