2000 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

2000 (2000) NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Oman Arena; Jackson, Tennessee
Champions	Oklahoma City Stars (3rd title, 3rd title game,; 3rd Fab Four)
Runner-up	Simon Fraser Clan (2nd title game,; 3rd Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Findlay Oilers ; (2nd Fab Four); Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm ; (9th Fab Four);
Coach of the year	Kent Stanley (Oklahoma City)
Player of the year	Patty Cantella (Oklahoma City)
Charles Stevenson; Hustle Award	Mianda Watts (Findlay)
Chuck Taylor MVP	Teresa Kleindienst (Simon Fraser)
Top scorer	Mianda 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

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

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

References

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

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

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2000 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

Contents

Qualification

Bracket

See also

References