2002 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament

2002 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2001–02
Teams	8
Site	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, Indiana
Champions	Valparaiso (7th title)
Winning coach	Homer Drew (7th title)
MVP	Milo Stovall (Valparaiso)
Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournaments

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

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