2002 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

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2002 NCAA Division I
Men's Basketball Tournament
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Season 200102
Teams65
Finals site Georgia Dome
Atlanta
Champions Maryland Terrapins (1st title, 1st title game,
2nd Final Four)
Runner-up Indiana Hoosiers (6th title game,
8th Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Gary Williams (1st title)
MOP Juan Dixon (Maryland)
Attendance720,433
Top scorersJuan Dixon Maryland
Jared Jeffries Indiana
(155 points)
NCAA Division I Men's Tournaments
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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.

Contents

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.)

Schedule and venues

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Washington, D.C.
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Pittsburgh
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Greenville
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Chicago
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St. Louis
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Dallas
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Albuquerque
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Sacramento
2002 first and second rounds (note: the play-in game was held in Dayton, Ohio)
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San Jose
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Madison
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Lexington
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Syracuse
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Atlanta
2002 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2002 tournament:

Opening Round

First and Second Rounds

Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four and Championship)

Qualifying teams

Automatic bids

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).

ConferenceSchoolAppearanceLast bid
ACC Duke 26th 2001
America East Boston University 6th 1997
Atlantic 10 Xavier 14th 2001
Atlantic Sun Florida Atlantic 1stNever
Big 12 Oklahoma 21st 2001
Big East Connecticut 23rd 2000
Big Sky Montana 5th 1997
Big South Winthrop 4th 2001
Big Ten Ohio State 22nd 2001
Big West UC Santa Barbara 3rd 1990
Colonial UNC Wilmington 2nd 2000
C-USA Cincinnati 21st 2001
Horizon Illinois–Chicago 2nd 1998
Ivy League Penn 19th 2000
MAAC Siena 3rd 1999
MAC Kent State 3rd 2001
MEAC Hampton 2nd 2001
Mid-Con Valparaiso 6th 2000
Missouri Valley Creighton 13th 2001
Mountain West San Diego State 4th 1985
Northeast Central Connecticut State 2nd 2000
Ohio Valley Murray State 11th 1999
Pac-10 Arizona 21st 2001
Patriot Holy Cross 10th 2001
SEC Mississippi State 5th 1996
Southern Davidson 7th 1998
Southland McNeese State 2nd 1989
Sun Belt Western Kentucky 18th 2001
SWAC Alcorn State 6th 1999
WAC Hawaii 4th 2001
West Coast Gonzaga 5th 2001

Listed by region and seeding

East Regional – Syracuse
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth Type
#1 Maryland ACC 26–4At-large
#2 Connecticut Big East 24–6Automatic
#3 Georgia SEC 21–9At-large
#4 Kentucky SEC 20–9At-large
#5 Marquette C-USA 26–6At-large
#6 Texas Tech Big 12 23–8At-large
#7 NC State ACC 22–10At-large
#8 Wisconsin Big Ten 18–12At-large
#9 St. John's Big East 20–11At-large
#10 Michigan State Big Ten 19–11At-large
#11 Southern Illinois Missouri Valley 26–7At-large
#12 Tulsa WAC 26–6At-large
#13 Valparaiso Mid-Continent 25–7Automatic
#14 Murray State OVC 19–12Automatic
#15 Hampton MEAC 26–6Automatic
#16 Siena MAAC 16–18Automatic
Alcorn State SWAC 21–9Automatic
Midwest Regional – Madison
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth Type
#1 Kansas Big 12 29–3At-large
#2 Oregon Pac-10 23–8At-large
#3 Mississippi State SEC 26–7Automatic
#4 Illinois Big Ten 24–8At-large
#5 Florida SEC 22–8At-large
#6 Texas Big 12 20–11At-large
#7 Wake Forest ACC 20–12At-large
#8 Stanford Pac-10 19–9At-large
#9 Western Kentucky Sun Belt 28–3Automatic
#10 Pepperdine WCC 22–8At-large
#11 Boston College Big East 20–11At-large
#12 Creighton Missouri Valley 22–8Automatic
#13 San Diego State Mountain West 21–11Automatic
#14 McNeese State Southland 21–8Automatic
#15 Montana Big Sky 16–14Automatic
#16 Holy Cross Patriot 18–14Automatic
South Regional – Lexington
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth Type
#1 Duke ACC 29–3Automatic
#2 Alabama SEC 26–7At-large
#3 Pittsburgh Big East 27–5At-large
#4 USC Pac-10 22–9At-large
#5 Indiana Big Ten 20–11At-large
#6 California Pac-10 21-8At-large
#7 Oklahoma State Big 12 23–8At-large
#8 Notre Dame Big East 21–10At-large
#9 Charlotte C-USA 18–11At-large
#10 Kent State MAC 27–5Automatic
#11 Penn Ivy League 25–6Automatic
#12 Utah Mountain West 21–8At-large
#13 UNC Wilmington CAA 22–9Automatic
#14 Central Connecticut State NEC 27–4Automatic
#15 Florida Atlantic Atlantic Sun 19–11Automatic
#16 Winthrop Big South 19–11Automatic
West Regional – San Jose
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth Type
#1 Cincinnati C-USA 30–3Automatic
#2 Oklahoma Big 12 27–4Automatic
#3 Arizona Pac-10 22–9Automatic
#4 Ohio State Big Ten 23–7Automatic
#5 Miami (FL) Big East 24–7At-large
#6 Gonzaga WCC 29–3Automatic
#7 Xavier Atlantic 10 25–5Automatic
#8 UCLA Pac-10 19–11At-Large
#9 Ole Miss SEC 20–10At-large
#10 Hawaii WAC 27–5Automatic
#11 Wyoming Mountain West 21–8At-large
#12 Missouri Big 12 21–11At-large
#13 Davidson Southern 21–9Automatic
#14 UC Santa Barbara Big West 20–10Automatic
#15 Illinois–Chicago Horizon 20–13Automatic
#16 Boston University America East 22–9Automatic

Bids by conference

BidsConferenceSchools
6 Big 12 Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech
Big East Boston College, Connecticut, Miami (FL), Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, St. John's
Pac-10 Arizona, California, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, USC
SEC Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Ole Miss
5 Big Ten Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, Ohio State, Wisconsin
4 ACC Duke, Maryland, NC State, Wake Forest
3 C-USA Charlotte, Cincinnati, Marquette
Mountain West San Diego State, Utah, Wyoming
2 Missouri Valley Creighton, Southern Illinois
WAC Hawaii, Tulsa
West Coast Gonzaga, Pepperdine
120 other conferences

Final Four

At Georgia Dome, Atlanta

National Semifinals

Championship Game

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

East Regional — Syracuse, New York

First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Maryland85
16 Siena 70
1 Maryland87
Washington, D.C.
8 Wisconsin 57
8 Wisconsin80
9 St. John's 70
1 Maryland78
4 Kentucky 68
5 Marquette 69
12 Tulsa71
12 Tulsa 82
St. Louis
4 Kentucky87
4 Kentucky83
13 Valparaiso 68
1 Maryland90
2 Connecticut 82
6 Texas Tech 68
11 Southern Illinois76
11 Southern Illinois77
Chicago
3 Georgia 75
3 Georgia85
14 Murray State 68
11 Southern Illinois 59
2 Connecticut71
7 North Carolina State69
10 Michigan State 58
7 North Carolina State 74
Washington, D.C.
2 Connecticut77
2 Connecticut78
15 Hampton 67

Regional Final Summary

CBS
Sunday, March 24
#1 Maryland Terrapins90, #2 Connecticut Huskies 82
Scoring by half: 44–37, 46–45
Pts: L. Baxter – 29
Rebs: L. Baxter – 9
Asts: S. Blake – 6
Pts: C. Butler – 33
Rebs: C. Butler – 7
Asts: C. Butler – 4
Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Attendance: 29,252

Midwest Regional — Madison, Wisconsin

First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Kansas70
16 Holy Cross 59
1 Kansas86
St. Louis
8 Stanford 63
8 Stanford84
9 Western Kentucky 68
1 Kansas73
4 Illinois 69
5 Florida 82
12 Creighton83**
12 Creighton 60
Chicago
4 Illinois72
4 Illinois93
13 San Diego State 64
1 Kansas104
2 Oregon 86
6 Texas70
11 Boston College 57
6 Texas68
Dallas
3 Mississippi State 64
3 Mississippi State70
14 McNeese State 58
6 Texas 70
2 Oregon72
7 Wake Forest83
10 Pepperdine 74
7 Wake Forest 87
Sacramento
2 Oregon92
2 Oregon81
15 Montana 62

Regional Final Summary

CBS
Sunday, March 24
#1 Kansas Jayhawks104, #2 Oregon Ducks 86
Scoring by half: 48–42, 56–44
Pts: N. Collison – 25
Rebs: D. Gooden – 20
Asts: A. Miles – 8
Pts: F. Jones – 32
Rebs: R. Johnson – 10
Asts: L. Ridnour – 7
Kohl Center  Madison, WI
Attendance: 16,310
Referees: Jim Burr, Leslie Jones, Tom Lopes

South Regional — Lexington, Kentucky

First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Duke84
16 Winthrop 37
1 Duke84
Greenville
8 Notre Dame 77
8 Notre Dame82
9 Charlotte 63
1 Duke 73
5 Indiana74
5 Indiana75
12 Utah 56
5 Indiana76
Sacramento
13 UNC-Wilmington 67
4 Southern California 89
13 UNC-Wilmington93*
5 Indiana81
10 Kent State 69
6 California82
11 Pennsylvania 75
6 California 50
Pittsburgh
3 Pittsburgh63
3 Pittsburgh71
14 Central Connecticut State 54
3 Pittsburgh 73
10 Kent State78*
7 Oklahoma State 61
10 Kent State69
10 Kent State71
Greenville
2 Alabama 58
2 Alabama86
15 Florida Atlantic 78

Regional Final Summary

CBS
Saturday, March 23
7:00 p.m. EST
#5 Indiana Hoosiers81, #10 Kent State Golden Flashes 69
Scoring by half: 40–28, 41–41
Pts: D. Fife – 17
Rebs: J. Jeffries – 7
Asts: T. Coverdale, K. Hornsby – 7
Pts: A. Gates – 22
Rebs: A. Gates, D. Shaw – 8
Asts: T. Huffman – 4
Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
Attendance: 22,435
Referees: Mark Whitehead, Scott Thornley, Tom Nunez

West Regional — San Jose, California

First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Cincinnati90
16 Boston University 52
1 Cincinnati 101
Pittsburgh
8 UCLA105**
8 UCLA80
9 Ole Miss 58
8 UCLA 73
12 Missouri82
5 Miami (FL) 80
12 Missouri93
12 Missouri83
Albuquerque
4 Ohio State 67
4 Ohio State69
13 Davidson 64
12 Missouri 75
2 Oklahoma81
6 Gonzaga 66
11 Wyoming73
11 Wyoming 60
Albuquerque
3 Arizona68
3 Arizona86
14 UC-Santa Barbara 81
3 Arizona 67
2 Oklahoma88
7 Xavier70
10 Hawaii 58
7 Xavier 65
Dallas
2 Oklahoma78
2 Oklahoma71
15 Illinois-Chicago 63

Regional Final Summary

CBS
Saturday, March 23
#2 Oklahoma Sooners81, #12 Missouri Tigers 75
Scoring by half: 41–32, 40–43
Pts: H. Price – 18
Rebs: Q. White, D, Selvy – 7
Asts: Q. White – 7
Pts: R. Paulding – 22
Rebs: T. Bryant – 9
Asts: W. Stokes, R. Paulding – 4
Compaq Center  San Jose, CA
Attendance: 18,040

Final Four — Atlanta, Georgia

National Semifinals National Championship Game
      
E1 Maryland97
M1 Kansas 88
E1 Maryland64
S5 Indiana 52
S5 Indiana73
W2 Oklahoma 64

Broadcast information

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.

Westwood One had exclusive radio coverage.

CBS Sports announcers

Westwood One announcers

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