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
C-USA tournament champions
C-USA regular season champions
Houston Regional champions
ConferenceConference USA
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
CBNo. 13
Record48–18 (21–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Field
2000 Conference USA baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 13 Houston  y 2140 .84048180 .727
Tulane  y 2061 .75938221 .631
Southern Miss   1490 .60932260 .552
Charlotte   15110 .57732251 .560
South Florida   14130 .51929290 .500
Cincinnati   11160 .40735160 .686
UAB   10150 .40028320 .467
Louisville   10161 .38917371 .318
Memphis   8180 .30815370 .288
Saint Louis   6210 .22219340 .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.[1] Although hosting the Houston Super Regional, they were defeated by San Jose State in a three-game series.[2]

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