Season | 1993–94 | ||||
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Teams | 32 | ||||
Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
Champions | Villanova Wildcats (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | Vanderbilt Commodores (2nd title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Steve Lappas (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Doremus Bennerman (Siena) | ||||
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The 1994 National Invitation Tournament was the 1994 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Of note, in Kansas State's 115–77 victory over Fresno State in the quarterfinals, Askia Jones of Kansas State set the NCAA postseason record of 14 three-point field goals. His final total of 62 points, spurred by nine consecutive successful three-point shots bridging the first and second halves, was also the second-highest scoring output in major-college postseason history.
Doremus Bennerman of Siena won MVP after scoring 174 points in 5 NIT games. The total remains a tournament record. [1]
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament. [2]
Below are the four first-round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket. [2]
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
Clemson | 96 | |||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 85 | |||||||||||||
Clemson | 96 | |||||||||||||
West Virginia | 79 | |||||||||||||
West Virginia | 85 | |||||||||||||
Davidson | 69 | |||||||||||||
Clemson | 74 | |||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 89 | |||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 77 | |||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 67 | |||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 78 | |||||||||||||
New Orleans | 59 | |||||||||||||
New Orleans | 79 | |||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 73 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
Kansas State | 78 | |||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 69 | |||||||||||||
Kansas State | 66 | |||||||||||||
Gonzaga | 64 | |||||||||||||
Gonzaga | 80 | |||||||||||||
Stanford | 76 | |||||||||||||
Kansas State | 115 | |||||||||||||
Fresno State | 77 | |||||||||||||
Fresno State | 79 | |||||||||||||
USC | 76 | |||||||||||||
Fresno State | 68 | |||||||||||||
BYU | 66 | |||||||||||||
BYU | 74 | |||||||||||||
Arizona State | 67 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
Villanova | 103 | |||||||||||||
Canisius | 79 | |||||||||||||
Villanova | 82 | |||||||||||||
Duquesne | 66 | |||||||||||||
Duquesne | 75 | |||||||||||||
UNC Charlotte | 73 | |||||||||||||
Villanova | 76 | |||||||||||||
Xavier | 74 | |||||||||||||
Northwestern | 69 | |||||||||||||
DePaul | 68 | |||||||||||||
Northwestern | 79 | |||||||||||||
Xavier | 83 OT | |||||||||||||
Xavier | 80 | |||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 68 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
Bradley | 66 | |||||||||||||
Murray State | 58 | |||||||||||||
Bradley | 79 | |||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 75 | |||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 76 | |||||||||||||
Manhattan | 74 | |||||||||||||
Bradley | 62 | |||||||||||||
Siena | 75 | |||||||||||||
Tulane | 76 | |||||||||||||
Evansville | 63 | |||||||||||||
Tulane | 79 | |||||||||||||
Siena | 89 | |||||||||||||
Siena | 76 | |||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 68 |
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
Vanderbilt | 82 | ||||||||
Kansas State | 76 | ||||||||
Vanderbilt | 73 | ||||||||
Villanova | 80 | ||||||||
Villanova | 66 | ||||||||
Siena | 58 |
Third place game | ||||
Kansas State | 79 | |||
Siena | 92 |
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