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).
Teams | 32 | ||||
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Finals site | Kohl Center Madison, WI | ||||
Champions | Wisconsin (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | Florida (2nd title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Jane Albright (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Tamara Moore (Wisconsin) | ||||
Attendance | 13,006 (championship) | ||||
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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
editGames marked signify overtime.[1]
North bracket
editFirst Round March 15 | Second Round March 18 & 19 | Quarterfinals March 22 | |||||||||
at Wisconsin | 83 | ||||||||||
Fairfield | 46 | ||||||||||
at Wisconsin | 82 | ||||||||||
DePaul | 76 | ||||||||||
DePaul | 69 | ||||||||||
Western Michigan | 64 | ||||||||||
at Wisconsin | 77 | ||||||||||
Michigan State | 45 | ||||||||||
at Michigan State | 74 | ||||||||||
Villanova | 62 | ||||||||||
Michigan State | 88 | ||||||||||
Cincinnati | 83 | ||||||||||
Cincinnati | 76 | ||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 60 |
West bracket
editFirst Round March 16 | Second Round March 18 | Quarterfinals March 22 | |||||||||
Long Beach State | 87 | ||||||||||
at New Mexico | 63 | ||||||||||
Long Beach State | 73 | ||||||||||
at St. Mary's | 48 | ||||||||||
St. Mary's | 75 | ||||||||||
Hawaii | 60 | ||||||||||
Long Beach State | 63 | ||||||||||
at Colorado State | 65 | ||||||||||
at Colorado State | 66 | ||||||||||
Arizona State | 54 | ||||||||||
at Colorado State | 66 | ||||||||||
USC | 56 | ||||||||||
USC | 71 | ||||||||||
Santa Clara | 64 |
Midwest bracket
editFirst Round March 15 & 16 | Second Round March 18 | Quarterfinals March 21 | |||||||||
at Arkansas | 83 | ||||||||||
Wichita State | 63 | ||||||||||
at Arkansas | 89 | ||||||||||
Missouri | 88 | ||||||||||
at Missouri | 84* | ||||||||||
Evansville | 81 | ||||||||||
at Arkansas | 78 | ||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 67 | ||||||||||
at Georgia Tech | 76 | ||||||||||
Southern Miss | 71 | ||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 81 | ||||||||||
at Chattanooga | 74 | ||||||||||
Chattanooga | 70 | ||||||||||
Alabama | 68 |
East bracket
editFirst Round March 15 & 16 | Second Round March 17 & 18 | Quarterfinals March 21 | |||||||||
at Maryland | 63 | ||||||||||
Georgetown | 46 | ||||||||||
Maryland | 68* | ||||||||||
at Virginia Tech | 60 | ||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 80 | ||||||||||
Georgia State | 56 | ||||||||||
Maryland | 57 | ||||||||||
at Florida | 77 | ||||||||||
Memphis | 76 | ||||||||||
Arkansas State | 74 | ||||||||||
at Memphis | 71 | ||||||||||
Florida | 74 | ||||||||||
Florida | 97 | ||||||||||
at Dayton | 93 |
Semifinals and championship game
editSemifinals March 25 | Finals March 29 | ||||||||
N | at Wisconsin | 78 | |||||||
W | Colorado State | 60 | |||||||
at Wisconsin | 75 | ||||||||
Florida | 74 | ||||||||
MW | at Arkansas | 62 | |||||||
E | Florida | 83 |
All-tournament team
edit- Tamara Moore, Wisconsin (MVP)
- LaTonya Sims, Wisconsin
- Naomi Mobley, Florida[2]
- Tonya Washington, Florida
- Angie Gordon, Colorado State
- Lonniya Bragg, Arkansas
Source:[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2000 Postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament" (PDF). Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ "1999 Women's Basketball Notes vs Wisconsin (WNIT Final) 2000-03-29". Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ "Wisconsin nips Florida 75-74 to capture title of 2000 Postseason WNIT". Retrieved March 19, 2023.