# 2000 NCAA Division II football season

The 2000 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began on September 2, 2000, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 9, 2000 at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The Delta State Statesmen defeated the Bloomsburg Huskies, 63–34, to win their first Division II national title.
The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Dusty Bonner, quarterback from Valdosta State.

## Conferences and program changes

| School | 1999 Conference | 2000 Conference |
| Gardner–Webb | South Atlantic | D-II Independent |
| Harding | Lone Star | Gulf South |
| Ouachita Baptist | Lone Star | Gulf South |

## Conference standings

2000 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings :
| 2000 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Eastern No. 10 Virginia Union xy  5 –1  8 –3   Virginia State  4 –2  6 –3   Bowie State  2 –4  2 –8   Elizabeth City State  1 –6  1 –9   Western No. 8 Winston-Salem State xy$  5 –1  9 –2   North Carolina Central  3 –3  4 –6   Fayetteville State  2 –4  3 –7   Johnson C. Smith  2 –4  3 –7   Livingstone  1 –5  2 –8   Championship: Winston-Salem State 31, Virginia Union 28 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participantRankings from AFCA South Region poll | 2000 Columbia Football Association standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 5 Western Washington +  3 –1  7 –3   Central Washington +  3 –1  5 –5   Western Oregon  2 –2  6 –5   Humboldt State  1 –3  4 –7   Simon Fraser  1 –3  2 –8   + – Conference co-championsRankings from AFCA West Region poll | 2000 Eastern Football Conference standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Atlantic Division C. W. Post xy  7 –1  8 –2   Saint Anselm  5 –3  6 –4   Southern Connecticut  5 –3  5 –5   Merrimack  4 –5  4 –6   UMass Lowell  2 –7  2 –8   Central Division American International xy$  8 –1  9 –3   Pace  4 –4  4 –6   Bentley  4 –5  5 –6   Assumption  3 –5  5 –6   Bryant  3 –5  4 –6   Stonehill  2 –8  2 –8   Championship: American International 20, C. W. Post 10 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant |
| 2000 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 2 Northwood +^  9 –1  10 –2   No. 4 Saginaw Valley State +^  9 –1  9 –3   Grand Valley State  7 –3  7 –4   Northern Michigan  6 –4  6 –5   Ashland  5 –5  6 –5   Michigan Tech  5 –5  5 –5   Ferris State  5 –5  5 –6   Wayne State (MI)  4 –6  4 –6   Mercyhurst  4 –6  4 –7   Hillsdale  2 –8  3 –8   Indianapolis  2 –8  3 –8   Findlay  2 –8  2 –8   + – Conference co-champions^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from AFCA Northeast Region poll | 2000 Gulf South Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 5 Delta State +^  8 –1  14 –1   No. 3 Valdosta State +^  8 –1  10 –2   No. 2 West Georgia +^  8 –1  10 –2   Arkansas Tech  7 –2  7 –3   No. 9 Arkansas–Monticello  6 –3  8 –3   Southern Arkansas  4 –5  5 –5   Harding  4 –5  5 –6   North Alabama  3 –6  3 –7   Central Arkansas  2 –7  3 –8   West Alabama  2 –7  3 –8   Ouachita Baptist  2 –7  2 –8   Henderson State  0 –9  1 –10   + – Conference co-champions^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from AFCA South Region poll | 2000 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 1 NW Missouri State $^  9 –0  11 –1   No. 7 Missouri Western State  8 –1  8 –4   No. 4 Pittsburg State ^  7 –2  9 –3   No. 10 Central Missouri State  5 –4  7 –4   Emporia State  5 –4  6 –5   Truman  5 –4  6 –5   Washburn  3 –6  5 –6   Missouri Southern State  2 –7  2 –9   Southwest Baptist  1 –8  2 –9   Missouri–Rolla  0 –9  2 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from AFCA Midwest Region poll |
| 2000 North Central Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 2 Nebraska–Omaha $^  9 –0  11 –2   No. 3 North Dakota State ^  8 –1  12 –2   No. 5 North Dakota  6 –3  8 –3   No. 6 South Dakota  6 –3  8 –3   Augustana (SD)  5 –4  7 –4   South Dakota State  4 –5  6 –5   Northern Colorado  3 –6  4 –7   Minnesota State  3 –6  3 –8   St. Cloud State  1 –8  1 –9   Morningside  0 –9  1 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from AFCA Midwest Region poll | 1998 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 8 Winona State $  7 –1  9 –3   No. 9 Bemidji State  6 –2  9 –2   Concordia–St. Paul  5 –3  7 –3   Minnesota Duluth  5 –3  7 –4   Minnesota–Crookston  5 –3  6 –4   Northern State  5 –3  6 –5   Southwest State (MN)  3 –5  4 –7   Minnesota State–Moorhead  2 –6  3 –8   Wayne State (NE)  1 –7  2 –8   Minnesota Morris  0 –8  0 –11   $ – Conference championRankings from AFCA Midwest Region poll | 2000 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  East Division No. 3 Bloomsburg x^  6 –0  12 –3   No. 6 Millersville  5 –1  6 –4   No. 7 Kutztown  4 –2  7 –4   East Stroudsburg  3 –3  6 –5   West Chester  2 –4  2 –9   Mansfield  1 –5  1 –9   Cheyney  0 –6  2 –8   West Division No. 5 IUP x^  5 –1  8 –3   No. 1 Slippery Rock x  5 –1  8 –3   Clarion x  5 –1  7 –4   Edinboro  2 –4  5 –6   Shippensburg  2 –4  5 –6   California (PA)  1 –5  5 –6   Lock Haven  1 –5  3 –8   x – Division champion/co-champions^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from AFCA Northeast Region poll |
| 2000 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 3 Mesa State $^  8 –0  10 –3   No. 4 Chadron State ^  7 –1  8 –3   No. 6 Nebraska–Kearney  6 –2  7 –3   No. 9 Western State (CO)  5 –3  6 –5   Fort Hays State  3 –5  5 –5   Adams State  3 –5  3 –7   Fort Lewis  2 –6  3 –8   New Mexico Highlands  1 –7  3 –8   Colorado Mines  1 –7  2 –8   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from AFCA West Region poll | 2000 South Atlantic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 1 Catawba $^  7 –0  11 –1   No. 6 Presbyterian  6 –1  8 –2   No. 7 Carson–Newman  5 –2  8 –2   Tusculum  4 –3  7 –4   Mars Hill  3 –4  5 –5   Lenoir–Rhyne  2 –5  4 –7   Newberry  1 –6  4 –7   Wingate  0 –7  1 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from AFCA South Region poll | 2000 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 4 Tuskegee $  7 –0  12 –0   Morehouse  5 –2  8 –3   Fort Valley State  5 –2  7 –4   Albany State  3 –4  4 –6   Clark Atlanta  3 –4  4 –6   Miles  2 –5  4 –6   Lane  2 –5  3 –8   Kentucky State  1 –6  4 –7   $ – Conference championRankings from AFCA South Region poll |
| 2000 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 9 West Liberty State +  6 –1  8 –2   No. 8 Fairmont State +  6 –1  7 –3   Shepherd  5 –2  7 –2   West Virginia Tech  3 –4  5 –6   West Virginia State  3 –4  4 –7   Glenville State  2 –5  3 –8   West Virginia Wesleyan  2 –5  2 –8   Concord  1 –6  3 –8   + – Conference co-championsRankings from AFCA Northeast Region poll | 2000 NCAA Division II independents football records vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 1 (West) UC Davis ^   –  12 –1   No. 10 (Northeast) New Haven   –  5 –5   Saint Joseph's (IN)   –  2 –8   Quincy   –  1 –9   Western New Mexico   –  1 –9   ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from AFCA poll |

## Conference summaries

* Conference Champions
* Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State
* Columbia Football Association – Central Washington and Western Washington
* Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – American International
* Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saginaw Valley State and Northwood
* Gulf South Conference – Delta State, Valdosta State, and West Georgia
* Lone Star Conference – Northeastern State
* Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Northwest Missouri State
* North Central Conference – Nebraska–Omaha
* Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Winona State
* Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg (East), Clarion, Indiana (PA), and Slippery Rock (West)
* Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado Mesa
* South Atlantic Conference – Catawba
* Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Tuskegee
* West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Fairmont State and West Liberty

## Postseason

The 2000 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 27th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama for the 14th time.

### Playoff bracket

| First round Campus sites | First round Campus sites | Quarterfinals Campus sites | Quarterfinals Campus sites | Semifinals Campus sites | Semifinals Campus sites | | Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL | Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL |
| North Dakota State | 31 | | | | | | | |
| Northwest Missouri State | 17 | | | | | | | |
| Northwest Missouri State | 17 | North Dakota State | 43 | | | | | |
| | | Nebraska–Omaha | 21 | | | | | |
| Nebraska–Omaha | 14 | Nebraska–Omaha | 21 | | | | | |
| Pittsburg State | 13 | | | | | | | |
| Pittsburg State | 13 | | | North Dakota State | 16 | | | |
| | | | | Delta State | 34 | | | |
| Catawba | 28 | | | | | Delta State | 34 | | | |
| West Georgia | 24 | | | | | | | |
| West Georgia | 24 | Catawba | 14 | | | | | |
| | | Delta State | 20 | | | | | |
| Delta State | 49 | Delta State | 20 | | | | | |
| Valdosta State | 12 | | | | | | | |
| Valdosta State | 12 | | | | | | Delta State | 63 |
| | | | | | | | Bloomsburg | 34 |
| Northwood | 28 | | | | | | | | Bloomsburg | 34 |
| IUP | 0 | | | | | | | |
| IUP | 0 | Northwood | 14 | | | | | |
| | | Bloomsburg | 38 | | | | | |
| Bloomsburg | 46 | Bloomsburg | 38 | | | | | |
| Saginaw Valley State | 32 | | | | | | | |
| Saginaw Valley State | 32 | | | Bloomsburg | 58 | | | |
| | | | | UC Davis | 48 | | | |
| UC Davis | 48 | | | | | UC Davis | 48 | | | |
| Chadron State | 10 | | | | | | | |
| Chadron State | 10 | UC Davis | 62 | | | | | |
| | | Colorado Mesa | 18 | | | | | |
| Mesa State | 40 | Colorado Mesa | 18 | | | | | |
| Northeastern State | 21 | | | | | | | |