2002 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

2002 NCAA Division II
baseball tournament

Season	2002
Finals site	Paterson Field Montgomery, Alabama
Champions	Columbus State (1st title)
Runner-up	Chico State (3rd CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Greg Appleton (1st title)
MOP	Brian Baker, P (Columbus State)
Attendance	15,142

The 2002 NCAA Division II baseball tournament was the postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of baseball among its Division II members at the end of the 2002 NCAA Division II baseball season.

The final, eight-team double elimination tournament, also known as the College World Series, was played at Paterson Field in Montgomery, Alabama from May 25–June 2, 2002.

After losing their first game, Columbus State won five consecutive games and defeated Chico State in the championship game, 5–3, to claim the Cougars' first Division II national title.

Bracket

College World Series

	First Rounds May 25–28, 2002				Second Rounds May 27–29, 2002				Semifinals May 31–June 1, 2002					Championship June 2, 2002
	Florida Southern	7
	Kutztown	11
					Kutztown	1
					Chico State	6
	UMass Lowell	2
	Chico State	5
									Chico State	8
	Bracket One
									UMass Lowell	4
	Florida Southern	2
	UMass Lowell	7
					Ashland	5
					UMass Lowell	10
														Chico State	3
														Columbus State	5
	Delta State	5
	Ashland	12
					Ashland	6
					Central Missouri State	8
	Central Missouri State	7
	Columbus State	3
									Central Missouri State	4	3
	Bracket Two
									Columbus State	5	4
	Delta State	5
	Columbus State	6
					Kutztown	3
					Columbus State	6

See also

• 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
• 2002 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
• 2002 NAIA World Series