1994 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

The 1994 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college basketball among its Division II members in the United States and Canada for the 1993–94 basketball season.

1994 (1994) NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

Teams	24
Finals site	Montgomery Fieldhouse Nampa, Idaho
Champions	Eureka Red Devils (1st title, 1st title game)
Runner-up	Northern State Wolves (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Lewis & Clark Pioneers Northwest Nazarene Crusaders
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award	Emiko Etete (Northwest Nazarene)
Chuck Taylor MVP	Chris Peterson (Eureka)
Top scorer	Chris Peterson (Eureka) (107 points)
NAIA Division II men's tournaments «1993 1995»

Eureka defeated Northern State (SD) in the championship game, 98–95 in overtime, to claim the Red Devils' first NAIA national title.

The tournament was played at the Montgomery Fieldhouse at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho.^[1]

Qualification

See also: 1993–94 NAIA Division II men's basketball season

The tournament field expanded for the first time, increasing by four teams from twenty to twenty-four teams. The top eight teams remained seeded and were all additionally given a bye into the second round. All other teams, meanwhile, were placed in the preliminary first round.

The tournament continued to utilize a single-elimination format.

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					National championship
						1	Taylor	71
							Jamestown	68
	Jamestown (ND)		66
	St. Thomas (FL)		54
											1	Taylor	60
											8	Lewis & Clark	72
	Central Methodist		102
	Lynn		93
							Central Methodist	89
						8	Lewis & Clark	106
																8	Lewis & Clark	96
																4	Northern State (SD)	106
						5	Bethel	74
							Huron	78
	Huron		88
	Tarleton State		85
												Huron	98
											4	Northern State (SD)	102
	St. Ambrose		68
	St. Thomas Aquinas		56
							St. Ambrose	84
						4	Northern State (SD)	103
																					4	Northern State (SD)	95
																					6	Eureka	98*
						3	Willamette	92
							Tabor	61
	Tabor		67
	Black Hills State		61
											3	Willamette	63
											6	Eureka	71
	Ohio Dominican		103
	Westbrook		74
							Ohio Dominican	71
						6	Eureka	92
																6	Eureka	83
																	Northwest Nazarene	67
						7	Alice Lloyd	88
							Northwest Nazarene	105
	Northwest Nazarene		114
	Husson		84
												Northwest Nazarene	85
											2	Northwestern (IA)	75
	McMurry (TX)		71
	Lakeland		57
							McMurry (TX)	99
						2	Northwestern (IA)	100

See also

• 1994 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1994 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 1994 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 1994 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament

References

1. "NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved February 22, 2022.