1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

See also: 1994 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game

1994 NCAA Division I
men's basketball tournament
Season1993–94
Teams64
Finals siteCharlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, North Carolina
ChampionsArkansas Razorbacks (1st title, 1st title game,
5th Final Four)
Runner-upDuke Blue Devils (7th title game,
11th Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachNolan Richardson (1st title)
MOPCorliss Williamson (Arkansas)
Attendance578,007
Top scorerKhalid Reeves
( points)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
«1993 1995»

The 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 17, 1994, and ended with the championship game at Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, on April 4, 1994. The tournament consisted of 63 games.

The Final Four consisted of Arkansas, making its fifth trip and first since 1990, Arizona, Florida, making its first trip, and Duke, making its sixth trip in the last seven tournaments.

In the national championship game, Arkansas defeated Duke by a score of 76–72 and won its first-ever national championship.

Schedule and venues

1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament is located in the United States
Uniondale
Uniondale
Landover
Landover
Lexington
Lexington
St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City
Wichita
Wichita
Ogden
Ogden
Sacramento
Sacramento
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1994 first and second rounds
1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament is located in the United States
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Dallas
Dallas
Knoxville
Knoxville
Miami
Miami
Charlotte
Charlotte
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1994 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1994 tournament:

First and Second Rounds

Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship)

Teams

There were 30 automatic bids awarded to the tournament - of these, 27 were given to the winners of their conference's tournament, while three were awarded to the team with the best regular-season record in their conference (Big Ten, Ivy League and Pac-10).

Three conferences, the East Coast Conference,[1] Great Midwest Conference,[2] and Midwestern Collegiate Conference,[3] did not receive automatic bids to the tournament.

Four conference champions made their first NCAA tournament appearances: Liberty (Big South), Loyola (MD) (MAAC), Southwest Texas State (Southland), and UCF (TAAC). Additionally, College of Charleston received an at-large bid for its first appearance in the NCAA tournament.

Automatic qualifiers

Automatic qualifiers
Conference Team Appearance Last bid
ACC North Carolina 28th 1993
Atlantic 10 UMass 4th 1993
Big East Providence 12th 1990
Big Eight Nebraska 5th 1993
Big Sky Boise State 4th 1993
Big South Liberty 1st Never
Big Ten Purdue 13th 1993
Big West New Mexico State (vacated) – 1991
CAA James Madison 4th 1983
Ivy League Penn 15th 1993
MAAC Loyola (MD) 1st Never
MAC Ohio 10th 1985
MEAC North Carolina A&T 8th 1988
Metro Louisville 24th 1993
Mid-Continent Green Bay 2nd 1991
Missouri Valley Southern Illinois 3rd 1993
NAC Drexel 2nd 1986
NEC Rider 3rd 1993
Ohio Valley Tennessee State 2nd 1993
Pac-10 Arizona 13th 1993
Patriot Navy 9th 1987
SEC Kentucky 35th 1993
Southern Chattanooga 6th 1993
Southland Southwest Texas State 1st Never
Sun Belt Southwestern Louisiana 3rd 1992
SWAC Texas Southern 2nd 1990
SWC Texas 13th 1992
TAAC UCF 1st Never
WAC Hawaii 2nd 1972
West Coast Pepperdine 11th 1992

Tournament seeds

East Regional – Miami Arena, Miami, Florida
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 North Carolina ACC 27–6 Automatic
2 Connecticut Big East 27–4 At-Large
3 Florida SEC 25–7 At-Large
4 Temple Atlantic 10 22–7 At-Large
5 Indiana Big Ten 19–8 At-Large
6 Nebraska Big Eight 20–9 Automatic
7 UAB Great Midwest 22–7 At-Large
8 Washington State Pac-10 20–10 At-Large
9 Boston College Big East 20–10 At-Large
10 George Washington Atlantic 10 17–11 At-Large
11 Penn Ivy League 24–2 Automatic
12 Ohio MAC 25–7 Automatic
13 Drexel NAC 25–4 Automatic
14 James Madison CAA 20–9 Automatic
15 Rider NEC 21–8 Automatic
16 Liberty Big South 18–11 Automatic
Midwest Regional – Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Arkansas SEC 25–3 At-Large
2 UMass Atlantic 10 27–6 Automatic
3 Michigan Big Ten 21–7 At-Large
4 Oklahoma State Big Eight 23–9 At-Large
5 UCLA Pac-10 21–6 At-Large
6 Texas SWC 25–7 Automatic
7 Saint Louis Great Midwest 23–5 At-Large
8 Illinois Big Ten 17–10 At-Large
9 Georgetown Big East 18–11 At-Large
10 Maryland ACC 16–11 At-Large
11 Western Kentucky Sun Belt 20–10 At-Large
12 Tulsa Missouri Valley 21–7 At-Large
13 New Mexico State (vacated) Big West 23–7 Automatic
14 Pepperdine WCC 19–10 Automatic
15 Southwest Texas State Southland 25–6 Automatic
16 North Carolina A&T MEAC 16–13 Automatic
Southeast Regional – Thompson–Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Purdue Big Ten 26–4 Automatic
2 Duke ACC 23–5 At-Large
3 Kentucky SEC 26–6 Automatic
4 Kansas Big Eight 25–7 At-Large
5 Wake Forest ACC 20–11 At-Large
6 Marquette Great Midwest 22–8 At-Large
7 Michigan State Big Ten 19–11 At-Large
8 Providence Big East 20–9 Automatic
9 Alabama SEC 19–9 At-Large
10 Seton Hall Big East 17–12 At-Large
11 Southwestern Louisiana Sun Belt 22–7 Automatic
12 College of Charleston TAAC 24–3 At-Large
13 Chattanooga Southern 23–6 Automatic
14 Tennessee State Ohio Valley 19–11 Automatic
15 Texas Southern SWAC 19–10 Automatic
16 UCF TAAC 21–8 Automatic
West Regional – Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Missouri (vacated) Big Eight 25–3 At-Large
2 Arizona Pac-10 25–5 Automatic
3 Louisville Metro 26–5 Automatic
4 Syracuse Big East 21–6 At-Large
5 California Pac-10 22–7 At-Large
6 Minnesota (vacated) Big Ten 20–11 At-Large
7 Virginia ACC 17–12 At-Large
8 Cincinnati Great Midwest 22–9 At-Large
9 Wisconsin Big Ten 17–10 At-Large
10 New Mexico WAC 23–7 At-Large
11 Southern Illinois Missouri Valley 23–6 Automatic
12 UW–Green Bay Mid-Continent 22–6 Automatic
13 Hawaii WAC 18–14 Automatic
14 Boise State Big Sky 17–12 Automatic
15 Loyola (MD) MAAC 17–12 Automatic
16 Navy Patriot 17–12 Automatic

Bracket

East Regional – Miami, Florida

First round Quarter-finals Regional semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 North Carolina 71
16 Liberty 51
1 North Carolina 72
Landover
9 Boston College 75
8 Washington State 64
9 Boston College 67
9 Boston College 77
5 Indiana 68
5 Indiana 84
12 Ohio 72
5 Indiana 67
Landover
4 Temple 58
4 Temple 61
13 Drexel 39
9 Boston College 66
3 Florida 74
6 Nebraska 80
11 Penn 90
11 Penn 58
Uniondale
3 Florida 70
3 Florida 64
14 James Madison 62
3 Florida 69OT
2 Connecticut 60
7 UAB 46
10 George Washington 51
10 George Washington 63
Uniondale
2 Connecticut 75
2 Connecticut 64
15 Rider 46

Southeast Regional – Knoxville, Tennessee

First round Quarter-finals Regional semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Purdue 98
16 UCF 67
1 Purdue 83
Lexington
9 Alabama 73
8 Providence 70
9 Alabama 76
1 Purdue 83
4 Kansas 78
5 Wake Forest 68
12 College of Charleston 58
5 Wake Forest 58
Lexington
4 Kansas 69
4 Kansas 102
13 Chattanooga 73
1 Purdue 60
2 Duke 69
6 Marquette 81
11 Southwest Louisiana 59
6 Marquette 75
St. Petersburg
3 Kentucky 63
3 Kentucky 83
14 Tennessee State 70
6 Marquette 49
2 Duke 59
7 Michigan State 84
10 Seton Hall 73
7 Michigan State 74
St. Petersburg
2 Duke 85
2 Duke 82
15 Texas Southern 70

Midwest Regional – Dallas, Texas

First round Quarter-finals Regional semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Arkansas 94
16 North Carolina A&T 79
1 Arkansas 85
Oklahoma City
9 Georgetown 73
8 Illinois 77
9 Georgetown 84
1 Arkansas 103
12 Tulsa 84
5 UCLA 102
12 Tulsa 112
12 Tulsa 82
Oklahoma City
4 Oklahoma State 80
4 Oklahoma State 65
13 New Mexico State 55
1 Arkansas 76
3 Michigan 68
6 Texas 91
11 Western Kentucky 77
6 Texas 79
Wichita
3 Michigan 84
3 Michigan 78OT
14 Pepperdine 74
3 Michigan 78
10 Maryland 71
7 Saint Louis 66
10 Maryland 74
10 Maryland 95
Wichita
2 Massachusetts 87
2 Massachusetts 78
15 Southwest Texas State 60

West Regional – Los Angeles, California

First round Quarter-finals Regional semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Missouri 76
16 Navy 53
1 Missouri 109
Ogden
9 Wisconsin 96
8 Cincinnati 72
9 Wisconsin 80
1 Missouri 98OT
4 Syracuse 88
5 California 57
12 UW–Green Bay 61
12 UW–Green Bay 59
Ogden
4 Syracuse 64
4 Syracuse 92
13 Hawaii 78
1 Missouri 72
2 Arizona 92
6 Minnesota# 74
11 Southern Illinois 60
6 Minnesota# 55
Sacramento
3 Louisville 60
3 Louisville 67
14 Boise State 58
3 Louisville 70
2 Arizona 82
7 Virginia 57
10 New Mexico 54
7 Virginia 58
Sacramento
2 Arizona 71
2 Arizona 81
15 Loyola (MD) 55

# Minnesota vacated its NCAA Tournament appearance from the 1993–94 season due to an academic fraud scandal. Unlike forfeiture, a vacated game does not result in the other school being credited with a win, only with Minnesota removing the wins from its own record.

West Region First round

CBS
Thursday, March 17
approx. 3:15 pm MST
#12 UW–Green Bay Phoenix 61, #5 California Golden Bears 57
Scoring by half: 32–23, 29–34
Pts: J. Nordgaard – 24
Rebs: J. Nordgaard – 9
Asts: J. Martinez – 7		 Pts: L. Murray – 18
Rebs: J. Kidd, L. Murray – 11
Asts: J. Kidd – 7
Dee Events Center – Ogden
Attendance: 12,126
Referees: Lenny Wirtz, Ed Corbett, Rick Hartzell

West Region Second Round

CBS
Saturday, March 19
2:35 pm MST
#12 UW–Green Bay Phoenix 59, #4 Syracuse Orangemen 64
Scoring by half: 26–37, 33–27
Pts: J. Nordgaard – 19
Rebs: J. Ludvigson – 7
Asts: G. Grzesk – 7		 Pts: L. Moten – 17
Rebs: L. Jackson, L. Moten, J. Wallace – 8
Asts: A. Autry – 5
Dee Events Center – Ogden
Attendance: 12,126
Referees: Lenny Wirtz, Andre Pattillo, Bob Barnett

Final Four – Charlotte, North Carolina

National semifinals National Championship Game
      
E3 Florida 65
SE2 Duke 70
SE2 Duke 72
MW1 Arkansas 76
MW1 Arkansas 91
W2 Arizona 82

Broadcast information

On television, CBS Sports covered all 63 games of the tournament, with regional splits until the Regional Finals followed by national telecasts.

Exclusive national radio coverage was provided by CBS Radio Sports.

CBS announcers

Local radio

Region Seed Teams Flagship station Play-by-play announcer Color analyst(s)
West 1
2
3
4 Syracuse WSYR–AM 570 (Syracuse, NY)
5 California KSFO–AM 560 (Berkeley, CA)
6
7
8
9
10
11
12 UW–Green Bay WDUZ–AM 1400 (Green Bay, WI)
13
14
15
16

See also

References

  1. ^ Beach, Jerry (March 9, 2021). "'Island Of Misfit Toys': East Coast Conference Curiosity & The Big Dance". FloHoops. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "TEXAS CLAIMS ITS FIRST SWC TITLE; CINCINNATI WINS GREAT MIDWEST". Deseret News. Associated Press. March 13, 1994. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "MCC LOSES AUTOMATIC NCAA BID". Chicago Tribune. December 11, 1992. Retrieved May 21, 2023.