2000 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

American college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 Women's 2000 2000WomensFinalFourLogo.jpg 150 px 64 First Union Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Connecticut Huskies 2nd 2nd 4th Tennessee Lady Volunteers 9th 12th Penn State Lady Lions 1st Rutgers Scarlet Knights 1st Geno Auriemma 2nd Shea Ralph Connecticut The 2000 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament began on March 17 and ended on April 2. The tournament featured 64 teams. The Final Four consisted of Connecticut, Penn St., Tennessee, and Rutgers, with Connecticut defeating Tennessee 71–52 to win its second NCAA title.http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/1244/2000-bracket.html 2000 NCAA National Championship Tournament 2007-04-16 Gregory Cooper https://web.archive.org/web/20091020131325/http://geocities.com/Colosseum/1244/2000-bracket.html 2009-10-20 dead Connecticut's Shea Ralph was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/history/tournament/womensmop.htm CHN Basketball History: Most Outstanding Player 2007-04-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20080125012447/http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/history/tournament/womensmop.htm 2008-01-25 dead Notable events Two of the number one seeds advanced to the Final four – Tennessee and Connecticut – while two failed to advance. Penn State upset Louisiana Tech in the Midwest Regional, while Rutgers upset Georgia in the West Regional. Tennessee faced Rutgers in one of the Final Four match ups. At the end of the half, the Lady Vols held only a two-point lead 28–26. Pat Summitt challenged her players at halftime, and advised Tamika Catchings to move around more. That advice helped, as Catchings, who had only scored two points in the first half, scored eleven in the second half. Michelle Snow blocked seven shots in the game setting a Final Four record. Kara Lawson ran the offense, and scored a total of 19 points, of which 14 were scored in the second half, and ended up earning the Player of the Game award, helping her team win 64–54 and advance to the national championship. The other semifinal match up was Connecticut against Penn State. The regional win by Penn State gave the team a chance to play in a Final Four in their home state. The Lady Lions were led by point guard Helen Darling, who would go on to win the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award that year. However, the defense by the Huskies held Darling scoreless on this day. UConn's point guard Sue Bird, had a better day, scoring 19 points, hitting five of her seven three point attempts. 20,060 fans were in the stands, the largest crowd ever to see a college basketball game in Pennsylvania. Connecticut had a nine-point lead at halftime, but Penn State had cut the lead to five points midway through the second half. However, the Huskies responded, and ended up winning the game by 22 points. The match up in the finals between Tennessee and Connecticut was highly anticipated. The teams have met ten times prior to this meeting, with each team winning five. In eight of the ten meetings, one of the teams has had a number one ranking in the country. Much has been at stake, not just rankings, but winning streaks, national championships and pride. Tennessee entered the final game on a 19-game winning streak; Connecticut on a 15-game winning streak, with their only loss of the season coming by a single point at the hands of Tennessee. UConn started the game with a 9–2 run. Kelly Schumacher set a record for blocks in a championship game, and had the record, with six, at halftime. She went on to record nine blocks, setting a new Final Four record, breaking the one established by Tennessee just two days before. The Huskies led 31–19 at the half, but the second half was yet to be played. Any chance of a comeback faded early, as UConn scored eight consecutive points to start the second half. Eight UConn players would get eleven or more minutes, giving Tennessee the impression that they were seeing fresh players every few minutes. Shea Ralph would score 15 points, on her way to winning the Most Outstanding Player award, and Svetlana Abrosimova scored 14. Connecticut ultimately defeated Tennessee by a score of 71–52 to win their second national championship. The 2000 Final Four, played at the then-First Union Center (now Wells Fargo Center) in Philadelphia, was notable for featuring three head coaches who had ties to the Philadelphia area: Penn State coach Rene Portland grew up in the Philadelphia area, played at Immaculata College (now Immaculata University) in suburban Philadelphia, and briefly coached at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia; Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer coached at then-Cheyney State College (now Cheyney University) in suburban Philadelphia earlier in her career, and national championship-winning Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma spent most of his childhood living in Norristown, Pennsylvania, located approximately 20 miles from Philadelphia, and served as a high school and college assistant coach in the Philadelphia area early in his coaching career. Tournament records Blocks – Kelly Schumacher, Connecticut, recorded nine blocks in the championship game against Tennessee, setting the record for blocks in a Final Four game. Blocks – Connecticut recorded eleven blocks in the championship game against Tennessee, setting the record for blocks in a Final Four game. Points – Connecticut scored 547 points in the tournament, setting the record for most points scored in an NCAA tournament. Field goal percentage – Connecticut hit 203 of 363 field goal attempts(56.1%), setting the record for the field goal percentage in an NCAA tournament. Steals – Connecticut recorded 81 steals in the tournament, setting the record for most steals in an NCAA tournament. Turnovers – Tennessee turned the ball over 26 times, a record for a championship game. Qualifying teams – automatic Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 2000 NCAA Tournament. Thirty conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA tournament. Automatic bids     Record   Qualifying School Conference Regular Season Conference Seed Alcorn State University SWAC 0.733 22–8 0.833 15–3 16 Campbell University Trans America 0.733 22–8 0.778 14–4 15 University of Connecticut Big East 0.968 30–1 1.016 16–0 1 Dartmouth College Ivy League 0.741 20–7 0.857 12–2 13 Drake University Missouri Valley Conference 0.793 23–6 0.833 15–3 8 Duke University ACC 0.839 26–5 0.75 12–4 2 Furman University Southern Conference 0.667 20–10 0.722 13–5 16 University of Wisconsin–Green Bay Horizon League 0.724 21–8 0.857 12–2 13 Hampton University MEAC 0.533 16–14 0.611 11–7 16 College of the Holy Cross Patriot League 0.793 23–6 0.917 11–1 15 Iowa State University Big 12 0.833 25–5 0.813 13–3 3 Kent State University MAC 0.833 25–5 0.938 15–1 9 Liberty University Big South Conference 0.767 23–7 0.857 12–2 14 Louisiana Tech University Sun Belt Conference 0.933 28–2 1.016 16–0 1 University of Montana Big Sky Conference 0.759 22–7 0.813 13–3 16 Old Dominion University Colonial 0.724 21–8 1.016 16–0 4 University of Oregon Pac-10 0.767 23–7 0.778 14–4 6 Purdue University Big Ten 0.759 22–7 0.688 11–5 4 Rice University WAC 0.7 21–9 0.714 10–4 13 University of San Diego West Coast Conference 0.586 17–12 0.5 7–7 15 St. Francis (PA) Northeast Conference 0.767 23–7 0.833 15–3 14 Saint Peter's College MAAC 0.767 23–7 0.778 14–4 14 Stephen F. Austin State University Southland 0.9 27–3 0.944 17–1 11 University of Tennessee SEC 0.903 28–3 0.929 13–1 1 Tennessee Technological University Ohio Valley Conference 0.758 25–8 0.889 16–2 14 Tulane University Conference USA 0.867 26–4 0.75 12–4 6 University of California, Santa Barbara Big West Conference 0.909 30–3 1.015 15–0 4 University of Vermont America East 0.833 25–5 0.833 15–3 11 Xavier University Atlantic 10 0.867 26–4 0.813 13–3 6 Youngstown State University Mid-Continent 0.733 22–8 0.75 12–4 15 Qualifying teams – at-large Thirty-four additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations. At-large Bids     Record   Qualifying School Conference Regular Season Conference Seed University of Arizona Pacific-10 0.8 24–6 0.722 13–5 8 Auburn University Southeastern 0.75 21–7 0.643 9–5 7 Boston College Big East 0.758 25–8 0.75 12–4 5 Brigham Young University Mountain West 0.733 22–8 0.714 10–4 12 Clemson University Atlantic Coast 0.621 18–11 0.563 9–7 9 The George Washington University Atlantic 10 0.833 25–5 0.875 14–2 7 University of Georgia Southeastern 0.906 29–3 0.929 13–1 1 University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Big Ten 0.688 22–10 0.688 11–5 6 University of Kansas Big 12 0.69 20–9 0.688 11–5 8 Louisiana State University Southeastern 0.786 22–6 0.786 11–3 3 University of Maine America East 0.667 20–10 0.778 14–4 12 Marquette University Conference USA 0.786 22–6 0.875 14–2 7 University of Michigan Big Ten 0.759 22–7 0.813 13–3 8 Mississippi State University Southeastern 0.767 23–7 0.571 8–6 3 Southwest Missouri State University Missouri Valley 0.742 23–8 0.778 14–4 10 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Big 12 0.6 18–12 0.625 10–6 12 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Atlantic Coast 0.6 18–12 0.5 8–8 5 North Carolina State University Atlantic Coast 0.714 20–8 0.688 11–5 5 University of Notre Dame Big East 0.862 25–4 0.938 15–1 2 University of Oklahoma Big 12 0.767 23–7 0.813 13–3 5 Pennsylvania State University Big Ten 0.867 26–4 0.938 15–1 2 Pepperdine University West Coast 0.7 21–9 0.857 12–2 13 Rutgers University Big East 0.759 22–7 0.75 12–4 2 Southern Methodist University Western Athletic 0.724 21–8 0.857 12–2 12 Saint Joseph's University Atlantic 10 0.828 24–5 0.875 14–2 10 Stanford University Pacific-10 0.714 20–8 0.722 13–5 9 University of Texas at Austin Big 12 0.636 21–12 0.563 9–7 7 Texas Tech University Big 12 0.862 25–4 0.813 13–3 3 University of Alabama at Birmingham Conference USA 0.613 19–12 0.5 8–8 11 University of California, Los Angeles Pacific-10 0.643 18–10 0.667 12–6 10 University of Utah Mountain West 0.767 23–7 0.786 11–3 11 Vanderbilt University Southeastern 0.625 20–12 0.429 6–8 9 University of Virginia Atlantic Coast 0.742 23–8 0.813 13–3 4 Western Kentucky University Sun Belt 0.7 21–9 0.813 13–3 10 Bids by conference Thirty conferences earned an automatic bid. In fifteen cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-four additional at-large teams were selected from fifteen of the conferences. Bids Conference Teams 6 Big 12 Iowa St., Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech 6 Southeastern Tennessee, Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi St., Vanderbilt 5 Atlantic Coast Duke, Clemson, North Carolina, North Carolina St., Virginia 4 Big East Connecticut, Boston College, Notre Dame, Rutgers 4 Big Ten Purdue, Illinois, Michigan, Penn St. 4 Pacific-10 Oregon, Arizona, Stanford, UCLA 3 Atlantic 10 Xavier, George Washington, St. Joseph's 3 Conference USA Tulane, Marquette, UAB 2 America East Vermont, Maine 2 Missouri Valley Drake, Missouri St. 2 Mountain West BYU, Utah 2 Northeast St. Francis Pa., St. Peter's 2 Sun Belt Louisiana Tech, Western Kentucky 2 West Coast San Diego, Pepperdine 2 Western Athletic Rice, SMU 1 Big Sky Montana 1 Big South Liberty 1 Big West UC Santa Barb. 1 Colonial Old Dominion 1 Horizon Green Bay 1 Ivy Dartmouth 1 Mid-American Kent St. 1 Mid-Continent Youngstown St. 1 Mid-Eastern Hampton. 1 Ohio Valley Tennessee Tech 1 Patriot Holy Cross 1 Southern Furman 1 Southland Stephen F. Austin 1 Southwestern Alcorn St. 1 Trans America Campbell 2000 NCAA tournament schedule and venues USA 500 right 2000 NCAA first and second round venues – Fri/Sun (pink) and Sat/Mon (green) USA pink pog.svg 30.4142 -91.1845 right Baton Rouge Pete Maravich Assembly Center USA green pog.svg 40.433322 -86.916144 left West Lafayette Mackey Arena USA pink pog.svg 41.805292 -72.254194 right Storrs Harry A. Gampel Pavilion USA green pog.svg 35.997528 -78.942306 bottom Durham Cameron Indoor Stadium USA pink pog.svg 41.698443 -86.231292 top Notre Dame Joyce Center USA green pog.svg 35.951167 -83.925028 left Knoxville Thompson–Boling Arena USA green pog.svg 33.581261 -101.886636 left Lubbock United Spirit Arena USA pink pog.svg 38.044611 -78.508961 top Charlottesville University Hall (University of Virginia) USA green pog.svg 36.885959 -76.311494 right Norfolk Old Dominion University Fieldhouse USA green pog.svg 32.5321 -92.6584 left Ruston Thomas Assembly Center USA pink pog.svg 42.02101 -93.634763 left Ames Hilton Coliseum USA pink pog.svg 40.808889 -77.855833 top State College Bryce Jordan Center USA green pog.svg 33.9428 -83.378 left Athens Stegeman Coliseum USA pink pog.svg 40.525278 -74.441111 right Piscataway Louis Brown Athletic Center USA pink pog.svg 44.041622 -123.074067 right Eugene McArthur Court USA green pog.svg 34.413792 -119.851147 top Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara Events Center USA 500 right 2000 NCAA regionals (blue) and Final Four (red) USA blue pog.svg 37.552918 -77.4529 left Richmond Siegel Center USA blue pog.svg 35.155556 -90.051944 left Memphis Pyramid Arena USA blue pog.svg 39.098353 -94.586416 left Kansas City Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, Missouri) USA blue pog.svg 45.532222 -122.669444 right Portland Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Portland, Oregon) USA red pog.svg 39.901111 -75.171944 left Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) In 2000, the field remained at 64 teams. The teams were seeded, and assigned to four geographic regions, with seeds 1-16 in each region. In Round 1, seeds 1 and 16 faced each other, as well as seeds 2 and 15, seeds 3 and 14, seeds 4 and 13, seeds 5 and 12, seeds 6 and 11, seeds 7 and 10, and seeds 8 and 9. In the first two rounds, the top four seeds were given the opportunity to host the first-round game. In most cases, the higher seed accepted the opportunity. The exception: Third seeded Mississippi State was unable to host, so sixth-seeded Oregon hosted three first- and second-round games First and Second rounds The following lists the region, host school, venue and the sixteen first- and second-round locations: March 17 and 19 East Region Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Host: Louisiana State University) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Connecticut (Host: University of Connecticut) Mideast Region Joyce Center, Notre Dame, Indiana (Host: University of Notre Dame) University Hall, Charlottesville, Virginia (Host: University of Virginia) Midwest Region Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa (Host: Iowa State University) Bryce Jordan Center, State College, Pennsylvania (Host: Pennsylvania State University) West Region Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, New Jersey (Host: Rutgers University) McArthur Court, Eugene, Oregon (Host: University of Oregon) March 18 and 20 East Region Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana (Host: Purdue University) Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina (Host: Duke University) Mideast Region Thompson–Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee (Host: University of Tennessee) United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, Texas (Host: Texas Tech University) Midwest Region Old Dominion University Fieldhouse, Norfolk, Virginia (Host: Old Dominion University) Thomas Assembly Center, Ruston, Louisiana (Host: Louisiana Tech University) West Region Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia (Host: University of Georgia) UC Santa Barbara Events Center, Santa Barbara, California (Host: University of California, Santa Barbara) Regional semifinals and finals The Regionals, named for the general location, were held from March 25 to March 27 at these sites: March 25 and 27 East Regional, Siegel Center, Richmond, Virginia (Host: Virginia Commonwealth University) Mideast Regional, Pyramid Arena, Memphis, Tennessee (Host: University of Memphis) Midwest Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: University of Kansas) West Regional, Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon (Host: Portland State University) Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four held March 31 and April 2 in Philadelphia at the Wells Fargo Center (Co-hosts: St. Joseph's University and University of Pennsylvania) Bids by state The sixty-four teams came from thirty-three states, plus Washington, D.C. Two states, California and Texas, had the most teams with five bids. Seventeen states did not have any teams receiving bids. thumb|right|500 px|NCAA Women's basketball Tournament invitations by state 2000 Bids State Teams 5 California San Diego, UC Santa Barb., Pepperdine, Stanford, UCLA 5 Texas Rice, Stephen F. Austin, SMU, Texas, Texas Tech 4 North Carolina Campbell, Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina St. 4 Virginia Hampton., Liberty, Old Dominion, Virginia 3 Louisiana Louisiana Tech, Tulane, LSU 3 Ohio Kent St., Xavier, Youngstown St. 3 Tennessee Tennessee, Tennessee Tech, Vanderbilt 2 Alabama Auburn, UAB 2 Indiana Purdue, Notre Dame 2 Iowa Drake, Iowa St. 2 Massachusetts Holy Cross, Boston College 2 Mississippi Alcorn St., Mississippi St. 2 New Jersey St. Peter's, Rutgers 3 Pennsylvania Penn St., St. Joseph's, St Francis 2 South Carolina Furman, Clemson 2 Utah BYU, Utah 2 Wisconsin Green Bay, Marquette 1 Arizona Arizona 1 Connecticut Connecticut 1 District of Columbia George Washington 1 Georgia Georgia 1 Illinois Illinois 1 Kansas Kansas 1 Kentucky Western Kỳ. 1 Maine Maine 1 Michigan Michigan 1 Missouri Missouri St. 1 Montana Montana 1 Nebraska Nebraska 1 New Hampshire Dartmouth 1 Oklahoma Oklahoma 1 Oregon Oregon 1 Vermont Vermont Brackets Data source * Denotes overtime period East regional – Richmond, Virginia First roundMarch 17–18 Second roundMarch 19–20 Regional semifinalsMarch 25 Regional finalsMarch 27 Storrs, Connecticut – Fri/Sun West Lafayette, Indiana – Sat/Mon Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Fri/Sun Durham, North Carolina – Sat/Mon 1 Connecticut 116 16 Hampton 45 8 Drake 50 9 Clemson 64 5 Oklahoma 86 12 BYU 81 4 Purdue 70 13 Dartmouth 66 6 Xavier 72 11 Stephen F. Austin 73 3 LSU 77 14 Liberty 54 7 Marquette 65 10 Western Kentucky 68 2 Duke 71 15 Campbell 42 1 Connecticut 83 9 Clemson 45 5 Oklahoma 76 4 Purdue 74 11 Stephen F. Austin 45 3 LSU 57 10 Western Kentucky 70 2 Duke 90 1 Connecticut 102 5 Oklahoma 80 3 LSU 79 2 Duke 66 1 Connecticut 86 3 LSU 71 Midwest regional – Kansas City, Missouri First roundMarch 17–18 Second roundMarch 19–20 Regional semifinalsMarch 25 Regional finalsMarch 27 Ruston, Louisiana – Sat/Mon Norfolk, Virginia – Sat/Mon Ames, Iowa – Fri/Sun State College, Pennsylvania – Fri/Sun 1 Louisiana Tech 95 16 Alcorn State 53 8 Kansas 69 9 Vanderbilt 71** 5 NC State 63 12 SMU 64 4 Old Dominion 94 13 Green Bay 85 6 Illinois 73 11 Utah 58 3 Iowa State 92 14 Saint Francis 63 7 Auburn 78 10 Southwest Missouri State 74 2 Penn State 83 15 Youngstown State 63 1 Louisiana Tech 66 9 Vanderbilt 65 12 SMU 76 4 Old Dominion 96 6 Illinois 68 3 Iowa State 79 7 Auburn 69 2 Penn State 75 1 Louisiana Tech 86 4 Old Dominion 74 3 Iowa State 65 2 Penn State 66 1 Louisiana Tech 65 2 Penn State 86 Mideast regional – Memphis, Tennessee First roundMarch 17–18 Second roundMarch 19–20 Regional semifinalsMarch 25 Regional finalsMarch 27 Knoxville, Tennessee – Sat/Mon Charlottesville, Virginia – Fri/Sun Lubbock, Texas – Sat/Mon Notre Dame, Indiana – Fri/Sun 1 Tennessee 90 16 Furman 38 8 Arizona 73 9 Kent State 61 5 Boston College 93 12 Nebraska 76 4 Virginia 74 13 Pepperdine 62 6 Tulane 65 11 Vermont 60 3 Texas Tech 83 14 Tennessee Tech 54 7 George Washington 79 10 UCLA 72 2 Notre Dame 87 15 San Diego 61 1 Tennessee 75 8 Arizona 60 5 Boston College 70 4 Virginia 74 6 Tulane 59 3 Texas Tech 76 7 George Washington 60 2 Notre Dame 95 1 Tennessee 77 4 Virginia 56 3 Texas Tech 69 2 Notre Dame 65 1 Tennessee 57 3 Texas Tech 44 West regional – Portland, Oregon First roundMarch 17–18 Second roundMarch 19–20 Regional semifinalsMarch 25 Regional finalsMarch 27 Athens, Georgia – Sat/Mon Santa Barbara, California – Sat/Mon Eugene, Oregon – Fri/Sun Piscataway, New Jersey – Fri/Sun 1 Georgia 74 16 Montana 46 8 Michigan 74 9 Stanford 81* 5 North Carolina 62 12 Maine 57 4 UC Santa Barbara 64 13 Rice 67 6 Oregon 79 11 UAB 80* 3 Mississippi State 94 14 St. Peter's 60 7 Texas 48 10 St. Joseph's 69 2 Rutgers 91 15 Holy Cross 70 1 Georgia 83 9 Stanford 64 5 North Carolina 83 13 Rice 50 11 UAB 78 3 Mississippi St. 72 10 St. Joseph's 39 2 Rutgers 59 1 Georgia 83 5 North Carolina 57 11 UAB 45 2 Rutgers 60 1 Georgia 51 2 Rutgers 59 Final Four – Philadelphia National semifinalsMarch 31 National championshipApril 2 E1 Connecticut 89 MW2 Penn St. 67 ME1 Tennessee 64 W2 Rutgers 54 E1 Connecticut 71 ME1 Tennessee 52 Record by conference Seventeen conferences had more than one bid, or at least one win in NCAA Tournament play: Conference# of BidsRecordWin %Round of 32Sweet SixteenElite EightFinal FourChampionship Game Southeastern 6 14–6 .700 6 3 3 1 1 Big 12 6 7–6 .538 3 3 1 – – Atlantic Coast 5 7–5 .583 4 3 – – – Big East 4 13–3 .813 4 3 2 2 1 Big Ten 4 6–4 .600 3 1 1 1 – Pacific-10 4 2–4 .333 2 – – – – Conference USA 3 3–3 .500 2 1 – – – Atlantic 10 3 2–3 .400 2 – – – – Sun Belt 2 4–2 .667 2 1 1 – – Western Athletic 2 2–2 .500 2 – – – – America East 2 0–2 – – – – – – Missouri Valley 2 0–2 – – – – – – Mountain West 2 0–2 – – – – – – Northeast 2 0–2 – – – – – – West Coast 2 0–2 – – – – – – Colonial 1 2–1 .667 1 1 – – – Southland 1 1–1 .500 1 – – – – Thirteen conferences went 0-1: Big Sky Conference, Big South Conference, Big West Conference, Horizon League, Ivy League, MAC, Mid-Continent, MEAC, Ohio Valley Conference, Patriot League, Southern Conference, SWAC, and Trans America All-Tournament team Shea Ralph, Connecticut Svetlana Abrosimova, Connecticut Sue Bird, Connecticut Asjha Jones, Connecticut Tamika Catchings, Tennessee Game officials Scott Yarbrough (semifinal) Ron Dressander (semifinal) Carla Fujimoto (semifinal) Bob Trammel (semifinal) Wesley Dean (semifinal) Bob Trammel (semifinal) Sally Bell (final) Dennis DeMayo (final) Art Bomengen (final) See also 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2000 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 2000 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 2000 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament 2000 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament Notes 2 http://www.ncaapublications.com/p-4269-official-2012-ncaa-womens-final-four-record-book.aspx Official 2012 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book February 2012 NCAA 2012-04-17 Attendance and Sites http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_final4/2012/Attend.pdf NCAA 19 March 2012 Hirsley Michael April 1, 2000 Catchings Rebounds In Every Way For Tennessee Women https://www.chicagotribune.com/2000/04/01/catchings-rebounds-in-every-way-for-tennessee-women/ Chicage Tribune 27 May 2013 GUSTKEY EARL April 1, 2000 Connecticut Bullies Past Penn State, 89-67 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-apr-01-sp-14947-story.html LA Times 27 May 2013 ROBBINS LIZ April 2, 2000 N.C.A.A. BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT; UConn-Tennessee: Game 3 Today Is What Counts https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/02/sports/ncaa-basketball-tournament-uconn-tennessee-game-3-today-is-what-counts.html New York Times 27 May 2013 GUSTKEY EARL April 3, 2000 Connecticut Women Rule https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-apr-03-sp-15579-story.html LA Times 27 May 2013 April 3, 2000 Best ever? http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/women/2000/ncaa_tourney/news/2000/04/03/uconn_debate_ap/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20000816234134/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/women/2000/ncaa_tourney/news/2000/04/03/uconn_debate_ap/index.html dead August 16, 2000 CNN SI 27 May 2013 April 3, 2000 Connecticut 71, Tennessee 52 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/women/boxscores/2000/04/02/cbp_tag/ https://archive.today/20130616052203/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/women/boxscores/2000/04/02/cbp_tag/ dead June 16, 2013 CNN SI 27 May 2013 Shipley Amy April 3, 2000 In Title Roll, Connecticut Routs Tennessee, 71-52 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/colbask/longterm/2000/women/stories/uconntennessee.htm Washington Post 27 May 2013 Nixon Rick Official 2022 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/WFF12.pdf NCAA 22 April 2012 November 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151107014710/http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/WFF12.pdf dead Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Category:Women's sports in Pennsylvania