2002 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

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.

2002 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
Country	United States
Teams	48
Final positions
Champions	UCLA (4th title)
Runner-up	Stanford (2nd title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	47
Goals scored	125 (2.66 per match)
Attendance	62,280 (1,325 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Matt Taylor, UCLA (5)
Best player	Aaron Lopez, UCLA (MOP offense) Zach Wells, UCLA (MOP defense)

Seeded Teams

National seeds
Seed	School	Record
#1	Wake Forest	14–1–4
#2	Maryland	17–4
#3	UCLA	13–3–3
#4	St. John's (NY)	12–2–5
#5	Boston College	16–4
#6	Virginia	15–6
#7	Connecticut	15–5
#8	VCU	15–4–1

Bracket

Regional 1

	First round					Second round					Regional semifinals					Regional Finals
						1	Wake Forest	1
							Old Dominion	0
		Old Dominion	3
		Richmond	0
											1	Wake Forest	1
												Clemson (OT)	2
		South Carolina	1
		Coastal Carolina (2OT)	2
							Coastal Carolina	1
							Clemson (pen.)	1
																	Clemson	0
																	Stanford	2
							Stanford (pen.)	0
							Portland	0
		Portland	2
		Oregon State	0
												Stanford (2OT)	2
												Furman	1
		Furman	2
		Loyola (MD)	0
							Furman (pen.)	0
						8	VCU	0

Regional 2

	First round					Second round					Regional semifinals					Regional Finals
						5	Boston College	2
							Northeastern	1
		Lehigh	1
		Northeastern (pen.)	1
											5	Boston College (pen.)	4
												SMU	4
		FIU	2
		UCF	1
							FIU	1
							SMU	3
																5	Boston College	2
																	Creighton	6
							Creighton	3
							Milwaukee	2
		UW Milwaukee	2
		Oakland	1
												Creighton (OT)	1
											4	St. John's (NY)	0
		Holy Cross	1
		Fairleigh Dickinson (pen.)	1
							Fairleigh Dickinson	1
						4	St. John's (NY) (2OT)	2

Regional 3

	First round					Second round					Regional semifinals					Regional Finals
						3	UCLA	4
							Loyola Marymount	2
		Loyola Marymount	1
		Cal State Northridge	0
											3	UCLA	3
												California	2
		UC Santa Barbara	2
		San Diego	0
							UC Santa Barbara	1
							California	2
																3	UCLA	7
																	Penn State	1
							Penn State (2OT)	1
							North Carolina	0
		North Carolina	6
		Winthrop	0
												Penn State (OT)	1
												William & Mary	0
		William & Mary	2
		Duke	1
							William & Mary (pen.)	1
						6	Virginia	1

Regional 4

	First round					Second round					Regional semifinals					Regional Finals
						7	Connecticut	4
							Penn	0
		Penn (OT)	1
		Seton Hall	0
											7	Connecticut	1
												Indiana	0
		Notre Dame	3
		Akron	1
							Notre Dame	0
							Indiana	1
																7	Connecticut	0
																2	Maryland	3
							Saint Louis	1
							New Mexico	0
		Bradley	1
		New Mexico	2
												Saint Louis	0
											2	Maryland (OT)	1
		American	1
		George Washington	0
							American	0
						2	Maryland	1

Final Four – Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas

	National semifinals December 13					National Championship December 15
	—	Stanford (2OT)	1
	—	Creighton	0
						—	Stanford	0
						3	UCLA	1
	3	UCLA	1
	2	Maryland	0