2000 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament

2000 NCAA Division II
women's basketball tournament
Teams48
Finals siteArkansas Pine Bluff, Arkansas
ChampionsNorthern Kentucky Norse (1st title)
Runner-upNorth Dakota State Bison (8th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachNancy Winstel (1st title)
MOPMichelle Cottrell (Northern Kentucky)
NCAA Division II women's tournaments
«1999 2001»

The 2000 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was the 19th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division II women's collegiate basketball in the United States.[1]

Northern Kentucky defeated North Dakota State in the championship game, 71–62 (after one overtime), to claim the Norse's first NCAA Division II national title.

The championship rounds were contested in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

  1. ^ "Division II Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved February 24, 2021.