2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Year=2002


ImageSize=150px
Caption=2002 Final Four Logo
Teams=65
FinalFourArena=Georgia Dome
FinalFourCity=Atlanta, Georgia
Champions=Maryland
TitleCount=1st
RunnerUp=Indiana
GameCount=6th
Semifinal1=Kansas
FinalFourCount=11th
Semifinal2=Oklahoma
FinalFourCount2=4th
Coach=Gary Williams
CoachCount=1st
MOP=Juan Dixon
MOPTeam=Maryland
Attendance=720,433
OneTopScorer=
TwoTopScorers=*
TopScorer=Juan Dixon
TopScorerTeam=Maryland
TopScorer2=Jared Jeffries
TopScorer2Team=Indiana
Points=155The 2002 NCAA Men's Division I 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, Georgia. 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)

Maryland, coached by Gary Williams, won the national title with a 64-52 victory in the final game over Indiana, coached by Mike Davis. Juan Dixon of Maryland was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Locations

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.cite web|author=CNN Sports Illustrated|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]

**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.cite web|author=CNN Sports Illustrated|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]

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. The game was noted for being one of the most poorly played championship games in memory. 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 and coach Gary Williams's first men's basketball National Championship. Senior Juan Dixon was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player (MOP). Maryland completed a very impressive tournament run in which they were never on the brink of elimination.cite web|author=CNN Sports Illustrated|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]

Bracket

East region

16TeamBracket | RD3=Sweet Sixteen | RD4=Elite Eight | RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Maryland
RD1-score01=85
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=Siena
RD1-score02=70
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=Wisconsin
RD1-score03=80
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=St Johns
RD1-score04=70
RD1-seed05=5
RD1-team05=Marquette
RD1-score05=69
RD1-seed06=12
RD1-team06=Tulsa
RD1-score06=71
RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=Kentucky
RD1-score07=83
RD1-seed08=13
RD1-team08=Valparaiso
RD1-score08=68
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=Texas Tech
RD1-score09=68
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=Southern Illinois
RD1-score10=76
RD1-seed11=3
RD1-team11=Georgia
RD1-score11=85
RD1-seed12=14
RD1-team12=Murray St
RD1-score12=68
RD1-seed13=7
RD1-team13=North Carolina St.
RD1-score13=69
RD1-seed14=10
RD1-team14=Michigan St
RD1-score14=58
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team15=Connecticut
RD1-score15=78
RD1-seed16=15
RD1-team16=Hampton
RD1-score16=67
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Maryland
RD2-score01=87
RD2-seed02=8
RD2-team02=Wisconsin
RD2-score02=57
RD2-seed03=12
RD2-team03=Tulsa
RD2-score03=82
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Kentucky
RD2-score04=87
RD2-seed05=11
RD2-team05=Southern Illinois
RD2-score05=77
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Georgia
RD2-score06=75
RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=North Carolina St.
RD2-score07=74
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Connecticut
RD2-score08=77
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Maryland
RD3-score01=78
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Kentucky
RD3-score02=68
RD3-seed03=11
RD3-team03=Southern Illinois
RD3-score03=59
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Connecticut
RD3-score04=71
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Maryland
RD4-score01=90
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Connecticut
RD4-score02=82

Midwest region

16TeamBracket | RD3=Sweet Sixteen | RD4=Elite Eight | RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Kansas
RD1-score01=70
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=Holy Cross
RD1-score02=59
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=Stanford
RD1-score03=84
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=Western Kentucky
RD1-score04=68
RD1-seed05=5
RD1-team05=Florida
RD1-score05=82
RD1-seed06=12
RD1-team06=Creighton
RD1-score06=83
RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=Illinois
RD1-score07=93
RD1-seed08=13
RD1-team08=San Diego St
RD1-score08=64
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=Texas
RD1-score09=70
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=Boston College
RD1-score10=57
RD1-seed11=3
RD1-team11=Mississippi St
RD1-score11=70
RD1-seed12=14
RD1-team12=McNeese St
RD1-score12=58
RD1-seed13=7
RD1-team13=Wake Forest
RD1-score13=83
RD1-seed14=10
RD1-team14=Pepperdine
RD1-score14=74
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team15=Oregon
RD1-score15=81
RD1-seed16=15
RD1-team16=Montana
RD1-score16=62
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Kansas
RD2-score01=86
RD2-seed02=8
RD2-team02=Stanford
RD2-score02=63
RD2-seed03=12
RD2-team03=Creighton
RD2-score03=60
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Illinois
RD2-score04=72
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Texas
RD2-score05=68
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Mississippi St
RD2-score06=64
RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=Wake Forest
RD2-score07=87
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Oregon
RD2-score08=92
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Kansas
RD3-score01=73
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Illinois
RD3-score02=69
RD3-seed03=6
RD3-team03=Texas
RD3-score03=70
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Oregon
RD3-score04=72
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Kansas
RD4-score01=104
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Oregon
RD4-score02=86

outh region

16TeamBracket | RD3=Sweet Sixteen | RD4=Elite Eight | RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Duke
RD1-score01=84
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=Winthrop
RD1-score02=37
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=Notre Dame
RD1-score03=82
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=UNC-Charlotte
RD1-score04=63
RD1-seed05=5
RD1-team05=Indiana
RD1-score05=75
RD1-seed06=12
RD1-team06=Utah
RD1-score06=56
RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=Southern California
RD1-score07=89*
RD1-seed08=13
RD1-team08=UNC-Wilmington
RD1-score08=93
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=California
RD1-score09=82
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=Pennsylvania
RD1-score10=75
RD1-seed11=3
RD1-team11=Pittsburgh
RD1-score11=71
RD1-seed12=14
RD1-team12=Central Connecticut St
RD1-score12=54
RD1-seed13=7
RD1-team13=Oklahoma St
RD1-score13=61
RD1-seed14=10
RD1-team14=Kent St
RD1-score14=69
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team15=Alabama
RD1-score15=86
RD1-seed16=15
RD1-team16=Florida Atlantic
RD1-score16=78
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Duke
RD2-score01=84
RD2-seed02=8
RD2-team02=Notre Dame
RD2-score02=77
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Indiana
RD2-score03=76
RD2-seed04=13
RD2-team04=UNC-Wilmington
RD2-score04=67
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=California
RD2-score05=50
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Pittsburgh
RD2-score06=63
RD2-seed07=10
RD2-team07=Kent St
RD2-score07=71
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Alabama
RD2-score08=58
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Duke
RD3-score01=73
RD3-seed02=5
RD3-team02=Indiana
RD3-score02=74
RD3-seed03=3
RD3-team03=Pittsburgh
RD3-score03=73*
RD3-seed04=10
RD3-team04=Kent St
RD3-score04=78
RD4-seed01=5
RD4-team01=Indiana
RD4-score01=81
RD4-seed02=10
RD4-team02=Kent St
RD4-score02=69

West region

16TeamBracket | RD3=Sweet Sixteen | RD4=Elite Eight | RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Cincinnati
RD1-score01=90
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=Boston U
RD1-score02=52
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=UCLA
RD1-score03=80
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=Mississippi
RD1-score04=58
RD1-seed05=5
RD1-team05=Miami-FL
RD1-score05=80
RD1-seed06=12
RD1-team06=Missouri
RD1-score06=93
RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=Ohio St
RD1-score07=69
RD1-seed08=13
RD1-team08=Davidson
RD1-score08=64
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=Gonzaga
RD1-score09=66
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=Wyoming
RD1-score10=73
RD1-seed11=3
RD1-team11=Arizona
RD1-score11=86
RD1-seed12=14
RD1-team12=UC-Santa Barbara
RD1-score12=81
RD1-seed13=7
RD1-team13=Xavier
RD1-score13=70
RD1-seed14=10
RD1-team14=Hawaii
RD1-score14=58
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team15=Oklahoma
RD1-score15=71
RD1-seed16=15
RD1-team16=UIC
RD1-score16=63
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Cincinnati
RD2-score01=101
RD2-seed02=8
RD2-team02=UCLA
RD2-score02=105
RD2-seed03=12
RD2-team03=Missouri
RD2-score03=83
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Ohio St
RD2-score04=67
RD2-seed05=11
RD2-team05=Wyoming
RD2-score05=60
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Arizona
RD2-score06=68
RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=Xavier
RD2-score07=65
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Oklahoma
RD2-score08=78
RD3-seed01=8
RD3-team01=UCLA
RD3-score01=73
RD3-seed02=12
RD3-team02=Missouri
RD3-score02=82
RD3-seed03=3
RD3-team03=Arizona
RD3-score03=67
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Oklahoma
RD3-score04=88
RD4-seed01=12
RD4-team01=Missouri
RD4-score01=75
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Oklahoma
RD4-score02=81

Final Four

4TeamBracket | RD1=National Semifinals | RD2=National Finals | RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team1=Maryland
RD1-score1=97
RD1-seed2=1
RD1-team2=Kansas
RD1-score2=88
RD1-seed3=5
RD1-team3=Indiana
RD1-score3=73
RD1-seed4=2
RD1-team4=Oklahoma
RD1-score4=64
RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team1=Maryland
RD2-score1=64
RD2-seed2=5
RD2-team2=Indiana
RD2-score2=52

External links

* [http://www.shrpsports.com/collbask/2002.htm 2002 NCAA Basketball Tournament] on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
* [http://www.hoopstournament.net/index.html HoopsTournament.Net] , source for much of the information on this page.

ee also

* 2002 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

References