# 1999–2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team represented Rutgers University during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by 5th year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, better known as The RAC, as a member of the Big East Conference.
They finished the season 26–8, 12–4 in Big East play to finish tied for third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to No. 1 UConn. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament as No. 2 seed in the West region, and they would reach the first Final Four in program history. Rutgers became the third school that Coach Stringer would lead to the Final Four (Cheyney State, Iowa).

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 14, 1999* | No. 4 | vs. No. 20 NC State State Farm Tip-Off Classic | L 55–68 | 0–1 | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN |
| Nov 26, 1999* | No. 8 | Northeastern Rutgers Coca-Cola Classic | W 61–39 | 1–1 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Nov 27, 1999* | No. 8 | Wisconsin Rutgers Coca-Cola Classic | W 63–61 | 2–1 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Dec 1, 1999* | No. 7 | at Ohio State | W 46–35 | 3–1 | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| Dec 4, 1999* | No. 7 | at George Washington | L 58–63 | 3–2 | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 8, 1999 | No. 13 | Pittsburgh | W 58–52 | 4–2 (1–0) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Dec 18, 1999* | No. 16 | Texas | W 68–64 | 5–2 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Dec 21, 1999* | No. 15 | UCLA | W 72–46 | 6–2 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Dec 30, 1999* | No. 12 | USC | W 76–59 | 7–2 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Jan 2, 2000* | No. 12 | UMass | W 66–52 | 8–2 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Jan 5, 2000 | No. 11 | Miami (FL) | W 65–45 | 9–2 (2–0) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Jan 8, 2000 | No. 11 | at Seton Hall | W 65–45 | 10–2 (3–0) | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ |
| Jan 12, 2000 | No. 9 | at Georgetown | W 60–48 | 11–2 (4–0) | McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 15, 2000 | No. 9 | Villanova | L 65–66 $^{OT}$ | 11–3 (4–1) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Jan 17, 2000 | No. 11 | at No. 1 Connecticut Rivalry | L 50–65 | 11–4 (4–2) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| Jan 22, 2000 | No. 13 | at West Virginia | W 55–49 | 12–4 (5–2) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV |
| Jan 26, 2000 | No. 13 | Seton Hall | W 62–46 | 13–4 (6–2) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Feb 1, 2000* | No. 11 | Old Dominion | W 58–50 | 14–4 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Feb 6, 2000 | No. 11 | Syracuse | W 77–41 | 15–4 (7–2) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Feb 9, 2000 | No. 11 | at Providence | W 81–68 | 16–4 (8–2) | Alumni Hall Providence, RI |
| Feb 12, 2000 | No. 11 | No. 1 Connecticut Rivalry | L 45–49 | 16–5 (8–3) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,579) Piscataway, NJ |
| Feb 15, 2000 | No. 8 | at Syracuse | W 56–51 | 17–5 (9–3) | Manley Field House Syracuse, NY |
| Feb 19, 2000 | No. 8 | No. 5 Notre Dame | L 74–78 $^{OT}$ | 17–6 (9–4) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Feb 23, 2000 | No. 8 | Boston College | W 73–51 | 18–6 (10–4) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Feb 26, 2000 | No. 8 | at St. John's | W 70–47 | 19–6 (11–4) | Alumni Hall New York, New York |
| Feb 29, 2000 | No. 8 | at Villanova | W 76–60 | 20–6 (12–4) | Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| Big East Tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 2000* | No. 8 | vs. Villanova Quarterfinals | W 61–32 | 21–6 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT |
| Mar 6, 2000* | No. 8 | vs. No. 9 Notre Dame Semifinals | W 81–72 $^{OT}$ | 22–6 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT |
| Mar 7, 2000* | No. 8 | No. 1 Connecticut Championship game/Rivalry | L 59–79 | 22–7 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 2000* | (2 W) No. 8 | (15 W) Holy Cross First round | W 91–70 | 23–7 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Mar 20, 2000* | (2 W) No. 8 | (10 W) Saint Joseph's Second round | W 59–39 | 24–7 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Mar 25, 2000* | (2 W) No. 8 | vs. (11 W) UAB Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 60–45 | 25–7 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR |
| Mar 27, 2000* | (2 W) No. 8 | vs. (1 W) No. 2 Georgia Regional Final – Elite Eight | W 59–51 | 26–7 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR |
| Mar 31, 2000* | (2 W) No. 8 | vs. (1 ME) No. 2 Tennessee National Semifinal – Final Four | L 54–64 | 26–8 | First Union Center (20,060) Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||