2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

The 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament that determined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball national champion for the 2013-14 season. The 76th annual edition of the tournament began on March 18, 2014, and concluded with the championship game on April 7, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

2014 NCAA Division I
men's basketball tournament

Teams	68
Finals site	AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas
Champions	UConn Huskies (4th title, 4th title game, 5th Final Four)
Runner-up	Kentucky Wildcats (12th title game, 16th Final Four)
Semifinalists	Florida Gators (5th Final Four) Wisconsin Badgers (3rd Final Four)
Winning coach	Kevin Ollie (1st title)
MOP	Shabazz Napier (UConn)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments «2013 2015»

The East Regional semifinals and final were 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.

The Final Four consisted of Florida (the #1 overall seed of the tournament), making their first appearance since winning their second consecutive championship in 2007, UConn, returning after winning their 2011 national championship, Wisconsin, making their first appearance since 2000, and Kentucky, back in the Final Four after winning their 2012 national championship.

With No. 7 seed UConn and No. 8 seed Kentucky reaching the championship game, this tournament's final was the first ever not to include at least one team seeded 1–3. It is also only the third final not to feature a 1 or 2 seed (1989 – #3 Michigan vs. #3 Seton Hall and 2011 – #3 UConn vs. #8 Butler). UConn defeated Kentucky in the championship game 60–54, to claim their 4th national championship as in many attempts. UConn was also the first 7 seed ever to reach and win the championship game. The two teams combined for the highest seed total in championship game history with 15. The previous record (11) was held by UConn and Butler in 2011.

The next day, the UConn Huskies women's team won the women's NCAA basketball tournament, only the second time that a school has won both the men's and women's Division I national basketball championships in the same year; UConn first accomplished this in 2004.^[1]

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, of which 32 were "automatic bids" (teams winning their conference tournaments, with the exception of the Ivy League, which does not host a post-season conference tournament; thus, its regular-season conference champion is awarded the automatic bid) while the remaining 36 were "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. The Selection Committee also seeded the entire field from 1 to 68.^[2]

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

Schedule and venues

Dayton

Buffalo

Milwaukee

Orlando

Spokane

Raleigh

San Antonio

San Diego

St. Louis

2014 First Four (orange) and first and second rounds (green)

Anaheim

Memphis

Indianapolis

New York City

Arlington

2014 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2014 tournament:^[3]

First Four

• March 18 and 19
  • University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton)

First and Second rounds

• March 20 and 22
  • First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York (Hosts: Canisius College, Niagara University, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)
  • Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Host: Marquette University)
  • Amway Center, Orlando, Florida (Host: Stetson University)
  • Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington (Host: Washington State University)
• March 21 and 23
  • PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina (Host: North Carolina State University)
  • AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas (Host: University of Texas at San Antonio)
  • Viejas Arena, San Diego, California (Host: San Diego State University)
  • Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference)

Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

• March 27 and 29
  • South Regional, FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee (Host: University of Memphis)
  • West Regional, Honda Center, Anaheim, California (Host: Big West Conference)
• March 28 and 30
  • East Regional, Madison Square Garden, New York, New York (Hosts: St. John's University, Big East Conference)
  • Midwest Regional, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana (Hosts: IUPUI, Horizon League)

National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship)

• April 5 and 7
  • AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas (Host: Big 12 Conference)

Qualified teams

Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I men's 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	Saint 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	28th	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 [n 1]
West Coast	Gonzaga	17th	2013
WAC	New Mexico State	21st	2013

Tournament seeds

South Region – Memphis, Tennessee Seed School Conference Record Coach Berth type Overall rank[4] 1 Florida SEC 32–2 Billy Donovan Automatic 1 2 Kansas Big 12 24–9 Bill Self At–large 7 3 Syracuse ACC 27–5 Jim Boeheim At–large 10 4 UCLA Pac-12 26–8 Steve Alford Automatic 15 5 VCU Atlantic 10 26–8 Shaka Smart At–large 19 6 Ohio State Big Ten 25–9 Thad Matta At–large 22 7 New Mexico Mountain West 27–6 Craig Neal Automatic 28 8 Colorado Pac-12 23–11 Tad Boyle At–large 32 9 Pittsburgh ACC 25–9 Jamie Dixon At–large 36 10 Stanford Pac-12 21–12 Johnny Dawkins At–large 37 11 Dayton Atlantic 10 23–10 Archie Miller At–large 41 12 Stephen F. Austin Southland 31–2 Brad Underwood Automatic 50 13 Tulsa C-USA 21–12 Danny Manning Automatic 52 14 Western Michigan MAC 23–9 Steve Hawkins Automatic 55 15 Eastern Kentucky Ohio Valley 24–9 Jeff Neubauer Automatic 59 16* Albany America East 18–14 Will Brown Automatic 66 Mount St. Mary's Northeast 16–16 Jamion Christian Automatic 65

East Region – New York City, New York Seed School Conference Record Coach Berth type Overall rank 1 Virginia ACC 28–6 Tony Bennett Automatic 4 2 Villanova Big East 28–4 Jay Wright At-Large 5 3 Iowa State Big 12 26–7 Fred Hoiberg Automatic 12 4 Michigan State Big Ten 26–8 Tom Izzo Automatic 14 5 Cincinnati American 27–6 Mick Cronin At–large 17 6 North Carolina ACC 23–9 Roy Williams At–large 21 7 UConn American 26–8 Kevin Ollie At–large 26 8 Memphis American 23–9 Josh Pastner At–large 31 9 George Washington Atlantic 10 24–8 Mike Lonergan At–large 34 10 Saint Joseph's Atlantic 10 24–9 Phil Martelli Automatic 38 11 Providence Big East 23–11 Ed Cooley Automatic 43 12 Harvard Ivy 26–4 Tommy Amaker Automatic 49 13 Delaware Colonial 25–9 Monte Ross Automatic 54 14 North Carolina Central MEAC 28–5 LeVelle Moton Automatic 58 15 Milwaukee Horizon 21–13 Rob Jeter Automatic 60 16 Coastal Carolina Big South 21–12 Cliff Ellis Automatic 63

West Region – Anaheim, California Seed School Conference Record Coach Berth type Overall rank 1 Arizona Pac-12 30–4 Sean Miller At–large 2 2 Wisconsin Big Ten 26–7 Bo Ryan At–large 8 3 Creighton Big East 26–7 Greg McDermott At–large 11 4 San Diego State Mountain West 29–4 Steve Fisher At–large 16 5 Oklahoma Big 12 23–9 Lon Krueger At–large 20 6 Baylor Big 12 24–11 Scott Drew At–large 24 7 Oregon Pac-12 23–9 Dana Altman At–large 27 8 Gonzaga West Coast 28–6 Mark Few Automatic 30 9 Oklahoma State Big 12 21–12 Travis Ford At–large 35 10 BYU West Coast 23–11 Dave Rose At–large 39 11 Nebraska Big Ten 19–12 Tim Miles At–large 42 12 North Dakota State Summit 25–6 Saul Phillips Automatic 48 13 New Mexico State WAC 26–9 Marvin Menzies Automatic 53 14 Louisiana-Lafayette Sun Belt 23–11 Bob Marlin Automatic 57 15 American Patriot 20–12 Mike Brennan Automatic 62 16 Weber State Big Sky 19–11 Randy Rahe Automatic 64

Midwest Region – Indianapolis, Indiana Seed School Conference Record Coach Berth type Overall rank 1 Wichita State MVC 34–0 Gregg Marshall Automatic 3 2 Michigan Big Ten 25–8 John Beilein At-large 6 3 Duke ACC 26–8 Mike Krzyzewski At–large 9 4 Louisville American 29–5 Rick Pitino Automatic 13 5 Saint Louis Atlantic 10 26–6 Jim Crews At–large 18 6 Massachusetts Atlantic 10 24–8 Derek Kellogg At–large 23 7 Texas Big 12 23–10 Rick Barnes At–large 25 8 Kentucky SEC 24–10 John Calipari At–large 29 9 Kansas State Big 12 20–12 Bruce Weber At–large 33 10 Arizona State Pac-12 21–11 Herb Sendek At–large 40 11* Iowa Big Ten 20–12 Fran McCaffery At–large 45 Tennessee SEC 21–12 Cuonzo Martin At–large 44 12* NC State ACC 21–13 Mark Gottfried At–large 47 Xavier Big East 21–12 Chris Mack At–large 46 13 Manhattan MAAC 25–7 Steve Massiello Automatic 51 14 Mercer Atlantic Sun 26–8 Bob Hoffman Automatic 56 15 Wofford Southern 20–12 Mike Young Automatic 61 16* Cal Poly Big West 13–19 Joe Calero Automatic 68 Texas Southern SWAC 19–14 Mike Davis Automatic 67

Florida was the overall 1 seed for the second time, the other being 2007 when they repeated as national champions. Arizona was a 1 seed for the 6th time in school history. They lost in the West regional final for the 3rd straight time as a 1 seed, all games being played in Anaheim (also in 1998 and 2003). Virginia was a 1 seed for the 4th time in school history, their first since three straight 1 seeds in 1981, 1982, and 1983.

Bracket

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

First Four – Dayton, Ohio

The First Four games involved eight teams: the four overall lowest-ranked teams, and the four lowest-ranked at-large teams.

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

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

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

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

South Regional – Memphis, Tennessee

	First round Round of 64 March 20–21					Second 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	77OT
						12	Stephen F. Austin	60
	San Diego – Fri/Sun
						4	UCLA	77
	4	UCLA	76
	13	Tulsa	59
																1	Florida	62
																11	Dayton	52
	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

Regional Final summary

TBS

Saturday, March 29 5:09 pm CT

box score

#11 Dayton Flyers 52, #1 Florida Gators 62
Scoring by half: 24–38, 28–24
Pts: D. Pierre – 18 Rebs: M. Kavanaugh – 8 Asts: D. Pierre – 5		Pts: S. Wilbekin – 23 Rebs: D. Finney-Smith – 9 Asts: K. Hill, S. Wilbekin – 3

FedEx Forum – Memphis, TN Attendance: 15,443 Referees: Mike Stuart, Pat Driscoll, Doug Shows

South Regional all-tournament team

Regional all-tournament team: Michael Frazier II, Florida; Devin Oliver, Dayton; Dyshawn Pierre, Dayton; Dwight Powell, Stanford^[5]

Regional most outstanding player: Scottie Wilbekin, Florida^[6]

East Regional – New York City, New York

	First round Round of 64 March 20–21					Second 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	59
											4	Michigan State	61
	5	Cincinnati	57
	12	Harvard	61
						12	Harvard	73
	Spokane – Thu/Sat
						4	Michigan State	80
	4	Michigan State	93
	13	Delaware	78
																4	Michigan State	54
																7	UConn	60
	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	76
											7	UConn	81
	7	UConn	89OT
	10	Saint Joseph's	81
						7	UConn	77
	Buffalo – Thu/Sat
						2	Villanova	65
	2	Villanova	73
	15	Milwaukee	53

Regional Final summary

CBS

Sunday, March 30 2:20 pm ET

box score

#7 UConn Huskies 60, #4 Michigan State Spartans 54
Scoring by half: 21–25, 39–29
Pts: S. Napier – 25 Rebs: D. Daniels – 8 Asts: S. Napier – 4		Pts: G. Harris – 22 Rebs: A. Payne – 9 Asts: A. Payne – 3

Madison Square Garden – New York City, NY Attendance: 19,499 Referees: Tom Eades, John Higgins, Michael Roberts

East Regional all-tournament team

Regional all-tournament team: DeAndre Daniels, UConn; Gary Harris, Michigan State; Dustin Hogue, Iowa State; Adreian Payne, Michigan State^[7]

Regional most outstanding player: Shabazz Napier, UConn^[8]

West Regional – Anaheim, California

	First round Round of 64 March 20–21					Second 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	80OT
						12	North Dakota State	44
	Spokane – Thu/Sat
						4	San Diego State	63
	4	San Diego State	73OT
	13	New Mexico State	69
																1	Arizona	63
																2	Wisconsin	64OT
	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

Regional Final summary

TBS

Saturday, March 29 5:49 pm PT

box score

#2 Wisconsin Badgers 64, #1 Arizona Wildcats 63 (OT)
Scoring by half: 25–28, 29–26 Overtime: 10–9
Pts: F. Kaminsky III – 28 Rebs: F. Kaminsky III – 11 Asts: T. Jackson – 5		Pts: N. Johnson – 16 Rebs: A. Gordon – 18 Asts: N. Johnson – 3

Honda Center – Anaheim, CA Attendance: 17,814 Referees: Bryan Kersey, Tony Greene, Mike Eades

West Regional all-tournament team

Regional all-tournament team: Aaron Gordon, Arizona; Traevon Jackson, Wisconsin; Nick Johnson, Arizona; Xavier Thames, San Diego State^[9]

Regional most outstanding player: Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin

Midwest Regional – Indianapolis, Indiana

	First round Round of 64 March 20–21					Second 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	74
											4	Louisville#	69
	5	Saint Louis	83OT
	12	NC State	80
						5	Saint Louis	51
	Orlando – Thu/Sat
						4	Louisville#	66
	4	Louisville#	71
	13	Manhattan	64
																8	Kentucky	75
																2	Michigan	72
	6	Massachusetts	67
	11	Tennessee	86
						11	Tennessee	83
	Raleigh – Fri/Sun
						14	Mercer	63
	3	Duke	71
	14	Mercer	78
											11	Tennessee	71
											2	Michigan	73
	7	Texas	87
	10	Arizona State	85
						7	Texas	65
	Milwaukee – Thu/Sat
						2	Michigan	79
	2	Michigan	57
	15	Wofford	40

# — On February 20, 2018, the NCAA announced that the wins and records for Louisville's 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, and 2014–15 seasons were vacated due to the sex scandal at Louisville.^[10] Unlike forfeiture, a vacated game does not result in the other school being credited with a win, only with Louisville removing the wins from its own record.

Regional Final summary

CBS

Sunday, March 30 5:05 pm ET

box score

#8 Kentucky Wildcats 75, #2 Michigan Wolverines 72
Scoring by half: 37–37, 38–35
Pts: J. Randle – 16 Rebs: J. Randle – 11 Asts: A. Harrison – 6		Pts: N. Stauskas – 24 Rebs: J. Morgan, G. Robinson III – 4 Asts: C. LeVert – 5

Lucas Oil Stadium – Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 35,551 Referees: Ed Corbett, Don Daily, Randall McCall

Midwest Regional all-tournament team

Regional all-tournament team: Aaron Harrison, Kentucky; Marcus Lee, Kentucky; Caris LeVert, Michigan; Nik Stauskas, Michigan

Regional most outstanding player: Julius Randle, Kentucky^[11]

Final Four

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.^[12] Florida (placed in the South Regional) was selected as the top overall seed, and Virginia (in the East Regional) was named as the #4 overall seed.^[13] Thus, the South champion (Florida) played the East Champion (UConn) in one semifinal game, and the West Champion (Wisconsin) faced the Midwest Champion (Kentucky) in the other semifinal game.^[14] The overall No. 1 seed Florida lost only two games during the regular season: to West Champion Wisconsin and to East Champion (and eventual National Champion) UConn; Florida also played and beat Midwest Champion Kentucky twice during the regular season and again in the conference championship game.

Final Four – AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

	National Semifinals Final Four Saturday, April 5					National Championship Game Monday, April 7
	MW8	Kentucky	74
	W2	Wisconsin	73
						MW8	Kentucky	54
						E7	UConn	60
	E7	UConn	63
	S1	Florida	53

Game summaries

Final four

TBS TNT truTV

Saturday, April 5 5:15 pm CT

Recap

E7 UConn Huskies 63, S1 Florida Gators 53
Scoring by half: 25–22, 38–31
Pts: D. Daniels – 20 Rebs: D. Daniels – 10 Asts: S. Napier – 6		Pts: P. Young – 19 Rebs: C. Prather – 6 Asts: S. Wilbekin, C. Prather, D. Finney-Smith – 1

AT&T Stadium – Arlington, TX Attendance: 79,444[15] Referees: John Higgins, Michael Stephens, Doug Simmons

TBS TNT truTV

Saturday, April 5, 2014 8:12 pm CT

Recap

MW8 Kentucky Wildcats 74, W2 Wisconsin Badgers 73
Scoring by half: 36–40, 38–33
Pts: J. Young – 17 Rebs: D. Johnson, A. Poythress – 7 Asts: A. Harrison – 4		Pts: B. Brust, S. Dekker – 15 Rebs: J. Gasser, F. Kaminsky III – 5 Asts: T. Jackson, J. Gasser – 3

AT&T Stadium – Arlington, TX Attendance: 79,444[16] Referees: Mike Stuart, Pat Adams, Terry Wymer

National Championship

Main article: 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game

CBS

Monday, April 7, 2014 8:10 pm CT

Recap

#8 Kentucky Wildcats 54, #7 UConn Huskies 60
Scoring by half: 31–35, 23–25
Pts: J. Young – 22 Rebs: J. Young – 7 Asts: A. Harrison – 5		Pts: S. Napier – 22 Rebs: L. Kromah, D. Daniels, S. Napier – 6 Asts: R. Boatright, S. Napier – 3

AT&T Stadium – Arlington, TX Attendance: 79,238[17] Referees: Verne Harris, Doug Shows, Joe DeRosa

Final Four all-tournament team

• Julius Randle, Kentucky
• James Young, Kentucky
• Ryan Boatright, UConn
• DeAndre Daniels, UConn
• Shabazz Napier, UConn, Most Outstanding Player

Tournament notes

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 of 35–0 (a then NCAA men's record) was spoiled by Kentucky in the second round. Kentucky in turn set an NCAA-men's-record 38 straight wins to start a season the next year.

Kentucky became the first team to field all-freshman starters at the Final Four and championship games since the 1991–92 Michigan Wolverines under the Fab Five.^[18] The 1992 Final Four and championship appearances by Michigan were subsequently vacated.

MEAC champion North Carolina Central University^[19] and Big West champion Cal Poly^[20] made their first NCAA Division I tournament appearances.

For only the second time since 1973 no teams from the state of Indiana (a state noted for its basketball powerhouse programs) were in the tournament.^[21]

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 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.

Upsets

Per the NCAA, "Upsets are defined as when the winner of the game was seeded five or more places lower than the team it defeated." The 2014 tournament saw a total of 13 upsets; 6 of them were in the first round, 4 of them were in the second round, none in the Sweet Sixteen, one in the Elite Eight, and 2 in the Final Four.

Round	South	East	West	Midwest
First round	No. 12 Stephen F. Austin defeated No. 5 VCU, 77–75 (OT) No. 11 Dayton defeated No. 6 Ohio State, 60–59	No. 12 Harvard defeated No. 5 Cincinnati, 61–57	No. 12 North Dakota State defeated No. 5 Oklahoma, 80–75 (OT)	No. 14 Mercer defeated No. 3 Duke, 78–71 No. 11 Tennessee defeated No. 6 Massachusetts, 86–67
Second Round	No. 11 Dayton defeated No. 3 Syracuse, 55–53 No. 10 Stanford defeated No. 2 Kansas, 60–57	No. 7 UConn defeated No. 2 Villanova, 77–65	None	No. 8 Kentucky defeated No. 1 Wichita State, 78–76
Sweet 16	None	None	None	None
Elite 8	None	None	None	No. 8 Kentucky defeated No. 2 Michigan, 75–72
Final 4	No. 7 UConn defeated No. 1 Florida, 63–53 No. 8 Kentucky defeated No. 2 Wisconsin, 74–73

Record by conference

Conference	Bids	Record	Win %	R64	R32	S16	E8	F4	CG	NC
American	4	9–3	.750	4	3	2	1	1	1	1
SEC	3	12–3	.800	3	3	3	2	2	1	–
Big Ten	6	10–6	.625	5	3	3	3	1	–	–
Pac-12	6	8–6	.571	6	4	3	1	–	–	–
Atlantic 10	6	4–6	.400	6	2	1	1	–	–	–
Big 12	7	6–7	.462	7	4	2	–	–	–	–
ACC	6	6–6	.500	6	4	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, and 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 "Record" column also includes losses in the first round (First Four) for Big East and Big 10.
• 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

The year 2014 marked the fourth year of a 14-year partnership between CBS and Turner cable networks TBS, TNT and truTV to cover the entire tournament under the NCAA March Madness banner. TBS aired the Final Four for the first year since CBS' 32 consecutive years of airing. The tournament was considered a ratings success. Tournament games averaged 10.5 million viewers, and the championship game garnered an average of 21.2 million viewers and a peak viewership of 24.3 million.

• 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 provided traditional coverage; TNT and truTV each gave team-specific broadcasts.^[22]
• National Championship – CBS

Studio hosts

^[23]

• Greg Gumbel (New York City and Arlington) – second round, third round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
• Ernie Johnson Jr. (New York City, Atlanta and Arlington) – second round, third round, regional semi-finals, Final Four and national championship game
• Matt Winer (Atlanta) – First Four, second round and third round

Studio analysts

^[23]

• Charles Barkley (New York City and Arlington) – second round, third round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
• Mateen Cleaves (New York City) – third round
• Seth Davis (Atlanta and Arlington) – First Four, second round, third round, regional semi-finals, Final Four and national championship game
• Doug Gottlieb (Atlanta) – regional semi-finals
• Grant Hill (Atlanta and Arlington) – First Four, second round, third round, regional semi-finals, Final Four and national championship game
• Clark Kellogg (New York City and Arlington) – second round, third round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
• Reggie Miller (Arlington) – Final Four
• Kenny Smith (New York City and Arlington) – second round, third round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
• Steve Smith (Atlanta) – First Four, second round, third round and regional semi-finals
• Buzz Williams (New York City) – third round

Commentary teams

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• Jim Nantz/Greg Anthony/Steve Kerr/Tracy Wolfson – Second and third round at St. Louis, Missouri; Midwest Regional at Indianapolis, Indiana; Final Four at Arlington, Texas
  Kerr joined Nantz and Anthony during the Final Four and national championship games
• Marv Albert/Steve Kerr/Craig Sager – Second and third round at San Antonio, Texas; West Regional at Anaheim, California
• Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery/Allie LaForce – Second and third round at Buffalo, New York; East Regional at New York City, New York
• Kevin Harlan/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller/Rachel Nichols – First Four at Dayton, Ohio; Second and third round at Raleigh, North Carolina; South Regional at Memphis, Tennessee
• Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel/Lewis Johnson – Second and third round at Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Brian Anderson/Dan Bonner/Kristine Leahy – First Four at Dayton, Ohio; Second and third round at Orlando, Florida
• Spero Dedes/Doug Gottlieb/Jaime Maggio – Second and third round at Spokane, Washington
• Andrew Catalon/Mike Gminski/Otis Livingston – Second and third round at San Diego, California

Team casts

For the first time in the history of the tournament, Turner broadcast the semifinals. TBS aired the traditional neutral broadcast (with Nantz/Anthony/Kerr/Wolfson commentator set that is also being used for CBS's national championship coverage). However, Turner also distributed team-centered broadcasts for the Final Four broadcasts on TNT and truTV. The announcers for these broadcasts are as follows:^[25]

• David Steele/Mark Wise/James Bates – Florida Teamcast on TNT
• Eric Frede/Donny Marshall/Swin Cash – UConn Teamcast on truTV
• Rob Bromley/Rex Chapman/Dave Baker – Kentucky Teamcast on TNT
• Wayne Larrivee/Mike Kelley/Phil Dawson – Wisconsin Teamcast on truTV

International

ESPN International distributes broadcast rights to the tournament outside the United States, and will produce separate international broadcasts of the semi-final and championship games with announcers Dan Shulman (play-by-play), Dick Vitale (analyst for the final and one semi-final), and Jay Bilas (analyst for the other semi-final).^[26] For the initial rounds, they use CBS/Turner coverage with an additional host to transition between games, with whiparound coverage similar to the CBS-only era. ESPN also has exclusive digital rights to the NCAA tournament outside of North America.

In Canada, the broadcasting rights are with TSN.^[27] In The Philippines it's aired on TV5.^[28]

Radio

Westwood One has exclusive national radio rights to the entire tournament.^[29] Team radio networks also hold the rights to broadcast their teams through their entire progression within the tournament and no flagship restrictions. However men's team radio networks cannot stream the games online during the NCAA tournament. WestwoodOne is the only group authorized to stream the tournament online.

First Four [30] John Tautges and Kyle Macy – at Dayton, Ohio Second and Third rounds [30] Gary Cohen and Kevin Grevey – Buffalo, New York Wayne Larrivee and Kelly Tripucka – Milwaukee, Wisconsin Tom McCarthy and Donny Marshall – Orlando, Florida Ted Robinson and P. J. Carlesimo – Spokane, Washington Scott Graham and John Thompson – Raleigh, North Carolina Brad Sham and Will Perdue – San Antonio, Texas Dave Sims and Bill Frieder – San Diego, California Kevin Kugler and Jim Jackson – St. Louis, Missouri

Regionals [31] Ian Eagle and John Thompson – East Regional at New York City, New York Kevin Kugler and P. J. Carlesimo – Midwest Regional at Indianapolis, Indiana Gary Cohen and Will Perdue – South Regional at Memphis, Tennessee Ted Robinson and Bill Frieder – West Regional at Anaheim, California Final four [32] Kevin Kugler, John Thompson, Bill Raftery, and Jim Gray – Arlington, Texas

See also

• 2014 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 2014 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2014 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 2014 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 2014 National Invitation Tournament
• 2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament
• 2014 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2014 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 2014 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2014 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 2014 College Basketball Invitational
• 2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

Notes

1. Louisiana–Lafayette had more recent NCAA tournament appearances in 2004 and 2005, but those appearances were later vacated.

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