2002 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2002 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 3–5, 2002, at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

2002 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2001–02
Teams	8
Site	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, Indiana
Champions	Valparaiso (7th title)
Winning coach	Homer Drew (7th title)
MVP	Milo Stovall (Valparaiso)
Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournaments

2001–02 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Valparaiso †	12	–	2		.857			25	–	8		.758
Oral Roberts	10	–	4		.714			17	–	14		.548
Oakland	10	–	4		.714			17	–	13		.567
Southern Utah	8	–	6		.571			11	–	16		.407
UMKC	7	–	7		.500			18	–	11		.621
IUPUI	6	–	8		.429			15	–	15		.500
Western Illinois	3	–	11		.214			12	–	16		.429
Chicago State	0	–	14		.000			2	–	26		.071
† 2002 Mid-Con Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Valparaiso defeated IUPUI in the title game, 88–55, to win their seventh AMCU/Mid-Con/Summit League championship. The Crusaders earned an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA tournament as the #13 seed in the East region.

Format

All eight conference members qualified for the tournament. First round seedings were based on regular season record.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 4					Semifinals March 5					Finals March 6
	1	Valparaiso	81
	8	Chicago State	50
						1	Valparaiso	71
						5	UMKC	58
	4	Southern Utah	57
	5	UMKC	70
											1	Valparaiso	88
											6	IUPUI	55
	3	Oakland	84
	6	IUPUI	90
						6	IUPUI	58
						2	Oral Roberts	53
	2	Oral Roberts	86
	7	Western Illinois	75