2000 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

2000 (2000) NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Tulsa Convention Center; Tulsa, Oklahoma
Champions	Life (3rd title)
Runner-up	Georgetown (KY) (4th title game)
Semifinalists	Biola (2nd Final Four); Olivet Nazarene (1st Final Four);
Coach of the year	Roger Kaiser (Life)
Player of the year	Jimmie Hunter (Life)
Charles Stevenson; Hustle Award	Marcus White (Biola)
Chuck Taylor MVP	Jimmie Hunter (Life)
Attendance	19,565
Top scorer	Will Carlton (Georgetown (KY)); (100 points)
NAIA Division I ; men's tournaments
«1999	2001»

The 63rd NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at the Tulsa Convention Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 63rd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.^[1] The championship game featured Life University and Georgetown College. 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.^[2]

2000 NAIA bracket

First round			Second round			Elite Eight			NAIA national semifinals			NAIA national championship

1	Life	106

-	Southern–New Orleans	63
			1	Life	90

			16	Southern Tech	65
-	Point Loma Nazarene	65

16	Southern Poly	74
						1	Life	79
TOP TIER
						8	The Master’s	68
9	Houston Baptist	68

-	Barber–Scotia	50
			9	Houston Baptist	61

			8	The Master's	81
-	Campbellsville	76

8	The Master's	78
									1	Life	85

									-	Olivet Nazarene	69
5	Oklahoma City	70

-	Westmont	62
			5	Oklahoma City	67

			12	Spring Hill	77
-	Saint Vincent	47

12	Spring Hill	51
						12	Spring Hill	44
TOP TIER
						-	Olivet Nazarene	62
13	Columbia (MO)	59

-	Olivet Nazarene	62
			-	Olivet Nazarene	79

			-	Lewis-Clark State	61
-	Lewis–Clark State	79

4	Birmingham–Southern	61
												1	Life	61

												3	Georgetown	59
3	Georgetown (KY)	89

-	Northwestern Oklahoma State	63
			3	Georgetown	66

			14	Union	64*
-	College of West Virginia	67

14	Union (TN)	73
						3	Georgetown	80
BOTTOM TIER
						-	Faulkner	61
11	Lindsey Wilson	52

-	Mobile	51
			11	Lindsey Wilson	79*

			-	Faulkner	81
-	Faulkner	97

6	Azusa Pacific	73
									3	Georgetown	118

									10	Biola	108****
7	Lambuth	64

-	Brewton–Parker	59
			7	Lambuth	60

			10	Biola	71
-	St. Xavier	78

10	Biola	92
						10	Biola	82
BOTTOM TIER
						2	Lipscomb	71
15	Central State	88

-	McKendree	79
			15	Central State	41

			2	Lipscomb	77
-	St. Gregory's	66

2	Lipscomb	77