This was the first year that the tournament used the so-called "pod" system, in which the eight first- and second-round sites are distributed around the four regionals. Teams were assigned to first round spots in order to minimize travel for as many teams as possible. The top seeds at each site were:
The Final Four consisted of Maryland, making their second consecutive appearance, Kansas, making their first appearance since 1993, Indiana, making their first appearance since 1992, and Oklahoma, making their first appearance since their national runner-up finish in 1988.
Maryland defeated Indiana 64–52 in the championship game to win their first ever national championship. Juan Dixon of Maryland was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
For the second straight tournament, the Elite Eight featured at least one double-digit seed. South Region tenth-seed Kent State and West Region twelfth-seed Missouri played in their respective regional finals, with Kent State losing to Indiana and Missouri losing to Oklahoma. This also marked the first time since 1987 that no team from the states of North Carolina nor Kentucky reached the Final Four.
This tournament was the first since 1974 (the last tournament which only allowed one team per conference) in which the North Carolina Tar Heels were not a participant. The 27-year streak was, at the time, the longest appearance streak in NCAA history, having beat UCLA's 15-year streak in 1990. It has since been topped by Kansas, whose 32-year streak dates back to 1990 and is still active. (Two other active teams, Michigan State and Gonzaga, also have active 20 year streaks and could beat UNC's streak in 2026 and 2027, respectively.)
The following teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2002 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's tournament (except for the Ivy League, whose regular-season champion received the automatic bid).
For the second straight year the Maryland Terrapins earned a bid to the Final Four. This time they would take advantage of their trip. After falling behind 13–2 to the Kansas Jayhawks to begin the game, Maryland stormed to a 44–37 lead at halftime. They expanded their lead to 20, 83–63, with 6:11 left in the game. Roy Williams' Kansas squad did not quit and closed the gap to 4 with under a minute remaining, but the Terps survived to advance to the championship, 97–88. Maryland senior Juan Dixon led the contest in scoring with 33.[1]
Mike Davis's Indiana Hoosiers continued their Cinderella ride in the NCAA tournament by defeating another higher ranked team, the Oklahoma Sooners. Oklahoma led most of the first half, and took a 34–30 lead into halftime. However, with the score 60–60 late in the 2nd half Indiana broke ahead for good with an easy bucket from Jeff Newton, who led the Hoosiers with 19 points. The Hoosiers outscored the Sooners by 13 in the 2nd half and advanced to the championship game with a 73–64 victory. Oklahoma was coached by Kelvin Sampson, who later in his career would succeed Davis as IU head coach.[2]
The Maryland Terrapins completed the task they set out to do one year earlier by defeating the Indiana Hoosiers 64–52. Maryland led virtually the entire game except for a brief point with 9:52 left in the basketball game when Indiana took a 44–42 lead. Maryland answered the Hoosier run and ended the game with a 22–8 run to bring home the school's first and coach Gary Williams's only men's basketball National Championship. Senior Juan Dixon was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player (MOP).[3]
BracketEdit
* – Denotes overtime period
Opening Round gameEdit
Winner advances to 16th seed in East Regional vs. (1) Maryland.
Compaq Center – San Jose, CA Attendance: 18,040 Referees: John Cahill, Terry Moore, John Hughes
Final Four — Atlanta, GeorgiaEdit
National semifinals
National Championship Game
E1
Maryland
97
M1
Kansas
88
E1
Maryland
64
S5
Indiana
52
S5
Indiana
73
W2
Oklahoma
64
Broadcast informationEdit
ESPN broadcast the opening-round game, then turned coverage over to CBS Sports for the remaining 63 games. They were carried on a regional basis until the "Elite Eight", at which point all games were shown nationally.
Jim Nantz/Billy Packer/Bonnie Bernstein – First & Second Round at Washington, D.C.; East Regional at Syracuse, New York; Final Four at Atlanta, Georgia
Marty Brennaman and Larry Conley, 1st and 2nd Rounds at Greenville, South Carolina and South Regionals at Lexington, Kentucky
ReferencesEdit
^"2002 NCAA National semifinals: (E1) Maryland 97, (MW1) Kansas 88". CNN Sports Illustrated. CNNSI.com. Retrieved March 6, 2008.
^"2002 NCAA National semifinals: (S5) Indiana 73, (W2) Oklahoma 64". CNN Sports Illustrated. CNNSI.com. Retrieved March 6, 2008.
^"2002 NCAA national championship: (E1) Maryland 64, (S5) Indiana 52". CNN Sports Illustrated. CNNSI.com. Retrieved March 6, 2008.
October 21, 2023
2002, ncaa, division, basketball, tournament, involved, schools, playing, single, elimination, play, determine, national, champion, ncaa, division, college, basketball, began, march, 2002, ended, with, championship, game, april, atlanta, georgia, dome, total, . The 2002 NCAA Division I men s basketball tournament involved 65 schools playing in single elimination play to determine the national champion of men s NCAA Division I college basketball It began on March 12 2002 and ended with the championship game on April 1 in Atlanta at the Georgia Dome A total of 64 games were played 2002 NCAA Division Imen s basketball tournamentSeason2001 02Teams65Finals siteGeorgia DomeAtlantaChampionsMaryland Terrapins 1st title 1st title game 2nd Final Four Runner upIndiana Hoosiers 6th title game 8th Final Four SemifinalistsKansas Jayhawks 11th Final Four Oklahoma Sooners 4th Final Four Winning coachGary Williams 1st title MOPJuan Dixon Maryland Attendance720 433Top scorersJuan Dixon Maryland Jared Jeffries Indiana 155 points NCAA Division I men s tournaments 2001 2003 This was the first year that the tournament used the so called pod system in which the eight first and second round sites are distributed around the four regionals Teams were assigned to first round spots in order to minimize travel for as many teams as possible The top seeds at each site were Sacramento Oregon M2 USC S4 Albuquerque Arizona W3 Ohio State W4 Dallas Oklahoma W2 Mississippi State M3 St Louis Kansas M1 Kentucky E4 Chicago Georgia E3 Illinois M4 Pittsburgh Cincinnati W1 Pittsburgh S3 Washington D C Maryland E1 Connecticut E2 Greenville Duke S1 Alabama S2 The Final Four consisted of Maryland making their second consecutive appearance Kansas making their first appearance since 1993 Indiana making their first appearance since 1992 and Oklahoma making their first appearance since their national runner up finish in 1988 Maryland defeated Indiana 64 52 in the championship game to win their first ever national championship Juan Dixon of Maryland was named the tournament s Most Outstanding Player For the second straight tournament the Elite Eight featured at least one double digit seed South Region tenth seed Kent State and West Region twelfth seed Missouri played in their respective regional finals with Kent State losing to Indiana and Missouri losing to Oklahoma This also marked the first time since 1987 that no team from the states of North Carolina nor Kentucky reached the Final Four This tournament was the first since 1974 the last tournament which only allowed one team per conference in which the North Carolina Tar Heels were not a participant The 27 year streak was at the time the longest appearance streak in NCAA history having beat UCLA s 15 year streak in 1990 It has since been topped by Kansas whose 32 year streak dates back to 1990 and is still active Two other active teams Michigan State and Gonzaga also have active 20 year streaks and could beat UNC s streak in 2026 and 2027 respectively Contents 1 Schedule and venues 2 Qualifying teams 2 1 Automatic bids 2 2 Listed by region and seeding 2 3 Bids by conference 3 Final Four 3 1 National semifinals 3 2 Championship game 4 Bracket 4 1 Opening Round game 4 2 East Regional Syracuse New York 4 2 1 Regional Final Summary 4 3 Midwest Regional Madison Wisconsin 4 3 1 Regional Final Summary 4 4 South Regional Lexington Kentucky 4 4 1 Regional Final Summary 4 5 West Regional San Jose California 4 5 1 Regional Final Summary 4 6 Final Four Atlanta Georgia 5 Broadcast information 5 1 CBS Sports announcers 5 2 Westwood One announcers 6 ReferencesSchedule and venues Edit nbsp nbsp Washington D C nbsp Pittsburgh nbsp Greenville nbsp Chicago nbsp St Louis nbsp Dallas nbsp Albuquerque nbsp Sacramentoclass notpageimage 2002 first and second rounds note the play in game was held in Dayton Ohio nbsp nbsp San Jose nbsp Madison nbsp Lexington nbsp Syracuse nbsp Atlantaclass notpageimage 2002 Regionals blue and Final Four red The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2002 tournament Opening Round March 12 University of Dayton Arena Dayton Ohio Host University of Dayton First and Second Rounds March 14 and 16 ARCO Arena Sacramento California Host University of the Pacific BI LO Center Greenville South Carolina Hosts Southern Conference Furman University Edward Jones Dome St Louis Missouri Host Missouri Valley Conference University Arena Albuquerque New Mexico Host University of New Mexico March 15 and 17 American Airlines Center Dallas Texas Host Big 12 Conference MCI Center Washington D C Host Georgetown University Mellon Arena Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Host Duquesne University United Center Chicago Illinois Host Big Ten Conference Regional semifinals and finals Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight March 21 and 23 South Regional Rupp Arena Lexington Kentucky Host University of Kentucky West Regional Compaq Center at San Jose San Jose California Host Santa Clara University March 22 and 24 East Regional Carrier Dome Syracuse New York Host Syracuse University Midwest Regional Kohl Center Madison Wisconsin Host University of Wisconsin Madison National semifinals and championship Final Four and championship March 30 and April 1 Georgia Dome Atlanta Georgia Host Georgia Tech Qualifying teams EditFurther information 2002 NCAA Division I men s basketball tournament qualifying teams Automatic bids Edit The following teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2002 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference s tournament except for the Ivy League whose regular season champion received the automatic bid Conference School Appearance Last bidACC Duke 26th 2001America East Boston University 6th 1997Atlantic 10 Xavier 14th 2001Atlantic Sun Florida Atlantic 1st NeverBig 12 Oklahoma 21st 2001Big East Connecticut 23rd 2000Big Sky Montana 5th 1997Big South Winthrop 4th 2001Big Ten Ohio State 22nd 2001Big West UC Santa Barbara 3rd 1990Colonial UNC Wilmington 2nd 2000C USA Cincinnati 21st 2001Horizon Illinois Chicago 2nd 1998Ivy League Penn 19th 2000MAAC Siena 3rd 1999MAC Kent State 3rd 2001MEAC Hampton 2nd 2001Mid Con Valparaiso 6th 2000Missouri Valley Creighton 13th 2001Mountain West San Diego State 4th 1985Northeast Central Connecticut State 2nd 2000Ohio Valley Murray State 11th 1999Pac 10 Arizona 21st 2001Patriot Holy Cross 10th 2001SEC Mississippi State 5th 1996Southern Davidson 7th 1998Southland McNeese State 2nd 1989Sun Belt Western Kentucky 18th 2001SWAC Alcorn State 6th 1999WAC Hawaii 4th 2001West Coast Gonzaga 5th 2001Listed by region and seeding Edit East Regional SyracuseSeed School Conference Record Berth Type 1 Maryland ACC 26 4 At large 2 Connecticut Big East 24 6 Automatic 3 Georgia SEC 21 9 At large 4 Kentucky SEC 20 9 At large 5 Marquette C USA 26 6 At large 6 Texas Tech Big 12 23 8 At large 7 NC State ACC 22 10 At large 8 Wisconsin Big Ten 18 12 At large 9 St John s Big East 20 11 At large 10 Michigan State Big Ten 19 11 At large 11 Southern Illinois Missouri Valley 26 7 At large 12 Tulsa WAC 26 6 At large 13 Valparaiso Mid Continent 25 7 Automatic 14 Murray State OVC 19 12 Automatic 15 Hampton MEAC 26 6 Automatic 16 Siena MAAC 16 18 AutomaticAlcorn State SWAC 21 9 Automatic Midwest Regional MadisonSeed School Conference Record Berth Type 1 Kansas Big 12 29 3 At large 2 Oregon Pac 10 23 8 At large 3 Mississippi State SEC 26 7 Automatic 4 Illinois Big Ten 24 8 At large 5 Florida SEC 22 8 At large 6 Texas Big 12 20 11 At large 7 Wake Forest ACC 20 12 At large 8 Stanford Pac 10 19 9 At large 9 Western Kentucky Sun Belt 28 3 Automatic 10 Pepperdine WCC 22 8 At large 11 Boston College Big East 20 11 At large 12 Creighton Missouri Valley 22 8 Automatic 13 San Diego State Mountain West 21 11 Automatic 14 McNeese State Southland 21 8 Automatic 15 Montana Big Sky 16 14 Automatic 16 Holy Cross Patriot 18 14 AutomaticSouth Regional LexingtonSeed School Conference Record Berth Type 1 Duke ACC 29 3 Automatic 2 Alabama SEC 26 7 At large 3 Pittsburgh Big East 27 5 At large 4 USC Pac 10 22 9 At large 5 Indiana Big Ten 20 11 At large 6 California Pac 10 21 8 At large 7 Oklahoma State Big 12 23 8 At large 8 Notre Dame Big East 21 10 At large 9 Charlotte C USA 18 11 At large 10 Kent State MAC 27 5 Automatic 11 Penn Ivy League 25 6 Automatic 12 Utah Mountain West 21 8 At large 13 UNC Wilmington CAA 22 9 Automatic 14 Central Connecticut State NEC 27 4 Automatic 15 Florida Atlantic Atlantic Sun 19 11 Automatic 16 Winthrop Big South 19 11 Automatic West Regional San JoseSeed School Conference Record Berth Type 1 Cincinnati C USA 30 3 Automatic 2 Oklahoma Big 12 27 4 Automatic 3 Arizona Pac 10 22 9 Automatic 4 Ohio State Big Ten 23 7 Automatic 5 Miami FL Big East 24 7 At large 6 Gonzaga WCC 29 3 Automatic 7 Xavier Atlantic 10 25 5 Automatic 8 UCLA Pac 10 19 11 At Large 9 Ole Miss SEC 20 10 At large 10 Hawaii WAC 27 5 Automatic 11 Wyoming Mountain West 21 8 At large 12 Missouri Big 12 21 11 At large 13 Davidson Southern 21 9 Automatic 14 UC Santa Barbara Big West 20 10 Automatic 15 Illinois Chicago Horizon 20 13 Automatic 16 Boston University America East 22 9 AutomaticBids by conference Edit Bids Conference Schools6 Big 12 Kansas Missouri Oklahoma Oklahoma State Texas Texas TechBig East Boston College Connecticut Miami FL Notre Dame Pittsburgh St John sPac 10 Arizona California Oregon Stanford UCLA USCSEC Alabama Florida Georgia Kentucky Mississippi State Ole Miss5 Big Ten Illinois Indiana Michigan State Ohio State Wisconsin4 ACC Duke Maryland NC State Wake Forest3 C USA Charlotte Cincinnati MarquetteMountain West San Diego State Utah Wyoming2 Missouri Valley Creighton Southern IllinoisWAC Hawaii TulsaWest Coast Gonzaga Pepperdine1 20 other conferencesFinal Four EditAt Georgia Dome Atlanta National semifinals Edit March 30 2002 Maryland E1 97 Kansas M1 88For the second straight year the Maryland Terrapins earned a bid to the Final Four This time they would take advantage of their trip After falling behind 13 2 to the Kansas Jayhawks to begin the game Maryland stormed to a 44 37 lead at halftime They expanded their lead to 20 83 63 with 6 11 left in the game Roy Williams Kansas squad did not quit and closed the gap to 4 with under a minute remaining but the Terps survived to advance to the championship 97 88 Maryland senior Juan Dixon led the contest in scoring with 33 1 Indiana S5 73 Oklahoma W2 64Mike Davis s Indiana Hoosiers continued their Cinderella ride in the NCAA tournament by defeating another higher ranked team the Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma led most of the first half and took a 34 30 lead into halftime However with the score 60 60 late in the 2nd half Indiana broke ahead for good with an easy bucket from Jeff Newton who led the Hoosiers with 19 points The Hoosiers outscored the Sooners by 13 in the 2nd half and advanced to the championship game with a 73 64 victory Oklahoma was coached by Kelvin Sampson who later in his career would succeed Davis as IU head coach 2 Championship game Edit Main article 2002 NCAA Division I Men s Basketball Championship Game April 1 2002 Maryland E1 64 Indiana S5 52The Maryland Terrapins completed the task they set out to do one year earlier by defeating the Indiana Hoosiers 64 52 Maryland led virtually the entire game except for a brief point with 9 52 left in the basketball game when Indiana took a 44 42 lead Maryland answered the Hoosier run and ended the game with a 22 8 run to bring home the school s first and coach Gary Williams s only men s basketball National Championship Senior Juan Dixon was named the tournament s Most Outstanding Player MOP 3 Bracket Edit Denotes overtime period Opening Round game Edit Winner advances to 16th seed in East Regional vs 1 Maryland Opening Round gameMarch 12 16aSiena8116bAlcorn State77East Regional Syracuse New York Edit First roundQuarter finalsRegional semifinalsRegional Finals 1Maryland8516Siena701Maryland87Washington D C Fri Sun8Wisconsin578Wisconsin809St John s701Maryland784Kentucky685Marquette6912Tulsa7112Tulsa82St Louis Thu Sat4Kentucky874Kentucky8313Valparaiso681Maryland902Connecticut826Texas Tech6811Southern Illinois7611Southern Illinois77Chicago Fri Sun3Georgia753Georgia8514Murray State6811Southern Illinois592Connecticut717North Carolina State6910Michigan State587North Carolina State74Washington D C Fri Sun2Connecticut772Connecticut7815Hampton67Regional Final Summary Edit CBSSunday March 24box score 1 Maryland Terrapins 90 2 Connecticut Huskies 82Scoring by half 44 37 46 45Pts L Baxter 29Rebs L Baxter 9Asts S Blake 6 Pts C Butler 33Rebs C Butler 7Asts C Butler 4Carrier Dome Syracuse NYAttendance 29 252Referees Tom Rucker Zelton Steed Dick Cartmell Midwest Regional Madison Wisconsin Edit First roundQuarter finalsRegional semifinalsRegional Finals 1Kansas7016Holy Cross591Kansas86St Louis Thu Sat8Stanford638Stanford849Western Kentucky681Kansas734Illinois695Florida8212Creighton83 12Creighton60Chicago Fri Sun4Illinois724Illinois9313San Diego State641Kansas1042Oregon866Texas7011Boston College576Texas68Dallas Fri Sun3Mississippi State643Mississippi State7014McNeese State586Texas702Oregon727Wake Forest8310Pepperdine747Wake Forest87Sacramento Thu Sat2Oregon922Oregon8115Montana62Regional Final Summary Edit CBSSunday March 24box score 1 Kansas Jayhawks 104 2 Oregon Ducks 86Scoring by half 48 42 56 44Pts N Collison 25Rebs D Gooden 20Asts A Miles 8 Pts F Jones 32Rebs R Johnson 10Asts L Ridnour 7Kohl Center Madison WIAttendance 16 310Referees Jim Burr Leslie Jones Tom Lopes South Regional Lexington Kentucky Edit First roundQuarter finalsRegional semifinalsRegional Finals 1Duke8416Winthrop371Duke84Greenville Thu Sat8Notre Dame778Notre Dame829Charlotte631Duke735Indiana745Indiana7512Utah565Indiana76Sacramento Thu Sat13UNC Wilmington674Southern California8913UNC Wilmington93 5Indiana8110Kent State696California8211Pennsylvania756California50Pittsburgh Fri Sun3Pittsburgh633Pittsburgh7114Central Connecticut State543Pittsburgh7310Kent State78 7Oklahoma State6110Kent State6910Kent State71Greenville Thu Sat2Alabama582Alabama8615Florida Atlantic78Regional Final Summary Edit CBSSaturday March 237 00 p m ESTbox score 5 Indiana Hoosiers 81 10 Kent State Golden Flashes 69Scoring by half 40 28 41 41Pts D Fife 17Rebs J Jeffries 7Asts T Coverdale K Hornsby 7 Pts A Gates 22Rebs A Gates D Shaw 8Asts T Huffman 4Rupp Arena Lexington KYAttendance 22 435Referees Mark Whitehead Scott Thornley Tom Nunez West Regional San Jose California Edit First roundQuarter finalsRegional semifinalsRegional Finals 1Cincinnati9016Boston University521Cincinnati101Pittsburgh Fri Sun8UCLA105 8UCLA809Ole Miss588UCLA7312Missouri825Miami FL 8012Missouri9312Missouri83Albuquerque Thu Sat4Ohio State674Ohio State6913Davidson6412Missouri752Oklahoma816Gonzaga6611Wyoming7311Wyoming60Albuquerque Thu Sat3Arizona683Arizona8614UC Santa Barbara813Arizona672Oklahoma887Xavier7010Hawaii587Xavier65Dallas Fri Sun2Oklahoma782Oklahoma7115Illinois Chicago63Regional Final Summary Edit CBSSaturday March 23box score 2 Oklahoma Sooners 81 12 Missouri Tigers 75Scoring by half 41 32 40 43Pts H Price 18Rebs Q White D Selvy 7Asts Q White 7 Pts R Paulding 22Rebs T Bryant 9Asts W Stokes R Paulding 4Compaq Center San Jose CAAttendance 18 040Referees John Cahill Terry Moore John Hughes Final Four Atlanta Georgia Edit National semifinalsNational Championship Game E1Maryland97M1Kansas88E1Maryland64S5Indiana52S5Indiana73W2Oklahoma64Broadcast information EditESPN broadcast the opening round game then turned coverage over to CBS Sports for the remaining 63 games They were carried on a regional basis until the Elite Eight at which point all games were shown nationally Westwood One had exclusive radio coverage CBS Sports announcers Edit Jim Nantz Billy Packer Bonnie Bernstein First amp Second Round at Washington D C East Regional at Syracuse New York Final Four at Atlanta Georgia Dick Enberg Matt Guokas Armen Keteyian First amp Second Round at St Louis Missouri South Regional at Lexington Kentucky Verne Lundquist Bill Raftery Lesley Visser First amp Second Round at Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Midwest Regional at Madison Wisconsin Gus Johnson Dan Bonner Solomon Wilcots First amp Second Round at Albuquerque New Mexico West Regional at San Jose California Kevin Harlan Jon Sundvold Spencer Tillman First amp Second Round at Greenville South Carolina Ian Eagle Jim Spanarkel Dwayne Ballen First amp Second Round at Sacramento California Craig Bolerjack Bob Wenzel Brett Haber First amp Second Round at Dallas Texas Tim Brando Eddie Fogler Charles Davis First amp Second Round at Chicago IllinoisWestwood One announcers Edit Marty Brennaman and Larry Conley 1st and 2nd Rounds at Greenville South Carolina and South Regionals at Lexington KentuckyReferences Edit 2002 NCAA National semifinals E1 Maryland 97 MW1 Kansas 88 CNN Sports Illustrated CNNSI com Retrieved March 6 2008 2002 NCAA National semifinals S5 Indiana 73 W2 Oklahoma 64 CNN Sports Illustrated CNNSI com Retrieved March 6 2008 2002 NCAA national championship E1 Maryland 64 S5 Indiana 52 CNN Sports Illustrated CNNSI com Retrieved March 6 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2002 NCAA Division I men 27s basketball tournament amp oldid 1171361434, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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