advances to WCWS. Regional No. 5 Opening Round defeated , 4–0. defeated , 6–0. defeated , 6–2. Loser's Bracket Army defeated Utah, 2–0. Utah eliminated. Arkansas defeated Army, 2–0. Army eliminated. Semifinals and Finals Oklahoma defeated Texas A&M, 7–0. Texas defeated Arkansas, 6–2. Arkansas eliminated. Oklahoma defeated Texas, 4–1. Texas A&M defeated Texas, 2–1. Texas eliminated. Oklahoma defeated Texas A&M, 8–1. Oklahoma advances to WCWS. Regional No. 6 Opening Round defeated , 8–0 (5 innings). defeated , 5–0. defeated , 7–0. Loser's Bracket Oakland defeated Canisius, 3–1. Canisius eliminated. Central Michigan defeated Oakland, 2–1. Oakland eliminated. Semifinals and Finals Michigan defeated Ohio State, 3–0. Washington defeated Central Michigan, 4–1. Central Michigan eliminated. Michigan defeated Washington, 6–5. Ohio State defeated Washington, 2–1. Washington eliminated. Michigan defeated Ohio State, 4–0. Michigan advances to WCWS. Regional No. 7 Opening Round defeated , 1–0. defeated , 1–0. defeated , 3–2. Loser's Bracket UIC defeated Wisconsin, 2–0. Wisconsin eliminated. Iowa defeated UIC, 3–1. UIC eliminated. Semifinals and Finals Oregon State defeated Notre Dame, 2–0. Nebraska defeated Iowa, 3–0. Iowa eliminated. Nebraska defeated Oregon State, 7–0. Notre Dame defeated Oregon State, 2–0. Oregon State eliminated. Nebraska defeated Notre Dame, 5–3. Nebraska advances to WCWS. Regional No. 8 Opening Round defeated , 4–3. defeated , 3–1 (10 innings). defeated , 2–1. Loser's Bracket Florida Atlantic defeated Alabama, 2–1. Alabama eliminated. Florida Atlantic defeated Auburn, 4–2. Auburn eliminated. Semifinals and Finals Georgia Tech defeated Florida State, 7–0. Chattanooga defeated Florida Atlantic, 6–1. Florida Atlantic eliminated. Georgia Tech defeated Chattanooga, 3–0. Florida State defeated Chattanooga, 1–0 (8 innings). Chattanooga eliminated. Florida State defeated Georgia Tech, 3–0. Florida State defeated Georgia Tech, 6–1. Florida State advances to WCWS. Women's College World Series Participants *: Excludes Nebraska's vacated 1985 WCWS participation. **: Excludes UCLA's vacated 1995 WCWS participation. †: Excludes results of the pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981. Results Bracket Game results Championship game All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team: References 2002 NCAA Division I softball season NCAA Division I softball tournament