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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
American
No. 7 Cincinnati160 1.000294 .879
Louisville106 .6251912 .613
DePaul97 .5632112 .636
Marquette88 .5001514 .517
Saint Louis79 .4381914 .576
Charlotte79 .4381716 .515
National
Tulane88 .5002011 .645
South Florida88 .5001714 .548
Southern Miss79 .4381712 .586
UAB79 .4381414 .500
Memphis79 .4381516 .484
Houston214 .125922 .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

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 Cincinnati58
9Saint Louis68
9Saint Louis59
8Southern Miss51
9Saint Louis64
4Tulane46
5Marquette75
12Houston77
12Houston69
4Tulane76
9Saint Louis56
3DePaul49
3DePaul80
11Memphis76
11Memphis60
6South Florida58
3DePaul56
7UNC Charlotte49
7UNC Charlotte76
10UAB73
7UNC Charlotte57
2Louisville52

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