1994 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

1994 (1994) NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Champions	Oklahoma City (3 title, 3 title game, 3 Fab Four)
Runner-up	Life (1 title game, 1 Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Oklahoma Baptist (3 Final Four) Midwestern State (4 Final Four)
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award	Billy Lewis (Life (GA))
Chuck Taylor MVP	Kevin Franklin (Oklahoma City)
NAIA Division I men's tournaments « 1993 1995 »

The 1994 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 57th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. ^[1]

Awards and honors

• Leading scorers:
• Leading rebounder:
• Player of the Year: John Pierce (David Lipscomb College). ^[2]

1994 NAIA bracket

	First round					Second round					Elite Eight					NAIA national semifinals					NAIA national championship
	1	Georgetown (KY)	74
	-	Rocky Mountain	68
						1	Georgetown (KY)	71
						16	Oklahoma Baptist	98
	16	Oklahoma Baptist	101
	-	Western Washington	93*
											16	Oklahoma Baptist	89
	TOP TIER
											8	Belmont	76
	9	Pfeiffer	78
	-	Spring Hill	69
						9	Pfeiffer	80
						8	Belmont	99
	8	Belmont	91
	-	Hawaii–Hilo	83
																16	Oklahoma Baptist	85
																5	Oklahoma City	86
	5	Oklahoma City	104
	-	Siena Heights	99
						5	Oklahoma City	86
						-	St. Mary’s (TX)	75
	-	St. Mary's (TX)	79
	12	Lipscomb	62
											5	Oklahoma City	90
	TOP TIER
											4	Drury	70
	13	Westminster (PA)	72
	-	Auburn Montgomery	67
						-	Westminster (PA)	66
						4	Drury	74
	4	Drury	96
	-	Ozarks (AR)	88
																					5	Oklahoma City	99
																					-	Life	81
	-	Westmont	75
	3	Salem	71
						-	Westmont	65
						-	Life	85
	-	Life	78
	14	Oklahoma Christian	73
											-	Life	96
	BOTTOM TIER
											6	Hawaii Pacific	76
	11	Azusa Pacific	76
	-	Transylvania	73
						6	Azusa Pacific	78
						11	Hawaii Pacific	97
	6	Hawaii Pacific	81
	-	Missouri Baptist	79*
																-	Life	85
																-	Midwestern State	67
	-	Midwestern State	74
	7	Mobile	61
						-	Midwestern State	81
						-	Georgia Southwestern	78
	-	Georgia Southwestern State	98
	10	The Master’s	86
											-	Midwestern State	68
	BOTTOM TIER
											15	Benedict	60
	15	Benedict	67
	-	Incarnate Word	63
						15	Benedict	81
						2	NW Oklahoma State	68
	2	NW Oklahoma State	63
	-	St. Francis (IL)	48

•  * denotes overtime.

See also

• 1994 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1994 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 1994 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 1994 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

References

1. "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
2. NAIA Championship History Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine