The 2002 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament concluded on March 31, 2002 when Connecticut (aka UConn) won the national title.

Connecticut extended the lead in the beginning of the second half, with a 24–11 run, and went on to hold the Lady Vols to 31% shooting.

No Tennessee player scored in double digits; Kara Lawson led the team with nine points.

The win extended the perfect season by Connecticut to 38 games, while marking the fourth time in the last five meetings that the Huskies had beaten the Lady Vols.

UConn had the ball, and despite having four seniors on the floor who would go 1,2 4 and 6 in the 2002 WNBA Draft, gave the ball to sophomore Diana Taurasi, who backed down Oklahoma's Stacy Dales then took a turn around jumper then went in, while Dales fouled Taurasi to foul out of the game.

Taurasi hit the foul shot to extend the lead to nine points, and the Huskies would go on to be the first team in history to record two undefeated seasons, winning their third national championship.

[8] First and Second rounds The following table lists the region, host school, venue and the sixteen first and second round locations: Regional semifinals and finals The Regionals, named for the general location, were held from March 23 to March 25 at these sites: Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four held March 29 and March 31 in San Antonio, Texas at the Alamodome, (Host: University of Texas at San Antonio) The sixty-four teams came from thirty states.

[7] Data Source[9] * – Denotes overtime period E-East; ME-Mideast; MW-Midwest; W-West Eighteen conferences went 0–1: America East, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Horizon League, Ivy League, MAAC, MAC, Mid-Continent, MEAC, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot League, Southern, Southland, SWAC, and WAC