Football tournament season
2002 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournamentMen's College Cup (semifinals & final) |
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Country | United States |
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Teams | 48 |
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Champions | UCLA (4th title) |
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Runner-up | Stanford (2nd title game) |
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Matches played | 47 |
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Goals scored | 125 (2.66 per match) |
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Attendance | 62,280 (1,325 per match) |
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Top goal scorer(s) | Matt Taylor, UCLA (5) |
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Best player | Aaron Lopez, UCLA (MOP offense) Zach Wells, UCLA (MOP defense) |
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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.[1][2]
Seeded Teams
Bracket
Regional 1
Regional 2
Regional 3
Regional 4
| National semifinals December 13
| | | National Championship December 15
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| Stanford (2OT)
| 1
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| Creighton
| 0
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| Stanford
| 0
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| | | 3
| UCLA
| 1
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| 3
| UCLA
| 1
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| 2
| Maryland
| 0
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References
2002–03 NCAA Division I championships |
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- † Not an officially sanctioned NCAA championship
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