1994 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

1994 NCAA Division I
Men's Basketball Tournament
Season	1993–94
Teams	64
Finals site	Charlotte Coliseum; Charlotte, North Carolina
Champions	Arkansas Razorbacks (1st title, 1st title game,; 5th Final Four)
Runner-up	Duke Blue Devils (7th title game,; 11th Final Four)
Semifinalists	Arizona Wildcats (2nd Final Four); Florida Gators (1st Final Four);
Winning coach	Nolan Richardson (1st title)
MOP	Corliss Williamson (Arkansas)
Attendance	578,007
Top scorer	Khalid Reeves Arizona; (137 points)
NCAA Division I Men's Tournaments
«1993	1995»

The 1994 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. 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.

Schedule and venues[]

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)

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)
- 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 and Big West Conference)

Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

March 24 and 26
- Southeast Regional, Thompson–Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee (Host: University of Tennessee])
- West Regional, Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California (Host: University of Southern California)
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)

The 1994 tournament included five new venues and four new cities. In Florida, Miami and St. Petersburg, were used for the first time. St. Petersburg would go on to host the Final Four in 1999, while this would be the only games held at Miami Arena; in 2009, the only other year that the city has hosted the tournament, the games were played at American Airlines Arena. Landover, an eastern suburb of Washington, D.C., was used for the only time; games in Washington D.C. have since been at Capital One Arena, which replaced USAir Arena as home to the city's indoor sports teams. Sacramento became the sixth metropolitan area in California to host games. The Kansas Coliseum was used instead of Levitt Arena in Wichita for the only time. This also marked the last tournament for the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena and the Dee Events Center. Games in the Los Angeles area have since been held at the Staples Center or the Honda Center in Anaheim. In all, of the thirteen venues used in the 1994 tournament, seven (in Charlotte, Dallas, Landover, Los Angeles, Miami, Sacramento and Wichita) have closed and been replaced, with all but the Kansas Coliseum (which is being converted into an aerospace test facility) and Sacramento's Sleep Train Arena being demolished, its future still not determined since the opening of the Golden 1 Center downtown. Additionally, the Nassau Coliseum has been renovated into a smaller-capacity building, placing its future use as a tournament site in doubt.

In 1994 Charlotte became the 24th city, and the Charlotte Coliseum the 29th venue, to host the Final Four. It is the last of four arenas - including Market Square Arena in 1980, Reunion Arena in 1986, and McNichols Sports Arena in 1990 - whose primary tenant was an NBA franchise. (The Charlotte 49ers had also used the building from its opening to the previous season, but had moved back to reopened Independence Arena, which is seven miles closer to campus than the new Coliseum.) The tournament was the only one between 1985 and 2018 to not include an NFL stadium; the only domed stadium used for the tournament, the Thunderdome, was at the time an NHL arena and is now an MLB stadium.

Amusingly, the site of the Southeast regional finals — Knoxville, TN — was farther north than any of the other regional sites in 1994.

Any future games to be played would be at these sites: in Tampa, the Amalie Arena; in Wichita, the Intrust Bank Arena; in Charlotte, the Spectrum Center and in Long Island, the Barclays Center or UBS Arena.

Teams[]

Region	Seed	Team	Coach	Finished	Final opponent	Score
East
East	1	North Carolina	Dean Smith	Round of 32	9 Boston College	L 75–72
East	2	Connecticut	Jim Calhoun	Sweet Sixteen	3 Florida	L 69–60
East	3	Florida	Lon Kruger	National Semifinals	2 Duke	L 70–65
East	4	Temple	John Chaney	Round of 32	5 Indiana	L 67–58
East	5	Indiana	Bob Knight	Sweet Sixteen	9 Boston College	L 77–68
East	6	Nebraska	Danny Nee	Round of 64	11 Penn	L 90–80
East	7	UAB	Gene Bartow	Round of 64	10 George Washington	L 51–46
East	8	Washington State	Kelvin Sampson	Round of 64	9 Boston College	L 67–64
East	9	Boston College	Jim O'Brien	Regional Runner-up	3 Florida	L 74–66
East	10	George Washington	Mike Jarvis	Round of 32	2 Connecticut	L 75–63
East	11	Penn	Fran Dunphy	Round of 32	3 Florida	L 70–58
East	12	Ohio	Larry Hunter	Round of 64	5 Indiana	L 84–72
East	13	Drexel	Bill Herrion	Round of 64	4 Temple	L 61–39
East	14	James Madison	Lefty Driesell	Round of 64	3 Florida	L 64–62
East	15	Rider	Kevin Bannon	Round of 64	2 Connecticut	L 64–46
East	16	Liberty	Jeff Meyer	Round of 64	1 North Carolina	L 71–51
Midwest
Midwest	1	Arkansas	Nolan Richardson	Champion	2 Duke	W 76–72
Midwest	2	Massachusetts	John Calipari	Round of 32	10 Maryland	L 95–87
Midwest	3	Michigan	Steve Fisher	Regional Runner-up	1 Arkansas	L 76–68
Midwest	4	Oklahoma State	Eddie Sutton	Round of 32	12 Tulsa	L 82–80
Midwest	5	UCLA	Jim Harrick	Round of 64	12 Tulsa	L 112–102
Midwest	6	Texas	Tom Penders	Round of 32	3 Michigan	L 84–79
Midwest	7	Saint Louis	Charlie Spoonhour	Round of 64	10 Maryland	L 74–66
Midwest	8	Illinois	Lou Henson	Round of 64	9 Georgetown	L 84–77
Midwest	9	Georgetown	John Thompson	Round of 32	1 Arkansas	L 85–73
Midwest	10	Maryland	Gary Williams	Sweet Sixteen	3 Michigan	L 78–71
Midwest	11	Western Kentucky	Ralph Willard	Round of 64	6 Texas	L 91–77
Midwest	12	Tulsa	Tubby Smith	Sweet Sixteen	1 Arkansas	L 103–84
Midwest	13	New Mexico State	Neil McCarthy	Round of 64	4 Oklahoma State	L 65–55
Midwest	14	Pepperdine	Tom Asbury	Round of 64	3 Michigan	L 78–74
Midwest	15	Southwest Texas State	Jim Wooldridge	Round of 64	2 Massachusetts	L 78–60
Midwest	16	North Carolina A&T	Jeff Capel II	Round of 64	1 Arkansas	L 94–79
Southeast
Southeast	1	Purdue	Gene Keady	Regional Runner-up	2 Duke	L 69–60
Southeast	2	Duke	Mike Krzyzewski	Runner Up	1 Arkansas	L 76–72
Southeast	3	Kentucky	Rick Pitino	Round of 32	6 Marquette	L 75–63
Southeast	4	Kansas	Roy Williams	Sweet Sixteen	1 Purdue	L 83–78
Southeast	5	Wake Forest	Dave Odom	Round of 32	4 Kansas	L 69–58
Southeast	6	Marquette	Kevin O'Neill	Sweet Sixteen	2 Duke	L 59–49
Southeast	7	Michigan State	Jud Heathcote	Round of 32	2 Duke	L 85–74
Southeast	8	Providence	Rick Barnes	Round of 64	9 Alabama	L 76–70
Southeast	9	Alabama	David Hobbs	Round of 32	1 Purdue	L 83–73
Southeast	10	Seton Hall	P.J. Carlesimo	Round of 64	7 Michigan State	L 84–73
Southeast	11	Southwestern Louisiana	Marty Fletcher	Round of 64	6 Marquette	L 81–59
Southeast	12	College of Charleston	John Kresse	Round of 64	5 Wake Forest	L 68–58
Southeast	13	Chattanooga	Mack McCarthy	Round of 64	4 Kansas	L 102–73
Southeast	14	Tennessee State	Frankie Allen	Round of 64	3 Kentucky	L 83–70
Southeast	15	Texas Southern	Robert Moreland	Round of 64	2 Duke	L 82–70
Southeast	16	UCF	Kirk Speraw	Round of 64	1 Purdue	L 98–67
West
West	1	Missouri	Norm Stewart	Regional Runner-up	2 Arizona	L 92–72
West	2	Arizona	Lute Olson	National Semifinals	1 Arkansas	L 91–82
West	3	Louisville	Denny Crum	Sweet Sixteen	2 Arizona	L 82–70
West	4	Syracuse	Jim Boeheim	Sweet Sixteen	1 Missouri	L 98–88
West	5	California	Todd Bozeman	Round of 64	12 UW–Green Bay	L 61–57
West	6	Minnesota	Clem Haskins	Round of 32	3 Louisville	L 60–55
West	7	Virginia	Jeff Jones	Round of 32	2 Arizona	L 71–58
West	8	Cincinnati	Bob Huggins	Round of 64	9 Wisconsin	L 80–72
West	9	Wisconsin	Stu Jackson	Round of 32	1 Missouri	L 109–96
West	10	New Mexico	Dave Bliss	Round of 64	7 Virginia	L 57–54
West	11	Southern Illinois	Rich Herrin	Round of 64	6 Minnesota	L 74–60
West	12	UW–Green Bay	Dick Bennett	Round of 32	4 Syracuse	L 64–59
West	13	Hawaii	Riley Wallace	Round of 64	4 Syracuse	L 92–78
West	14	Boise State	Bobby Dye	Round of 64	3 Louisville	L 67–58
West	15	Loyola (MD)	Skip Prosser	Round of 64	2 Arizona	L 81–55
West	16	Navy	Don DeVoe	Round of 64	1 Missouri	L 76–53

Bracket[]

* – Denotes overtime period

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 State	64

9	Boston College	67
						9	Boston College	77

						5	Indiana	68
5	Indiana	84

12	Ohio	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	Penn	90
			11	Penn	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	UCF	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	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 State	70
						6	Marquette	49

						2	Duke	59
7	Michigan State	84

10	Seton Hall	73
			7	Michigan State	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 State	80
4	Oklahoma State	65

13	New Mexico State	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	Saint Louis	66

10	Maryland	74
			10	Maryland	95
Wichita
			2	Massachusetts	87
2	Massachusetts	78

15	Southwest Texas State	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 State	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

West Region First Round[]

CBS

Thursday, March 17
approx. 3:15 pm MST

box score

#12 UW–Green Bay Phoenix 61, #5 California Golden Bears 57
Scoring by half: 32–23, 29–34
Pts: J. Nordgaard – 24 Rebs: J. Nordgaard – 9 Asts: J. Martinez – 7		Pts: L. Murray – 18 Rebs: J. Kidd, L. Murray – 11 Asts: J. Kidd – 7

Dee Events Center – Ogden
Attendance: 12,126
Referees: Lenny Wirtz, Ed Corbett, Rick Hartzell

West Region Second Round[]

CBS

Saturday, March 19
2:35 pm MST

box score

#12 UW–Green Bay Phoenix 59, #4 Syracuse Orangemen 64
Scoring by half: 26–37, 33–27
Pts: J. Nordgaard – 19 Rebs: J. Ludvigson – 7 Asts: G. Grzesk – 7		Pts: L. Moten – 17 Rebs: L. Jackson, L. Moten, J. Wallace – 8 Asts: A. Autry – 5

Dee Events Center – Ogden
Attendance: 12,126
Referees: Lenny Wirtz, Andre Pattillo, Bob Barnett

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[]

James Brown/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 and Bill Raftery – First & Second Round at Landover, Maryland; Southeast Regional at Knoxville, Tennessee
Verne Lundquist and Dan Bonner/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

CBS Radio Sports announcers[]

– First & Second Round at Ogden, Utah

Local announcers[]

Region	Seed	Team	Flagship station	Play-by-play	Color commentator
West
West	12	UW–Green Bay	WDUZ–AM 1400

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