The semifinals and championship game were played at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California during December 2000.
[1] North Carolina defeated UCLA in the final, 2–1, to win their sixteenth, and second straight, national title.
All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament.
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.