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1994 NCAA Women's Division I
Basketball Tournament

Teams

Finals site

Richmond Coliseum
Richmond, Virginia

Champions

North Carolina (1st title)

Runner-up

Louisiana Tech (5th title game)

Semifinalists

Purdue (1st Final Four)
Alabama (1st Final Four)

NCAA Women's Division I Tournaments

«1993

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The 1994 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament featured 64 teams for the first time ever. The Final Four consisted of North Carolina, Purdue, Louisiana Tech, and Alabama, with North Carolina defeating Louisiana Tech 60-59 to win its first NCAA title on a 3 point shot by Charlotte Smith as time expired. The ball was inbounded with only 00:00.7 left on the clock, making it one of the most exciting finishes in tournament history.^[1]

Contents

1 Notable events
2 Qualifying teams - automatic
3 Qualifying teams - at-large
4 Bids by conference
5 Bids by state
6 Brackets
7 All-Tournament Team
8 Game Officials
9 See also
10 References

Notable events

The Alabama team was a six seed in the Midwest region. After beating the 11 seed Oregon State, they faced a higher seed, Iowa, who were seeded third in the region. Alabama won that game, and went on to face another higher seed in Texas Tech, the defending national champions. Alabama won again, and went on to face Penn State, the top seed in the region. Alabama won yet again, this time by 14 points, to advance to their first final Four.^[2]

In the semi-final game of the Final Four, they faced Louisiana Tech, a team they had played earlier in the year. In their December match-up, Alabama had beaten the Lady Techsters by 22 points, 99–77. In this game La tech opened up a six point lead at the half. Alabama's All-American guard Niesa Johnson cut her hand on a locker room sink, which required seven stitches. Because it was such an important game, Johnson was bandaged and medicated and returned to the game. The Alabama team fought back from an eleven pint deficit and cut the margin to two points with seconds to play. The plan was to get the ball to Betsy Harris to attempt a three point play, but Harris stepped out of bounds. After a made free throw, they had one more chance with a three point attempt but it failed, and La Tech moved on to the championship game.^[2]

In the other semifinal game, the North Carolina team faced Purdue. North Carolina's Charlotte Smith was expected to be an important key to the game, and the Purdue coach, Lin Dunn, tried to prepare the team to handle Smith. That planning was ineffective, as Smith scored 23 points, and set a personal career records for assists with eight. The Purdue team was down 13 points in the first half, but fought back and managed to take a two point lead in the second half. However, the Tar Heels switched to a zone defense after made baskets, and retook the lead, ending up with an 89–74 victory, and the first North Carolin team to make it to the Championship game.^[3]

In addition to Charlotte Smith, North Carolina had a freshman guard Marion Jones who would later be known for world class performances in track and filed. Jones picked up her third foul only six minutes in the game and had to sit. This "rattled" the North Carlina team but they kept the game close. When the game drew to a close, the La tech team had a two point advantage with less than a second on the clock, but North Carolina had the ball. With 0.7 seconds left, there was just enough time to catch and shoot. The ball was in bounded to Charlotte Smith who had made only eight three points on 31 attempts during the season. Smith launched the ball, but never saw what happened as her vision was blocked. Her teammates mobbed her, and she realized she had hit the shot to complete one of the most dramatic finishes in NCAA Championship history. North Carolina won the Championship 60–59.^[4]^[5]

Qualifying teams - automatic

Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 1994 NCAA Tournament. Thirty-two conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA tournament. ^[6]

Automatic Bids
		Record
Qualifying School	Conference	Regular Season	Conference	Seed
Bowling Green State University	MAC	0.897 !26–3	0.944 !17–1	7
Brown University	Ivy League	0.667 !18–9	0.786 !11–3	16
University of Connecticut	Big East	0.931 !27–2	0.944 !17–1	1
Florida International University	Trans America	0.893 !25–3	0.917 !11–1	8
Fordham University	Patriot League	0.724 !21–8	0.786 !11–3	16
Georgia Southern University	Southern Conference	0.724 !21–8	0.846 !11–2	14
Grambling State University	SWAC	0.793 !23–6	0.786 !11–3	15
University of Wisconsin–Green Bay	Mid-Continent	0.643 !18–10	0.722 !13–5	15
Louisiana Tech University	Sun Belt Conference	0.897 !26–3	1.014 !14–0	4
Loyola University Maryland	MAAC	0.643 !18–10	0.857 !12–2	14
University of Missouri	Big Eight	0.414 !12–17	0.214 !3–11	15
Missouri State University	Missouri Valley Conference	0.821 !23–5	0.938 !15–1	6
University of Montana	Big Sky Conference	0.857 !24–4	0.857 !12–2	7
Mount St. Mary's University	Northeast Conference	0.893 !25–3	1.018 !18–0	14
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University	MEAC	0.655 !19–10	0.688 !11–5	16
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	ACC	0.931 !27–2	0.875 !14–2	3
University of Notre Dame	Midwestern Collegiate	0.786 !22–6	0.833 !10–2	7
Old Dominion University	Colonial	0.828 !24–5	1.014 !14–0	6
Pennsylvania State University	Big Ten	0.926 !25–2	0.889 !16–2	1
University of Portland	West Coast Conference	0.607 !17–11	0.5 !7–7	15
Radford University	Big South Conference	0.621 !18–11	0.667 !12–6	16
Rutgers University	Atlantic 10	0.759 !22–7	0.813 !13–3	5
San Diego State University	WAC	0.862 !25–4	0.929 !13–1	5
University of Southern California	Pac-12	0.885 !23–3	0.889 !16–2	2
Stephen F. Austin State University	Southland	0.793 !23–6	0.889 !16–2	8
University of Tennessee	SEC	0.967 !29–1	1.011 !11–0	1
Tennessee State University	Ohio Valley Conference	0.714 !20–8	0.813 !13–3	13
University of Texas at Austin	Southwest	0.724 !21–8	0.714 !10–4	5
University of Alabama at Birmingham	Great Midwest	0.821 !23–5	1.012 !12–0	10
University of Nevada, Las Vegas	Big West Conference	0.793 !23–6	0.778 !14–4	10
University of Vermont	North Atlantic Conference	0.655 !19–10	0.643 !9–5	13
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Metro	0.828 !24–5	0.75 !9–3	8

Qualifying teams - at-large

Thirty-two additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations.^[6]

At-large Bids
		Record
Qualifying School	Conference	Regular Season	Conference	Seed
University of Alabama	Southeastern	0.786 !22–6	0.636 !7–4	6
Auburn University	Southeastern	0.679 !19–9	0.545 !6–5	9
Boise State University	Big Sky	0.821 !23–5	0.857 !12–2	9
Clemson University	Atlantic Coast	0.679 !19–9	0.688 !11–5	9
University of Colorado at Boulder	Big Eight	0.862 !25–4	0.857 !12–2	3
Creighton University	Missouri Valley	0.793 !23–6	0.875 !14–2	10
University of Florida	Southeastern	0.786 !22–6	0.727 !8–3	4
The George Washington University	Atlantic 10	0.759 !22–7	0.813 !13–3	7
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa	Big West	0.862 !25–4	0.889 !16–2	12
Indiana University	Big Ten	0.704 !19–8	0.556 !10–8	12
University of Iowa	Big Ten	0.769 !20–6	0.722 !13–5	3
University of Kansas	Big Eight	0.808 !21–5	0.786 !11–3	9
Marquette University	Great Midwest	0.786 !22–6	0.833 !10–2	14
University of Minnesota	Big Ten	0.63 !17–10	0.556 !10–8	10
University of Mississippi	Southeastern	0.742 !23–8	0.636 !7–4	5
Northern Illinois University	Mid-Continent	0.828 !24–5	1.018 !18–0	11
Oklahoma State University–Stillwater	Big Eight	0.714 !20–8	0.643 !9–5	12
University of Oregon	Pacific-10	0.704 !19–8	0.722 !13–5	6
Oregon State University	Pacific-10	0.63 !17–10	0.5 !9–9	11
Purdue University	Big Ten	0.862 !25–4	0.889 !16–2	1
Santa Clara University	West Coast	0.778 !21–6	0.786 !11–3	11
Seton Hall University	Big East	0.862 !25–4	0.889 !16–2	4
Southern Methodist University	Southwest	0.692 !18–8	0.571 !8–6	13
University of Southern Mississippi	Metro	0.857 !24–4	0.833 !10–2	4
Saint Joseph's University	Atlantic 10	0.704 !19–8	0.688 !11–5	11
Stanford University	Pacific-10	0.815 !22–5	0.833 !15–3	2
Texas A&M University	Southwest	0.75 !21–7	0.786 !11–3	13
Texas Tech University	Southwest	0.867 !26–4	0.857 !12–2	2
Vanderbilt University	Southeastern	0.767 !23–7	0.818 !9–2	2
University of Virginia	Atlantic Coast	0.862 !25–4	0.938 !15–1	3
University of Washington	Pacific-10	0.741 !20–7	0.667 !12–6	8
Western Kentucky University	Sun Belt	0.719 !23–9	0.786 !11–3	12

Bids by conference

Thirty-two conferences earned an automatic bid. In sixteen cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-two additional at-large teams were selected from sixteen of the conferences.^[6]

Bids	Conference	Teams
6	Southeastern	Tennessee, Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Mississippi, Vanderbilt
5	Big Ten	Penn St., Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Purdue
5	Pacific-10	Southern California, Oregon, Oregon St., Stanford, Washington
4	Big Eight	Missouri, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma St.
4	Southwest	Texas, SMU, Texas A&M, Texas Tech
3	Atlantic 10	Rutgers, George Washington, St. Joseph’s
3	Atlantic Coast	North Carolina, Clemson, Virginia
2	Big East	Connecticut, Seton Hall
2	Big Sky	Montana, Boise St.
2	Big West	UNLV, Hawaii
2	Great Midwest	UAB, Marquette
2	Metro	Virginia Tech, Southern Miss.
2	Mid-Continent	Green Bay, Northern Ill.
2	Missouri Valley	Missouri St., Creighton
2	Sun Belt	Louisiana Tech, Western Ky.
2	West Coast	Portland, Santa Clara
1	Big South	Radford
1	Colonial	Old Dominion
1	Ivy	Brown
1	Metro Atlantic	Loyola Md.
1	Mid-American	Bowling Green
1	Mid-Eastern	N.C. A&T
1	Midwestern	Notre Dame
1	North Atlantic	Vermont
1	Northeast	Mt. St. Mary’s
1	Ohio Valley	Tennessee St.
1	Patriot	Fordham
1	Southern	Ga. Southern
1	Southland	Stephen F. Austin
1	Southwestern	Grambling
1	Trans America	FIU
1	Western Athletic	San Diego St.

Bids by state

The sixty-four teams came from thirty-six states, plus Washington, D.C. Texas had the most teams with five bids. Fourteen states did not have any teams receiving bids.^[6]

NCAA Women's basketball Tournament invitations by state 1994

Brackets

First and second round games played at higher seed except where noted.

East Region

First round March 13 and 14 Higher Seed's Home Court			Second round March 15 and 16 Higher Seed's Home Court			Regional semifinals March 21 Piscataway, NJ			Regional finals March 23 Piscataway, NJ

1	Connecticut	79
16	Brown	60
			1	Connecticut	81

			9	Auburn	59
8	Virginia Tech	51

9	Auburn	60
						1	Connecticut	78

						4	Southern Mississippi	64
5	Rutgers	73

12	Western Kentucky	84
			12	Western Kentucky	69

			4	Southern Mississippi	72
4	Southern Mississippi	86

13	Tennessee State	72
									1	Connecticut	69

									3	North Carolina	81
6	Old Dominion	56

11	Saint Joseph's	55
			6	Old Dominion	52

			3	North Carolina	62
3	North Carolina	101

14	Georgia Southern	53
						3	North Carolina	73

						2	Vanderbilt	69
7	Notre Dame	76

10	Minnesota	81
			10	Minnesota	72

			2	Vanderbilt	98
2	Vanderbilt	95

15	Grambling State	85

Mideast Region

First round March 12 and 13 Higher Seed's Home Court			Second round March 14 and 15 Higher Seed's Home Court			Regional semifinals March 21 Fayetteville, AR			Regional finals March 23 Fayetteville, AR

1	Tennessee	111
16	North Carolina A&T	37
			1	Tennessee	78

			9	Clemson	66
8	Florida International	64

9	Clemson	65
						1	Tennessee	68

						4	Louisiana Tech	71
5	Mississippi	83

12	Indiana	61
			5	Mississippi	67

			4	Louisiana Tech	82
4	Louisiana Tech	96

13	SMU	62
									4	Louisiana Tech	75

									2	Southern California	66
6	SW Missouri State	75

11	Northern Illinois	56
			6	SW Missouri St.	63

			3	Virginia	67
3	Virginia	72

14	Loyola-MD	47
						3	Virginia	66

						2	Southern California	85
7	George Washington	74

10	UAB	66
			7	George Washington	72

			2	Southern California	76
2	Southern California	77

15	Portland	62

Midwest Region

First round March 12 and 13 Higher Seed's Home Court			Second round March 14 and 15 Higher Seed's Home Court			Regional semifinals March 20 Austin, TX			Regional finals March 22 Steve Austin, TX

1	Penn State	94
16	Fordham	41
			1	Penn State	85

			9	Kansas	68
8	Stephen F. Austin	62

9	Kansas	72
						1	Penn State	64

						4	Seton Hall	60
5	Texas	75

12	Oklahoma State	67
			5	Texas	66

			4	Seton Hall	71
4	Seton Hall	70

13	Vermont	60
									1	Penn State	82

									6	Alabama	96
6	Alabama	96

11	Oregon State	86
			6	Alabama	84

			3	Iowa	78
3	Iowa	70

14	Mount St. Mary's	47
						6	Alabama	73

						2	Texas Tech	68
7	Bowling Green	73

10	Creighton	84
			10	Creighton	64

			2	Texas Tech	75
2	Texas Tech	75

15	Missouri	61

West Region

First round March 16 Higher Seed's Home Court			Second round March 19 and 20 Higher Seed's Home Court			Regional semifinals March 24 Stanford, CA			Regional finals March 26 Stanford, CA

1	Purdue	103
16	Radford	56
			1	Purdue	86

			8	Washington	59
8	Washington	89

9	Boise State	61
						1	Purdue	82

						13	Texas A&M	56
5	San Diego State	81

12	Hawaiʻi	75
			5	San Diego State	72

			13	Texas A&M	75
4	Florida	76

13	at Texas A&M	78
									1	Purdue	82

									2	Stanford	65
6	Oregon	74

11	Santa Clara	59
			6	Oregon	71

			3	Colorado	92
3	Colorado	77

14	Marquette	74
						3	Colorado	62

						2	Stanford	78
7	Montana	77

10	UNLV	67
			7	Montana	62

			2	Stanford	66
2	Stanford	81

15	Wisconsin-Green Bay	56

Final Four

National Semifinals March 27			National Championship March 29

3E	North Carolina	89
1W	Purdue	74
			3E	North Carolina	60
			4ME	Louisiana Tech	59
4ME	Louisiana Tech	69
6MW	Alabama	66

E-East; ME-Mideast; MW-Midwest; W-West.

All-Tournament Team

Charlotte Smith, North Carolina
Tonya Sampson, North Carolina
Vickie Johnson, Louisiana Tech
Pam Thomas, Louisiana Tech
Betsy Harris, Alabama ^[6]

Game Officials

Dee Kantner (Semi-Final)
Violet Palmer (Semi-Final)
Sally Bell (Semi-Final)
Sidney Bunch (Semi-Final)
Sally Bell (Final)
John Morningstar (Final) ^[6]

References

^ Gregory Cooper. "1994 NCAA National Championship Tournament". Archived from the original on 2009-10-21. http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/1244/1994-bracket.html. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
^ ^a ^b Deardorff, Julie (April 03, 1994). "La. Tech Has Overcome A Cold, Gloomy December". Chicago Tribune. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-04-03/sports/9404030277_1_lady-techsters-racquel-spurlock-pam-thomas. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
^ Kent, Milton (April 03, 1994). "North Carolina races past Purdue to final". Baltimore Sun. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1994-04-03/sports/1994093151_1_marion-jones-charlotte-smith-north-carolina. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
^ Anderson, Kelli (November 28, 1994). "A Key Performer". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1006009/1/index.htm. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
^ Anderson, Kelli (April 11, 1994). "Beat The Clock". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1005065/1/index.htm. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Nixon, Rick. "Official 2022 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book". NCAA. http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/WFF12.pdf. Retrieved 22 April 2012.

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