1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament March 2026 August 2023 1995 1995 Final Four logo.png 64 Kingdome Seattle, Washington UCLA Bruins 11th 12th 15th Arkansas Razorbacks 2nd 6th North Carolina Tar Heels 12th Oklahoma State Cowboys 5th Jim Harrick 1st Ed O'Bannon UCLA 540,101 Corliss Williamson Arkansas 125 The 1995 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. The 57th annual edition of the tournament began on March 16, 1995, and ended with the championship game on April 3 at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington. This Final Four would be the last time that the Final Four was hosted in the Western United States until the 2017 edition of the tournament where Glendale, Arizona, was the host. A total of 63 games were played. The Final Four consisted of UCLA, making their fifteenth appearance and first since the 1980 team that eventually saw their appearance vacated, Oklahoma State, making their fifth appearance and first since 1951, North Carolina, making their twelfth appearance and second in three years, and Arkansas, the defending national champions. The championship game saw UCLA win their eleventh national championship and first (and only) national title under Jim Harrick by defeating Arkansas 89–78, foiling the Razorbacks' hopes of back to back national titles. UCLA's Ed O'Bannon was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Schedule and venues USA 450 right 1995 first and second rounds USA green pog.svg 42.652579 -73.756232 bottom #FFFFFF Albany MVP Arena Knickerbocker Arena USA green pog.svg 39.290385 -76.612189 bottom #FFFFFF Baltimore Royal Farms Arena Baltimore Arena USA green pog.svg 39.758948 -84.191607 bottom #FFFFFF Dayton University of Dayton Arena USA green pog.svg 30.438256 -84.280733 bottom #FFFFFF Tallahassee Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center USA green pog.svg 35.149534 -90.048980 bottom #FFFFFF Memphis Pyramid Arena USA green pog.svg 30.267153 -97.743061 bottom #FFFFFF Austin Frank Erwin Center USA green pog.svg 40.760779 -111.891047 bottom #FFFFFF Salt Lake City Jon M. Huntsman Center USA green pog.svg 43.618710 -116.214607 top #FFFFFF Boise McKale Center USA 450 right 1995 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red) USA blue pog.svg 37.804364 -122.271114 right #FFFFFF Oakland Oakland Arena Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena USA blue pog.svg 39.099727 -94.578567 right #FFFFFF Kansas City Kemper Arena USA blue pog.svg 33.520661 -86.802490 top #FFFFFF Birmingham Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex BJCC Arena USA blue pog.svg 40.833989 -74.097086 bottom #FFFFFF E. Rutherford Izod Center Continental Airlines Arena USA red pog.svg 47.606209 -122.332071 bottom #FFFFFF Seattle Kingdome The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1995 tournament: First and Second Rounds March 16 and 18 East Region Baltimore Arena, Baltimore, Maryland (Host: University of Maryland Baltimore County) Midwest Region University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton) Southeast Region Memphis Pyramid, Memphis, Tennessee (Host: University of Memphis) West Region Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah (Host: University of Utah) March 17 and 19 East Region Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York (Hosts: Siena College, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) Midwest Region Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas (Host: University of Texas at Austin) Southeast Region Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center, Tallahassee, Florida (Host: Florida State University) West Region BSU Pavilion, Boise, Idaho (Host: Boise State University) Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) March 23 and 25 Southeast Regional, BJCC Coliseum, Birmingham, Alabama (Host: Southeastern Conference) West Regional, Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California (Host: University of California, Berkeley) March 24 and 26 East Regional, Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (Hosts: Seton Hall University, Big East Conference) Midwest Regional, Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference) National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship) April 1 and 3 Kingdome, Seattle, Washington (Hosts: Seattle University, University of Washington) Teams There were 29 automatic bids awarded to the tournament - of these, 26 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). Four conferences, the American West Conference,Tournament Is Academic, Off-Season Is Automatic Hiserman Mike https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-03-10-sp-41211-story.html Los Angeles Times March 10, 1995 May 21, 2023 Big South Conference,MAYBE BIG SOUTH HASN'T SEEN THE LAST OF CAMPBELL ONE COACH PRIVATELY QUESTIONS MOVE TO NEW LEAGUE Atkinson Charlie https://greensboro.com/maybe-big-south-hasnt-seen-the-last-of-campbell-one-coach-privately-questions-move-to/article_802abdc4-4b5e-524d-b9bb-32a0ed91f8a7.html Greensboro News & Record February 24, 1994 May 21, 2023 Great Midwest Conference,BASKETBALL; If It's Tournament Time, Then It's Time for Duke https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/10/sports/basketball-if-it-s-tournament-time-then-it-s-time-for-duke.html The New York Times March 10, 1995 May 21, 2023 limited and Mid-Continent Conference,1995 men's hoops championship initiated years of success at Valparaiso University Jankowski Paul https://www.nwitimes.com/sports/college/valparaiso-university/men-s-hoops-championship-initiated-years-of-success-at-valparaiso/article_59ef1a1c-e557-573e-bf26-a8626ae4f4a0.html The Times of Northwest Indiana March 2, 2012 May 21, 2023 did not receive automatic bids to the tournament. Five conference champions made their first NCAA tournament appearances: Colgate (Patriot), FIU (TAAC), Gonzaga (West Coast), Mount St. Mary's (NEC), and Nicholls State (Southland). Automatic qualifiers +Automatic qualifiersConferenceTeamAppearance Last bidACCWake Forest13th1994Atlantic 10UMass5th1994Big EastVillanova21st1991Big EightOklahoma State14th1994Big SkyWeber State11th1983Big TenPurdue14th1994Big WestLong Beach State4th1993CAAOld Dominion6th1992Ivy LeaguePenn16th1994MAACSaint Peter's2nd1991MACBall State6th1993MCCGreen Bay3rd1994MEACNorth Carolina A&T9th1994MetroLouisville25th1994Missouri ValleySouthern Illinois4th1994NACDrexel3rd1994NECMount St. Mary's1st0 NeverOhio ValleyMurray State7th1992Pac-10UCLA30th1994PatriotColgate1st0 NeverSECKentucky36th1994SouthernChattanooga7th1994SouthlandNicholls State1st0 NeverSun BeltWestern Kentucky15th1994SWACTexas Southern3rd1994SWCTexas14th1994TAACFIU1st0 NeverWACUtah17th1993West CoastGonzaga1st0 Never Tournament seeds +East Regional – Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New JerseySeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth type1Wake ForestACC24–5Automatic2UMassAtlantic 1026–4Automatic3VillanovaBig East25–7Automatic4Oklahoma StateBig Eight23–9Automatic5AlabamaSEC22–9At-Large6TulsaMissouri Valley22–7At-Large7UNC CharlotteMetro19–8At-Large8Minnesota (vacated)Big Ten19–11At-Large9Saint LouisGreat Midwest22–7At-Large10StanfordPac-1019–8At-Large11IllinoisBig Ten19–11At-Large12PennIvy League22–5Automatic13DrexelNAC22–7Automatic14Old DominionCAA20–11Automatic15Saint Peter'sMAAC19–10Automatic16North Carolina A&TMEAC15–14Automatic+Southeast Regional – BJCC Coliseum, Birmingham, AlabamaSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth type1KentuckySEC25–4Automatic2North CarolinaACC24–5At-Large3Michigan StateBig Ten22–5At-Large4OklahomaBig Eight23–8At-Large5Arizona State (vacated)Pac-1022–8At-Large6GeorgetownBig East19–9At-Large7Iowa StateBig Eight22–10At-Large8BYUWAC22–9At-Large9TulaneMetro22–9At-Large10FloridaSEC17–12At-Large11XavierMCC23–4At-Large12Ball StateMAC19–10Automatic13ManhattanMAAC25–4At-Large14Weber StateBig Sky20–8Automatic15Murray StateOhio Valley21–8Automatic16Mount St. Mary'sNEC17–12Automatic+West Regional – Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CaliforniaSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth type1UCLAPac-1025–2Automatic2ConnecticutBig East25–4At-Large3MarylandACC24–7At-Large4UtahWAC27–5Automatic5Mississippi StateSEC20–7At-Large6OregonPac-1019–8At-Large7CincinnatiGreat Midwest21–11At-Large8MissouriBig Eight19–8At-Large9IndianaBig Ten19–11At-Large10TempleAtlantic 1019–10At-Large11TexasSWC22–6Automatic12Santa ClaraWest Coast21–6At-Large13Long Beach StateBig West20–9Automatic14GonzagaWest Coast21–8Automatic15ChattanoogaSouthern19–10Automatic16FIUTAAC11–18Automatic+Midwest Regional – Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MissouriSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth type1KansasBig Eight23–5At-Large2ArkansasSEC27–6At-Large3PurdueBig Ten24–6Automatic4VirginiaACC22–8At-Large5ArizonaPac-1023–7At-Large6MemphisGreat Midwest22–9At-Large7SyracuseBig East19–9At-Large8Western KentuckySun Belt26–3Automatic9MichiganBig Ten17–13At-Large10Southern IllinoisMissouri Valley23–8Automatic11LouisvilleMetro19–13Automatic12Miami (OH)MAC22–6At-Large13Nicholls StateSouthland24–5Automatic14Green BayMCC22–7Automatic15Texas SouthernSWAC22–6Automatic16ColgatePatriot17–12Automatic Bracket East Regional – East Rutherford, New Jersey Second round Regional semifinals Regional Finals 1 Baltimore Baltimore Albany Albany Wake Forest 79 16 North Carolina A&T 47 8 Minnesota# 61 9 Saint Louis 64OT 5 Alabama 91OT 12 Penn 85 4 Oklahoma State 73 13 Drexel 49 6 Tulsa 68 11 Illinois 62 3 Villanova 81 14 Old Dominion 893OT 7 UNC Charlotte 68 10 Stanford 70 2 Massachusetts 68 15 Saint Peter's 51 1 Wake Forest 64 9 Saint Louis 59 5 Alabama 52 4 Oklahoma State 66 6 Tulsa 64 14 Old Dominion 52 10 Stanford 53 2 Massachusetts 75 1 Wake Forest 66 4 Oklahoma State 71 6 Tulsa 51 2 Massachusetts 76 4 Oklahoma State 68 2 Massachusetts 54 # Minnesota vacated its NCAA Tournament appearance from the 1994–95 season due to an academic fraud scandal. Game summaries East first round At Albany, New York #e3e3e3 Friday, March 17 12:30 pm EST box score #10 Stanford Cardinal 70 #7 North Carolina-Charlotte 49ers 68 Halftime Score: Stanford, 30–26 Knickerbocker Arena – Albany, New York 15,100 CBS #ffdead Friday, March 17 approx. 3:00 pm EST box score #2 Massachusetts Minutemen 68 #15 Saint Peter's Peacocks 51 Halftime Score: Massachusetts, 33–27 Knickerbocker Arena – Albany, New York 15,100 CBS #e3e3e3 Friday, March 17 7:40 pm EST box score #14 Old Dominion Monarchs 89 #3 Villanova Wildcats 81 (3OT) Halftime Score: Old Dominion, 29–24End of Regulation: 58–58End of First Overtime: 67–67End of Second Overtime: 72–72 Knickerbocker Arena – Albany, New York 15,100 Scott Thornley, Lonnie Dixon, Paul Janssen CBS #ffdead Friday, March 17 approx. 10:10 pm EST box score #6 Tulsa Golden Hurricane 68 #11 Illinois Fighting Illini 62 S. Seals – 22 R. Poindexter – 12 A. Williamson – 4 K. Garris – 24 S. Clark – 12 J. Hester, R. Keene – 2 Halftime Score: Illinois, 34–27 Knickerbocker Arena – Albany, New York 15,100 David Libbey, Richie Ballesteros, Larry Ware CBS East second round At Albany, New York #e3e3e3 Sunday, March 19 12:25 pm EST box score #2 Massachusetts Minutemen 75 #10 Stanford Cardinal 53 Halftime Score: Massachusetts, 43–23 Knickerbocker Arena – Albany, New York 15,100 CBS #ffdead Sunday, March 19 approx. 2:55 pm EST box score #6 Tulsa Golden Hurricane 64 #14 Old Dominion Monarchs 52 Halftime Score: Tulsa, 33–26 Knickerbocker Arena – Albany, New York 15,100 David Libbey, Scott Thornley, Paul Janssen CBS West Regional – Oakland, California Second round Regional semifinals Regional Finals 1 Boise Boise Salt Lake City Salt Lake City UCLA 92 16 FIU 56 8 Missouri 65 9 Indiana 60 5 Mississippi State 75 12 Santa Clara 67 4 Utah 76 13 Long Beach State 64 6 Oregon 73 11 Texas 90 3 Maryland 87 14 Gonzaga 63 7 Cincinnati 77 10 Temple 71 2 Connecticut 100 15 Chattanooga 71 1 UCLA 75 8 Missouri 74 5 Mississippi State 78 4 Utah 64 11 Texas 68 3 Maryland 82 7 Cincinnati 91 2 Connecticut 96 1 UCLA 86 5 Mississippi State 67 3 Maryland 89 2 Connecticut 99 1 UCLA 102 2 Connecticut 96 Southeast Regional – Birmingham, Alabama Second round Regional semifinals Regional Finals 1 Memphis Memphis Tallahassee Tallahassee Kentucky 113 16 Mount St. Mary's 67 8 BYU 70 9 Tulane 76 5 Arizona State 81 12 Ball State 66 4 Oklahoma 67 13 Manhattan 77 6 Georgetown 68 11 Xavier 63 3 Michigan State 72 14 Weber State 79 7 Iowa State 64 10 Florida 61 2 North Carolina 80 15 Murray State 70 1 Kentucky 82 9 Tulane 60 5 Arizona State 64 13 Manhattan 54 6 Georgetown 53 14 Weber State 51 7 Iowa State 51 2 North Carolina 73 1 Kentucky 97 5 Arizona State 73 6 Georgetown 64 2 North Carolina 74 1 Kentucky 61 2 North Carolina 74 Midwest Regional – Kansas City, Missouri Second round Regional semifinals Regional Finals 1 Dayton Dayton Austin Austin Kansas 82 16 Colgate 68 8 Western Kentucky 82OT 9 Michigan 76 5 Arizona 62 12 Miami (OH) 71 4 Virginia 96 13 Nicholls State 72 6 Memphis 77 11 Louisville 56 3 Purdue 49 14 UW–Green Bay 48 7 Syracuse 96 10 Southern Illinois 92 2 Arkansas 79 15 Texas Southern 78 1 Kansas 75 8 Western Kentucky 70 12 Miami (OH) 54 4 Virginia 60OT 6 Memphis 75 3 Purdue 73 7 Syracuse 94 2 Arkansas 96OT 1 Kansas 58 4 Virginia 67 6 Memphis 91 2 Arkansas 96OT 4 Virginia 61 2 Arkansas 68 Final Four - Seattle, Washington National semifinals National Championship Game E4 Oklahoma State 61 W1 UCLA 74 SE2 North Carolina 68 MW2 Arkansas 75 W1 UCLA 89 MW2 Arkansas 78 Game summaries #e3e3e3 Saturday, April 1 box score #1 UCLA Bruins 74 #4 Oklahoma State Cowboys 61 T. Edney 21 E. O'Bannon 8 Tyus Edney 5 B. Reeves 25 B. Reeves 9 A. Owens 9 Halftime Score: 37–37 Kingdome – Seattle 38,540 CBS #ffdead Saturday, April 1 box score #2 Arkansas Razorbacks 75 #2 North Carolina Tar Heels 68 C. Williamson 21 C. Williamson 10 C. Beck 10 D. Williams 19 R. Wallace 10 D. Calabria 9 Halftime Score: North Carolina, 38–34 Kingdome – Seattle 38,540 CBS National Championship 1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game #e3e3e3 Monday, April 3 8:40 pm Box score #1 UCLA Bruins 89 #2 Arkansas Razorbacks 78 E. O'Bannon 30 Ed O'Bannon 17 C. Dollar 8 C. McDaniel 16 D. Stewart 5 C. Williamson 6 Halftime Score: UCLA, 40–39 Kingdome – Seattle 38,540 CBS +Final Four All-Tournament TeamNCAA All-Tournament Teams April 9, 2013 FoxNews.com Associated Press https://www.foxnews.com/sports/ncaa-all-tournament-teams/ https://web.archive.org/web/20130411164441/http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2013/04/09/ncaa-all-tournament-teams/ April 11, 2013 live PlayerTeam Ed O'Bannon* UCLA Toby Bailey UCLA Corliss Williamson Arkansas Clint McDaniel Arkansas Bryant Reeves Oklahoma State *Named Most Outstanding Player See also 1995 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 1995 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 1995 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 1995 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 1995 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 1995 National Invitation Tournament 1995 National Women's Invitation Tournament 1995 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 1995 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament 1995 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament 1995 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament Notes March 19, 1995 – A final shot in the second round at The Boise State Pavilion is one of the most memorable moments in NCAA history. UCLA's Tyus Edney dashed the length of the 94-foot court in just over 4 seconds to make a layup that gave the Bruins a 75–74 win over Missouri, which sustained UCLA's run to a national title that year.Friend Tom https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/20/sports/ncaa-tournament-west-ucla-dash-knocks-wind-out-of-missouri.html?pagewanted=1 N.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT: WEST; U.C.L.A. Dash Knocks Wind Out of Missouri New York Times March 20, 1995 U.C.L.A.'s Tyus Edney ran a 94-foot dash in 4.7 seconds today. That he also managed to toss in a swooping layup left Missouri with its hands over its face https://web.archive.org/web/20121105141847/http://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/20/sports/ncaa-tournament-west-ucla-dash-knocks-wind-out-of-missouri.html November 5, 2012 live April 3, 1995 – Ed O'Bannon scored 30 points and grabbed 17 rebounds and is named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player as the Bruins win the championship 89–78 over Arkansas.Penner Mike Sweetness in Seattle April 4, 1995 Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-04-04-sp-50913-story.html https://archive.today/20120701123543/http://articles.latimes.com/print/1995-04-04/sports/sp-50913_1_championship-game July 1, 2012 live Cameron Dollar played 36 minutes and contributed eight assists and four steals while filling in for an injured Edney, who did not return after leaving with 17:23 left in the first half.Dufresne Chris A Big Return From Dollar April 4, 1995 Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-04-04-sp-50898-story.html https://archive.today/20120710144534/http://articles.latimes.com/print/1995-04-04/sports/sp-50898_1_guard-ucla July 10, 2012 live The Bruins enjoyed the biggest lead 34–26 in the first half, but led only by a point at halftime 40–39. To date, this is the last NCAA men's basketball tournament in which no team seeded lower than #6 reached the Sweet Sixteen. Five teams - Colgate, FIU, Gonzaga, Mount St. Mary's and Nicholls State - made their debut in this tournament, all as conference winners. Only FIU has failed to return to the tournament since; Gonzaga would miss the next three tournaments before starting their current streak of making every tournament since 1999. The 1995 tournament was the last to feature teams from the Metro and Great Midwest Conferences, as the two would merge later that year to form Conference USA. Tulane, a charter member of the Metro (expelled from the conference from 1985 to 1989 when the Green Wave shuttered their men's basketball program in the wake of a point shaving scandal), has not returned to the NCAA tournament since. Announcers Television Once again, CBS served as broadcasters on television for the tournament. Studio: Pat O'Brien (daytime) First round, Regional, Final Four, Jim Nantz (primetime) First round & all of Second Round, and Clark Kellogg. Dick Stockton/Jim Nantz and Billy Packer – Stockton/Packer, First & Second Round at Baltimore, Maryland; Nantz/Packer, Midwest Regional at Kansas City, Missouri; Final Four at Seattle, Washington Sean McDonough and Bill Raftery – First & Second Round at Dayton, Ohio; Southeast Regional at Birmingham, Alabama Verne Lundquist and Quinn Buckner – First & Second Round at Tallahassee, Florida; East Regional at East Rutherford, New Jersey Tim Ryan and Al McGuire – First & Second Round at Boise, Idaho; West Regional at Oakland, California Mike Gorman and Ann Meyers – First & Second Round at Memphis, Tennessee Mike Emrick and George Raveling – First & Second Round at Albany, New York Ted Robinson and Derrek Dickey – First & Second Round at Salt Lake City, Utah Dave Sims and Dan Bonner – First & Second Round at Austin, Texas Radio CBS Radio was once again the radio home for the tournament. First and second rounds John Rooney Marty Brennaman Gary Cohen and Dave Gavitt – 1st & 2nd Round at Albany, New York Wayne Larrivee Brad Sham Gus Johnson and Reggie Theus Regionals John Rooney Marty Brennaman Gary Cohen and Dave Gavitt – East Regional at East Rutherford, New Jersey Wayne Larrivee Final Four John Rooney and Bill Raftery – (UCLA-Oklahoma State and championship Game) Final Four at Seattle, Washington Marty Brennaman and Ron Franklin – (Arkansas-North Carolina) Final Four at Seattle, Washington References Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Ncaa Category:Basketball in Austin, Texas Category:Basketball competitions in Seattle NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament