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Men's Basketball Tournament

2002 qualifying teams
Total teams65
Automatic bids31
At-large bids34
Regional top seedsCincinnati, Duke, Kansas, Maryland
ChampionMaryland
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
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This is a list of qualifying teams in the 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. A total of 65 teams entered the tournament. Thirty of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the Ivy League, which did not conduct a postseason tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 34 teams were granted at-large bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams were seeded within their assigned region from 1 to 16, which was disclosed, while the Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 65, which was not disclosed.

Qualifying teams

Automatic bids

Automatic bids to the tournament were granted for winning a conference championship tournament, except for the automatic bid of the Ivy League given to the regular season champion. Seeds listed were seeds within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in bold face were given at-large berths.

Automatic bids
Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Last app. Conference
regular season 		Tiebreaker
losers 		Second place
record (Conf.)
Penn 25–6 (11–3) 2000 Ivy League Yale
Princeton 		20–10 (11–3)
16–11 (11–3)
Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Seed Last app. Conference
tournament 		Conf. finals
runner-up 		Runner-up
record (Conf.) 		Runner-up
seed
Duke 29–3 (13–3) 2 2001 ACC NC State 22–10 (9–7) 4
Boston University 22–9 (13–3) 2 1997 America East Maine 12–18 (7–9) 5
Xavier 25–5 (14–2) W1 2001 Atlantic 10 Richmond 19–13 (11–5) W2
Florida Atlantic 19–11 (13–7) 3 Never Atlantic Sun Georgia State 20–10 (14–6) 1
Oklahoma 27–4 (13–3) 2 2001 Big 12 Kansas 29–3 (16–0) 1
Connecticut 24–6 (13–3) E1 2000 Big East Pittsburgh 27–5 (13–3) W1
Montana 16–14 (7–7) 4 1997 Big Sky Eastern Washington 17–13 (11–3) 2
Winthrop 19–11 (10–4) 1 2001 Big South High Point 11–19 (5–9) 7
Ohio State 23–7 (11–5) 2 2001 Big Ten Iowa 19–16 (5–11) 9
UC Santa Barbara 20–10 (11–7) 3 1990 Big West Utah State 23–7 (13–5) 1
UNC Wilmington 22–9 (14–4) 1 2000 CAA VCU 21–11 (11–7) 3
Cincinnati 30–3 (14–2) 1 2001 C-USA Marquette 26–6 (13–3) 2
Illinois–Chicago 20–13 (8–8) 6 1998 Horizon Loyola Chicago 17–13 (9–7) 5
Siena 16–18 (9–9) 7 1999 MAAC Niagara 18–14 (10–6) 4
Kent State 27–5 (17–1) 1 2001 MAC Bowling Green 24–8 (12–6) 3
Hampton 26–6 (17–1) 1 2001 MEAC Howard 18–13 (11–7) 3
Valparaiso 25–7 (12–2) 1 2000 Mid-Con IUPUI 15–15 (6–8) 6
Creighton 22–8 (14–4) 2 2001 Missouri Valley Southern Illinois 26–7 (14–4) 1
San Diego State 21–11 (7–7) 5 1985 Mountain West UNLV 20–10 (9–5) 3
Central Connecticut State 27–4 (19–1) 1 2000 Northeast Quinnipiac 14–16 (10–10) 7
Murray State 19–12 (10–6) 3 1999 Ohio Valley Tennessee Tech 24–6 (15–1) 1
Arizona 22–9 (12–6) 2 2001 Pac-10 USC 22–9 (12–6) 4
Holy Cross 18–14 (9–5) 2 2001 Patriot American 18–11 (10–4) 1
Mississippi State 26–7 (10–6) W2 1996 SEC Alabama 26–7 (12–4) W1
Davidson 21–9 (11–5) 1N 1998 Southern Furman 17–14 (7–9) 5S
McNeese State 21–8 (17–3) 1 1989 Southland Louisiana–Monroe 20–12 (15–5) 2
Western Kentucky 28–3 (13–1) 1E 2001 Sun Belt Louisiana–Lafayette 20–10 (11–4) 1W
Alcorn State 21–9 (16–2) 1 1999 SWAC Alabama State 19–13 (12–6) 2
Hawaii 27–5 (15–3) 1 2001 WAC Tulsa 26–6 (15–3) 2
Gonzaga 29–3 (13–1) 2 2001 West Coast Pepperdine 22–8 (13–1) 1

At-large bids

School Conference Appearance Last bid
Alabama SEC 15th 1995
Boston College Big East 13th 2001
California Pac-10 12th 2001
Charlotte C-USA 9th 2001
Florida SEC 9th 2001
Georgia SEC 9th 2001
Illinois Big Ten 22nd 2001
Indiana Big Ten 31st 2001
Kansas Big 12 31st 2001
Kentucky SEC 44th 2001
Marquette C-USA 22nd 1997
Maryland ACC 19th 2001
Miami (FL) Big East 5th 2000
Michigan State Big Ten 16th 2001
Missouri Big 12 20th 2001
NC State ACC 18th 1991
Notre Dame Big East 26th 2001
Oklahoma State Big 12 19th 2001
Ole Miss SEC 6th 2001
Oregon Pac-10 7th 2000
Pepperdine WCC 13th 2000
Pittsburgh Big East 14th 1993
St. John's Big East 27th 2000
Southern Illinois Missouri Valley 5th 1995
Stanford Pac-10 11th 2001
Texas Big 12 20th 2001
Texas Tech Big 12 11th 1996
Tulsa WAC 13th 2000
UCLA Pac-10 38th 2001
USC Pac-10 12th 2001
Utah Mountain West 23rd 2000
Wake Forest ACC 17th 2001
Wisconsin Big Ten 8th 2001
Wyoming Mountain West 14th 1988

Listed by region and seeding

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East Regional – Syracuse
Seed 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 Automatic
Alcorn State SWAC 21–9 Automatic
Midwest Regional – Madison
Seed 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 Automatic
South Regional – Lexington
Seed 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 Jose
Seed 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 Automatic

Bids by conference

Bids Conference Schools
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
1 20 other conferences

Bids by state

Bids State School(s)
1 Alabama Alabama
1 Arizona Arizona
7 California California, Pepperdine, San Diego State, Stanford, UC Santa Barbara, UCLA, USC
2 Connecticut Central Connecticut State, Connecticut
3 Florida Florida, Florida Atlantic, Miami (FL)
1 Georgia Georgia
1 Hawaii Hawaii
3 Illinois Illinois, Illinois–Chicago, Southern Illinois
3 Indiana Indiana, Notre Dame, Valparaiso
1 Kansas Kansas
3 Kentucky Kentucky, Murray State, Western Kentucky
1 Louisiana McNeese State
1 Maryland Maryland
3 Massachusetts Boston College, Boston University, Holy Cross
1 Michigan Michigan State
3 Mississippi Alcorn State, Mississippi State, Ole Miss
1 Missouri Missouri
1 Montana Montana
1 Nebraska Creighton
2 New York St. John's, Siena
6 North Carolina Charlotte, Davidson, Duke, NC State, UNC Wilmington, Wake Forest
4 Ohio Cincinnati, Kent State, Ohio State, Xavier
3 Oklahoma Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Tulsa
1 Oregon Oregon
2 Pennsylvania Penn, Pittsburgh
1 South Carolina Winthrop
2 Texas Texas, Texas Tech
1 Utah Utah
1 Virginia Hampton
1 Washington Gonzaga
2 Wisconsin Marquette, Wisconsin
1 Wyoming Wyoming

References

  1. "2008–09 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide". Atlantic Coast Conference. 2008. p. 109. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  2. "2021-22 Big South Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  3. "Men's Basketball Championship History". MAACSports.com. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  4. "MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book" (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  5. "2021-22 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). OVCSports.com. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
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