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 Arizona; (137 points)
NCAA Division I Men's Tournaments
«1993	1995»

The 1994 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing 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 on April 4 in Charlotte, North Carolina, played at Charlotte Coliseum. A total of 63 games were played.

The Final Four consisted of Arkansas, making their fifth trip and first since 1990, Arizona, making their second ever trip and first since 1988, Florida, making their first ever trip, and Duke, making their sixth trip in the last seven tournaments.

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

Corliss Williamson of Arkansas was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Schedule and venues

Uniondale

Landover

Lexington

St. Petersburg

Oklahoma City

Wichita

Ogden

Sacramento

1994 first and second rounds

Los Angeles

Dallas

Knoxville

Miami

Charlotte

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)
- 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 and Big West Conference)

Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

March 24 and 26
- Southeast Regional, Thompson–Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee (Host: University of Tennessee)
- West Regional, Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California (Host: University of Southern California)
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)

Qualifying teams

Listed by region and seeding

East Regional – Miami
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 – Dallas
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	At-large
#7	Saint Louis	Great Midwest	23–5	At-large
#8	Illinois	Big Ten	17–10	At-large
#9	Georgetown	Big East	18–11	Automatic
#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	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 – Knoxville
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	Central Florida	TAAC	21–8	Automatic

West Regional – Los Angeles
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth Type
#1	Missouri	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	Big Ten	20–11	At-large
#7	Virginia	ACC	17–12	At-large
#8	Cincinnati	Great Midwest	22–9	Automatic
#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-Con	27–6	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

* – Denotes overtime period

East Regional – Miami, Florida

First round			Second round			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

						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			Second round			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			Second round			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

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			Second round			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

						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

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

			M1	Arkansas	76
M1	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/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 and Bill Raftery – First & Second Round at Landover, Maryland; Southeast Regional at Knoxville, Tennessee
Verne Lundquist and Dan Bonner/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

CBS Radio Sports announcers

– First & Second Round at Ogden, Utah

Local announcers

Region	Seed	Team	Flagship station	Play-by-play	Color commentator
West
West	12	UW–Green Bay	WDUZ–AM 1400

References

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