2002 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 2002 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in January 2002. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2002 College World Series. The College World Series, which consisted of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA tournament, was held in its annual location of Omaha, Nebraska, at Rosenblatt Stadium. It concluded on June 22, 2002, with the final game of the double-elimination bracket. Texas defeated South Carolina 12–6 to win its fifth championship.^[1]

2002 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams	286
Tournament
Duration	May 31–June 22, 2002
Most conference bids	SEC (7)
College World Series
Duration	June 14–June 22, 2002
Champions	Texas (5th title)
Runners-up	South Carolina (3rd CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Augie Garrido (4th title)
MOP	Huston Street (Texas)
Seasons

Format changes

• The Northeast Conference dissolved its divisions after 3 seasons.

Conference standings

America East Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Maine 16 6 .727 40 17 .702 Vermont 14 8 .636 27 22 .551 Northeastern 11 11 .500 29 22 .569 Stony Brook 11 11 .500 27 24 .529 Binghamton 8 12 .400 17 34 .333 Albany 8 14 .364 20 30 .400 Hartford 8 14 .364 17 29 .370	Atlantic Coast Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Florida State 18 6 .750 60 14 .811 Wake Forest 17 6 .739 47 13 .783 North Carolina 17 7 .708 43 21 .672 Clemson 16 8 .667 54 17 .761 Georgia Tech 14 9 .609 52 16 .765 Virginia 8 16 .333 25 32 .439 North Carolina State 7 17 .292 33 26 .559 Maryland 6 18 .250 34 23 .596 Duke 4 20 .167 24 34 .414	Atlantic Sun Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Central Florida 23 7 .767 41 22 .651 Florida Atlantic 22 8 .733 46 21 .687 Stetson 19 9 .679 42 19 .689 Troy State 16 14 .633 28 30 .483 Jacksonville 15 15 .500 27 31 .466 Samford 13 17 .433 27 31 .466 Mercer 13 17 .433 22 32 .407 Georgia State 13 17 .433 24 32 .429 Campbell 11 19 .367 22 30 .423 Jacksonville State 9 20 .310 23 31 .426 Belmont 9 20 .310 22 30 .423
Atlantic 10 Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct East St. Bonaventure 16 7 .696 30 13 .698 Temple 11 13 .458 22 28 .440 Rhode Island 10 14 .417 24 28 .462 Saint Joseph's 10 14 .417 16 36 .308 Massachusetts 9 15 .375 21 26 .447 Fordham 6 18 .250 13 36 .265 West Richmond 22 2 .917 53 13 .803 George Washington 17 7 .708 42 23 .646 Xavier 15 8 .652 27 27 .500 Dayton 14 10 .583 32 21 .604 Duquesne 12 12 .500 26 23 .531 La Salle 1 23 .042 10 40 .200	Big East Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Notre Dame 18 8 .692 50 18 .735 Virginia Tech 18 8 .692 33 26 .559 Boston College 15 11 .577 30 25 .545 Rutgers 15 11 .577 35 22 .614 Pittsburgh 14 11 .560 36 16 .692 St. John's 14 12 .538 29 23 .558 Connecticut 13 12 .520 28 22 .560 Villanova 12 13 .480 30 23 .566 Seton Hall 11 15 .423 25 28 .472 West Virginia 9 16 .360 24 26 .480 Georgetown 2 24 .077 9 47 .161	Big South Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Coastal Carolina 16 5 .762 44 19 .698 Elon 13 8 .619 34 23 .596 Charleston Southern 12 9 .571 25 34 .424 Liberty 11 9 .550 33 24 .579 High Point 9 11 .450 26 31 .456 Winthrop 8 13 .381 29 30 .492 UNC Asheville 7 14 .333 21 30 .412 Radford 7 14 .333 18 33 .353
Big Ten Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Minnesota 18 10 .643 32 26 .552 Ohio State 18 11 .621 38 20 .655 Michigan State 16 12 .571 38 19 .667 Indiana 15 14 .517 35 20 .636 Iowa 15 16 .484 26 29 .473 Northwestern 14 15 .483 26 29 .473 Illinois 14 15 .483 32 19 .627 Michigan 14 17 .452 21 32 .396 Purdue 13 19 .406 24 32 .429 Penn State 11 19 .367 23 30 .434	Big 12 Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Texas 19 8 .704 57 15 .792 Nebraska 16 11 .593 47 21 .691 Texas Tech 16 11 .593 42 20 .677 Oklahoma 15 12 .556 35 27 .565 Oklahoma State 13 13 .500 37 21 .638 Kansas State 13 13 .500 30 25 .545 Baylor 13 13 .500 36 26 .581 Texas A&M 13 14 .481 35 24 .593 Missouri 9 16 .360 24 29 .453 Kansas 5 21 .192 22 29 .431	Big West Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Cal State Northridge 19 5 .792 41 17 .707 Long Beach State 17 7 .708 39 21 .650 Cal Poly 15 9 .625 30 29 .508 Cal State Fullerton 14 10 .583 37 22 .627 UC Irvine 14 10 .583 33 26 .559 UC Riverside 10 14 .417 30 28 .517 UC Santa Barbara 8 16 .333 22 33 .400 Pacific 7 17 .292 26 28 .481 Sacramento State 4 20 .167 22 34 .393
Colonial Athletic Association Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct American James Madison 15 5 .750 44 16 .733 UNC Wilmington 14 7 .667 36 21 .632 Towson 9 12 .429 23 27 .460 Old Dominion 8 12 .400 26 27 .491 Drexel 5 16 .238 21 34 .382 Colonial Delaware 12 7 .632 35 22 .614 George Mason 12 7 .682 28 29 .491 Virginia Commonwealth 13 8 .619 38 27 .585 William & Mary 12 9 .571 32 26 .552 Hofstra 2 19 .095 12 40 .231	Conference USA Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Houston 22 7 .759 48 17 .738 Louisville 21 9 .700 38 19 .667 Texas Christian 19 11 .633 30 29 .508 Southern Miss 18 11 .621 36 22 .621 Tulane 17 13 .567 36 27 .571 East Carolina 16 13 .552 43 20 .683 South Florida 16 14 .533 35 29 .547 Saint Louis 11 17 .393 22 30 .423 Cincinnati 11 18 .379 26 29 .473 Memphis 10 20 .333 20 31 .392 Charlotte 9 21 .300 19 35 .352 UAB 7 23 .233 16 40 .286	Horizon League Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Illinois–Chicago 14 5 .737 39 16 .709 Wisconsin–Milwaukee 15 8 .652 36 20 .643 Youngstown State 11 8 .579 18 26 .409 Butler 11 11 .500 34 23 .596 Cleveland State 11 12 .478 17 35 .327 Wright State 9 14 .391 20 33 .377 Detroit 3 16 .158 15 36 .294
Ivy League Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Lou Gehrig Princeton 13 7 .650 22 23 .489 Penn 11 9 .550 17 22 .436 Columbia 10 10 .500 22 25 .468 Cornell 6 14 .300 15 30 .333 Red Rolfe Harvard 13 7 .650 20 26 .435 Brown 13 7 .650 25 24 .510 Dartmouth 9 11 .450 21 20 .512 Yale 5 15 .250 12 27 .308	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Marist 22 5 .815 41 14 .745 Le Moyne 19 7 .731 30 18 .625 Siena 17 9 .654 28 29 .491 Rider 17 10 .630 33 22 .600 Manhattan 16 11 .593 32 19 .627 Fairfield 12 15 .444 20 30 .400 Iona 10 16 .385 20 28 .417 Niagara 9 17 .346 12 34 .261 Saint Peter's 7 18 .280 12 30 .286 Canisius 3 24 .111 4 38 .095	Mid-American Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct East Bowling Green 18 7 .720 32 22 .593 Kent State 18 8 .692 37 22 .627 Miami (OH) 16 12 .571 31 28 .525 Ohio 14 13 .519 26 25 .510 Akron 8 19 .296 18 33 .353 Buffalo 6 17 .261 16 28 .364 Marshall 7 20 .259 17 35 .327 West Eastern Michigan 19 9 .679 30 28 .517 Ball State 17 9 .654 34 23 .596 Central Michigan 14 10 .583 31 25 .554 Western Michigan 12 13 .480 22 25 .468 Northern Illinois 11 14 .440 23 32 .418 Toledo 9 18 .333 18 34 .346
Mid-Continent Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Oral Roberts 16 2 .889 48 19 .716 Southern Utah 11 7 .611 18 37 .327 Oakland 9 8 .529 19 35 .352 Valparaiso 7 9 .438 15 32 .319 Western Illinois 6 9 .400 12 39 .235 Chicago State 0 14 .000 5 36 .122	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct North Delaware State 16 1 .941 40 19 .678 Coppin State 9 7 .563 12 37 .245 Howard 6 12 .333 8 41 .163 Maryland–Eastern Shore 3 14 .176 4 36 .100 South Bethune–Cookman 16 2 .889 39 22 .639 Florida A&M 10 8 .556 27 27 .500 North Carolina A&T 6 11 .354 19 39 .328 Norfolk State 3 14 .176 16 34 .320	Missouri Valley Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Wichita State 23 9 .719 47 17 .734 Creighton 21 10 .677 30 24 .556 Southwest Missouri State 19 13 .594 43 21 .672 Southern Illinois 17 15 .531 32 24 .571 Indiana State 16 15 .516 30 27 .526 Northern Iowa 14 18 .438 30 25 .545 Illinois State 12 18 .400 24 30 .444 Evansville 12 20 .375 22 33 .400 Bradley 8 24 .250 18 38 .321
Mountain West Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct San Diego State 20 10 .667 43 23 .652 Utah 16 14 .533 33 26 .559 BYU 15 14 .517 31 31 .500 Air Force 14 15 .483 27 28 .491 UNLV 13 17 .433 30 30 .500 New Mexico 11 19 .367 22 35 .386	Northeast Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Monmouth 23 4 .852 30 21 .588 UMBC 20 7 .741 32 24 .571 Central Connecticut 18 9 .667 34 23 .596 St. Francis (NY) 17 10 .630 22 24 .478 Sacred Heart 14 13 .519 20 27 .426 Mount St. Mary's 10 16 .385 17 35 .327 Quinnipiac 9 18 .333 12 30 .286 Long Island 8 19 .296 11 33 .250 Wagner 8 19 .296 10 39 .204 Fairleigh Dickinson 7 19 .269 9 35 .205	Ohio Valley Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Southeast Missouri State 16 5 .762 37 20 .649 Eastern Illinois 12 8 .600 25 26 .490 Austin Peay 12 9 .571 30 27 .526 Murray State 10 11 .476 20 33 .377 Tennessee Tech 9 11 .450 29 27 .518 Morehead State 9 11 .450 29 27 .518 Eastern Kentucky 9 11 .450 15 40 .273 Tennessee–Martin 4 15 .211 18 33 .353
Pacific-10 Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct USC 17 7 .708 37 24 .606 Stanford 16 8 .667 47 18 .723 Arizona State 15 9 .625 37 21 .638 Washington 15 9 .625 33 27 .550 California 11 13 .458 29 27 .518 Oregon State 10 14 .417 31 23 .574 UCLA 9 15 .375 26 35 .410 Arizona 9 15 .375 31 24 .564 Washington State 6 18 .250 21 33 .389	Patriot League Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Navy 13 7 .650 23 25 .479 Lehigh 13 7 .650 29 21 .580 Lafayette 12 8 .600 23 22 .511 Army 11 9 .550 22 21 .515 Bucknell 6 14 .300 15 35 .300 Holy Cross 5 15 .250 11 28 .282	Southeastern Conference Team W L Pct W L Pct East South Carolina 21 8 .724 53 16 .768 Florida 20 10 .667 46 19 .708 Georgia 15 15 .500 32 29 .525 Tennessee 12 18 .400 27 28 .491 Vanderbilt 7 21 .250 24 27 .471 Kentucky 6 24 .200 17 36 .321 West Alabama 20 10 .667 51 15 .773 LSU 19 10 .655 44 22 .667 Auburn 15 15 .500 34 26 .567 Mississippi State 14 15 .483 34 24 .586 Arkansas 13 14 .481 35 28 .556 Ole Miss 14 16 .467 37 19 .661
Southern Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct The Citadel 22 8 .733 31 26 .544 Western Carolina 20 10 .667 33 23 .589 College of Charleston 19 11 .633 36 22 .621 Georgia Southern 18 11 .621 39 25 .609 UNC Greensboro 17 11 .607 33 22 .600 Furman 14 16 .467 26 34 .433 Wofford 14 16 .467 26 31 .456 East Tennessee State 13 16 .448 23 36 .390 Davidson 13 16 .448 21 29 .420 Appalachian State 10 19 .345 16 34 .320 VMI 1 27 .036 10 41 .196	Southland Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Northwestern State 17 10 .630 43 17 .717 Louisiana–Monroe 17 10 .630 29 29 .500 Lamar 16 11 .593 36 24 .600 Texas–Arlington 15 11 .577 29 29 .500 McNeese State 15 12 .556 30 28 .517 Southwest Texas State 14 13 .519 36 24 .600 Texas–San Antonio 13 14 .481 25 29 .463 Nicholls State 11 15 .423 28 26 .519 Sam Houston State 9 18 .333 21 33 .389 Southeastern Louisiana 7 20 .259 21 33 .389	Southwestern Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct East Alcorn State 18 14 .563 24 22 .522 Jackson State 15 13 .536 23 29 .442 Alabama State 17 15 .531 23 27 .460 Alabama A&M 13 16 .448 17 26 .395 Mississippi Valley State 10 15 .400 10 42 .192 West Southern 29 3 .906 45 10 .818 Texas Southern 20 12 .625 24 28 .462 Grambling State 14 18 .438 24 26 .480 Arkansas Pine–Bluff 14 18 .438 25 28 .472 Prairie View A&M 3 29 .094 3 46 .061
Sun Belt Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct South Alabama 17 5 .773 42 19 .689 Louisiana–Lafayette 17 7 .708 39 23 .629 Western Kentucky 14 9 .609 38 20 .655 Florida International 13 11 .542 41 20 .672 New Orleans 12 12 .500 31 28 .525 New Mexico State 10 14 .417 37 25 .597 Arkansas State 9 14 .391 23 35 .397 Middle Tennessee 8 16 .333 26 30 .464 Arkansas–Little Rock 5 17 .227 19 35 .352	West Coast Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Coast Pepperdine 18 12 .600 31 32 .492 Santa Clara 15 14 .517 25 30 .455 Saint Mary's 14 15 .483 22 27 .449 Gonzaga 14 16 .467 27 29 .482 West San Diego 18 12 .600 39 23 .629 Portland 16 14 .533 24 30 .444 Loyola Marymount 15 15 .500 22 34 .393 San Francisco 9 21 .300 18 38 .321	Western Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct Rice 28 2 .933 52 14 .788 San Jose State 21 9 .700 45 17 .726 Fresno State 19 11 .667 32 27 .542 Nevada 10 20 .333 25 32 .439 Louisiana Tech 7 23 .233 21 37 .362 Hawaii 5 25 .167 16 40 .286
Division I Independents Team W L Pct Miami (FL) 34 29 .540 Birmingham–Southern 32 20 .615 NYIT 27 25 .519 Lipscomb 24 24 .500 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 24 29 .453 Morris Brown 15 35 .300 Texas–Pan American 15 38 .283 Pace 14 36 .280 C.W. Post 11 30 .268 Centenary 15 41 .268 Hawaii–Hilo 10 38 .208

Team won the conference tournament and the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament

Conference does not have conference tournament, so team won the autobid for finishing in first

Team received at-large bid to NCAA tournament

College World Series

Main article: 2002 College World Series

The 2002 season marked the fifty sixth NCAA baseball tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Texas claiming their fifth championship with a 12–6 win over South Carolina in the final.^[1]

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
		Notre Dame	3
	8	Stanford	4
						8	Stanford	7
						5	Texas	8
	5	Texas	2
	4	Rice	1
											5	Texas	6	—
											8	Stanford	5	—
		Notre Dame	5
	4	Rice	3
							Notre Dame	3
						8	Stanford	5
																	5	Texas	12
																	6	South Carolina	6
	2	Clemson	11
		Nebraska	10
						2	Clemson	9
							Georgia Tech	7
	6	South Carolina	0
		Georgia Tech	11
											2	Clemson	4	2
											6	South Carolina	12	10
		Nebraska	8
	6	South Carolina	10
						6	South Carolina	9
							Georgia Tech	5

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 2002 College Baseball All-America Team