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2002 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
| runner-up = Stanford (2nd title game) Zach Wells, UCLA (MOP defense)
The 2002 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 43rd organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The UCLA Bruins won their fourth national title by defeating the Stanford Cardinal in the championship game, 1–0. The final match was played on December 15, 2002, in University Park, Texas at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on the campus of Southern Methodist University, as were the two semifinals on December 13. All earlier-round games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team.
Seeded Teams
| National seeds | Seed | School | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Wake Forest | 14–1–4 | |
| #2 | Maryland | 17–4 | |
| #3 | UCLA | 13–3–3 | |
| #4 | St. John's (NY) | 12–2–5 | |
| #5 | Boston College | 16–4 | |
| #6 | Virginia | 15–6 | |
| #7 | Connecticut | 15–5 | |
| #8 | VCU | 15–4–1 |
Bracket
Regional 1
| RD1-team03=Old Dominion | RD1-score03=3 | RD1-team04=Richmond | RD1-score04=0
| RD1-team05=South Carolina | RD1-score05=1 | RD1-team06=Coastal Carolina (2OT) | RD1-score06=2
| RD1-team11=Portland | RD1-score11=2 | RD1-team12=Oregon State | RD1-score12=0
| RD1-team13=Furman | RD1-score13=2 | RD1-team14=Loyola (MD) | RD1-score14=0
| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Wake Forest | RD2-score01=1 | RD2-team02=Old Dominion | RD2-score02=0
| RD2-team03=Coastal Carolina | RD2-score03=1 | RD2-team04=Clemson (pen.) | RD2-score04=1
| RD2-team05=Stanford (pen.) | RD2-score05=0 | RD2-team06=Portland | RD2-score06=0
| RD2-team07=Furman (pen.) | RD2-score07=0 | RD2-seed08=8 | RD2-team08=VCU | RD2-score08=0
| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Wake Forest | RD3-score01=1 | RD3-team02=Clemson (OT) | RD3-score02=2
| RD3-team03=Stanford (2OT) | RD3-score03=2 | RD3-team04=Furman | RD3-score04=1
| RD4-team01=Clemson | RD4-score01=0 | RD4-team02=Stanford | RD4-score02=2
Regional 2
| RD1-team03=Lehigh | RD1-score03=1 | RD1-team04=Northeastern (pen.) | RD1-score04=1
| RD1-team05=FIU | RD1-score05=2 | RD1-team06=UCF | RD1-score06=1
| RD1-team11=UW Milwaukee | RD1-score11=2 | RD1-team12=Oakland | RD1-score12=1
| RD1-team13=Holy Cross | RD1-score13=1 | RD1-team14=Fairleigh Dickinson (pen.) | RD1-score14=1
| RD2-seed01=5 | RD2-team01=Boston College | RD2-score01=2 | RD2-team02=Northeastern | RD2-score02=1
| RD2-team03=FIU | RD2-score03=1 | RD2-team04=SMU | RD2-score04=3
| RD2-team05=Creighton | RD2-score05=3 | RD2-team06=Milwaukee | RD2-score06=2
| RD2-team07=Fairleigh Dickinson | RD2-score07=1 | RD2-seed08=4 | RD2-team08=St. John's (NY) (2OT) | RD2-score08=2
| RD3-seed01=5 | RD3-team01=Boston College (pen.) | RD3-score01=4 | RD3-team02=SMU | RD3-score02=4
| RD3-team03=Creighton (OT) | RD3-score03=1 | RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-team04=St. John's (NY) | RD3-score04=0
| RD4-seed01=5 | RD4-team01=Boston College | RD4-score01=2 | RD4-team02=Creighton | RD4-score02=6
Regional 3
| RD1-team03=Loyola Marymount | RD1-score03=1 | RD1-team04=Cal State Northridge | RD1-score04=0
| RD1-team05=UC Santa Barbara | RD1-score05=2 | RD1-team06=San Diego | RD1-score06=0
| RD1-team11=North Carolina | RD1-score11=6 | RD1-team12=Winthrop | RD1-score12=0
| RD1-team13=William & Mary | RD1-score13=2 | RD1-team14=Duke | RD1-score14=1
| RD2-seed01=3 | RD2-team01=UCLA | RD2-score01=4 | RD2-team02=Loyola Marymount | RD2-score02=2
| RD2-team03=UC Santa Barbara | RD2-score03=1 | RD2-team04=California | RD2-score04=2
| RD2-team05=Penn State (2OT) | RD2-score05=1 | RD2-team06=North Carolina | RD2-score06=0
| RD2-team07=William & Mary (pen.) | RD2-score07=1 | RD2-seed08=6 | RD2-team08=Virginia | RD2-score08=1
| RD3-seed01=3 | RD3-team01=UCLA | RD3-score01=3 | RD3-team02=California | RD3-score02=2
| RD3-team03=Penn State (OT) | RD3-score03=1 | RD3-team04=William & Mary | RD3-score04=0
| RD4-seed01=3 | RD4-team01=UCLA | RD4-score01=7 | RD4-team02=Penn State | RD4-score02=1
Regional 4
| RD1-team03=Penn (OT) | RD1-score03=1 | RD1-team04=Seton Hall | RD1-score04=0
| RD1-team05=Notre Dame | RD1-score05=3 | RD1-team06=Akron | RD1-score06=1
| RD1-team11=Bradley | RD1-score11=1 | RD1-team12=New Mexico | RD1-score12=2
| RD1-team13=American | RD1-score13=1 | RD1-team14=George Washington | RD1-score14=0
| RD2-seed01=7 | RD2-team01=Connecticut | RD2-score01=4 | RD2-team02=Penn | RD2-score02=0
| RD2-team03=Notre Dame | RD2-score03=0 | RD2-team04=Indiana | RD2-score04=1
| RD2-team05=Saint Louis | RD2-score05=1 | RD2-team06=New Mexico | RD2-score06=0
| RD2-team07=American | RD2-score07=0 | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=Maryland | RD2-score08=1
| RD3-seed01=7 | RD3-team01=Connecticut | RD3-score01=1 | RD3-team02=Indiana | RD3-score02=0
| RD3-team03=Saint Louis | RD3-score03=0 | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=Maryland (OT) | RD3-score04=1
| RD4-seed01=7 | RD4-team01=Connecticut | RD4-score01=0 | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=Maryland | RD4-score02=3
Final Four – [[Gerald J. Ford Stadium]], [[University Park, Texas]]
December 15 | RD1-seed1=— | RD1-team1=Stanford (2OT) | RD1-score1=1 | RD1-seed2=— | RD1-team2=Creighton | RD1-score2=0
| RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3=UCLA | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4=2 | RD1-team4=Maryland | RD1-score4=1
| RD2-seed1=— | RD2-team1=Stanford | RD2-score1=0 | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2=UCLA | RD2-score2=1
- López
References
References
- "2002 Division I Men's Championship Bracket". NCAA.org.
- "Men's soccer – Division I: History". National Collegiate Athletic Association.
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