1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
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The RCA Dome was the site of the Final Four and Championship game to end the 1999–2000 season.
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Preseason AP #1 | Connecticut Huskies |
Regular season | – March 2000 |
NCAA Tournament | 2000 |
Tournament dates | March 16 – April 3, 2000 |
National Championship |
RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana |
NCAA Champions | Michigan State Spartans |
Other champions | Wake Forest Demon Deacons (NIT) |
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden) |
Kenyon Martin |
The 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 11, 1999, with the Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April 3, 2000, at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The top 25 from the AP Poll November 9, 1999 and the ESPN/USA Today Poll November 4, 1999.
29 conference seasons concluded with a single-elimination tournament, with only the Ivy League or the Pac-10 choosing not to conduct conference tournaments. Conference tournament winners generally received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Mountain West Conference began operation in 1999-00 and their tournament winner did not receive an automatic bid (although UNLV, winners of the inaugural MWC tournament, did receive an at-large bid).
A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.