2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season

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Number of teams121
DurationAugust–November
Payton AwardLouis Ivory (RB, Furman)[1]
Buchanan AwardEdgerton Hartwell (LB, Western Illinois)[2]
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

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]

School1999 Conference2000 Conference
ConnecticutAtlantic 10 (I-AA)I-A Independent
GeorgetownMAACI-AA Independent
St. John's (NY)I-AA IndependentNortheast

Conference standings

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 $ 8–0  10–1 
Fairfield 7–1  8–2 
Marist 5–3  6–4 
Georgetown 3–2  5–6 
La Salle 4–3  7–4 
Iona 3–5  4–7 
Saint Peter's 2–6  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 
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

Postseason

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