2000 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

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

2000 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1999–00
Teams12
SiteThe Pyramid
Memphis, TN
ChampionsSaint Louis (1st title)
Winning coachLorenzo Romar (1st title)
MVPJustin Love (Saint Louis)
← 1999
2001 →
1999–2000 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American
No. 7 Cincinnati 16 0   1.000 29 4   .879
Louisville 10 6   .625 19 12   .613
DePaul 9 7   .563 21 12   .636
Marquette 8 8   .500 15 14   .517
Saint Louis 7 9   .438 19 14   .576
Charlotte 7 9   .438 17 16   .515
National
Tulane 8 8   .500 20 11   .645
South Florida 8 8   .500 17 14   .548
Southern Miss 7 9   .438 17 12   .586
UAB 7 9   .438 14 14   .500
Memphis 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
Houston 2 14   .125 9 22   .290
2000 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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

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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

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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

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