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2000 NCAA Division I softball season

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Defending ChampionsUCLA
ChampionsOklahoma (1st title)
Runners-upUCLA (17th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachPatty Gasso (1st title)
2000 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsUCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsOklahoma (1st title)
Runners-upUCLA (17th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachPatty Gasso (1st title)
WCWS MOPJennifer Stewart (Oklahoma)
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →

The 2000 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 2000. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2000 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2000 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on May 29, 2000.

2000 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma ‍†‍‍y 17–1–0 .94466–8–0 .892
No. 14 Nebraska ‍‍‡‍y 15–2–0 .88252–21–0 .712
Texas ‍‍‍y 11–5–0 .68830–27–1 .526
Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 8–10–0 .44432–23–0 .582
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 8–10–0 .44433–22–0 .600
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 7–10–0 .41219–36–0 .345
Baylor ‍‍‍ 7–11–0 .38927–30–0 .474
Missouri ‍‍‍ 6–12–0 .33334–27–0 .557
Kansas ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .27830–32–0 .484
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 4–14–0 .22218–29–0 .383
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[1]
2000 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 15 Iowa ‍†‍‍y 14–4–0 .77846–15–0 .754
No. 13 Michigan ‍‍‡‍y 13–4–0 .76545–16–1 .734
Penn State ‍‍‍y 12–5–0 .70638–19–0 .667
Northwestern ‍‍‍y 12–6–0 .66730–26–0 .536
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 9–6–0 .60034–25–0 .576
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .37534–24–1 .585
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 5–10–0 .33330–23–0 .566
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .27833–28–0 .541
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 4–13–0 .23531–28–0 .525
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 4–13–0 .23528–26–0 .519
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

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As of June 2000[12]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2000 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 5 Washington  ‍†‍‍y 17–4–0 .81062–9–0 .873
No. 3 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 16–4–0 .80059–9–0 .868
No. 2 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 14–7–0 .66746–12–1 .788
No. 18 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 9–12–0 .42945–18–0 .714
No. 10 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 8–13–0 .38143–20–0 .683
No. 12 Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 7–13–0 .35040–21–1 .653
No. 7 California  ‍‍‍y 6–15–0 .28649–25–0 .662
No. 16 Oregon  ‍‍‍y 6–15–0 .28636–29–0 .554
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2000[13]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2000 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Northwestern State  ‍†‍‍y 22–4–0 .84641–19–0 .683
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 22–5–0 .81539–21–1 .648
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 17–9–0 .65428–27–0 .509
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍ 16–11–0 .59335–24–0 .593
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 16–11–0 .59327–33–0 .450
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 13–14–0 .48122–33–0 .400
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 12–13–0 .48026–22–0 .542
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 6–20–0 .23121–32–0 .396
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 4–22–0 .15418–34–0 .346
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 4–23–0 .14814–47–0 .230
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 2000[14]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 2000 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 25 to May 29, 2000, in Oklahoma City.[15]

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
Washington 3
DePaul 2
Washington 2
UCLA 3
UCLA 4
Alabama 1
UCLA 6 —
Southern Miss 0 —
DePaul 4
Alabama 6
Southern Miss 3
Alabama 0
UCLA 1
Oklahoma 3
Oklahoma 2
California 1
Oklahoma 3
Southern Miss 1
Southern Miss 1
Arizona 0
Oklahoma 1 —
Arizona 0 —
California 0
Arizona 6
Washington 2
Arizona 4

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season wins: 52 – Courtney Blades, Southern Miss Golden Eagles[16]

NCAA Division I season hit by pitch: 44 – Cheryl Wyrick, Liberty Lady Flames

NCAA Division I season putouts: 765 – Kenya Peters, Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Freshman class walks: 87 – Veronica Nelson, California Golden Bears

Awards

All America Teams

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