2000_Conference_USA_men's_basketball_tournament

2000 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

2000 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

The 2000 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was held March 8–11 at The Pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee.[2]

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Saint Louis upset DePaul in the championship game, 56–49, to clinch their first Conference USA men's tournament championship.

The Billikens, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA members Cincinnati, DePaul, and Louisville, who all earned at-large bids.

Format

There were no new changes to the tournament format. The top four teams were given byes into the quarterfinal round while the remaining eight teams were placed into the first round. All seeds were determined by overall regular season conference records.

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 8 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9 		Semifinals
Friday, March 10 		Championship
Saturday, March 11
            
1 #1 Cincinnati 58
9 Saint Louis 68
9 Saint Louis 59
8 Southern Miss 51
9 Saint Louis 64
4 Tulane 46
5 Marquette 75
12 Houston 77
12 Houston 69
4 Tulane 76
9 Saint Louis 56
3 DePaul 49
3 DePaul 80
11 Memphis 76
11 Memphis 60
6 South Florida 58
3 DePaul 56
7 UNC Charlotte 49
7 UNC Charlotte 76
10 UAB 73
7 UNC Charlotte 57
2 Louisville 52

References

  1. [1]
    sports-reference.com 1999-00 Conference USA Season Summary
  2. [2]
    "1999-00 Conference USA Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
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