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
Life University
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and
Georgetown College
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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.
See also
*2000 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
The 2000 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the NAIA Women's Basketball Championship, tournament held by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball ...
*2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in Single-elimination tournament, single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 20 ...
*2000 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
The 2000 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament was the 44th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball in the United States.
Officially culminating the 1999–200 ...
*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 Unit ...
*2000 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
The 2000 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college basketball among its Division II members in the United States and Canada for the 1999–2000 basket ...
References
{{NAIA men's basketball tournament
NAIA men's basketball championship
Tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament