2002 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
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{{Use American English|date=November 2023}}
{{ infobox football tournament season
| title = NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
| year = 2002
| other_title = Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
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| country = United States
| num_teams = 48
| champions = UCLA (4th title)
| runner-up = Stanford (2nd title game)
| matches = 47
| goals = 125
| attendance = 62280
| top goal scorer = Matt Taylor, UCLA (5)
| player = Aaron Lopez, UCLA (MOP offense)
Zach Wells, UCLA (MOP defense)
| prevseason = 2001
| nextseason = 2003
}}
The 2002 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 43rd organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The UCLA Bruins won their fourth national title by defeating the Stanford Cardinal in the championship game, 1–0. The final match was played on December 15, 2002, in University Park, Texas at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on the campus of Southern Methodist University, as were the two semifinals on December 13. All earlier-round games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team.{{cite web|title=2002 Division I Men's Championship Bracket|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_RB/2011/D1Brackets.pdf|work=NCAA|publisher=NCAA.org|access-date=December 24, 2012|pages=42}}{{Cite web |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-12-25 |archive-date=2014-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015070124/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf |url-status=dead }}
Seeded Teams
Bracket
=Regional 1=
{{4RoundBracket-Byes | RD3=Regional semifinals | RD4=Regional Finals
| RD1-team03=Old Dominion
| RD1-score03=3
| RD1-team04=Richmond
| RD1-score04=0
| RD1-team05=South Carolina
| RD1-score05=1
| RD1-team06=Coastal Carolina (2OT)
| RD1-score06=2
| RD1-team11=Portland
| RD1-score11=2
| RD1-team12=Oregon State
| RD1-score12=0
| RD1-team13=Furman
| RD1-score13=2
| RD1-team14=Loyola (MD)
| RD1-score14=0
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=Wake Forest
| RD2-score01=1
| RD2-team02=Old Dominion
| RD2-score02=0
| RD2-team03=Coastal Carolina
| RD2-score03=1
| RD2-score04=1
| RD2-score05=0
| RD2-team06=Portland
| RD2-score06=0
| RD2-team07=Furman (pen.)
| RD2-score07=0
| RD2-seed08=8
| RD2-team08=VCU
| RD2-score08=0
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01=Wake Forest
| RD3-score01=1
| RD3-team02=Clemson (OT)
| RD3-score02=2
| RD3-team03=Stanford (2OT)
| RD3-score03=2
| RD3-team04=Furman
| RD3-score04=1
| RD4-team01=Clemson
| RD4-score01=0
| RD4-team02=Stanford
| RD4-score02=2
}}
=Regional 2=
{{4RoundBracket-Byes | RD3=Regional semifinals | RD4=Regional Finals
| RD1-team03=Lehigh
| RD1-score03=1
| RD1-team04=Northeastern (pen.)
| RD1-score04=1
| RD1-team05=FIU
| RD1-score05=2
| RD1-team06=UCF
| RD1-score06=1
| RD1-team11=UW Milwaukee
| RD1-score11=2
| RD1-team12=Oakland
| RD1-score12=1
| RD1-team13=Holy Cross
| RD1-score13=1
| RD1-team14=Fairleigh Dickinson (pen.)
| RD1-score14=1
| RD2-seed01=5
| RD2-team01=Boston College
| RD2-score01=2
| RD2-team02=Northeastern
| RD2-score02=1
| RD2-team03=FIU
| RD2-score03=1
| RD2-team04=SMU
| RD2-score04=3
| RD2-team05=Creighton
| RD2-score05=3
| RD2-team06=Milwaukee
| RD2-score06=2
| RD2-team07=Fairleigh Dickinson
| RD2-score07=1
| RD2-seed08=4
| RD2-team08=St. John's (NY) (2OT)
| RD2-score08=2
| RD3-seed01=5
| RD3-team01=Boston College (pen.)
| RD3-score01=4
| RD3-team02=SMU
| RD3-score02=4
| RD3-team03=Creighton (OT)
| RD3-score03=1
| RD3-seed04=4
| RD3-team04=St. John's (NY)
| RD3-score04=0
| RD4-seed01=5
| RD4-team01=Boston College
| RD4-score01=2
| RD4-team02=Creighton
| RD4-score02=6
}}
=Regional 3=
{{4RoundBracket-Byes | RD3=Regional semifinals | RD4=Regional Finals
| RD1-team03=Loyola Marymount
| RD1-score03=1
| RD1-team04=Cal State Northridge
| RD1-score04=0
| RD1-team05=UC Santa Barbara
| RD1-score05=2
| RD1-team06=San Diego
| RD1-score06=0
| RD1-team11=North Carolina
| RD1-score11=6
| RD1-team12=Winthrop
| RD1-score12=0
| RD1-team13=William & Mary
| RD1-score13=2
| RD1-team14=Duke
| RD1-score14=1
| RD2-seed01=3
| RD2-team01=UCLA
| RD2-score01=4
| RD2-team02=Loyola Marymount
| RD2-score02=2
| RD2-team03=UC Santa Barbara
| RD2-score03=1
| RD2-team04=California
| RD2-score04=2
| RD2-team05=Penn State (2OT)
| RD2-score05=1
| RD2-team06=North Carolina
| RD2-score06=0
| RD2-team07=William & Mary (pen.)
| RD2-score07=1
| RD2-seed08=6
| RD2-team08=Virginia
| RD2-score08=1
| RD3-seed01=3
| RD3-team01=UCLA
| RD3-score01=3
| RD3-team02=California
| RD3-score02=2
| RD3-team03=Penn State (OT)
| RD3-score03=1
| RD3-team04=William & Mary
| RD3-score04=0
| RD4-seed01=3
| RD4-team01=UCLA
| RD4-score01=7
| RD4-team02=Penn State
| RD4-score02=1
}}
=Regional 4=
{{4RoundBracket-Byes | RD3=Regional semifinals | RD4=Regional Finals
| RD1-score03=1
| RD1-team04=Seton Hall
| RD1-score04=0
| RD1-team05=Notre Dame
| RD1-score05=3
| RD1-team06=Akron
| RD1-score06=1
| RD1-team11=Bradley
| RD1-score11=1
| RD1-team12=New Mexico
| RD1-score12=2
| RD1-team13=American
| RD1-score13=1
| RD1-team14=George Washington
| RD1-score14=0
| RD2-seed01=7
| RD2-team01=Connecticut
| RD2-score01=4
| RD2-team02=Penn
| RD2-score02=0
| RD2-team03=Notre Dame
| RD2-score03=0
| RD2-team04=Indiana
| RD2-score04=1
| RD2-team05=Saint Louis
| RD2-score05=1
| RD2-team06=New Mexico
| RD2-score06=0
| RD2-team07=American
| RD2-score07=0
| RD2-seed08=2
| RD2-team08=Maryland
| RD2-score08=1
| RD3-seed01=7
| RD3-team01=Connecticut
| RD3-score01=1
| RD3-team02=Indiana
| RD3-score02=0
| RD3-team03=Saint Louis
| RD3-score03=0
| RD3-seed04=2
| RD3-team04=Maryland (OT)
| RD3-score04=1
| RD4-seed01=7
| RD4-team01=Connecticut
| RD4-score01=0
| RD4-seed02=2
| RD4-team02=Maryland
| RD4-score02=3
}}
=Final Four – [[Gerald J. Ford Stadium]], [[University Park, Texas]]=
{{4TeamBracket | RD1=National semifinals
December 13
| RD2=National Championship
December 15
| RD1-seed1=—
| RD1-team1=Stanford (2OT)
| RD1-score1=1
| RD1-seed2=—
| RD1-team2=Creighton
| RD1-score2=0
| RD1-seed3=3
| RD1-team3=UCLA
| RD1-score3=2
| RD1-seed4=2
| RD1-team4=Maryland
| RD1-score4=1
| RD2-seed1=—
| RD2-team1=Stanford
| RD2-score1=0
| RD2-seed2=3
| RD2-team2=UCLA
| RD2-score2=1
}}
References
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{{NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship}}
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