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2000 NCAA Women's Division I
Basketball Tournament

Teams

Finals site

Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia, PA

Champions

Connecticut (2nd title)

Runner-up

Tennessee (9th title game)

Semifinalists

Penn St. (1st Final Four)
Rutgers (1st Final Four)

MOP

Shea Ralph Connecticut

NCAA Women's Division I Tournaments

«1999

2001»

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.^[1] Connecticut's Shea Ralph was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. ^[2]

Contents

1 Qualifying teams - automatic
2 Qualifying teams - at-large
3 Bids by conference
4 First and second rounds
5 Regionals and Final Four
6 Brackets
7 All-Tournament Team
8 Game Officials
9 See also
10 Notes

Qualifying teams - automatic

Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 2000 NCAA Tournament. Thirty conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA tournament. ^[3]

Automatic Bids
		Record
Qualifying School	Conference	Regular Season	Conference	Seed
Alcorn State University	SWAC	0.733 !22–8	0.833 !15–3	16
Campbell University	Trans America	0.733 !22–8	0.778 !14–4	15
University of Connecticut	Big East	0.968 !30–1	1.016 !16–0	1
Dartmouth College	Ivy League	0.741 !20–7	0.857 !12–2	13
Drake University	Missouri Valley Conference	0.793 !23–6	0.833 !15–3	8
Duke University	ACC	0.839 !26–5	0.75 !12–4	2
Furman University	Southern Conference	0.667 !20–10	0.722 !13–5	16
University of Wisconsin–Green Bay	Horizon League	0.724 !21–8	0.857 !12–2	13
Hampton University	MEAC	0.533 !16–14	0.611 !11–7	16
College of the Holy Cross	Patriot League	0.793 !23–6	0.917 !11–1	15
Iowa State University	Atlantic Sun Conference	0.833 !25–5	0.813 !13–3	3
Kent State University	MAC	0.833 !25–5	0.938 !15–1	9
Liberty University	Big South Conference	0.767 !23–7	0.857 !12–2	14
Louisiana Tech University	Sun Belt Conference	0.933 !28–2	1.016 !16–0	1
University of Montana	Big Sky Conference	0.759 !22–7	0.813 !13–3	16
Old Dominion University	Colonial	0.724 !21–8	1.016 !16–0	4
University of Oregon	Pac-12	0.767 !23–7	0.778 !14–4	6
Purdue University	Big Ten	0.759 !22–7	0.688 !11–5	4
Rice University	WAC	0.7 !21–9	0.714 !10–4	13
University of San Diego	West Coast Conference	0.586 !17–12	0.5 !7–7	15
St. Francis College	Northeast Conference	0.767 !23–7	0.833 !15–3	14
Saint Peter's College	Northeast Conference	0.767 !23–7	0.778 !14–4	14
Stephen F. Austin State University	Southland	0.9 !27–3	0.944 !17–1	11
University of Tennessee	SEC	0.903 !28–3	0.929 !13–1	1
Tennessee Technological University	Ohio Valley Conference	0.758 !25–8	0.889 !16–2	14
Tulane University	Conference USA	0.867 !26–4	0.75 !12–4	6
University of California, Santa Barbara	Big West Conference	0.909 !30–3	1.015 !15–0	4
University of Vermont	America East	0.926 !25–2	0.833 !15–3	11
Xavier University	Atlantic 10	0.867 !26–4	0.813 !13–3	6
Youngstown State University	Mid-Continent	0.733 !22–8	0.75 !12–4	15

Qualifying teams - at-large

Thirty-four additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations.^[3]

At-large Bids
		Record
Qualifying School	Conference	Regular Season	Conference	Seed
University of Arizona	Pacific-10	0.8 !24–6	0.722 !13–5	8
Auburn University	Southeastern	0.75 !21–7	0.643 !9–5	7
Boston College	Big East	0.758 !25–8	0.75 !12–4	5
Brigham Young University	Mountain West	0.733 !22–8	0.714 !10–4	12
Clemson University	Atlantic Coast	0.621 !18–11	0.563 !9–7	9
The George Washington University	Atlantic 10	0.833 !25–5	0.875 !14–2	7
University of Georgia	Southeastern	0.906 !29–3	0.929 !13–1	1
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign	Big Ten	0.688 !22–10	0.688 !11–5	6
University of Kansas	Big 12	0.69 !20–9	0.688 !11–5	8
Louisiana State University	Southeastern	0.786 !22–6	0.786 !11–3	3
University of Maine	America East	0.667 !20–10	0.778 !14–4	12
Marquette University	Conference USA	0.786 !22–6	0.875 !14–2	7
University of Michigan	Big Ten	0.759 !22–7	0.813 !13–3	8
Mississippi State University	Southeastern	0.767 !23–7	0.571 !8–6	3
Missouri State University	Missouri Valley	0.742 !23–8	0.778 !14–4	10
University of Nebraska–Lincoln	Big 12	0.6 !18–12	0.625 !10–6	12
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Atlantic Coast	0.6 !18–12	0.5 !8–8	5
North Carolina State University	Atlantic Coast	0.714 !20–8	0.688 !11–5	5
University of Notre Dame	Big East	0.862 !25–4	0.938 !15–1	2
University of Oklahoma	Big 12	0.767 !23–7	0.813 !13–3	5
Pennsylvania State University	Big Ten	0.867 !26–4	0.938 !15–1	2
Pepperdine University	West Coast	0.7 !21–9	0.857 !12–2	13
Rutgers University	Big East	0.759 !22–7	0.75 !12–4	2
Southern Methodist University	Western Athletic	0.724 !21–8	0.857 !12–2	12
Saint Joseph's University	Atlantic 10	0.828 !24–5	0.875 !14–2	10
Stanford University	Pacific-10	0.714 !20–8	0.722 !13–5	9
University of Texas at Austin	Big 12	0.636 !21–12	0.563 !9–7	7
Texas Tech University	Big 12	0.862 !25–4	0.813 !13–3	3
University of Alabama at Birmingham	Conference USA	0.613 !19–12	0.5 !8–8	11
University of California, Los Angeles	Pacific-10	0.643 !18–10	0.667 !12–6	10
University of Utah	Mountain West	0.767 !23–7	0.786 !11–3	11
Vanderbilt University	Southeastern	0.625 !20–12	0.429 !6–8	9
University of Virginia	Atlantic Coast	0.742 !23–8	0.813 !13–3	4
Western Kentucky University	Sun Belt	0.7 !21–9	0.813 !13–3	10

Bids by conference

Thirty conferences earned an automatic bid. In fifteen cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-four additional at-large teams were selected from fifteen of the conferences.^[3]

Bids	Conference	Teams
6	Big 12	Iowa St., Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech
6	Southeastern	Tennessee, Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi St., Vanderbilt
5	Atlantic Coast	Duke, Clemson, North Carolina, North Carolina St., Virginia
4	Big East	Connecticut, Boston College, Notre Dame, Rutgers
4	Big Ten	Purdue, Illinois, Michigan, Penn St.
4	Pacific-10	Oregon, Arizona, Stanford, UCLA
3	Atlantic 10	Xavier, George Washington, St. Joseph’s
3	Conference USA	Tulane, Marquette, UAB
2	America East	Vermont, Maine
2	Missouri Valley	Drake, Missouri St.
2	Mountain West	BYU, Utah
2	Northeast	St. Francis Pa., St. Peter’s
2	Sun Belt	Louisiana Tech, Western Ky.
2	West Coast	San Diego, Pepperdine
2	Western Athletic	Rice, SMU
1	Big Sky	Montana
1	Big South	Liberty
1	Big West	UC Santa Barb.
1	Colonial	Old Dominion
1	Horizon	Green Bay
1	Ivy	Dartmouth
1	Mid-American	Kent St.
1	Mid-Continent	Youngstown St.
1	Mid-Eastern	Hampton.
1	Ohio Valley	Tennessee Tech
1	Patriot	Holy Cross
1	Southern	Furman
1	Southland	Stephen F. Austin
1	Southwestern	Alcorn St.
1	Trans America	Campbell

First and second rounds

Baton Rouge

West Lafayette

Storrs

Durham

Notre Dame

Knoxville

Lubbock

Charlottesville

Norfolk

Ruston

Ames

University Park

Athens

Piscataway

Eugene

Santa Barbara

2000 NCAA NCAA first and second round venues

In 2000, the field remained at 64 teams. The teams were seeded, and assigned to four geographic regions, with seeds 1-16 in each region. In Round 1, seeds 1 and 16 faced each other, as well as seeds 2 and 15, seeds 3 and 14, seeds 4 and 13, seeds 5 and 12, seeds 6 and 11, seeds 7 and 10, and seeds 8 and 9. In the first two rounds, the top four seeds were given the opportunity to host the first round game. In most cases, the higher seed accepted the opportunity. The exception:

Third seeded Mississippi State was unable to host, so sixth seeded Oregon hosted three first and second round games

The following table lists the region, host school, venue and the sixteen first and second round locations:^[4]

Region	Rnd	Host	Venue	City	State
East	1&2	Louisiana State University	LSU Assembly Center (Pete Maravich Assembly Center)	Baton Rouge	Louisiana
East	1&2	Purdue University	Mackey Arena	West Lafayette	Indiana
East	1&2	University of Connecticut	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion	Storrs	Connecticut
East	1&2	Duke University	Cameron Indoor Stadium	Durham	North Carolina
Mideast	1&2	University of Notre Dame	Edmund P. Joyce Center	Notre Dame	Indiana
Mideast	1&2	University of Tennessee	Thompson-Boling Arena	Knoxville	Tennessee
Mideast	1&2	Texas Tech University	United Spirit Arena	Lubbock	Texas
Mideast	1&2	University of Virginia	University Hall (University of Virginia)	Charlottesville	Virginia
Midwest	1&2	Old Dominion University	Old Dominion University Fieldhouse	Norfolk	Virginia
Midwest	1&2	Louisiana Tech University	Thomas Assembly Center	Ruston	Louisiana
Midwest	1&2	Iowa State University	Hilton Coliseum	Ames	Iowa
Midwest	1&2	Pennsylvania State University	Bryce Jordan Center	University Park	Pennsylvania
West	1&2	University of Georgia	Georgia Coliseum (Stegeman Coliseum)	Athens	Georgia
West	1&2	Rutgers University	Louis Brown Athletic Center	Piscataway	New Jersey
West	1&2	University of Oregon	McArthur Court	Eugene	Oregon
West	1&2	University of California, Santa Barbara	UC Santa Barbara Events Center	Santa Barbara	California

Regionals and Final Four

Richmond

Memphis

Kansas City

Portland

Philadelphia

2000 NCAA Regionals and Final Four

The Regionals, named for the general location, were held from March 25 to March 27 at these sites:

East Regional Stuart C. Siegel Center, Richmond, Virginia (Host: Virginia Commonwealth University)
Mideast Regional Pyramid Arena, Memphis, Tennessee (Host: University of Memphis)
Midwest Regional Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: University of Kansas)
West Regional Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Portland), Portland, Oregon (Host: Portland State University)

Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four held March 31 and April 2 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) (Co-hosts: St. Joseph's University and University of Pennsylvania)

Brackets

Data source^[5]

East Regional - Richmond, Virginia

First round March 17-18			Second round March 19-20			Regional semifinals March 25			Regional finals March 27

1	Connecticut	116
16	Hampton	45
			1	Connecticut	83

			9	Clemson	45
8	Drake	50

9	Clemson	64
						1	Connecticut	102

						5	Oklahoma	80
5	Oklahoma	86

12	BYU	81
			5	Oklahoma	76

			4	Purdue	74
4	Purdue	70

13	Dartmouth	66
									1	Connecticut	86

									3	LSU	71
6	Xavier	72

11	Stephen F. Austin	73
			11	Stephen F. Austin	45

			3	LSU	57
3	LSU	77

14	Liberty	54
						3	LSU	79

						2	Duke	66
7	Marquette	65

10	Western Kentucky	68
			10	Western Kentucky	70

			2	Duke	90
2	Duke	71

15	Campbell	42

Midwest Regional - Portland, Oregon

First round March 17-18			Second round March 19-20			Regional semifinals March 25			Regional finals March 27

1	Louisiana Tech	95
16	Alcorn St.	53
			1	Louisiana Tech	66

			9	Vanderbilt	65
8	Kansas	69

9	Vanderbilt	71 (2OT)
						1	Louisiana Tech	86

						4	Old Dominion	74
5	North Carolina St.	63

12	Southern Methodist	64
			12	Southern Methodist	76

			4	Old Dominion	96
4	Old Dominion	94

13	Wisconsin-Green Bay	85
									1	Louisiana Tech	65

									2	Penn St.	86
6	Illinois	73

11	Utah	58
			6	Illinois	68

			3	Iowa St.	79
3	Iowa St.	92

14	St. Francis (PA)	63
						3	Iowa St.	65

						2	Penn St.	66
7	Auburn	78

10	Missouri St.	74
			7	Auburn	69

			2	Penn St.	75
2	Penn St.	83

15	Youngstown St.	63

Mideast Regional - Memphis, Tennessee

First round March 17-18			Second round March 19-20			Regional semifinals March 25			Regional finals March 27

1	Tennessee	90
16	Furman	38
			1	Tennessee	75

			8	Arizona	60
8	Arizona	73

9	Kent St.	61
						1	Tennessee	77

						4	Virginia	56
5	Boston College	93

12	Nebraska	76
			5	Boston College	70

			4	Virginia	74
4	Virginia	74

13	Pepperdine	62
									1	Tennessee	57

									3	Texas Tech	44
6	Tulane	65

11	Vermont	60
			6	Tulane	59

			3	Texas Tech	76
3	Texas Tech	83

14	Tennessee Tech	54
						3	Texas Tech	69

						2	Notre Dame	65
7	George Washington	79

10	UCLA	72
			7	George Washington	60

			2	Notre Dame	95
2	Notre Dame	87

15	San Diego	61

West Regional - Kansas City, Missouri

First round March 17-18			Second round March 19-20			Regional semifinals March 25			Regional finals March 27

1	Georgia	74
16	Montana	46
			1	Georgia	83

			9	Stanford	64
8	Michigan	74

9	Stanford	81 (OT)
						1	Georgia	83

						5	North Carolina	57
5	North Carolina	62

12	Maine	57
			5	North Carolina	83

			13	Rice	50
4	UC Santa Barbara	64

13	Rice	67
									1	Georgia	51

									2	Rutgers	59
6	Oregon	79

11	UAB	80 (OT)
			11	UAB	78

			3	Mississippi St.	72
3	Mississippi St.	94

14	St. Peter's	60
						11	UAB	45

						2	Rutgers	60
7	Texas	48

10	St. Joseph's	69
			10	St. Joseph's	39

			2	Rutgers	59
2	Rutgers	91

15	Holy Cross	70

Final Four - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

National Semifinals March 31			National Championship April 2

1E	Connecticut	89
2MW	Penn St.	67
			1E	Connecticut	71
			1ME	Tennessee	52
1ME	Tennessee	64
2W	Rutgers	54

All-Tournament Team

Shea Ralph, Connecticut
Svetlana Abrosimova, Connecticut
Sue Bird, Connecticut
Asjha Jones, Connecticut
Tamika Catchings, Tennessee ^[3]

Game Officials

Scott Yarbrough (Semi-Final)
Ron Dressander (Semi-Final)
Carla Fujimoto (Semi-Final)
Bob Trammel (Semi-Final)
Wesley Dean (Semi-Final)
Bob Trammel (Semi-Final)
Sally Bell (Final)
Dennis DeMayo (Final)
Art Bomengen (Final) ^[3]

Notes

^ Gregory Cooper. "2000 NCAA National Championship Tournament". Archived from the original on 2009-10-22. http://www.webcitation.org/5kjDYE5tn. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
^ "CHN Basketball History: Most Outstanding Player". http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/history/tournament/womensmop.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Nixon, Rick. "Official 2022 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book". NCAA. http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/WFF12.pdf. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
^ "Attendance and Sites". NCAA. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_final4/2012/Attend.pdf. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
^ "Official 2012 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book". NCAA. February 2012. http://www.ncaapublications.com/p-4269-official-2012-ncaa-womens-final-four-record-book.aspx. Retrieved 2012-04-17.

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