2000 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Gender=Women's
Year=2000


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Caption=
Teams=64
FinalFourArena= Wachovia Center
FinalFourCity= Philadelphia, PA
Champions=Connecticut
TitleCount=2nd
RunnerUp=Tennessee
GameCount=9th
Semifinal1=Penn St.
FinalFourCount=1st
Semifinal2=Rutgers
FinalFourCount2=1st
Coach=
CoachCount=
MOP=Shea Ralph
MOPTeam=Connecticut
Attendance=
OneTopScorer=
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=
TopScorerTeam=
TopScorer2=
TopScorer2Team=
Points=The 2000 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 17 and ended on April 2. The tournament featured 64 teams. The Final Four consisted of Connecticut, Penn St., Tennessee, and Rutgers, with Connecticut defeating Tennessee 71-52 to win its second NCAA title. [cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/1244/2000-bracket.html|title=2000 NCAA National Championship Tournament|accessdate=2007-04-16] Connecticut's Shea Ralph was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. [cite web|url=http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/history/tournament/womensmop.htm|title=CHN Basketball History: Most Outstanding Player|accessdate=2007-04-16]

Brackets

East Regional - Richmond, VA

4RoundBracket-Byes
RD1=First round March 17-18
RD2=Second round March 19-20
RD3=Regional semifinals March 25
RD4=Regional finals March 27

RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Connecticut
RD1-score01=116
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=Hampton
RD1-score02=45
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=Drake
RD1-score03=50
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=Clemson
RD1-score04=64
RD1-seed05=5
RD1-team05=Oklahoma
RD1-score05=86
RD1-seed06=12
RD1-team06=BYU
RD1-score06=81
RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=Purdue
RD1-score07=70
RD1-seed08=13
RD1-team08=Dartmouth
RD1-score08=66
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=Xavier
RD1-score09=72
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=Stephen F. Austin
RD1-score10=73
RD1-seed11=3
RD1-team11=LSU
RD1-score11=77
RD1-seed12=14
RD1-team12=Liberty
RD1-score12=54
RD1-seed13=7
RD1-team13=Marquette
RD1-score13=65
RD1-seed14=10
RD1-team14=Western Kentucky
RD1-score14=68
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team15=Duke
RD1-score15=71
RD1-seed16=15
RD1-team16=Campbell
RD1-score16=42

RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Connecticut
RD2-score01=83
RD2-seed02=9
RD2-team02=Clemson
RD2-score02=45
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Oklahoma
RD2-score03=76
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Purdue
RD2-score04=74
RD2-seed05=11
RD2-team05=Stephen F. Austin
RD2-score05=45
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=LSU
RD2-score06=57
RD2-seed07=10
RD2-team07=Western Kentucky
RD2-score07=70
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Duke
RD2-score08=90

RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Connecticut
RD3-score01=102
RD3-seed02=5
RD3-team02=Oklahoma
RD3-score02=80
RD3-seed03=3
RD3-team03=LSU
RD3-score03=79
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Duke
RD3-score04=66

RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Connecticut
RD4-score01=86
RD4-seed02=3
RD4-team02=LSU
RD4-score02=71

Midwest Regional - Portland, OR

4RoundBracket-Byes
RD1=First round March 17-18
RD2=Second round March 19-20
RD3=Regional semifinals March 25
RD4=Regional finals March 27

RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Louisiana Tech
RD1-score01=95
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=Alcorn St.
RD1-score02=53
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=Kansas
RD1-score03=69
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=Vanderbilt
RD1-score04=71 (2OT)
RD1-seed05=5
RD1-team05=North Carolina St.
RD1-score05=63
RD1-seed06=12
RD1-team06=Southern Methodist
RD1-score06=64
RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=Old Dominion
RD1-score07=94
RD1-seed08=13
RD1-team08=Wisconsin-Green Bay
RD1-score08=85
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=Illinois
RD1-score09=73
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=Utah
RD1-score10=58
RD1-seed11=3
RD1-team11=Iowa St.
RD1-score11=92
RD1-seed12=14
RD1-team12=St. Francis (PA)
RD1-score12=63
RD1-seed13=7
RD1-team13=Auburn
RD1-score13=78
RD1-seed14=10
RD1-team14=Missouri St.
RD1-score14=74
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team15=Penn St.
RD1-score15=83
RD1-seed16=15
RD1-team16=Youngstown St.
RD1-score16=63

RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Louisiana Tech
RD2-score01=66
RD2-seed02=9
RD2-team02=Vanderbilt
RD2-score02=65
RD2-seed03=12
RD2-team03=Southern Methodist
RD2-score03=76
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Old Dominion
RD2-score04=96
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Illinois
RD2-score05=68
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Iowa St.
RD2-score06=79
RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=Auburn
RD2-score07=69
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Penn St.
RD2-score08=75

RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Louisiana Tech
RD3-score01=86
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Old Dominion
RD3-score02=74
RD3-seed03=3
RD3-team03=Iowa St.
RD3-score03=65
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Penn St.
RD3-score04=66

RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Louisiana Tech
RD4-score01=65
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Penn St.
RD4-score02=86

Mideast Regional - Memphis, TN

4RoundBracket-Byes
RD1=First round March 17-18
RD2=Second round March 19-20
RD3=Regional semifinals March 25
RD4=Regional finals March 27

RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Tennessee
RD1-score01=90
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=Furman
RD1-score02=38
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=Arizona
RD1-score03=73
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=Kent St.
RD1-score04=61
RD1-seed05=5
RD1-team05=Boston College
RD1-score05=93
RD1-seed06=12
RD1-team06=Nebraska
RD1-score06=76
RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=Virginia
RD1-score07=74
RD1-seed08=13
RD1-team08=Pepperdine
RD1-score08=62
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=Tulane
RD1-score09=65
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=Vermont
RD1-score10=60
RD1-seed11=3
RD1-team11=Texas Tech
RD1-score11=83
RD1-seed12=14
RD1-team12=Tennessee Tech
RD1-score12=54
RD1-seed13=7
RD1-team13=George Washington
RD1-score13=79
RD1-seed14=10
RD1-team14=UCLA
RD1-score14=72
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team15=Notre Dame
RD1-score15=87
RD1-seed16=15
RD1-team16=San Diego
RD1-score16=61

RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Tennessee
RD2-score01=75
RD2-seed02=8
RD2-team02=Arizona
RD2-score02=60
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Boston College
RD2-score03=70
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Virginia
RD2-score04=74
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Tulane
RD2-score05=59
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Texas Tech
RD2-score06=76
RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=George Washington
RD2-score07=60
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Notre Dame
RD2-score08=95

RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Tennessee
RD3-score01=77
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Virginia
RD3-score02=56
RD3-seed03=3
RD3-team03=Texas Tech
RD3-score03=69
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Notre Dame
RD3-score04=65

RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Tennessee
RD4-score01=57
RD4-seed02=3
RD4-team02=Texas Tech
RD4-score02=44

West Regional - Kansas City, MO

4RoundBracket-Byes
RD1=First round March 17-18
RD2=Second round March 19-20
RD3=Regional semifinals March 25
RD4=Regional finals March 27

RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Georgia
RD1-score01=74
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=Montana
RD1-score02=46
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=Michigan
RD1-score03=74
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=Stanford
RD1-score04=81 (OT)
RD1-seed05=5
RD1-team05=North Carolina
RD1-score05=62
RD1-seed06=12
RD1-team06=Maine
RD1-score06=57
RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=UC Santa Barbara
RD1-score07=64
RD1-seed08=13
RD1-team08="'Rice
RD1-score08=67
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=Oregon
RD1-score09=79
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=UAB
RD1-score10=80 (OT)
RD1-seed11=3
RD1-team11=Mississippi St.
RD1-score11=94
RD1-seed12=14
RD1-team12=St. Peter's
RD1-score12=60
RD1-seed13=7
RD1-team13=Texas
RD1-score13=48
RD1-seed14=10
RD1-team14=St. Joseph's
RD1-score14=69
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team15=Rutgers
RD1-score15=91
RD1-seed16=15
RD1-team16=Holy Cross
RD1-score16=70

RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Georgia
RD2-score01=83
RD2-seed02=9
RD2-team02=Stanford
RD2-score02=64
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=North Carolina
RD2-score03=83
RD2-seed04=13
RD2-team04=Rice
RD2-score04=50
RD2-seed05=11
RD2-team05=UAB
RD2-score05=78
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Mississippi St.
RD2-score06=72
RD2-seed07=10
RD2-team07=St. Joseph's
RD2-score07=39
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Rutgers
RD2-score08=59

RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Georgia
RD3-score01=83
RD3-seed02=5
RD3-team02=North Carolina
RD3-score02=57
RD3-seed03=11
RD3-team03=UAB
RD3-score03=45
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Rutgers
RD3-score04=60

RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Georgia
RD4-score01=51
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Rutgers
RD4-score02=59

Final Four - Philadelphia, PA

4TeamBracket
RD1=National Semifinals
March 31
RD2=National Championship
April 2
RD1-seed1=1E
RD1-team1=Connecticut
RD1-score1=89
RD1-seed2=2MW
RD1-team2=Penn St.
RD1-score2=67
RD1-seed3=1ME
RD1-team3=Tennessee
RD1-score3=64
RD1-seed4=2W
RD1-team4=Rutgers
RD1-score4=54

RD2-seed1=1E
RD2-team1=Connecticut
RD2-score1=71
RD2-seed2=1ME
RD2-team2=Tennessee
RD2-score2=52

ee also

* 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
* 2000 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

References