The 2002 season saw FAU receive its third bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship tournament; its first since 2000.
As an at-large selection, FAU was placed in the Regional bracket with the Alabama Crimson Tide, the Auburn Tigers, and the Southeast Missouri State Indians.
The top seed of the Regional was the national #3 seed, Alabama, who hosted in Tuscaloosa, AL. FAU pulled off an impressive win in the opening game against Auburn, as both underdogs in FAU and SE Missouri State, won their first games.
The Regional Final was set as the FAU Blue Wave and the top-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide.
The Blue Wave faced the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, the #1 seed in the Super Regional bracket.