2002 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament

2002 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2001–02
Teams8
SiteAllen County War Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
ChampionsValparaiso (7th title)
Winning coachHomer Drew (7th title)
MVPMilo Stovall (Valparaiso)
Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournaments
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2001–02 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Valparaiso † 12 – 2   .857 25 – 8   .758
Oral Roberts 10 – 4   .714 17 – 14   .548
Oakland 10 – 4   .714 17 – 13   .567
Southern Utah 8 – 6   .571 11 – 16   .407
UMKC 7 – 7   .500 18 – 11   .621
IUPUI 6 – 8   .429 15 – 15   .500
Western Illinois 3 – 11   .214 12 – 16   .429
Chicago State 0 – 14   .000 2 – 26   .071
† 2002 Mid-Con Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2002 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 3–5, 2002, at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Valparaiso defeated IUPUI in the title game, 88–55, to win their seventh AMCU/Mid-Con/Summit League championship. The Crusaders earned an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA tournament as the #13 seed in the East region.

Format

All eight conference members qualified for the tournament. First round seedings were based on regular season record.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 4 		Semifinals
March 5 		Finals
March 6
         
1 Valparaiso 81
8 Chicago State 50
1 Valparaiso 71
5 UMKC 58
4 Southern Utah 57
5 UMKC 70
1 Valparaiso 88
6 IUPUI 55
3 Oakland 84
6 IUPUI 90
6 IUPUI 58
2 Oral Roberts 53
2 Oral Roberts 86
7 Western Illinois 75

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References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2001-02 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2001-02 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary".