1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament March 2026 1994 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game August 2023 1994 1994 Final Four logo.png 180px 64 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina Arkansas Razorbacks 1st 1st 5th Duke Blue Devils 7th 11th Arizona Wildcats 2nd Florida Gators 1st Nolan Richardson 1st Corliss Williamson Arkansas 578,007 Khalid Reeves 138 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. The 56th annual edition of the tournament 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 USA 450 right 1994 first and second rounds USA green pog.svg 40.700379 -73.592906 top #FFFFFF Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum USA green pog.svg 38.934000 -76.896640 bottom #FFFFFF Landover Capital Centre (Landover, Maryland) USAir Arena USA green pog.svg 38.040584 -84.503716 bottom #FFFFFF Lexington Rupp Arena USA green pog.svg 27.773056 -82.640000 bottom #FFFFFF St. Petersburg Tropicana Field Thunderdome USA green pog.svg 35.467560 -97.516428 bottom #FFFFFF Oklahoma City Myriad Convention Center USA green pog.svg 37.688889 -97.336111 top #FFFFFF Wichita Kansas Coliseum USA green pog.svg 41.223000 -111.973830 bottom #FFFFFF Ogden Dee Events Center USA green pog.svg 38.581572 -121.494400 top #FFFFFF Sacramento Arco Arena USA 450 right 1994 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red) USA blue pog.svg 34.052234 -118.243685 right #FFFFFF Los Angeles Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena USA blue pog.svg 32.780262 -96.800978 right #FFFFFF Dallas Reunion Arena USA blue pog.svg 35.960638 -83.920739 left #FFFFFF Knoxville Thompson–Boling Arena USA blue pog.svg 25.761680 -80.191790 right #FFFFFF Miami Miami Arena USA red pog.svg 35.227087 -80.843127 bottom #FFFFFF Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum 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,'Island Of Misfit Toys': East Coast Conference Curiosity & The Big Dance Beach Jerry https://www.flohoops.com/articles/6930598-island-of-misfit-toys-east-coast-conference-curiosity-the-big-dance FloHoops March 9, 2021 May 21, 2023 Great Midwest Conference,TEXAS CLAIMS ITS FIRST SWC TITLE; CINCINNATI WINS GREAT MIDWEST Associated Press https://www.deseret.com/1994/3/13/19096818/texas-claims-its-first-swc-title-cincinnati-wins-great-midwest Deseret News March 13, 1994 May 21, 2023 and Midwestern Collegiate Conference,MCC LOSES AUTOMATIC NCAA BID https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-12-11-9204220868-story.html Chicago Tribune December 11, 1992 May 21, 2023 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 qualifiersConferenceTeamAppearanceLast bidACCNorth Carolina28th1993Atlantic 10UMass4th1993Big EastProvidence12th1990Big EightNebraska5th1993Big SkyBoise State4th1993Big SouthLiberty1st0 NeverBig TenPurdue13th1993Big WestNew Mexico State (vacated)–1991CAAJames Madison4th1983Ivy LeaguePenn15th1993MAACLoyola (MD)1st0 NeverMACOhio10th1985MEACNorth Carolina A&T8th1988MetroLouisville24th1993Mid-ContinentGreen Bay2nd1991Missouri ValleySouthern Illinois3rd1993NACDrexel2nd1986NECRider3rd1993Ohio ValleyTennessee State2nd1993Pac-10Arizona13th1993PatriotNavy9th1987SECKentucky35th1993SouthernChattanooga6th1993SouthlandSouthwest Texas State1st0 NeverSun BeltSouthwestern Louisiana3rd1992SWACTexas Southern2nd1990SWCTexas13th1992TAACUCF1st0 NeverWACHawaii2nd1972West CoastPepperdine11th1992 Tournament seeds +East Regional – Miami Arena, Miami, FloridaSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth type1North CarolinaACC27–6Automatic2ConnecticutBig East27–4At-Large3FloridaSEC25–7At-Large4TempleAtlantic 1022–7At-Large5IndianaBig Ten19–8At-Large6NebraskaBig Eight20–9Automatic7UABGreat Midwest22–7At-Large8Washington StatePac-1020–10At-Large9Boston CollegeBig East20–10At-Large10George WashingtonAtlantic 1017–11At-Large11PennIvy League24–2Automatic12OhioMAC25–7Automatic13DrexelNAC25–4Automatic14James MadisonCAA20–9Automatic15RiderNEC21–8Automatic16LibertyBig South18–11Automatic+Midwest Regional – Reunion Arena, Dallas, TexasSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth type1ArkansasSEC25–3At-Large2UMassAtlantic 1027–6Automatic3MichiganBig Ten21–7At-Large4Oklahoma StateBig Eight23–9At-Large5UCLAPac-1021–6At-Large6TexasSWC25–7Automatic7Saint LouisGreat Midwest23–5At-Large8IllinoisBig Ten17–10At-Large9GeorgetownBig East18–11At-Large10MarylandACC16–11At-Large11Western KentuckySun Belt20–10At-Large12TulsaMissouri Valley21–7At-Large13New Mexico State (vacated)Big West23–7Automatic14PepperdineWCC19–10Automatic15Southwest Texas StateSouthland25–6Automatic16North Carolina A&TMEAC16–13Automatic+Southeast Regional – Thompson–Boling Arena, Knoxville, TennesseeSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth type1PurdueBig Ten26–4Automatic2DukeACC23–5At-Large3KentuckySEC26–6Automatic4KansasBig Eight25–7At-Large5Wake ForestACC20–11At-Large6MarquetteGreat Midwest22–8At-Large7Michigan StateBig Ten19–11At-Large8ProvidenceBig East20–9Automatic9AlabamaSEC19–9At-Large10Seton HallBig East17–12At-Large11Southwestern LouisianaSun Belt22–7Automatic12College of CharlestonTAAC24–3At-Large13ChattanoogaSouthern23–6Automatic14Tennessee StateOhio Valley19–11Automatic15Texas SouthernSWAC19–10Automatic16UCFTAAC21–8Automatic+West Regional – Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CaliforniaSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth type1Missouri (vacated)Big Eight25–3At-Large2ArizonaPac-1025–5Automatic3LouisvilleMetro26–5Automatic4SyracuseBig East21–6At-Large5CaliforniaPac-1022–7At-Large6Minnesota (vacated)Big Ten20–11At-Large7VirginiaACC17–12At-Large8CincinnatiGreat Midwest22–9At-Large9WisconsinBig Ten17–10At-Large10New MexicoWAC23–7At-Large11Southern IllinoisMissouri Valley23–6Automatic12UW–Green BayMid-Continent22–6Automatic13HawaiiWAC18–14Automatic14Boise StateBig Sky17–12Automatic15Loyola (MD)MAAC17–12Automatic16NavyPatriot17–12Automatic Bracket East Regional – Miami, Florida Regional semifinals Regional Finals 1 Landover Landover Uniondale Uniondale North Carolina 71 16 Liberty 51 8 Washington State 64 9 Boston College 67 5 Indiana 84 12 Ohio 72 4 Temple 61 13 Drexel 39 6 Nebraska 80 11 Penn 90 3 Florida 64 14 James Madison 62 7 UAB 46 10 George Washington 51 2 Connecticut 64 15 Rider 46 1 North Carolina 72 9 Boston College 75 5 Indiana 67 4 Temple 58 11 Penn 58 3 Florida 70 10 George Washington 63 2 Connecticut 75 9 Boston College 77 5 Indiana 68 3 Florida 69OT 2 Connecticut 60 9 Boston College 66 3 Florida 74 Southeast Regional – Knoxville, Tennessee Regional semifinals Regional Finals 1 Lexington Lexington St. Petersburg St. Petersburg Purdue 98 16 UCF 67 8 Providence 70 9 Alabama 76 5 Wake Forest 68 12 College of Charleston 58 4 Kansas 102 13 Chattanooga 73 6 Marquette 81 11 Southwest Louisiana 59 3 Kentucky 83 14 Tennessee State 70 7 Michigan State 84 10 Seton Hall 73 2 Duke 82 15 Texas Southern 70 1 Purdue 83 9 Alabama 73 5 Wake Forest 58 4 Kansas 69 6 Marquette 75 3 Kentucky 63 7 Michigan State 74 2 Duke 85 1 Purdue 83 4 Kansas 78 6 Marquette 49 2 Duke 59 1 Purdue 60 2 Duke 69 Midwest Regional – Dallas, Texas Regional semifinals Regional Finals 1 Oklahoma City Oklahoma City Wichita Wichita Arkansas 94 16 North Carolina A&T 79 8 Illinois 77 9 Georgetown 84 5 UCLA 102 12 Tulsa 112 4 Oklahoma State 65 13 New Mexico State 55 6 Texas 91 11 Western Kentucky 77 3 Michigan 78OT 14 Pepperdine 74 7 Saint Louis 66 10 Maryland 74 2 Massachusetts 78 15 Southwest Texas State 60 1 Arkansas 85 9 Georgetown 73 12 Tulsa 82 4 Oklahoma State 80 6 Texas 79 3 Michigan 84 10 Maryland 95 2 Massachusetts 87 1 Arkansas 103 12 Tulsa 84 3 Michigan 78 10 Maryland 71 1 Arkansas 76 3 Michigan 68 West Regional – Los Angeles, California Regional semifinals Regional Finals 1 Ogden Ogden Sacramento Sacramento Missouri 76 16 Navy 53 8 Cincinnati 72 9 Wisconsin 80 5 California 57 12 UW–Green Bay 61 4 Syracuse 92 13 Hawaii 78 6 Minnesota 74 11 Southern Illinois 60 3 Louisville 67 14 Boise State 58 7 Virginia 57 10 New Mexico 54 2 Arizona 81 15 Loyola (MD) 55 1 Missouri 109 9 Wisconsin 96 12 UW–Green Bay 59 4 Syracuse 64 6 Minnesota 55 3 Louisville 60 7 Virginia 58 2 Arizona 71 1 Missouri 98OT 4 Syracuse 88 3 Louisville 70 2 Arizona 82 1 Missouri 72 2 Arizona 92 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 #ffdead Thursday, March 17 approx. 3:15 pm MST box score #12 UW–Green Bay Phoenix 61 #5 California Golden Bears 57 J. Nordgaard – 24 J. Nordgaard – 9 J. Martinez – 7 L. Murray – 18 J. Kidd, L. Murray – 11 J. Kidd – 7 32–23 29–34 Dee Events Center – Ogden 12,126 Lenny Wirtz, Ed Corbett, Rick Hartzell CBS West Region Second Round #e3e3e3 Saturday, March 19 2:35 pm MST box score #12 UW–Green Bay Phoenix 59 #4 Syracuse Orangemen 64 J. Nordgaard – 19 J. Ludvigson – 7 G. Grzesk – 7 L. Moten – 17 L. Jackson, L. Moten, J. Wallace – 8 A. Autry – 5 26–37 33–27 Dee Events Center – Ogden 12,126 Lenny Wirtz, Andre Pattillo, Bob Barnett CBS Final Four – Charlotte, North Carolina National semifinals National Championship Game E3 RD1-seed Florida 65 SE2 Duke 70 MW1 Arkansas 91 W2 Arizona 82 SE2 Duke 72 MW1 Arkansas 76 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 RegionSeedTeamsFlagship stationPlay-by-play announcerColor analyst(s)West1234SyracuseWSYR–AM 570 (Syracuse, NY)5CaliforniaKSFO–AM 560 (Berkeley, CA)6789101112UW–Green BayWDUZ–AM 1400 (Green Bay, WI)13141516 See also 1994 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 1994 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 1994 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 1994 National Invitation Tournament 1994 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 1994 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament 1994 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament References Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Ncaa NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Category:1990s in Charlotte, North Carolina Category:College basketball tournaments in Charlotte, North Carolina