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American college football season
The 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of
college football in the United States organized by the
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the
Division I-AA level, began in August 2002, and concluded with the
2002 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 20, 2002, at
Finley Stadium in
Chattanooga, Tennessee. The
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers won their first I-AA championship, defeating the
McNeese State Cowboys by a final score of 34−14.
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Conference changes and new programs
- Prior to the 2002 season, the
Big South Conference began to sponsor football at the Division I-AA level.
Conference standings
Conference champions
Postseason
NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket
The top four teams in the tournament were
seeded;
[2] seeded teams were assured of hosting games in the first two rounds.
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* Denotes host institution
References
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"2002 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 16. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
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^ Nielsen, Brian (November 25, 2002).
"Eastern to go to Western in I-AA playoff matchup". Journal Gazette.
Mattoon, Illinois. p. B5. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
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^ Kasper, Jon (November 12, 2001).
"NCAA changes format for playoff pairings".
Missoulian.
Missoula, Montana. p. D1. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
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^ Kasper, Jon (November 12, 2001).
"NCAA changes format for playoff pairings (cont'd)".
Missoulian.
Missoula, Montana. p. D6. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
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Champion – Western Kentucky Hilltoppers |