2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

The 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its fifty sixth year. Sixteen regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event, with each winner advancing to a best of three series against another regional champion for the right to play in the College World Series. Each region was composed of four teams, resulting in 64 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.^[1] The fifty-sixth tournament's champion was Texas, coached by Augie Garrido. This was Texas' first title since 1983, but Augie Garrido previously won three titles with Cal State Fullerton. The Most Outstanding Player was Huston Street of Texas.

2002 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament

Season	2002
Teams	64
Finals site	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE
Champions	Texas (5th title)
Runner-up	South Carolina (6th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Augie Garrido (4th title)
MOP	Huston Street (Texas)
← 2001  NCAA Division I Baseball Championship 2003 →

Due to fears over terrorism and travel security in the wake of the September 11 attacks, the Division I Baseball Committee, which selects the 64-team field and places the teams on the bracket, was ordered by the NCAA to keep regional pairings as localized as possible, in order to minimize the number of plane trips utilized. Due to these travel constraints, teams from the same conference were allowed to play in the same regional for the first time. An example of the travel restrictions came from the regional in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, featuring four schools from the Bayou State which are located a total of 130 miles (210 km) apart along Interstate 10, the first time (and to date, last) a regional has been entirely an in-state affair outside California, Florida, and Texas. The travel restrictions were eased in 2003, and the ban on conference teams facing each other in regional play was reinstated.

Bids

Automatic bids

Conference champions from 30 Division I conferences earned automatic bids to regionals. The remaining 34 spots were awarded to schools as at-large invitees.

Conference School Berth type America East Maine Tournament champion ACC Florida State Tournament champion Atlantic Sun UCF Tournament champion A-10 George Washington Tournament champion Big East Notre Dame Tournament champion Big South Coastal Carolina Tournament champion Big Ten Ohio State Tournament champion Big 12 Texas Tournament champion Big West Cal State Northridge Regular-season champion CAA VCU Tournament champion Conference USA East Carolina Tournament champion Horizon League Milwaukee Tournament champion Ivy League Harvard Championship series winner MAAC Marist Tournament champion MAC Kent State Tournament champion Mid-Con Oral Roberts Tournament champion MEAC Bethune-Cookman Tournament champion Missouri Valley Wichita State Tournament champion MWC BYU Tournament champion NEC Central Connecticut Tournament champion OVC Southeast Missouri State Tournament champion Pac-10 Southern California Regular-season champion Patriot League Navy Tournament champion SEC Alabama Tournament champion SoCon Georgia Southern Tournament champion Southland Lamar Tournament champion SWAC Southern Tournament champion Sun Belt New Mexico State Tournament champion WCC San Diego Championship series winner WAC Rice Regular-season champion

Bids by conference

Conference	Total	Schools
Southeastern	7	Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, South Carolina
Atlantic Coast	5	Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Wake Forest
Big 12	5	Baylor, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech
Conference USA	5	East Carolina, Houston, Louisville, South Florida, Tulane
Pacific-10	4	Arizona State, Stanford, Southern California, Washington
Sun Belt	4	FIU, Louisiana–Lafayette, New Mexico State, South Alabama
Atlantic Sun	3	UCF, Florida Atlantic, Stetson
Big West	3	Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Northridge, Long Beach State
Atlantic 10	2	George Washington, Richmond
Big South	2	Coastal Carolina, Elon
Colonial Athletic	2	James Madison, VCU
Missouri Valley	2	Southwest Missouri State, Wichita State
Western Athletic	2	Rice, San Jose State
America East	1	Maine
Big East	1	Notre Dame
Big Ten	1	Ohio State
Horizon	1	Milwaukee
Independent	1	Miami (FL)
Ivy	1	Harvard
Metro Atlantic	1	Marist
Mid-American	1	Kent State
Mid-Continent	1	Oral Roberts
Mid-Eastern	1	Bethune-Cookman
Mountain West	1	BYU
Northeast	1	Central Connecticut
Ohio Valley	1	Southeast Missouri State
Patriot	1	Navy
Southern	1	Georgia Southern
Southland	1	Lamar
Southwestern Athletic	1	Southern
West Coast	1	San Diego

Notes on tournament field

• Central Connecticut State, Elon, Louisville, New Mexico St., and San Diego were making their first NCAA tournament appearance.^[2]

National seeds

Bold indicates CWS participant.

1. Florida State (lost super regional at home vs. Notre Dame)
2. Clemson
3. Alabama (eliminated by Florida Atlantic in regional at home)
4. Rice
5. Texas
6. South Carolina
7. Wake Forest (eliminated by Richmond in regional at home)
8. Stanford

Regionals and super regionals

Bold indicates winner.

Tallahassee Super Regional

	First round					Second round					Regional finals						Super regionals
	1	Florida State	11
	4	Stetson	8
						1	Florida State	7
						2	UCF	3
	3	South Florida	1
	2	UCF	6
											1	Florida State	13	—
	Tallahassee Regional–Dick Howser Stadium
											3	South Florida	6	—
	4	Stetson	13
	3	South Florida	14
						3	South Florida	7
						2	UCF	2
																	1	Florida State	4	12	1
																		Notre Dame	10	5	3
	1	South Alabama	7
	4	Kent State	4
						1	South Alabama	1
						2	Notre Dame	25
	3	Ohio State	6
	2	Notre Dame	8
											2	Notre Dame	9	—
	South Bend Regional–Frank Eck Stadium
											3	Ohio State	6	—
	4	Kent State	8
	3	Ohio State	12
						3	Ohio State	6
						1	South Alabama	4

Clemson Super Regional

	First round					Second round					Regional finals						Super regionals
	1	Clemson	15
	4	Georgia Southern	1
						1	Clemson	4
						2	East Carolina	2
	3	Elon	7
	2	East Carolina	13
											1	Clemson	21	—
	Clemson Regional–Doug Kingsmore Stadium
											2	East Carolina	1	—
	4	Georgia Southern	6
	3	Elon	2
						4	Georgia Southern	3
						2	East Carolina	7
																	2	Clemson	6	8	7
																		Arkansas	9	7	4
	1	Wichita State	1
	4	Oral Roberts	6
						4	Oral Roberts	6
						3	Arkansas	7
	3	Arkansas	8
	2	Oklahoma	5
											3	Arkansas	11	—
	Wichita Regional–Eck Stadium
											4	Oral Roberts	6	—
	1	Wichita State	8
	2	Oklahoma	4
						1	Wichita State	8
						4	Oral Roberts	15

Atlanta Super Regional

	First round					Second round					Regional finals						Super regionals
	1	Alabama	4
	4	Southeast Missouri State	7
						4	Southeast Missouri State	6
						3	Florida Atlantic	12
	3	Florida Atlantic	16
	2	Auburn	11
											3	Florida Atlantic	2	6
	Tuscaloosa Regional–Sewell-Thomas Stadium
											1	Alabama	7	5
	1	Alabama	6
	2	Auburn	3
						1	Alabama	7
						4	Southeast Missouri State	4
																		Florida Atlantic	3	5	—
																		Georgia Tech	14	11	—
	1	Georgia Tech	6
	4	Coastal Carolina	0
						1	Georgia Tech	3
						2	Georgia	0
	3	Louisville	1
	2	Georgia	7
											1	Georgia Tech	8	—
	Atlanta Regional–Russ Chandler Stadium
											2	Georgia	7	—
	4	Coastal Carolina	9
	3	Louisville	1
						4	Coastal Carolina	7
						2	Georgia	9

Houston Super Regional

	First round					Second round					Regional finals						Super regionals
	1	Rice	8
	4	Harvard	3
						1	Rice	6
						2	Texas Tech	0
	3	Washington	4
	2	Texas Tech	5
											1	Rice	6	14
	Houston Regional–Reckling Park
											3	Washington	7	2
	4	Harvard	2
	3	Washington	4
						3	Washington	3
						2	Texas Tech	1
																	4	Rice	6	3	—
																		LSU	0	0	—
	1	LSU	5
	4	Southern	4
						1	LSU	0
						2	Louisiana–Lafayette	5
	3	Tulane	3
	2	Louisiana–Lafayette	6
											2	Louisiana–Lafayette	2	2
	Baton Rouge Regional–Alex Box Stadium
											1	LSU	12	12
	4	Southern	2
	3	Tulane	10
						3	Tulane	2
						1	LSU	4

Austin Super Regional

	First round					Second round					Regional finals						Super regionals
	1	Texas	7
	4	Central Connecticut	2
						1	Texas	10
						2	Baylor	8
	3	Lamar	2
	2	Baylor	4
											1	Texas	2	—
	Austin Regional–Disch–Falk Field
											2	Baylor	0	—
	4	Central Connecticut	4
	3	Lamar	9
						3	Lamar	9
						2	Baylor	10
																	5	Texas	0	17	5
																		Houston	2	2	2
	1	Houston	9
	4	New Mexico State	0
						1	Houston	8
						2	Arizona State	4
	3	San Diego	3
	2	Arizona State	6
											1	Houston	8	—
	†Mesa Regional–HoHoKam Park
											2	Arizona State	3	—
	4	New Mexico State	1
	3	San Diego	2
						3	San Diego	1
						2	Arizona State	11

†Arizona State hosted at HoHoKam Park in Mesa, Arizona, where they played their 2002 season due to construction at Packard Stadium.

Columbia Super Regional

	First round					Second round					Regional finals						Super regionals
	1	South Carolina	6
	4	VCU	3
						1	South Carolina	9
						2	North Carolina	6
	3	James Madison	0
	2	North Carolina	5
											1	South Carolina	4	3
	Columbia Regional–Sarge Frye Field
											2	North Carolina	8	1
	4	VCU	2
	3	James Madison	5
						3	James Madison	7
						2	North Carolina	9
																	6	South Carolina	10	2	6
																		Miami (FL)	7	5	4
	1	Florida	13
	4	Bethune-Cookman	1
						1	Florida	2
						3	Miami (FL)	7
	3	Miami (FL)	9
	2	FIU	1
											3	Miami (FL)	10*	8
	Gainesville Regional–McKethan Stadium
											1	Florida	11*	7
	4	Bethune-Cookman	7
	2	FIU	4
						4	Bethune-Cookman	10
						1	Florida	21

Lincoln Super Regional

	First round					Second round					Regional finals						Super regionals
	1	Wake Forest	12
	4	George Washington	6
						1	Wake Forest	2
						2	Richmond	3
	3	Navy	5
	2	Richmond	15
											2	Richmond	4*	7
	Winston-Salem Regional–Ernie Shore Field
											1	Wake Forest	5*	5
	4	George Washington	4
	3	Navy	6
						3	Navy	1
						1	Wake Forest	13
																		Richmond	0	6	6
																		Nebraska	2	2	11
	1	Nebraska	7
	4	Milwaukee	2
						1	Nebraska	9
						3	Marist	1
	3	Marist	5*
	2	Southwest Missouri State	4*
											1	Nebraska	14	—
	Lincoln Regional–Haymarket Park
											2	Southwest Missouri State	3	—
	4	Milwaukee	1
	2	Southwest Missouri State	6
						2	Southwest Missouri State	5
						3	Marist	2

Stanford Super Regional

	First round					Second round					Regional finals						Super regionals
	1	Stanford	3*
	4	Cal State Fullerton	2*
						1	Stanford	5
						2	Long Beach State	4
	3	San Jose State	3
	2	Long Beach State	6
											1	Stanford	8	—
	Stanford Regional–Sunken Diamond
											2	Long Beach State	4	—
	4	Cal State Fullerton	9
	3	San Jose State	1
						4	Cal State Fullerton	0
						2	Long Beach State	4
																	8	Stanford	4	5	—
																		Southern California	2	3	—
	1	Southern California	5*
	4	BYU	4*
						1	Southern California	7
						2	Cal State Northridge	5
	3	Maine	4
	2	Cal State Northridge	7
											1	Southern California	13	—
	Los Angeles Regional–Dedeaux Field
											4	BYU	10	—
	4	BYU	12
	3	Maine	5
						4	BYU	7
						2	Cal State Northridge	2

College World Series

Participants

School	Conference	Record (conference)	Head coach	CWS appearances	Best CWS finish	CWS record Not including this year
Clemson	ACC	52–15 (16–8)	Jack Leggett	9 (last: 2000)	3rd (1996)	7–18
Georgia Tech	ACC	51–14 (14–9)	Danny Hall	1 (last: 1994)	2nd (1994)	3–1
Nebraska	Big 12	47–19 (16–11)	Dave Van Horn	1 (last: 2001)	7th (2001)	0–2
Notre Dame	Big East	49–16 (18–8)	Paul Mainieri	1 (last: 1957)	4th (1957)	2–2
Rice	WAC	52–12 (28–2)	Wayne Graham	2 (last: 1999)	6th (1999)	1–4
South Carolina	SEC	53–16 (21–8)	Ray Tanner	5 (last: 1985)	2nd (1975, 1977)	9–10
Stanford	Pac-10	45–16 (16–8)	Mark Marquess	13 (last: 2001)	1st (1987, 1988)	31–22
Texas	Big 12	53–15 (19–8)	Augie Garrido	28 (last: 2000)	1st (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983)	64–49

Results

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

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 14	Game 1	Georgia Tech	11–0	South Carolina
	Game 2	Clemson	11–10	Nebraska
June 15	Game 3	Stanford	4–3	Notre Dame
	Game 4	Texas	2–1	Rice
June 16	Game 5	South Carolina	10–8	Nebraska	Nebraska eliminated
	Game 6	Clemson	9–7	Georgia Tech
June 17	Game 7	Notre Dame	5–3	Rice	Rice eliminated
	Game 8	Texas	8–7	Stanford
June 18	Game 9	South Carolina	9–5	Georgia Tech	Georgia Tech eliminated
	Game 10	Stanford	5–3	Notre Dame	Notre Dame eliminated
June 19	Game 11	South Carolina	12–4	Clemson
June 20	Game 12	Texas	6–5	Stanford	Stanford eliminated
June 21	Game 13	South Carolina	10–2	Clemson	Clemson eliminated
June 22	Final	Texas	12–6	South Carolina	Texas wins CWS

Championship Game

Saturday, June 22, 2002 12:40 pm (CT) at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
South Carolina	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	6	10	3
Texas	3	1	0	0	3	1	0	4	X	12	13	2
WP: Justin Simmons (16–1)   LP: Aaron Rawl (7–2)   Sv: Huston Street (14) Attendance: 24,089 Notes: Texas wins fifth CWS title Boxscore

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the College World Series All-Tournament Team.

Position	Player	School
P	Justin Simmons	Texas
	Huston Street (MOP)	Texas
C	Landon Powell	South Carolina
1B	Michael Johnson	Clemson
2B	Tim Moss	Texas
3B	Omar Quintanilla	Texas
SS	Victor Menocal	Georgia Tech
OF	Sam Fuld	Stanford
	Justin Harris	South Carolina
	Dustin Majewski	Texas
DH	Steve Stanley	Notre Dame

Tournament notes

• This was the last College World Series championship to be decided by a single game as the final was moved to a best-of-three format the following year.

See also

• 2002 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
• 2002 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
• 2002 NAIA World Series