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1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Edition of USA college basketball tournament
Edition of USA college basketball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 1994 |
| Image | 1994 Final Four logo.png |
| ImageSize | 180px |
| Teams | 64 |
| FinalFourArena | Charlotte Coliseum |
| FinalFourCity | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Champions | [Arkansas Razorbacks](1993-94-arkansas-razorbacks-men-s-basketball-team) |
| TitleCount | 1st |
| ChampGameCount | 1st |
| ChampFFCount | 5th |
| RunnerUp | [Duke Blue Devils](1993-94-duke-blue-devils-men-s-basketball-team) |
| GameCount | 7th |
| RunnerFFCount | 11th |
| Semifinal1 | [Arizona Wildcats](1993-94-arizona-wildcats-men-s-basketball-team) |
| FinalFourCount | 2nd |
| Semifinal2 | [Florida Gators](1993-94-florida-gators-men-s-basketball-team) |
| FinalFourCount2 | 1st |
| Coach | Nolan Richardson |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MOP | Corliss Williamson |
| MOPTeam | Arkansas |
| Attendance | 578,007 |
| TopScorer | Khalid Reeves |
| Points | 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
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)
- East Region
- 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)
- East Region
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, Great Midwest Conference, and Midwestern Collegiate Conference, 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
| Conference | Team | Appearance | Last bid | [North Carolina](1993-94-north-carolina-tar-heels-men-s-basketball-team) | [UMass](1993-94-umass-minutemen-basketball-team) | [Providence](1993-94-providence-friars-men-s-basketball-team) | [Nebraska](1993-94-nebraska-cornhuskers-men-s-basketball-team) | [Boise State](1993-94-boise-state-broncos-men-s-basketball-team) | [Liberty](1993-94-liberty-flames-basketball-team) | [Purdue](1993-94-purdue-boilermakers-men-s-basketball-team) | [New Mexico State](1993-94-new-mexico-state-aggies-basketball-team) (vacated) | [James Madison](1993-94-james-madison-dukes-men-s-basketball-team) | [Penn](1993-94-penn-quakers-men-s-basketball-team) | [Loyola (MD)](1993-94-loyola-greyhounds-men-s-basketball-team) | [Ohio](1993-94-ohio-bobcats-men-s-basketball-team) | [North Carolina A&T](1993-94-north-carolina-a-t-aggies-men-s-basketball-team) | [Louisville](1993-94-louisville-cardinals-men-s-basketball-team) | [Green Bay](1993-94-green-bay-phoenix-men-s-basketball-team) | [Southern Illinois](1993-94-southern-illinois-salukis-men-s-basketball-team) | [Drexel](1993-94-drexel-dragons-men-s-basketball-team) | [Rider](1993-94-rider-broncs-men-s-basketball-team) | [Tennessee State](1993-94-tennessee-state-tigers-basketball-team) | [Arizona](1993-94-arizona-wildcats-men-s-basketball-team) | [Navy](1993-94-navy-midshipmen-men-s-basketball-team) | [Kentucky](1993-94-kentucky-wildcats-men-s-basketball-team) | [Chattanooga](1993-94-chattanooga-mocs-basketball-team) | [Southwest Texas State](1993-94-southwest-texas-state-bobcats-men-s-basketball-team) | [Southwestern Louisiana](1993-94-southwestern-louisiana-ragin-cajuns-men-s-basketball-team) | [Texas Southern](1993-94-texas-southern-tigers-basketball-team) | [Texas](1993-94-texas-longhorns-men-s-basketball-team) | [UCF](1993-94-ucf-golden-knights-men-s-basketball-team) | [Hawaii](1993-94-hawaii-rainbow-warriors-basketball-team) | [Pepperdine](1993-94-pepperdine-waves-men-s-basketball-team) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [ACC](1994-acc-men-s-basketball-tournament) | 28th | 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Atlantic 10](1994-atlantic-10-men-s-basketball-tournament) | 4th | 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Big East](1994-big-east-men-s-basketball-tournament) | 12th | 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Big Eight](1994-big-eight-conference-men-s-basketball-tournament) | 5th | 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Big Sky](1994-big-sky-conference-men-s-basketball-tournament) | 4th | 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Big South](1994-big-south-conference-men-s-basketball-tournament) | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Big Ten | 13th | 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Big West](1994-big-west-conference-men-s-basketball-tournament) | – | 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [CAA](1994-caa-men-s-basketball-tournament) | 4th | 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ivy League | 15th | 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [MAAC](1994-maac-men-s-basketball-tournament) | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [MAC](1994-mac-men-s-basketball-tournament) | 10th | 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [MEAC](1994-meac-men-s-basketball-tournament) | 8th | 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Metro](1994-metro-conference-men-s-basketball-tournament) | 24th | 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Mid-Continent](1994-mid-continent-conference-men-s-basketball-tournament) | 2nd | 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Missouri Valley](1994-missouri-valley-conference-men-s-basketball-tournament) | 3rd | 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [NAC](1994-north-atlantic-conference-men-s-basketball-tournament) | 2nd | 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [NEC](1994-northeast-conference-men-s-basketball-tournament) | 3rd | 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Ohio Valley](1994-ohio-valley-conference-men-s-basketball-tournament) | 2nd | 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pac-10 | 13th | 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Patriot](1994-patriot-league-men-s-basketball-tournament) | 9th | 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [SEC](1994-sec-men-s-basketball-tournament) | 35th | 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Southern](1994-southern-conference-men-s-basketball-tournament) | 6th | 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Southland](1994-southland-conference-men-s-basketball-tournament) | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Sun Belt](1994-sun-belt-conference-men-s-basketball-tournament) | 3rd | 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [SWAC](1994-swac-men-s-basketball-tournament) | 2nd | 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [SWC](1994-southwest-conference-men-s-basketball-tournament) | 13th | 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [TAAC](1994-taac-men-s-basketball-tournament) | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [WAC](1994-wac-men-s-basketball-tournament) | 2nd | 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [West Coast](1994-west-coast-conference-men-s-basketball-tournament) | 11th | 1992 |
Tournament seeds
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | [North Carolina](1993-94-north-carolina-tar-heels-men-s-basketball-team) | [Connecticut](1993-94-connecticut-huskies-men-s-basketball-team) | [Florida](1993-94-florida-gators-men-s-basketball-team) | [Temple](1993-94-temple-owls-men-s-basketball-team) | [Indiana](1993-94-indiana-hoosiers-men-s-basketball-team) | [Nebraska](1993-94-nebraska-cornhuskers-men-s-basketball-team) | [UAB](1993-94-uab-blazers-men-s-basketball-team) | [Washington State](1993-94-washington-state-cougars-men-s-basketball-team) | [Boston College](1993-94-boston-college-eagles-men-s-basketball-team) | [George Washington](1993-94-george-washington-colonials-men-s-basketball-team) | [Penn](1993-94-penn-quakers-men-s-basketball-team) | [Ohio](1993-94-ohio-bobcats-men-s-basketball-team) | [Drexel](1993-94-drexel-dragons-men-s-basketball-team) | [James Madison](1993-94-james-madison-dukes-men-s-basketball-team) | [Rider](1993-94-rider-broncs-men-s-basketball-team) | [Liberty](1993-94-liberty-flames-basketball-team) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACC | 27–6 | Automatic | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Big East | 27–4 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | SEC | 25–7 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Atlantic 10 | 22–7 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Big Ten | 19–8 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Big Eight | 20–9 | Automatic | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Great Midwest | 22–7 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Pac-10 | 20–10 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Big East | 20–10 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Atlantic 10 | 17–11 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Ivy League | 24–2 | Automatic | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | MAC | 25–7 | Automatic | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | NAC | 25–4 | Automatic | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | CAA | 20–9 | Automatic | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | NEC | 21–8 | Automatic | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Big South | 18–11 | Automatic |
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | [Arkansas](1993-94-arkansas-razorbacks-men-s-basketball-team) | [UMass](1993-94-umass-minutemen-basketball-team) | [Michigan](1993-94-michigan-wolverines-men-s-basketball-team) | [Oklahoma State](1993-94-oklahoma-state-cowboys-basketball-team) | [UCLA](1993-94-ucla-bruins-men-s-basketball-team) | [Texas](1993-94-texas-longhorns-men-s-basketball-team) | [Saint Louis](1993-94-saint-louis-billikens-men-s-basketball-team) | [Illinois](1993-94-illinois-fighting-illini-men-s-basketball-team) | [Georgetown](1993-94-georgetown-hoyas-men-s-basketball-team) | [Maryland](1993-94-maryland-terrapins-men-s-basketball-team) | [Western Kentucky](1993-94-western-kentucky-hilltoppers-basketball-team) | [Tulsa](1993-94-tulsa-golden-hurricane-men-s-basketball-team) | [New Mexico State](1993-94-new-mexico-state-aggies-men-s-basketball-team) (vacated) | [Pepperdine](1993-94-pepperdine-waves-men-s-basketball-team) | [Southwest Texas State](1993-94-southwest-texas-state-bobcats-men-s-basketball-team) | [North Carolina A&T](1993-94-north-carolina-a-t-aggies-men-s-basketball-team) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEC | 25–3 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Atlantic 10 | 27–6 | Automatic | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Big Ten | 21–7 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Big Eight | 23–9 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Pac-10 | 21–6 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | SWC | 25–7 | Automatic | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Great Midwest | 23–5 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Big Ten | 17–10 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Big East | 18–11 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | ACC | 16–11 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Sun Belt | 20–10 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Missouri Valley | 21–7 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Big West | 23–7 | Automatic | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | WCC | 19–10 | Automatic | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Southland | 25–6 | Automatic | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | MEAC | 16–13 | Automatic |
|-
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | [Purdue](1993-94-purdue-boilermakers-men-s-basketball-team) | [Duke](1993-94-duke-blue-devils-men-s-basketball-team) | [Kentucky](1993-94-kentucky-wildcats-men-s-basketball-team) | [Kansas](1993-94-kansas-jayhawks-men-s-basketball-team) | [Wake Forest](1993-94-wake-forest-demon-deacons-men-s-basketball-team) | [Marquette](1993-94-marquette-warriors-men-s-basketball-team) | [Michigan State](1993-94-michigan-state-spartans-men-s-basketball-team) | [Providence](1993-94-providence-friars-men-s-basketball-team) | [Alabama](1993-94-alabama-crimson-tide-men-s-basketball-team) | [Seton Hall](1993-94-seton-hall-pirates-men-s-basketball-team) | [Southwestern Louisiana](1993-94-southwestern-louisiana-ragin-cajuns-men-s-basketball-team) | [College of Charleston](1993-94-charleston-cougars-men-s-basketball-team) | [Chattanooga](1993-94-chattanooga-mocs-basketball-team) | [Tennessee State](1993-94-tennessee-state-tigers-basketball-team) | [Texas Southern](1993-94-texas-southern-tigers-basketball-team) | [UCF](1993-94-ucf-golden-knights-men-s-basketball-team) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Ten | 26–4 | Automatic | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ACC | 23–5 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | SEC | 26–6 | Automatic | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Big Eight | 25–7 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | ACC | 20–11 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Great Midwest | 22–8 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Big Ten | 19–11 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Big East | 20–9 | Automatic | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | SEC | 19–9 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Big East | 17–12 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Sun Belt | 22–7 | Automatic | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | TAAC | 24–3 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Southern | 23–6 | Automatic | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Ohio Valley | 19–11 | Automatic | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | SWAC | 19–10 | Automatic | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | TAAC | 21–8 | Automatic |
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | [Missouri](1993-94-missouri-tigers-men-s-basketball-team) (vacated) | [Arizona](1993-94-arizona-wildcats-men-s-basketball-team) | [Louisville](1993-94-louisville-cardinals-men-s-basketball-team) | [Syracuse](1993-94-syracuse-orangemen-basketball-team) | [California](1993-94-california-golden-bears-men-s-basketball-team) | [Minnesota](1993-94-minnesota-golden-gophers-men-s-basketball-team) (vacated) | [Virginia](1993-94-virginia-cavaliers-men-s-basketball-team) | [Cincinnati](1993-94-cincinnati-bearcats-men-s-basketball-team) | [Wisconsin](1993-94-wisconsin-badgers-men-s-basketball-team) | [New Mexico](1993-94-new-mexico-lobos-men-s-basketball-team) | [Southern Illinois](1993-94-southern-illinois-salukis-men-s-basketball-team) | [UW–Green Bay](1993-94-green-bay-phoenix-men-s-basketball-team) | [Hawaii](1993-94-hawaii-rainbow-warriors-basketball-team) | [Boise State](1993-94-boise-state-broncos-men-s-basketball-team) | [Loyola (MD)](1993-94-loyola-greyhounds-men-s-basketball-team) | [Navy](1993-94-navy-midshipmen-men-s-basketball-team) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Eight | 25–3 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Pac-10 | 25–5 | Automatic | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Metro | 26–5 | Automatic | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Big East | 21–6 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Pac-10 | 22–7 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Big Ten | 20–11 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | ACC | 17–12 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Great Midwest | 22–9 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Big Ten | 17–10 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | WAC | 23–7 | At-Large | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Missouri Valley | 23–6 | Automatic | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Mid-Continent | 22–6 | Automatic | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | WAC | 18–14 | Automatic | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Big Sky | 17–12 | Automatic | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | MAAC | 17–12 | Automatic | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Patriot | 17–12 | Automatic |
|}
Bracket
East Regional – Miami, Florida
| RD1-team01=North Carolina | RD1-score01=71 | RD1-seed02=16 | RD1-team02=Liberty | RD1-score02=51 | RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03=Washington State | RD1-score03=64 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04=Boston College | RD1-score04=67 | RD1-seed05=5 | RD1-team05=Indiana | RD1-score05=84 | RD1-seed06=12 | RD1-team06=Ohio | RD1-score06=72 | RD1-seed07=4 | RD1-team07=Temple | RD1-score07=61 | RD1-seed08=13 | RD1-team08=Drexel | RD1-score08=39 | RD1-seed09=6 | RD1-team09=Nebraska | RD1-score09=80 | RD1-seed10=11 | RD1-team10=Penn | RD1-score10=90 | RD1-seed11=3 | RD1-team11=Florida | RD1-score11=64 | RD1-seed12=14 | RD1-team12=James Madison | RD1-score12=62 | RD1-seed13=7 | RD1-team13=UAB | RD1-score13=46 | RD1-seed14=10 | RD1-team14=George Washington | RD1-score14=51 | RD1-seed15=2 | RD1-team15=Connecticut | RD1-score15=64 | RD1-seed16=15 | RD1-team16=Rider | RD1-score16=46 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=North Carolina | RD2-score01=72 | RD2-seed02=9 | RD2-team02=Boston College | RD2-score02=75 | RD2-seed03=5 | RD2-team03=Indiana | RD2-score03=67 | RD2-seed04=4 | RD2-team04=Temple | RD2-score04=58 | RD2-seed05=11 | RD2-team05=Penn | RD2-score05=58 | RD2-seed06=3 | RD2-team06=Florida | RD2-score06=70 | RD2-seed07=10 | RD2-team07=George Washington | RD2-score07=63 | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=Connecticut | RD2-score08=75 | RD3-seed01=9 | RD3-team01=Boston College | RD3-score01=77 | RD3-seed02=5 | RD3-team02=Indiana | RD3-score02=68 | RD3-seed03=3 | RD3-team03=Florida | RD3-score03=69OT | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=Connecticut | RD3-score04=60 | RD4-seed01=9 | RD4-team01=Boston College | RD4-score01=66 | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-team02=Florida | RD4-score02=74
Southeast Regional – Knoxville, Tennessee
| RD1-team01=Purdue | RD1-score01=98 | RD1-seed02=16 | RD1-team02=UCF | RD1-score02=67 | RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03=Providence | RD1-score03=70 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04=Alabama | RD1-score04=76 | RD1-seed05=5 | RD1-team05=Wake Forest | RD1-score05=68 | RD1-seed06=12 | RD1-team06=College of Charleston | RD1-score06=58 | RD1-seed07=4 | RD1-team07=Kansas | RD1-score07=102 | RD1-seed08=13 | RD1-team08=Chattanooga | RD1-score08=73 | RD1-seed09=6 | RD1-team09=Marquette | RD1-score09=81 | RD1-seed10=11 | RD1-team10=Southwest Louisiana | RD1-score10=59 | RD1-seed11=3 | RD1-team11=Kentucky | RD1-score11=83 | RD1-seed12=14 | RD1-team12=Tennessee State | RD1-score12=70 | RD1-seed13=7 | RD1-team13=Michigan State | RD1-score13=84 | RD1-seed14=10 | RD1-team14=Seton Hall | RD1-score14=73 | RD1-seed15=2 | RD1-team15=Duke | RD1-score15=82 | RD1-seed16=15 | RD1-team16=Texas Southern | RD1-score16=70 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Purdue | RD2-score01=83 | RD2-seed02=9 | RD2-team02=Alabama | RD2-score02=73 | RD2-seed03=5 | RD2-team03=Wake Forest | RD2-score03=58 | RD2-seed04=4 | RD2-team04=Kansas | RD2-score04=69 | RD2-seed05=6 | RD2-team05=Marquette | RD2-score05=75 | RD2-seed06=3 | RD2-team06=Kentucky | RD2-score06=63 | RD2-seed07=7 | RD2-team07=Michigan State | RD2-score07=74 | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=Duke | RD2-score08=85 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Purdue | RD3-score01=83 | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=Kansas | RD3-score02=78 | RD3-seed03=6 | RD3-team03=Marquette | RD3-score03=49 | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=Duke | RD3-score04=59 | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=Purdue | RD4-score01=60 | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=Duke | RD4-score02=69
Midwest Regional – Dallas, Texas
| RD1-team01=Arkansas | RD1-score01=94 | RD1-seed02=16 | RD1-team02=North Carolina A&T | RD1-score02=79 | RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03=Illinois | RD1-score03=77 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04=Georgetown | RD1-score04=84 | RD1-seed05=5 | RD1-team05=UCLA | RD1-score05=102 | RD1-seed06=12 | RD1-team06=Tulsa | RD1-score06=112 | RD1-seed07=4 | RD1-team07=Oklahoma State | RD1-score07=65 | RD1-seed08=13 | RD1-team08=New Mexico State | RD1-score08=55 | RD1-seed09=6 | RD1-team09=Texas | RD1-score09=91 | RD1-seed10=11 | RD1-team10=Western Kentucky | RD1-score10=77 | RD1-seed11=3 | RD1-team11=Michigan | RD1-score11=78OT | RD1-seed12=14 | RD1-team12=Pepperdine | RD1-score12=74 | RD1-seed13=7 | RD1-team13=Saint Louis | RD1-score13=66 | RD1-seed14=10 | RD1-team14=Maryland | RD1-score14=74 | RD1-seed15=2 | RD1-team15=Massachusetts | RD1-score15=78 | RD1-seed16=15 | RD1-team16=Southwest Texas State | RD1-score16=60 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Arkansas | RD2-score01=85 | RD2-seed02=9 | RD2-team02=Georgetown | RD2-score02=73 | RD2-seed03=12 | RD2-team03=Tulsa | RD2-score03=82 | RD2-seed04=4 | RD2-team04=Oklahoma State | RD2-score04=80 | RD2-seed05=6 | RD2-team05=Texas | RD2-score05=79 | RD2-seed06=3 | RD2-team06=Michigan | RD2-score06=84 | RD2-seed07=10 | RD2-team07=Maryland | RD2-score07=95 | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=Massachusetts | RD2-score08=87 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Arkansas | RD3-score01=103 | RD3-seed02=12 | RD3-team02=Tulsa | RD3-score02=84 | RD3-seed03=3 | RD3-team03=Michigan | RD3-score03=78 | RD3-seed04=10 | RD3-team04=Maryland | RD3-score04=71 | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=Arkansas | RD4-score01=76 | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-team02=Michigan | RD4-score02=68
West Regional – Los Angeles, California
| RD1-team01=Missouri | RD1-score01=76 | RD1-seed02=16 | RD1-team02=Navy | RD1-score02=53 | RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03=Cincinnati | RD1-score03=72 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04=Wisconsin | RD1-score04=80 | RD1-seed05=5 | RD1-team05=California | RD1-score05=57 | RD1-seed06=12 | RD1-team06=UW–Green Bay | RD1-score06=61 | RD1-seed07=4 | RD1-team07=Syracuse | RD1-score07=92 | RD1-seed08=13 | RD1-team08=Hawaii | RD1-score08=78 | RD1-seed09=6 | RD1-team09=**** | RD1-score09=74 | RD1-seed10=11 | RD1-team10=Southern Illinois | RD1-score10=60 | RD1-seed11=3 | RD1-team11=Louisville | RD1-score11=67 | RD1-seed12=14 | RD1-team12=Boise State | RD1-score12=58 | RD1-seed13=7 | RD1-team13=Virginia | RD1-score13=57 | RD1-seed14=10 | RD1-team14=New Mexico | RD1-score14=54 | RD1-seed15=2 | RD1-team15=Arizona | RD1-score15=81 | RD1-seed16=15 | RD1-team16=Loyola (MD) | RD1-score16=55 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Missouri | RD2-score01=109 | RD2-seed02=9 | RD2-team02=Wisconsin | RD2-score02=96 | RD2-seed03=12 | RD2-team03=UW–Green Bay | RD2-score03=59 | RD2-seed04=4 | RD2-team04=Syracuse | RD2-score04=64 | RD2-seed05=6 | RD2-team05= | RD2-score05=55 | RD2-seed06=3 | RD2-team06=Louisville | RD2-score06=60 | RD2-seed07=7 | RD2-team07=Virginia | RD2-score07=58 | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=Arizona | RD2-score08=71 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Missouri | RD3-score01=98OT | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=Syracuse | RD3-score02=88 | RD3-seed03=3 | RD3-team03=Louisville | RD3-score03=70 | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=Arizona | RD3-score04=82 | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=Missouri | RD4-score01=72 | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=Arizona | RD4-score02=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
West Region Second Round
Final Four – Charlotte, North Carolina
| RD1-seed | RD1-team1=Florida | RD1-score1=65 | RD1-seed2=SE2 | RD1-team2=Duke | RD1-score2=70 | RD1-seed3=MW1 | RD1-team3=Arkansas | RD1-score3=91 | RD1-seed4=W2 | RD1-team4=Arizona | RD1-score4=82 | RD2-seed1=SE2 | RD2-team1=Duke | RD2-score1=72 | RD2-seed2=MW1 | RD2-team2=Arkansas | RD2-score2=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
| Region | Seed | Teams | Flagship station | Play-by-play announcer | Color analyst(s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | |||||||||||||||||||||
| [Syracuse](1993-94-syracuse-orangemen-basketball-team) | WSYR–AM 570 (Syracuse, NY) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [California](1993-94-california-golden-bears-men-s-basketball-team) | KSFO–AM 560 (Berkeley, CA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [UW–Green Bay](1993-94-green-bay-phoenix-men-s-basketball-team) | WDUZ–AM 1400 (Green Bay, WI) |
References
References
- Beach, Jerry. (March 9, 2021). "'Island Of Misfit Toys': East Coast Conference Curiosity & The Big Dance". [[FloHoops]].
- (March 13, 1994). "TEXAS CLAIMS ITS FIRST SWC TITLE; CINCINNATI WINS GREAT MIDWEST". [[Deseret News]].
- (December 11, 1992). "MCC LOSES AUTOMATIC NCAA BID". [[Chicago Tribune]].
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