2002 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
| 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament |
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| Season | 2001–02 | ||||
| Teams | 65 | ||||
| Finals site |
Georgia Dome Atlanta |
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| Champions |
Maryland (1st title, 1st title game, 2nd Final Four) |
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| Runner-up |
Indiana (6th title game, 8th Final Four) |
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| Winning coach | Gary Williams (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Juan Dixon Maryland | ||||
| Attendance | 720,433 | ||||
| Top scorers | Juan Dixon Maryland Jared Jeffries Indiana (155 points) |
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The 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 2002, and ended with the championship game on April 1 in Atlanta at the Georgia Dome. A total of 64 games were played.
This was the first year that the tournament used the so-called "pod" system, in which the eight first- and second-round sites are distributed around the four regionals. Teams were assigned to first round spots in order to minimize travel for as many teams as possible. The top seeds at each site were:
The Final Four consisted of Maryland, making their second consecutive appearance, Kansas, making their first appearance since 1993, Indiana, making their first appearance since 1992, and Oklahoma, making their first appearance since their national runner-up finish in 1988.
Maryland defeated Indiana 64-52 in the championship game to win their first ever national championship.
Juan Dixon of Maryland was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
For the second straight tournament, the Elite Eight featured at least one double-digit seed. South Region tenth-seed Kent State and West Region twelfth-seed Missouri played in their respective regional finals, with Kent State losing to Indiana and Missouri losing to Oklahoma.
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