# 2002 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

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.
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.

## Qualification

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