2000 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament

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2000 NCAA Division II
Women's Basketball Tournament
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Teams48
Finals siteArkansas Pine Bluff, Arkansas
ChampionsNorthern Kentucky Norse (1st title)
Runner-upNorth Dakota State Bison (8th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachNancy Winstel (1st title)
MOP (Northern Kentucky)
NCAA Division II Women's Tournaments
«1999 2001»

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]

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[]

  1. ^ "Division II Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
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