Type: | NAIA |
Year: | 2002 |
Gender: | Women's |
Teams: | 32 |
Fabfourarena: | Oman Arena |
Fabfourcity: | Jackson, Tennessee |
Champions: | Oklahoma City Stars |
Titlecount: | 5th |
Champgamecount: | 5th |
Champffcount: | 5th |
Runnerup: | Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm |
Gamecount: | 7th |
Runnerffcount: | 11th |
Semifinal1: | Central State Lady Marauders |
Fabfourcount1: | 1st |
Semifinal2: | Union University Bulldogs |
Fabfourcount2: | 5th |
Coty: | Janell Jones |
Cotyschool: | Oklahoma City |
Mvp: | Jhudy Gonzalez |
Mvpteam: | Oklahoma City |
Poty: | Jadrea Seeley |
Potyschool: | Oklahoma Baptist |
Hustle: | Heather McNutt |
Hustleschool: | Southern Nazarene |
Topscorer: | Courtney Hester |
Topscorerteam: | North Georgia |
Points: | 82 |
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.[1]
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.