2000 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2000 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was played after the conclusion of the 1999–2000 regular season at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

2000 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1999–00
Teams	10
Site	Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri
Champions	Creighton (6th title)
Winning coach	Dana Altman (2nd title)
MVP	Ryan Sears (Creighton)
Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournaments ← 1999 2001 →

1999–2000 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Indiana State	14	–	4		.778			22	–	10		.688
Southwest Missouri State	13	–	5		.722			23	–	11		.676
Southern Illinois	12	–	6		.667			20	–	13		.606
Creighton †	11	–	7		.611			23	–	10		.697
Bradley	10	–	8		.556			14	–	16		.467
Evansville	9	–	9		.500			18	–	12		.600
Northern Iowa	7	–	11		.389			14	–	15		.483
Illinois State	5	–	13		.278			10	–	20		.333
Wichita State	5	–	13		.278			12	–	17		.414
Drake	4	–	14		.222			11	–	18		.379
† 2000 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The Creighton Bluejays defeated the Southwest Missouri State Bears in the championship game, 57–45, and as a result won their 6th MVC Tournament title and earned an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA tournament. Ryan Sears of Creighton was named the tournament MVP.

Tournament Bracket

	Opening Round March 3, 2000					Quarterfinals March 4, 2000					Semifinals March 5, 2000					Final March 6, 2000
						1	Indiana State	57
						9	Wichita State	50
	8	Illinois State	55
	9	Wichita State	70
											1	Indiana State	69
											4	Creighton	71
						4	Creighton	71
						5	Bradley	62
																4	Creighton	57
																2	Southwest Missouri State	45
						2	Southwest Missouri State	62
						10	Drake	50
	7	Northern Iowa	57
	10	Drake	58
											2	Southwest Missouri State	67
											3	Southern Illinois	56
						3	Southern Illinois	75
						6	Evansville	63

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See also

• Missouri Valley Conference