2000 NIT Men's Basketball Tournamnet

2000 NIT Basketball Tournament

The 2000 NIT Tournament remained at a 32 team field. The preliminary rounds consisting of four regions with eight teams each playing at a teams home site. The four finalists from the regions met at Madison Square Gardeens to determine a champion. The Dave Odom coached Wake Forest Demon Deacons defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the championship game. Robert O'Kelley of Wake Forest was named the tournament MVP.

2000 NIT Tournament at Madison Square Gardens

Semifinals			National Championship Game

4	Penn State	52
1	Notre Dame	73
			1	Notre Dame	61
			8	Wake Forest	71
1	NC State	59
8	Wake Forest	62

Preliminary Rounds (1) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
Siena	23-8	MAAC
Villanova	15-15	Big East
Kent State	21-7	MAC
Penn State	15-15	Big Ten
Princeton	19-10	Ivy
Rutgers	15-15	Big East
Delaware	24-7	America East
UMass	17-15	Atlantic 10

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Siena	66
8	UMass	65
				Siena	103
				Penn State	105
5	Princeton	41
4	Penn State	55

							Penn State	81
							Kent State	74
3	Kent State	73
6	Rutgers	62
				Villanova	67
				Kent State	81
7	Delaware	63
2	Villanova	72

Preliminary Rounds (2) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
Notre Dame	18-14	Big East
Southern Illinois	19-12	Missouri Valley
BYU	20-10	Mountain West
Xavier	20-11	Atlantic 10
Marquette	15-13	CUSA
Bowling Green	22-7	MAC
Colorado	18-13	Big 12
Michigan	15-13	Big Ten

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Notre Dame	75
8	Michigan	65
				Notre Dame	76
				Xavier	64
5	Marquette	63
4	Xavier	67

							Notre Dame	64
							BYU	52
3	BYU	81
6	Bowling Green	54
				Southern Illinois	57
				BYU	82
7	Colorado	92
2	Southern Illinois	94

Preliminary Rounds (3) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
NC State	17-12	ACC
Ole Miss	17-13	SEC
Southwest Missouri State	22-10	Missouri Valley
Arizona State	18-12	Pac-10
New Mexico State	22-9	Big West
SMU	21-8	WAC
Charlotte	17-15	CUSA
Tulane	21-10	CUSA

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	NC State	64
8	Tulane	60
				NC State	60
				Arizona State	57
5	New Mexico State	77
4	Arizona State	83

							NC State	77
							Ole Miss	54
3	Southwest Missouri State	77
6	SMU	64
				Ole Miss	70
				Southwest Missouri State	48
7	Charlotte	45
2	Ole Miss	62

Preliminary Rounds (4) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
Vanderbilt	19-10	SEC
California	16-14	Pac-10
Virginia	19-11	ACC
New Mexico	17-13	Mountain West
South Florida	17-13	CUSA
Georgetown	18-14	Big East
Long Beach State	24-5	Big West
Wake Forest	17-14	ACC

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Vanderbilt	68
8	Wake Forest	83
				Wake Forest	72
				New Mexico	65
5	South Florida	58
4	New Mexico	64

							Wake Forest	76
							California	59
3	Virginia	111
6	Georgetown	115
				California	60
				Georgetown	49
7	Long Beach State	66
2	California	70