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	Arizona (2nd Final Four) Florida (1st Final Four)
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

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

March 25 and 27

East Regional, Miami Arena, Miami

Midwest Regional, Reunion Arena, Dallas

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 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	Central Florida	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 Wisconsin–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	Bob Dye	Round of 64	3 Louisville	L 67–58
West	15	Loyola, Maryland	Skip Prosser	Round of 64	2 Arizona	L 81–55
West	16	Navy	Don DeVoe	Round of 64	1 Missouri	L 76–53

Bracket

East Regional – Miami

	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

	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

	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

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; Southwest 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