The Sports Almanac

2000 NCAA Basketball Tournament



MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS

2000 NCAA Champions



EAST REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Duke Blue Devils
82
Lamar Cardinals
55





Duke Blue Devils
69
Kansas Jayhawks
64



Kansas Jayhawks
81 OT
DePaul Blue Demons
77






Duke Blue Devils
78
Florida Gators
87


Florida Gators
69 OT
Butler Bulldogs
68





Florida Gators
93
Illinois Fighting Illini
76



Illinois Fighting Illini
68
Pennsylvania Quakers
58







Florida Gators
77
Oklahoma State Cowboys
65
Florida Gators
Indiana Hoosiers
57
Pepperdine Waves
77





Pepperdine Waves
67
Oklahoma State Cowboys
75



Oklahoma State Cowboys
86
Hofstra Flying Dutchmen
66






Oklahoma State Cowboys
68
Seton Hall Pirates
66


Oregon Ducks
71
Seton Hall Pirates
72 OT





Seton Hall Pirates
67 OT
Temple Owls
65



Temple Owls
73
Lafayette Leopards
47





SOUTH REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Stanford Cardinal
84
South Carolina State Bulldogs
65





Stanford Cardinal
53
North Carolina Tar Heels
60



North Carolina Tar Heels
84
Missouri Tigers
70






North Carolina Tar Heels
74
Tennessee Volunteers
69


Connecticut Huskies
75
Utah State Aggies
67





Connecticut Huskies
51
Tennessee Volunteers
65



Tennessee Volunteers
63
Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns
58







North Carolina Tar Heels
59
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
55
North Carolina Tar Heels
Miami Hurricanes
75
Arkansas Razorbacks
71





Miami Hurricanes
75
Ohio State Buckeyes
62



Ohio State Buckeyes
87
Appalachian State Mountaineers
61






Miami Hurricanes
71
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
80


Tulsa Golden Hurricane
89
UNLV Runnin Rebels
62





Tulsa Golden Hurricanes
69
Cincinnati Bearcats
61



Cincinnati Bearcats
64
NorthCarolina-Wilmington Seahawks
47





MIDWEST REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Michigan State Spartans
65
Valparaiso Crusaders
38





Michigan State Spartans
73
Utah Utes
61



Utah Utes
48
St. Louis Billikens
45






Michigan State Spartans
75
Syracuse Orangemen
58


Kentucky Wildcats
85 2OT
St. Bonaventure Bonnies
80





Kentucky Wildcats
50
Syracuse Orangemen
52



Syracuse Orangemen
79
Samford Bulldogs
65







Michigan State Spartans
75
Iowa State Cyclones
64
Michigan State Spartans
UCLA Bruins
65
Ball State Cardinals
57





UCLA Bruins
105
Maryland Terrapins
70



Maryland Terrapins
74
Iona Gaels
59






UCLA Bruins
56
Iowa State Cyclones
80


Auburn Tigers
72
Creighton Bluejays
69





Auburn Tigers
60
Iowa State Cyclones
79



Iowa State Cyclones
88
CentralConnecticutState Blue Devils
78





WEST REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Arizona Wildcats
71
Jackson State Tigers
47





Arizona Wildcats
59
Wisconsin Badgers
66



Wisconsin Badgers
66
Fresno State Bulldogs
56






Wisconsin Badgers
61
LSU Tigers
48


Texas Longhorns
77
Indiana State Sycamores
61





Texas Longhorns
67
LSU Tigers
72



LSU Tigers
64
Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
61







Wisconsin Badgers
64
Purdue Boilermakers
60
Wisconsin Badgers
Purdue Boilermakers
62
Dayton Flyers
61





Purdue Boilermakers
66
Oklahoma Sooners
62



Oklahoma Sooners
74
Winthrop Eagles
50






Purdue Boilermakers
75
Gonzaga Bulldogs
66


Louisville Cardinals
66
Gonzaga Bulldogs
77





Gonzaga Bulldogs
82
St. John's Red Storm
76



St. John's Red Storm
61
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
56





FINAL FOUR
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
NCAA CHAMPIONS
Florida Gators
71
North Carolina Tar Heels
59



Florida Gators
76
Michigan State Spartans
89
MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS
Michigan State Spartans
53
Wisconsin Badgers
41