2002 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships explained

2002 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships
Organisers:	NCAA
Edition:	38th (Men) 20th (Women)
Level:	Division I
Host City:	Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dates:	March 8-9, 2002^[1]
Stadium:	Randal Tyson Track Center
Previous:	2001
Next:	2003

The 2002 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships were contested to determine the individual and team national champions of men's and women's NCAA collegiate indoor track and field events in the United States after the 2001–02 season, the 38th annual meet for men and 20th annual meet for women.^{[2] [3]}

The championships were held at the Randal Tyson Track Center at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Tennessee won the men's title, the Volunteers' first.

LSU won the women's title, the Lady Tigers' ninth and first since 1997.

Qualification

All teams and athletes from Division I indoor track and field programs were eligible to compete for this year's individual and team titles.

Team standings

• Note: Top 10 only
• Scoring: 6 points for a 1st-place finish in an event, 4 points for 2nd, 3 points for 3rd, 2 points for 4th, and 1 point for 5th
• (DC) = Defending Champions
• † = Participation vacated by NCAA Committee on Infractions

Men's title

• 64 teams scored at least one point

Rank	Team	Points
	Tennessee	62
		47
	LSU (DC)	44
		39
		20
		17
		17
		16
		15
	Oregon

Women's title

• 54 teams scored at least one point

Rank	Team	Points
	LSU	57
	UCLA (DC)	43
		35
		31
		25
		23
		19
		18

Notes and References

1. Web site: NCAA Div. I Championships: March 8-9, Randal Tyson Track Center, Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark. . 7 June 2024.
2. Web site: NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship Results . NCAA. NCAA.org. 1 July 2021.
3. Web site: NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship Results . NCAA. NCAA.org. 1 July 2021.