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			{{Short description\|Edition of USA college basketball tournament}}
	{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament \|
			{{Use mdy dates\|date=August 2023}}
			{{Infobox NCAA basketball tournament
	\| Year=2002		\| Year=2002
	\| Image=2002FinalFour.png		\| Image=2002FinalFour.png
	\| ImageSize=150px
	\| Caption=2002 Final Four Logo
	\| Teams=65		\| Teams=65
	\| FinalFourArena=]		\| FinalFourArena=]
	\| FinalFourCity=]		\| FinalFourCity=]
	\| Champions=]		\| Champions=]
	\| TitleCount=1st		\| TitleCount=1st
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	\| Semifinal2=]		\| Semifinal2=]
	\| FinalFourCount2=4th		\| FinalFourCount2=4th
	\| Coach=]		\| Coach=]
	\| CoachCount=1st		\| CoachCount=1st
	\| MOP=]		\| MOP=]
	\| MOPTeam=Maryland		\| MOPTeam=Maryland
	\| Attendance=720,433		\| Attendance=720,433
	\| OneTopScorer=
	\| TwoTopScorers=*
	\| TopScorer=Juan Dixon		\| TopScorer=Juan Dixon
	\| TopScorerTeam=Maryland		\| TopScorerTeam=Maryland
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	\| Points=155		\| Points=155
	}}		}}

	The '''2002 ]''' involved 65 schools playing in ] play to determine the national champion of men's ] ]. It began on March 12, 2002, and ended with the ] on April 1 in ] at the ]. A total of 64 games were played.
			The '''2002 ]''' involved 65 schools playing in ] play to determine the national champion of men's ] ]. It began on March 12, 2002, and ended with the ] on April 1 in ] at the ]. A total of 64 games were played.

	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:		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:
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	*]: ] (M2), ] (S4)		*]: ] (M2), ] (S4)
	*]: ] (W3), ] (W4)		*]: ] (W3), ] (W4)
	*]: ] (W2), ] (M3)		*]: ] (W2), ] (M3)
	*]: ] (M1), ] (E4)		*]: ] (M1), ] (E4)
	*]: ] (E3), ] (M4)		*]: ] (E3), ] (M4)
	*]: ] (W1), ] (S3)		*]: ] (W1), ] (S3)
	*Washington, D.C.: ] (E1), ] (E2)		*]: ] (E1), ] (E2)
	*]: ] (S1), ] (S2)		*]: ] (S1), ] (S2)

	The Final Four consisted of ], making their second consecutive appearance, ], making their first appearance since 1993, ], making their first appearance since 1992, and ], making their first appearance since their national runner-up finish in 1988.		The Final Four consisted of ], making their second consecutive appearance, ], making their first appearance since 1993, ], making their first appearance since 1992, and ], 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.		Maryland defeated Indiana 64–52 in the championship game to win their first-ever national championship. ] of Maryland was named the tournament's ].

			For the second straight tournament, the Elite Eight featured at least one double-digit seed. South Region tenth-seed ] and West Region twelfth-seed ] 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.
	] of Maryland was named the tournament's ].

			This tournament was the first since ] (the last tournament which only allowed one team per conference) in which the ] were not a participant. The 27-year streak was, at the time, the longest appearance streak in NCAA history, having beat ]'s 15-year streak in 1990. It has since been topped by ], whose 35-year streak dates back to 1990 and is still active. (Two other active teams, ] and ], also have active 20 year streaks and could beat UNC's streak in 2026 and 2027, respectively.)
	For the second straight tournament, the Elite Eight featured at least one double-digit seed. South Region tenth-seed ] and West Region twelfth-seed ] played in their respective regional finals, with Kent State losing to Indiana and Missouri losing to Oklahoma.

			==Schedule and venues==
	This also marked the first time since 1987 that no team from the states of North Carolina nor Kentucky reached the Final Four.

			{{Location map+\|USA\|width=450\|float=right\|caption=2002 play-in game (orange) and first and second rounds (green)\|places=

			{{Location map~\|USA\|mark=orange pog.svg\|lat_deg=39.7404\|lon_deg=-84.1792\|position=left\|background=#FFFFFF\|label=Dayton\|link=UD Arena}}
	{{Location map+\|USA\|width=450\|float=right\|caption=2002 first and second rounds (note: the play-in game was held in Dayton, Ohio)\|places=
	{{Location map~\|USA\|mark=green pog.svg\|lat_deg=38.907192\|lon_deg=-77.036871\|position=bottom\|background=#FFFFFF\|label=Washington, D.C.\|link=Capital One Arena}}		{{Location map~\|USA\|mark=green pog.svg\|lat_deg=38.907192\|lon_deg=-77.036871\|position=bottom\|background=#FFFFFF\|label=Washington, D.C.\|link=Capital One Arena}}
	{{Location map~\|USA\|mark=green pog.svg\|lat_deg=40.440625\|lon_deg=-79.995886\|position=top\|background=#FFFFFF\|label=Pittsburgh\|link=\|Mellon Arena}}		{{Location map~\|USA\|mark=green pog.svg\|lat_deg=40.440625\|lon_deg=-79.995886\|position=top\|background=#FFFFFF\|label=Pittsburgh\|link=\|Civic Arena (Pittsburgh)\|Mellon Arena}}
	{{Location map~\|USA\|mark=green pog.svg\|lat_deg=34.852618\|lon_deg=-82.394010\|position=right\|background=#FFFFFF\|label=Greenville\|link=~~BI-LO~~ ~~Center~~}}		{{Location map~\|USA\|mark=green pog.svg\|lat_deg=34.852618\|lon_deg=-82.394010\|position=right\|background=#FFFFFF\|label=Greenville\|link=Bon Secours Wellness Arena}}
	{{Location map~\|USA\|mark=green pog.svg\|lat_deg=41.878114\|lon_deg=-87.629798\|position=left\|background=#FFFFFF\|label=Chicago\|link=United Center}}		{{Location map~\|USA\|mark=green pog.svg\|lat_deg=41.878114\|lon_deg=-87.629798\|position=left\|background=#FFFFFF\|label=Chicago\|link=United Center}}
	{{Location map~\|USA\|mark=green pog.svg\|lat_deg=38.627003\|lon_deg=-90.199404\|position=bottom\|background=#FFFFFF\|label=St. Louis\|link=~~Edward Jones~~ Dome}}		{{Location map~\|USA\|mark=green pog.svg\|lat_deg=38.627003\|lon_deg=-90.199404\|position=bottom\|background=#FFFFFF\|label=St. Louis\|link=The Dome at America's Center}}
	{{Location map~\|USA\|mark=green pog.svg\|lat_deg=32.780262\|lon_deg=-96.800978\|position=left\|background=#FFFFFF\|label=Dallas\|link=American Airlines Arena}}		{{Location map~\|USA\|mark=green pog.svg\|lat_deg=32.780262\|lon_deg=-96.800978\|position=left\|background=#FFFFFF\|label=Dallas\|link=American Airlines Arena}}
	{{Location map~\|USA\|mark=green pog.svg\|lat_deg=35.110703\|lon_deg=-106.609991\|position=left\|background=#FFFFFF\|label=Albuquerque\|link=The Pit (arena)\|University Arena}}		{{Location map~\|USA\|mark=green pog.svg\|lat_deg=35.110703\|lon_deg=-106.609991\|position=left\|background=#FFFFFF\|label=Albuquerque\|link=The Pit (arena)\|University Arena}}
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	{{Location map+\|USA\|width=450\|float=right\|caption=2002 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)\|places=		{{Location map+\|USA\|width=450\|float=right\|caption=2002 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)\|places=
	{{Location map~\|USA\|mark=blue pog.svg\|lat_deg=37.339386\|lon_deg=-121.894955\|position=right\|background=#FFFFFF\|label=San Jose\|link=~~Compaq~~ Center ~~at San Jose~~}}		{{Location map~\|USA\|mark=blue pog.svg\|lat_deg=37.339386\|lon_deg=-121.894955\|position=right\|background=#FFFFFF\|label=San Jose\|link=SAP Center}}
	{{Location map~\|USA\|mark=blue pog.svg\|lat_deg=43.073052\|lon_deg=-89.401230\|position=bottom\|background=#FFFFFF\|label=Madison\|link=Kohl Center}}		{{Location map~\|USA\|mark=blue pog.svg\|lat_deg=43.073052\|lon_deg=-89.401230\|position=bottom\|background=#FFFFFF\|label=Madison\|link=Kohl Center}}
	{{Location map~\|USA\|mark=blue pog.svg\|lat_deg=38.040584\|lon_deg=-84.503716\|position=left\|background=#FFFFFF\|label=Lexington\|link=Rupp Arena}}		{{Location map~\|USA\|mark=blue pog.svg\|lat_deg=38.040584\|lon_deg=-84.503716\|position=left\|background=#FFFFFF\|label=Lexington\|link=Rupp Arena}}
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	The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2002 tournament:		The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2002 tournament:

	==Opening Round==		'''Opening Round'''
			*March 12
			**], ] (Host: ])

			'''First and Second Rounds'''
	;March 12:
			*March 14 and 16
	:], ] (Host: ])
			** ], ] (Host: ])
			** ], ] (Hosts: ], ])
			** ], ] (Host: ])
			** ], ] (Host: ])
			*March 15 and 17
			** ], ] (Host: ])
			** ], ] (Host: ])
			** ], ] (Host: ])
			** ], ] (Host: ])

			'''Regional semifinals and finals''' (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)
	==First and second rounds==
			*March 21 and 23
			** '''South Regional'''
			*** ], ] (Host: ])
			** '''West Regional'''
			*** ], ] (Host: ])
			*March 22 and 24
			** '''East Regional'''
			*** ], ] (Host: ])
			** '''Midwest Regional'''
			*** ], ] (Host: ])

			'''National semifinals and championship''' (Final Four and championship)
	;March 14 and 16:
			*March 30 and April 1
	:], ] (Host: ])
			**], ] (Host: ])
	:], ] (Hosts: ] and ])
	:], ] (Host: ])
	:], ] (Host: ])

			==Qualifying teams==
	;March 15 and 17:
			{{further\|2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams}}
	:], ] (Host: ])
	:], Washington, D.C. (Host: ])
	:], ] (Host: ])
	:], ] (Host: ])

			===Automatic bids===
	==Regionals==
			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).

			{\|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
	;March 21 and 23:
			\|-
	:'''South Regional''', ], ] (Host: ])
			!Conference
	:'''West Regional''', ], ] (Host: ])
			!School
	;March 22 and 24:
			! data-sort-type="number" \|Appearance
	:'''East Regional''', ], ] (Host: ])
			!Last bid
	:'''Midwest Regional''', ], ] (Host: ])
			\|-

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	==Final Four==
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	For the second time, Atlanta was the host city of the Final Four, with the Georgia Dome becoming the 33rd host venue. The Georgia Dome also currently holds the distinction of being the most recent Final Four venue to close and be demolished, as it did so in 2017 after the opening of ], which will host the Final Four in 2020. The tournament included three new venues and two new host cities. The American Airlines Center in Dallas, which opened in 2001, replaced ] as the city's primary winter sports venue. The Kohl Center on the campus of the ] brought the tournament back to Wisconsin's capital city for the first time since 1969, although it has not returned since. And the city of Greenville, South Carolina's Bi-Lo Center hosted for the first time in 2002; however, due to the ] at the South Carolina State Capitol, the NCAA chose not to return to the arena until 2017, two years after the flag was removed. The 2002 tournament was the last time that the Pittsburgh Civic Arena (then called Mellon Arena) hosted the tournament; it closed in 2010 and games have since been played at its replacement, ].
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			===<span class="RegionSeeds">Listed by region and seeding</span>===
	==Teams==
			<section begin="RegionSeeds" />
			{\|
			\| valign=top \|
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
			! colspan="5" style="background:#ffdead;" \| East Regional – ]
	\|-		\|-
			!Seed
	! colspan="6" style="background:#ffdead;" \| East Regional – ]
			!School
	\|-
			!Conference
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Seed
			!Record
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|School
			!Berth Type
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Coach
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Conference
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Record
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Bid Type
	\|-		\|-
	\|#1		\|#1
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~26-4~~		\| 26–4
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#2		\|#2
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~24-6~~		\| 24–6
			\| Automatic
	\| ]
	\|-		\|-
	\|#3		\|#3
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Georgia Bulldogs~~\|school=University~~ of ~~Georgia~~\|~~title=~~Georgia}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~21-9~~		\| 21–9
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#4		\|#4
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~20-9~~		\| 20–9
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#5		\|#5
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Marquette Golden Eagles~~\|school=Marquette~~ ~~University~~\|~~title=~~Marquette}}		\| ]
			\| ]
	\| ]
			\| 26–6
	\| ]
	\| 26-6		\| At-large
	\| At-Large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#6		\|#6
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~23-8~~		\| 23–8
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#7		\|#7
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~NC State Wolfpack~~\|school=North~~ ~~Carolina~~ ~~State~~ ~~University~~\|~~title=North Carolina~~ State}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~22-10~~		\| 22–10
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#8		\|#8
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~18-12~~		\| 18–12
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#9		\|#9
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~20-11~~		\| 20–11
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#10		\|#10
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~19-11~~		\| 19–11
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#11		\|#11
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Southern Illinois Salukis~~\|school=Southern~~ ~~Illinois~~ ~~University~~ ~~Carbondale~~\|~~title=~~Southern Illinois}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~26-7~~		\| 26–7
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#12		\|#12
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Tulsa Golden Hurricane~~\|school=University~~ of ~~Tulsa~~\|~~title=~~Tulsa}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~26-6~~		\| 26–6
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#13		\|#13
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Valparaiso Crusaders~~\|school=Valparaiso~~ ~~University~~\|~~title=~~Valparaiso}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~25-7~~		\| 25–7
	\| Automatic		\| Automatic
	\|-		\|-
	\|#14		\|#14
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Murray State Racers~~\|school=Murray~~ ~~State~~ ~~University~~\|~~title=~~Murray State}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~19-12~~		\| 19–12
	\| Automatic		\| Automatic
	\|-		\|-
	\|#15		\|#15
	\| {{cbb link\|2001\|team=Hampton Pirates~~\|school=Hampton University~~\|title=Hampton}}		\| {{cbb link\|2001\|team=Hampton Pirates\|title=Hampton}}
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~26-6~~		\| 26–6
	\| Automatic		\| Automatic
	\|-		\|-
	\|rowspan=2\|#16		\|rowspan=2\|#16
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Siena Saints~~\|school=Siena~~ ~~College~~\|~~title=~~Siena}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~16-18~~		\| 16–18
	\| Automatic		\| Automatic
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Alcorn State Braves~~\|school=Alcorn~~ ~~State~~ ~~University~~\|~~title=~~Alcorn State}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~21-9~~		\| 21–9
	\| Automatic		\| Automatic
	\|}		\|}
			\| valign=top \|

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
			! colspan="5" style="background:#ffdead;" \|Midwest Regional – ]
	\|-		\|-
			!Seed
	! colspan="6" style="background:#ffdead;" \| Midwest Regional – ]
			!School
	\|-
			!Conference
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Seed
			!Record
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|School
			!Berth Type
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Coach
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Conference
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Record
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Bid Type
	\|-		\|-
	\|#1		\|#1
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~29-3~~		\| 29–3
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#2		\|#2
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~23-8~~		\| 23–8
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#3		\|#3
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Mississippi State Bulldogs~~\|school=Mississippi~~ ~~State~~ ~~University~~\|~~title=~~Mississippi State}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~26-7~~		\| 26–7
	\| ]		\| Automatic
	\|-		\|-
	\|#4		\|#4
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~24-8~~		\| 24–8
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#5		\|#5
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~22-8~~		\| 22–8
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#6		\|#6
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~20-11~~		\| 20–11
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#7		\|#7
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Wake Forest Demon Deacons~~\|school=Wake~~ ~~Forest~~ ~~University~~\|~~title=~~Wake Forest}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~20-12~~		\| 20–12
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#8		\|#8
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Stanford Cardinal~~\|school=Stanford~~ ~~University~~\|~~title=~~Stanford}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~19-9~~		\| 19–9
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#9		\|#9
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Western Kentucky Hilltoppers~~\|school=Western~~ ~~Kentucky~~ ~~University~~\|~~title=~~Western Kentucky}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~28-3~~		\| 28–3
	\| Automatic		\| Automatic
	\|-		\|-
	\|#10		\|#10
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Pepperdine Waves~~\|school=Pepperdine~~ ~~University~~\|~~title=~~Pepperdine}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~22-8~~		\| 22–8
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#11		\|#11
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Boston College Eagles~~\|school=Boston~~ ~~College~~\|~~title=~~Boston College}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~20-11~~		\| 20–11
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#12		\|#12
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~22-8~~		\| 22–8
	\| Automatic		\| Automatic
	\|-		\|-
	\|#13		\|#13
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~San Diego State Aztecs~~\|school=San~~ ~~Diego~~ ~~State~~ ~~University~~\|~~title=~~San Diego State}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~21-11~~		\| 21–11
	\| Automatic		\| Automatic
	\|-		\|-
	\|#14		\|#14
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~McNeese State Cowboys~~\|school=McNeese~~ ~~State~~ ~~University~~\|~~title=~~McNeese State}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~21-8~~		\| 21–8
	\| Automatic		\| Automatic
	\|-		\|-
	\|#15		\|#15
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Montana Grizzlies~~\|school=University~~ of ~~Montana~~\|~~title=~~Montana}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~16-14~~		\| 16–14
	\| Automatic		\| Automatic
	\|-		\|-
	\|#16		\|#16
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Holy Cross Crusaders~~\|school=College~~ of ~~the~~ ~~Holy Cross~~\|~~title=~~Holy Cross}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~18-14~~		\| 18–14
	\| Automatic		\| Automatic
	\|}		\|}
			\|-

			\| valign=top \|
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
			! colspan="5" style="background:#ffdead;" \| South Regional – ]
	\|-		\|-
			!Seed
	! colspan="6" style="background:#ffdead;" \| South Regional – ]
			!School
	\|-
			!Conference
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Seed
			!Record
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|School
			!Berth Type
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Coach
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Conference
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Record
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Bid Type
	\|-		\|-
	\|#1		\|#1
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~29-3~~		\| 29–3
	\| ]		\| Automatic
	\|-		\|-
	\|#2		\|#2
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Alabama Crimson Tide~~\|school=University~~ of ~~Alabama~~\|~~title=~~Alabama}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~26-7~~		\| 26–7
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#3		\|#3
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~27-5~~		\| 27–5
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#4		\|#4
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~USC Trojans~~\|school=University~~ of ~~Southern~~ ~~California~~\|~~title=~~USC}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~22-9~~		\| 22–9
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#5		\|#5
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~20-11~~		\| 20–11
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#6		\|#6
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~California Golden Bears~~\|school=University~~ of ~~California,~~ ~~Berkeley~~\|~~title=~~California}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~22-8~~		\| 21–8
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#7		\|#7
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Oklahoma State Cowboys~~\|school=Oklahoma~~ ~~State~~ ~~University~~\|~~title=~~Oklahoma State}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~23-8~~		\| 23–8
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#8		\|#8
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Notre Dame Fighting Irish~~\|school=University~~ of ~~Notre~~ ~~Dame~~\|~~title=~~Notre Dame}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~21-10~~		\| 21–10
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#9		\|#9
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Charlotte 49ers~~\|school=University~~ of ~~North~~ ~~Carolina at Charlotte~~\|~~title=~~Charlotte}}		\| ]
			\| ]
	\| ]
			\| 18–11
	\| ]
	\| 18-11		\| At-large
	\| At-Large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#10		\|#10
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~27-5~~		\| 27–5
	\| Automatic		\| Automatic
	\|-		\|-
	\|#11		\|#11
			\| ]
	\| {{cbb link\|2001\|team=Penn Quakers\|school=University of Pennsylvania\|title=Pennsylvania}}
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~25-6~~		\| 25–6
	\| Automatic		\| Automatic
	\|-		\|-
	\|#12		\|#12
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Utah Utes~~\|school=University~~ of ~~Utah~~\|~~title=~~Utah}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~21-8~~		\| 21–8
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#13		\|#13
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~UNC Wilmington Seahawks~~\|school=University~~ of ~~North~~ ~~Carolina at Wilmington~~\|~~title=~~UNC Wilmington}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~22-9~~		\| 22–9
	\| Automatic		\| Automatic
	\|-		\|-
	\|#14		\|#14
	\| {{cbb link\|2001\|team=Central Connecticut State Blue Devils~~\|school=Central Connecticut State University~~\|title=Central Connecticut State}}		\| {{cbb link\|2001\|team=Central Connecticut State Blue Devils\|title=Central Connecticut State}}
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~27-4~~		\| 27–4
	\| Automatic		\| Automatic
	\|-		\|-
	\|#15		\|#15
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Florida Atlantic Owls~~\|school=Florida~~ ~~Atlantic~~ ~~University~~\|~~title=~~Florida Atlantic}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~19-11~~		\| 19–11
	\| Automatic		\| Automatic
	\|-		\|-
	\|#16		\|#16
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Winthrop Eagles~~\|school=Winthrop~~ ~~University~~\|~~title=~~Winthrop}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~19-11~~		\| 19–11
	\| Automatic		\| Automatic
	\|}		\|}
			\| valign=top \|
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
			! colspan="5" style="background:#ffdead;" \| West Regional – ]
	\|-		\|-
			!Seed
	! colspan="6" style="background:#ffdead;" \| West Regional – ]
			!School
	\|-
			!Conference
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Seed
			!Record
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|School
			!Berth Type
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Coach
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Conference
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Record
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Bid Type
	\|-		\|-
	\|#1		\|#1
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Cincinnati Bearcats~~\|school=University~~ of ~~Cincinnati~~\|~~title=~~Cincinnati}}		\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
			\| 30–3
	\| ]
	\| 30-3
	\| Automatic		\| Automatic
	\|-		\|-
	\|#2		\|#2
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~27-4~~		\| 27–4
			\| Automatic
	\| ]
	\|-		\|-
	\|#3		\|#3
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~22-9~~		\| 22–9
			\| Automatic
	\| ]
	\|-		\|-
	\|#4		\|#4
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Ohio State Buckeyes~~\|school=Ohio~~ ~~State~~ ~~University~~\|~~title=~~Ohio State}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~23-7~~		\| 23–7
			\| Automatic
	\| ]
	\|-		\|-
	\|#5		\|#5
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Miami Hurricanes~~\|school=University~~ of ~~Miami~~\|~~title=~~Miami (FL)}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~24-7~~		\| 24–7
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#6		\|#6
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Gonzaga Bulldogs\|~~school=Gonzaga\|title=~~Gonzaga}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~29-3~~		\| 29–3
	\| Automatic		\| Automatic
	\|-		\|-
	\|#7		\|#7
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Xavier Musketeers~~\|school=Xavier~~ ~~University~~\|~~title=~~Xavier}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~25-5~~		\| 25–5
	\| Automatic		\| Automatic
	\|-		\|-
	\|#8		\|#8
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~19-11~~		\| 19–11
	\| At-Large		\| At-Large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#9		\|#9
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Ole Miss Rebels~~\|school=University~~ of ~~Mississippi~~\|~~title=~~Ole Miss}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~20-10~~		\| 20–10
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#10		\|#10
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Hawaii Warriors~~\|school=University~~ of ~~Hawaii~~\|~~title=~~Hawaii}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~27-5~~		\| 27–5
	\| Automatic		\| Automatic
	\|-		\|-
	\|#11		\|#11
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Wyoming Cowboys~~\|school=University~~ of ~~Wyoming~~\|~~title=~~Wyoming}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~21-8~~		\| 21–8
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#12		\|#12
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Missouri Tigers~~\|school=University~~ of ~~Missouri~~\|~~title=~~Missouri}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~21-11~~		\| 21–11
	\| At-~~Large~~		\| At-large
	\|-		\|-
	\|#13		\|#13
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Davidson Wildcats~~\|school=Davidson~~ ~~College~~\|~~title=~~Davidson}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~21-9~~		\| 21–9
	\| Automatic		\| Automatic
	\|-		\|-
	\|#14		\|#14
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~UC Santa Barbara Gauchos~~\|school=University~~ of ~~California,~~ ~~Santa Barbara~~\|~~title=~~UC Santa Barbara}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~20-10~~		\| 20–10
	\| Automatic		\| Automatic
	\|-		\|-
	\|#15		\|#15
	\| {{cbb link\|2001\|team=~~UIC~~ Flames~~\|school=University of Illinois at Chicago~~\|title=~~Illinois-Chicago~~}}		\| {{cbb link\|2001\|team=Illinois–Chicago Flames\|title=Illinois–Chicago}}
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~20-13~~		\| 20–13
	\| Automatic		\| Automatic
	\|-		\|-
	\|#16		\|#16
	\| ~~{{cbb~~ ~~link\|2001\|team=~~Boston University Terriers~~\|school=Boston~~ ~~University~~\|~~title=~~Boston University}}		\| ]
	\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ~~22-9~~		\| 22–9
	\| Automatic		\| Automatic
	\|}		\|}
			\|}<section end="RegionSeeds" />

	==Bids by conference==		=== Bids by conference ===
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
			!Bids
	! colspan="5" style="background:#ffdead;" \| Bids by Conference
			!Conference
			!Schools
	\|-		\|-
			\| rowspan="4"\| 6
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Bids
			\| ]
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Conference(s)
			\| Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech
	\|-		\|-
			\| ]
	\| 6
			\| Boston College, Connecticut, Miami (FL), Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, St. John's
	\| ], ], ], ]
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| Arizona, California, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, USC
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Ole Miss
	\|-		\|-
	\| 5		\| 5
	\| ]		\| ]
			\| Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, Ohio State, Wisconsin
	\|-		\|-
	\| 4		\| 4
	\| ]		\| ]
			\| Duke, Maryland, NC State, Wake Forest
	\|-		\|-
			\| rowspan="2"\|3
	\| 3
	\| ], ]		\| ]
			\| Charlotte, Cincinnati, Marquette
	\|-		\|-
			\| ]
	\| 2
			\| San Diego State, Utah, Wyoming
	\| ], ], ]
	\|-		\|-
			\| rowspan="3"\| 2
	\| 1
			\| ]
	\| 20 others
			\| Creighton, Southern Illinois
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| Hawaii, Tulsa
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| Gonzaga, Pepperdine
	\|-		\|-
			\| 1 \|\| colspan="2"\|20 other conferences
	\|}		\|}

	==Final ~~four~~==		==Final Four==
	At ], ]		At ], ]

	===National ~~Semifinals~~===		===National semifinals===
	*March 30, 2002		*March 30, 2002
	**] (E1) 97, ] (M1) 88		**] (E1) 97, ] (M1) 88
	*:For the second straight year the ] earned a bid to the Final Four. This time they would take advantage of their trip. After falling behind ~~13-2~~ to the ] 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. ]' 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 ] led the contest in scoring with 33.<ref name="CNNSI3.30-1">{{cite web\|~~author~~=]\|publisher=CNNSI.com\|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/men/recaps/2002/03/30/maj_kaa/\|title=2002 NCAA National ~~Semifinals~~: (E1) Maryland 97, (MW1) Kansas 88\|~~accessdate~~=2008-03-06}}</ref>		*:For the second straight year the ] earned a bid to the Final Four. This time they would take advantage of their trip. After falling behind 13–2 to the ] 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. ]' 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 ] led the contest in scoring with 33.<ref name="CNNSI3.30-1">{{cite web\|work=CNN Sports Illustrated\|publisher=CNNSI.com\|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/men/recaps/2002/03/30/maj_kaa/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020606040957/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/men/recaps/2002/03/30/maj_kaa/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=June 6, 2002\|title=2002 NCAA National semifinals: (E1) Maryland 97, (MW1) Kansas 88\|access-date=2008-03-06}}</ref>
	**] (S5) 73, ] (W2) 64		**] (S5) 73, ] (W2) 64
	*:]'s ] continued their Cinderella ride in the NCAA ~~Tournament~~ by defeating another higher ranked team, the ]. 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 ], 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 ], who later in his career would succeed Davis as IU head coach.<ref name="CNNSI3.30-2">{{cite web\|~~author~~=]\|publisher=CNNSI.com\|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/men/recaps/2002/03/30/oae_iai/\|title=2002 NCAA National ~~Semifinals~~: (S5) Indiana 73, (W2) Oklahoma 64\|~~accessdate~~=2008-03-06}}</ref>		*:]'s ] continued their Cinderella ride in the NCAA tournament by defeating another higher ranked team, the ]. 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 ], 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 ], who later in his career would succeed Davis as IU head coach.<ref name="CNNSI3.30-2">{{cite web\|work=CNN Sports Illustrated\|publisher=CNNSI.com\|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/men/recaps/2002/03/30/oae_iai/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020401222209/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/men/recaps/2002/03/30/oae_iai/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=April 1, 2002\|title=2002 NCAA National semifinals: (S5) Indiana 73, (W2) Oklahoma 64\|access-date=2008-03-06}}</ref>

	===Championship ~~Game~~===		===Championship game===
	{{main\|2002 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game}}		{{main\|2002 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game}}
	*April 1, 2002		*April 1, 2002
	**] (E1) 64, ] (S5) 52		**] (E1) 64, ] (S5) 52
	*:The ] completed the task they set out to do one year earlier by defeating the ] ~~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 ]' only men's basketball National Championship. Senior ] was named the tournament's ] (MOP).<ref name="CNNSI4.1">{{cite web\|~~author~~=]\|publisher=CNNSI.com\|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/men/recaps/2002/04/01/maj_iai/\|title=2002 NCAA ~~National~~ ~~Championship~~: (E1) Maryland 64, (S5) Indiana 52\|~~accessdate~~=2008-03-06}}</ref>		*:The ] completed the task they set out to do one year earlier by defeating the ] 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 ]'s only men's basketball National Championship. Senior ] was named the tournament's ] (MOP).<ref name="CNNSI4.1">{{cite web\|work=CNN Sports Illustrated\|publisher=CNNSI.com\|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/men/recaps/2002/04/01/maj_iai/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020606043201/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/men/recaps/2002/04/01/maj_iai/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=June 6, 2002\|title=2002 NCAA national championship: (E1) Maryland 64, (S5) Indiana 52\|access-date=2008-03-06}}</ref>

	==Bracket==		==Bracket==
			===Opening Round game===
			Winner advances to 16th seed in East Regional vs. (1) ].

			{{2TeamBracket \| RD1=Opening Round game<br />March 12
			\| RD1-seed1=16a
			\| RD1-team1=''']'''
			\| RD1-score1='''81'''
			\| RD1-seed2=16b
			\| RD1-team2=]
			\| RD1-score2=77
			}}

	===East Regional — Syracuse, New York===		===East Regional — Syracuse, New York===
	{{16TeamBracket		{{16TeamBracket
	\| subgroup1= ''']'''		\| subgroup1= ''']''' - Fri/Sun
	\| subgroup2= ''']'''		\| subgroup2= ''']''' - Thu/Sat
	\| subgroup3= ''']'''		\| subgroup3= ''']''' - Fri/Sun
	\| subgroup4= ''']'''		\| subgroup4= ''']''' - Fri/Sun
	\| RD3=Regional ~~Semifinals~~ \| RD4=Regional Finals		\| RD3=Regional semifinals \| RD4=Regional Finals
	\| RD1-seed01= 1		\| RD1-seed01= 1
	\| RD1-team01= '''Maryland'''		\| RD1-team01= '''Maryland'''
Line 702:		Line 831:
	\| RD1-score12= 68		\| RD1-score12= 68
	\| RD1-seed13= 7		\| RD1-seed13= 7
	\| RD1-team13= '''~~North Carolina~~ State'''		\| RD1-team13= '''NC State'''
	\| RD1-score13= '''69'''		\| RD1-score13= '''69'''
	\| RD1-seed14= 10		\| RD1-seed14= 10
Line 732:		Line 861:
	\| RD2-score06= 75		\| RD2-score06= 75
	\| RD2-seed07= 7		\| RD2-seed07= 7
	\| RD2-team07= ~~North Carolina~~ State		\| RD2-team07= NC State
	\| RD2-score07= 74		\| RD2-score07= 74
	\| RD2-seed08= 2		\| RD2-seed08= 2
Line 763:		Line 892:
	\| date = Sunday, March 24		\| date = Sunday, March 24
	\| time =		\| time =
	\| report =		\| report =
	\| team1 = '''#1 Maryland Terrapins'''		\| team1 = '''#1 Maryland Terrapins'''
	\| score1 = '''90'''		\| score1 = '''90'''
	\| team2 = #2 Connecticut Huskies		\| team2 = #2 Connecticut Huskies
	\| score2 = 82		\| score2 = 82
	\| points1 = ] – 29		\| points1 = ] – 29
	\| rebounds1 = ] – 9		\| rebounds1 = ] – 9
	\| assist1 = ] – 6		\| assist1 = ] – 6
	\| otherstat1 =
	\| points2 = ] – 33		\| points2 = ] – 33
	\| rebounds2 = ] – 7		\| rebounds2 = ] – 7
	\| assist2 = ] – 4		\| assist2 = ] – 4
			\| H1 = 44–37
	\| otherstat2 = '''Halftime Score:''' Maryland, 44-37
			\| H2 = 46–45
	\| place = Carrier Dome – Syracuse, New York
			\| place = Carrier Dome{{Snd}} Syracuse, NY
	\| attendance = 29,252		\| attendance = 29,252
	\| referee =		\| referee = Tom Rucker, Zelton Steed, Dick Cartmell
	\| TV = CBS		\| TV = CBS
	}}		}}
Line 784:		Line 913:
	===Midwest Regional — Madison, Wisconsin===		===Midwest Regional — Madison, Wisconsin===
	{{16TeamBracket		{{16TeamBracket
	\| subgroup1= ''']'''		\| subgroup1= ''']''' - Thu/Sat
	\| subgroup2= ''']'''		\| subgroup2= ''']''' - Fri/Sun
	\| subgroup3= ''']'''		\| subgroup3= ''']''' - Fri/Sun
	\| subgroup4= ''']'''		\| subgroup4= ''']''' - Thu/Sat
	\| RD3=Regional ~~Semifinals~~		\| RD3=Regional semifinals
	\| RD4=Regional Finals		\| RD4=Regional Finals
	\| RD1-seed01= 1		\| RD1-seed01= 1
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	\| RD1-seed06= 12		\| RD1-seed06= 12
	\| RD1-team06= '''Creighton'''		\| RD1-team06= '''Creighton'''
	\| RD1-score06= '''83**'''		\| RD1-score06= '''83<sup>2OT</sup>'''
	\| RD1-seed07= 4		\| RD1-seed07= 4
	\| RD1-team07= '''Illinois'''		\| RD1-team07= '''Illinois'''
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	\| date = Sunday, March 24		\| date = Sunday, March 24
	\| time =		\| time =
	\| report =		\| report =
	\| team1 = '''#1 Kansas Jayhawks'''		\| team1 = '''#1 Kansas Jayhawks'''
	\| score1 = '''104'''		\| score1 = '''104'''
	\| team2 = #2 Oregon Ducks		\| team2 = #2 Oregon Ducks
	\| score2 = 86		\| score2 = 86
	\| points1 = ] – 25		\| points1 = ] – 25
	\| rebounds1 = ] – 20		\| rebounds1 = ] – 20
	\| assist1 = ] – 8		\| assist1 = ] – 8
	\| otherstat1 =
	\| points2 = ] – 32		\| points2 = ] – 32
	\| rebounds2 = R. Johnson – 10		\| rebounds2 = R. Johnson – 10
	\| assist2 = ] – 7		\| assist2 = ] – 7
			\| H1 = 48–42
	\| otherstat2 = '''Halftime Score:''' Kansas, 48-42
			\| H2 = 56–44
	\| place = Kohl Center – Madison, Wisconsin
			\| place = Kohl Center{{Snd}} Madison, WI
	\| attendance = 16,310		\| attendance = 16,310
	\| referee = Jim Burr, Leslie Jones, Tom Lopes		\| referee = Jim Burr, Leslie Jones, Tom Lopes
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	===South Regional — Lexington, Kentucky===		===South Regional — Lexington, Kentucky===
	{{16TeamBracket		{{16TeamBracket
	\| subgroup1= ''']'''		\| subgroup1= ''']''' - Thu/Sat
	\| subgroup2= ''']'''		\| subgroup2= ''']''' - Thu/Sat
	\| subgroup3= ''']'''		\| subgroup3= ''']''' - Fri/Sun
	\| subgroup4= ''']'''		\| subgroup4= ''']''' - Thu/Sat
	\| RD3=Regional ~~Semifinals~~		\| RD3=Regional semifinals
	\| RD4=Regional Finals		\| RD4=Regional Finals
	\| RD1-seed01= 1		\| RD1-seed01= 1
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	\| RD1-score06= 56		\| RD1-score06= 56
	\| RD1-seed07= 4		\| RD1-seed07= 4
	\| RD1-team07= ~~Southern California~~		\| RD1-team07= USC
	\| RD1-score07= 89		\| RD1-score07= 89
	\| RD1-seed08= 13		\| RD1-seed08= 13
	\| RD1-team08= '''UNC-Wilmington'''		\| RD1-team08= '''UNC Wilmington'''
	\| RD1-score08= '''93*'''		\| RD1-score08= '''93<sup>OT</sup>'''
	\| RD1-seed09= 6		\| RD1-seed09= 6
	\| RD1-team09= '''California'''		\| RD1-team09= '''California'''
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	\| RD2-score03= '''76'''		\| RD2-score03= '''76'''
	\| RD2-seed04= 13		\| RD2-seed04= 13
	\| RD2-team04= UNC-Wilmington		\| RD2-team04= UNC Wilmington
	\| RD2-score04= 67		\| RD2-score04= 67
	\| RD2-seed05= 6		\| RD2-seed05= 6
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	\| RD3-seed04=10		\| RD3-seed04=10
	\| RD3-team04= '''Kent State'''		\| RD3-team04= '''Kent State'''
	\| RD3-score04= '''78*'''		\| RD3-score04= '''78<sup>OT</sup>'''
	\| RD4-seed01= 5		\| RD4-seed01= 5
	\| RD4-team01= '''Indiana'''		\| RD4-team01= '''Indiana'''
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	\| RD4-team02= Kent State		\| RD4-team02= Kent State
	\| RD4-score02= 69		\| RD4-score02= 69
	}}

	====First Round summary====
	{{basketballbox
	\| bg = #e3e3e3
	\| date = Thursday, March 14
	\| time = 12:20 p.m. ]
	\| report =
	\| team1 = '''#10 Kent State Golden Flashes'''
	\| score1 = '''69'''
	\| team2 = #7 Oklahoma State Cowboys
	\| score2 = 61
	\| points1 = D. Shaw – 21
	\| rebounds1 = A. Mitchell – 8
	\| assist1 = A. Mitchell – 5
	\| otherstat1 =
	\| points2 = F. Jonzen – 19
	\| rebounds2 = ] – 11
	\| assist2 = C. Gadsen – 5
	\| otherstat2 = '''Halftime Score:''' Kent State, 36-27
	\| place = BI-LO Center – Greenville, South Carolina
	\| attendance = 13,194
	\| referee = Tim Higgins, Chris Rastatter, Bob Staffen
	\| TV = CBS
	}}

	====Second Round summary====
	{{basketballbox
	\| bg = #ffdead
	\| date = Saturday, March 16
	\| time = 3:36 p.m. ]
	\| report =
	\| team1 = '''#10 Kent State Golden Flashes'''
	\| score1 = '''71'''
	\| team2 = #2 Alabama Crimson Tide
	\| score2 = 58
	\| points1 = T. Huffman – 20
	\| rebounds1 = ] – 9
	\| assist1 = T. Huffman – 5
	\| otherstat1 =
	\| points2 = ] – 17
	\| rebounds2 = ] – 10
	\| assist2 = ] – 4
	\| otherstat2 = '''Halftime Score:''' Kent State, 36-24
	\| place = BI-LO Center – Greenville, South Carolina
	\| attendance = 13,962
	\| referee = Mark Whitehead, Reggie Greenwood, Rick Hartzell
	\| TV = CBS
	}}

	====Regional Semifinal summary====
	{{basketballbox
	\| bg = #ffdead
	\| date = Thursday, March 21
	\| time = 10:15 p.m. ]
	\| report =
	\| team1 = '''#10 Kent State Golden Flashes'''
	\| score1 = '''78'''
	\| team2 = #3 Pittsburgh Panthers
	\| score2 = 73 '''(OT)'''
	\| points1 = ] – 22
	\| rebounds1 = ] – 8
	\| assist1 = ] – 4
	\| otherstat1 =
	\| points2 = ], J. Page – 18
	\| rebounds2 = ], ] – 8
	\| assist2 = ] – 6
	\| otherstat2 = '''Halftime Score:''' Kent State, 29-23<br>'''End of Regulation:''' 66-66
	\| place = Rupp Arena – Lexington, Kentucky
	\| attendance = 22,338
	\| referee = Stanley Reynolds, Duke Edsall, John Higgins
	\| TV = CBS
	}}		}}

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	\| rebounds1 = ] – 7		\| rebounds1 = ] – 7
	\| assist1 = T. Coverdale, K. Hornsby – 7		\| assist1 = T. Coverdale, K. Hornsby – 7
	\| otherstat1 =
	\| points2 = ] – 22		\| points2 = ] – 22
	\| rebounds2 = ], D. Shaw – 8		\| rebounds2 = ], D. Shaw – 8
	\| assist2 = T. Huffman – 4		\| assist2 = T. Huffman – 4
			\| H1 = 40–28
	\| otherstat2 = '''Halftime Score:''' Indiana, 40-28
			\| H2 = 41–41
	\| place = Rupp Arena – Lexington, Kentucky
			\| place = Rupp Arena{{Snd}} Lexington, KY
	\| attendance = 22,435		\| attendance = 22,435
	\| referee = Mark Whitehead, Scott Thornley, Tom Nunez		\| referee = Mark Whitehead, Scott Thornley, Tom Nunez
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	===West Regional — San Jose, California===		===West Regional — San Jose, California===
	{{16TeamBracket		{{16TeamBracket
	\| subgroup1= ''']'''		\| subgroup1= ''']''' - Fri/Sun
	\| subgroup2= ''']'''		\| subgroup2= ''']''' - Thu/Sat
	\| subgroup3= ''']'''		\| subgroup3= ''']''' - Thu/Sat
	\| subgroup4= ''']'''		\| subgroup4= ''']''' - Fri/Sun
	\| RD3=Regional ~~Semifinals~~		\| RD3=Regional semifinals
	\| RD4=Regional Finals		\| RD4=Regional Finals
	\| RD1-seed01= 1		\| RD1-seed01= 1
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	\| RD1-score06= '''93'''		\| RD1-score06= '''93'''
	\| RD1-seed07= 4		\| RD1-seed07= 4
	\| RD1-team07= '''Ohio State'''		\| RD1-team07= '''Ohio State#'''
	\| RD1-score07= '''69'''		\| RD1-score07= '''69'''
	\| RD1-seed08= 13		\| RD1-seed08= 13
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	\| RD2-seed02= 8		\| RD2-seed02= 8
	\| RD2-team02= '''UCLA'''		\| RD2-team02= '''UCLA'''
	\| RD2-score02= '''105'''		\| RD2-score02= '''105<sup>2OT</sup>'''
	\| RD2-seed03= 12		\| RD2-seed03= 12
	\| RD2-team03= '''Missouri'''		\| RD2-team03= '''Missouri'''
	\| RD2-score03= '''83'''		\| RD2-score03= '''83'''
	\| RD2-seed04= 4		\| RD2-seed04= 4
	\| RD2-team04= Ohio State		\| RD2-team04= Ohio State#
	\| RD2-score04= 67		\| RD2-score04= 67
	\| RD2-seed05= 11		\| RD2-seed05= 11
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	\| RD4-score02= '''81'''		\| RD4-score02= '''81'''
	}}		}}

			'''#''' — Ohio State vacated all 32 games including its NCAA Tournament appearance from the 2001–02 season due to the ].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2362496\|title=OSU gets probation\|date=2006-03-10\|website=ESPN.com\|access-date=2017-06-05}}</ref> Unlike forfeiture, a vacated game does not result in the other school being credited with a win, only with Ohio State removing the wins from its own record.

	====Regional Final Summary====		====Regional Final Summary====
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	\| date = Saturday, March 23		\| date = Saturday, March 23
	\| time =		\| time =
	\| report =		\| report =
	\| team1 = '''#2 Oklahoma Sooners'''		\| team1 = '''#2 Oklahoma Sooners'''
	\| score1 = '''81'''		\| score1 = '''81'''
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	\| rebounds1 = Q. White, D, Selvy – 7		\| rebounds1 = Q. White, D, Selvy – 7
	\| assist1 = Q. White – 7		\| assist1 = Q. White – 7
	\| otherstat1 =
	\| points2 = ] – 22		\| points2 = ] – 22
	\| rebounds2 = ] – 9		\| rebounds2 = ] – 9
	\| assist2 = W. Stokes, ] – 4		\| assist2 = W. Stokes, ] – 4
			\| H1 = 41–32
	\| otherstat2 = '''Halftime Score:''' Oklahoma, 41-32
			\| H2 = 40–43
	\| place = Compaq Center – San Jose, California
			\| place = Compaq Center{{Snd}} San Jose, CA
	\| attendance = 18,040		\| attendance = 18,040
	\| referee =		\| referee = John Cahill, Terry Moore, John Hughes
	\| TV = CBS		\| TV = CBS
	}}		}}

	===Final Four — Atlanta, Georgia===		===Final Four — Atlanta, Georgia===
	{{4TeamBracket \| RD1=National ~~Semifinals~~ \| RD2=National Championship Game \| RD1-seed1=E1		{{4TeamBracket \| RD1=National semifinals \| RD2=National Championship Game \| RD1-seed1=E1
	\| RD1-team1= '''Maryland'''		\| RD1-team1= '''Maryland'''
	\| RD1-score1= '''97'''		\| RD1-score1= '''97'''
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	===CBS Sports announcers===		===CBS Sports announcers===
	*] ~~and~~ ] – First & Second ~~Round~~ at Washington, D.C.; East Regional at Syracuse, New York; Final Four at Atlanta, Georgia		*]/]/] – First and Second Rounds at Washington, D.C.; East Regional at Syracuse, New York; Final Four and National Championship at Atlanta, Georgia
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	*] ~~and~~ ] – First & Second ~~Round~~ at Albuquerque, New Mexico; West Regional at San Jose, California		*]/]/] – First and Second Rounds at Albuquerque, New Mexico; West Regional at San Jose, California
	*] ~~and~~ ] – First & Second ~~Round~~ at Greenville, South Carolina		*]/]/] – First and Second Rounds at Greenville, South Carolina
	*] ~~and~~ ] – First & Second ~~Round~~ at Sacramento, California		*]/]/Dwayne Ballen – First and Second Rounds at Sacramento, California
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	*] ~~and~~ ] – First & Second ~~Round~~ at Chicago, Illinois		*]/]/] – First and Second Rounds at Chicago, Illinois

	===Westwood One announcers===		===Westwood One announcers===
	*] and ], 1st and 2nd Rounds at Greenville, South Carolina and South Regionals at Lexington, Kentucky		*] and ], 1st and 2nd Rounds at Greenville, South Carolina and South Regionals at Lexington, Kentucky

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Edition of USA college basketball tournament

2002 NCAA Division I
men's basketball tournament

Season

2001–02

Teams

Finals site

Georgia Dome
Atlanta, Georgia

Champions

Maryland Terrapins (1st title, 1st title game,
2nd Final Four)

Runner-up

Indiana Hoosiers (6th title game,
8th Final Four)

Semifinalists

Kansas Jayhawks (11th Final Four)
Oklahoma Sooners (4th Final Four)

Winning coach

Gary Williams (1st title)

MOP

Juan Dixon (Maryland)

Attendance

720,433

Top scorers

Juan Dixon (Maryland)
Jared Jeffries (Indiana)
(155 points)

NCAA Division I men's tournaments
«2001	2003»

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.

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 35-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

Dayton

Washington, D.C.

Pittsburgh

Greenville

Chicago

St. Louis

Dallas

Albuquerque

Sacramentoclass=notpageimage| 2002 play-in game (orange) and first and second rounds (green)

San Jose

Madison

Lexington

Syracuse

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

Further information: 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 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).

Conference	School	Appearance	Last bid
ACC	Duke	26th	2001
America East	Boston University	6th	1997
Atlantic 10	Xavier	14th	2001
Atlantic Sun	Florida Atlantic	1st	Never
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
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
#16	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
3	Mountain West	San Diego State, Utah, Wyoming
2	Missouri Valley	Creighton, Southern Illinois
	WAC	Hawaii, Tulsa
	West Coast	Gonzaga, Pepperdine
1	20 other conferences

Final Four

At Georgia Dome, Atlanta

National semifinals

March 30, 2002
- Maryland (E1) 97, Kansas (M1) 88
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.
- Indiana (S5) 73, Oklahoma (W2) 64
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.

Championship game

Main article: 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game

April 1, 2002
- Maryland (E1) 64, Indiana (S5) 52
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).

Bracket

Opening Round game

Winner advances to 16th seed in East Regional vs. (1) Maryland.

Opening Round game March 12

16a	Siena	81

16b	Alcorn State	77

East Regional — Syracuse, New York

First round			Quarter-finals			Regional semifinals			Regional Finals

1	Maryland	85

16	Siena	70
			1	Maryland	87
Washington, D.C. - Fri/Sun
			8	Wisconsin	57
8	Wisconsin	80

9	St. John's	70
						1	Maryland	78

						4	Kentucky	68
5	Marquette	69

12	Tulsa	71
			12	Tulsa	82
St. Louis - Thu/Sat
			4	Kentucky	87
4	Kentucky	83

13	Valparaiso	68
									1	Maryland	90

									2	Connecticut	82
6	Texas Tech	68

11	Southern Illinois	76
			11	Southern Illinois	77
Chicago - Fri/Sun
			3	Georgia	75
3	Georgia	85

14	Murray State	68
						11	Southern Illinois	59

						2	Connecticut	71
7	NC State	69

10	Michigan State	58
			7	NC State	74
Washington, D.C. - Fri/Sun
			2	Connecticut	77
2	Connecticut	78

15	Hampton	67

Regional Final Summary

CBS

Sunday, March 24

box score

#1 Maryland Terrapins 90, #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
Referees: Tom Rucker, Zelton Steed, Dick Cartmell

Midwest Regional — Madison, Wisconsin

First round			Quarter-finals			Regional semifinals			Regional Finals

1	Kansas	70

16	Holy Cross	59
			1	Kansas	86
St. Louis - Thu/Sat
			8	Stanford	63
8	Stanford	84

9	Western Kentucky	68
						1	Kansas	73

						4	Illinois	69
5	Florida	82

12	Creighton	83
			12	Creighton	60
Chicago - Fri/Sun
			4	Illinois	72
4	Illinois	93

13	San Diego State	64
									1	Kansas	104

									2	Oregon	86
6	Texas	70

11	Boston College	57
			6	Texas	68
Dallas - Fri/Sun
			3	Mississippi State	64
3	Mississippi State	70

14	McNeese State	58
						6	Texas	70

						2	Oregon	72
7	Wake Forest	83

10	Pepperdine	74
			7	Wake Forest	87
Sacramento - Thu/Sat
			2	Oregon	92
2	Oregon	81

15	Montana	62

Regional Final Summary

CBS

Sunday, March 24

box score

#1 Kansas Jayhawks 104, #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			Quarter-finals			Regional semifinals			Regional Finals

1	Duke	84

16	Winthrop	37
			1	Duke	84
Greenville - Thu/Sat
			8	Notre Dame	77
8	Notre Dame	82

9	Charlotte	63
						1	Duke	73

						5	Indiana	74
5	Indiana	75

12	Utah	56
			5	Indiana	76
Sacramento - Thu/Sat
			13	UNC Wilmington	67
4	USC	89

13	UNC Wilmington	93
									5	Indiana	81

									10	Kent State	69
6	California	82

11	Pennsylvania	75
			6	California	50
Pittsburgh - Fri/Sun
			3	Pittsburgh	63
3	Pittsburgh	71

14	Central Connecticut State	54
						3	Pittsburgh	73

						10	Kent State	78
7	Oklahoma State	61

10	Kent State	69
			10	Kent State	71
Greenville - Thu/Sat
			2	Alabama	58
2	Alabama	86

15	Florida Atlantic	78

Regional Final Summary

CBS

Saturday, March 23
7:00 p.m. EST

box score

#5 Indiana Hoosiers 81, #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			Quarter-finals			Regional semifinals			Regional Finals

1	Cincinnati	90

16	Boston University	52
			1	Cincinnati	101
Pittsburgh - Fri/Sun
			8	UCLA	105
8	UCLA	80

9	Ole Miss	58
						8	UCLA	73

						12	Missouri	82
5	Miami (FL)	80

12	Missouri	93
			12	Missouri	83
Albuquerque - Thu/Sat
			4	Ohio State#	67
4	Ohio State#	69

13	Davidson	64
									12	Missouri	75

									2	Oklahoma	81
6	Gonzaga	66

11	Wyoming	73
			11	Wyoming	60
Albuquerque - Thu/Sat
			3	Arizona	68
3	Arizona	86

14	UC-Santa Barbara	81
						3	Arizona	67

						2	Oklahoma	88
7	Xavier	70

10	Hawaii	58
			7	Xavier	65
Dallas - Fri/Sun
			2	Oklahoma	78
2	Oklahoma	71

15	Illinois-Chicago	63

# — Ohio State vacated all 32 games including its NCAA Tournament appearance from the 2001–02 season due to the Jim O’Brien scandal. Unlike forfeiture, a vacated game does not result in the other school being credited with a win, only with Ohio State removing the wins from its own record.

Regional Final Summary

CBS

Saturday, March 23

box score

#2 Oklahoma Sooners 81, #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
Referees: John Cahill, Terry Moore, John Hughes

Final Four — Atlanta, Georgia

National semifinals			National Championship Game

E1	Maryland	97

M1	Kansas	88
			E1	Maryland	64

			S5	Indiana	52
S5	Indiana	73

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

Jim Nantz/Billy Packer/Bonnie Bernstein – First and Second Rounds at Washington, D.C.; East Regional at Syracuse, New York; Final Four and National Championship at Atlanta, Georgia
Dick Enberg/Matt Guokas/Armen Keteyian – First and Second Rounds at St. Louis, Missouri; South Regional at Lexington, Kentucky
Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery/Lesley Visser – First and Second Rounds at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Midwest Regional at Madison, Wisconsin
Gus Johnson/Dan Bonner/Solomon Wilcots – First and Second Rounds at Albuquerque, New Mexico; West Regional at San Jose, California
Kevin Harlan/Jon Sundvold/Spencer Tillman – First and Second Rounds at Greenville, South Carolina
Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel/Dwayne Ballen – First and Second Rounds at Sacramento, California
Craig Bolerjack/Bob Wenzel/Brett Haber – First and Second Rounds at Dallas, Texas
Tim Brando/Eddie Fogler/Charles Davis – First and Second Rounds at Chicago, Illinois

Westwood One announcers

Marty Brennaman and Larry Conley, 1st and 2nd Rounds at Greenville, South Carolina and South Regionals at Lexington, Kentucky

References

"2002 NCAA National semifinals: (E1) Maryland 97, (MW1) Kansas 88". CNN Sports Illustrated. CNNSI.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2002. Retrieved March 6, 2008.
"2002 NCAA National semifinals: (S5) Indiana 73, (W2) Oklahoma 64". CNN Sports Illustrated. CNNSI.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2002. Retrieved March 6, 2008.
"2002 NCAA national championship: (E1) Maryland 64, (S5) Indiana 52". CNN Sports Illustrated. CNNSI.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2002. Retrieved March 6, 2008.
"OSU gets probation". ESPN.com. March 10, 2006. Retrieved June 5, 2017.

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Maryland Terrapins men's basketball 2001–02 NCAA champions

Head coach: Gary Williams

Assistant coaches: Jimmy Patsos; Dave Dickerson

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