# 2000 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2000 Big 12 Conference women's basketball championship is the 2000 edition of the Big 12 Conference's championship tournament. The tournament was held at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri between March 7–9 and on March 12, 2000. Iowa State University won their first Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament championship beating the University of Texas, 75–65.

## Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.
2000 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament seeds :
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. |
| 1 | Iowa State ‡# | 13–3 | 27–6 |
| 2 | Texas Tech c# | 13–3 | 28–5 |
| 3 | Oklahoma c# | 13–3 | 25–8 |
| 4 | Kansas # | 11–5 | 20–10 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 10–6 | 18–13 |
| 6 | Texas | 9–7 | 21–13 |
| 7 | Missouri | 7–9 | 18–12 |
| 8 | Kansas State | 6–10 | 13–17 |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 5–11 | 14–16 |
| 10 | Colorado | 4–12 | 10–19 |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 3–13 | 11–16 |
| 12 | Baylor | 2–14 | 7–20 |
| ‡ – Big 12 Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. c – Big 12 Conference regular season co-champion, not tournament No. 1 seed. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the Big 12 Conference tournament. ||||||||||

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Television | Attendance |
| First Round – Tuesday, March 7 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 pm | #9 Oklahoma State 67 vs #8 Kansas State 59 | | 3,770 |
| 1 | 2 | 2:20 pm | #5 Nebraska 82 vs #12 Baylor 61 | | 3,770 |
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 pm | #10 Colorado 83 vs #7 Missouri 68 | | 4,023 |
| 2 | 4 | 8:20 pm | #6 Texas 83 vs #11 Texas A&M 72 | | 4,023 |
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 8 ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00 pm | #1 Iowa State 93 vs #9 Oklahoma State 58 | Metro Sports | 3,559 |
| 3 | 6 | 2:20 pm | #5 Nebraska 80 vs #4 Kansas 67 | Metro Sports | 3,559 |
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | #2 Texas Tech 76 vs #10 Colorado 60 | Metro Sports | 3,614 |
| 4 | 8 | 8:20 pm | #6 Texas 71 vs #3 Oklahoma 68 | Metro Sports | 3,614 |
| Semifinals – Thursday, March 9 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 5:05 pm | #1 Iowa State 85 vs #5 Nebraska 48 | FSN | 5,865 |
| 5 | 10 | 7:30 pm | #6 Texas 68 vs #2 Texas Tech 50 | FSN | 5,865 |
| Final – Saturday, March 11 ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 7:08 pm | #1 Iowa State 75 vs #6 Texas 65 | FSN | 9,130 |
| Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Tournament bracket

| First Round (March 7) | First Round (March 7) | First Round (March 7) | Second Round (March 8) | Second Round (March 8) | Second Round (March 8) | Semifinals (March 9) | Semifinals (March 9) | Semifinals (March 9) | Finals (March 12) | Finals (March 12) | Finals (March 12) |
| | | | 1 | Iowa State | 93 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Oklahoma State | 58 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kansas State | 59 | 9 | Oklahoma State | 58 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 67 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 67 | | | | 1 | Iowa State | 85 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Nebraska | 48 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Kansas | 67 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Nebraska | 80 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Nebraska | 82 | 5 | Nebraska | 80 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Baylor | 61 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Baylor | 61 | | | | | | | 1 | Iowa State | 75 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Texas | 65 |
| | | | 2 | Texas Tech | 76 | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Colorado | 70 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Missouri | 68 | 10 | Colorado | 70 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Colorado | 83 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Colorado | 83 | | | | 2 | Texas Tech | 50 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Texas | 68 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Oklahoma | 68 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Texas | 71 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Texas | 83 | 6 | Texas | 71 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 72 | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding Player – Edwina Brown, Texas
| Player | Team |
| Edwina Brown | Texas |
| Angie Welle | Iowa State |
| Stacy Frese | Iowa State |
| Desiree Francis | Iowa State |
| Nicole Kubik | Nebraska |