2000 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

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.

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»

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

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

	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

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

References

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