2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season

The 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I-AA level, began in August 2000, and concluded with the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 16, 2000, at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Georgia Southern Eagles won their sixth I-AA championship, defeating the Montana Grizzlies by a score of 27–25.[3]

2000 NCAA Division I-AA season
Regular season
Number of teams121
DurationAugust–November
Payton AwardLouis Ivory (RB, Furman)[1]
Buchanan AwardEdgerton Hartwell (LB, Western Illinois)[2]
Playoff
DurationNovember 25–December 16
Championship dateDecember 16, 2000
Championship siteFinley Stadium
Chattanooga, Tennessee
ChampionGeorgia Southern
NCAA Division I-AA football seasons

Conference changes and new programs

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School 1999 Conference 2000 Conference
Connecticut Atlantic 10 (I-AA) I-A Independent
Georgetown MAAC I-AA Independent
St. John's (NY) I-AA Independent Northeast

Conference standings

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2000 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Delaware +^   7 1     12 2  
No. 6 Richmond +^   7 1     10 3  
UMass   5 3     7 4  
James Madison   4 4     6 5  
New Hampshire   4 4     6 5  
William & Mary   4 4     5 6  
Maine   3 5     5 6  
Villanova   3 5     5 6  
Rhode Island   2 6     3 8  
Northeastern   1 7     4 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2000 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Montana $^   8 0     13 2  
No. 15 Portland State ^   5 3     8 4  
No. 18 Weber State   5 3     7 4  
Sacramento State   5 3     7 4  
Eastern Washington   5 3     6 5  
Idaho State   4 4     6 5  
Cal State Northridge   2 6     4 7  
Northern Arizona   2 6     3 8  
Montana State   0 8     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2000 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Western Illinois $^   5 1     9 3  
No. 11 Youngstown State ^   4 2     9 3  
No. 24 Illinois State   4 2     7 4  
No. 19 Northern Iowa   3 3     7 4  
Southwest Missouri State   2 4     5 6  
Southern Illinois   2 4     3 8  
Indiana State   1 5     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2000 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Penn $   6 1     7 3  
Cornell   5 2     5 5  
Yale   4 3     7 3  
Harvard   4 3     5 5  
Princeton   3 4     3 7  
Columbia   1 6     3 7  
Dartmouth   1 6     2 8  
Brown *   4 3     7 3  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * Ineligible for conference championship
2000 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Duquesne $   7 0     10 1  
Fairfield   6 1     8 2  
Marist   5 2     6 4  
La Salle   4 3     7 4  
Iona   3 4     4 7  
Saint Peter's   2 5     4 7  
Siena   1 6     1 9  
Canisius   0 7     0 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
2000 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Florida A&M $^   7 1     9 3  
No. 20 Bethune–Cookman   6 2     9 2  
No. 21 North Carolina A&T   6 2     8 3  
Delaware State   5 3     7 4  
Hampton   5 3     7 4  
Howard   3 5     3 8  
Norfolk State   2 6     3 8  
South Carolina State   2 6     3 8  
Morgan State   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2000 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Robert Morris $   8 0     10 0  
Sacred Heart   7 1     10 1  
Wagner   6 2     6 5  
Albany   5 3     5 6  
Monmouth   4 4     5 6  
Central Connecticut State   3 5     4 6  
St. John's   2 6     5 6  
Stony Brook   1 7     2 8  
Saint Francis (PA)   0 8     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
2000 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Western Kentucky $^   7 0     11 2  
No. 17 Eastern Illinois ^   6 1     8 4  
No. 22 Tennessee Tech   5 2     8 3  
Murray State   4 3     6 5  
Eastern Kentucky   3 4     6 5  
Tennessee State   2 5     3 8  
Southeast Missouri State   1 6     3 8  
Tennessee–Martin   0 7     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2000 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Lehigh $^   6 0     12 1  
Colgate   4 2     7 4  
Holy Cross   4 2     7 4  
Towson   3 3     7 4  
Bucknell   2 4     6 5  
Fordham   1 5     3 8  
Lafayette   1 5     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2000 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Dayton +   3 1     8 3  
Drake +   3 1     7 4  
Valparaiso +   3 1     7 4  
San Diego   1 3     4 6  
Butler   0 4     2 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
2000 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Georgia Southern $^   7 1     13 2  
No. 4 Appalachian State ^   6 2     10 4  
No. 10 Furman ^   6 2     9 3  
No. 23 Wofford   5 3     7 4  
East Tennessee State   4 4     6 5  
Chattanooga   3 5     5 6  
Western Carolina   3 5     4 7  
The Citadel   1 7     2 9  
VMI   1 7     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll
2000 Southland Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Troy State $^   7 0     10 2  
No. 16 McNeese State ^   5 2     8 4  
No. 25 Southwest Texas State   5 2     7 4  
Sam Houston State   4 3     7 4  
Stephen F. Austin   3 4     6 5  
Jacksonville State   2 5     4 6  
Northwestern State   1 6     4 7  
Nicholls State   1 6     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Northwestern State forfeited conference wins over Troy State and Nicholls State.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2000 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alabama A&M xy   5 2     7 5  
Alabama State x   5 2     6 5  
Jackson State   4 3     7 4  
Mississippi Valley State   1 6     2 9  
Alcorn State   0 7     0 11  
West Division
No. 13 Grambling State xy$   6 1     10 2  
Texas Southern   5 2     8 3  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   4 3     6 5  
Southern   4 3     6 5  
Prairie View A&M   1 6     1 10  
Championship: Grambling State 14, Alabama A&M 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
2000 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Davidson       10 0  
No. 7 Hofstra ^       9 4  
Southern Utah       7 4  
South Florida       7 4  
Elon       7 4  
Morehead State       6 3  
Saint Mary's       6 5  
Charleston Southern       5 6  
Georgetown       5 6  
Jacksonville       3 8  
Samford       4 7  
Cal Poly       3 8  
Liberty       3 8  
Austin Peay       2 9  
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Conference champions

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Conference Champions

Atlantic 10 Conference – Delaware and Richmond
Big Sky Conference – Montana
Gateway Football Conference – Western Illinois
Ivy League – Penn
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Duquesne
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Florida A&M
Northeast Conference – Robert Morris
Ohio Valley Conference – Western Kentucky
Patriot League – Lehigh
Pioneer Football League – Dayton and Valparaiso
Southern Conference – Georgia Southern
Southland Football League – Troy State
Southwestern Athletic Conference – Grambling State

Postseason

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NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket

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First Round
November 25
Campus sites
Quarterfinals
December 2
Campus sites
Semifinals
December 9
Campus sites
National Championship Game
December 16
Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, TN
            
1 Montana* 45
16 Eastern Illinois 13
1 Montana* 34
8 Richmond 20
8 Richmond* 10
9 Youngstown State 3
1 Montana* 19*
13 Appalachian State 16
5 Western Kentucky* 27
12 Florida A&M 0
5 Western Kentucky* 14
13 Appalachian State 17
4 Troy State* 30
13 Appalachian State 33
1 Montana 25
3 Georgia Southern 27
3 Georgia Southern* 42
14 McNeese State 17
3 Georgia Southern* 48
11 Hofstra 20
6 Furman* 24
11 Hofstra 31
3 Georgia Southern 27
2 Delaware* 18
7 Western Illinois* 7
10 Lehigh 37
10 Lehigh 22
2 Delaware* 47
2 Delaware* 49
15 Portland State 14

* By team name denotes host institution
* By score denotes overtime
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References

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  1. ^ "Walter Payton Award -- History (1987–2014)". The Sports Network. January 6, 2015. Archived from the original on January 6, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Buck Buchanan Award -- History (1995–2014)". The Sports Network. January 6, 2015. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "2000 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA.org. p. 16. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  4. ^ "Division I-AA Football Playoff Bracket". The Montana Standard. Butte, Montana. November 20, 2000. p. B4. Retrieved February 6, 2019 – via newspapers.com.