2000 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

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2000 (2000) NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteOman Arena
Tennessee Jackson, Tennessee
ChampionsOklahoma City Stars (3rd title, 3rd title game,
3rd Fab Four)
Runner-upSimon Fraser Clan (2nd title game,
3rd Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Coach of the yearKent Stanley (Oklahoma City)
Player of the yearPatty Cantella (Oklahoma City)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Mianda Watts (Findlay)
Chuck Taylor MVPTeresa Kleindienst (Simon Fraser)
Top scorerMianda Watts (Oklahoma City)
(105 points)
NAIA Division I
women's tournaments
«1999 2001»

The 2000 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 1999–2000 basketball season.

In a rematch of the 1999 NAIA Division I final, defending champions Oklahoma City defeated Simon Fraser in the championship game again, 64–55, to claim the Stars' third NAIA national title. This would go on to be the second of four consecutive titles for Oklahoma City.

The tournament was played at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee.[1]

Qualification

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See also: 1999–2000 NAIA Division I women's basketball season

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, with the top sixteen teams receiving seeds.

The tournament continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format.

Bracket

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First round Second round Elite Eight Final Four National championship
               
1 Oklahoma City 97
Olivet Nazarene 59
1 Oklahoma City 80
Life 69
Life 102
16 Rio Grande 80
1 Oklahoma City 69
8 Campbellsville 65
9 Freed–Hardeman 76
Southern New Orleans 61
9 Freed–Hardeman 64
8 Campbellsville 72
Houston Baptist 55
8 Campbellsville 64
1 Oklahoma City 75
5 Findlay 52
5 Findlay 76
William Carey 61
5 Findlay 92
12 Oklahoma Christian 81
Voorhees 51
12 Oklahoma Christian 76
5 Findlay 86
4 Lewis–Clark State 65
13 Georgia Southwestern 92
Azusa Pacific 67
13 Georgia Southwestern 45
4 Lewis–Clark State 88
Hannibal–LaGrange 62
4 Lewis–Clark State 72
1 Oklahoma City 64
3 Simon Fraser 55
3 Simon Fraser 72
Langston 55
3 Simon Fraser 87
14 Wayland Baptist 73
Lambuth 65
14 Wayland Baptist 74
3 Simon Fraser 66
11 North Georgia 58
11 North Georgia 81
Saint Vincent 70
11 North Georgia 81
6 Union (TN) 65
Spring Hill 55
6 Union (TN) 70
3 Simon Fraser 77
7 Southern Nazarene 62
7 Southern Nazarene 77
Central State (OH) 69
7 Southern Nazarene 66
Western Montana 53
Western Montana 79
10 Vanguard 60
7 Southern Nazarene 56
2 Auburn Montgomery 54
15 Trevecca Nazarene 64
Oklahoma Baptist 63
15 Trevecca Nazarene 46
2 Auburn Montgomery 61
Claflin 33
2 Auburn Montgomery 67

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
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