KNOWPIA
WELCOME TO KNOWPIA
2002 Women's National Invitation Tournament 
Summary
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 (WNIT).
| Teams | 32 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finals site | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon | ||||
| Champions | Oregon (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Houston (1st title game) | ||||
| Winning coach | Bev Smith (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Cathrine Kraayeveld (Oregon) | ||||
| |||||
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. In a close game, Oregon pulled out the victory for their first WNIT Championship, 54–52. Oregon had previously won the National Women's Invitational Tournament (NWIT) title in 1989.
Bracket edit
Visiting teams in first round are listed first. Source[1]
South Regional bracket edit
| 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 | ||||||||||
East Regional bracket edit
| 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 | ||||||||||
Midwest Regional bracket edit
| 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 | ||||||||||
West Regional bracket edit
| 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 | ||||||||||
Semifinals and championship game edit
| Semifinals, March 23, 2002 | Finals, March 27, 2002 | ||||||||
| S | Houston | 77 | |||||||
| E | Virginia Tech | 72 | |||||||
| Houston | 52 | ||||||||
| Oregon | 54 | ||||||||
| MW | Michigan State | 54 | |||||||
| W | Oregon | 65 | |||||||
All-tournament team edit
- Cathrine Kraayeveld, Oregon (MVP)
- Shaquala Williams, Oregon
- Chandi Jones, Houston
- Valerie Muoneke, Houston
- Vnemina Reese, Michigan State
- Ieva Kubliņa, Virginia Tech
Source:[2]