1974 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Year=1974


ImageSize=
Caption=
Teams=25
FinalFourArena=Greensboro Coliseum
FinalFourCity=Greensboro, North Carolina
Champions=NC State
TitleCount=1st
RunnerUp=Marquette
GameCount=1st
Semifinal1=Kansas
FinalFourCount=6th
Semifinal2=UCLA
FinalFourCount2=11th
Coach=Norm Sloan
CoachCount=1st
MOP=David Thompson
MOPTeam=NC State
Attendance=154,112
OneTopScorer=*
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=David Thompson
TopScorerTeam=NC State
Points=97

The 1974 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 9, 1974, and ended with the championship game on March 25 in Greensboro, North Carolina. A total of 29 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.

North Carolina State, coached by Norm Sloan, won the national title with a 76-64 victory in the final game over Marquette, coached by Al McGuire. This result ended UCLA's record streak of seven consecutive titles. David Thompson of North Carolina State was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

This was the final year that only conference champions could participate in the tournament. During the same time in 1974, the Collegiate Commissioners' Association held a tournament in St. Louis, Missouri. They invited the second-place teams from eight conferences to participate. In 1975, the NCAA would expand the field to include at-large bids.

Tournament notes

The 1974 ACC tournament final pitted arguably the two best teams in the country in NC State and Maryland. [Bill Free - [http://umterps.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/022199aab.html This Overtime Lasts 25 Years] The 1974 team left it all out on the floor. Baltimore Sun, hosted at University of Maryland Terrapins athletic site, February 20, 1999] This would be cited as a reason to expand the tournament for the next year. The UCLA - North Carolina State semi final game made USA Today's list of the greatest NCAA tournament games of all time at #13. [Mike Douchant - [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/basketball/men/02tourney/greatest-games.htm Greatest 63 games in NCAA Tournament history] . The Sports Xchange, published in USA Today, March 25, 2002]

Locations

Teams

Bracket

East region

3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Providence
RD1-score3=84
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=Pennsylvania
RD1-score4=69
RD1-seed5=
RD1-team5=Pittsburgh
RD1-score5=54
RD1-seed6=
RD1-team6=St. Joseph's
RD1-score6=42
RD1-seed7=
RD1-team7=Furman
RD1-score7=75
RD1-seed8=
RD1-team8=South Carolina
RD1-score8=67
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=N.C. State
RD2-score1=92
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=Providence
RD2-score2=78
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=Pittsburgh
RD2-score3=81
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=Furman
RD2-score4=78
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=N.C. State
RD3-score1=100
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=Pittsburgh
RD3-score2=72

West region

3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Dayton
RD1-score3=88
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=Cal State Los Angeles
RD1-score4=80
RD1-seed7=
RD1-team7=New Mexico
RD1-score7=73
RD1-seed8=
RD1-team8=Idaho State
RD1-score8=65
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=UCLA
RD2-score1=111
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=Dayton
RD2-score2=100
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=San Francisco
RD2-score3=64
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=New Mexico
RD2-score4=61
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=UCLA
RD3-score1=83
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=San Francisco
RD3-score2=60

Mideast region

3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Marquette
RD1-score3=85
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=Ohio U
RD1-score4=59
RD1-seed7=
RD1-team7=Notre Dame
RD1-score7=108
RD1-seed8=
RD1-team8=Austin Peay
RD1-score8=66
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Vanderbilt
RD2-score1=61
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=Marquette
RD2-score2=69
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=Michigan
RD2-score3=77
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=Notre Dame
RD2-score4=68
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=Marquette
RD3-score1=72
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=Michigan
RD3-score2=70

Midwest region

3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Creighton
RD1-score3=77
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=Texas
RD1-score4=61
RD1-seed7=
RD1-team7=Oral Roberts
RD1-score7=86
RD1-seed8=
RD1-team8=Syracuse
RD1-score8=82*
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Kansas
RD2-score1=55
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=Creighton
RD2-score2=54
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=Louisville
RD2-score3=93
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=Oral Roberts
RD2-score4=96
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=Kansas
RD3-score1=93
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=Oral Roberts
RD3-score2=90*

Final Four

4TeamBracket | RD1=National Semifinals | RD2=National Finals | RD1-seed1=
RD1-team1=N.C. State
RD1-score1=80
RD1-seed2=
RD1-team2=UCLA
RD1-score2=77
RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Marquette
RD1-score3=64
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=Kansas
RD1-score4=51
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=N.C. State
RD2-score1=76
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=Marquette
RD2-score2=64

References

External links

* [http://www.shrpsports.com/collbask/1974.htm 1974 NCAA Basketball Tournament] on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
* [http://www.hoopstournament.net/index.html HoopsTournament.Net] , source for much of the information on this page.