2002 Women's National Invitation Tournament
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The 2002 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2002 Women's NCAA Tournament. It was the fifth edition of the postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament.
The final four of the tournament paired Houston against Virginia Tech and Michigan State against Oregon. Houston upended Virginia Tech 77–72, while Oregon beat Michigan State 65–54.
The final pitted Houston and Oregon against each other. In a close game, Oregon pulled out the victory for their first WNIT Championship, 54–52. Oregon had previously won the NWIT title in 1989.
Bracket[]
Visiting teams in first round are listed first. Source[1]
Regional bracket a[]
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 73 | |||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 64 | |||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Houston | 83 | |||||||||||||
| Rice | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Houston | 67 | |||||||||||||
| Houston | 61 | |||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 53 | |||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 62 | |||||||||||||
| Michigan | 49 | |||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 77 | |||||||||||||
| Ball State | 69 | |||||||||||||
| Louisville | 84 | |||||||||||||
| Ball State | 95 | |||||||||||||
Regional bracket b[]
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Siena | 55 | |||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's (PA) | 84 | |||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's (PA) | 55 | |||||||||||||
| Vermont | 60 | |||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 63 | |||||||||||||
| Vermont | 70 | |||||||||||||
| Vermont | 48 | |||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Delaware | 71 | |||||||||||||
| George Washington | 78 | |||||||||||||
| George Washington | 52 | |||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 68 | |||||||||||||
| North Carolina-Greensboro | 45 | |||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 51 | |||||||||||||
Regional bracket c[]
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Alabama | 68 | |||||||||||||
| Missouri | 67 | |||||||||||||
| Alabama | 99 | |||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 77 | |||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 72 | |||||||||||||
| Southwest Missouri State | 65 (OT) | |||||||||||||
| Alabama | 61 | |||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 79 | |||||||||||||
| DePaul | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 87 | |||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 70 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois | 57 | |||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 84 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois | 91 | |||||||||||||
Regional bracket d[]
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Hawai'i | 50 | |||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 62 | |||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 48 | |||||||||||||
| Oregon | 50 | |||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's (CA) | 61 | |||||||||||||
| Oregon | 72 | |||||||||||||
| Oregon | 77 | |||||||||||||
| Washington | 73 | |||||||||||||
| Southern California | 72 | |||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 53 | |||||||||||||
| Southern California | 87 | |||||||||||||
| Washington | 97 | |||||||||||||
| North Texas | 61 | |||||||||||||
| Washington | 82 | |||||||||||||
WNIT Semifinals and WNIT Championship Game[]
| Semifinals, March 23, 1982 | Finals, March 27, 1982 | ||||||||
| Houston | 77 | ||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 72 | ||||||||
| Houston | 52 | ||||||||
| Oregon | 54 | ||||||||
| Michigan State | 54 | ||||||||
| Oregon | 65 | ||||||||
References[]
- ^ "2002 Postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament" (PDF). womensnit.com. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
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