2002 Division III playoff pairings
Stagg Bowl XXX, Dec. 21
Mount Union 48, Trinity (Texas) 7
National semifinals, Dec. 14
No. 1-North Mount Union 57, No. 7-East John Carroll 19
No. 2-South Trinity (Texas) 41, No. 2-West St. John's 34
| First Round Nov. 23 | Second Round Nov. 30 | Quarterfinals Dec. 7 |
| Mt. Union Bracket | 5. Wheaton 21 at 1. Mount Union 42 |
at 1. Mount Union 45 2. Wabash 16 |
| 5. Wheaton 42 at 4. Alma 14 |
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| at 3. Hanover 33 6. Wittenberg 34 |
6. Wittenberg 14 at 2. Wabash 25 |
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| 7. MacMurray 7 at 2. Wabash 42 |
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| Rowan Bracket |
4. Brockport State 15 |
4. Brockport State 10 7. John Carroll 16 (OT) at U. Rochester |
| 5. Springfield 0 at 4. Brockport State 16 |
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| at 3. Hobart 7 7. John Carroll 27 |
7. John Carroll 21 at 6. Muhlenberg 10 |
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| at 6. Muhlenberg 56 2. Mass-Dartmouth 6 |
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| Linfield Bracket | 4. Wartburg 15 at 1. Linfield 52 |
2. St. John's 21 at 1. Linfield 14 |
| 5. Lake Forest 0 at 4. Wartburg 45 |
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| at 3. Coe 21 6. UW-La Crosse 18 |
3. Coe 14 at 2. St. John's 45 |
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| 7. Redlands 24 at 2. St. John's 31 |
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| Bridgewater Bracket | 4. King's 17 at 1. Bridgewater 19 |
at 1. Bridgewater 32 2. Trinity 38 |
| 5. Salisbury 0 at 4. King's 28 |
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| 7. Christopher Newport 10 at 6. Washington & Jeff. 24 |
6. Washington & Jeff. 10 at 2. Trinity 45 |
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| 3. Mary Hardin-Baylor 38 at 2. Trinity (Texas) 48 |