The 63rd NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at the

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. The 63rd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. The championship game featured

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and

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. Life would defeat Georgetown by a score of 63 to 59.

Awards and honors

*Leading scorer: ''Will Carlton'', Georgetown (Ky.); 5 games, 37 field goals, 21 free throws, 100 total points (20.0 average points per game) *Leading rebounder: ''Will Carlton'', Georgetown (Ky.); 5 games, 57 total rebounds (11.4 average rebounds per game) *Most consecutive tournament appearances: ''9th'', Georgetown (Ky.) *Most tournament appearances: ''Georgetown (Ky.)'', 19th of 28, appearances to the NAIA Tournament.NAIA Championship History

2000 NAIA bracket

* * denotes each overtime.

References

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Awards and honors

2000 NAIA bracket

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