The Final Four consisted of Arkansas, making their fifth trip and first since 1990, Arizona, 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.
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).
#12 UW–Green Bay Phoenix 59, #4 Syracuse Orangemen64
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 CarolinaEdit
National semifinals
National Championship Game
E3
Florida
65
SE2
Duke
70
SE2
Duke
72
M1
Arkansas
76
M1
Arkansas
91
W2
Arizona
82
Broadcast informationEdit
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 announcersEdit
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
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See also 1994 NCAA Men s Division I Basketball Championship Game 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 1994 NCAA Division Imen s basketball tournamentSeason1993 94Teams64Finals siteCharlotte ColiseumCharlotte North CarolinaChampionsArkansas Razorbacks 1st title 1st title game 5th Final Four Runner upDuke Blue Devils 7th title game 11th Final Four SemifinalistsArizona Wildcats 2nd Final Four Florida Gators 1st Final Four Winning coachNolan Richardson 1st title MOPCorliss Williamson Arkansas Attendance578 007Top scorerKhalid Reeves points NCAA Division I men s tournaments 1993 1995 The Final Four consisted of Arkansas making their fifth trip and first since 1990 Arizona 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 Contents 1 Schedule and venues 2 Teams 2 1 Automatic qualifiers 2 2 Tournament seeds 3 Bracket 3 1 East Regional Miami Florida 3 2 Southeast Regional Knoxville Tennessee 3 3 Midwest Regional Dallas Texas 3 4 West Regional Los Angeles California 3 4 1 West Region First round 3 4 2 West Region Second Round 3 5 Final Four Charlotte North Carolina 4 Broadcast information 4 1 CBS announcers 5 See also 6 ReferencesSchedule and venues Edit nbsp nbsp Uniondale nbsp Landover nbsp Lexington nbsp St Petersburg nbsp Oklahoma City nbsp Wichita nbsp Ogden nbsp Sacramentoclass notpageimage 1994 first and second rounds nbsp nbsp Los Angeles nbsp Dallas nbsp Knoxville nbsp Miami nbsp Charlotteclass notpageimage 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 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 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 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 EditThere 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 1 Great Midwest Conference 2 and Midwestern Collegiate Conference 3 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 Edit Automatic qualifiers Conference Team Appearance Last bidACC North Carolina 28th 1993Atlantic 10 UMass 4th 1993Big East Providence 12th 1990Big Eight Nebraska 5th 1993Big Sky Boise State 4th 1993Big South Liberty 1st NeverBig Ten Purdue 13th 1993Big West New Mexico State vacated 1991CAA James Madison 4th 1983Ivy League Penn 15th 1993MAAC Loyola MD 1st NeverMAC Ohio 10th 1985MEAC North Carolina A amp T 8th 1988Metro Louisville 24th 1993Mid Continent Green Bay 2nd 1991Missouri Valley Southern Illinois 3rd 1993NAC Drexel 2nd 1986NEC Rider 3rd 1993Ohio Valley Tennessee State 2nd 1993Pac 10 Arizona 13th 1993Patriot Navy 9th 1987SEC Kentucky 35th 1993Southern Chattanooga 6th 1993Southland Southwest Texas State 1st NeverSun Belt Southwestern Louisiana 3rd 1992SWAC Texas Southern 2nd 1990SWC Texas 13th 1992TAAC UCF 1st NeverWAC Hawaii 2nd 1972West Coast Pepperdine 11th 1992Tournament seeds Edit East Regional Miami Arena Miami Florida Seed School Conference Record Berth type1 North Carolina ACC 27 6 Automatic2 Connecticut Big East 27 4 At Large3 Florida SEC 25 7 At Large4 Temple Atlantic 10 22 7 At Large5 Indiana Big Ten 19 8 At Large6 Nebraska Big Eight 20 9 Automatic7 UAB Great Midwest 22 7 At Large8 Washington State Pac 10 20 10 At Large9 Boston College Big East 20 10 At Large10 George Washington Atlantic 10 17 11 At Large11 Penn Ivy League 24 2 Automatic12 Ohio MAC 25 7 Automatic13 Drexel NAC 25 4 Automatic14 James Madison CAA 20 9 Automatic15 Rider NEC 21 8 Automatic16 Liberty Big South 18 11 Automatic Midwest Regional Reunion Arena Dallas Texas Seed School Conference Record Berth type1 Arkansas SEC 25 3 At Large2 UMass Atlantic 10 27 6 Automatic3 Michigan Big Ten 21 7 At Large4 Oklahoma State Big Eight 23 9 At Large5 UCLA Pac 10 21 6 At Large6 Texas SWC 25 7 Automatic7 Saint Louis Great Midwest 23 5 At Large8 Illinois Big Ten 17 10 At Large9 Georgetown Big East 18 11 At Large10 Maryland ACC 16 11 At Large11 Western Kentucky Sun Belt 20 10 At Large12 Tulsa Missouri Valley 21 7 At Large13 New Mexico State vacated Big West 23 7 Automatic14 Pepperdine WCC 19 10 Automatic15 Southwest Texas State Southland 25 6 Automatic16 North Carolina A amp T MEAC 16 13 AutomaticSoutheast Regional Thompson Boling Arena Knoxville Tennessee Seed School Conference Record Berth type1 Purdue Big Ten 26 4 Automatic2 Duke ACC 23 5 At Large3 Kentucky SEC 26 6 Automatic4 Kansas Big Eight 25 7 At Large5 Wake Forest ACC 20 11 At Large6 Marquette Great Midwest 22 8 At Large7 Michigan State Big Ten 19 11 At Large8 Providence Big East 20 9 Automatic9 Alabama SEC 19 9 At Large10 Seton Hall Big East 17 12 At Large11 Southwestern Louisiana Sun Belt 22 7 Automatic12 College of Charleston TAAC 24 3 At Large13 Chattanooga Southern 23 6 Automatic14 Tennessee State Ohio Valley 19 11 Automatic15 Texas Southern SWAC 19 10 Automatic16 UCF TAAC 21 8 Automatic West Regional Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles California Seed School Conference Record Berth type1 Missouri vacated Big Eight 25 3 At Large2 Arizona Pac 10 25 5 Automatic3 Louisville Metro 26 5 Automatic4 Syracuse Big East 21 6 At Large5 California Pac 10 22 7 At Large6 Minnesota vacated Big Ten 20 11 At Large7 Virginia ACC 17 12 At Large8 Cincinnati Great Midwest 22 9 At Large9 Wisconsin Big Ten 17 10 At Large10 New Mexico WAC 23 7 At Large11 Southern Illinois Missouri Valley 23 6 Automatic12 Green Bay Mid Continent 22 6 Automatic13 Hawaii WAC 18 14 Automatic14 Boise State Big Sky 17 12 Automatic15 Loyola MD MAAC 17 12 Automatic16 Navy Patriot 17 12 AutomaticBracket Edit Denotes overtime period East Regional Miami Florida Edit First roundQuarter finalsRegional semifinalsRegional Finals 1North Carolina7116Liberty511North Carolina72Landover9Boston College758Washington State649Boston College679Boston College775Indiana685Indiana8412Ohio725Indiana67Landover4Temple584Temple6113Drexel399Boston College663Florida746Nebraska8011Penn9011Penn58Uniondale3Florida703Florida6414James Madison623Florida69 2Connecticut607UAB4610George Washington5110George Washington63Uniondale2Connecticut752Connecticut6415Rider46Southeast Regional Knoxville Tennessee Edit First roundQuarter finalsRegional semifinalsRegional Finals 1Purdue9816UCF671Purdue83Lexington9Alabama738Providence709Alabama761Purdue834Kansas785Wake Forest6812College of Charleston585Wake Forest58Lexington4Kansas694Kansas10213Chattanooga731Purdue602Duke696Marquette8111Southwest Louisiana596Marquette75St Petersburg3Kentucky633Kentucky8314Tennessee State706Marquette492Duke597Michigan State8410Seton Hall737Michigan State74St Petersburg2Duke852Duke8215Texas Southern70Midwest Regional Dallas Texas Edit First roundQuarter finalsRegional semifinalsRegional Finals 1Arkansas9416North Carolina A amp T791Arkansas85Oklahoma City9Georgetown738Illinois779Georgetown841Arkansas10312Tulsa845UCLA10212Tulsa11212Tulsa82Oklahoma City4Oklahoma State804Oklahoma State6513New Mexico State551Arkansas763Michigan686Texas9111Western Kentucky776Texas79Wichita3Michigan843Michigan78 14Pepperdine743Michigan7810Maryland717Saint Louis6610Maryland7410Maryland95Wichita2Massachusetts872Massachusetts7815Southwest Texas State60West Regional Los Angeles California Edit First roundQuarter finalsRegional semifinalsRegional Finals 1Missouri7616Navy531Missouri109Ogden9Wisconsin968Cincinnati729Wisconsin801Missouri98 4Syracuse885California5712UW Green Bay6112UW Green Bay59Ogden4Syracuse644Syracuse9213Hawaii781Missouri722Arizona926Minnesota7411Southern Illinois606Minnesota55Sacramento3Louisville603Louisville6714Boise State583Louisville702Arizona827Virginia5710New Mexico547Virginia58Sacramento2Arizona712Arizona8115Loyola MD 55West Region First round Edit CBSThursday March 17approx 3 15 pm MSTbox score 12 UW Green Bay Phoenix 61 5 California Golden Bears 57Scoring by half 32 23 29 34Pts J Nordgaard 24Rebs J Nordgaard 9Asts J Martinez 7 Pts L Murray 18Rebs J Kidd L Murray 11Asts J Kidd 7Dee Events Center OgdenAttendance 12 126Referees Lenny Wirtz Ed Corbett Rick Hartzell West Region Second Round Edit CBSSaturday March 192 35 pm MSTbox score 12 UW Green Bay Phoenix 59 4 Syracuse Orangemen 64Scoring by half 26 37 33 27Pts J Nordgaard 19Rebs J Ludvigson 7Asts G Grzesk 7 Pts L Moten 17Rebs L Jackson L Moten J Wallace 8Asts A Autry 5Dee Events Center OgdenAttendance 12 126Referees Lenny Wirtz Andre Pattillo Bob Barnett Final Four Charlotte North Carolina Edit National semifinalsNational Championship Game E3Florida65SE2Duke70SE2Duke72M1Arkansas76M1Arkansas91W2Arizona82Broadcast information EditOn 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 Edit James Brown Jim Nantz and Billy Packer Brown Packer First amp 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 amp Second Round at Lexington Kentucky West Regional at Los Angeles Greg Gumbel and Bill Raftery First amp Second Round at Landover Maryland Southeast Regional at Knoxville Tennessee Verne Lundquist and Dan Bonner Clark Kellogg Lundquist Bonner First amp Second Round at St Petersburg Florida Lundquist Kellogg East Regional at Miami Sean McDonough and Derrek Dickey First amp Second Round at Wichita Kansas Ted Robinson and Greg Kelser First amp Second Round at Oklahoma City Tim Ryan and Ann Meyers First amp Second Round at Ogden Utah Dave Sims and Larry Farmer First amp Second Round at Sacramento CaliforniaSee also Edit1994 NCAA Division II men s basketball tournament 1994 NCAA Division III men s basketball tournament 1994 NCAA Division I women s basketball tournament 1994 NCAA Division II women s basketball tournament 1994 NCAA Division III women s basketball tournament 1994 National Invitation Tournament 1994 National Women s Invitation Tournament 1994 NAIA Division I men s basketball tournament 1994 NAIA Division II men s basketball tournament 1994 NAIA Division I women s basketball tournament NAIA Division II Women s Basketball ChampionshipReferences Edit Beach Jerry March 9 2021 Island Of Misfit Toys East Coast Conference Curiosity amp The Big Dance FloHoops Retrieved May 21 2023 TEXAS CLAIMS ITS FIRST SWC TITLE CINCINNATI WINS GREAT MIDWEST Deseret News Associated Press March 13 1994 Retrieved May 21 2023 MCC LOSES AUTOMATIC NCAA BID Chicago Tribune December 11 1992 Retrieved May 21 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1994 NCAA Division I men 27s basketball tournament amp oldid 1171210614, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,