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 |
Penn |
Qualifying school |
Duke |
Boston University |
Xavier |
Florida Atlantic |
Oklahoma |
Connecticut |
Montana |
Winthrop |
Ohio State |
UC Santa Barbara |
UNC Wilmington |
Cincinnati |
Siena |
Kent State |
Valparaiso |
Creighton |
San Diego State |
Central Connecticut State |
Murray State |
Arizona |
Holy Cross |
Mississippi State |
Davidson |
McNeese State |
Western Kentucky |
Alcorn State |
Hawaii |
Gonzaga |
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
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Bids by conference
Bids |
Conference |
Schools |
|---|---|---|
6 |
Big 12 |
Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech |
Big East |
Boston College, Connecticut, Miami (FL), Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, St. John's |
|
Pac-10 |
Arizona, California, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, USC |
|
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 |
Mountain West |
San Diego State, Utah, Wyoming |
|
2 |
Missouri Valley |
Creighton, Southern Illinois |
WAC |
Hawaii, Tulsa |
|
West Coast |
Gonzaga, Pepperdine |
|
1 |
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 |