# 2002 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

The 2002 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 43rd organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The UCLA Bruins won their fourth national title by defeating the Stanford Cardinal in the championship game, 1–0. The final match was played on December 15, 2002, in University Park, Texas at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on the campus of Southern Methodist University, as were the two semifinals on December 13. All earlier-round games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team.

## Seeded Teams

National seeds :
| Seed | School | Record |
| #1 | Wake Forest | 14–1–4 |
| #2 | Maryland | 17–4 |
| #3 | UCLA | 13–3–3 |
| #4 | St. John's (NY) | 12–2–5 |
| #5 | Boston College | 16–4 |
| #6 | Virginia | 15–6 |
| #7 | Connecticut | 15–5 |
| #8 | VCU | 15–4–1 |

## Bracket
### Regional 1

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| | | 1 | Wake Forest | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Old Dominion | 0 | | | | | | |
| Old Dominion | 3 | | Old Dominion | 0 | | | | | | |
| Richmond | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Richmond | 0 | | | | 1 | Wake Forest | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | Clemson (OT) | 2 | | | |
| South Carolina | 1 | | | | | | | Clemson (OT) | 2 | |
| Coastal Carolina (2OT) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Coastal Carolina (2OT) | 2 | | Coastal Carolina | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Clemson (pen.) | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Clemson | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | Stanford | 2 |
| | | | Stanford (pen.) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Portland | 0 | | | | | | |
| Portland | 2 | | Portland | 0 | | | | | | |
| Oregon State | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Oregon State | 0 | | | | | Stanford (2OT) | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | Furman | 1 | | | |
| Furman | 2 | | | | | | | Furman | 1 | |
| Loyola (MD) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Loyola (MD) | 0 | | Furman (pen.) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | 8 | VCU | 0 | | | | | | |

### Regional 2

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| | | 5 | Boston College | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Northeastern | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Lehigh | 1 | | Northeastern | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Northeastern (pen.) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Northeastern (pen.) | 1 | | | | 5 | Boston College (pen.) | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | SMU | 4 | | | | |
| FIU | 2 | | | | | | | | SMU | 4 | |
| UCF | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| UCF | 1 | | FIU | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | SMU | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Boston College | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Creighton | 6 |
| | | | Creighton | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Milwaukee | 2 | | | | | | | |
| UW Milwaukee | 2 | | Milwaukee | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Oakland | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oakland | 1 | | | | | Creighton (OT) | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | St. John's (NY) | 0 | | | | |
| Holy Cross | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | St. John's (NY) | 0 | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson (pen.) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson (pen.) | 1 | | Fairleigh Dickinson | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | 4 | St. John's (NY) (2OT) | 2 | | | | | | | |

### Regional 3

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| | | 3 | UCLA | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Loyola Marymount | 2 | | | | | | |
| Loyola Marymount | 1 | | Loyola Marymount | 2 | | | | | | |
| Cal State Northridge | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cal State Northridge | 0 | | | | 3 | UCLA | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | California | 2 | | | |
| UC Santa Barbara | 2 | | | | | | | California | 2 | |
| San Diego | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| San Diego | 0 | | UC Santa Barbara | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | California | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 3 | UCLA | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | Penn State | 1 |
| | | | Penn State (2OT) | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | North Carolina | 0 | | | | | | |
| North Carolina | 6 | | North Carolina | 0 | | | | | | |
| Winthrop | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Winthrop | 0 | | | | | Penn State (OT) | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | William & Mary | 0 | | | |
| William & Mary | 2 | | | | | | | William & Mary | 0 | |
| Duke | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Duke | 1 | | William & Mary (pen.) | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | 6 | Virginia | 1 | | | | | | |

### Regional 4

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| | | 7 | Connecticut | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Penn | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Penn (OT) | 1 | | Penn | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Seton Hall | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Seton Hall | 0 | | | | 7 | Connecticut | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Indiana | 0 | | | | |
| Notre Dame | 3 | | | | | | | | Indiana | 0 | |
| Akron | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Akron | 1 | | Notre Dame | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Indiana | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Connecticut | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Maryland | 3 |
| | | | Saint Louis | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | New Mexico | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Bradley | 1 | | New Mexico | 0 | | | | | | | |
| New Mexico | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| New Mexico | 2 | | | | | Saint Louis | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Maryland (OT) | 1 | | | | |
| American | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | Maryland (OT) | 1 | |
| George Washington | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| George Washington | 0 | | American | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | 2 | Maryland | 1 | | | | | | | |

### Final Four – Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas

| National semifinals December 13 | National semifinals December 13 | National semifinals December 13 | National Championship December 15 | National Championship December 15 | National Championship December 15 |
| — | Stanford (2OT) | 1 | | | |
| — | Creighton | 0 | | | |
| — | Creighton | 0 | — | Stanford | 0 |
| | | | 3 | UCLA | 1 |
| 3 | UCLA | 2 | 3 | UCLA | 1 |
| 2 | Maryland | 1 | | | |