2000 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2000 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 8–11, 2000. The quarterfinal round was played at the home arena of the higher seeded-teams, with the semifinals and championship game played at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana. Number 7 seed Lamar won the championship game over number 4 seed Northwestern State, 62–55.

2000 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1999–00
Teams8
SiteHirsch Memorial Coliseum
Shreveport, Louisiana
ChampionsLamar (3rd title)
Winning coachMike Deane (1st title)
← 1999
2001 →
1999–2000 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Sam Houston State 15 3   .833 22 7   .759
Louisiana–Monroe 13 5   .722 19 9   .679
UTSA 12 6   .667 15 13   .536
Northwestern State 11 7   .611 17 13   .567
Texas–Arlington 11 7   .611 15 12   .556
Lamar 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Southwest Texas State 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
Nicholls State 8 10   .444 11 17   .393
Southeastern Louisiana 5 13   .278 10 17   .370
McNeese State 5 13   .278 6 21   .222
Stephen F. Austin 3 15   .167 6 21   .222
2000 Southland Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The Cardinals earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to No. 1 overall seed Duke.

Format

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The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Southland Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams were seeded by conference record.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 8
Semifinals
March 9
Finals
March 11
         
1 Sam Houston State 49
8 Nicholls State 48
1 Sam Houston State 64
4 Northwestern State 70
4 Northwestern State 88
5 Texas–Arlington 83
4 Northwestern State 55
7 Lamar 62
3 UTSA 86
6 Southwest Texas State 88
6 Southwest Texas State 50
7 Lamar 53
2 Louisiana-Monroe 62
7 Lamar 66

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