2002 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament
# 2002 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

The 2002 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involved four schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The tournament began on March 22, 2002, and ended with the championship game on March 24.

## Qualifying teams

The at-large bids, along with the seeding for each team in the tournament, were announced on Sunday, March 17.

| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth Type |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| W1 | Minnesota | WCHA | 28–3–5 | Tournament Champion |
| W2 | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | 22–6–4 | At-large Bid |
| E1 | Niagara | ECAC Eastern | 26–7–1 | At-large Bid |
| E2 | Brown | ECAC | 24–7–2 | Tournament Champion |

## Brackets

### Frozen Four – Durham, New Hampshire

| National Semifinals March 22 | National Semifinals March 22 | National Semifinals March 22 | National Championship March 24 | National Championship March 24 | National Championship March 24 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E2 | Brown | 2 | | | |
| W1 | Minnesota | 1 | | | |
| W1 | Minnesota | 1 | E2 | Brown | 2 |
| | | | W2 | Minnesota–Duluth | 3 |
| W2 | Minnesota–Duluth | 3 | W2 | Minnesota–Duluth | 3 |
| E1 | Niagara | 2 | Consolation Game | Consolation Game | Consolation Game |
| | | | W1 | Minnesota | 2 |
| | | | E1 | Niagara | 2 |

## Tournament awards

### All-Tournament Team

* G: Tania Pinelli, Niagara
* D: Larissa Luther, Minnesota–Duluth
* D: Meredith Ostrander, Brown
* F: Kelly Stephens, Minnesota
* F: Joanne Eustace, Minnesota–Duluth
* F: Kristy Zamora*, Brown
* Most Outstanding Player
