1994 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
| 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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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.
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1994 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)
Regional participants
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| California (PA) | Runner-up | |
| Edinboro | Fourth Place | |
| Gannon | Third Place | |
| Indiana (PA) | Regional Champion | |
| Millersville | First round | |
| West Chester | First round | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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)
See also
- 1994 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
- 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 1994 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
- 1994 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 1994 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament