2000 Houston Cougars baseball team

The 2000 Houston Cougars baseball team represented the University of Houston in the 2000 intercollegiate baseball season. Houston competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in its fourth season as a member of Conference USA. The Cougars played home games at Cougar Field on the university's campus in Houston, Texas. Sixth-year head coach Rayner Noble, a former pitcher for the team during the 1980 through 1983 seasons and an assistant coach from 1987 through 1990, led the Cougars.

2000 Houston Cougars baseball
ConferenceConference USA
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
2000 record48–18 (21–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Field
2000 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 13 Houston  ‍†‍‡‍y 21–4–0 .840  48–18–0 .727
Tulane  ‍‍‍y 20–6–1 .759  38–22–1 .631
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 14–9–0 .609  32–26–0 .552
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 15–11–0 .577  32–25–1 .560
South Florida  ‍‍‍ 14–13–0 .519  29–29–0 .500
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 11–16–0 .407  35–16–0 .686
UAB  ‍‍‍ 10–15–0 .400  28–32–0 .467
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 10–16–1 .389  17–37–1 .318
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 8–18–0 .308  15–37–0 .288
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 6–21–0 .222  19–34–0 .358
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Upon winning the inaugural Conference USA Tournament, Houston entered the 2000 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament for the thirteenth time in school history. They hosted the Houston Regional, where they defeated Rice to advance to the super regional round for the first time in school history. Although hosting the Houston Super Regional, they were defeated by San Jose State in a three-game series.

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