2002 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament explained

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]

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History. NAIA. 16 March 2022.