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The 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I-AA level, began in August 2002, and concluded with the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 20, 2002, at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers won their first I-AA championship, defeating the McNeese State Cowboys by a final score of 34−14.[1]
Conference changes and new programs
Conference standings
Conference champions
Postseason
NCAA Division I-AA Playoff bracket
The top four teams in the tournament were seeded;[2] seeded teams were assured of hosting games in the first two rounds.[3][4]
| First Round November 30 Campus Sites
| | | Quarterfinals December 7 Campus Sites
| | | Semifinals December 14 Campus Sites
| | | National Championship Game December 20 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN
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| 1
| McNeese State*
| 21
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| Montana State
| 14
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| | 1
| McNeese State*
| 24
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| Montana
| 20
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| Montana*
| 45
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| Northwestern State
| 14
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| | 1
| McNeese State*
| 39
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| Villanova
| 28
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| Villanova*
| 45
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| Furman
| 38
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| | Villanova*
| 24
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| | | Fordham
| 10
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| 4
| Northeastern*
| 24
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| Fordham
| 29
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| | 1
| McNeese State
| 14
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| Western Kentucky
| 34
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| 3
| Georgia Southern*
| 34
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| Bethune-Cookman
| 0
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| | 3
| Georgia Southern*
| 31
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| Maine
| 7
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| Appalachian State*
| 13
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| Maine
| 14
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| | 3
| Georgia Southern*
| 28
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| Western Kentucky
| 31
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| Western Kentucky*
| 59
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| Murray State
| 20
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| Western Kentucky
| 31
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| | | 2
| Western Illinois*
| 28
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| 2
| Western Illinois*
| 48
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| Eastern Illinois
| 9
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* Denotes host institution
References
- ^ "2002 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 16. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
- ^ Nielsen, Brian (November 25, 2002). "Eastern to go to Western in I-AA playoff matchup". Journal Gazette. Mattoon, Illinois. p. B5. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Kasper, Jon (November 12, 2001). "NCAA changes format for playoff pairings". Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. p. D1. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Kasper, Jon (November 12, 2001). "NCAA changes format for playoff pairings (cont'd)". Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. p. D6. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
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Champion – Western Kentucky Hilltoppers |