2000–01 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team

2000–01 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball
Big Ten regular season champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 9
Record31–7 (14–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaMackey Arena
2000–01 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Purdue142 .875317  .816
No. 16 Iowa124 .7502110  .677
No. 24 Wisconsin124 .7501810  .643
No. 21 Penn State115 .6881910  .655
Michigan106 .6251912  .613
Indiana97 .5632011  .645
Illinois97 .5631716  .515
Ohio State610 .3752211  .667
Michigan State412 .2501018  .357
Minnesota115 .063820  .286
Northwestern016 .000423  .148
† 2001 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000–01 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Kristy Curry, the Boilermakers played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana. Purdue finished the regular season with a 14–2 record in Big Ten play to capture the regular season title. They were upset by Iowa in the Big Ten tournament, but received a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the Mideast region. The Boilermakers beat UC Santa Barbara, LSU, Texas Tech, and Xavier to reach their second Final Four in three seasons. They defeated SW Missouri State in the National semifinals. In the National championship game, Purdue lost to Notre Dame by just two points, 68–66.