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2002 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

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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)
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2003 →
2001–02 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American
No. 5 Cincinnati 14 2   .875 31 4   .886
No. 12 Marquette 13 3   .813 26 7   .788
Charlotte 11 5   .688 18 12   .600
Saint Louis 9 7   .563 15 16   .484
Louisville 8 8   .500 19 13   .594
East Carolina 5 11   .313 12 18   .400
DePaul 2 14   .125 9 19   .321
National
Memphis 12 4   .750 27 9   .750
Houston 9 7   .563 18 15   .545
South Florida 8 8   .500 19 13   .594
TCU 6 10   .375 16 15   .516
UAB 6 10   .375 13 17   .433
Tulane 5 11   .313 14 15   .483
Southern Miss 4 12   .250 10 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

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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

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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

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  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.