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2002 NCAA Division I softball season

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Defending ChampionsArizona
ChampionsCalifornia (1st title)
Runners-upArizona (15th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachDiane Ninemire (1st title)
2002 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsArizona
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsCalifornia (1st title)
Runners-upArizona (15th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachDiane Ninemire (1st title)
WCWS MOPJocelyn Forest (California)
Seasons
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The 2002 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 2002. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2002 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2002 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on May 27, 2002.

2002 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 16 Texas ‍†‍‡‍y 17–1 .94450–13 .794
No. 8 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 14–2 .87549–16 .754
No. 6 Nebraska ‍‍‍y 11–5 .68850–14 .781
Baylor ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55646–18 .719
No. 21 Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 9–9 .50040–18 .690
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44429–22 .569
Kansas ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38933–25 .569
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 6–12 .33319–25 .432
Missouri ‍‍‍ 4–14 .22229–33 .468
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 2–16 .11113–40 .245
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]
2002 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 7 Michigan ‍†‍‡‍y 15–3–0 .83350–11–0 .820
No. 13 Ohio State ‍‍‍y 16–4–0 .80055–14–0 .797
Iowa ‍‍‍y 12–4–0 .75036–20–0 .643
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 11–6–0 .64731–22–0 .585
Penn State ‍‍‍y 10–9–0 .52634–26–0 .567
Illinois ‍‍‍ 10–9–0 .52634–24–0 .586
Northwestern ‍‍‍ 10–9–0 .52624–18–1 .570
Minnesota ‍‍‍y 7–8–0 .46738–21–0 .644
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4–15–0 .21124–35–0 .407
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 3–14–0 .17633–26–0 .559
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 0–17–0 .00013–31–1 .300
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

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As of May 2002[13]
Rankings from NFCA
2002 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 18–3 .85755–9 .859
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 15–6 .71455–12 .821
Washington  ‍‍‍y 13–8 .61946–18 .719
California  ‍‍‍y 12–9 .57156–19 .747
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 10–11 .47646–20 .697
Stanford  ‍‍‍y 7–14 .33344–20 .688
Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 7–14 .33340–25 .615
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 2–19 .09524–30 .444
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2002[14]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
2002 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Southwest Texas State  ‍†‍‍ 23–4–0 .85237–22–0 .627
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍y 22–5–0 .81545–25–0 .643
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 19–8–0 .70433–29–0 .532
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 17–10–0 .63023–28–0 .451
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 13–14–0 .48130–27–0 .526
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 12–15–0 .44420–32–0 .385
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 9–17–0 .34616–30–1 .351
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 9–18–0 .33311–31–0 .262
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 7–20–0 .25915–42–0 .263
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 3–23–0 .1159–51–0 .150
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 2002[15]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 2002 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 23 to May 27, 2002 in Oklahoma City.[16]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 UCLA 1
8 Florida State 29
8 Florida State 0
4 California 1
4 California 4
5 Oklahoma 2
4 California 3 –
3 Arizona State 0 –
1 UCLA 2
5 Oklahoma 0
1 UCLA 1
3 Arizona State 2
4 California 6
2 Arizona 0
3 Arizona State 2
6 Michigan 1
3 Arizona State 0
2 Arizona 18
7 Nebraska 0
2 Arizona 1
2 Arizona 611 –
8 Florida State 2 –
6 Michigan 0
7 Nebraska 1
7 Nebraska 3
8 Florida State 4

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season walks: 108 – Veronica Nelson, California Golden Bears[17]

NCAA Division I single game home runs: 4 – Jill Iacono, Saint Francis Red Flash; April 5, 2002

Sophomore class stolen bases: 73 – Nicole Barber, Georgia Bulldogs

Junior class doubles: 28 – Barbara Moody, Pacific Tigers

Senior class saves: 14 – Kellie Wilkerson, Mississippi State Bulldogs

Team season of stolen bases: 101-101 – DePaul Blue Demons

Awards

All America Teams

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