1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

1994 NCAA Division I
men's basketball tournament
Season	1993–94
Teams	64
Finals site	Charlotte Coliseum; Charlotte, North Carolina
Champions	Arkansas Razorbacks (1st title, 1st title game,; 5th Final Four)
Runner-up	Duke Blue Devils (7th title game,; 11th Final Four)
Semifinalists	Arizona Wildcats (2nd Final Four); Florida Gators (1st Final Four);
Winning coach	Nolan Richardson (1st title)
MOP	Corliss Williamson (Arkansas)
Attendance	578,007
Top scorer	Khalid 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

Uniondale

Landover

Lexington

St. Petersburg

Oklahoma City

Wichita

Ogden

Sacramento

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1994 first and second rounds

Los Angeles

Dallas

Knoxville

Miami

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

March 17 and 19
- East Region
  - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York (Hosts: St. John's University, Big East Conference)
- Midwest Region
  - Kansas Coliseum, Wichita, Kansas (Host: Wichita State University)
- Southeast Region
  - Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky (Host: University of Kentucky)
- West Region
  - Dee Events Center, Ogden, Utah (Host: Weber State University)
March 18 and 20
- East Region
  - USAir Arena, Landover, Maryland (Host: George Mason University)
- Midwest Region
  - Myriad Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Host: University of Oklahoma)
- Southeast Region
  - Thunderdome, St. Petersburg, Florida (Host: University of South Florida)
- West Region
  - ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California (Hosts: University of the Pacific, Big West Conference)

Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

March 24 and 26
- Southeast Regional, Thompson–Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee (Hosts: University of Tennessee, Southeastern Conference)
- West Regional, Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California (Hosts: University of Southern California, Pacific-10 Conference)
March 25 and 27
- East Regional, Miami Arena, Miami, Florida (Host: University of Miami)
- Midwest Regional, Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas (Host: Southwest Conference)

National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship)

April 2 and 4
- Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina (Host: University of North Carolina at Charlotte)

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	69^OT

						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	78^OT

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	98^OT

						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

box score

#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

box score

#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

James Brown or Jim Nantz and Billy Packer – Brown/Packer, First & Second Round at Uniondale, New York; Nantz/Packer, Midwest Regional at Dallas, Texas; Final Four at Charlotte, North Carolina
Dick Stockton and Al McGuire – First & Second Round at Lexington, Kentucky; West Regional at Los Angeles
Greg Gumbel/Bill Raftery/Lesley Visser – First & Second Round at Landover, Maryland; Southeast Regional at Knoxville, Tennessee
Verne Lundquist and Dan Bonner or Clark Kellogg – Lundquist/Bonner, First & Second Round at St. Petersburg, Florida; Lundquist/Kellogg, East Regional at Miami
Sean McDonough and Derrek Dickey – First & Second Round at Wichita, Kansas
Ted Robinson and Greg Kelser – First & Second Round at Oklahoma City
Tim Ryan and Ann Meyers – First & Second Round at Ogden, Utah
Dave Sims and Larry Farmer – First & Second Round at Sacramento, California

Local radio

Region	Seed	Teams	Flagship station
West	1
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	4	Syracuse	WSYR–AM 570 (Syracuse, NY)
	5	California	KSFO–AM 560 (Berkeley, CA)
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	12	UW–Green Bay	WDUZ–AM 1400 (Green Bay, WI)
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References

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

[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.

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See also: Division I Women's Tournament, Division II Tournament, Division III Tournament

v t e 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournaments
Conference	ACC Atlantic 10 Big East Big Eight Big Sky Big South Big West CAA East Coast Great Midwest MAAC Metro MCC MEAC Mid-American Mid-Con Missouri Valley NAC Northeast Ohio Valley Patriot SEC Southern Southland SWC SWAC Sun Belt TAAC WAC West Coast
National	NCAA NIT