1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Schedule and venues

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, Big South Conference, Great Midwest Conference, and Mid-Continent Conference, 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

Tournament seeds

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Bracket

East Regional – East Rutherford, New Jersey

| RD1-team01=Wake Forest | RD1-score01=79 | RD1-seed02=16 | RD1-team02=North Carolina A&T | RD1-score02=47 | RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03=Minnesota# | RD1-score03=61 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04=Saint Louis | RD1-score04=64OT | RD1-seed05=5 | RD1-team05=Alabama | RD1-score05=91OT | RD1-seed06=12 | RD1-team06=Penn | RD1-score06=85 | RD1-seed07=4 | RD1-team07=Oklahoma State | RD1-score07=73 | RD1-seed08=13 | RD1-team08=Drexel | RD1-score08=49 | RD1-seed09=6 | RD1-team09=Tulsa | RD1-score09=68 | RD1-seed10=11 | RD1-team10=Illinois | RD1-score10=62 | RD1-seed11=3 | RD1-team11=Villanova | RD1-score11=81 | RD1-seed12=14 | RD1-team12=Old Dominion | RD1-score12=893OT | RD1-seed13=7 | RD1-team13=UNC Charlotte | RD1-score13=68 | RD1-seed14=10 | RD1-team14=Stanford | RD1-score14=70 | RD1-seed15=2 | RD1-team15=Massachusetts | RD1-score15=68 | RD1-seed16=15 | RD1-team16=Saint Peter's | RD1-score16=51 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Wake Forest | RD2-score01=64 | RD2-seed02=9 | RD2-team02=Saint Louis | RD2-score02=59 | RD2-seed03=5 | RD2-team03=Alabama | RD2-score03=52 | RD2-seed04=4 | RD2-team04=Oklahoma State | RD2-score04=66 | RD2-seed05=6 | RD2-team05=Tulsa | RD2-score05=64 | RD2-seed06=14 | RD2-team06=Old Dominion | RD2-score06=52 | RD2-seed07=10 | RD2-team07=Stanford | RD2-score07=53 | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=Massachusetts | RD2-score08=75 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Wake Forest | RD3-score01=66 | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=Oklahoma State | RD3-score02=71 | RD3-seed03=6 | RD3-team03=Tulsa | RD3-score03=51 | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=Massachusetts | RD3-score04=76 | RD4-seed01=4 | RD4-team01=Oklahoma State | RD4-score01=68 | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=Massachusetts | RD4-score02=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

End of Regulation: 58–58 End of First Overtime: 67–67 End of Second Overtime: 72–72

East second round

At Albany, New York

West Regional – Oakland, California

| RD1-team01=UCLA | RD1-score01=92 | RD1-seed02=16 | RD1-team02=FIU | RD1-score02=56 | RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03=Missouri | RD1-score03=65 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04=Indiana | RD1-score04=60 | RD1-seed05=5 | RD1-team05=Mississippi State | RD1-score05=75 | RD1-seed06=12 | RD1-team06=Santa Clara | RD1-score06=67 | RD1-seed07=4 | RD1-team07=Utah | RD1-score07=76 | RD1-seed08=13 | RD1-team08=Long Beach State | RD1-score08=64 | RD1-seed09=6 | RD1-team09=Oregon | RD1-score09=73 | RD1-seed10=11 | RD1-team10=Texas | RD1-score10=90 | RD1-seed11=3 | RD1-team11=Maryland | RD1-score11=87 | RD1-seed12=14 | RD1-team12=Gonzaga | RD1-score12=63 | RD1-seed13=7 | RD1-team13=Cincinnati | RD1-score13=77 | RD1-seed14=10 | RD1-team14=Temple | RD1-score14=71 | RD1-seed15=2 | RD1-team15=Connecticut | RD1-score15=100 | RD1-seed16=15 | RD1-team16=Chattanooga | RD1-score16=71 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=UCLA | RD2-score01=75 | RD2-seed02=8 | RD2-team02=Missouri | RD2-score02=74 | RD2-seed03=5 | RD2-team03=Mississippi State | RD2-score03=78 | RD2-seed04=4 | RD2-team04=Utah | RD2-score04=64 | RD2-seed05=11 | RD2-team05=Texas | RD2-score05=68 | RD2-seed06=3 | RD2-team06=Maryland | RD2-score06=82 | RD2-seed07=7 | RD2-team07=Cincinnati | RD2-score07=91 | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=Connecticut | RD2-score08=96 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=UCLA | RD3-score01=86 | RD3-seed02=5 | RD3-team02=Mississippi State | RD3-score02=67 | RD3-seed03=3 | RD3-team03=Maryland | RD3-score03=89 | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=Connecticut | RD3-score04=99 | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=UCLA | RD4-score01=102 | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=Connecticut | RD4-score02=96

Southeast Regional – Birmingham, Alabama

| RD1-team01=Kentucky | RD1-score01=113 | RD1-seed02=16 | RD1-team02=Mount St. Mary's | RD1-score02=67 | RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03=BYU | RD1-score03=70 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04=Tulane | RD1-score04=76 | RD1-seed05=5 | RD1-team05=Arizona State | RD1-score05=81 | RD1-seed06=12 | RD1-team06=Ball State | RD1-score06=66 | RD1-seed07=4 | RD1-team07=Oklahoma | RD1-score07=67 | RD1-seed08=13 | RD1-team08=Manhattan | RD1-score08=77 | RD1-seed09=6 | RD1-team09=Georgetown | RD1-score09=68 | RD1-seed10=11 | RD1-team10=Xavier | RD1-score10=63 | RD1-seed11=3 | RD1-team11=Michigan State | RD1-score11=72 | RD1-seed12=14 | RD1-team12=Weber State | RD1-score12=79 | RD1-seed13=7 | RD1-team13=Iowa State | RD1-score13=64 | RD1-seed14=10 | RD1-team14=Florida | RD1-score14=61 | RD1-seed15=2 | RD1-team15=North Carolina | RD1-score15=80 | RD1-seed16=15 | RD1-team16=Murray State | RD1-score16=70 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Kentucky | RD2-score01=82 | RD2-seed02=9 | RD2-team02=Tulane | RD2-score02=60 | RD2-seed03=5 | RD2-team03=Arizona State | RD2-score03=64 | RD2-seed04=13 | RD2-team04=Manhattan | RD2-score04=54 | RD2-seed05=6 | RD2-team05=Georgetown | RD2-score05=53 | RD2-seed06=14 | RD2-team06=Weber State | RD2-score06=51 | RD2-seed07=7 | RD2-team07=Iowa State | RD2-score07=51 | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=North Carolina | RD2-score08=73 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Kentucky | RD3-score01=97 | RD3-seed02=5 | RD3-team02=Arizona State | RD3-score02=73 | RD3-seed03=6 | RD3-team03=Georgetown | RD3-score03=64 | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=North Carolina | RD3-score04=74 | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=Kentucky | RD4-score01=61 | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=North Carolina | RD4-score02=74

Midwest Regional – Kansas City, Missouri

| RD1-team01=Kansas | RD1-score01=82 | RD1-seed02=16 | RD1-team02=Colgate | RD1-score02=68 | RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03=Western Kentucky | RD1-score03=82OT | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04=Michigan | RD1-score04=76 | RD1-seed05=5 | RD1-team05=Arizona | RD1-score05=62 | RD1-seed06=12 | RD1-team06=Miami (OH) | RD1-score06=71 | RD1-seed07=4 | RD1-team07=Virginia | RD1-score07=96 | RD1-seed08=13 | RD1-team08=Nicholls State | RD1-score08=72 | RD1-seed09=6 | RD1-team09=Memphis | RD1-score09=77 | RD1-seed10=11 | RD1-team10=Louisville | RD1-score10=56 | RD1-seed11=3 | RD1-team11=Purdue | RD1-score11=49 | RD1-seed12=14 | RD1-team12=UW–Green Bay | RD1-score12=48 | RD1-seed13=7 | RD1-team13=Syracuse | RD1-score13=96 | RD1-seed14=10 | RD1-team14=Southern Illinois | RD1-score14=92 | RD1-seed15=2 | RD1-team15=Arkansas | RD1-score15=79 | RD1-seed16=15 | RD1-team16=Texas Southern | RD1-score16=78 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Kansas | RD2-score01=75 | RD2-seed02=8 | RD2-team02=Western Kentucky | RD2-score02=70 | RD2-seed03=12 | RD2-team03=Miami (OH) | RD2-score03=54 | RD2-seed04=4 | RD2-team04=Virginia | RD2-score04=60OT | RD2-seed05=6 | RD2-team05=Memphis | RD2-score05=75 | RD2-seed06=3 | RD2-team06=Purdue | RD2-score06=73 | RD2-seed07=7 | RD2-team07=Syracuse | RD2-score07=94 | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=Arkansas | RD2-score08=96OT | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Kansas | RD3-score01=58 | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=Virginia | RD3-score02=67 | RD3-seed03=6 | RD3-team03=Memphis | RD3-score03=91 | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=Arkansas | RD3-score04=96OT | RD4-seed01=4 | RD4-team01=Virginia | RD4-score01=61 | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=Arkansas | RD4-score02=68

Final Four - Seattle, Washington

| RD1-team1=Oklahoma State | RD1-score1=61 | RD1-seed2= W1 | RD1-team2=UCLA | RD1-score2=74 | RD1-seed3=SE2 | RD1-team3=North Carolina | RD1-score3=68 | RD1-seed4=MW2 | RD1-team4=Arkansas | RD1-score4=75 | RD2-seed1=W1 | RD2-team1=UCLA | RD2-score1=89 | RD2-seed2=MW2 | RD2-team2=Arkansas | RD2-score2=78

Game summaries

National Championship

Main article: 1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game

*Named Most Outstanding Player

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.
• 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. 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. 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

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