2000 NCAA Division I softball tournament

College softball tournament August 2023 March 2026 2000 Division I 150px 48 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City Oklahoma 1st UCLA 17th Patty Gasso 1st Jennifer Stewart Oklahoma NCAA Division I Softball Championship 1999 The 2000 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held 18 through May 29, 2000, as the final part of the 2000 NCAA Division I softball season. The tournament culminated with the 2000 Women's College World Series at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. Format A total of 48 teams entered the tournament, with 32 of them receiving an automatic bid by either winning their conference's tournament or by finishing in first place in their conference. The remaining 32 bids were issued at-large, with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. Bids Automatic Conference School Best finish Last NCAA appearance Big 12 Nebraska Runners-up(1985) 1999 Big Ten Michigan 1999 At-large Regionals Regional No. 1 2000 Washington Huskies Washington 5 2000 Army Black Knights Army 0 2000 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State 6 2000 Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga 1 2000 Utah Utes Utah 18 2000 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois 0 Washington 6 Western Illinois 0 Mississippi State 116 Utah 3 Army 4 Chattanooga 69 Washington 4 Mississippi State 1 Utah 2 Chattanooga 1 Mississippi State 1 Utah 4 Washington 95 — Utah 0 — Washington qualifies for WCWS. Regional No. 2 Arizona 86 2000 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee 0 2000 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 85 2000 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State 0 2000 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 106 2000 UMass Minutewomen UMass 0 Arizona 106 UMass 0 Nebraska 116 South Carolina 1 Middle Tennessee 1 Illinois State 3 Arizona 135 Nebraska 0 South Carolina 7 Illinois State 4 Nebraska 95 South Carolina 0 Arizona 5 — Nebraska 0 — Arizona qualifies for WCWS. Regional No. 3 Oklahoma 115 2000 Harvard Crimson Harvard 0 2000 Oregon State Beavers Oregon State 110 2000 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern 0 2000 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas 5 2000 Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge 0 Oklahoma 2 Cal State Northridge 1 Oregon State 4 Arkansas 1 Harvard 6 Northwestern 9 Oklahoma 5 Oregon State 3 Arkansas 0 Northwestern 5 Oregon State 4 Northwestern 0 Oklahoma 3 — Oregon State 2 — Oklahoma qualifies for WCWS. Regional No. 4 UCLA 85 2000 Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius 0 2000 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa 95 2000 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Bethune-Cookman 1 2000 Florida State Seminoles Florida State 2 2000 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State 0 UCLA 10 Long Beach State 1 Iowa 1 Florida State 4 Canisius 310 Bethune-Cookman 2 UCLA 6 Florida State 1 Iowa 29 Canisius 1 Florida State 4 Iowa 2 UCLA 7 — Florida State 1 — UCLA qualifies for WCWS. Regional No. 5 2000 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 96 2000 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Coastal Carolina 1 2000 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama 19 2000 Florida Atlantic Owls Florida Atlantic 0 2000 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State 3 2000 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M 2 Arizona State 4 Texas A&M 2 Alabama 59 Penn State 4 Coastal Carolina 4 Florida Atlantic 2 Arizona State 1 Alabama 4 Penn State 1 Coastal Carolina 3 Arizona State 2 Coastal Carolina 1 Alabama 3 — Arizona State 1 — Alabama qualifies for WCWS. Regional No. 6 2 2000 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 105 2000 UMBC Retrievers UMBC 1 2000 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 2 2000 Texas Longhorns Texas 1 2000 California Golden Bears California 2 Florida 0 Fresno State 0 Florida 1 UMBC 0 Texas 6 Cal State Fullerton 2 California 3 Fresno State 4 Cal State Fullerton 3 Florida 58 Texas 2 California 0 Fresno State 2 Florida 1 California 2 California 2 Fresno State 0 California qualifies for WCWS. Regional No. 7 2 2000 LSU Tigers LSU 7 2000 Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State 1 2000 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss 3 2000 Oregon Ducks Oregon 0 2000 Hofstra Pride Hofstra 2 2000 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Lafayette 1 LSU 1 Louisiana–Lafayette 4 Northwestern State 1 Oregon 4 Southern Miss 14 Hofstra 1 LSU 2 Hofstra 1 Louisiana–Lafayette 3 Oregon 4 Southern Miss 0 LSU 113 Oregon 1 Southern Miss 3 Southern Miss 19 LSU 0 Southern Miss qualifies for WCWS. Regional No. 8 2 2 2000 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 213 2000 Stanford Cardinal Stanford 1 2000 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 2 2000 UIC Flames UIC 0 2000 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul 86 2000 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 0 Central Michigan 0 UIC 2 Michigan 5 Stanford 4 Notre Dame 0 DePaul 1 Central Michigan 2 Notre Dame 1 UIC 1 Michigan 3 DePaul 5 Central Michigan 0 Michigan 0 — DePaul 3 — DePaul qualifies for WCWS. Women's College World Series The Women's College World Series was held 24 through May 28 in Oklahoma City. Participants 2000 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama Arizona 2000 California Golden Bears California 2000 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Oklahoma 2000 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss UCLA 2000 Washington Huskies Washington Bracket 1/1/2/1 2000 Washington Huskies Washington 3 2000 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul 2 UCLA 4 2000 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama 1 DePaul 4 Alabama 6 Oklahoma 2 2000 California Golden Bears California 1 2000 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss 1 Arizona 0 California 0 Arizona 6 Washington 2 UCLA 3 Southern Miss 3 Alabama 0 Oklahoma 3 Southern Miss 1 Washington 2 Arizona 4 UCLA 6 — Southern Miss 0 — Oklahoma 1 — Arizona 0 — UCLA 1 Oklahoma 3 Game results Datehttps://www.softballhistoryusa.com/2000-ncaa-womens-college-world-series/ 2000 NCAA Women’s College World Series SoftballHistoryUSA.com 20 December 2020 20 December 2020 Game Winning team Score Losing team Winning pitcher Losing pitcher Save Notes May 28 Game 11 UCLA 6–0 Southern Miss – Southern Miss eliminated Game 12 Oklahoma 1–0 Arizona – Arizona eliminatedFinalsMay 29 Game 13 Oklahoma 3–1 UCLA Jennifer Stewart Amanda Freed – Oklahoma wins WCWS Final National championshipOklahoma v.UCLA May 29, 2000 – 12:15p.m. (CDT) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma OKLA 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 8 1 UCLA UCLA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 1 Jennifer Stewart (–) Amanda Freed (28–8) Lisa Carey 8,049 https://web.archive.org/web/20131102221643/http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/event.do?championship=400025&division=400025400012&event=401415 All-tournament Team The following players were members of the Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_rb/2017/02-Tournament.pdf NCAA 2017 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results 3 May 19, 2018 Position Player School P Courtney Blades Southern Miss Amanda Freed UCLA Jennifer Stewart (MOP) Oklahoma 1B Lisa Carey Oklahoma 2B Tairia Mims UCLA SS Kelli Braitsch Oklahoma OF Jaime Clark Alabama Shavaughne Desecki Washington Kelly Kretschman DePaul C Julie Marshall UCLA 3B Erin Johnson Southern Miss Toni Mascarenas Arizona See also 2000 NCAA Division II softball tournament 2000 NCAA Division III softball tournament 2000 NAIA softball tournament 2000 NCAA Division I baseball tournament References Category:2000 NCAA Division I softball season NCAA Division I softball tournament NCAA Division I softball tournament Category:NCAA Division I softball tournament Category:Women's sports in Oklahoma