1994 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
The 1994 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 48 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1993–94 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by California State University, Bakersfield and Southern Indiana's Stan Gouard was the Most Outstanding Player.
Teams | 48 | ||||
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Finals site | Springfield, Massachusetts | ||||
Champions | Bakersfield State Roadrunners (2nd title) | ||||
Runner-up | Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (1st title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Pat Douglass (2nd title) | ||||
MOP | Stan Gouard (Southern Indiana) | ||||
Attendance | 35,599 | ||||
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Regional participants
School | Outcome | |
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Carson-Newman | First round | |
Elizabeth City State | Third Place | |
Longwood | Fourth Place | |
Mars Hill | First round | |
Norfolk State | Regional Champion | |
Virginia Union | Runner-up |
School | Outcome | |
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Central Missouri State | Third Place | |
Missouri Western | First round | |
North Alabama | Runner-up | |
Washburn | Regional Champion | |
West Georgia | First round | |
West Texas A&M | Fourth Place |
School | Outcome | |
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Alaska–Anchorage | Third Place | |
Cal State Bakersfield | Regional Champion | |
Grand Canyon | First round | |
San Francisco State | Fourth Place | |
Seattle Pacific | First round | |
UC Riverside | Runner-up |
School | Outcome | |
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California (PA) | Runner-up | |
Edinboro | Fourth Place | |
Gannon | Third Place | |
Indiana (PA) | Regional Champion | |
Millersville | First round | |
West Chester | First round |
School | Outcome | |
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Kentucky Wesleyan | Third Place | |
Oakland | Fourth Place | |
Quincy | First round | |
Saint Joseph's (IN) | First round | |
Southern Indiana | Regional Champion | |
Wayne State (MI) | Runner-up |
School | Outcome | |
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Denver | First round | |
Fort Hays State | First round | |
Mesa State | Fourth Place | |
North Dakota | Third Place | |
North Dakota State | Runner-up | |
South Dakota | Regional Champion |
School | Outcome | |
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American International | Fourth Place | |
C. W. Post | Third Place | |
Franklin Pierce | First round | |
New Hampshire College | Regional Champion | |
Philadelphia U | Runner-up | |
Saint Anselm | First round |
School | Outcome | |
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Alabama A&M | Regional Champion | |
Eckerd | Fourth Place | |
Lander | First round | |
Paine | Third Place | |
Tampa | Runner-up | |
Wofford | First round |
*denotes tie
Regionals
South Atlantic - Fayetteville, North Carolina
Location: Felton J. Capel Arena Hosts: Virginia Union University and Fayetteville State University
First round - at higher seed Round of 48 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 11 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 12 | ||||||||||||
1 | Virginia Union | 88 | ||||||||||||
5 | Elizabeth City State | 71 | ||||||||||||
4 | Mars Hill | 80 | ||||||||||||
5 | Elizabeth City State | 88 | ||||||||||||
1 | Virginia Union | 69 | ||||||||||||
2 | Norfolk State | 71 | ||||||||||||
3 | Longwood | 76 | ||||||||||||
6 | Carson–Newman | 63 | ||||||||||||
2 | Norfolk State | 61 | ||||||||||||
3 | Longwood | 59 |
- Third Place - Elizabeth City State 88, Longwood 87
South Central - Topeka, Kansas
Location: Lee Arena Host: Washburn University
First round - at higher seed Round of 48 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 11 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 12 | ||||||||||||
1 | Washburn | 83 | ||||||||||||
4 | Central Missouri State | 78 | ||||||||||||
4 | Central Missouri State | 112 | ||||||||||||
5 | West Georgia | 109 | ||||||||||||
1 | Washburn | 92 | ||||||||||||
2 | North Alabama | 73 | ||||||||||||
3 | West Texas A&M | 94 | ||||||||||||
6 | Missouri Western | 82 | ||||||||||||
2 | North Alabama | 74 | ||||||||||||
3 | West Texas A&M | 67 |
- Third Place - Central Missouri State 79, West Texas A&M 74
West - Riverside, California
Location: UCR Student Recreation Center Host: University of California, Riverside
First round - at higher seed Round of 48 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 11 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 12 | ||||||||||||
1 | UC Riverside | 78 | ||||||||||||
4 | San Francisco State | 61 | ||||||||||||
4 | San Francisco State | 84* | ||||||||||||
5 | Grand Canyon | 79 | ||||||||||||
1 | UC Riverside | 62 | ||||||||||||
2 | Cal State Bakersfield | 75 | ||||||||||||
3 | Alaska–Anchorage | 83 | ||||||||||||
6 | Seattle Pacific | 77 | ||||||||||||
2 | Cal State Bakersfield | 92 | ||||||||||||
3 | Alaska–Anchorage | 61 |
- Third Place - Alaska–Anchorage 109, San Francisco State 97
East - California, Pennsylvania
Location: Hamer Hall Host: California University of Pennsylvania
First round - at higher seed Round of 48 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 11 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 12 | ||||||||||||
1 | California (PA) | 65 | ||||||||||||
4 | Gannon | 64 | ||||||||||||
4 | Gannon | 53 | ||||||||||||
5 | Millersville | 52 | ||||||||||||
1 | California (PA) | 76 | ||||||||||||
2 | Indiana (PA) | 80 | ||||||||||||
3 | Edinboro | 88 | ||||||||||||
6 | West Chester | 67 | ||||||||||||
2 | Indiana (PA) | 90 | ||||||||||||
3 | Edinboro | 77 |
- Third Place - Gannon 75, Edinboro 66
Great Lakes - Evansville, Indiana
Location: Physical Activities Center Host: University of Southern Indiana
First round - at higher seed Round of 48 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 12 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 13 | ||||||||||||
2 | Wayne State (MI) | 99 | ||||||||||||
6 | Oakland | 97 | ||||||||||||
3 | Quincy | 98 | ||||||||||||
6 | Oakland | 105 | ||||||||||||
2 | Wayne State (MI) | 84 | ||||||||||||
1 | Southern Indiana | 112 | ||||||||||||
4 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 56 | ||||||||||||
5 | Saint Joseph's (IN) | 49 | ||||||||||||
1 | Southern Indiana | 78 | ||||||||||||
4 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 67 |
- Third Place - Kentucky Wesleyan 118, Oakland 91
North Central - Vermillion, South Dakota
Location: DakotaDome Host: University of South Dakota
First round - at higher seed Round of 48 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 11 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 12 | ||||||||||||
1 | South Dakota | 94 | ||||||||||||
4 | North Dakota | 76 | ||||||||||||
4 | North Dakota | 87 | ||||||||||||
5 | Fort Hays State | 80 | ||||||||||||
1 | South Dakota | 61 | ||||||||||||
3 | North Dakota State | 58 | ||||||||||||
3 | North Dakota State | 87 | ||||||||||||
6 | Denver | 72 | ||||||||||||
3 | North Dakota State | 75* | ||||||||||||
2 | Mesa State | 65 |
- Third Place - North Dakota 97, Mesa State 88
Northeast - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Location: Athletics and Recreation Center Host: Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science
First round - at higher seed Round of 48 March 9 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 12 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 13 | ||||||||||||
1 | Philadelphia U | 56 | ||||||||||||
5 | C.W. Post | 54 | ||||||||||||
4 | Franklin Pierce | 56 | ||||||||||||
5 | C.W. Post | 61 | ||||||||||||
1 | Philadelphia U | 78 | ||||||||||||
2 | New Hampshire College | 79** | ||||||||||||
3 | American International | 96 | ||||||||||||
6 | Saint Anselm | 88 | ||||||||||||
2 | New Hampshire College | 90 | ||||||||||||
3 | American International | 73 |
- Third Place - C.W. Post 84, American International 81
South - Normal, Alabama
Location: Elmore Gymnasium Host: Alabama A&M University
First round - at higher seed Round of 48 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 12 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 13 | ||||||||||||
1 | Alabama A&M | 110** | ||||||||||||
5 | Paine | 106 | ||||||||||||
4 | Lander | 83 | ||||||||||||
5 | Paine | 92 | ||||||||||||
1 | Alabama A&M | 95 | ||||||||||||
2 | Tampa | 90 | ||||||||||||
3 | Wofford | 82 | ||||||||||||
6 | Eckerd | 94 | ||||||||||||
2 | Tampa | 83 | ||||||||||||
6 | Eckerd | 61 |
- Third Place - Paine 57, Eckerd 52
*denotes each overtime played
Elite Eight - Springfield, Massachusetts
Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College
National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 23 | National semifinals Final Four March 24 | National Championship March 26 | ||||||||||||
Norfolk State | 58 | |||||||||||||
Washburn | 69 | |||||||||||||
Washburn | 64 | |||||||||||||
Cal State Bakersfield | 67 | |||||||||||||
Cal State Bakersfield | 87 | |||||||||||||
Indiana (PA) | 69 | |||||||||||||
Cal State Bakersfield | 92 | |||||||||||||
Southern Indiana | 86 | |||||||||||||
Southern Indiana | 98 | |||||||||||||
South Dakota | 77 | |||||||||||||
Southern Indiana | 111 | |||||||||||||
New Hampshire College | 89 | |||||||||||||
New Hampshire College | 100 | |||||||||||||
Alabama A&M | 90 |
*denotes each overtime played
All-tournament team
- Stan Gouard (Southern Indiana)
- Roheen Oats (Cal State Bakersfield)
- Reggie Phillips (Cal State Bakersfield)
- Tyrone Tate (Southern Indiana)
- Kenny Warren (Cal State Bakersfield)