2000 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2000 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament was the 19th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division II women's collegiate basketball in the United States.[1]
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| Teams | 48 | ||||
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| Finals site | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Pine Bluff, Arkansas | ||||
| Champions | Northern Kentucky (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | North Dakota State (8th title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Nancy Winstel (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Michelle Cottrell (Northern Kentucky) | ||||
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Northern Kentucky defeated North Dakota State in the championship game, 71–62 (after one overtime), to claim the Norse's first NCAA Division II national title.
The championship rounds were contested in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
Bracket
Elite Eight
| Elite Eight | Final Four | National Championship | ||||||||||||
| Columbus State | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Emporia State | 67 | |||||||||||||
| Columbus State | 56 | |||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 72 | |||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Delta State | 64 | |||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 62 | |||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky | 71* | |||||||||||||
| Western Washington | 84 | |||||||||||||
| Slippery Rock | 67 | |||||||||||||
| Western Washington | 74 | |||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky | 80 | |||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky | 60 | |||||||||||||
| Saint Rose | 50 | |||||||||||||
All-tournament team
- Michelle Cottrell, Northern Kentucky
- Michele Tuchfarber, Northern Kentucky
- Jayne Boeddeker, North Dakota State
- Jayne Even, North Dakota State
- Caroline Boclair, Delta State
- Celeste Hill, Western Washington
See also
References
- "Division II Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
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