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1994 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

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| Year=1994

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| FinalFourCity=Richmond, Virginia

| Champions=North Carolina Tar Heels

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The 1994 NCAA Division I women's 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 |access-date=2008-03-29 |author=Gregory Cooper |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091020063603/http://geocities.com/Colosseum/1244/1994-bracket.html |archive-date=2009-10-20 |url-status=dead }}

Notable events

The Alabama team was a six seed in the Midwest region. After beating the 11 seed Oregon State, they faced a higher seed, Iowa, who were seeded third in the region. Alabama won that game, and went on to face another higher seed in Texas Tech, the defending national champions. Alabama won again, and went on to face Penn State, the top seed in the region. Alabama won yet again, this time by 14 points, to advance to their first final Four.

In the semi-final game of the Final Four, they faced Louisiana Tech, a team they had played earlier in the year. In their December match-up, Alabama had beaten the Lady Techsters by 22 points, 99–77. In this game La tech opened up a six-point lead at the half. Alabama's All-American guard Niesa Johnson cut her hand on a locker room sink, which required seven stitches. Because it was such an important game, Johnson was bandaged and medicated and returned to the game. The Alabama team fought back from an eleven-point deficit and cut the margin to two points with seconds to play. The plan was to get the ball to Betsy Harris to attempt a three-point play, but Harris stepped out of bounds. After a made free throw, they had one more chance with a three-point attempt but it failed, and La Tech moved on to the championship game.

In the other semifinal game, the North Carolina team faced Purdue. North Carolina's Charlotte Smith was expected to be an important key to the game, and the Purdue coach, Lin Dunn, tried to prepare the team to handle Smith. That planning was ineffective, as Smith scored 23 points, and set a personal career records for assists with eight. The Purdue team was down 13 points in the first half, but fought back and managed to take a two-point lead in the second half. However, the Tar Heels switched to a zone defense after made baskets, and retook the lead, ending up with an 89–74 victory, and the first North Carolina team to make it to the Championship game.

In addition to Charlotte Smith, North Carolina had a freshman guard Marion Jones who would later be known for world class performances in track and field. Jones picked up her third foul only six minutes in the game and had to sit. This "rattled" the North Carolina team but they kept the game close. When the game drew to a close, the La Tech team had a two-point advantage with less than a second on the clock, but North Carolina had the ball. With 0.7 seconds left, there was just enough time to catch and shoot. The ball was inbounded to Charlotte Smith who had made only eight three-pointers on 31 attempts during the season. Smith launched the ball, but never saw what happened as her vision was blocked. Her teammates mobbed her, and she realized she had hit the shot to complete one of the most dramatic finishes in NCAA Championship history. North Carolina won the Championship 60–59.

Tournament records

  • Rebounds - Charlotte Smith recorded 23 rebounds in the championship game between North Carolina and Louisiana Tech, the most number of rebounds recorded in a Final Four game. The result is also a tie for the most number of rebounds in an NCAA tournament game.
  • Winning Margin - Tennessee beat North Carolina A&T by a score of 111–37. The 74 point margin is the largest ever record in an NCAA tournament game.
  • Three-point field goals - Betsy Harris scored 20 three-point attempts in the tournament, tied for the most ever scored in a complete tournament. Harris scored the baskets in five games, while the two other record holders, Diana Taurasi and Maya Moore, accomplished the feat in six games.

Qualifying teams – automatic

Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 1994 NCAA Tournament. Thirty-two conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA tournament.

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height="13" valign="bottom" | Bowling Green State University

| valign="bottom" | MAC

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| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.944|17–1}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 7

height="13" valign="bottom" | Brown University

| valign="bottom" | Ivy League

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.667|18–9}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.786|11–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 16

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Connecticut

| valign="bottom" | Big East

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.931|27–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.944|17–1}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 1

height="13" valign="bottom" | Florida International University

| valign="bottom" | Trans America

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.893|25–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.917|11–1}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 8

height="13" valign="bottom" | Fordham University

| valign="bottom" | Patriot League

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.724|21–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.786|11–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 16

height="13" valign="bottom" | Georgia Southern University

| valign="bottom" | Southern Conference

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.724|21–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.846|11–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 14

height="13" valign="bottom" | Grambling State University

| valign="bottom" | SWAC

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.793|23–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.786|11–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 15

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Wisconsin–Green Bay

| valign="bottom" | Mid-Continent

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.643|18–10}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.722|13–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 15

height="13" valign="bottom" | Louisiana Tech University

| valign="bottom" | Sun Belt Conference

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.897|26–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|1.014|14–0}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 4

height="13" valign="bottom" | Loyola University Maryland

| valign="bottom" | MAAC

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.643|18–10}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.857|12–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 14

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Missouri

| valign="bottom" | Big Eight

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.414|12–17}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.214|3–11}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 15

height="13" valign="bottom" | Missouri State University

| valign="bottom" | Missouri Valley Conference

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.821|23–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.938|15–1}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 6

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Montana

| valign="bottom" | Big Sky Conference

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.857|24–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.857|12–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 7

height="13" valign="bottom" | Mount St. Mary's University

| valign="bottom" | Northeast Conference

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.893|25–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|1.018|18–0}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 14

height="13" valign="bottom" | NC A&T

| valign="bottom" | MEAC

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.655|19–10}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.688|11–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 16

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of North Carolina

| valign="bottom" | ACC

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.931|27–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.875|14–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 3

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Notre Dame

| valign="bottom" | Midwestern Collegiate

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.786|22–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.833|10–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 7

height="13" valign="bottom" | Old Dominion University

| valign="bottom" | Colonial

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.828|24–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|1.014|14–0}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 6

height="13" valign="bottom" | Pennsylvania State University

| valign="bottom" | Big Ten

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.926|25–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.889|16–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 1

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Portland

| valign="bottom" | West Coast Conference

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.607|17–11}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.5|7–7}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 15

height="13" valign="bottom" | Radford University

| valign="bottom" | Big South Conference

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.621|18–11}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.667|12–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 16

height="13" valign="bottom" | Rutgers University

| valign="bottom" | Atlantic 10

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.759|22–7}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.813|13–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 5

height="13" valign="bottom" | San Diego State University

| valign="bottom" | WAC

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.862|25–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.929|13–1}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 5

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Southern California

| valign="bottom" | Pac-10

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.885|23–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.889|16–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 2

height="13" valign="bottom" | Stephen F. Austin State University

| valign="bottom" | Southland

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.793|23–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.889|16–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 8

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Tennessee

| valign="bottom" | SEC

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.967|29–1}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|1.011|11–0}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 1

height="13" valign="bottom" | Tennessee State University

| valign="bottom" | Ohio Valley Conference

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.714|20–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.813|13–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 13

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Texas at Austin

| valign="bottom" | Southwest

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.724|21–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.714|10–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 5

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Alabama at Birmingham

| valign="bottom" | Great Midwest

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.821|23–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|1.012|12–0}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 10

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Nevada, Las Vegas

| valign="bottom" | Big West Conference

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.793|23–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.778|14–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 10

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Vermont

| valign="bottom" | North Atlantic Conference

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.655|19–10}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.643|9–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 13

height="13" valign="bottom" | Virginia Tech

| valign="bottom" | Metro

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.828|24–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|9–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 8

Qualifying teams – at-large

Thirty-two additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations.

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! Conference

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height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Alabama

| valign="bottom" | Southeastern

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.786|22–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.636|7–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 6

height="13" valign="bottom" | Auburn University

| valign="bottom" | Southeastern

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.679|19–9}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.545|6–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 9

height="13" valign="bottom" | Boise State University

| valign="bottom" | Big Sky

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.821|23–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.857|12–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 9

height="13" valign="bottom" | Clemson University

| valign="bottom" | Atlantic Coast

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.679|19–9}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.688|11–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 9

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Colorado at Boulder

| valign="bottom" | Big Eight

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.862|25–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.857|12–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 3

height="13" valign="bottom" | Creighton University

| valign="bottom" | Missouri Valley

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.793|23–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.875|14–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 10

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Florida

| valign="bottom" | Southeastern

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.786|22–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.727|8–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 4

height="13" valign="bottom" | The George Washington University

| valign="bottom" | Atlantic 10

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.759|22–7}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.813|13–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 7

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

| valign="bottom" | Big West

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.862|25–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.889|16–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 12

height="13" valign="bottom" | Indiana University

| valign="bottom" | Big Ten

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.704|19–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.556|10–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 12

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Iowa

| valign="bottom" | Big Ten

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.769|20–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.722|13–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 3

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Kansas

| valign="bottom" | Big Eight

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.808|21–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.786|11–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 9

height="13" valign="bottom" | Marquette University

| valign="bottom" | Great Midwest

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.786|22–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.833|10–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 14

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Minnesota

| valign="bottom" | Big Ten

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.63|17–10}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.556|10–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 10

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Mississippi

| valign="bottom" | Southeastern

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.742|23–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.636|7–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 5

height="13" valign="bottom" | Northern Illinois University

| valign="bottom" | Mid-Continent

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.828|24–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|1.018|18–0}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 11

height="13" valign="bottom" | Oklahoma State University–Stillwater

| valign="bottom" | Big Eight

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.714|20–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.643|9–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 12

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Oregon

| valign="bottom" | Pacific-10

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.704|19–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.722|13–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 6

height="13" valign="bottom" | Oregon State University

| valign="bottom" | Pacific-10

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.63|17–10}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.5|9–9}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 11

height="13" valign="bottom" | Purdue University

| valign="bottom" | Big Ten

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.862|25–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.889|16–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 1

height="13" valign="bottom" | Santa Clara University

| valign="bottom" | West Coast

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.778|21–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.786|11–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 11

height="13" valign="bottom" | Seton Hall University

| valign="bottom" | Big East

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.862|25–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.889|16–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 4

height="13" valign="bottom" | Southern Methodist University

| valign="bottom" | Southwest

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.692|18–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.571|8–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 13

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Southern Mississippi

| valign="bottom" | Metro

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.857|24–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.833|10–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 4

height="13" valign="bottom" | Saint Joseph's University

| valign="bottom" | Atlantic 10

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.704|19–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.688|11–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 11

height="13" valign="bottom" | Stanford University

| valign="bottom" | Pacific-10

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.815|22–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.833|15–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 2

height="13" valign="bottom" | Texas A&M University

| valign="bottom" | Southwest

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|21–7}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.786|11–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 13

height="13" valign="bottom" | Texas Tech University

| valign="bottom" | Southwest

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.867|26–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.857|12–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 2

height="13" valign="bottom" | Vanderbilt University

| valign="bottom" | Southeastern

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.767|23–7}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.818|9–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 2

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Virginia

| valign="bottom" | Atlantic Coast

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.862|25–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.938|15–1}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 3

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Washington

| valign="bottom" | Pacific-10

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.741|20–7}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.667|12–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 8

height="13" valign="bottom" | Western Kentucky University

| valign="bottom" | Sun Belt

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.719|23–9}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.786|11–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 12

Bids by conference

Thirty-two conferences earned an automatic bid. In sixteen cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-two additional at-large teams were selected from sixteen of the conferences.

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| width="130" | Conference

| width="322" | Teams

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| Southeastern

| Tennessee, Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt

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| height="14" | 5

| Big Ten

| Penn St., Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Purdue

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| height="14" | 5

| Pacific-10

| Southern California, Oregon, Oregon St., Stanford, Washington

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| height="14" | 4

| Big Eight

| Missouri, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma St.

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| height="14" | 4

| Southwest

| Texas, SMU, Texas A&M, Texas Tech

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| height="14" | 3

| Atlantic 10

| Rutgers, George Washington, St. Joseph's

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| height="14" | 3

| Atlantic Coast

| North Carolina, Clemson, Virginia

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| height="14" | 2

| Big East

| Connecticut, Seton Hall

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| height="14" | 2

| Big Sky

| Montana, Boise St.

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| height="14" | 2

| Big West

| UNLV, Hawaii

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| height="14" | 2

| Great Midwest

| UAB, Marquette

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| height="14" | 2

| Metro

| Virginia Tech, Southern Miss.

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| height="14" | 2

| Mid-Continent

| Green Bay, Northern Ill.

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| height="14" | 2

| Missouri Valley

| Missouri St., Creighton

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| height="14" | 2

| Sun Belt

| Louisiana Tech, Western Ky.

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| height="14" | 2

| West Coast

| Portland, Santa Clara

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| height="14" | 1

| Big South

| Radford

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| height="14" | 1

| Colonial

| Old Dominion

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| height="14" | 1

| Ivy

| Brown

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| height="14" | 1

| Metro Atlantic

| Loyola Md.

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| height="14" | 1

| Mid-American

| Bowling Green

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| height="14" | 1

| Mid-Eastern

| N.C. A&T

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| height="14" | 1

| Midwestern

| Notre Dame

style="font-size:10pt" valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| North Atlantic

| Vermont

style="font-size:10pt" valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Northeast

| Mt. St. Mary's

style="font-size:10pt" valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Ohio Valley

| Tennessee St.

style="font-size:10pt" valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Patriot

| Fordham

style="font-size:10pt" valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Southern

| Ga. Southern

style="font-size:10pt" valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Southland

| Stephen F. Austin

style="font-size:10pt" valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Southwestern

| Grambling

style="font-size:10pt" valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Trans America

| FIU

style="font-size:10pt" valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Western Athletic

| San Diego St.

Bids by state

The sixty-four teams came from thirty-six states, plus Washington, D.C. Texas had the most teams with five bids. Fourteen states did not have any teams receiving bids.

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style="background-color:#FFDEAD;" | Bids

! style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"| State

! style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"| Teams

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 5

| Texas

| Stephen F. Austin, Texas, SMU, Texas A&M, Texas Tech

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 4

| California

| San Diego State, Southern California, Santa Clara, Stanford

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 4

| Virginia

| Old Dominion, Radford, Virginia, Virginia Tech

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 3

| Alabama

| UAB, Alabama, Auburn

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 3

| Indiana

| Notre Dame, Indiana, Purdue

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 3

| Oregon

| Portland, Oregon, Oregon State

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 3

| Tennessee

| Tennessee, Tennessee State, Vanderbilt

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

| Florida

| Florida, Florida International

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

| Louisiana

| Grambling, Louisiana Tech

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

| Maryland

| Loyola Md., Mount St. Mary's

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

| Mississippi

| Ole Miss, Southern Mississippi

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

| Missouri

| Missouri, Missouri State

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

| New Jersey

| Rutgers, Seton Hall

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

| North Carolina

| North Carolina A&T, North Carolina

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

| Pennsylvania

| Penn State, St. Joseph's

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

| Wisconsin

| Green Bay, Marquette

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Colorado

| Colorado

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Connecticut

| Connecticut

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| District of Columbia

| George Washington

style="font-size:10pt" valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Georgia

| Georgia Southern

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Hawaii

| Hawaii

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Idaho

| Boise State

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Illinois

| Northern Illinois

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Iowa

| Iowa

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Kansas

| Kansas

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Kentucky

| Western Kentucky

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Minnesota

| Minnesota

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Montana

| Montana

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Nebraska

| Creighton

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Nevada

| UNLV

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| New York

| Fordham

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Ohio

| Bowling Green

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Oklahoma

| Oklahoma State

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Rhode Island

| Brown

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| South Carolina

| Clemson

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Vermont

| Vermont

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Washington

| Washington

Brackets

First- and second-round games played at higher seed except where noted.

=East Region=

{{16TeamBracket | RD1=First round
March 13 and 14

Higher seed's home court

| RD2=Second round
March 15 and 16

Higher seed's home court

| RD3=Regional semifinals
March 21

Piscataway, NJ

| RD4=Regional finals
March 23

Piscataway, 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=63

| 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 13

Higher seed's home court

| RD2=Second round
March 14 and 15

Higher seed's home court

| RD3=Regional semifinals
March 21

Fayetteville, AR

| RD4=Regional finals
March 23

Fayetteville, 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=Ole Miss

| 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=USC

| 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=Ole Miss

| 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 State

| RD2-score06=67

| RD2-score05=63

| RD2-seed07=7

| RD2-team07=George Washington

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-team08=USC

| 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=USC

| RD3-score03=66

| RD3-score04=85

| RD4-seed01=4

| RD4-team01=Louisiana Tech

| RD4-seed02=2

| RD4-team02=USC

| RD4-score01=75

| RD4-score02=66

}}

=Midwest Region=

{{16TeamBracket | RD1=First round
March 12 and 13

Higher seed's home court

| RD2=Second round
March 14 and 15

Higher seed's home court

| RD3=Regional semifinals
March 20

Austin, Texas

| RD4=Regional finals
March 22

Austin, Texas

| 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=65

| 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 16

Higher seed's home court

| RD2=Second round
March 19 and 20

Higher seed's home court

| RD3=Regional semifinals
March 24

Stanford, CA

| RD4=Regional finals
March 26

Stanford, 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=Hawai{{okina}}i

| RD1-score05=81

| RD1-score06=75

| RD1-team07=Florida

| RD1-team08=at 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=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 – Richmond, Virginia=

{{4TeamBracket | RD1=National semifinals
April 2

| RD2=National championship
April 3

| 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.

Record by conference

Eighteen conferences had more than one bid, or at least one win in NCAA Tournament play:

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style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Conference

! style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|# of Bids

! style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Record

! style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Win %

! style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Round
of 32

! style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Sweet
Sixteen

! style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Elite
Eight

! style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Final
Four

! style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Championship
Game

style="font-size:11pt" valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Southeastern

| 6

| {{sort|0.625|10–6}}

| .625

| 5

| 3

| 1

| 1

| –

style="font-size:11pt" valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Big Ten

| 5

| {{sort|0.643|9–5}}

| .643

| 4

| 2

| 2

| 1

| –

style="font-size:11pt" valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Pacific-10

| 5

| {{sort|0.615|8–5}}

| .615

| 4

| 2

| 2

| –

| –

style="font-size:11pt" valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Southwest

| 4

| {{sort|0.556|5–4}}

| .556

| 3

| 2

| –

| –

| –

style="font-size:11pt" valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Big Eight

| 4

| {{sort|0.429|3–4}}

| .429

| 2

| 1

| –

| –

| –

style="font-size:11pt" valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Atlantic Coast

| 3

| {{sort|0.818|9–2}}

| .818

| 3

| 2

| 1

| 1

| 1

style="font-size:11pt" valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Atlantic 10

| 3

| {{sort|0.25|1–3}}

| .250

| 1

| –

| –

| –

| –

style="font-size:11pt" valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Sun Belt

| 2

| {{sort|0.75|6–2}}

| .750

| 2

| 1

| 1

| 1

| 1

style="font-size:11pt" valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Big East

| 2

| {{sort|0.714|5–2}}

| .714

| 2

| 2

| 1

| –

| –

style="font-size:11pt" valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Metro

| 2

| {{sort|0.5|2–2}}

| .500

| 1

| 1

| –

| –

| –

style="font-size:11pt" valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Missouri Valley

| 2

| {{sort|0.5|2–2}}

| .500

| 2

| –

| –

| –

| –

style="font-size:11pt" valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Big Sky

| 2

| {{sort|0.333|1–2}}

| .333

| 1

| –

| –

| –

| –

style="font-size:11pt" valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Big West

| 2

| {{sort|0|0–2}}

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

style="font-size:11pt" valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Great Midwest

| 2

| {{sort|0|0–2}}

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

style="font-size:11pt" valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Mid-Continent

| 2

| {{sort|0|0–2}}

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

style="font-size:11pt" valign="bottom"

| height="15" | West Coast

| 2

| {{sort|0|0–2}}

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

style="font-size:11pt" valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Colonial

| 1

| {{sort|0.5|1–1}}

| .500

| 1

| –

| –

| –

| –

style="font-size:11pt" valign="bottom"

| height="15" | Western Athletic

| 1

| {{sort|0.5|1–1}}

| .500

| 1

| –

| –

| –

| –

Fourteen conferences went 0-1: Big South Conference, Ivy League, MAAC, MAC, MEAC, Midwestern Collegiate, North Atlantic Conference, Northeast Conference, Ohio Valley Conference, Patriot League, Southern Conference, Southland, SWAC, and Trans America.

All-Tournament team

Game officials

  • Dee Kantner (semifinal)
  • Violet Palmer (semifinal)
  • Sally Bell (semifinal)
  • Sidney Bunch (semifinal)
  • June Courteau (final)
  • John Morningstar (final)

See also

References

{{Reflist|refs=

{{cite news|last=Deardorff|first=Julie|title=La. Tech Has Overcome A Cold, Gloomy December|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1994/04/03/la-tech-has-overcome-a-cold-gloomy-december/|access-date=16 May 2012|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=April 3, 1994}}

{{cite news|last=Kent|first=Milton|title=North Carolina races past Purdue to final|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1994/04/03/north-carolina-races-past-purdue-to-final/|access-date=16 May 2012|newspaper=Baltimore Sun|date=April 3, 1994}}

{{cite web|last=Anderson|first=Kelli|title=Beat The Clock|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1005065/1/index.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119120155/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1005065/1/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 19, 2013|publisher=Sports Illustrated|access-date=16 May 2012|date=April 11, 1994}}

{{cite web|last=Anderson|first=Kelli|title=A Key Performer|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1006009/1/index.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121041035/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1006009/1/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 21, 2013|publisher=Sports Illustrated|access-date=16 May 2012|date=November 28, 1994}}

{{cite web|last=Nixon|first=Rick|title=Official 2012 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book|url=http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/WFF12.pdf|publisher=NCAA|access-date=22 April 2012}}

{{cite web|title=Championship records remembered|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/article/2012-04-01/championship-records-remembered|publisher=NCAA|access-date=22 Sep 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042953/http://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/article/2012-04-01/championship-records-remembered|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=dead}}

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