2000 NCAA Division II football season

2000 NCAA Division II football season
Regular season	September 2 – November 11, 2000
Postseason	November 18 – December 9, 2000
National Championship	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champions	Delta State
Harlon Hill Trophy	Dusty Bonner, Valdosta State
Division II football season «1999 2001»

The 2000 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began on September 2, 2000, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 9, 2000 at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The Delta State Statesmen defeated the Bloomsburg Huskies, 63–34, to win their first Division II national title.

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Dusty Bonner, quarterback from Valdosta State.

Conferences and program changes

School	1999 Conference	2000 Conference
Gardner–Webb	South Atlantic	D-II Independent

Conference standings

2000 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   NW Missouri State $^   9 – 0         11 – 1   Missouri Western State   8 – 1         8 – 4   Pittsburg State ^   7 – 2         9 – 3   Central Missouri State   5 – 4         7 – 4   Emporia State   5 – 4         6 – 5   Truman State   5 – 4         6 – 5   Washburn   3 – 6         5 – 6   Missouri Southern State   2 – 7         2 – 9   Southwest Baptist   1 – 8         2 – 9   Missouri-Rolla   0 – 9         2 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Conference summaries

See also: List of NCAA Division II football seasons

Conference Champions

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State Columbia Football Association – Central Washington and Western Washington Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – American International Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saginaw Valley State and Northwood Gulf South Conference – Delta State , Valdosta State, and West Georgia Lone Star Conference – Northeastern State Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Northwest Missouri State North Central Conference – Nebraska–Omaha Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Winona State Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg (East), Clarion, Indiana (PA), and Slippery Rock (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado Mesa South Atlantic Conference – Catawba Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Tuskegee West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Fairmont State and West Liberty

Postseason

2000 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs
Teams	16
Finals Site	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champions	Delta State (1st title)
Runner-Up	Bloomsburg (1st championship game)
Semifinalists	North Dakota State UC Davis

The 2000 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 27th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama for the 14th time.

Playoff bracket

	First round Campus sites				Quarterfinals Campus sites				Semifinals Campus sites				Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
	North Dakota State	31
	Northwest Missouri State	17
					North Dakota State	43
					Nebraska–Omaha	21
	Nebraska–Omaha	14
	Pittsburg State	13
									North Dakota State	16
									Delta State	34
	Catawba	28
	West Georgia	24
					Catawba	14
					Delta State	20
	Delta State	49
	Valdosta State	12
													Delta State	63
													Bloomsburg	34
	Northwood	28
	Indiana (PA)	0
					Northwood	14
					Bloomsburg	38
	Bloomsburg	46
	Saginaw Valley State	32
									Bloomsburg	58
									UC Davis	48
	UC Davis	48
	Chadron State	10
					UC Davis	62
					Colorado Mesa	18
	Colorado Mesa	40
	Northeastern State	21