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2002 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

2002 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

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The 2002 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 2001–02 basketball season.

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Three-time defending champions Oklahoma City defeated Southern Nazarene in the championship game, 82–73, to claim the Stars' fifth NAIA national title.

The tournament was played at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee.[1]

Qualification

See also: 2001–02 NAIA Division I women's basketball season

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, with the top sixteen teams receiving seeds.

The tournament continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format.

Bracket

First round Second round Elite Eight Final Four National championship
               
1 Southern Nazarene 90
St. Francis (IL) 47
1 Southern Nazarene 75
16 Freed–Hardeman 58
Fresno Pacific 59
16 Freed–Hardeman 83
1 Southern Nazarene 75
8 Campbellsville 56
9 Mobile 73
Shorter 50
9 Mobile 60
8 Campbellsville 61
Benedict 44
8 Campbellsville 88
1 Southern Nazarene 87
5 Central State (OH) 77
5 Central State (OH) 87
Vanguard 65
5 Central State (OH) 84
12 Lambuth 67
Columbia (MO) 63
12 Lambuth 85
5 Central State (OH) 68
4 Montana Western 51
13 Trevecca Nazarene 60
Oklahoma Christian 86
Oklahoma Christian 60
4 Montana Western 68
Lindsey Wilson 44
4 Montana Western 58
1 Southern Nazarene 73
2 Oklahoma City 82
3 Union (TN) 99
McKendree 63
3 Union (TN) 76
Life 66
Life 62
14 Cumberlands (KY) 50
3 Union (TN) 71
6 Houston Baptist 50
11 Oklahoma Baptist 87
Xavier Louisiana 71
11 Oklahoma Baptist 80
6 Houston Baptist 83
Auburn Montgomery 59
6 Houston Baptist 67
3 Union (TN) 76
2 Oklahoma City 82
7 North Georgia 62
Dillard 51
7 North Georgia 82
Lewis–Clark State 74
Lewis–Clark State 81
10 Georgetown (KY) 66
7 North Georgia 80
2 Oklahoma City 93
15 Brescia 53
Azusa Pacific 52
15 Brescia 48
2 Oklahoma City 79
Edward Waters 65
2 Oklahoma City 95

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References

  1. [1]
    "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
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