# 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams

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.) | Record (Conf.) | Last app. | Conference regular season | Tiebreaker losers | Second place record (Conf.) | Second place record (Conf.) |
| Penn | 25–6 (11–3) | 25–6 (11–3) | 2000 | Ivy League | Yale Princeton | 20–10 (11–3) 16–11 (11–3) | 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

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 |
| 6 | Big East | Boston College, Connecticut, Miami (FL), Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, St. John's |
| 6 | Pac-10 | Arizona, California, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, USC |
| 6 | 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 |
| 2 | WAC | Hawaii, Tulsa |
| 2 | West Coast | Gonzaga, Pepperdine |
| 1 | 20 other conferences | 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 |