2000 Women's National Invitation Tournament Explained

Type:	WNIT
Gender:	Women's
Year:	2000
Teams:	32
Finalfourarena:	Kohl Center
Finalfourcity:	Madison, WI
Champions:	Wisconsin
Titlecount:	1st
Runnerup:	Florida
Gamecount:	2nd
Semifinal1:	Colorado State
Semifinalcount:	1st
Semifinal2:	Arkansas
Semifinalcount2:	4th
Coach:	Jane Albright
Coachcount:	1st
Mop:	Tamara Moore
Mopteam:	Wisconsin
Attendance:	13,006 (championship)

The 2000 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2000 Women's NCAA tournament. It was the third edition of the postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT).

The final four of the tournament paired Arkansas against Florida with the other match-up being Wisconsin and Colorado State. Wisconsin beat Colorado State 78–60 and Florida beat Arkansas 83–62.

Bracket

Games marked signify overtime.^[1]

Semifinals and championship game

All-tournament team

• Tamara Moore, Wisconsin (MVP)
• LaTonya Sims, Wisconsin
• Naomi Mobley, Florida^[2]
• Tonya Washington, Florida
• Angie Gordon, Colorado State
• Lonniya Bragg, Arkansas

Source:^[3]

See also

2000 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2000 Postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament . March 19, 2023 . en.
2. Web site: 1999 Women's Basketball Notes vs Wisconsin (WNIT Final) 2000-03-29 . March 19, 2023 . en.
3. Web site: Wisconsin nips Florida 75-74 to capture title of 2000 Postseason WNIT . March 19, 2023 . en.