The 2000 NCAA Rifle Championships were contested at the 21st annual NCAA-sanctioned competition to determine the team and individual national champions of co-ed collegiate rifle shooting in the United States. The championship was hosted by the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia.^[1]

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2000 NCAA Rifle Championship

Tournament information
Sport	Collegiate rifle shooting
Location	Lexington, VA
Host(s)	Virginia Military Institute
Venue(s)	Kilbourne Hall
Participants	9 teams
Final positions
Champions	Alaska (3rd title)
1st runners-up	Xavier
2nd runners-up	Nebraska
Tournament statistics
Smallbore	Nicole Allaire, NEB
Air rifle	Kelly Mansfield, UAF
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Defending champions Alaska again topped the team standings, finishing 139 points (6,285–6,156) points ahead of Xavier. This was the Nanooks' second consecutive and third overall team title. This event was also notable for being the first time West Virginia finished outside of the top three.

The individual championships went to Nicole Allaire (Nebraska) for the smallbore rifle and Kelly Mansfield (Alaska) for the air rifle. This was Mansfield's second consecutive air rifle title.

With only one national collegiate championship for rifle shooting, all NCAA rifle programs (whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III) were eligible. A total of nine teams contested this championship.

• Scoring: The championship consisted of 120 shots by each competitor in smallbore and 40 shots per competitor in air rifle.

Team title

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Rank	Team	Points
	Alaska	6,285
	Xavier	6,156
	Nebraska	6,121
4	Norwich	6,070
5	Navy	6,059
6	West Virginia	4,603
7	Air Force	4,557
8	Murray State	1,532
9	Jacksonville State	1,527

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