2000 NCAA Division II softball tournament

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2000 NCAA Division II
softball tournament
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions North Dakota State  (1st title)
Runner-up Kennesaw State (3rd title game)
Winning coach Mitch Hanson  (1st title)
Attendance6,227

The 2000 NCAA Division II softball tournament was the 19th annual postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of softball among its Division II members in the United States, held at the end of the 2000 NCAA Division II softball season. [1]

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The final, eight-team double elimination tournament, also known as the Division II Women's College World Series, was played at the South Commons Softball Complex in Columbus, Georgia.

Emerging from the winner's bracket, North Dakota State defeated Kennesaw State in a single game championship series, 3–1, to capture the Bison's first Division II national title.

Bracket

College World Series

First RoundSecond RoundaThird RoundSemifinalsChampionship
Lewis (IL) 1
North Dakota State 9
North Dakota State3
Bloomsburg1
Bloomsburg 6
Merrimack 0
North Dakota State10
Kennesaw State5
UC Davis 11
North Dakota State6
West Florida 10
UC Davis0UC Davis1
Kennesaw State1
Kennesaw State 6
Mesa State 3
North Dakota State3
Second RoundThird RoundKennesaw State1
UC Davis4
Lewis (IL)0Merrimack3
Kennesaw State7
Merrimack3
Bloomsburg1
Bloomsburg6
West Florida12West Florida4
Mesa State4

All-tournament team

See also

References

  1. "DIVISION II SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved 23 July 2024.