2000 Women's National Invitation Tournament

The 2000 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2000 Women's NCAA tournament. It was the third edition of the postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT).

2000 Women's National Invitation Tournament
Teams32
Finals siteKohl Center
Madison, WI
ChampionsWisconsin (1st title)
Runner-upFlorida (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJane Albright (1st title)
MVPTamara Moore (Wisconsin)
Attendance13,006 (championship)
Women's National Invitation Tournaments
«19992001»

The final four of the tournament paired Arkansas against Florida with the other match-up being Wisconsin and Colorado State. Wisconsin beat Colorado State 78–60 and Florida beat Arkansas 83–62.

Bracket

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Games marked signify overtime.[1]

North bracket

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First Round
March 15
Second Round
March 18 & 19
Quarterfinals
March 22
      
at Wisconsin83
Fairfield46
at Wisconsin82
DePaul76
DePaul69
Western Michigan64
at Wisconsin77
Michigan State45
at Michigan State74
Villanova62
Michigan State88
Cincinnati83
Cincinnati76
Pittsburgh60

West bracket

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First Round
March 16
Second Round
March 18
Quarterfinals
March 22
      
Long Beach State87
at New Mexico63
Long Beach State73
at St. Mary's48
St. Mary's75
Hawaii60
Long Beach State63
at Colorado State65
at Colorado State66
Arizona State54
at Colorado State66
USC56
USC71
Santa Clara64

Midwest bracket

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First Round
March 15 & 16
Second Round
March 18
Quarterfinals
March 21
      
at Arkansas83
Wichita State63
at Arkansas89
Missouri88
at Missouri84*
Evansville81
at Arkansas78
Georgia Tech67
at Georgia Tech76
Southern Miss71
Georgia Tech81
at Chattanooga74
Chattanooga70
Alabama68

East bracket

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First Round
March 15 & 16
Second Round
March 17 & 18
Quarterfinals
March 21
      
at Maryland63
Georgetown46
Maryland68*
at Virginia Tech60
Virginia Tech80
Georgia State56
Maryland57
at Florida77
Memphis76
Arkansas State74
at Memphis71
Florida74
Florida97
at Dayton93

Semifinals and championship game

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Semifinals
March 25
Finals
March 29
      
Nat Wisconsin78
WColorado State60
at Wisconsin75
Florida74
MWat Arkansas62
EFlorida83

All-tournament team

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Source:[3]

See also

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2000 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

References

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  1. ^ "2000 Postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament" (PDF). Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "1999 Women's Basketball Notes vs Wisconsin (WNIT Final) 2000-03-29". Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "Wisconsin nips Florida 75-74 to capture title of 2000 Postseason WNIT". Retrieved March 19, 2023.