# National Invitation Tournament 2000

El National Invitation Tournament 2000 fue la sexagésimo tercera edición del National Invitation Tournament. La disputaron 32 equipos, celebrándose la fase final de la competición en el Madison Square Garden de Nueva York. El ganador fue la Universidad Wake Forest, que lograba su primer título en esta competición.

## Equipos

Participantes :
| Universidad | Conferencia | Universidad | Conferencia |
| Arizona State | Pac-10 | Bowling Green | MAC |
| BYU | MWC | California | Pac-10 |
| Charlotte | C-USA | Colorado | Big 12 |
| Delaware | A-East | Georgetown | Big East |
| Kent State | MAC | Long Beach State | Big West |
| Marquette | C-USA | Massachusetts | A-10 |
| Michigan | Big Ten | Mississippi | SEC |
| NC State | ACC | New Mexico | MWC |
| New Mexico State | Sun Belt | Notre Dame | Big East |
| Penn State | Big Ten | Princeton | Ivy |
| Rutgers | Big East | Siena | MAAC |
| South Florida | C-USA | Southern Illinois | MVC |
| SMU | WAC | Southwest Missouri St. | MVC |
| Tulane | C-USA | Vanderbilt | SEC |
| Villanova | Big East | Virginia | ACC |
| Wake Forest | ACC | Xavier | A-10 |

## Fase final

Cuadro final de resultados.
| Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final |
| Siena | Siena | 66 | | | |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts | 65 | | | |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts | 65 | Siena | Siena | 103 |
| | | | Penn State | Penn State | 105 |
| Penn State | Penn State | 55 | Penn State | Penn State | 105 |
| Princeton | Princeton | 41 | | | |
| Princeton | Princeton | 41 | | | | Penn State | Penn State | 81 |
| | | | | | | Kent State | Kent State | 74 |
| Kent State | Kent State | 73 | | | | | | | Kent State | Kent State | 74 |
| Rutgers | Rutgers | 62 | | | |
| Rutgers | Rutgers | 62 | Kent State | Kent State | 81 |
| | | | Villanova | Villanova | 67 |
| Villanova | Villanova | 72 | Villanova | Villanova | 67 |
| Delaware | Delaware | 63 | | | |
| Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final |
| Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 75 | | | |
| Michigan | Michigan | 65 | | | |
| Michigan | Michigan | 65 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 76 |
| | | | Xavier | Xavier | 64 |
| Xavier | Xavier | 67 | Xavier | Xavier | 64 |
| Marquette | Marquette | 63 | | | |
| Marquette | Marquette | 63 | | | | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 64 |
| | | | | | | BYU | BYU | 52 |
| BYU | BYU | 81 | | | | | | | BYU | BYU | 52 |
| Bowling Green | Bowling Green | 54 | | | |
| Bowling Green | Bowling Green | 54 | BYU | BYU | 82 |
| | | | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 57 |
| Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 94 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 57 |
| Colorado | Colorado | 92 | | | |
| Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final |
| NC State | NC State | 64 | | | |
| Tulane | Tulane | 60 | | | |
| Tulane | Tulane | 60 | NC State | NC State | 60 |
| | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 57 |
| Arizona State | Arizona State | 83 | Arizona State | Arizona State | 57 |
| New Mexico State | New Mexico State | 77 | | | |
| New Mexico State | New Mexico State | 77 | | | | NC State | NC State | 77 |
| | | | | | | Mississippi | Mississippi | 54 |
| SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 77 | | | | | | | Mississippi | Mississippi | 54 |
| SMU | SMU | 64 | | | |
| SMU | SMU | 64 | SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 48 |
| | | | Mississippi | Mississippi | 70 |
| Mississippi | Mississippi | 62 | Mississippi | Mississippi | 70 |
| Charlotte | Charlotte | 45 | | | |
| Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final |
| Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 83 | | | |
| Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 68 | | | |
| Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 68 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 72 |
| | | | New Mexico | New Mexico | 65 |
| New Mexico | New Mexico | 64 | New Mexico | New Mexico | 65 |
| South Florida | South Florida | 58 | | | |
| South Florida | South Florida | 58 | | | | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 76 |
| | | | | | | California | California | 59 |
| Georgetown | Georgetown | 115$^{3OT}$ | | | | | | | California | California | 59 |
| Virginia | Virginia | 111 | | | |
| Virginia | Virginia | 111 | Georgetown | Georgetown | 49 |
| | | | California | California | 60 |
| California | California | 70 | California | California | 60 |
| Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 66 | | | |

### Semifinales y Final

| Semifinales | Semifinales | Semifinales | Final | Final | Final |
| Penn State | Penn State | 52 |
| Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 73 |
| Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 73 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 61 |
| | | | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 71 |
| NC State | NC State | 59 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 71 |
| Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 62 |
| Tercer y cuarto puesto | Tercer y cuarto puesto | Tercer y cuarto puesto |
| Penn State | Penn State | 74 |
| NC State | NC State | 72 |
* Campeón del NIT 2000
* Wake Forest Demon Deacons 1.er título