| Year: | 2000 |
| Division: | Division I |
| Teams: | 48 |
| Wcwsballpark: | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium |
| City: | Oklahoma City |
| Champions: | Oklahoma |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Runner-Up: | UCLA |
| Wcwscount: | 17th |
| Coach: | Patty Gasso |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mop: | Jennifer Stewart |
| Mopteam: | Oklahoma |
| Tournament Link: | NCAA Division I Softball Championship |
| Different Previous: | 1999 |
The 2000 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held 18 through May 29, 2000, as the final part of the 2000 NCAA Division I softball season. The tournament culminated with the 2000 Women's College World Series at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.
A total of 48 teams entered the tournament, with 32 of them receiving an automatic bid by either winning their conference's tournament or by finishing in first place in their conference. The remaining 32 bids were issued at-large, with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.
| Conference | School | Best finish | Last NCAA appearance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big 12 | Nebraska | Runners-up (1985) | 1999 | |
| Michigan | 1999 |
Washington qualifies for WCWS.
Arizona qualifies for WCWS.
Oklahoma qualifies for WCWS.
UCLA qualifies for WCWS.
Alabama qualifies for WCWS.
California qualifies for WCWS.
Southern Miss qualifies for WCWS.
DePaul qualifies for WCWS.
The Women's College World Series was held 24 through May 28 in Oklahoma City.
| Date[1] | Game | Winning team | Score | Losing team | Winning pitcher | Losing pitcher | Save | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28 | Game 11 | UCLA | 6–0 | Southern Miss | – | Southern Miss eliminated | |||
| Oklahoma | 1–0 | Arizona | – | Arizona eliminated | |||||
| Finals | |||||||||
| May 29 | Game 13 | Oklahoma | 3–1 | UCLA | Jennifer Stewart | – | Oklahoma wins WCWS | ||
The following players were members of the Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team.[2]
| Position | Player | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | Courtney Blades | style= | Southern Miss |
| Amanda Freed | style= | UCLA | |
| Jennifer Stewart (MOP) | style= | Oklahoma | |
| 1B | Lisa Carey | style= | Oklahoma |
| 2B | style= | UCLA | |
| SS | Kelli Braitsch | style= | Oklahoma |
| OF | Jaime Clark | style= | Alabama |
| Shavaughne Desecki | style= | Washington | |
| Kelly Kretschman | style= | DePaul | |
| C | Julie Marshall | style= | UCLA |
| 3B | Erin Johnson | style= | Southern Miss |
| Toni Mascarenas | style= | Arizona |