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DENVER Louisiana Tech, Western Athletic Conference Tournament and regular season champions, will represent the WAC in the 2002 NCAA Tournament. The Lady Techsters advance to their 21st NCAA Tournament, only Tennessee has advanced to as many tournaments. The WAC Champions are the No. 5 seed in the East Regional.
Louisiana Tech earned the WACs automatic bid by defeating Hawaii in the Williams WAC Tournament Championship game, 53-50 on March 9. The Lady Techsters enter the NCAA Tournament with a 25-4 record and hold an overall NCAA Tournament record of 61-18. Last season, the Lady Techsters defeated Georgia State, former WAC school TCU and Missouri before falling to UConn, 67-48.
In the first round, Louisiana Tech will take on UC Santa Barbara (22-5) in Austin, Texas. If the Lady Techsters advance, they will take on the winner of the Texas/Wisconsin-Green Bay game. La. Tech will play on Friday, March 15 at a time to be determined. The No. 1 team in the Lady Techsters region is Duke followed by the No. 2 seed Baylor.
EAST REGIONAL1. Duke
2. Baylor
3. South Carolina
4. Texas
5. Louisiana Tech
6. Cincinnati
7. Drake
8. TCU
9. Indiana
10. Syracuse
11. St. Peters
12. UC Santa Barbara
13. Wisconsin- Green Bay
14. Liberty
15. Bucknell
16. Norfolk State