James Madison

The 2002 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Memphis competed as a member of the Conference USA. The team was led by head coach Tommy West. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

Cal State Fullerton
North Carolina Tar Heels

J O’Connor 0-5, J Reddan 0-2, S McMahon 0-2, T Carmody 0-2, A Quinn 0-1, C Lynch 0-1, T Griffin 0-1, A Markham 0-1, O Baker 0-1.

These are the films shown at the 9th New York Underground Film Festival, held from March 6–12, 2002.

K Srebotnik

Rice

2002 New York Giants season

Marv Albert, Bill Walton and Steve "Snapper" Jones

Boston University

npr

M-G Mikaelian

West Virginia

Giants

A Kremer

Kidd 12

Florida Atlantic

M Jordan 2-1, B Lambert 0-6, D O’Brien 0-2, L O’Gorman 0-1, A Fenlon 0-1, L Murphy 0-1.

Tatiana Panova
Serena Williams

'''Auburn

Saints seasons

''Mike A. Myers Stadium

Mt Albert Lions

ATL

2002 New Zealand rugby league season

'''North Carolina

New Hampshire

J Dooley 0-7, R Hanniffy 1-2, B Murphy 1-0, B Carroll 0-3, G Hanniffy 0-2, N Claffey 0-1, Barry Whelehan 0-1, Brian Whelehan 0-1.

B Rittner

Quarterfinals

Oral Roberts
Alabama
Texas

Miami Open Miami Open

George Washington Colonials

Biola

* 2 Aaron Brooks
* 12 Jake Delhomme

Õun

Harvard

M Suchá

The 2002 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 36th as a member of the National Football League (NFL). They improved upon their previous season's performance of 7–9, winning nine games. Despite the winning season, and ranking third in total offense in 2002, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs. A bright moment during the season for the Saints was sweeping eventual champion Tampa Bay. The 2 wins were almost guaranteed to make New Orleans a playoff team. However, 3 consecutive losses, including one to 1-13 Cincinnati, knocked New Orleans out of playoff contention.

Quinnipiac

UCF Knights baseball

The 2002 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 42nd in the National Football League, and the first under head coach Mike Tice. Tice was the third of the Vikings' six head coaches to be promoted from within the team's coaching ranks but the first to have actually played for the team.The Vikings lost their opening game in Chicago 27–23 after surrendering a 20–10 halftime lead, and ended up going 0–4 before their bye week.

'''Serena Williams

Fisher 6

X Malisse

Notre Dame

J-M Gambill

The 2002 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 2002 National League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 1, and ended on Monday, October 7, with the champions of the three NL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. The teams were:(1) Atlanta Braves (Eastern Division champion, 101–59) vs. (4) San Francisco Giants (Wild Card, 95–66); Giants win series, 3–2.(2) Arizona Diamondbacks (Western Division champion, 98–64) vs. (3) St. Louis Cardinals (Central Division champion, 97–65); Cardinals win series, 3–0.The higher seed (in parentheses) had the home field advantage (Games 1, 2 and 5 at home), which was determined by playing record.The Cardinals and Giants went on to meet in the NL Championship Series (NLCS). The Giants became the National League champion, and lost to the American League champion Anaheim Angels in the 2002 World Series.

Jelani

J Lee

Baton Rouge Regional–Alex Box Stadium

yes

Southern

T Suzuki

Georgia Southern

Oklahoma т
Washington State

M Wadding

None

TVMK

Keith

Lincoln Regional–Haymarket Park
North Carolina
Nebraska

O'Neal 40

Georgia Tech

Round 3

T Haas

Yale

Johnson
Richmond

STL

P Srichaphan

P Dunphy

New York Giants

Southern Jaguars

Minnesota

San Francisco Giants – 3, Atlanta Braves – 7

Wake Forest
Arizona State

V Ruano Pascual
'''K Clijsters
R McQuillan

Stanford

S Talaja

Williams

'''G Arn
A Gerši

Second Round

M Serna

Central Connecticut

Westmont

'''Florida State

A Bogomolov, Jr.

B O’Connor 0-6, J O’Connor 0-6, N McCarthy 0-3, K Murphy 0-2, S Gardiner 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, P Ryan 0-1.

Ohio State

Championship

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles

C Keaney 0-6, K Flynn 1-2, G Ennis 1-2, T McGrane 0-2, L Ryan 0-1, R Kennedy 0-1, S Martin 0-1, P Maguire 0-1.
D Curtin 0-9, S Martin 1-1, C Keaney 0-3, P Maguire 0-1, D Spain 0-1.

Virginia

FIU Golden Panthers

C Mamiit

St. Louis Cardinals – 12, Arizona Diamondbacks – 2

Bryant 6

Science & Arts

P Suárez
S Williams

Atlanta

Semi-finals

Nov 10

'''I Tulyaganova
G Arn

Mercedes-Benz Cup – Singles

P Neary

Oklahoma City

J Gimelstob

2002 NFL season

St. Cloud State

N Horan 1-6, N Reilly 1-1, J Donoghue 0-2, D Doran 0-1, C Sheridan 0-1.

Georgia

Bryant 36

Cal State Northridge Matadors

Texas т

2002 NBA Finals

LSU

O'Neal 36

Olivet Nazarene

A Smashnova

K McGrath 0-8, P Flynn 1-4, E Kelly 0-1, T Browne 0-1, S Prendergast 0-1, D Bennett 0-1

Cincinnati

P O’Grady 1-2, M Keane 0-5, C Fitzgerald 1-0, B Foley 0-3, M Foley 0-2, B Begley 0-2, P Lawlor 0-1, M O’Brien 0-1.

Jan-Michael Gambill

2002 Mecca girls' school fire

V Spadea

Pepperdine

M Lee

A Stevenson

Oct 28

Final

J McClean

M Mirnyi

Mountain State

G/F

Cowboys

* #12 Don Vaden
* #15 Bennett Salvatore
* #29 Steve Javie

'''Connecticut

Bethune-Cookman
Navy

B Whelehan 0-6, S Brown 0-5, B Murphy 0-2, M O’Hara 0-1, R Hannify 0-1, B Carroll 0-1.

TOs: Bryant 6

Barat

Rice Owls

'''E Dyrberg

Location of Makkah Region in Saudi Arabia

G Dulko

Hibiscus Coast

'''M Maleeva

SMU

C Martinez

Miami

G Harrington

National League

Tempe Regional–Packard Stadium

T Perebiynis
E Daniilidou

G McGonigle 0-11, M Collins 1-2, J O’Dwyer 1-0, O Collins 0-2, D Doherty 0-1.

O'Neal 12

Auburn

S McMahon

Derrius Monroe

Canada

Southwest Missouri State

2002 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

Collins

'''Maryland

NFC 4 div

Martina Hingis
M Weingärtner

Devean

Bethune-Cookman Wildcats

Jefferson

J O’Brien 1-1, E Kelly 0-3, T Dunne 0-2, J Enright 0-2, L Cahill 0-1, E O’Neill 0-1.

Seahawks

Harvard Crimson

St. Louis Cardinals – 2, Arizona Diamondbacks – 1

Maardu Levadia1

Tuscaloosa Regional–Sewell-Thomas Stadium
Arkansas

The 2002 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held October 16–20, 2002 at the Mandalay Bay Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

2002 Molise earthquake

Southeast Missouri State

Michael Williamson

Battle for the Bones

Stanislav

Westmont (Calif.)
Elite Eight

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Ukraine

Defensive back

M Irvin

Cal State Northridge

E Gagliardi

N Horan 0-7, J Canty 0-1, J McGuinness 0-1.

'''L Osterloh

The 2002 New Zealand rugby league season was the 95th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand. The main feature of the year was the third season of the Bartercard Cup competition that was run by the New Zealand Rugby League. The Mt Albert Lions won the Cup by defeating the Hibiscus Coast Raiders 24-20 in the Grand Final.

'''Yale

'''W Prakusya

Stetson Hatters

2002 NCAA Division I-A football season
New Mexico Lobos

Milwaukee Panthers

Iowa

'''Arizona State

The New York Yankees' 2002 season was the 100th season for the Yankees in New York, and their 102nd overall going back to their origins in Baltimore. The team finished with a record of 103-58 finishing 10.5 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the playoffs, they lost in the ALDS in 4 games to the Anaheim Angels.

St. Louis
San Francisco

J Kelly

and Stump Merrill

San Diego

Lindsey

Stanford*

Round 2
J McDonnell

Venus Williams

Falcons

NAIA National Semifinals

'''Santa Clara
Penn State*

Dick Bavetta, Dan Crawford and Bob Delaney

Southern California

SEC

Michigan

New York City

Vikings seasons

Oklahoma
South Carolina
East Carolina

Air Force

A Myskina

* 84 Tim Carter
* 85 Derek Dorris
* 88 Ike Hilliard
* 81 Amani Toomer
* 86 Ron Dixon
* 87 Daryl Jones

Palo Alto Regional–Sunken Diamond

McKendree (Ill.)

* 87 Joe Horn
* 89 Derrick Lewis
* 84 Michael Lewis
* 80 Jerome Pathon
* 86 Jake Reed
* 83 Donté Stallworth

Southeastern Conference

Marist

A Harkleroad
'''V Webb

The 2002 Memorial Cup occurred May 18–26 at the Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre in Guelph, Ontario. It was the 84th annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). It featured the host team, the Guelph Storm as well as the winners of the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League which were the Erie Otters, Victoriaville Tigres and the Kootenay Ice respectively.

Oct 6

N Okun

Azusa Pacific

M Keane 0-7, M Foley 0-2, D Ryan 0-2, B Begley 0-1, O Moran 0-1, M O’Brien 0-1, O O’Neill 0-1.

Elon

San Francisco Giants

N Horan 0-4, J McGuinness 0-2, A O’Neill 0-1, M Cole 0-1, N Reilly 0-1.

United States

Huston-Tillotson

'''A Stevenson

McKendree

C Black

'''Virginia

The 2002 NCAA Women's Division I Swimming and Diving Championships were contested at the 21st annual NCAA-sanctioned swim meet to determine the team and individual national champions of Division I women's collegiate swimming and diving in the United States.This year's events were hosted by the University of Texas at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center in Austin, Texas.Auburn topped the team standings for the first time, finishing 58 points ahead of three-time defending champions Georgia. It was the Tigers' first and the first for coach David Marsh.

NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament

First Round

Bellefield Park, Enniscorthy
D Stamp 1-2, B Goff 0-5, M Jordan 0-4, L O’Gorman 1-0, A Fenlon 0-3, R McCarthy 0-2, D Fitzhenry 0-1, G Coleman 0-1, E Doyle 0-1, K Furlong 0-1.

K Brandi

Hard / outdoor

D Bedáňová

Kent State
Coastal Carolina

'''V Williams
'''S Reeves

A Roddick

Georgia Bulldogs

Lost Wild Card Playoffs 39–38

Lamar

M Llodra

Rams

Semi-final

Cumberland

Kansas State

Georgetown

Milwaukee Brewers

Stls: Horry 3, Kidd 3

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

T McIntyre

Popov

Stetson

Maryland

Bryant

Santa Clara

Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs

J Hopkins

Green Bay Packers

NBA

S Grosjean

PPV

Lamar Cardinals

Kidd 7

T Dent

Portland

B Vahaly

Houston Regional–Reckling Park

S Reeves
'''M Hingis

Sep 8

P Flynn 2-1, M White 2-1, K McGrath 0-3, T Browne 0-2, A Moloney 0-2, D Bennett 0-2, E McGrath 0-1.

R Grande

Minnesota Vikings

'''California

Long Beach State
Wichita State

Oct 13

N Godwin

'''Richmond

Martin

West

did not qualify

2002 National Hurling League

Milwaukee

C Torrens Valero

'''Wake Forest

Penn State

C-A Avants

'''Penn State

E Collins 2-0, J O'Connor 0-4, A Browne 0-3, B O'Connor 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, J Gardiner 0-1, N McCarthy 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, K Murray 0-1.

Ole Miss

Texas A&M

J Brasington

'''Purdue

Tulane

Memphis, Tennessee

Austin, Texas

Bowling Green

Davis Wade Stadium

G Kuerten

Louisville Cardinals
South Alabama
Austin Regional–Disch-Falk Field

UCLA*

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.

Tier I Series

ARI

San Diego Toreros

O'Neal 16

Clemson

Harry Statham

The 2002 National Football League expansion draft is the most recent National Football League (NFL) draft in which a new expansion team, named the Houston Texans, selected its first players. On October 6, 1999, in Atlanta, NFL owners had unanimously voted to award the 32nd NFL franchise and the Super Bowl XXXVIII to the city of Houston, Texas. So that the Texans could become competitive with existing teams, the league awarded the Texans the first pick in the 2002 NFL Draft and gave them the opportunity to select current players from existing teams. That selection was provided by the expansion draft, held on February 18, 2002.In this draft, held months before the regular draft, the existing franchises listed players from which the Texans could select to switch to the new team. This was the third expansion draft after the NFL had instituted the salary cap, which limited the total amount teams could spend on their roster of players. Teams placed many quality players on the list who had large contracts, as the Texans were required to assume the contracts of those players if selected. The list included 155 NFL players, 25 of whom were Pro Bowl players. The draft took place live and aired on ESPN. The Texans drafted a total of 19 players. They selected three players with a total salary-cap value of $14.9 million from the Jacksonville Jaguars, who were $23 million over the cap; three players with a total salary-cap value of $14.1 million from the New York Jets, who were $16 million over the cap; and two players with a total salary-cap value of $7.1 million from the Baltimore Ravens, who were $23 million over the cap.

Azusa Pacific (Calif.)

J Husárová

S Martin 0-5, D Curtin 0-5, G Ennis 1-1, C Keaney 0-3, D Sweeney 0-3, P Maguire 0-1, C Meehan 0-1.

Western Division

Todd

North Carolina*

A Agassi

Maine
Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns

Samaki

The 2002 Meistriliiga was the 12th season of the Meistriliiga, Estonia's premier football league. Flora won their sixth title.

A Mac Suibhne

'''Miami (OH)

B Kelly

Washington

'''S Foretz
Monica Seles

K McGrath 0-8, A Moloney 0-2, S Prendergast 0-2, P Flynn 0-2, J Mullane 0-1.

Barat (Ill.)

2002 NBDL Draft

B Lambert 1-7, B Goff 1-2, R McCarthy 0-3, A Fenlon 0-2, D Ruth 0-1, E Doyle 0-1.

K Kim

I Majoli

VCU

P Aherne

* Defensive Coordinator – Johnnie Lynn
* Defensive Line – Denny Marcin
* Linebackers – Tom Olivadotti
* Defensive Backs – DeWayne Walker
* Senior Defensive Analyst – Dave Brazil
* Defensive Quality Control – Rod Rust

Florida

G León García

Florida State

* 65 LeCharles Bentley G
* 71 Spencer Folau G
* 62 Jerry Fontenot C
* 64 Kendyl Jacox G
* 66 Victor Riley T
* 68 Kyle Turley T

basketball

M Díaz Oliva

G Oakley 1-1, J Dooley 0-4, D Murray 0-3, B Carroll 0-3, M O’Hara 0-3, B Murphy 0-2.

'''T Poutchek

No Scoring

South Florida Bulls

Cornell

football

The 2002 National Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Hurling League, was the 71st edition of the National Hurling League (NHL), an annual hurling competition for the GAA county teams. Kilkenny won the league, beating Cork in the final.

New Mexico State

H Shefflin 0-7, D Lyng 0-1, P Sheehan 0-1.

* Special Teams – Bruce Read

Cleveland Browns

Brian
USA

Michigan State

ESPNGP

T Poutchek

Mitch

R Tanasugarn

P Flynn 0-8, T Browne 0-2, D Shanahan 0-1, E Murphy 0-1.

Hunter

'''G León García

Kent State Golden Flashes

East

E Dyrberg

The 2002 NBA Finals was the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s championship series for the 2001–02 season. The best-of-seven playoff was contested between the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers (who were also two-time defending NBA champions), and the Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Nets. The Lakers swept the Nets four games to none to win the franchise's 14th NBA championship.

Key Biscayne, Florida, U.S.

Sep 22

M Keane 0-6, B Begley 1-0, J Butler 0-3, C Fitzgerald 0-2, S O’Connor 0-2, C Carey 0-2, M Foley 0-1, S Lucey 0-1, B Foley 0-1.

2002 Midwest to Mid-Atlantic United States tornado outbreak

F Zuluaga

Houston

Atlanta Braves

Sep 29

Kidd 9

South Bend Regional–Frank Eck Stadium
Louisville

M Comerford 1-3, J Hoyne 1-0, H Shefflin 0-3, A Comerford 0-2, P Dowling 0-2, E Brennan 0-2, D Lyng 0-1, R Mullaly 0-1, S Dowling 0-1.

Kidd 23

'''M Seles

Giants seasons

Quarter-final

Shaquille

'''J Capriati

The 2002 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships involved 12 schools competing for the national championship of women's NCAA Division I gymnastics. It was the 21st NCAA gymnastics national championship, and the defending NCAA Team Champion for 2001 was UCLA. The competition took place in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, hosted by the University of Alabama in Coleman Coliseum. The 2002 championship was won by Alabama, their first since 1996 and fourth all time.

Arkansas Razorbacks

New Orleans Saints

Georgetown (Ky.)

2002 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships

'''Nebraska

Baylor Bears

Dave Huxtable

Brent Musburger and Jack Ramsay

Utah

New Jersey Nets

A Coetzer

Stump Merrill and Luis Sojo

O Collins 0-6, D Magill 0-1, D McGrellis 0-1, J O’Dwyer 0-1.
Kilkenny

Florida State Seminoles

TOs: Kidd 5

A Sanchez-Vicario

Colorado College

* Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Sean Payton
* Running Backs – Eric Studesville
* Wide Receivers – Jimmy Robinson
* Tight Ends – Mike Pope
* Offensive Line – Jim McNally
* Offensive Quality Control – Jay Robertson

'''Tennessee

* Strength and Conditioning – John Dunn
* Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Craig Stoddard

Final replay

Brandon

Louisiana–Lafayette

'''Wisconsin

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Martin Methodist (Tenn.)

T Garbin
M Marrero

Fisher

G Bastl

Martin 35

D Murphy

The 2002 NFL season was the 83rd regular season of the National Football League.The league went back to an even number of teams, expanding to 32 teams with the addition of the Houston Texans. The clubs were then realigned into eight divisions, four teams in each. Also, the Chicago Bears played the 2002 season in Champaign, Illinois at Memorial Stadium because of the reconstruction of their home stadium Soldier Field.The NFL title was eventually won by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when they defeated the Oakland Raiders 48–21 in Super Bowl XXXVII, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California on January 26, 2003.

E Brennan 2-4, H Shefflin 0-5, M Comerford 0-3, B Dowling 0-2, P Tennyson 0-2, A Cummins 0-1, S Grehan 0-1, D Lyng 0-1, K Power 0-1, A Geoghegan 0-1, E Behan 0-1.

'''Los Angeles Lakers

Boise State

'''Portland

Richard

B Rippner
M Shaughnessy

Oklahoma Baptist

Lakers defeated Kings, 4–3

The 2002 Buffalo Funds - NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. This was the first NAIA tournament back in Kansas City since 1993. The NAIA headquarters also relocated to Olathe, Kansas this year. The 65th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. The 2002 champion was 2001's runner-up, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.

E Cloonan 1-8, J Rabbitte 0-3, D Hayes 0-3, R Murray 0-2, R Gantley 0-1.

Kobe
Madsen

T Griffin 0-4, D Forde 0-3, O Baker 0-2, J O’Connor 0-2, C Lynch 0-2, N Gilligan 0-2, T Carmody 0-1, J Considine 0-1, A Markham 0-1.
O Collins 0-8, D Doherty 1-0, D Magill 0-1, R McCloskey 0-1, D McGrelis 0-1, G McGonigle 0-1.

Kidd 10

P Horan

South

TOs: Kidd 4

Jennifer Capriati

BYU

The 2002 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament (also known as the 2002 Women's College Cup) was the 21st annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's collegiate soccer. The semifinals and championship game were played at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas from December 6–8, 2002.Portland defeated Santa Clara in the final, 2–1 (in two overtimes), to win their first national title. The Pilots (20–4–2) were coached by Clive Charles.

USC Trojans
San Jose State

M Chang

2002 National League Division Series

J Dokić

UCLA

E Kelly 0-6, E O’Neill 1-2, L Cahill 0-1, E Enright 0-1, M O’Leary 0-1, P Kelly 0-1.

O'Neal 11

Baylor

K Hrdličková

Oct 27

USC

TOs: O'Neal 5

On March 11, 2002, a fire at a girls' school in Mecca, Saudi Arabia killed fifteen people, all young girls. The event was especially notable due to complaints that Saudi Arabia's "religious police" (aka the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice) stopped schoolgirls from leaving the burning building and hindered rescue workers because the girls were not wearing correct Islamic dress, and possibly for not being escorted by a male. As Hanny Megally, Executive Director of the Middle East and North Africa division of Human Rights Watch put it, "Women and girls may have died unnecessarily because of extreme interpretations of the Islamic dress code. State authorities with direct and indirect responsibility for this tragedy must be held accountable."

* 12 Matt Allen P
* 8 Matt Bryant K

Martin Methodist

F Schiavone

The 2002 Memorial Cup occurred May 18–26 at the Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre in Guelph, Ontario. It was the 84th annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). It featured the host team, the Guelph Storm as well as the winners of the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League which were the Erie Otters, Victoriaville Tigres and the Kootenay Ice respectively. The Kootenay Ice won their first Memorial Cup, beating the Victoriaville Tigres in the final.

S Farina Elia

ABC

Kittles 23
Armstrong

On March 11, 2002, a fire at a girls' school in Mecca, Saudi Arabia killed fifteen people, all young girls. The event was especially notable due to complaints that Saudi Arabia's "religious police" (aka the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice) stopped schoolgirls from leaving the burning building and hindered rescue workers because the girls were not wearing correct Islamic dress, and possibly for not being escorted by a male.

D Sanguinetti

2002 New Year Honours

JPS

New Years' Honours are announced on or around the date of the New Year in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The dates vary, both from year to year and from country to country. All are published in supplements to the London Gazette and many are conferred by the monarch (or her representative) some time after the date of the announcement, particularly for those service people on active duty.This page lists those awards announced in the 2002 New Year's honours lists.

Rhode Island

Mississippi State Bulldogs

Anthony

Jan 5

South Florida
Texas Tech Red Raiders

* Ted Bernhardt
* Eddie Rush
* Bernie Fryer

Wisconsin

Nov 3

M Tu

* Head Coach – Jim Fassel

J Deane 1-5, N Ronan 0-5, J O'Connor 0-4, S McGrath 0-3, A Cummins 0-2, E Collins 0-2, N McCarthy 0-1, P Ryan 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1.

O'Neal 34

Sep 30

Kittles

M Collins 2-1, G McGonigle 0-4, O Collins 0-3, G Biggs 0-1.

* 74 Ian Allen T
* 67 Chris Bober C
* 65 Tam Hopkins G
* 77 Luke Petitgout T
* 78 Mike Rosenthal T
* 69 Rich Seubert G
* 68 Omar Smith C
* 66 Jason Whittle G

E Kelly 0-11, J O'Brien 2-1, L Corbett 1-1, B O’Meara 1-0.

2002 Memphis Tigers football team

The 2002 Buffalo Funds - NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. This was the first NAIA tournament back in Kansas City since 1993. The NAIA headquarters also relocated to Olathe, Kansas this year. The 65th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. The 2002 champion was 2001's runner-up, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. The Drovers faced Sooner Athletic Conference rival Oklahoma Baptist University in the championship game. It was the first time two teams from the Sooner Athletic Conference ever met in the national championship game. And the first SAC team to win the tournament since Oklahoma City University won in 1996. The Drovers rolled over the Bison 96–79. Finishing out the NAIA Semifinals were Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) and Barat College (Ill.).2002 was also the first year Buffalo Funds, a Kansas City-based investment management firm, was the title corporate sponsor. In 2008 Buffalo Funds extended its contract with the NAIA tournament until the 2010 tournament; in 2013, it would be extended to 2017.

N Horan 1-6, J O’Toole 1-0, T Reilly 0-2, D Dorran 0-1, C Sheridan 0-1, N Reilly 0-1, M Cole 0-1.

Nov 18

Eagles

* 50 James Allen
* 51 Bryan Cox
* 52 Sedrick Hodge
* 53 Roger Knight
* 54 Darrin Smith OLB

Troy Farrow,

M Maleeva

S Draper

E Likhovtseva

The 2002 NCAA Women's Division I Swimming and Diving Championships were contested at the 21st annual NCAA-sanctioned swim meet to determine the team and individual national champions of Division I women's collegiate swimming and diving in the United States.This year's events were hosted by the University of Texas at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center in Austin, Texas.Auburn topped the team standings for the first time, finishing 58 points ahead of three-time defending champions Georgia.

Á Montolio

The 2002 NFL season was the 83rd regular season of the National Football League.The league went back to an even number of teams, expanding to 32 teams with the addition of the Houston Texans. The clubs were then realigned into eight divisions, four teams in each.

Oklahoma Sooners

N Pratt
H Nagyová

O'Neal 10

A Molik

TOs: O'Neal 4, Bryant 4

Washington Huskies

B Lambert 0-6, L O’Gorman 1-0, A Fenlon 0-2, L Murphy 0-2, E Doyle 0-1, M Jordan 0-1.

Arizona Diamondbacks – 3, St. Louis Cardinals – 6
San Francisco Giants – 8, Atlanta Braves – 5

Max Mirnyi

Houston Cougars

Round 1

UEFA Cup

Kidd

2002 Mr. Olympia

P Schnyder

N Horan 0-6, T Reilly 0-3, C Sheridan 0-2, D Dorran 0-1, N Reilly 0-1, M Cole 0-1.

Dec 1

Miami Hurricanes

Kenny Park, Athenry

Fred McAfee

Nov 17

National Championship

Clemson Regional–Doug Kingsmore Stadium

Medvedenko

* #17 Joe Crawford
* #10 Ron Garretson
* #35 Jack Nies

P Mandula

Atlanta Braves – 3, San Francisco Giants – 8

George Washington

MacCulloch

Santa Clara*

E Collins 3-1, J O’Connor 0-5, D O'Sullivan 1-0, J Deane 0-3, S McGrath 0-2, B O’Connor 0-2, A Cummins 0-2, T McCarthy 0-1, N Ronan 0-1.

* 52 Dusty Zeigler G 7px
* 75 Keith Hamilton DT 7px

2002 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

Sep 2
Sep 15

The 2002 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers' finishing 6th in the National League Central with a record of 56 wins and 106 losses.

J O’Dwyer 3-0, O Collins 0-3, R Kennedy 0-1.
J Deane 1-3, E Collins 0-3, N McCarthy 0-2, A Browne 0-2, S McGrath 0-2, B O’Connor 0-2.

N Kiefer

* 5 Kerry Collins
* 3 Jesse Palmer

L Raymond
T Panova

San Jose State Spartans

2002 NFL expansion draft

* 21 Tiki Barber
* 20 Sean Bennett
* 27 Ron Dayne
* 33 Delvin Joyce KR/PR
* 45 Charles Stackhouse FB

Pacific Bell Park

2002 Milwaukee Brewers season

AFC 4 div

'''Texas A&M

L Osterloh

St. Louis Cardinals

UCF Knights

AP Poll released week prior to game

* 89 Dan Campbell
* 41 Darnell Dinkins
* 80 Jeremy Shockey
* 83 Marcellus Rivers

* 97 Cornelius Griffin DT
* 90 Kenny Holmes DE
* 79 Bob Jones DE
* 99 Ross Kolodziej DT
* 70 Lance Legree DT
* 98 Matt Mitrione DT
* 92 Michael Strahan DE

Division I

'''Rhode Island

Pittsburgh Steelers

* 4 Toby Gowin P 7px
* 36 Michael Hawthorne CB 7px

Texas Tech

Third Round

Intertoto Cup

Southeast Missouri State Redhawks

Colorado

'''M Müller

Auburn Tigers

* Owner – Tom Benson
* Executive Vice President/General Manager – Mickey Loomis
* Senior Football Administrator – Russ Ball
* Director of Player Personnel – Rick Mueller
* College Scouting Coordinator – Rick Thompson

D Kirwan

Andre Agassi

Nov 25

R Gantley 0-4, M Kerins 0-2, F Forde 0-2, J Rabbitte 0-2, F Healy 0-2, D Tierney 0-1, D O’Brien 0-1, O Fahy 0-1, Niall Hayes 0-1.

Denver

The 2002 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 36th as a member of the National Football League (NFL). They improved upon their previous season's performance of 7–9, winning nine games. Despite the winning season, and ranking third in total offense in 2002, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs. A bright moment during the season for the Saints was sweeping eventual champion Tampa Bay. The 2 wins were almost guaranteed to make New Orleans a playoff team.

Cork

Portland*

* 20 Jay Bellamy FS
* 43 Keyuo Craver
* 37 Steve Gleason SS
* 27 Ken Irvin CB
* 29 Sammy Knight S
* 22 Fred Thomas CB

Super Regionals
Ohio State Buckeyes

A Browne 0-7, J Deane 0-5, N McCarthy 0-3, J O’Connor 0-3, B O’Connor 0-2, S McGrath 0-2, A Cummins 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1.

2002 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

The 2002 National Football League expansion draft is the most recent National Football League (NFL) draft in which a new expansion team, named the Houston Texans, selected its first players. On October 6, 1999, in Atlanta, NFL owners had unanimously voted to award the 32nd NFL franchise and the Super Bowl XXXVIII to the city of Houston, Texas.

2002 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

Shaw

Preseason

Central Connecticut Blue Devils

TOP TIER

M Müller

VCU Rams baseball

2002 New Orleans Saints season

Cumberlands (Ky.)

Colorado State

Cardinals

Aaron

M Kerins 1-1, F Forde 0-4, D Tierney 1-0, D Hayes 0-3, A Kerins 0-2, F Healy 0-2, R Murray 0-2, O Fahy 0-2, R Gantley 0-2, J Rabbitte 0-1, M Cullinane 0-1.

Atlanta Falcons

Oregon

E Cloonan 0-6, K Broderick 0-2, D Hayes 0-2, F Forde 0-2, R Gantley 0-1, D Tierney 0-1, J Rabbitte 0-1.

NC State
Iowa State

Scalabrine

Atlantic Coast Conference

O'Neal 8

2002 NASDAQ-100 Open

Robert

Virginia Tech

'''Jennifer Capriati

Georgia Southern Eagles

Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)

'''UCLA

Wichita State Shockers

S Schalken

Otahuhu Leopards

Mountain State (W. Va.)

The 2002 NASDAQ-100 Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 18th edition of this tournament and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2002 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 2002 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida in the United States from March 18 through April 1, 2002.

Long Beach State Dirtbags

N Dechy

Levadia Pärnu

Nebraska Cornhuskers

The 2002 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 2002 college football season. The team's head coach was Jackie Sherrill. The Bulldogs played their home games in 2002 at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi.

'''A Smashnova

M Keane 0-11, O Moran 0-3, M Foley 0-2, B Foley 0-2, B Begley 0-2, C Fitzgerald 0-2, M O’Brien 0-1.
N Horan 0-6, M Cole 1-1, D Dorran 0-1.

Alabama Crimson Tide

R Neffa-De Los Rios

Oct 21

Round 5

Van Horn 5, Kidd 5

Southwest Missouri State Bears

The 2002 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and was led by head coach John Bunting.

'''B Schett

Nov 24

Jason
Van Horn

M Keane 2-7, M Foley 0-3, S Lucey 0-1, B Begley 0-1, S O’Connor 0-1.

Michael Lewis

Women's College Cup

P Maguire 1-0, C Wilson 1-0, D Sweeney 0-3, D Curtin 0-2, C Keaney 0-1, S Martin 0-1.

'''J Dokić

Dec 8

Arizona State Sun Devils

2002 Memorial Cup

Miami т

E Morris

M Matevžič

UCF

2002 Mercedes-Benz Cup – Singles

'''SMU

Vikings

Dec 2

Marshall

Wichita Regional–Eck Stadium

Los Angeles Lakers

Arizona

Duggan Park, Ballinasloe

The 2002 NBA Finals was the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s championship series for the 2001–02 season. The best-of-seven playoff was contested between the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers (who were also two-time defending NBA champions), and the Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Nets. The Lakers swept the Nets four games to none to win the franchise's 14th NBA championship. The 56th edition of the championship series was played between June 5 and June 12 and was broadcast on NBC — the last NBA games broadcast on the network to date.Shaquille O'Neal, who averaged 36 points and 12 rebounds in the Finals, was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player. Lakers coach Phil Jackson won his ninth ring, tying him with Red Auerbach for most all-time. During the series, he surpassed Pat Riley for most career playoffs wins with 156.Will Lyman narrated the season-ending documentary for NBA Entertainment.

'''A Coetzer

Purdue

J Kandarr

M Keane 2-8, J Butler 0-4, S O’Connor 1-0, M Foley 0-2, C Fitzgerald 0-2, B Begley 0-2, B Foley 0-1, J Moran 0-1, P Carey 0-1.

R Ginepri

FIU

XXXVII

Connecticut*

* Offensive Coordinator – Mike McCarthy
* Quarterbacks – Mike Sheppard
* Running Backs – Dave Atkins
* Wide Receivers – Hubbard Alexander
* Assistant Wide Receivers – Jim Hostler
* Tight Ends – Bob Palcic
* Offensive Line – Jack Henry
* Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Danny Langsdorf

'''B Rittner

Jan 4

ACC

Kenyon

D Hantuchová
Quarter-finals
'''E Dementieva

Regional Campus Sites

2002 Meistriliiga

Gainesville Regional–McKethan Stadium

The 2002 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 2002 National League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 1, and ended on Monday, October 7, with the champions of the three NL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. The teams were:(1) Atlanta Braves (Eastern Division champion, 101–59) vs. (4) San Francisco Giants (Wild Card, 95–66); Giants win series, 3–2.(2) Arizona Diamondbacks (Western Division champion, 98–64) vs. (3) St.

Union

* Strength and Conditioning – Rock Gullickson
* Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Evan Marcus

DuJuan Brown

'''M-G Mikaelian

Tulevik

Nov 11

Stanford Cardinal

Michigan*

Tennessee

National Semifinals

* President and Co-Chief Executive Officer – Wellington Mara
* Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer – Preston Robert Tisch
* Executive Vice President and General Counsel – John Mara
* Vice President and General Manager – Ernie Accorsi
* Assistant General Manager – Kevin Abrams
* Director of Player Personnel – Jerry Reese
* Director of Pro Personnel – David Gettleman
* Director of College Scouting – Jerry Shay
* Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – Ken Sternfeld

BOTTOM TIER

FSN New York

The 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 12 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey.The final event was played at Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minnesota. The University of Minnesota, coached by Don Lucia, won its first NCAA title since 1979 by defeating the University of Maine, coached by Tim Whitehead, 4-3, in overtime on April 6. Matt Koalska tied the game with 53 seconds remaining in regulation with Minnesota goaltender Adam Hauser pulled for an extra attacker. Grant Potulny then won it on his power-play goal at 16:58 of the extra session, giving the Golden Gophers their fourth NCAA championship (6th overall). Minnesota senior forward John Pohl assisted on both the tying and winning goals in his final game in a Gophers uniform.Minnesota advanced to the finals with a 3-2 semifinal win over Michigan on April 4, after Maine had bested Hockey East rival New Hampshire by a 7-2 score in the other semifinal.

QR1

M Cole 1-0, N Horan 0-3, N Reilly 0-1, F McMahon 0-1.
K McGrath 1-5, P Flynn 0-3, M White 0-2, D Shanahan 0-2, D Bennett 0-1, P Queally 0-1.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

George

Regional Finals
East Carolina Pirates

V Zvonareva

Horry

Andrei Krõlov

A Serra Zanetti

Bryant 8

2002 Malaysia Premier League 2

Tallinna Levadia2

California

Men's

Marist Richmond

Columbia Regional–Sarge Frye Field

'''James Madison

TOs: Martin 5
Donny

Regional Quarterfinals

Tallahassee Regional–Dick Howser Stadium

B Lamade

Nov 4

J Dooley 0-7, J Ryan 1-1, D Murray 1-1, B Carroll 0-1,
P Ahern
S Roche

E Bovina

LSU Tigers

Huston-Tillotson (Texas)

The 2002 Molise earthquake hit the Italian regions of Molise and Apulia on 31 October at 10:32:58 (UTC). The shock had a moment magnitude of 5.9 and a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). Most of the victims were killed and injured when a school collapsed in the town of San Giuliano di Puglia: 26 of the 51 schoolchildren died, together with one of their teachers. In particular, none of the nine children in the school's 4th Year (mostly born in 1996) survived.

Harris
Joe Crawford, Ron Garretson and Jack Nies

NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
Marist Red Foxes

North

San Francisco Giants – 3, Atlanta Braves – 1

Maine Black Bears

J Henin

* 25 Will Allen CB
* 22 Ralph Brown CB
* 39 Ryan Clark
* 28 DeWayne Patmon
* 24 Will Peterson CB
* 23 Omar Stoutmire FS
* 31 Jason Sehorn CB
* 36 Shaun Williams SS

T Carmody 1-4, D Forde 1-2, T Griffin 0-7, B Culbert 1-1, J O’Connor 0-4, A Quinn 1-0, N Gilligan 0-2, O Baker 0-2, C Lynch 0-1, C Plunkett 0-1.

S Taylor

Indianapolis Colts

Rick

'''E Dominikovic
V Webb

'''West Virginia

H-T Lee

2002 Minnesota Vikings season

Flora

Navy Midshipmen

New York Yankees

Arizona Diamondbacks

* #26 Bob Delaney
* #43 Dan Crawford
* #27 Dick Bavetta

D Curtin 0-3, S O’Neill 0-1, P Maguire 0-1, D Sweeney 0-1, C Wilson 0-1, A de Paor 0-1.

Atlanta Braves – 10, San Francisco Giants – 2

'''Michigan

DT Chris Hovan

Aug 26

* Head Coach – Jim Haslett
* Assistant Head Coach/Secondary – Mike Riley

BYU Cougars

Mark

Kenan Memorial Stadium

Omaha, NE

The 2002 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament (also known as the 2002 Women's College Cup) was the 21st annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's collegiate soccer. The semifinals and championship game were played at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas from December 6–8, 2002.Portland defeated Santa Clara in the final, 2–1 (in two overtimes), to win their first national title. The Pilots (20–4–2) were coached by Clive Charles. This was only the second title match, to date, to not feature North Carolina (the other was in 1998).The Most Outstanding Offensive Player was Christine Sinclair from Portland, and the Most Outstanding Defensive Player was Jessica Ballweg from Santa Clara. Sinclair and Ballweg, along with nine other players, were named to the All-Tournament Team.Sinclair was also the tournament's leading scorer, with a record 10 goals. This remains, as of 2015, the most number of goals scored by a single player during a Women's College Cup tournament.

UCL

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

2002 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship

L O’Gorman 1-4, D O’Brien 1-2, B Lambert 0-4, M Jordan 1-0, D Ruth 0-2, R Mallon 0-1.

American League

E Kelly 1-3, E O’Neill 0-2, L Corbett 0-2, L Cahill 0-1, J Carroll 0-1, T Dunne 0-1.

S Foretz

Martin 11

DuJuan Brown and Robert Joseph

Ted Bernhardt, Bernie Fryer and Eddie F. Rush

March 2002

TCU

Union (Tenn.)

T Pisnik
'''T Pisnik

CAN

W Barrett
M Comerford 1-4, E Brennan 0-7, H Shefflin 2-0, J Hoyne 0-2, B Dowling 0-2, M Kavanagh 0-1, P Tennyson 0-1, P Sheehan 0-1.

Fox

New Mexico State Aggies

H Shefflin 0-4, J Hoyne 1-0, E Brennan 0-2, A Cummins 0-1, K Power 0-1, R Mullally 0-1, D Lyng 0-1, M Comerford 0-1, B Dowling 0-1.

TOs: Fox 4

I Tulyaganova
Å Svensson

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. 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.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.

Mayo

Joe Horn

VCU Rams

Lucious

Carson Palmer, USC QB

NAIA National Championship

A Browne 0-4, B O’Connor 0-2, J O’Connor 0-2, K Murphy 0-1, N Ronan 0-1, S McGrath 0-1.
M O’Leary 2-4, J O’Brien 2-4, E Kelly 1-5, L Corbett 0-3, J Enright 0-3, T Dunne 0-1, N Morris 0-1, P Kelly 0-1, B O’Meara 0-1.

Elena Dementieva

2002 New York Underground Film Festival

* Defensive Coordinator – Rick Venturi
* Defensive Line – Sam Clancy
* Linebackers – Winston Moss
* Assistant Secondary – Joe Baker
* Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Greg Brown

Round 4

A Kounikova

'''Pepperdine

H Levy

Nets defeated Celtics, 4–2

Starkville, Mississippi

A Frazier

J O’Connor 0-3, D Forde 0-2, S McMahon 0-2, J Reddan 0-1, T Carmody 0-1.

* 81 Lamont Hall
* 88 David Sloan
* 82 Boo Williams

E Dominikovic

* Special Teams – Al Everest

Laois

Texans

Memphis Tigers

J Sexton
Round 1 refixture

C-USA

ESPN

singles doubles

Hawaii

W Prakusya

K Carlsen

New York Jets

* 58 Micheal Barrow
* 54 Nick Greisen
* 55 Dhani Jones
* 51 Wesly Mallard
* 93 Quincy Monk
* 53 Brandon Short

Pittsburgh

Tulane Green Wave

Titans

2002 New York Yankees season

Regional Semifinals

F/C

Trans

'''Cincinnati

M Oremans

Cal State Fullerton Titans

E Cloonan 0-8, R Murray 0-3, R Gantley 0-3, O Fahy 1-1, D Tierney 0-1, K Broderick 0-1.

'''T Perebiynis

M Collins 4-1, O Collins 1-1, G McGonigle 0-4.

Kerry
Steve Javie, Bennett Salvatore and Don Vaden

Kim Clijsters

Oakland Raiders

J Dooley 0-6, R Hannify 1-1, J Ryan 0-2, J Brady 0-1.

Derek

'''E Daniilidou

2002 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

H Shefflin 1-7, M Comerford 1-4, JJ Delaney 0-1, D Lyng 0-1, S Grehan 0-1.

Bank One Ballpark

'''Notre Dame

S Martin 1-2, C Meehan 1-0, D Curtin 0-3, D Sweeney 0-2, D Spain 0-1, C Kearney 0-1.

2002 Malaysia Premier League 1

Staples Center, Los Angeles

The 2002 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 42nd in the National Football League, and the first under head coach Mike Tice. Tice was the third of the Vikings' six head coaches to be promoted from within the team's coaching ranks but the first to have actually played for the team.The Vikings lost their opening game in Chicago 27–23 after surrendering a 20–10 halftime lead, and ended up going 0–4 before their bye week. Results improved after the bye, but they ultimately went 6–6 in their remaining games, including a three-game winning streak to end the season. They finished the season with a 6–10 record and missed the playoffs for the second year in a row.Second-year running back Michael Bennett enjoyed a successful year, rushing for 1,296 yards, resulting in a Pro Bowl selection at the end of the season.

O'Neal

'''A Sugiyama

Two human polls and one formulaic ranking make up the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), does not bestow a National Championship title for Division I-A football. That title is primarily bestowed by different polling agencies. There are several polls that currently exist. The main weekly polls are the AP Poll and Coaches Poll.

Campus Sites

Sep 23

Andy Roddick

Biola (Calif.)

Atlanta Regional–Russ Chandler Stadium

'''R Tanasugarn

B Murphy 1-3, G Hanniffy 1-1, Brian Whelahan 1-0, J Dooley 0-3, B Carroll 0-1.

S Sfar

Heisman Trophy won by Carson Palmer for play during the 2002 season

Auburn Montgomery (Ala.)

'''Stanford

Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor

2002 NASDAQ-100 Open – Women's Singles

Clemson Tigers football team

M Washington

Connecticut

Oklahoma Baptist and Union

Semifinals

Conference USA

South Alabama Jaguars

'''S Williams

D Richardson

Science and Arts

Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium

A Sugiyama

P O’Grady 0-3, M Foley 0-3, S Lucey 0-2, E Foley 0-1.

A. Dubõkin

The 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 12 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey.The final event was played at Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minnesota. The University of Minnesota, coached by Don Lucia, won its first NCAA title since 1979 by defeating the University of Maine, coached by Tim Whitehead, 4-3, in overtime on April 6.

S Grehan 2-1, H Shefflin 0-6, E Brennan 1-2, M Kavanagh 0-1, D Lyng 0-1, J Hoyne 0-1, M Comerford 0-1, A Geoghegan 0-1.

South Carolina Gamecocks
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
James Madison Dukes

McCoy

Turner Field

San Francisco 49ers

Los Angeles Regional–Dedeaux Field

* 3 John Carney K
* 6 Dirk Johnson P
* 47 Kevin Houser LS

B Schett

Longford
M Conway 0-1, Gregory Biggs 0-1, Gary Biggs 0-1.
T Carmody 1-3, J O’Connor 0-3, D Forde 0-2, J Considine 0-2, T Griffin 0-1, S McMahon 0-1.

'''J Lee

Auburn Montgomery

Richmond Spiders
Winston-Salem Regional–Ernie Shore Field

2002 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

D Hayes 2-2, M Kerins 1-4, E Cloonan 0-6, F Healy 0-3, R Gantley 0-2, R Murray 0-1.

Philadelphia Eagles

Walker

E Kelly 0-9, L Cahill 1-3, J O’Brien 1-2, T Dunne 0-4, J Carroll 0-2, B Dunne 0-1.

Oct 20

2002 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament

Lootus

G Devlin

Kidd 30

'''M Shaughnessy

Jaguars

Frozen Four

The 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a double overtime national championship game. Ohio State and Miami both came into the Fiesta Bowl undefeated. The underdog Buckeyes defeated the defending-champion Hurricanes 31–24, ending Miami's 34-game winning streak. Jim Tressel won the national championship in only his second year as head coach.Rose Bowl officials were vocally upset over the loss of the Big Ten champ from the game. Former New England Patriots coach Pete Carroll returned the USC Trojans to a BCS bid in only his second season as head coach. Notre Dame also returned to prominence, as Tyrone Willingham became the first coach in Notre Dame history to win 10 games in his first season.Beginning with the 2002 season, teams were allowed to schedule twelve regular season games instead of eleven leading to additional revenues for all teams and allowing players the enhanced opportunity to break various statistical records.

Tennessee Titans

New Mexico
The 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a double overtime national championship game. Ohio State and Miami both came into the Fiesta Bowl undefeated. The underdog Buckeyes defeated the defending-champion Hurricanes 31–24, ending Miami's 34-game winning streak. Jim Tressel won the national championship in only his second year as head coach.Rose Bowl officials were vocally upset over the loss of the Big Ten champ from the game.

T Carmody 1-3, J O’Connor 0-5, S McMahon 0-2, T Griffin 0-2, O Baker 0-1, N Gilligan 0-1, A Markham 0-1, D Forde 0-1.

Fourth Round

E O’Neill 1-2, M O’Leary 0-4, E Kelly 0-4, T Dunne 0-2, L Cahill 0-2, N Morris 0-1, J Enright 0-1, J O’Brien 0-1.

Two human polls and one formulaic ranking make up the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), does not bestow a National Championship title for Division I-A football. That title is primarily bestowed by different polling agencies. There are several polls that currently exist. The main weekly polls are the AP Poll and Coaches Poll. About halfway through the season the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Standings are released.

M Lučić

Defensive end