# 2000 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

The 2000 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 26th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.
The field contained forty-eight teams, and each program was allocated to one of four sectionals. All sectional games were played on campus sites, while the national semifinals, third-place final, and championship finals were contested at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.
Calvin defeated Wisconsin–Eau Claire, 79–74, in the championship, clinching a second national title.
The Knights (31–1) were coached by Kevin Vande Streek. Calvin's prior championship came in 1992.
Sherm Carstensen of Wisconsin-Eau Claire was named Most Outstanding Player after scoring 34 points in the semifinal and 36 in the championship game.

## Bracket
### Top left sectional

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Sectional semifinals | Sectional semifinals | | Sectional finals | Sectional finals |
| | | Williams | 74 | | | | | |
| | | Springfield | 75 | | | | | |
| Springfield | 80 | Springfield | 75 | | | | | |
| Eastern Connecticut | 75 | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Connecticut | 75 | | | Springfield | 69 | | | |
| | | | | Salem State | 70 | | | |
| Amherst | 79 | | | | | Salem State | 70 | |
| Western New England | 77 | | | | | | | |
| Western New England | 77 | Amherst | 75 | | | | | |
| | | Salem State | 81 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Salem State | 75 |
| | | | | | | | Penn State Behrend | 69 |
| | | RIT | 65 | | | | | |
| | | Penn State Behrend | 80 | | | | | |
| Penn State Behrend | 64 | Penn State Behrend | 80 | | | | | |
| Alvernia | 60 | | | | | | | |
| Alvernia | 60 | | | Penn State Behrend | 58 | | | |
| | | | | Cortland State | 52 | | | |
| Hamilton | 85 | | | | | Cortland State | 52 | |
| Endicott | 68 | | | | | | | |
| Endicott | 68 | Hamilton | 55 | | | | | |
| | | Cortland State | 60 | | | | | |

### Bottom left sectional

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Sectional semifinals | Sectional semifinals | | Sectional finals | Sectional finals |
| | | Buena Vista | 69 | | | | | |
| | | St. Thomas (MN) | 66 | | | | | |
| St. Thomas (MN) | 80 | St. Thomas (MN) | 66 | | | | | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 58 | | | | | | | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 58 | | | Buena Vista | 75 | | | |
| | | | | UW–Eau Claire | 82* | | | |
| UW–Eau Claire | 72 | | | | | UW–Eau Claire | 82* | |
| Concordia (WI) | 54 | | | | | | | |
| Concordia (WI) | 54 | UW–Eau Claire | 74 | | | | | |
| | | Carthage | 62 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | UW–Eau Claire | 60 |
| | | | | | | | UW–Stevens Point | 58 |
| | | UW–Stevens Point | 72 | | | | | |
| | | Lewis & Clark | 68 | | | | | |
| Lewis & Clark | 77 | Lewis & Clark | 68 | | | | | |
| Pacific (OR) | 75 | | | | | | | |
| Pacific (OR) | 75 | | | UW–Stevens Point | 63 | | | |
| | | | | Chicago | 49 | | | |
| Ripon | 58 | | | | | Chicago | 49 | |
| St. John's (MN) | 55 | | | | | | | |
| St. John's (MN) | 55 | Ripon | 68 | | | | | |
| | | Chicago | 75 | | | | | |

### Top right sectional

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Sectional semifinals | Sectional semifinals | | Sectional finals | Sectional finals |
| | | McMurry | 111 | | | | | |
| | | Pomona–Pitzer | 76 | | | | | |
| Trinity (TX) | 62 | Pomona–Pitzer | 76 | | | | | |
| Pomona–Pitzer | 65 | | | | | | | |
| Pomona–Pitzer | 65 | | | McMurry | 112 | | | |
| | | | | Maryville (TN) | 95 | | | |
| Maryville (TN) | 69 | | | | | Maryville (TN) | 95 | |
| SCAD | 54 | | | | | | | |
| SCAD | 54 | Maryville (TN) | 76 | | | | | |
| | | Hampden–Sydney | 75 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | McMurry | 79 |
| | | | | | | | Calvin | 115 |
| | | Wooster | 82 | | | | | |
| | | Ohio Northern | 71 | | | | | |
| Ohio Northern | 74 | Ohio Northern | 71 | | | | | |
| Benedictine (IL) | 66 | | | | | | | |
| Benedictine (IL) | 66 | | | Wooster | 53 | | | |
| | | | | Calvin | 82 | | | |
| Franklin | 81 | | | | | Calvin | 82 | |
| Webster | 50 | | | | | | | |
| Webster | 50 | Franklin | 90 | | | | | |
| | | Calvin | 92* | | | | | |

### Bottom right sectional

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Sectional semifinals | Sectional semifinals | | Sectional finals | Sectional finals |
| | | William Paterson | 60 | | | | | |
| | | Scranton | 58 | | | | | |
| Scranton | 78 | Scranton | 58 | | | | | |
| Mount St. Mary (NY) | 66 | | | | | | | |
| Mount St. Mary (NY) | 66 | | | William Paterson | 52 | | | |
| | | | | Catholic | 57 | | | |
| Christopher Newport | 68 | | | | | Catholic | 57 | |
| Mississippi College | 61 | | | | | | | |
| Mississippi College | 61 | Christopher Newport | 64 | | | | | |
| | | Catholic | 65 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Catholic | 74 |
| | | | | | | | Franklin & Marshall | 85 |
| | | Rowan | 80 | | | | | |
| | | Roanoke | 74 | | | | | |
| Roanoke | 83* | Roanoke | 74 | | | | | |
| Marymount | 72 | | | | | | | |
| Marymount | 72 | | | Rowan | 72 | | | |
| | | | | Franklin & Marshall | 76 | | | |
| Franklin & Marshall | 69 | | | | | Franklin & Marshall | 76 | |
| Baruch | 46 | | | | | | | |
| Baruch | 46 | Franklin & Marshall | 65 | | | | | |
| | | Widener | 62 | | | | | |

### National finals

* Site: Salem Civic Center, Salem, Virginia
| National semifinals | National semifinals | National championship | National championship |
| Salem State | 42 | | |
| UW–Eau Claire | 70 | | |
| UW–Eau Claire | 70 | UW–Eau Claire | 74 |
| | | Calvin | 79 |
| Calvin | 79 | Calvin | 79 |
| Franklin & Marshall | 77 | National third-place | National third-place |
| | | Salem State | 79 |
| | | Franklin & Marshall | 75 |