2000 NCAA Division III football season

American college football season

2000 NCAA Division III football season

Regular season| August – November 2000
Playoffs| November – December 2000

National
championship

| Salem Football Stadium
Salem, VA
Champion| Mount Union (5)
Gagliardi Trophy| Chad Johnson (QB), Pacific Lutheran
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The 2000 NCAA Division III football season, part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 2000, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 2000 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Mount Union Purple Raiders won their fifth Division III championship by defeating the Saint John's (MN) Johnnies, 10−7.

The Gagliardi Trophy, given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to Chad Johnson, quarterback from Pacific Lutheran.[1]

## Conference standings

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2000 American Southwest Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Hardin–Simmons $^  |  | 9  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 1  |
Mary Hardin–Baylor |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 1  |
Austin |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Howard Payne |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
McMurry |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Texas Lutheran |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Mississippi College |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Sul Ross |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  |
Louisiana College |  | 1  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
East Texas Baptist |  | 1  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2000 Atlantic Central Football Conference standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Wesley $^  |  | 6  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Ferrum |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Methodist |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Salisbury State |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Frostburg State |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Greensboro |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Chowan |  | 0  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2000 Centennial Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Western Maryland $^  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
Muhlenberg |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Ursinus |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Johns Hopkins |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Dickinson |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Swarthmore |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  |
Gettysburg |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |
Franklin & Marshall |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2000 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Illinois Wesleyan \+  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 1  |
Millikin +^  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Wheaton (IL) \+  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
Augustana (IL) |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
North Central (IL) |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Carthage |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
North Park |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Elmhurst |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2000 Freedom Football Conference standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Springfield (MA) $^  |  | 6  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
Western Connecticut |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 1  |
Norwich |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Plymouth State |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Merchant Marine |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  |
WPI |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Coast Guard |  | 0  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2000 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Bluffton \+  |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Hanover +^  |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
Defiance |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Anderson (IN) |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Franklin (IN) |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Manchester |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Mount St. Joseph |  | 0  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2000 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Aurora $^  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Benedictine (IL) |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Concordia (WI) |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Greenville |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
MacMurray |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Lakeland |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Eureka |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Concordia (IL) |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2000 Iowa Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Central (IA) $^  |  | 10  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 1  |
Wartburg |  | 9  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 1  |
Buena Vista |  | 7  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Coe |  | 6  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Simpson (IA) |  | 6  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Luther |  | 5  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Loras |  | 4  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Cornell (IA) |  | 3  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Upper Iowa |  | 3  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
William Penn |  | 2  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Dubuque |  | 0  | - | 10  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2000 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Hope $^  |  | 5  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
Albion |  | 3  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Alma |  | 3  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Kalamazoo |  | 3  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  |
Adrian |  | 1  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Olivet |  | 0  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2000 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Commonwealth
Widener x^  |  | 5  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
Moravian |  | 3  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Susquehanna |  | 2  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Lebanon Valley |  | 2  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Albright |  | 2  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Juniata |  | 1  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |
Freedom
Lycoming x  |  | 4  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  |
King's (PA) |  | 3  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Wilkes |  | 2  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Delaware Valley |  | 1  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham |  | 0  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

* x - Division champion/co-champions
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2000 Midwest Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
St. Norbert $^  |  | 9  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 1  |
Ripon |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 1  |
Illinois College |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Carroll (WI) |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Grinnell |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Beloit |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Lake Forest |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Monmouth (IL) |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Knox |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Lawrence |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2000 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings |

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Bethel (MN) $^  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 1  | - | 0
Saint John's (MN) ^  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 13  | - | 2  | - | 0
St. Olaf | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
St. Thomas (MN) | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Gustavus Adolphus | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Concordia–Moorhead | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Augsburg | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
Hamline | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Carleton | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 9  | - | 0
Macalester | 0  | - | 9  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2000 New England Football Conference standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Bogan Division
Worcester State x  |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  |
Bridgewater State xy$^  |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Fitchburg State |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  |
Massachusetts Maritime |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  |
Westfield State |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  |
Framingham State |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Maine Maritime |  | 0  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 9  |
Boyd Division
Salve Regina xy  |  | 4  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Nichols |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
UMass Dartmouth |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  |
Curry |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
MIT |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  |
Western New England |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  |
UMass–Boston |  | 0  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |
Championship: Bridgewater State 27, Salve Regina 24

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2000 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Amherst \+  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  |
Colby \+  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  |
Middlebury \+  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  |
Trinity (CT) |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  |
Williams |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  |
Wesleyan |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  |
Bates |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  |
Tufts |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  |
Hamilton |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  |
Bowdoin |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 8  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions

2000 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings |

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Montclair State $^  |  | 6  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Rowan |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  |
Cortland |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
TCNJ |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  |
New Jersey City |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
William Paterson |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Kean |  | 0  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2000 Northwest Conference football standings |

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Linfield $^  |  | 5  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 1  |
Pacific Lutheran ^  |  | 4  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Whitworth |  | 3  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  |
Puget Sound |  | 2  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  |
Lewis & Clark |  | 1  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  |
Willamette |  | 0  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2000 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Wittenberg $^  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 1  |
Allegheny |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Ohio Wesleyan |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Earlham |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Wooster |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Hiram |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Wabash |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Denison |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Kenyon |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Oberlin |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2000 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Mount Union $^  |  | 9  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 14  | - | 0  |
Ohio Northern ^  |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
Wilmington (OH) |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
John Carroll |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Baldwin–Wallace |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Muskingum |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Otterbein |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Capital |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Marietta |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Heidelberg |  | 0  | - | 9  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2000 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Emory & Henry $^  |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Bridgewater ^  |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
Catholic University |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Washington and Lee |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Hampden–Sydney |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Randolph–Macon |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Guilford |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2000 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Washington & Jefferson $^  |  | 4  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Grove City |  | 3  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Waynesburg |  | 2  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Bethany (WV) |  | 1  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Thiel |  | 0  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Westminster (PA) *  |  | 0  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant
* * Completing reclassification from NCAA Division II—games did not count in conference standings.

2000 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Redlands $  |  | 5  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  |
Whittier |  | 4  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  |
Occidental |  | 2  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  |
La Verne |  | 2  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  |
Claremont-Mudd |  | 1  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  |
Cal Lutheran |  | 1  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  |

* $ - Conference champion

2000 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings |

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Trinity (TX) +^  |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
DePauw \+  |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Sewanee \+  |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Rhodes |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  |
Centre |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Millsaps |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Rose–Hulman |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |

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2000 Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association football standings |

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Union (NY) +^  |  | 3  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Rochester (NY) \+  |  | 3  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  |
RPI |  | 1  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  |
St. Lawrence |  | 0  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

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2000 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings |

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Wisconsin–Stout $^  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 1  |
Wisconsin–La Crosse |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Wisconsin–River Falls |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Wisconsin–Eau Claire |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Wisconsin–Whitewater |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Wisconsin–Oshkosh |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Wisconsin–Platteville |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Wisconsin–Stevens Point |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |

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Brockport |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  |
Ithaca |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Buffalo State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Hartwick |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Menlo |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Principia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  |
Pomona-Pitzer |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  |
Alfred |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Colorado College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  |
Maryville (TN) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Wisconsin Lutheran |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Chapman |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  |
Westminster (MO) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Maranatha Baptist |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 8  |
Blackburn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |
Rockford |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |
St. John Fisher |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |
Mount Ida |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 8  |

## Conference champions

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Conference champions

* American Southwest Conference – Hardin–Simmons
* Atlantic Central Football Conference – Wesley
* Centennial Conference – Western Maryland
* College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Illinois Wesleyan, Millikin, and Wheaton (IL)
* Dixie Intercollegiate Football Conference – No Champion Named
* Freedom Football Conference – Springfield
* Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Bluffton and Hanover
* Illini-Badger Football Conference – Aurora
* Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central (IA)
* Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hope
* Middle Atlantic Conference – Widener
* Midwest Conference – St. Norbert
* Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Bethel (MN)
* New England Football Conference – Nichols and Salve Regina (Blue Division), Bridgewater State (Red Division)
* Championship Game: Bridgewater State 27, Salve Regina 24
* New England Small College Athletic Conference – Amherst, Colby, and Middlebury
* New Jersey Athletic Conference – Montclair State
* North Coast Athletic Conference – Wittenberg
* Northwest Conference – Linfield
* Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union
* Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Emory & Henry
* Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson
* Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Redlands
* Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – DePauw, Sewanee, and Trinity (TX)
* University Athletic Association – Chicago
* Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Mount Senario
* Upstate Collegiate Athletic Conference – Hobart, Rochester, and Union (NY)
* Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Stout

## Postseason

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The 2000 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 28th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia for the eighth time. This was the second bracket to feature 28 teams since last expanding in 1999.[2]

### Playoff bracket

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| First Round
Campus Sites | | | Second Round
Campus Sites | | | Quarterfinals
Campus Sites | | | Semifinals
Campus Sites | | | National Championship Game
Salem Football Stadium
Salem, Virginia |

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| | | | Mount Union | 32 | | | |
| Ohio Northern | 47 | | | Ohio Northern | 15 |
| Millikin | 21 | | | | | | Mount Union | 32 |
| Hanover | 20 | | | | | Wittenberg | 21 |
| Hope | 3 | | | Hanover | 21 | | | |
| Wittenberg | 31 | | | Wittenberg | 32 |
| Aurora | 20 | | | | Mount Union | 70 |
| | | | | | | Widener | 30 |
| | | | Brockport | 6 | | | |
| Springfield | 31 | | | Springfield | 13 |
| Montclair State | 29 | | | | | | Springfield | 27 |
| Widener | 33 | | | | | Widener | 61 |
| Union (NY) | 26 | | | Widener | 40 | |
| Hobart | 25 | | | Hobart | 14 |
| Bridgewater State | 0 | | | | Mount Union | 10 |
| | | | | | | | Saint John's (MN) | 7 |
| | | | Linfield | 17 | | | |
| Central (IA) | 28 | | | Central (IA) | 20* |
| St. Norbert | 14 | | | | | | Central (IA) | 18 |
| Pacific Lutheran | 41 | | | | | Saint John's (MN) | 21 |
| Bethel (MN) | 13 | | | Pacific Lutheran | 21 | | | |
| Saint John's (MN) | 26 | | | Saint John's (MN) | 28* |
| UW–Stout | 19 | | | | Saint John's (MN) | 38 |
| | | | | | | Hardin–Simmons | 14 |
| | | | Hardin–Simmons | 32 | |
| Western Maryland | 38 | | | Western Maryland | 10 |
| Emory & Henry | 14 | | | | | | Hardin–Simmons | 33 |
| Trinity (TX) | 21 | | | | | Trinity (TX) | 30 |
| Wesley | 3 | | | Trinity (TX) | 47* | |
| Bridgewater (VA) | 59 | | | Bridgewater (VA) | 41 |
| Wash. & Jefferson | 42 | |

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## Final AFCA Top 25 Poll

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1\. Mount Union | 14-0 | 1,150
2\. St. John's | 13–2 | 1,104
3\. Hardin-Simmons | 12–1 | 991
4\. Central(IA) | 12–1 | 983
5\. Wittenberg | 12–1 | 974
6\. Widener | 12–2 | 876
7\. Pacific Lutheran | 9–2 | 821
8\. Linfield | 9–1 | 795
9\. Wisconsin-Stout | 10–1 | 673
10\. Springfield | 11–2 | 603
11\. Western Maryland | 10–2 | 572
12\. Brockport State | 8–1 | 564
13\. Trinity(TX) | 10–3 | 537
14\. Bethel | 10–1 | 481
15\. Bridgewater | 10–2 | 428
16\. Washington & Jefferson | 9–2 | 406
17\. St. Norbert | 10–1 | 387
18\. Wartburg | 9–1 | 362
19\. Ohio Northern | 9–3 | 354
20\. Western Connecticut State | 10–1 | 282
21\. Millikin | 9–2 | 274
22\. Union | 9–2 | 265
23\. Illinois Wesleyan | 9–1 | 251
24\. Mary Hardin-Baylor | 9–1 | 152
25\. Hanover | 8–4 | 120

Others receiving votes: Wesley, 86; Hobart, 78; Thomas More, 76; Montclair St., 74; Hope, 65; Rowan, 44; Aurora, 34; Ripon, 20; Emory & Henry, 20; Middlebury, 14; Amherst, 11; Bridgewater St., 9; Wheaton, 8; Lycoming, 4; Augustana, 2.[3]

## Awards

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Gagliardi Trophy: Chad Johnson, Pacific Lutheran

AFCA Coach of the Year: Larry Kehres, Mount Union

AFCA Regional Coach of the Year: Region 1: Mike DeLong, Springfield Region 2: Bill Zwaan, Widener Region 3: Pete Fredenburg, Mary Hardin-Baylor Region 4: Larry Kehres, Mount Union Region 5: Ed Meierkort, Wisconsin-Stout[4]

## See also

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* 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season
* 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season
* 2000 NCAA Division II football season

## References

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1. ^ "All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 4–15. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
2. ^ "2000 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
3. ^ "- Mount Union No. 1 in Final AFCA Division III Coaches' Poll of 2000". February 1, 2001. Archived from the original on February 1, 2001. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
4. ^ "- 2000 AFCA Regional Coach of the Year Winner Bios". February 8, 2001. Archived from the original on February 8, 2001. Retrieved September 29, 2021.

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