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2014 NCAA Division I
men's basketball tournament
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Season1998–1999
Teams68
Finals siteAT&T Stadium
Arlington, Texas
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
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The 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involves 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 2014, and will conclude with the championship game on April 7 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

The East Regional semifinals and final will be held in Madison Square Garden, the first time that arena has been used as an NCAA Tournament venue and the first time in 63 years that tournament games have been held in New York City.

Tournament procedure

Further information: NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship § Current tournament format

For 2014 the selection committee picked a total of 68 teams that would enter the 2014 tournament. Thirty-one of the 32 automatic bids teams were given to the programs that won their conference tournaments. The remaining automatic bid went to the regular-season champion of the Ivy League, the only Division I conference that does not hold a postseason tournament. The remaining 36 teams were granted "at-large" bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee on the Sunday preceding the First Four play-in tournament and dubbed Selection Sunday by the media and fans. This was made possible with the addition of the new American Athletic Conference, which is made up of the FBS football-playing schools of the original Big East Conference. The new Big East includes 10 colleges that do not sponsor football at the FBS level: the so-called Catholic 7 from the original Big East, plus Butler and Xavier from the Atlantic 10 Conference, and Creighton from the Missouri Valley Conference.

Eight teams—the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams—will play in the First Four (the successor to what had been popularly known as "play-in games" through the 2010 tournament). The winners of these games advance to the main draw of the tournament.

The Selection Committee also seeded the entire field from 1 to 68.[1]

Notables

Wichita State became the first team since UNLV in 1991 to go into the tournament undefeated. The Shockers entered the tournament 34-0. Their perfect record would be spoiled by Kentucky in the Third Round.

MEAC champion North Carolina Central University[2] and Big West champion Cal Poly[3] made their first NCAA Division I tournament appearances.

For the second time since 1973 no teams from the state of Indiana were in the tournament.[4]

There were five overtime games in the Second Round of the tournament, the most overtime games ever in tournament history. In contrast, the previous two tournaments had two overtime games combined.

North Dakota State's victory against Oklahoma secured the first tournament win for the state of North Dakota. Mercer, Stephen F. Austin, Albany, and Cal Poly also had their first NCAA tournament wins. Cal Poly's victory over Texas Southern marked only the third time a team with a losing record won a game in the tournament.

Notable upsets included Mercer over Duke, Dayton over Ohio State, North Dakota State over Oklahoma, Stephen F. Austin over VCU, Harvard over Cincinnati, UConn over Villanova, Dayton over Syracuse, Stanford over Kansas, and Kentucky over Wichita State.

2014 NCAA Tournament schedule and venues

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Dayton
Dayton
Buffalo
Buffalo
Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Orlando
Orlando
Spokane
Spokane
Raleigh
Raleigh
San Antonio
San Antonio
San Diego
San Diego
St. Louis
St. Louis
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2014 First Four (black) and second and third rounds (green)
2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament is located in the United States
Anaheim
Anaheim
Memphis
Memphis
Indianapolis
Indianapolis
New York City
New York City
Arlington
Arlington
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2014 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2014 tournament:[5]

First Four

Second and third rounds

Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

National semifinals and championship (Final Four and Championship)

Qualified teams

Further information: 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament: qualifying teams

Automatic qualifiers

The following teams are automatic qualifiers for the 2014 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's tournament (except for the Ivy League, whose regular-season champion receives the automatic bid).

Conference Team Appearance Last bid
ACC Virginia 18th 2012
America East Albany 4th 2013
American Louisville 40th 2013
Atlantic 10 St. Joseph's 20th 2008
Atlantic Sun Mercer 3rd 1985
Big 12 Iowa State 16th 2013
Big East Providence 16th 2004
Big Sky Weber State 15th 2007
Big South Coastal Carolina 3rd 1993
Big Ten Michigan State 27th 2013
Big West Cal Poly 1st Never
Colonial Delaware 5th 1999
C-USA Tulsa 15th 2003
Horizon Milwaukee 4th 2006
Ivy League Harvard 4th 2013
MAAC Manhattan 7th 2004
MAC Western Michigan 4th 2004
MEAC North Carolina Central 1st Never
Missouri Valley Wichita State 11th 2013
Mountain West New Mexico 15th 2013
Northeast Mount St. Mary's 4th 2008
Ohio Valley Eastern Kentucky 8th 2007
Pac-12 UCLA 46th 2013
Patriot American 3rd 2009
SEC Florida 19th 2013
Southern Wofford 3rd 2011
Southland Stephen F. Austin 2nd 2009
SWAC Texas Southern 5th 2003
Summit North Dakota State 2nd 2009
Sun Belt Louisiana–Lafayette 6th 2000
West Coast Gonzaga 17th 2013
WAC New Mexico State 21st 2013

Tournament seeds

South Region – Memphis
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Overall rank[6]
1 Florida SEC 32–2 Automatic 1
2 Kansas Big 12 24–9 At–large 7
3 Syracuse ACC 27–5 At–large 10
4 UCLA Pac-12 26–8 Automatic 15
5 VCU Atlantic 10 26–8 At–large 19
6 Ohio State Big Ten 25–9 At–large 22
7 New Mexico Mountain West 27–6 Automatic 28
8 Colorado Pac-12 23–11 At–large 32
9 Pittsburgh ACC 25–9 At–large 36
10 Stanford Pac-12 21–12 At–large 37
11 Dayton Atlantic 10 23–10 At–large 41
12 Stephen F. Austin Southland 31–2 Automatic 50
13 Tulsa C-USA 21–12 Automatic 52
14 Western Michigan MAC 23–9 Automatic 55
15 Eastern Kentucky Ohio Valley 24–9 Automatic 59
16* Albany America East 18–14 Automatic 66
Mount St. Mary's Northeast 16–16 Automatic 65
West Region – Anaheim
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Overall rank
1 Arizona Pac-12 30–4 At–large 2
2 Wisconsin Big Ten 26–7 At–large 8
3 Creighton Big East 26–7 At–large 11
4 San Diego State Mountain West 29–4 At–large 16
5 Oklahoma Big 12 23–9 At–large 20
6 Baylor Big 12 24–11 At–large 24
7 Oregon Pac-12 23–9 At–large 27
8 Gonzaga West Coast 28–6 Automatic 30
9 Oklahoma State Big 12 21–12 At–large 35
10 BYU West Coast 23–11 At–large 39
11 Nebraska Big Ten 19–12 At–large 42
12 North Dakota State Summit 25–6 Automatic 48
13 New Mexico State WAC 26–9 Automatic 53
14 Louisiana-Lafayette Sun Belt 23–11 Automatic 57
15 American Patriot 20–12 Automatic 62
16 Weber State Big Sky 19–11 Automatic 64
East Region – New York City
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Overall rank
1 Virginia ACC 28–6 Automatic 4
2 Villanova Big East 28–4 At-Large 5
3 Iowa State Big 12 26–7 Automatic 12
4 Michigan State Big Ten 26–8 Automatic 14
5 Cincinnati American 27–6 At–large 17
6 North Carolina ACC 23–9 At–large 21
7 Connecticut American 26–8 At–large 26
8 Memphis American 23–9 At–large 31
9 George Washington Atlantic 10 24–8 At–large 34
10 St. Joseph's Atlantic 10 24–9 Automatic 38
11 Providence Big East 23–11 Automatic 43
12 Harvard Ivy 26–4 Automatic 49
13 Delaware Colonial 25–9 Automatic 54
14 North Carolina Central MEAC 28–5 Automatic 58
15 Milwaukee Horizon 21–13 Automatic 60
16 Coastal Carolina Big South 21–12 Automatic 63
Midwest Region – Indianapolis
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Overall rank
1 Wichita State MVC 34–0 Automatic 3
2 Michigan Big Ten 25–8 At-large 6
3 Duke ACC 26–8 At–large 9
4 Louisville American 29–5 Automatic 13
5 Saint Louis Atlantic 10 26–6 At–large 18
6 Massachusetts Atlantic 10 24–8 At–large 23
7 Texas Big 12 23–10 At–large 25
8 Kentucky SEC 24–10 At–large 29
9 Kansas State Big 12 20–12 At–large 33
10 Arizona State Pac-12 21–11 At–large 40
11* Iowa Big Ten 20–12 At–large 45
Tennessee SEC 21–12 At–large 44
12* NC State ACC 21–13 At–large 47
Xavier Big East 21–12 At–large 46
13 Manhattan MAAC 25–7 Automatic 51
14 Mercer Atlantic Sun 26–8 Automatic 56
15 Wofford Southern 20–12 Automatic 61
16* Cal Poly Big West 13–19 Automatic 68
Texas Southern SWAC 19–14 Automatic 67

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

Unless otherwise noted, all times listed are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04)

First Four – Dayton, Ohio

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March 18 – Midwest Region
   
12 NC State 74
12 Xavier 59

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March 18 – South Region
   
16 Albany 71
16 Mount St. Mary's 64

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March 19 – Midwest Region
   
11 Iowa 65
11 Tennessee 78*

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March 19 – Midwest Region
   
16 Cal Poly 81
16 Texas Southern 69

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South Regional – Memphis, Tennessee

Second round
Round of 64
March 20–21 		Third round
Round of 32
March 22–23 		Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 27 		Regional finals
Elite 8
March 29
            
1 Florida 67
16 Albany 55
1 Florida 61
Orlando - Thu/Sat
9 Pittsburgh 45
8 Colorado 48
9 Pittsburgh 77
1 Florida 79
4 UCLA 68
5 VCU 75
12 Stephen F. Austin 77*
12 Stephen F. Austin 60
San Diego - Fri/Sun
4 UCLA 77
4 UCLA 76
13 Tulsa 59
1 Florida 6:09pm
11 Dayton TBS
6 Ohio State 59
11 Dayton 60
11 Dayton 55
Buffalo - Thu/Sat
3 Syracuse 53
3 Syracuse 77
14 Western Michigan 53
11 Dayton 82
10 Stanford 72
7 New Mexico 53
10 Stanford 58
10 Stanford 60
St. Louis - Fri/Sun
2 Kansas 57
2 Kansas 80
15 Eastern Kentucky 69

South Regional all-tournament team

Regional all-tournament team:

Regional most outstanding player:

East Regional – New York City

Second round
Round of 64
March 20–21 		Third round
Round of 32
March 22–23 		Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 28 		Regional finals
Elite 8
March 30
            
1 Virginia 70
16 Coastal Carolina 59
1 Virginia 78
Raleigh - Fri/Sun
8 Memphis 60
8 Memphis 71
9 George Washington 66
1 Virginia 9:57pm
4 Michigan State TBS
5 Cincinnati 57
12 Harvard 61
12 Harvard 73
Spokane - Thu/Sat
4 Michigan State 80
4 Michigan State 93
13 Delaware 78
 
 
6 North Carolina 79
11 Providence 77
6 North Carolina 83
San Antonio - Fri/Sun
3 Iowa State 85
3 Iowa State 93
14 NC Central 75
3 Iowa State 7:27pm
7 Connecticut TBS
7 Connecticut 89*
10 St. Joseph's 81
7 Connecticut 77
Buffalo - Thu/Sat
2 Villanova 65
2 Villanova 73
15 Milwaukee 53

East Regional all-tournament team

Regional all-tournament team:

Regional most outstanding player:

West Regional – Anaheim, California

Second round
Round of 64
March 20–21 		Third round
Round of 32
March 22–23 		Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 27 		Regional finals
Elite 8
March 29
            
1 Arizona 68
16 Weber State 59
1 Arizona 84
San Diego - Fri/Sun
8 Gonzaga 61
8 Gonzaga 85
9 Oklahoma State 77
1 Arizona 70
4 San Diego State 64
5 Oklahoma 75
12 North Dakota State 80*
12 North Dakota State 44
Spokane - Thu/Sat
4 San Diego State 63
4 San Diego State 73*
13 New Mexico State 69
1 Arizona 8:49pm
2 Wisconsin TBS
6 Baylor 74
11 Nebraska 60
6 Baylor 85
San Antonio - Fri/Sun
3 Creighton 55
3 Creighton 76
14 Louisiana–Lafayette 66
6 Baylor 52
2 Wisconsin 69
7 Oregon 87
10 BYU 68
7 Oregon 77
Milwaukee - Thu/Sat
2 Wisconsin 85
2 Wisconsin 75
15 American 35

West Regional all-tournament team

Regional all-tournament team:

Regional most outstanding player:

Midwest Regional – Indianapolis, Indiana

Second round
Round of 64
March 20–21 		Third round
Round of 32
March 22–23 		Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 28 		Regional finals
Elite 8
March 30
            
1 Wichita State 64
16 Cal Poly 37
1 Wichita State 76
St. Louis - Fri/Sun
8 Kentucky 78
8 Kentucky 56
9 Kansas State 49
8 Kentucky 9:45pm
4 Louisville CBS
5 Saint Louis 83*
12 NC State 80
5 Saint Louis 51
Orlando - Thu/Sat
4 Louisville 66
4 Louisville 71
13 Manhattan 64
 
 
6 Massachusetts 67
11 Tennessee 86
11 Tennessee 83
Raleigh - Fri/Sun
14 Mercer 63
3 Duke 71
14 Mercer 78
11 Tennessee 7:15pm
2 Michigan CBS
7 Texas 87
10 Arizona State 85
7 Texas 65
Milwaukee - Thu/Sat
2 Michigan 79
2 Michigan 57
15 Wofford 40

Midwest Regional all-tournament team

Regional all-tournament team:

Regional most outstanding player:

Final Four – AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

During the Final Four round, regardless of the seeds of the participating teams, the champion of the top overall top seed's region plays against the champion of the fourth-ranked top seed's region, and the champion of the second overall top seed's region plays against the champion of the third-ranked top seed's region.[7] Florida (placed in the South Regional) was selected as the top overall seed, and Virginia (in the East Regional) was named as the fourth and final #1 seed.[8] Thus, the South champion will play the East Champion in one semifinal game, and the West Champion will face the Midwest Champion in the other semifinal game.[9]

National Semifinals
April 5 		National Championship Game
April 7
      
S  South Champion
E  East Champion
 
 
W  West Champion
MW  Midwest Champion

Record by conference

Conference Bids Record Win % R64 R32 S16 E8 F4 CG NC
Pac-12 6 8–5 .615 6 4 3 1
Big Ten 6 7–3 .700 5 3 3 1
SEC 3 8–0 1.000 3 3 3 1
Big 12 7 6–6 .500 7 4 2
American 4 5–2 .714 4 3 2
ACC 6 6–5 .545 6 4 1
Atlantic 10 6 4–5 .444 6 2 1 1
Mountain West 2 2–2 .500 2 1 1 – – – –
Big East 4 2–4 .333 3 2 – – – – –
WCC 2 1–2 .333 2 1 – – – – –
Atlantic Sun 1 1–1 .500 1 1 – – – – –
Ivy 1 1–1 .500 1 1 – – – – –
MVC 1 1–1 .500 1 1 – – – – –
Southland 1 1–1 .500 1 1 – – – – –
Summit 1 1–1 .500 1 1 – – – – –
America East 1 1–1 .500 1 – – – – – –
Big West 1 1–1 .500 1 – – – – – –
  • The R64, R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the round of 64 (second round), round of 32 (third round), Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively.
  • The "Record" column includes wins in the first round (First Four) for ACC, America East, Big West, and SEC.
  • The SWAC and NEC each had one representative, eliminated in the first round with a record of 0–1.
  • The MAAC, OVC, WAC, Patriot League, Colonial, Sun Belt, Big Sky, Horizon League, Big South, Southern Conference, MAC, C-USA, and MEAC each had one representative, eliminated in the second round with a record of 0–1.

Media coverage

Television

CBS Sports and Turner Sports have US television rights to the tournament.

  • First Four - truTV
  • Second and Third Rounds - CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV
  • Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) - CBS and TBS
  • National Semifinals (Final Four) - TBS, TNT, truTV
    • TBS will air the normal national feed and TNT and truTV will each air team-specific broadcasts.[10]
  • National Championship - CBS

Studio hosts

  • Greg Gumbel (New York) – Second Round, Third Round, Regionals
  • Ernie Johnson Jr. (New York and Atlanta) – Second Round, Third Round, Regional Semi-Finals
  • Matt Winer (Atlanta) – First Four, Second Round and Third Round

Studio analysts

  • Charles Barkley (New York) – Second Round, Third Round, Regionals
  • Seth Davis (Atlanta) – First Four, Second Round, Third Round and Regional Semi-Finals
  • Doug Gottlieb (Atlanta) – Regional Semi-Finals
  • Grant Hill (Atlanta) – First Four, Second Round, Third Round and Regional Semi-Finals
  • Clark Kellogg (New York) – Second Round, Third Round, Regionals
  • Kenny Smith (New York) – Second Round, Third Round, Regionals
  • Steve Smith (Atlanta) – First Four, Second Round, Third Round and Regional Semi-Finals

Commentary teams

Radio

WestwoodOne has exclusive radio rights to the entire tournament.[11]

First Four

Second and third round

Regionals

  • Ian Eagle and John Thompson – East Regional at New York, NY
  • Kevin Kugler and P. J. Carlesimo – Midwest Regional at Indianapolis, IN
  • Ted Robinson and Bill Frieder – West Regional at Anaheim, CA
  • Gary Cohen and Will Perdue – South Regional at Memphis, TN

Final Four

  • Kevin Kugler, John Thompson, and Bill Raftery – Arlington, TX

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.marchmadness2014.net/betting-system-a-few-simple-tips-for-betting-on-the-ncaa-tournament/
  2. ^ NCCU claims historic MEAC title, lands 1st NCAA Tournament berth
  3. ^ Cal Poly wins Big West tourney for first ever NCAA bid
  4. ^ Macur, Juliet (2014-03-16). "For Land of Hoops, No Shot in N.C.A.A. Tournament". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  5. ^ "Preliminary round sites announced for 2014, 2015 NCAA tournaments". NCAA. December 16, 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  6. ^ Borzello, Jeff. "Official NCAA 1-68 seeding order". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  7. ^ "2013-14 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship – Principles And Procedures For Establishing The Bracket". NCAA. Retrieved 2014-03-27. The committee will place the four No. 1 seeded teams 1 through 4 in each of the four regions, thus determining the Final Four semifinals pairings (overall 1 vs. 4; 2 vs. 3).
  8. ^ "Official NCAA 1-68 seeding order". CBS Sports. March 16, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  9. ^ "2014 NCAA Tournament Printable Bracket". probasketballtalk.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  10. ^ Paulsen. "2014 March Madness TV Schedule on CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV". Sports Media Watch. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  11. ^ "NCAA, Westwood One extend deal". NCAA. January 13, 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
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