2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams
This is a list of qualifying teams in the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. A total of 64 teams entered the tournament. Twenty-nine of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bids of the Ivy League and Pacific-10, which did not conduct a postseason tournament, went to their regular season champion. The remaining 33 teams were granted at-large bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams were seeded within their assigned region from 1 to 16, which was disclosed, while the Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 64, which was not disclosed.
Qualifying teams
Automatic bids
Automatic bids to the tournament were granted for winning a conference championship tournament, except for the automatic bid of the Ivy League and Pac-10 given to the regular season champion. Seeds listed were seeds within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in bold face were given at-large berths.
Automatic bids |
|---|
Qualifying school |
Penn |
Arizona |
Qualifying school |
Duke |
Hofstra |
Temple |
Iowa State |
St. John's |
Northern Arizona |
Winthrop |
Michigan State |
Utah State |
UNC Wilmington |
Saint Louis |
Iona |
Ball State |
Butler |
South Carolina State |
Valparaiso |
Creighton |
UNLV |
Central Connecticut State |
Southeast Missouri State |
Lafayette |
Arkansas |
Appalachian State |
Lamar |
Louisiana–Lafayette |
Jackson State |
Samford |
Fresno State |
Gonzaga |
At-large bids
School |
Conference |
Appearance |
Last bid |
|---|---|---|---|
Auburn |
SEC |
7th |
1999 |
Cincinnati |
C-USA |
19th |
1999 |
Connecticut |
Big East |
22nd |
1999 |
Dayton |
Atlantic 10 |
11th |
1990 |
DePaul |
C-USA |
21st |
1992 |
Florida |
SEC |
7th |
1999 |
Illinois |
Big Ten |
20th |
1998 |
Indiana |
Big Ten |
29th |
1999 |
Indiana State |
Missouri Valley |
2nd |
1979 |
Kansas |
Big 12 |
29th |
1999 |
Kentucky |
SEC |
42nd |
1999 |
Louisville |
C-USA |
29th |
1999 |
LSU |
SEC |
16th |
1993 |
Maryland |
ACC |
17th |
1999 |
Miami (FL) |
Big East |
4th |
1999 |
Missouri |
Big 12 |
18th |
1999 |
North Carolina |
ACC |
34th |
1999 |
Ohio State |
Big Ten |
20th |
1999 |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
19th |
1999 |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
17th |
1999 |
Oregon |
Pac-10 |
6th |
1995 |
Pepperdine |
WCC |
12th |
1994 |
Purdue |
Big Ten |
19th |
1999 |
Seton Hall |
Big East |
7th |
1993 |
St. Bonaventure |
Atlantic 10 |
5th |
1978 |
Stanford |
Pac-10 |
9th |
1999 |
Syracuse |
Big East |
26th |
1999 |
Tennessee |
SEC |
12th |
1999 |
Texas |
Big 12 |
18th |
1999 |
Tulsa |
WAC |
12th |
1999 |
UCLA |
Pac-10 |
36th |
1999 |
Utah |
MWC |
22nd |
1999 |
Wisconsin |
Big Ten |
6th |
1999 |
Listed by region and seeding
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Bids by conference
Bids |
Conference |
Schools |
|---|---|---|
6 |
Big Ten |
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin |
Big 12 |
Iowa State, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas |
|
SEC |
Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Tennessee |
|
| 5 |
Big East |
Connecticut, Miami (FL), Seton Hall, St. John's, Syracuse |
4 |
C-USA |
Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville, Saint Louis |
Pac-10 |
Arizona, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA |
|
3 |
ACC |
Duke, Maryland, North Carolina |
Atlantic 10 |
Dayton, St. Bonaventure, Temple |
|
2 |
Missouri Valley |
Creighton, Indiana State |
Mountain West |
UNLV, Utah |
|
WAC |
Fresno State, Tulsa |
|
WCC |
Gonzaga, Pepperdine |
|
1 |
19 other conferences |
|
Bids by state
Bids |
State |
School(s) |
|---|---|---|
6 |
Indiana |
Ball State, Butler, Indiana, Indiana State, Purdue, Valparaiso |
5 |
New York |
Hofstra, Iona, St. Bonaventure, St. John's, Syracuse |
4 |
California |
Fresno State, Pepperdine, Stanford, UCLA |
North Carolina |
Appalachian State, Duke, North Carolina, UNC Wilmington |
|
3 |
Missouri |
Missouri, Saint Louis, Southeast Missouri State |
Ohio |
Cincinnati, Dayton, Ohio State |
|
Oklahoma |
Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Tulsa |
|
Pennsylvania |
Lafayette, Penn, Temple |
|
2 |
Alabama |
Auburn, Samford |
Arizona |
Arizona, Northern Arizona |
|
Connecticut |
Central Connecticut State, Connecticut |
|
Florida |
Florida, Miami (FL) |
|
Illinois |
DePaul, Illinois |
|
Kentucky |
Louisville, Kentucky |
|
Louisiana |
Louisiana–Lafayette, Louisiana State |
|
South Carolina |
South Carolina State, Winthrop |
|
Texas |
Lamar, Texas |
|
Utah |
Utah, Utah State |
|
1 |
Arkansas |
Arkansas |
Iowa |
Iowa State |
|
Kansas |
Kansas |
|
Maryland |
Maryland |
|
Michigan |
Michigan State |
|
Mississippi |
Jackson State |
|
Nebraska |
Creighton |
|
New Jersey |
Seton Hall |
|
Nevada |
UNLV |
|
Oregon |
Oregon |
|
Tennessee |
Tennessee |
|
Washington |
Gonzaga |
|
Wisconsin |
Wisconsin |