2000 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

The 2000 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 2000 Women's College Cup) was the 19th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's collegiate soccer. The semifinals and championship game were played at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California during December 2000.

North Carolina defeated UCLA in the final, 2–1, to win their sixteenth, and second straight, national title. The Tar Heels (21–3) were coached by Anson Dorrance.

The most outstanding offensive player was Meredith Florance from North Carolina, and the most outstanding defensive player was Catherine Reddick, also from North Carolina. Florance and Reddick, along with eleven other players, were named to the All-Tournament team. Florance was also the tournament's leading scorer (4 goals).

Qualification

All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field remained fixed at 48 teams although it would expand to its current size, 64 teams, the following year.

Format Just as before, the final two rounds, deemed the Women's College Cup were played at a pre-determined neutral site. All other rounds were played on campus sites at the home field of the higher-seeded team. The top sixteen teams were given a bye to the Second Round while the remaining thirty-two teams played in the preliminary First Round.

Teams Notre Dame RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordBYUMountain WestAutomatic18–3–1Cal PolyBig WestAutomatic11–6–1CaliforniaPac-10At-large17–2–1HartfordAmerica EastAt-large17–3HarvardIvy LeagueAt-large10–7Miami (OH)MACAutomatic13–7MichiganBig TenAt-large12–8–1Notre DameBig EastAutomatic20–0–1QuinnipiacNortheastAutomatic13–6–1San Jose StateWACAutomatic10–12–1Santa ClaraWest CoastAt-large14–6–1StanfordPac-10At-large13–5–1 North Carolina RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordConnecticutBig EastAt-large15–6–2LibertyBig SouthAutomatic15–6NebraskaBig 12Automatic21–1North CarolinaACCAutomatic16–3PrincetonIvy LeagueAuto (shared)13–4RichmondCAAAt-large12–6UNC GreensboroSouthernAutomatic13–7–1VirginiaACCAt-large10–7–1Wake ForestACCAt-large10–7–2West VirginiaBig EastAt-large15–5William & MaryCAAAutomatic15–5WisconsinBig TenAt-large15–6–1 UCLA RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecord ClemsonACCAt-large17–2–1DukeACCAt-large13–7–1FloridaSECAutomatic16–7Florida StateACCAt-large12–7–2FurmanSouthernAt-large20–2JacksonvilleTrans AmericaAutomatic19–2MarquetteConference USAAutomatic19–2–1San DiegoWest CoastAt-large13–6Texas A&MBig 12At-large17–6UCLAPac-10At-large15–3–1USCPac-10At-large13–5–2Wright StateMidwestern CollegiateAutomatic12–7–1 Portland RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordArizona StatePac-10At-large13–6–1Boston U.America EastAutomatic15–6DartmouthIvy LeagueAuto (shared)13–4Holy CrossPatriotAutomatic10–10–1IllinoisBig TenAt-large13–7MontanaBig SkyAutomatic15–4–1Penn StateBig TenAutomatic20–2–1PortlandWest CoastAutomatic15–3Southwest Missouri StateMissouri ValleyAutomatic12–10–1WashingtonPac-10Automatic17–2Washington StatePac-10At-large13–6XavierAtlantic 10Automatic14–6–1

Bracket Play-in games

Primary bracket

All-tournament team Daniella Borgman, North Carolina Meotis Erickson, Notre Dame Meredith Florance, North Carolina (most outstanding offensive player) Karissa Hampton, UCLA Venus James, UCLA Jena Kluegel, North Carolina Cheryl Loveless, Portland Lauren Orlandos, Portland Kim Patrick, North Carolina Catherine Reddick, North Carolina (most outstanding defensive player) Liz Wagner, Notre Dame Jordan Walker, North Carolina Amy Warner, Notre Dame

See also 2000 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament 2000 NCAA Division II women's soccer tournament 2000 NCAA Division III women's soccer tournament 2000 NAIA women's soccer tournament

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