# 2002 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

The 2002 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college basketball among its Division II members in the United States and Canada for the 2001–02 basketball season.
Top-seeded Evangel defeated Robert Morris (IL) in the championship game, 84–61, to claim the Crusaders' first NAIA national title.
The tournament was played at Keeter Gymnasium on the campus of the College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Missouri.

## Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, and the top sixteen teams were seeded.
The tournament continued to utilize a single-elimination format.

## Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | National championship | National championship | National championship |
| 1 | Evangel | 79 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | St. Joseph (VT) | 49 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | St. Joseph (VT) | 49 | 1 | Evangel | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Black Hills State | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Black Hills State | 72 | | Black Hills State | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Brevard | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Brevard | 62 | | | | 1 | Evangel | 86 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Holy Family | 57 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Newman | 71 | | | | | | | | Holy Family | 57 | | | | | | | | |
| | Holy Family | 73 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Holy Family | 73 | | Holy Family | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Evergreen State | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ottawa (KS) | 64 | 8 | Evergreen State | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Evergreen State | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Evergreen State | 71 | | | | | | | | 1 | Evangel | 81 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Northwestern (IA) | 79 | | | | |
| 5 | Siena Heights | 90 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Northwestern (IA) | 79 | | | | |
| | Northwestern St. Paul | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Northwestern St. Paul | 67 | 5 | Siena Heights | 52 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Saint Vincent | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Briar Cliff | 69 | 12 | Saint Vincent | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Saint Vincent | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Saint Vincent | 77 | | | | 12 | Saint Vincent | 62 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Northwestern (IA) | 72 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Huntington (IN) | 76 | | | | | | | 4 | Northwestern (IA) | 72 | | | | | | | | |
| | Holy Names | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Holy Names | 60 | 13 | Huntington (IN) | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Northwestern (IA) | 92 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Saint Joseph's (ME) | 69 | 4 | Northwestern (IA) | 92 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Northwestern (IA) | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Northwestern (IA) | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Evangel | 84 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Robert Morris (IL) | 61 |
| 3 | Cornerstone | 92 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Robert Morris (IL) | 61 |
| | Mount St. Clare | 91 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mount St. Clare | 91 | 3 | Cornerstone | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Caldwell | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bluefield (VA) | 48 | 14 | Caldwell | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Caldwell | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Caldwell | 68 | | | | 3 | Cornerstone | 67 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | MidAmerica Nazarene | 61 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | MidAmerica Nazarene | 81 | | | | | | | 11 | MidAmerica Nazarene | 61 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ohio Dominican | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ohio Dominican | 70 | 11 | MidAmerica Nazarene | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Jamestown | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | College of the Ozarks | 80 | 6 | Jamestown | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Jamestown | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Jamestown | 82 | | | | | | | | 3 | Cornerstone | 75 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Robert Morris (IL) | 82 | | | | |
| 7 | Robert Morris (IL) | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Robert Morris (IL) | 82 | | | | |
| | Menlo | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Menlo | 66 | 7 | Robert Morris (IL) | 89 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Bethel (TN) | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bethel (TN) | 71 | | Bethel (TN) | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Western Baptist | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Western Baptist | 69 | | | | 7 | Robert Morris (IL) | 81 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Warner Southern | 74 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Walsh | 78 | | | | | | | 2 | Warner Southern | 74 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sioux Falls | 94 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sioux Falls | 94 | | Sioux Falls | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Warner Southern | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tabor | 78 | 2 | Warner Southern | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Warner Southern | 87 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |