1994 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

1994 NCAA Men's Division I
Basketball Tournament
Teams 64
Finals site Charlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, North Carolina
Champions Arkansas (1st title, 1st title game,
5th Final Four)
Runner-up Duke (7th title game,
11th Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Nolan Richardson (1st title)
MOP Corliss Williamson Arkansas
Attendance 578,007
Top scorer Khalid Reeves Arizona
(137 points)
NCAA Men's Division I Tournaments
«1993 1995»

The 1994 NCAA Men's Division I 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.

Bill Clinton, President of the United States and former governor of Arkansas, was in attendance for the Final Four, as well as the regionals that were held in Dallas the previous week. (Clinton was already scheduled to be in Dallas for the wedding of his brother Roger and added the basketball games to his plans.)

Locations

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)

First and Second Rounds

March 17 and 19
Dee Events Center, Ogden, Utah (Host: Weber State University)
Kansas Coliseum, Wichita, Kansas
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky
March 18 and 20
ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California
Myriad Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Thunderdome, St. Petersburg, Florida
USAir Arena, Landover, Maryland

Regionals

March 24 and 26
Southeast Regional, Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
West Regional, Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
March 25 and 27
East Regional, Miami Arena, Miami, Florida
Midwest Regional, Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas

Final Four

April 2 and 4
Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina

Teams

Region Seed Team Coach Finished Final Opponent Score
East
East 1 North Carolina Dean Smith Round of 329 Boston CollegeL 75–72
East 2 Connecticut Jim Calhoun Sweet Sixteen3 FloridaL 69–60
East 3 Florida Lon Kruger National Semifinals2 DukeL 70–65
East 4 Temple John Chaney Round of 325 IndianaL 67–58
East 5 Indiana Bob Knight Sweet Sixteen9 Boston CollegeL 77–68
East 6 Nebraska Danny Nee Round of 6411 PennL 90–80
East 7 UAB Gene Bartow Round of 6410 George WashingtonL 51–46
East 8 Washington State Kelvin Sampson Round of 649 Boston CollegeL 67–64
East 9 Boston College Jim O'Brien Regional Runner-up3 FloridaL 74–66
East 10 George Washington Mike Jarvis Round of 322 ConnecticutL 75–63
East 11 Penn Fran Dunphy Round of 323 FloridaL 70–58
East 12 Ohio Larry Hunter Round of 645 IndianaL 84–72
East 13 Drexel Bill Herrion Round of 644 TempleL 61–39
East 14 James Madison Lefty Driesell Round of 643 FloridaL 64–62
East 15 Rider Kevin Bannon Round of 642 ConnecticutL 64–46
East 16 Liberty Jeff Meyer Round of 641 North CarolinaL 71–51
Midwest
Midwest 1 Arkansas Nolan Richardson Champion2 DukeW 76–72
Midwest 2 Massachusetts John Calipari Round of 3210 MarylandL 95–87
Midwest 3 Michigan Steve Fisher Regional Runner-up1 ArkansasL 76–68
Midwest 4 Oklahoma State Eddie Sutton Round of 3212 TulsaL 82–80
Midwest 5 UCLA Jim Harrick Round of 6412 TulsaL 112–102
Midwest 6 Texas Tom Penders Round of 323 MichiganL 84–79
Midwest 7 Saint Louis Charlie Spoonhour Round of 6410 MarylandL 74–66
Midwest 8 Illinois Lou Henson Round of 649 GeorgetownL 84–77
Midwest 9 Georgetown John Thompson Round of 321 ArkansasL 85–73
Midwest 10 Maryland Gary Williams Sweet Sixteen3 MichiganL 78–71
Midwest 11 Western Kentucky Ralph Willard Round of 646 TexasL 91–77
Midwest 12 Tulsa Tubby Smith Sweet Sixteen1 ArkansasL 103–84
Midwest 13 New Mexico State Neil McCarthy Round of 644 Oklahoma StateL 65–55
Midwest 14 Pepperdine Tom Asbury Round of 643 MichiganL 78–74
Midwest 15 Southwest Texas State Jim Wooldridge Round of 642 MassachusettsL 78–60
Midwest 16 North Carolina A&T Jeff Capel II Round of 641 ArkansasL 94–79
Southeast
Southeast 1 Purdue Gene Keady Regional Runner-up2 DukeL 69–60
Southeast 2 Duke Mike Krzyzewski Runner Up1 ArkansasL 76–72
Southeast 3 Kentucky Rick Pitino Round of 326 MarquetteL 75–63
Southeast 4 Kansas Roy Williams Sweet Sixteen1 PurdueL 83–78
Southeast 5 Wake Forest Dave Odom Round of 324 KansasL 69–58
Southeast 6 Marquette Kevin O'Neill Sweet Sixteen2 DukeL 59–49
Southeast 7 Michigan State Jud Heathcote Round of 322 DukeL 85–74
Southeast 8 Providence Rick Barnes Round of 649 AlabamaL 76–70
Southeast 9 Alabama David Hobbs Round of 321 PurdueL 83–73
Southeast 10 Seton Hall P.J. Carlesimo Round of 647 Michigan StateL 84–73
Southeast 11 Southwestern Louisiana Marty Fletcher Round of 646 MarquetteL 81–59
Southeast 12 College of Charleston John Kresse Round of 645 Wake ForestL 68–58
Southeast 13 Chattanooga Mack McCarthy Round of 644 KansasL 102–73
Southeast 14 Tennessee State Frankie Allen Round of 643 KentuckyL 83–70
Southeast 15 Texas Southern Robert Moreland Round of 642 DukeL 82–70
Southeast 16 Central Florida Kirk Speraw Round of 641 PurdueL 98–67
West
West 1 Missouri Norm Stewart Regional Runner-up2 ArizonaL 92–72
West 2 Arizona Lute Olson National Semifinals1 ArkansasL 91–82
West 3 Louisville Denny Crum Sweet Sixteen2 ArizonaL 82–70
West 4 Syracuse Jim Boeheim Sweet Sixteen1 MissouriL 98–88
West 5 California Todd Bozeman Round of 6412 Wisconsin–Green BayL 61–57
West 6 Minnesota Clem Haskins Round of 323 LouisvilleL 60–55
West 7 Virginia Jeff Jones Round of 322 ArizonaL 71–58
West 8 Cincinnati Bob Huggins Round of 649 WisconsinL 80–72
West 9 Wisconsin Stu Jackson Round of 321 MissouriL 109–96
West 10 New Mexico Dave Bliss Round of 647 VirginiaL 57–54
West 11 Southern Illinois Rich Herrin Round of 646 MinnesotaL 74–60
West 12 UW–Green Bay Dick Bennett Round of 324 SyracuseL 64–59
West 13 Hawaii Riley Wallace Round of 644 SyracuseL 92–78
West 14 Boise State Bob Dye Round of 643 LouisvilleL 67–58
West 15 Loyola, Maryland Skip Prosser Round of 642 ArizonaL 81–55
West 16 Navy Don DeVoe Round of 641 MissouriL 76–53

Bracket

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 St. 64
9 Boston College 67
9 Boston College 77
5 Indiana 68
5 Indiana 84
12 Ohio U 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 Pennsylvania 90
11 Pennsylvania 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 Central Florida 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 Tennessee-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 St. 70
6 Marquette 49
2 Duke 59
7 Michigan St. 84
10 Seton Hall 73
7 Michigan St. 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 St. 80
4 Oklahoma St. 65
13 New Mexico St 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 St Louis 66
10 Maryland 74
10 Maryland 95
Wichita
2 Massachusetts 87
2 Massachusetts 78
15 Southwest Texas St. 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 St. 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

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

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