2002 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship
# 2002 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship

The 2002 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship was the 22nd women's collegiate field hockey tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college field hockey team in the United States. The Wake Forest Demon Deacons won their first championship, defeating the Penn State Nittany Lions in the final. The semifinals and championship were hosted by the University of Louisville at Trager Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky.

## Bracket

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Championship Louisville, Kentucky Trager Stadium | Championship Louisville, Kentucky Trager Stadium | Championship Louisville, Kentucky Trager Stadium |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Old Dominion | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Richmond | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Richmond | 1 | Old Dominion | 4 | | | | | |
| | | Maryland | 1 | | | | | |
| Maryland (OT) | 2 | Maryland | 1 | | | | | |
| William & Mary | 1 | | | | | | | |
| William & Mary | 1 | | | Old Dominion | 2 | | | |
| | | | | Penn State | 3 | | | |
| Princeton | 4 | | | | | Penn State | 3 | | | |
| Michigan | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Michigan | 3 | Princeton | 2 | | | | | |
| | | Penn State | 3 | | | | | |
| Penn State | 3 | Penn State | 3 | | | | | |
| Kent State | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Kent State | 2 | | | | | | Penn State | 0 |
| | | | | | | | Wake Forest | 2 |
| Michigan State | 4 | | | | | | | | Wake Forest | 2 |
| Harvard | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Harvard | 3 | Michigan State (2OT, PS) | 2 | | | | | |
| | | Northeastern | 1 | | | | | |
| Northeastern | 1 | Northeastern | 1 | | | | | |
| Connecticut | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Connecticut | 0 | | | Michigan State | 0 | | | |
| | | | | Wake Forest | 3 | | | |
| Wake Forest | 8 | | | | | Wake Forest | 3 | | | |
| California | 0 | | | | | | | |
| California | 0 | Wake Forest | 2 | | | | | |
| | | Duke | 0 | | | | | |
| Duke | 2 | Duke | 0 | | | | | |
| James Madison | 1 | | | | | | | |
