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).
| Teams | 32 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Games marked signify overtime.[1]
North bracket
| First 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
| First 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
| First 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
| First 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
| Semifinals 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
- Tamara Moore, Wisconsin (MVP)
- LaTonya Sims, Wisconsin
- Naomi Mobley, Florida[2]
- Tonya Washington, Florida
- Angie Gordon, Colorado State
- Lonniya Bragg, Arkansas
Source:[3]
References
- "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.
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