2000 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

The 2000 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 19th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.

2000 NCAA Division III
women's basketball tournament

Teams	49
Finals site	O'Neill Center Danbury, Connecticut
Champions	Washington University Bears (3rd title)
Runner-up	Southern Maine Huskies (2nd title game)
Third place	St. Thomas Tommies (4th Final Four)
Fourth place	Scranton Royals (6th Final Four)
Winning coach	Nancy Fahey (3rd title)
MOP	Alia Fischer (Washington University in St. Louis)
Attendance	30,465
NCAA Division III women's tournaments «1999 2001»

Two-time defending champions Washington St. Louis defeated Southern Maine in the championship game, 79–33, to claim the Bears' third Division III national title, their third of four consecutive.

The championship rounds were hosted by Western Connecticut State University at the O'Neill Center in Danbury, Connecticut from March 17–18, 2000.

Bracket

• An asterisk by a score indicates an overtime period

Top left sectional

	First round March 1, 2000				Second round March 4, 2000				Sectional semifinals March 10, 2000				Sectional finals March 11, 2000
					Allentown	54
					King's (PA)	62
	Johns Hopkins	57
	King's (PA)	60
									King's (PA)	45
	Mid-Atlantic Region
									Scranton	49
	Messiah	71
	Bethany (WV)	66
					Messiah	43
					Scranton	67
													Scranton	72
													St. Lawrence	59
					Cortland State	55
					St. John Fisher	66
	St. John Fisher	66
	Mount St. Mary (NY)	55
									St. John Fisher	62
	East Region
									St. Lawrence*	67
	William Smith	78
	Gwynedd Mercy	52
					William Smith	43
					St. Lawrence	49

Bottom left sectional

	First round March 1, 2000				Second round March 4, 2000				Sectional semifinals March 10, 2000				Sectional finals March 11, 2000
					Baldwin Wallace	77
					Wilmington (OH)	72
	Wilmington (OH)	46
	Kenyon	64
									Baldwin Wallace	76**
	Great Lakes Region
									Calvin	72
	Calvin	68
	Lake Forest	42
					Calvin	64
					Capital	63
													Baldwin Wallace	71
													Washington St. Louis	86
					Washington St. Louis	67
					Wisconsin–Oshkosh	46
	Wisconsin Lutheran	38
	Wisconsin–Oshkosh	54
									Washington St. Louis	81
	Central Region
									Wisconsin–Eau Claire	63
	Millikin	77
	Fontbonne	54
					Millikin	38
					Wisconsin–Eau Claire	75

Top right sectional

	First round March 1, 2000				Second round March 4, 2000				Sectional semifinals March 10, 2000				Sectional finals March 11, 2000
					Bates	59
					Clark (MA)	63
	Clark (MA)	63
	Norwich	58
									Clark (MA)	61
	Northeast Region
									Southern Maine	77
	Salem State	55
	Wellesley	48
					Salem State	68
					Southern Maine	72
													Southern Maine	65
													Rowan	62
					Rowan	87
					Salisbury State	73
	Salisbury State	80
	Staten Island	63
									Rowan	70
	Atlantic Region
									Eastern Nazarene	44
	Richard Stockton	80
	Centenary (NJ)	45
					Richard Stockton	63
					Eastern Nazarene	66

Bottom right sectional

	First round March 1, 2000				Second round March 4, 2000				Sectional semifinals March 10, 2000				Sectional finals March 11, 2000
					St. Thomas (MN)	64
					Pacific Lutheran	45
	Pacific Lutheran	50
	Whitworth	46
									St. Thomas (MN)	76
	West Region
									George Fox	64
	George Fox	63
	Linfield	51
					George Fox	71
					Cal Lutheran	63
	Cal Lutheran	72
	UC San Diego	66
													St. Thomas (MN)	68
													Hardin-Simmons	56
	McMurry	62
	Simpson (CA)	47
					McMurry	70
					Hendrix	59
	Hendrix	56
	Maryville (TN)	44
									McMurry	60
	South Region
									Hardin-Simmons	62
	Roanoke	69
	Shenandoah	55
					Roanoke	76
					Hardin-Simmons	101

Final Four

	Final Four March 17, 2000 O'Neill Center Danbury, CT				National championship March 18, 2000 O'Neill Center Danbury, CT
	Scranton	30
	Washington St. Louis	64
					Washington St. Louis	79
					Southern Maine	33
	Southern Maine	49
	St. Thomas (MN)	42			Third place
					Scranton	56
					St. Thomas (MN)	66

All-tournament team

• Alia Fischer, Washington University in St. Louis
• Tasha Rodgers, Washington University in St. Louis
• Trish Ripton, Southern Maine
• Jennifer Ulstad, St. Thomas (MN)
• Kelly Halpin, Scranton

See also

• 2000 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2000 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 2000 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2000 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 2000 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament