2002 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

The 2002 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 2001–02 basketball season.

2002 (2002) NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee
Champions	Oklahoma City Stars (5th title, 5th title game, 5th Fab Four)
Runner-up	Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm (7th title game, 11th Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Central State Lady Marauders (1st Fab Four) Union University Bulldogs (5th Fab Four)
Coach of the year	Janell Jones (Oklahoma City)
Player of the year	Jadrea Seeley (Oklahoma Baptist)
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award	Heather McNutt (Southern Nazarene)
Chuck Taylor MVP	Jhudy Gonzalez (Oklahoma City)
Top scorer	Courtney Hester (North Georgia) (82 points)
NAIA Division I women's tournaments «2001 2003»

Three-time defending champions Oklahoma City defeated Southern Nazarene in the championship game, 82–73, to claim the Stars' fifth NAIA national title.

The tournament was played at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee.

Qualification

See also: 2001–02 NAIA Division I women's basketball season

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, with the top sixteen teams receiving seeds.

The tournament continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format.

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Elite Eight					Final Four					National championship
	1	Southern Nazarene	90
		St. Francis (IL)	47
						1	Southern Nazarene	75
						16	Freed–Hardeman	58
		Fresno Pacific	59
	16	Freed–Hardeman	83
											1	Southern Nazarene	75
											8	Campbellsville	56
	9	Mobile	73
		Shorter	50
						9	Mobile	60
						8	Campbellsville	61
		Benedict	44
	8	Campbellsville	88
																1	Southern Nazarene	87
																5	Central State (OH)	77
	5	Central State (OH)	87
		Vanguard	65
						5	Central State (OH)	84
						12	Lambuth	67
		Columbia (MO)	63
	12	Lambuth	85
											5	Central State (OH)	68
											4	Montana Western	51
	13	Trevecca Nazarene	60
		Oklahoma Christian	86
							Oklahoma Christian	60
						4	Montana Western	68
		Lindsey Wilson	44
	4	Montana Western	58
																					1	Southern Nazarene	73
																					2	Oklahoma City	82
	3	Union (TN)	99
		McKendree	63
						3	Union (TN)	76
							Life	66
		Life	62
	14	Cumberlands (KY)	50
											3	Union (TN)	71
											6	Houston Baptist	50
	11	Oklahoma Baptist	87
		Xavier Louisiana	71
						11	Oklahoma Baptist	80
						6	Houston Baptist	83
		Auburn Montgomery	59
	6	Houston Baptist	67
																3	Union (TN)	76
																2	Oklahoma City	82
	7	North Georgia	62
		Dillard	51
						7	North Georgia	82
							Lewis–Clark State	74
		Lewis–Clark State	81
	10	Georgetown (KY)	66
											7	North Georgia	80
											2	Oklahoma City	93
	15	Brescia	53
		Azusa Pacific	52
						15	Brescia	48
						2	Oklahoma City	79
		Edward Waters	65
	2	Oklahoma City	95

See also

• 2002 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2002 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2002 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 2002 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 2002 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament