2000 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament
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{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = NCAA women's soccer tournament
| year = 2000
| other_titles = Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| country = United States
| dates = November–December 2000
| num_teams = 48
| champions = North Carolina Tar Heels
(16th title, 19th College Cup)
| runner-up = UCLA Bruins
(1st title match, 1st College Cup)
| semi-finalist1 = Notre Dame Fighting Irish
(6th College Cup)
| semi-finalist2 = Portland Pilots
(5th College Cup)
| matches = 47
| goals = 155
| attendance = 53051
| top goal scorer = Meredith Florance, UNC (4G, 1A)
| player = Meredith Florance, UNC (Offensive)
Catherine Reddick, UNC (Defensive)
| prevseason = 1999
| nextseason = 2001
| extra information =
| updated = 6/9/2015
}}
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.{{cite web|title=Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_soccer_champs_records/2013/d1/D1.pdf|work=NCAA|publisher=NCAA.org|accessdate=June 9, 2015}}
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
{{main|2000 NCAA Division I women's soccer season}}
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.
=Play-in games=
{{align|left|{{2TeamBracket | RD1= November 3
| team-width = 200
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Liberty (Big South, 14-6)
| RD1-score1=1
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Tennessee Tech (OVC, 12-7)
| RD1-score2=0
}}}}
{{align|left|{{2TeamBracket | RD1= November 4
| team-width = 200
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Quinnipiac (NEC, 12-6-1) (OT)
| RD1-score1=2
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Loyola (MD) (MAAC, 15-4)
| RD1-score2=1
}}}}
{{align|left|{{2TeamBracket | RD1= November 4
| team-width = 200
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Montana (Big Sky, 14-4-1)
| RD1-score1=6
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Northwestern State (SLC, 15-7)
| RD1-score2=0
}}}}
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=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=
| valign=top |
{| class="wikitable sortable" ! colspan="5" style="background:#ffdead;" | Notre Dame Regional |
| Seed
!School !Conference !Berth Type !Record |
|---|
| |BYU
|Automatic |18-3-1 |
| |Cal Poly
|Automatic |11-6-1 |
| |California
|At-large |17-2-1 |
| |Hartford
|At-large |17-3 |
| |Harvard
|At-large |10-7 |
| |Miami (OH)
|MAC |Automatic |13-7 |
| |Michigan
|At-large |12-8-1 |
| |Notre Dame
|Automatic |20-0-1 |
| |Quinnipiac
|Automatic |13-6-1 |
| |San Jose State
|WAC |Automatic |10-12-1 |
| |Santa Clara
|At-large |14-6-1 |
| |Stanford
|At-large |13-5-1 |
| valign=top |
| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="5" style="background:#ffdead;" | North Carolina Regional |
| Seed
!School !Conference !Berth Type !Record |
|---|
| |Connecticut
|At-large |15-6-2 |
| |Liberty
|Automatic |15-6 |
| |Nebraska
|Automatic |21-1 |
| |North Carolina
|ACC |Automatic |16-3 |
| |Princeton
|Auto (shared) |13-4 |
| |Richmond
|CAA |At-large |12-6 |
| |UNC Greensboro
|Automatic |13-7-1 |
| |Virginia
|ACC |At-large |10-7-1 |
| |Wake Forest
|ACC |At-large |10-7-2 |
| |West Virginia
|At-large |15-5 |
| |William & Mary
|CAA |Automatic |15-5 |
| |Wisconsin
|At-large |15-6-1 |
|-
| valign=top |
| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="5" style="background:#ffdead;" | UCLA Regional |
| Seed
!School !Conference !Berth Type !Record |
|---|
| |Clemson
|ACC |At-large |17-2-1 |
| |Duke
|ACC |At-large |13-7-1 |
| |Florida
|SEC |Automatic |16-7 |
| |Florida State
|ACC |At-large |12-7-2 |
| |Furman
|At-large |20-2 |
| |Jacksonville
|Automatic |19-2 |
| |Marquette
|Automatic |19-2-1 |
| |San Diego
|At-large |13-6 |
| |Texas A&M
|At-large |17-6 |
| |UCLA
|At-large |15-3-1 |
| |USC
|At-large |13-5-2 |
| |Wright State
|Automatic |12-7-1 |
| valign=top |
| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="5" style="background:#ffdead;" | Portland Regional |
| Seed
!School !Conference !Berth Type !Record |
|---|
| |Arizona State
|At-large |13-6-1 |
| |Boston U.
|Automatic |15-6 |
| |Dartmouth
|Auto (shared) |13-4 |
| |Holy Cross
|Automatic |10-10-1 |
| |Illinois
|At-large |13-7 |
| |Montana
|Automatic |15-4-1 |
| |Penn State
|Automatic |20-2-1 |
| |Portland
|Automatic |15-3 |
| |Southwest Missouri State
|Automatic |12-10-1 |
| |Washington
|Automatic |17-2 |
| |Washington State
|At-large |13-6 |
| |Xavier
|Automatic |14-6-1 |
|}
Bracket
{{48TeamBracket
| RD1= First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third Round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| RD5=Semifinals
(Women's College Cup)
Spartan Stadium
San Jose, California
| RD6=Championship
(Women's College Cup)
Spartan Stadium
San Jose, California
| group1=
| group2=
| group3=
| group4=
| seed-width=20
| team-width=160
| score-width=25
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team01=Michigan (2OT)
| RD1-score01=4
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02=Miami (OH)
| RD1-score02=3
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03=Harvard
| RD1-score03=2
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04=Quinnipiac
| RD1-score04=1
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05=Stanford
| RD1-score05=4
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06=San Jose State
| RD1-score06=1
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07=Santa Clara
| RD1-score07=3
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08=Cal Poly
| RD1-score08=1
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09=Wake Forest
| RD1-score09=6
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10=Liberty
| RD1-score10=1
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11=UNC Greensboro (2OT)
| RD1-score11=3
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12=William & Mary
| RD1-score12=2
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13=Wisconsin (2OT)
| RD1-score13=1
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14=Princeton
| RD1-score14=0
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15=Richmond
| RD1-score15=5
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16=West Virginia
| RD1-score16=1
| RD1-seed17=
| RD1-team17=Duke
| RD1-score17=3
| RD1-seed18=
| RD1-team18=Furman
| RD1-score18=1
| RD1-seed19=
| RD1-team19=Florida State
| RD1-score19=4
| RD1-seed20=
| RD1-team20=Jacksonville
| RD1-score20=1
| RD1-seed21=
| RD1-team21=Marquette (2OT)
| RD1-score21=2
| RD1-seed22=
| RD1-team22=Wright State
| RD1-score22=1
| RD1-seed23=
| RD1-team23=USC
| RD1-score23=2
| RD1-seed24=
| RD1-team24=San Diego
| RD1-score24=1
| RD1-seed25=
| RD1-team25=Illinois
| RD1-score25=2
| RD1-seed26=
| RD1-team26=Xavier
| RD1-score26=0
| RD1-seed27=
| RD1-team27=Boston U.
| RD1-score27=1
| RD1-seed28=
| RD1-team28=Holy Cross
| RD1-score28=0
| RD1-seed29=
| RD1-team29=Arizona State
| RD1-score29=2
| RD1-seed30=
| RD1-team30=SW Missouri State
| RD1-score30=0
| RD1-seed31=
| RD1-team31=Montana
| RD1-score31=1
| RD1-seed32=
| RD1-team32=Washington State
| RD1-score32=0
| RD2-seed01=*
| RD2-team01=Notre Dame
| RD2-score01=3
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02=Michigan
| RD2-score02=1
| RD2-seed03=*
| RD2-team03=Hartford
| RD2-score03=0
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04=Harvard
| RD2-score04=3
| RD2-seed05=*
| RD2-team05=BYU
| RD2-score05=5
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06=Stanford
| RD2-score06=0
| RD2-seed07=*
| RD2-team07=California
| RD2-score07=0
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08=Santa Clara
| RD2-score08=2
| RD2-seed09=*
| RD2-team09=North Carolina
| RD2-score09=5
| RD2-seed10=
| RD2-team10=Wake Forest
| RD2-score10=0
| RD2-seed11=*
| RD2-team11=Virginia
| RD2-score11=6
| RD2-seed12=
| RD2-team12=UNC Greensboro
| RD2-score12=1
| RD2-seed13=*
| RD2-team13=Connecticut
| RD2-score13=1
| RD2-seed14=
| RD2-team14=Wisconsin
| RD2-score14=0
| RD2-seed15=*
| RD2-team15=Nebraska
| RD2-score15=4
| RD2-seed16=
| RD2-team16=Richmond
| RD2-score16=0
| RD2-seed17=*
| RD2-team17=Clemson (OT)
| RD2-score17=2
| RD2-seed18=
| RD2-team18=Duke
| RD2-score18=1
| RD2-seed19=*
| RD2-team19=Florida
| RD2-score19=1
| RD2-seed20=
| RD2-team20=Florida State
| RD2-score20=2
| RD2-seed21=*
| RD2-team21=Texas A&M
| RD2-score21=4
| RD2-seed22=
| RD2-team22=Marquette
| RD2-score22=0
| RD2-seed23=*
| RD2-team23=UCLA
| RD2-score23=3
| RD2-seed24=
| RD2-team24=USC
| RD2-score24=0
| RD2-seed25=*
| RD2-team25=Penn State (OT)
| RD2-score25=1
| RD2-seed26=
| RD2-team26=Illinois
| RD2-score26=0
| RD2-seed27=*
| RD2-team27=Dartmouth
| RD2-score27=4
| RD2-seed28=
| RD2-team28=Boston U.
| RD2-score28=1
| RD2-seed29=*
| RD2-team29=Portland
| RD2-score29=3
| RD2-seed30=
| RD2-team30=Arizona State
| RD2-score30=1
| RD2-seed31=*
| RD2-team31=Washington
| RD2-score31=5
| RD2-seed32=
| RD2-team32=Montana
| RD2-score32=0
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01=Notre Dame
| RD3-score01=2
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02=Harvard
| RD3-score02=0
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03=BYU
| RD3-score03=1
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04=Santa Clara (OT)
| RD3-score04=2
| RD3-seed05=
| RD3-team05=North Carolina
| RD3-score05=2
| RD3-seed06=
| RD3-team06=Virginia
| RD3-score06=1
| RD3-seed07=
| RD3-team07=Connecticut
| RD3-score07=1
| RD3-seed08=
| RD3-team08=Nebraska
| RD3-score08=0
| RD3-seed09=
| RD3-team09=Clemson
| RD3-score09=2
| RD3-seed10=
| RD3-team10=Florida State
| RD3-score10=0
| RD3-seed11=
| RD3-team11=Texas A&M
| RD3-score11=0
| RD3-seed12=
| RD3-team12=UCLA
| RD3-score12=4
| RD3-seed13=
| RD3-team13=Penn State
| RD3-score13=4
| RD3-seed14=
| RD3-team14=Dartmouth
| RD3-score14=0
| RD3-seed15=
| RD3-team15=Portland
| RD3-score15=1
| RD3-seed16=
| RD3-team16=Washington
| RD3-score16=0
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01=Notre Dame (OT)
| RD4-score01=2
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02=Santa Clara
| RD4-score02=1
| RD4-seed03=
| RD4-team03=North Carolina
| RD4-score03=3
| RD4-seed04=
| RD4-team04=Connecticut
| RD4-score04=0
| RD4-seed05=
| RD4-team05=Clemson
| RD4-score05=1
| RD4-seed06=
| RD4-team06=UCLA
| RD4-score06=2
| RD4-seed07=
| RD4-team07=Penn State
| RD4-score07=0
| RD4-seed08=
| RD4-team08=Portland (OT)
| RD4-score08=1
| RD5-seed01=
| RD5-team01=Notre Dame
| RD5-score01=1
| RD5-seed02=
| RD5-team02=North Carolina
| RD5-score02=2
| RD5-seed03=
| RD5-team03=UCLA
| RD5-score03=1
| RD5-seed04=
| RD5-team04=Portland
| RD5-score04=0
| RD6-seed01=
| RD6-team01=North Carolina
| RD6-score01=2
| RD6-seed02=
| RD6-team02=UCLA
| RD6-score02=1
}}
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
References
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