The Final Four consisted of UCLA, making their fifteenth appearance and first since the 1980 team that eventually saw their appearance vacated, Oklahoma State, making their fifth appearance and first since 1951, North Carolina, making their twelfth appearance and second in three years, and Arkansas, the defending national champions.
The championship game saw UCLA win their eleventh national championship and first (and only) national title under Jim Harrick by defeating Arkansas 89–78, foiling the Razorbacks' hopes of back to back national titles.
For the third and final time, the Kingdome served as the host venue for the Final Four. It would be the last tournament games at the multipurpose stadium, which was demolished in 2000 to make way for Lumen Field. The 1995 tournament saw four new host venues in three new cities. For the first time, the New York capital of Albany hosted tournament games at Knickerbocker Arena, the off-campus home of the Siena Saints men's basketball team. Baltimore hosted its first and, to date, only tournament games at the Baltimore Arena, as did Tallahassee's Leon County Civic Center, the home of the Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team. To date, this marked the last time the tournament has been held in the state of Maryland. Tallahassee was the fourth new city in three years in the state of Florida. And for the second time, the tournament returned to Memphis, this time at the Pyramid Arena, the home to the Memphis Tigers men's basketball team. Future tournament games played in Seattle would be played at Key Arena up to 2015; and likely Climate Pledge Arena thereafter.
March 19, 1995 – A final shot in the second round at The Boise State Pavilion is one of the most memorable moments in NCAA history. UCLA's Tyus Edney dashed the length of the 94-foot court in just over 4 seconds to make a layup that gave the Bruins a 75-74 win over Missouri, which sustained UCLA's run to a national title that year.[2]
April 3, 1995 – Ed O'Bannon scored 30points and grabbed 17rebounds and is named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player as the Bruins win the championship 89–78 over Arkansas.[3]Cameron Dollar played 36 minutes and contributed eight assists and four steals while filling in for an injured Edney, who did not return after leaving with 17:23 left in the first half.[4] The Bruins enjoyed the biggest lead 34–26 in the first half, but led only by a point at halftime 40–39.
To date, this is the last NCAA men's basketball tournament in which no team seeded lower than #6 reached the Sweet Sixteen.
Five teams - Colgate, FIU, Gonzaga, Mount St. Mary's and Nicholls State - made their debut in this tournament, all as conference winners. Only FIU has failed to return to the tournament since; Gonzaga would miss the next three tournaments before starting their current streak of making every tournament since 1999.
The 1995 tournament was the last to feature teams from the Metro and Great Midwest Conferences, as the two would merge later that year to form Conference USA.
Tulane, a charter member of the Metro, has not returned to the NCAA tournament since.
Announcers
Television
Once again, CBS served as broadcasters on television for the tournament.
Studio: Pat O'Brien (daytime) First Round, Regional, Final Four, Jim Nantz (primetime) First Round & all of Second Round, and Clark Kellogg.
Dick Stockton/Jim Nantz and Billy Packer – Stockton/Packer, First & Second Round at Baltimore, Maryland; Nantz/Packer, Midwest Regional at Kansas City, Missouri; Final Four at Seattle, Washington
Sean McDonough and Bill Raftery – First & Second Round at Dayton, Ohio; Southeast Regional at Birmingham, Alabama
Verne Lundquist and Quinn Buckner – First & Second Round at Tallahassee, Florida; East Regional at East Rutherford, New Jersey
Tim Ryan and Al McGuire – First & Second Round at Boise, Idaho; West Regional at Oakland, California
The 1970 NCAA University Division 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 7, 1970, and ended with the championship game on March 21 in College Park, Maryland. A total of 29 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game. This tournament was notable for the number of small schools that reached the Sweet 16, Elite 8, Final 4, and Championship Game. Another notable aspect of the tournament was that Marquette became the first team to turn down an announced NCAA Tournament bid for the National Invitation Tournament. Coach Al McGuire took issue with being seeded in the Midwest regional instead of the geographically closer Mideast. They were replaced in the field by Dayton. As a result of this action, the NCAA forbid its members from playing in other postseason tournaments if offered an NCAA bid.
The 1973 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA University Division college basketball. It began on Saturday, March 10, and ended with the championship game on Monday, March 26, in St. Louis, Missouri. A total of 29 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.
↑ Friend, Tom (March 20, 1995). "N.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT: WEST; U.C.L.A. Dash Knocks Wind Out of Missouri". New York Times. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. U.C.L.A.'s Tyus Edney ran a 94-foot dash in 4.7 seconds today. That he also managed to toss in a swooping layup left Missouri with its hands over its face
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