# 2000 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

The 2000 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 19th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.
Two-time defending champions Washington St. Louis defeated Southern Maine in the championship game, 79–33, to claim the Bears' third Division III national title, their third of four consecutive.
The championship rounds were hosted by Western Connecticut State University at the O'Neill Center in Danbury, Connecticut from March 17–18, 2000.

## Bracket

* An asterisk by a score indicates an overtime period

### Top left sectional

| First round March 1, 2000 | First round March 1, 2000 | | | Second round March 4, 2000 | Second round March 4, 2000 | Sectional semifinals March 10, 2000 | Sectional semifinals March 10, 2000 | | Sectional finals March 11, 2000 | Sectional finals March 11, 2000 |
| | | | | Allentown | 54 | | | | | |
| | | | | King's (PA) | 62 | | | | | |
| Johns Hopkins | 57 | | | King's (PA) | 62 | | | | | |
| King's (PA) | 60 | | | | | | | | | |
| King's (PA) | 60 | | | | | King's (PA) | 45 | | | |
| Mid-Atlantic Region | Mid-Atlantic Region | Mid-Atlantic Region | Mid-Atlantic Region | Mid-Atlantic Region | Mid-Atlantic Region | King's (PA) | 45 | | | |
| Mid-Atlantic Region | Mid-Atlantic Region | Mid-Atlantic Region | Mid-Atlantic Region | Mid-Atlantic Region | Mid-Atlantic Region | Scranton | 49 | | | |
| Messiah | 71 | | | | | | | Scranton | 49 | |
| Bethany (WV) | 66 | | | | | | | | | |
| Bethany (WV) | 66 | | | Messiah | 43 | | | | | |
| | | | | Scranton | 67 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Scranton | 72 |
| | | | | | | | | | St. Lawrence | 59 |
| | | | | Cortland State | 55 | | | | | |
| | | | | St. John Fisher | 66 | | | | | |
| St. John Fisher | 66 | | | St. John Fisher | 66 | | | | | |
| Mount St. Mary (NY) | 55 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mount St. Mary (NY) | 55 | | | | | St. John Fisher | 62 | | | |
| East Region | East Region | East Region | East Region | East Region | East Region | St. John Fisher | 62 | | | |
| East Region | East Region | East Region | East Region | East Region | East Region | St. Lawrence* | 67 | | | |
| William Smith | 78 | | | | | | | St. Lawrence* | 67 | |
| Gwynedd Mercy | 52 | | | | | | | | | |
| Gwynedd Mercy | 52 | | | William Smith | 43 | | | | | |
| | | | | St. Lawrence | 49 | | | | | |

### Bottom left sectional

| First round March 1, 2000 | First round March 1, 2000 | | | Second round March 4, 2000 | Second round March 4, 2000 | Sectional semifinals March 10, 2000 | Sectional semifinals March 10, 2000 | | Sectional finals March 11, 2000 | Sectional finals March 11, 2000 |
| | | | | Baldwin Wallace | 77 | | | | | |
| | | | | Wilmington (OH) | 72 | | | | | |
| Wilmington (OH) | 46 | | | Wilmington (OH) | 72 | | | | | |
| Kenyon | 64 | | | | | | | | | |
| Kenyon | 64 | | | | | Baldwin Wallace | 76** | | | |
| Great Lakes Region | Great Lakes Region | Great Lakes Region | Great Lakes Region | Great Lakes Region | Great Lakes Region | Baldwin Wallace | 76** | | | |
| Great Lakes Region | Great Lakes Region | Great Lakes Region | Great Lakes Region | Great Lakes Region | Great Lakes Region | Calvin | 72 | | | |
| Calvin | 68 | | | | | | | Calvin | 72 | |
| Lake Forest | 42 | | | | | | | | | |
| Lake Forest | 42 | | | Calvin | 64 | | | | | |
| | | | | Capital | 63 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Baldwin Wallace | 71 |
| | | | | | | | | | Washington St. Louis | 86 |
| | | | | Washington St. Louis | 67 | | | | | |
| | | | | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 46 | | | | | |
| Wisconsin Lutheran | 38 | | | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 46 | | | | | |
| Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 54 | | | | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 54 | | | | | Washington St. Louis | 81 | | | |
| Central Region | Central Region | Central Region | Central Region | Central Region | Central Region | Washington St. Louis | 81 | | | |
| Central Region | Central Region | Central Region | Central Region | Central Region | Central Region | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 63 | | | |
| Millikin | 77 | | | | | | | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 63 | |
| Fontbonne | 54 | | | | | | | | | |
| Fontbonne | 54 | | | Millikin | 38 | | | | | |
| | | | | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 75 | | | | | |

### Top right sectional

| First round March 1, 2000 | First round March 1, 2000 | | | Second round March 4, 2000 | Second round March 4, 2000 | Sectional semifinals March 10, 2000 | Sectional semifinals March 10, 2000 | | Sectional finals March 11, 2000 | Sectional finals March 11, 2000 |
| | | | | Bates | 59 | | | | | |
| | | | | Clark (MA) | 63 | | | | | |
| Clark (MA) | 63 | | | Clark (MA) | 63 | | | | | |
| Norwich | 58 | | | | | | | | | |
| Norwich | 58 | | | | | Clark (MA) | 61 | | | |
| Northeast Region | Northeast Region | Northeast Region | Northeast Region | Northeast Region | Northeast Region | Clark (MA) | 61 | | | |
| Northeast Region | Northeast Region | Northeast Region | Northeast Region | Northeast Region | Northeast Region | Southern Maine | 77 | | | |
| Salem State | 55 | | | | | | | Southern Maine | 77 | |
| Wellesley | 48 | | | | | | | | | |
| Wellesley | 48 | | | Salem State | 68 | | | | | |
| | | | | Southern Maine | 72 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Southern Maine | 65 |
| | | | | | | | | | Rowan | 62 |
| | | | | Rowan | 87 | | | | | |
| | | | | Salisbury State | 73 | | | | | |
| Salisbury State | 80 | | | Salisbury State | 73 | | | | | |
| Staten Island | 63 | | | | | | | | | |
| Staten Island | 63 | | | | | Rowan | 70 | | | |
| Atlantic Region | Atlantic Region | Atlantic Region | Atlantic Region | Atlantic Region | Atlantic Region | Rowan | 70 | | | |
| Atlantic Region | Atlantic Region | Atlantic Region | Atlantic Region | Atlantic Region | Atlantic Region | Eastern Nazarene | 44 | | | |
| Richard Stockton | 80 | | | | | | | Eastern Nazarene | 44 | |
| Centenary (NJ) | 45 | | | | | | | | | |
| Centenary (NJ) | 45 | | | Richard Stockton | 63 | | | | | |
| | | | | Eastern Nazarene | 66 | | | | | |

### Bottom right sectional

| First round March 1, 2000 | First round March 1, 2000 | | | Second round March 4, 2000 | Second round March 4, 2000 | Sectional semifinals March 10, 2000 | Sectional semifinals March 10, 2000 | | Sectional finals March 11, 2000 | Sectional finals March 11, 2000 |
| | | | | St. Thomas (MN) | 64 | | | | | |
| | | | | Pacific Lutheran | 45 | | | | | |
| Pacific Lutheran | 50 | | | Pacific Lutheran | 45 | | | | | |
| Whitworth | 46 | | | | | | | | | |
| Whitworth | 46 | | | | | St. Thomas (MN) | 76 | | | |
| West Region | West Region | West Region | West Region | West Region | West Region | St. Thomas (MN) | 76 | | | |
| West Region | West Region | West Region | West Region | West Region | West Region | George Fox | 64 | | | |
| George Fox | 63 | | | | | | | George Fox | 64 | | | |
| Linfield | 51 | | | | | | | | | |
| Linfield | 51 | | | George Fox | 71 | | | | | |
| | | | | Cal Lutheran | 63 | | | | | |
| Cal Lutheran | 72 | | | Cal Lutheran | 63 | | | | | |
| UC San Diego | 66 | | | | | | | | | |
| UC San Diego | 66 | | | | | | | | St. Thomas (MN) | 68 |
| | | | | | | | | | Hardin-Simmons | 56 |
| McMurry | 62 | | | | | | | | | | Hardin-Simmons | 56 |
| Simpson (CA) | 47 | | | | | | | | | |
| Simpson (CA) | 47 | | | McMurry | 70 | | | | | |
| | | | | Hendrix | 59 | | | | | |
| Hendrix | 56 | | | Hendrix | 59 | | | | | |
| Maryville (TN) | 44 | | | | | | | | | |
| Maryville (TN) | 44 | | | | | McMurry | 60 | | | |
| South Region | South Region | South Region | South Region | South Region | South Region | McMurry | 60 | | | |
| South Region | South Region | South Region | South Region | South Region | South Region | Hardin-Simmons | 62 | | | |
| Roanoke | 69 | | | | | | | Hardin-Simmons | 62 | | | |
| Shenandoah | 55 | | | | | | | | | |
| Shenandoah | 55 | | | Roanoke | 76 | | | | | |
| | | | | Hardin-Simmons | 101 | | | | | |

### Final Four

| Final Four March 17, 2000 O'Neill Center Danbury, CT | Final Four March 17, 2000 O'Neill Center Danbury, CT | National championship March 18, 2000 O'Neill Center Danbury, CT | National championship March 18, 2000 O'Neill Center Danbury, CT |
| Scranton | 30 | | |
| Washington St. Louis | 64 | | |
| Washington St. Louis | 64 | Washington St. Louis | 79 |
| | | Southern Maine | 33 |
| Southern Maine | 49 | Southern Maine | 33 |
| St. Thomas (MN) | 42 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Scranton | 56 |
| | | St. Thomas (MN) | 66 |

## All-tournament team

* Alia Fischer, Washington University in St. Louis
* Tasha Rodgers, Washington University in St. Louis
* Trish Ripton, Southern Maine
* Jennifer Ulstad, St. Thomas (MN)
* Kelly Halpin, Scranton