1994 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Gender=Women's
Year=1994


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Teams=64
FinalFourArena= Richmond Coliseum
FinalFourCity=Richmond, Virginia
Champions=North Carolina
TitleCount=1st
RunnerUp=Louisiana Tech
GameCount=5th
Semifinal1=Purdue
FinalFourCount=1st
Semifinal2=Alabama
FinalFourCount2=1st
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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. [cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/1244/1994-bracket.html|title=1994 NCAA National Championship Tournament|accessdate=2008-03-29]

Brackets

East Region

16TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 13 and 14Higher Seed's Home Court
RD2=Second round March 15 and 16Higher Seed's Home Court
RD3=Regional semifinals March 21Piscataway, NJ

RD4=Regional finals March 23Piscataway, NJ

RD1-team01=Connecticut
RD1-team02=Brown
RD1-score01=79
RD1-score02=60
RD1-seed01=1
RD1-seed02=16

RD1-team03=Virginia Tech
RD1-team04=Auburn
RD1-score03=51
RD1-score04=60
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-seed04=9

RD1-team05=Rutgers
RD1-team06="'Western Kentucky
RD1-score05=73
RD1-score06=84

RD1-team07=Southern Mississippi
RD1-team08=Tennessee State
RD1-score07=86
RD1-score08=72

RD1-team11=North Carolina
RD1-team12=Georgia Southern
RD1-score11=101
RD1-score12=53

RD1-team09=Old Dominion
RD1-team10=Saint Joseph's
RD1-score09=56
RD1-score10=55

RD1-team13=Notre Dame
RD1-team14=Minnesota
RD1-score13=76
RD1-score14=81

RD1-team15=Vanderbilt
RD1-team16=Grambling State
RD1-score15=95
RD1-score16=85

RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Connecticut
RD2-seed02=9
RD2-team02=Auburn
RD2-score01=81
RD2-score02=59

RD2-seed03=12
RD2-team03=Western Kentucky
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Southern Mississippi
RD2-score03=69
RD2-score04=72

RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=North Carolina
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Old Dominion
RD2-score06=62
RD2-score05=52

RD2-seed07=10
RD2-team07=Minnesota
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Vanderbilt
RD2-score07=72
RD2-score08=98

RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01="'Connecticut
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Southern Mississippi
RD3-score01=78
RD3-score02=64

RD3-seed03=3
RD3-team03=North Carolina
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Vanderbilt
RD3-score03=73
RD3-score04=69

RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Connecticut
RD4-seed02=3
RD4-team02=North Carolina
RD4-score01=69
RD4-score02=81

Mideast Region

16TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 12 and 13Higher Seed's Home Court
RD2=Second round March 14 and 15Higher Seed's Home Court
RD3=Regional semifinals March 21Fayetteville, AR
RD4=Regional finals March 23Fayetteville, AR

RD1-team01=Tennessee
RD1-team02=North Carolina A&T
RD1-score01=111
RD1-score02=37

RD1-team03=Florida International
RD1-team04=Clemson
RD1-score03=64
RD1-score04=65

RD1-team05=Mississippi
RD1-team06=Indiana
RD1-score05=83
RD1-score06=61

RD1-team07=Louisiana Tech
RD1-team08=SMU
RD1-score07=96
RD1-score08=62

RD1-team11=Virginia
RD1-team12=Loyola-MD
RD1-score11=72
RD1-score12=47

RD1-team09=SW Missouri State
RD1-team10=Northern Illinois
RD1-score09=75
RD1-score10=56

RD1-team13=George Washington
RD1-team14=UAB
RD1-score13=74
RD1-score14=66

RD1-team15=Southern California
RD1-team16=Portland
RD1-score15=77
RD1-score16=62

RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Tennessee
RD2-seed02=9
RD2-team02=Clemson
RD2-score01=78
RD2-score02=66

RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Mississippi
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Louisiana Tech
RD2-score03=67
RD2-score04=82

RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Virginia
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=SW Missouri St.
RD2-score06=67
RD2-score05=63

RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=George Washington
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Southern California
RD2-score07=72
RD2-score08=76

RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Tennessee
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Louisiana Tech
RD3-score01=68
RD3-score02=71

RD3-seed03=3
RD3-team03=Virginia
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Southern California
RD3-score03=66
RD3-score04=85

RD4-seed01=4
RD4-team01=Louisiana Tech
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Southern California
RD4-score01=75
RD4-score02=66

Midwest Region

16TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 12 and 13Higher Seed's Home Court
RD2=Second round March 14 and 15Higher Seed's Home Court
RD3=Regional semifinals March 20Austin, TX
RD4=Regional finals March 22Austin, TX

RD1-team01=Penn State
RD1-team02=Fordham
RD1-score01=94
RD1-score02=41

RD1-team03=Stephen F. Austin
RD1-team04=Kansas
RD1-score03=62
RD1-score04=72

RD1-team05=Texas
RD1-team06=Oklahoma State
RD1-score05=75
RD1-score06=67

RD1-team07=Seton Hall
RD1-team08=Vermont
RD1-score07=70
RD1-score08=60

RD1-team11=Iowa
RD1-team12=Mount St. Mary's
RD1-score11=70
RD1-score12=47

RD1-team09=Alabama
RD1-team10=Oregon State
RD1-score09=96
RD1-score10=86

RD1-team13=Bowling Green
RD1-team14=Creighton
RD1-score13=73
RD1-score14=84

RD1-team15=Texas Tech
RD1-team16=Missouri
RD1-score15=75
RD1-score16=61

RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Penn State
RD2-seed02=9
RD2-team02=Kansas
RD2-score01=85
RD2-score02=68

RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Texas
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Seton Hall
RD2-score03=66
RD2-score04=71

RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Iowa
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Alabama
RD2-score06=78
RD2-score05=84

RD2-seed07=10
RD2-team07=Creighton
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Texas Tech
RD2-score07=64
RD2-score08=75

RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Penn State
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Seton Hall
RD3-score01=64
RD3-score02=60

RD3-seed03=6
RD3-team03=Alabama
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Texas Tech
RD3-score03=73
RD3-score04=68

RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Penn State
RD4-seed02=6
RD4-team02=Alabama
RD4-score01=82
RD4-score02=96

West Region

16TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 16Higher Seed's Home Court
RD2=Second round March 19 and 20Higher Seed's Home Court
RD3=Regional semifinals March 24Stanford, CA
RD4=Regional finals March 26Stanford, CA

RD1-team01=Purdue
RD1-team02=Radford
RD1-score01=103
RD1-score02=56

RD1-team03=Washington
RD1-team04=Boise State
RD1-score03=89
RD1-score04=61

RD1-team05=San Diego State
RD1-team06=Hawaiokinai
RD1-score05=81
RD1-score06=75

RD1-team07=Florida
RD1-team08=Texas A&M
RD1-score07=76
RD1-score08=78

RD1-team09=Oregon
RD1-team10=Santa Clara
RD1-score09=74
RD1-score10=59

RD1-team11=Colorado
RD1-team12=Marquette
RD1-score11=77
RD1-score12=74

RD1-team13=Montana
RD1-team14=UNLV
RD1-score13=77
RD1-score14=67

RD1-team15=Stanford
RD1-team16=Wisconsin-Green Bay
RD1-score15=81
RD1-score16=56

RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Purdue
RD2-seed02=8
RD2-team02=Washington
RD2-score01=86
RD2-score02=59

RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=San Diego State
RD2-seed04=13
RD2-team04=Texas A&M
RD2-score03=72
RD2-score04=75

RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Oregon
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Colorado
RD2-score05=71
RD2-score06=92

RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=Montana
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Stanford
RD2-score07=62
RD2-score08=66

RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Purdue
RD3-seed02=13
RD3-team02=Texas A&M
RD3-score01=82
RD3-score02=56

RD3-seed03=3
RD3-team03=Colorado
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Stanford
RD3-score03=62
RD3-score04=78

RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Purdue
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Stanford
RD4-score01=82
RD4-score02=65

Final Four

4TeamBracket | RD1=National Semifinals March 27
RD2=National Championship March 29

RD1-seed1=3E
RD1-team1=North Carolina
RD1-score1=89
RD1-seed2=1W
RD1-team2=Purdue
RD1-score2=74

RD1-seed3=4ME
RD1-team3=Louisiana Tech
RD1-score3=69
RD1-seed4=6MW
RD1-team4=Alabama
RD1-score4=66

RD2-seed1=3E
RD2-team1=North Carolina
RD2-score1=60
RD2-seed2=4ME
RD2-team2=Louisiana Tech
RD2-score2=59

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

ee also

* 1994 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

References