2002 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2001–02
Teams12
SiteFirstar Center
Cincinnati, OH
ChampionsCincinnati (3rd title)
Winning coachBob Huggins (3rd title)
MVPSteve Logan (Cincinnati)
2001–02 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
American
No. 5 Cincinnati †14–2 .87531–4  .886
No. 12 Marquette13–3 .81326–7  .788
Charlotte11–5 .68818–12  .600
Saint Louis9–7 .56315–16  .484
Louisville8–8 .50019–13  .594
East Carolina5–11 .31312–18  .400
DePaul2–14 .1259–19  .321
National
Memphis12–4 .75027–9  .750
Houston9–7 .56318–15  .545
South Florida8–8 .50019–13  .594
TCU6–10 .37516–15  .516
UAB6–10 .37513–17  .433
Tulane5–11 .31314–15  .483
Southern Miss4–12 .25010–17  .370
† 2002 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2002 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was held March 6–9 at the Firstar Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.[2]

Top-seeded Cincinnati defeated Marquette in the championship game, 77–63, to clinch their third Conference USA men's tournament championship.

The Bearcats, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA members Marquette and Charlotte, both of whom earned at-large bids.

Format

Conference USA added two new teams, East Carolina and TCU, bringing total membership to fourteen. ECU was placed in the American Division, and TCU into the National Division.

Even with the league expansion, there were no new changes to the tournament format. The top four teams were given byes into the quarterfinal round while the next eight teams were placed into the first round. The two teams at the bottom of the conference standings, therefore, did not qualify for the tournament. All remaining tournament seeds were determined by regular season conference records.

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 6 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 7 		Semifinals
Friday, March 8 		Championship
Saturday, March 9
            
1 #5 Cincinnati 79
8 South Florida 57
9 UAB 62
8 South Florida 65
1 #5 Cincinnati 71
4 Charlotte 55
5 Saint Louis 47
12 Tulane 50
12 Tulane 69
4 Charlotte 78
1 #5 Cincinnati 77
2 #13 Marquette 63
3 Memphis 74
6 Houston 80
11 East Carolina 49
6 Houston 58
6 Houston 73
2 #13 Marquette 85
7 Louisville 110
10 TCU 86
7 Louisville 76
2 #13 Marquette 84

References

  1. ↑ sports-reference.com 2001-02 Conference USA Season Summary
  2. ↑ "2001-02 Conference USA Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
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