1994 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season
The 1994 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season was the 4th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.


1994 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season
The 1994 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament was hosted and won by Creighton.


1994 Molde FK season
The 1994 season was Molde's seventh season in the second tier of Norwegian football since 1963, the first since their last promotion to the first tier in 1983. This season Molde competed in 1. divisjon and the Norwegian Cup.


1994 Molde FK season
In 1. divisjon's group 2, Molde finished in 2nd position, 4 points behind winners Hødd and were promoted to the 1995 Tippeligaen.


1994 Molde FK season
Molde participated in the 1994 Norwegian Cup. They won the final 3–2 against Lyn and won their first major trophy in the club's history.


1994 Molde FK season, Squad
Source:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1994 Moldovan parliamentary election
Early parliamentary elections were held in Moldova on 27 February 1994. They were the country's first competitive elections, and followed deadlock in Parliament over the issue of joining the Commonwealth of Independent States. The result was a victory for the Democratic Agrarian Party of Moldova (PDAM), which won 56 of the 104 seats.


1994 Moldovan parliamentary election, Electoral system
In 1993 a new electoral law was passed, which removed the right to vote from serving members of the military, whilst removing the right to run for election from all members of the military, the judiciary, the police force, national security services and prosecutors. A special Central Election Commission was formed by the Supreme Court, consisting of the five judges in the Court and one representative of each party or alliance. The parliament was elected by proportional representation in a single national constituency. The electoral threshold was set at 4% for both independent candidates and political parties.


1994 Moldovan referendum
A referendum on remaining an independent nation was held in Moldova on 6 March 1994. Initiated by President Mircea Snegur, it was referred to as a "Consultation with the people" (Romanian: La sfat cu poporul), and was approved by 97.9% of voters.


1994 Moldovan referendum, Question
Do you want the Republic of Moldova to develop as an independent and unitary state, in the frontiers recognized in the day where Moldova declared sovereignty, to promote a policy of neutrality and to maintain mutually-benefiting economic relations with all the countries of the world, and to guarantee its citizens equal rights, according to international law?


1994 Moldovan referendum, Legality issues
The referendum was organized by a specially created republican commission after the Central Elections Commission refused to become involved. However, its organization was in contravention of the 1992 referendums law, which stated that a referendum commission should have been formed by Parliament 60 days before the referendum, and no referendums should be held 90 days either side of elections (the parliamentary elections had been held a week earlier).


1994 Moldovan referendum, Aftermath
Many public figures and much of the press presented the referendum as a strong blow to the movement for unification of Romania and Moldova in both countries, despite the fact that the question did not refer directly to Romania, but to independence. It also referred to territorial integrity, which was a main preoccupation due to the Transnistria conflict.


1994 Monaco Grand Prix
The 1994 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 15 May 1994 at the Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo. It was the fourth race of the 1994 Formula One World Championship, and the first following the deaths of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger at the San Marino Grand Prix two weeks previously.


1994 Monaco Grand Prix
The 78-lap race was won from pole position by Michael Schumacher driving a Benetton-Ford, his fourth victory from the first four races of 1994. Martin Brundle finished second in a McLaren-Peugeot, with Gerhard Berger third in a Ferrari.


1994 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Background
After the deaths of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger at the San Marino Grand Prix, sweeping changes were announced by the FIA to the rules and regulations of Formula One in a bid to improve safety. The majority were scheduled to come into force after the Monaco Grand Prix, but an 80 km/h pit-lane speed limit was brought into force in time for this race.


1994 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Background
Both Williams and Simtek, the teams for whom Senna and Ratzenberger drove, ran only one car each during the race weekend.


1994 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Background
Eddie Irvine was serving the third race of his three-race ban issued to him for his part in the crash during the Brazilian Grand Prix. Andrea de Cesaris again took Irvine's place at Jordan, whilst Irvine acted as a pit-lane reporter for the ESPN television station.


1994 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Background
Olivier Beretta became the first Monégasque to compete in the Monaco Grand Prix since André Testut in 1959. This was the last time a driver from Monaco competed in his home race, until Charles Leclerc took part in the 2018 race.


1994 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
During the first free practice session on Thursday morning, Austrian driver Karl Wendlinger had a major accident at the Nouvelle Chicane. Travelling at almost 280 km/h (170 mph) he appeared to brake too late, and the car slid sideways into the water-filled barriers. Wendlinger was knocked unconscious and was taken initially to the Princess Grace Hospital, and later to Saint Roch Hospital in Nice. He suffered a serious head injury and remained in a coma for several weeks. The Sauber-Mercedes team decided to withdraw from the race after this incident.


1994 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
Michael Schumacher claimed the first pole position of his Grand Prix career. Mika Häkkinen qualified second, which was also the highest starting position thus far in his career.


1994 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Race
As a mark of respect for Senna and Ratzenberger, the FIA decided to leave the first two grid positions empty for the race and painted them with the colours of the Brazilian and Austrian flags. For the first time since the 1959 United States Grand Prix, there was no previous World Champion competing in the race and also no former Monaco Grand Prix winner. There were also only four previous race winners: Schumacher, Hill, Berger and Alboreto.


1994 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Race
At the start of the race, Damon Hill crashed into the back of Mika Häkkinen's McLaren just before the St. Devote corner. Häkkinen retired immediately, while Hill continued for a few corners before retiring with broken front suspension. Gianni Morbidelli and Pierluigi Martini also collided before St. Devote, putting each other out. Eric Bernard in the second Ligier had soon spun out of the race at the Nouvelle chicane.


1994 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Race
Katayama retired his Tyrrell from 6th position on lap 39 when his gearbox failed, as of which by lap 41, the engine on Mark Blundell's Tyrrell failed, leaving oil on the track at St. Devote retiring 2 laps after Katayama which Schumacher, leading the race, had to avoid. The second placed Ferrari of Gerhard Berger did slip on the oil, however, and required a three-point turn to escape from the run off area beside the stricken Tyrrell.


1994 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Race
Berger returned to the track still in his second place, but dirty tyres left him vulnerable to the McLaren of Martin Brundle, who promptly overtook him down the outside of Mirabeau on the same lap. Christian Fittipaldi in his Footwork-Ford ran close behind the Ferraris of Berger and Alesi in fourth position until his first refuelling stop near the start of the race. Fittipaldi continued to run strongly in a points position until lap 47 when the gearbox failed.


1994 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Race
The race was led from start to finish by Schumacher, who continued his perfect start to the 1994 season with four victories in the first four races. As Schumacher also held the fastest lap, this meant he scored the first Grand Slam of his career, and he was the first driver other than Alain Prost or Ayrton Senna to win the Monaco Grand Prix since 1983. Brundle's second place equalled the best finish of his F1 career. Michele Alboreto finished sixth in his Minardi to score his final point in F1.


1994 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Post-race
This is more or less where I live now so this victory means a lot. I am very pleased that we came here with the car sorted out after a few small problems and we were very competitive. I am very happy that Formula One set such an example.


1994 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Post-race
This is a great day for me and I am so glad to achieve this for my loyal and patient fans. Today was one of the best days in my racing career. I made a perfect start and had a faultless race. It has been a very difficult time. When your five-year-old daughter asks you if it's true [Ayrton] Senna is dead it is difficult to reconcile things.


1994 Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three
Results from the 1994 Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three held at Monte Carlo on May 14, 1994, in the Circuit de Monaco.


1994 Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three, Classification
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1994 Mongolian National Championship
The 1990 Mongolian National Championship was the twenty-seventh recorded edition of the Mongolian National Championship for football, with the first tournament taking place in 1955 and no tournament held in 1965 or apparently in 1977. It would appear however that championships were contested between 1956 and 1963, as sources note that a team called Aldar, the Mongolian Army Sports Club, won the title on numerous occasions during that time. Nonetheless, the 1994 national championship was won for the third time by Khuch, also known as Dynamo Ulan Bator, a team representing the Police Sports Society.


1994 Monklands East by-election
The Monklands East by-election was held on 30 June 1994, following the death of the Leader of the Labour Party John Smith, Member of Parliament (MP) for Monklands East in Scotland, on 12 May.


1994 Monklands East by-election
Monklands East was considered a safe Labour seat; John Smith had held it since its creation in 1983, and had previously held the predecessor seat of North Lanarkshire, which had been held by Labour since the 1945 general election. In the 1992 general election, Smith had won more than 60% of the vote in the constituency, with most of the remaining votes split fairly evenly between the Scottish National Party and the Conservative Party.


1994 Monklands East by-election, Candidates
For the by-election, Labour selected Helen Liddell. She was a high-profile candidate, who had been the first female general secretary of the Labour Party at only 26, and had been an aide to disgraced media tycoon Robert Maxwell until his death.


1994 Monklands East by-election, Candidates
The Scottish National Party (SNP) selected Kay Ullrich, who had previously contested Cunninghame South and Motherwell South.


1994 Monklands East by-election, Candidates
Despite achieving a reasonable third place in 1992, the Conservatives expected little from the election. The Conservative government was becoming increasingly unpopular. The party stood Susan Bell, whose husband Arthur Bell was the leader of the Tory Reform Group.


1994 Monklands East by-election, Candidates
The Liberal Democrats were particularly weak in the area, narrowly losing their deposit in 1992 in their eighth-worst performance nationally. They ran a low-profile campaign and stood Stephen Gallagher, a former President of Glasgow University Union.


1994 Monklands East by-election, Candidates
Two other candidates stood; Abi Bremner on a platform opposing the Criminal Justice and Public Order Bill, and Duncan Patterson of the Natural Law Party.


1994 Monklands East by-election, Campaign
The main issue of the campaign was allegations of sectarian bias on Monklands District Council, which included the constituency (see Monklandsgate). It was alleged that the council, controlled by Labour members, had favoured spending in Coatbridge, a predominantly Roman Catholic area, over Airdrie, a mostly Protestant area; and that councillors had unfairly influenced council employment policies. Proponents of the allegations of sectarianism noted that all seventeen Labour councillors were Catholics. Nicholas Wood of The Times said it was "one of the dirtiest by-election campaigns of recent times". On the night of the electoral count, Liddell was spat upon and called "scum" and a "Fenian bastard". In her victory speech Liddell claimed the SNP had "played the Orange card", something which Alex Salmond strenuously denied.


1994 Monklands East by-election, Campaign
Both Liddell and Ullrich wished to avoid focusing on the allegations. Liddell initially supported the council, but towards the end of the campaign, she became critical of it. Her criticisms were strongly opposed by Tom Clarke, Labour MP for Monklands West and former Provost of Monklands Council.


1994 Monklands East by-election, Result
The controversy boosted support for the SNP, and by the day of the election, Labour were not certain of holding the seat. Liddell held on to win, but with a much reduced majority of only 1,640. The SNP took a close second, while the Lib Dems fell back even from their weak position to again lose their deposit, and the Conservatives also lost their deposit, as they saw a dramatic loss of support move them into fourth place, with only 799 votes. Despite a run of disappointing by-election results, this was the first time since the 1991 Liverpool Walton by-election that the Conservatives had failed to take one of the top three places in a by-election.


1994 Monklands East by-election, Result
At the 1997 general election, the constituency was abolished, most of it being replaced by Airdrie and Shotts. Liddell stood for the new seat and held it with a comfortable majority. Ullrich became a Member of the Scottish Parliament for West of Scotland from 1999 to 2003, while Bell later left the Conservative Party for the Liberal Democrats.


1994 Monmouth Hawks football team
The 1994 Monmouth Hawks football team represented Monmouth University in the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season as an independent. This year was the team's first season as an NCAA Division I-AA independent program. The Hawks were led by second-year head coach Kevin Callahan and played their home games at Kessler Field. They finished the season with a record of 7–2.


1994 Montana Grizzlies football team
The 1994 Montana Grizzlies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Montana in the Big Sky Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their ninth year under head coach Don Read, the team compiled a 11–3 record.


1994 Montana State Bobcats football team
The 1994 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third season under head coach Cliff Hysell, the Bobcats compiled a 3–8 record (0–7 against Big Sky opponents) and finished last in the Big Sky.


1994 Monte Carlo Open
The 1994 Monte Carlo Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 88th edition of the Monte Carlo Masters, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1994 ATP Tour. It took place at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, near Monte Carlo, Monaco, from 18 April through 24 April 1994.


1994 Monte Carlo Open, Finals, Doubles
Nicklas Kulti /  Magnus Larsson defeated  Yevgeny Kafelnikov /  Daniel Vacek, 3–6, 7–6, 6–4


1994 Monte Carlo Open – Doubles
Stefan Edberg and Petr Korda were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Gary Muller and Danie Visser.


1994 Monte Carlo Open – Doubles
Nicklas Kulti and Magnus Larsson won the title by defeating Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Daniel Vacek 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 in the final.


1994 Monte Carlo Open – Singles
Sergi Bruguera was the defending champion but Andriy Medvedev defeated him in the final 7–5, 6–1, 6–3.


1994 Montreal Expos season
The 1994 Montreal Expos season was the 26th season of the franchise. They had the best record in Major League Baseball (74-40), when the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike ended the season and the team's postseason aspirations. From June 1 forward, Montreal transformed into the dominant club in the league, going 46−18 until the strike. In turn, they also produced the most successful season in franchise history in terms of winning percentage (.649). Five Expos represented the National League at the All-Star Game held in Pittsburgh, including Moisés Alou, who had the game-winning hit for the National League.


1994 Montreal Expos season, Spring training
The Expos held spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida – a facility they shared with the Atlanta Braves. It was their 18th season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972 and since 1981.


1994 Montreal Expos season, Regular season, Summary
On April 13, 1994, Pedro Martínez took a perfect game through 71⁄3 innings versus the Cincinnati Reds until throwing a brushback pitch at Reggie Sanders led Sanders to immediately charge the mound, starting a bench-clearing brawl. Martínez ended up with a no-decision in the game, which the Expos eventually won 3–2.


1994 Montreal Expos season, Regular season, Summary
One amusing moment occurred on April 24 while playing the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. With one out in the third inning, right fielder Larry Walker caught a Mike Piazza fly ball and innocently handed it to young fan, six year old Sebastian Napier, thinking it was the third out of the inning. He noticed that José Offerman, already on base, was running at full speed. Walker managed to retrieve the ball from Napier, and held Offerman to third base.


1994 Montreal Expos season, Regular season, Summary
Embarrassed, Walker remarked that he "told the little kid that maybe next time I'll give him a ball when there are three outs instead of two. Everybody around him was laughing." Where Offerman was stationed made little difference as Tim Wallach homered on the next pitch, from Martínez, for two runs. True to his word, when the Expos assumed the field in the bottom half of the fourth inning, Walker gave Napier a signed ball, inducing a standing ovation.


1994 Montreal Expos season, Regular season, Summary
The National League suspended Walker four games starting June 24 for inciting a bench-clearing brawl by charging the mound in a game against Pittsburgh.


1994 Montreal Expos season, Regular season, Summary
The Expos team appeared to be reaching its potential in 1994. After June 1, Montreal transformed into the dominant club in the National League, going 46−18 until the players' strike halted the season on August 11. In turn, they produced the most successful season in franchise history as they attained a major league best 74−40 record. on pace for a 106-win season


1994 Montreal Expos season, Regular season, Summary
Led by an ensemble of rising young stars including Martínez, Walker, Moisés Alou, Cliff Floyd, Mike Lansing and Jeff Fassero, the Expos scored 585 runs (5.13 per game) and allowed 454 runs (3.98 per game) through 114 games by Friday, August 12. Their 1994 pitching staff was very nearly as good as that of their division rivals, the Atlanta Braves, as the Expos finished the strike-shortened season with an MLB-best 3.56 ERA, an MLB-high 46 saves and just 288 walks, the fewest in the Majors.


1994 Montreal Expos season, Regular season, Summary
Walker, with 86 RBIs, was well on his way to his first 100-RBI year; Ken Hill was on pace to win 23 games while Pedro Martínez was on pace to strike out more than 200 batters. Moisés Alou was hitting .339 and on pace to collect more than 200 hits for the first time in his career. Marquis Grissom was on pace to score 137 runs. Two other Expos, namely Alou and Walker, were also on pace to score more than 100 runs.


1994 Montreal Expos season, Regular season, Summary
The team was also drawing well at home: through 52 home games in 1994, 1,276,250 fans had attended Expos games, for an average of 24,543 per game. At that pace, the Expos would have had a good chance of drawing two million fans for the first time since 1983. The season, however, was stopped due to the 1994 players' strike. The World Series, for which the Expos appeared to be destined, was never played and Montreal lost many of its players during the next season due to free agency and salary constraints and the team never recovered.


1994 Montreal Expos season, Regular season, Summary
The 1994 Montreal Expos team that could have been remains one of baseball's hot discussion points. The franchise would never reach the playoffs as the Expos again. The collapse of the Expos would eventually lead to the franchise's move to Washington, D.C., for the 2005 season to become the Washington Nationals.


1994 Montreal Expos season, Regular season, Summary
When baseball returned for an exhibition series in Olympic Stadium in March 2014, the team was honored during a pregame ceremony, along with a banner with the words On se souvient Édition 1994 (We remember the 1994 season).


1994 Montreal Expos season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In


1994 Montreal municipal election
The 1994 Montreal municipal election took place on November 6, 1994. Pierre Bourque was elected to his first term as mayor, defeating incumbent Jean Doré. Elections were also held in Montreal's suburban communities.


1994 Montreal municipal election, Results, Council (incomplete)
Party colours do not indicate affiliation or resemblance to a provincial or a federal party.


1994 Montreal municipal election, Suburban results, Dorval
All members of the Dorval city council were re-elected without opposition.


1994 Montreal municipal election, Suburban results, Dorval
Source: "Who's running where in Nov. 6 elections," Montreal Gazette, October 20, 1994, F2.


1994 Montreal municipal election, Suburban results, Montreal North
Source: "Voting Results: The Final Count," Montreal Gazette, November 8, 1994, A4.


1994 Montreal municipal election, Results in other Montreal-area communities, Longueuil
Parti municipal de Longueuil leader Claude Gladu was elected to his first term as mayor, succeeding Roger Ferland. The Parti municipal won fourteen seats on council, while former mayor Jacques Finet's Alliance de Longueuil won the remaining six.


1994 Montreal municipal election, Results in other Montreal-area communities, Longueuil
Source: , Société historique et culturelle du Marigot, accessed February 27, 2014.


1994 Moroccan census
The 1994 Moroccan census was held in Morocco in 1994. The census was conducted by the High Planning Commission.


1994 Mosconi Cup
The 1994 Miller Pilsner Mosconi Cup, the inaugural edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 15–18 December 1994 at the Roller Bowl in Romford, London, England.


1994 Mosconi Cup
Team USA won the Mosconi Cup by defeating Team Europe 16–12.


1994 Moscow Ladies Open
The 1994 Moscow Ladies Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, that was part of Tier III of the 1994 WTA Tour.


1994 Moscow Ladies Open
It was the fourth edition of the WTA tournament inaugurated under the title of Virginia Slims of Moscow in 1989.


1994 Moscow Ladies Open, Champions, Doubles
Elena Makarova /  Eugenia Maniokova defeated  Laura Golarsa /  Caroline Vis 7-6(6–3), 6-4


1994 Mountain Dew Southern 500
The 1994 Mountain Dew Southern 500, the 45th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on September 4, 1994 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested at 367 laps on the 1.366 mile (2.198 km) speedway, it was the 23rd race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Bill Elliott of Junior Johnson & Associates won the race snapping a winless streak dating back to the 1992 Hooters 500 at Atlanta.


1994 Mozambican general election
General elections were held in Mozambique between 27 and 29 October 1994 to elect a president and the Assembly of the Republic. It was the first time the country had had multi-party elections, as previously FRELIMO had been the sole legal party. Nevertheless, FRELIMO maintained control of the country's political system, winning both elections. Voter turnout for the elections was 88%.


1994 Mr. Olympia
The 1994 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held on September 10, 1994, at the Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta, Georgia.


1994 Ms. Olympia
The 1994 Ms. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition was held on September 9, 1994, in Atlanta, Georgia. It was the 15th Ms. Olympia competition held. It was held in conjunction with the 1994 Mr. Olympia and Masters Olympia.


1994 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final
The 1994 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final was a hurling match played on 10 July 1994 at Semple Stadium, Thurles, County Tipperary. It was contested by Limerick and Clare. Limerick captained by Gary Kirby won the game 0-25 to 2-10 to claim their first Munster title since 1981.


1994 Muratti Time Indoor
The 1994 Muratti Time Indoor, known as such for sponsorship reasons, was an ATP men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Assago Forum Milan, Italy that was part of the Championship Series of the 1994 ATP Tour. It was the 17th edition of the tournament and took place from 7 February until 13 February 1994. Fifth-seeded Boris Becker won his second consecutive singles title at the event and his fourth in total and earned $112,500 first-prize money.


1994 Muratti Time Indoor, Finals, Doubles
Tom Nijssen /  Cyril Suk defeated  Hendrik Jan Davids /  Piet Norval, 4–6, 7–6, 7–6


1994 Muratti Time Indoor – Singles
Boris Becker defeated Petr Korda 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 to win the 1994 Milan Indoor singles event. Becker defended his title from 1993.


1994 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1994 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 57th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.


1994 NAIA Division I football season
The 1994 NAIA Division I football season was the 39th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 25th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.


1994 NAIA Division I football season
The season was played from August to November 1994 and culminated in the 1994 NAIA Champion Bowl playoffs and the 1994 NAIA Champion Bowl, played this year on December 10, 1994 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on the campus of the University of Arkansas–Pine Bluff.


1994 NAIA Division I football season
Northeastern State defeated Arkansas–Pine Bluff in the Champion Bowl, 13–12, to win their second NAIA national title and first since 1958.


1994 NAIA Division II football season
The 1994 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1994 college football season in the United States and the 39th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 25th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.


1994 NAIA Division II football season
The season was played from August to November 1994 and culminated in the 1994 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played in Portland, Oregon.


1994 NAIA Division II football season
In a rematch of the 1993 final, Westminster (PA) defeated defending national champion Pacific Lutheran in the championship game, 27–7, to win their sixth NAIA national title.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series
The 1994 NASCAR Busch Series began February 19 and ended October 22. David Green of Labonte Motorsports won the championship.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Goody's 300
The Goody's 300 was held February 19 at Daytona International Speedway. The No. 30 of Michael Waltrip won the pole and ran well until he lost the right half of his rear spoiler late in the race.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Goody's 300
• This was Earnhardt's 21st and final win in the Busch Grand National Series, as well as his fifth straight victory in the Goody's 300, a record that still stands today.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Goodwrench 200
The Goodwrench 200 was held February 26 at North Carolina Speedway. Robert Pressley won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Hardee's 250
The Hardee's 250 was held March 5 at Richmond International Raceway. The No. 44 of David Green won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Busch Light 300
The Busch Light 300 was held March 12 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The No. 46 of Shawna Robinson* won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Busch Light 300
Notable DNQ's: 25-Hermie Sadler, 38-Elton Sawyer (both bought rides and still competed in the race)


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Miller 500
The Miller 500 was held March 20 at Martinsville Speedway. David Green won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Mark III Vans 200
The Mark III Vans 200 was held March 26 at Darlington Raceway. Mark Martin won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Sundrop 400
The Sundrop 400 was held April 3 at Hickory Motor Speedway. David Green won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Goody's 250
The Goody's 250 was held April 9 at Bristol Motor Speedway. The No. 60 of Mark Martin* won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Pantry Stores 300
The final* Pantry Stores 300 was held April 30 at Orange County Speedway. The No. 57 of Jason Keller won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, NE Chevy 250
The NE Chevy 250 was held May 7 at New Hampshire International Speedway. The No. 33 of Bobby Labonte won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Meridian Advantage 200
The Meridian Advantage 200 was held May 22 at Nazareth Speedway. Kenny Wallace won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Champion 300
The Champion 300 was held May 28 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The No. 88 of Mike Skinner won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Goodwrench/Delco 200
The Goodwrench/Delco 200 was held June 4 at Dover International Speedway. Ricky Craven won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Carolina Pride / Budweiser 250
The Carolina Pride / Budweiser 250 was held June 11 at Myrtle Beach Speedway. The No. 57 of Jason Keller won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Fay's 150
The Fay's 150 was held June 25 at Watkins Glen International. Ricky Craven won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Havoline 250
The Havoline 250 was held July 3 at The Milwaukee Mile. David Green won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Ford Credit 300
The Ford Credit 300 was held July 16 at South Boston Speedway. David Green won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Fram Filter 300K
The Fram Filter 300K was held July 23 at Talladega Superspeedway. Jeff Purvis won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, The Pantry 300
The Pantry 300 was held July 31 at Hickory Motor Speedway. David Green won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Kroger 200
The Kroger 200 was held Friday night August 5 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. David Green won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Detroit Gasket 200
The Detroit Gasket 200 was held August 20 at Michigan International Speedway. Derrike Cope won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Food City 250
The Food City 250 was held August 26 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Harry Gant won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Gatorade 200
The Gatorade 200 was held September 3 at Darlington Raceway. Randy LaJoie won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Autolite 250
The Autolite 250 was held September 9 at Richmond International Raceway. Jason Keller won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, SplitFire 200
The SplitFire 200 was held September 17 at Dover International Speedway. Harry Gant won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, All Pro 300
The All Pro 300 was held October 8 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Mark Martin won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Advance Auto 500
The Advance Auto 500 was held October 16 at Martinsville Speedway. David Green won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, AC-Delco 200
The AC-Delco 200 was held October 22 at North Carolina Speedway. David Green won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, AC-Delco 200
This was the final time that V6 engines were used in the Busch Series. They would make the switch to V8 power in 1995.


1994 NASCAR Busch Series, Rookie of the Year
Grand Rapids, Michigan native Johnny Benson won the Busch Series Rookie of the Year award in 1994, winning once and finishing sixth in points, followed closely by Dennis Setzer, a two-time winner on the circuit. Kevin Lepage and Stevie Reeves were the only others drivers who attempted the season on a full-time basis that season.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 46th season of NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States and the 23rd modern-era Cup series. The season began on Sunday, February 20, and ended on Sunday, November 13. Dale Earnhardt of Richard Childress Racing was crowned champion at season's end, winning consecutive Winston Cups for the third time in his career and tying Richard Petty for the record of most top-level NASCAR championships with seven. It was also the 7th and final NASCAR Winston Cup Series Championship for Dale Earnhardt before his death 7 years later in 2001; this was also the final season for 18-time Winston Cup winner Harry Gant.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
One of the highlights of the season occurred on August 6, when the NASCAR Winston Cup Series made a highly publicized first visit to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the inaugural Brickyard 400. This season also marked the end of the second of two tire wars, as Hoosier left NASCAR after the season-ending Atlanta race, leaving Goodyear as the series' exclusive tire distributor.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The season was marred with tragedy, as Neil Bonnett and Rodney Orr were killed in separate practice crashes prior to the Daytona 500.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Busch Clash
The Busch Clash was held February 13 at Daytona International Speedway. Ken Schrader drew for the pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Gatorade 125s
The Gatorade 125s, the qualifying races for the Daytona 500, were held February 19 at Daytona International Speedway.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Daytona 500
The Daytona 500 was held in Daytona International Speedway. Loy Allen Jr. won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Goodwrench 500
The Goodwrench 500 was held February 27 at North Carolina Speedway. The No. 7 of Geoff Bodine was on the pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Goodwrench 500
Failed to qualify: 31-Ward Burton, 48-James Hylton, 99-Danny Sullivan, 61-Rick Carelli, 95-Jeremy Mayfield, 48-Jerry Hill, 02-T. W. Taylor


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pontiac Excitement 400
The Pontiac Excitement 400 was held March 6 at Richmond International Raceway. The No. 16 of Ted Musgrave won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pontiac Excitement 400
Failed to qualify: 19-Loy Allen Jr., 45-Rich Bickle, 71-Dave Marcis, 43-Wally Dallenbach Jr., 23-Hut Stricklin, 47-Billy Standridge, 61-Rick Carelli, 02-T. W. Taylor, ? ? -Mike Wallace


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Purolator 500
The Purolator 500 was held March 13 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The No. 19 of Loy Allen Jr. won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Purolator 500
Failed to qualify: 43-Wally Dallenbach Jr., 20-Buddy Baker, 61-Rick Carelli, 47-Billy Standridge, 89-Jim Sauter, 80-Jimmy Horton, 99-Danny Sullivan, 95-Jeremy Mayfield


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, TranSouth Financial 400
The TranSouth Financial 400 was held March 27 at Darlington Raceway. Bill Elliott won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, TranSouth Financial 400
Failed to qualify:  19-Loy Allen Jr., 61-Rick Carelli, 47-Billy Standridge, 02-Curtis Markham, 57-Bob Schacht, 84-Norm Benning, 36-H. B. Bailey, 59-Andy Belmont


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Food City 500
The Food City 500 was held April 10 at Bristol International Raceway. The No. 12 of Chuck Bown won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Food City 500
Failed to qualify (or "Watching on TV" as said on ESPN): 14-John Andretti, 55-Jimmy Hensley, 19-Loy Allen Jr., 95-Jeremy Mayfield, 52-Brad Teague


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, First Union 400
The First Union 400 was held April 17 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Ernie Irvan won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, First Union 400
Failed to qualify (or "Seeing Granny" as said on ESPN): 29-Steve Grissom, 31-Ward Burton, 9-Rich Bickle, 41-Joe Nemechek, 19-Loy Allen Jr., 55-Jimmy Hensley, 90-Mike Wallace, 02-Curtis Markham, 52-Mike Skinner, 62-Freddie Query


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Hanes 500
The Hanes 500 was held April 24 at Martinsville Speedway. Rusty Wallace won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Hanes 500
Failed to qualify (or "Gone hunting" on ESPN): 43-Wally Dallenbach Jr., 90-Mike Wallace, 71-Dave Marcis, 19-Loy Allen Jr., 02-Curtis Markham, 89-Jim Bown, 52-Mike Skinner, 33-Harry Gant


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Winston Select 500
The Winston Select 500 was held May 1 at Talladega Superspeedway. Ernie Irvan won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Winston Select 500
Failed to qualify (or "Flipping burgers" on ESPN): 31-Ward Burton, 9-Rich Bickle, 80-Jimmy Horton, 89-Jim Sauter, 0-Delma Cowart, 53-Ritchie Petty, 02-Ronnie Sanders


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Save Mart Supermarkets 300
The Save Mart Supermarkets 300 was held May 15 at Sears Point Raceway. Ernie Irvan won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Save Mart Supermarkets 300
Failed to qualify (or "Crushin' grapes", as referred to on ESPN): 52-Scott Gaylord, 55-Jimmy Hensley, 32-Dick Trickle, 48w-Jack Sellers, 19-Loy Allen Jr., 86w-Rich Woodland Jr.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Coca-Cola 600
The Coca-Cola 600 was held May 29 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Coca-Cola 600
Failed to qualify: 55-Jimmy Hensley, 71-Dave Marcis, 44-Bobby Hillin Jr., 89-Jim Sauter


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Budweiser 500
The Budweiser 500 was held June 5 at Dover Downs International Speedway. Ernie Irvan won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, UAW-GM Teamwork 500
The UAW-GM Teamwork 500 was held June 12 at Pocono Raceway. Rusty Wallace won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Miller Genuine Draft 400
The Miller Genuine Draft 400 was held June 19 at Michigan International Speedway. The No. 19 of Loy Allen Jr. was on the pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Miller Genuine Draft 400
Failed to qualify: 71-Dave Marcis, 90-Mike Wallace, 80-Jimmy Horton, 52-Brad Teague,34-Bob Brevak, 47-Billy Standridge, 32-Dick Trickle, 36-H. B. Bailey, 61-Rick Carelli, 43-Wally Dallenbach Jr.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pepsi 400
The Pepsi 400 was held July 2 at Daytona International Speedway. Dale Earnhardt won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pepsi 400
Failed to qualify ("Flippin' burgers" as on ESPN): 52-Brad Teague, 20-Bobby Hillin Jr., 80-Joe Ruttman, 43-Wally Dallenbach Jr., 47-Billy Standridge, 0-Delma Cowart


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Slick 50 300
The Slick 50 300 was held July 10 at New Hampshire International Speedway. The No. 28 of Ernie Irvan was on the pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Slick 50 300
Failed to qualify: 19-Loy Allen Jr., 43-Wally Dallenbach Jr., 54-Robert Pressley, 62-Joe Bessey, 38-Jamie Aube


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Miller Genuine Draft 500
The Miller Genuine Draft 500 was held July 17 at Pocono Raceway. Geoff Bodine won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Miller Genuine Draft 500
Failed to qualify: 55-Jimmy Hensley, 32-Dick Trickle, 99-Phil Parsons, 65-Jerry O'Neil


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, DieHard 500
The DieHard 500 was held July 24 at Talladega Superspeedway. The No. 3 of Dale Earnhardt won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, DieHard 500
Failed to qualify: 45-Rich Bickle, 32-Dick Trickle, 53-Ritchie Petty, 02-Derrike Cope, 31-Ward Burton, 95-Ben Hess, 47-Billy Standridge, 80-Joe Ruttman, 0-Delma Cowart, 89-Ronnie Sanders


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Brickyard 400
The Inaugural Brickyard 400 was held August 6 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Rick Mast won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, The Bud at The Glen
The Bud at The Glen was held August 14 at Watkins Glen International. Mark Martin won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, The Bud at The Glen
Failed to qualify: 00-Scott Gaylord, 19-Loy Allen Jr., 98-Jeremy Mayfield, 90-Mike Wallace, 50-Brian Bonner


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, GM Goodwrench Dealer 400
The GM Goodwrench Dealer 400 was held August 21 at Michigan International Speedway. Geoff Bodine won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, GM Goodwrench Dealer 400
Failed to qualify: 40-Bobby Hamilton, 23-Hut Stricklin, 55-Jimmy Hensley, 54-Robert Pressley, 59-Andy Belmont, 82-Laura Lane, 52-Brad Teague, 34-Bob Brevak


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Goody's 500
The Goody's 500 was held August 27 at Bristol International Raceway. Harry Gant won the final pole of his career.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Goody's 500
Failed to qualify: 95-Jeff Green, 27-Jimmy Spencer, 71-Dave Marcis, 19-Loy Allen Jr., 55-Jimmy Hensley, 14-Phil Parsons


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Mountain Dew Southern 500
The Mountain Dew Southern 500 was held on September 4 at Darlington Raceway. The No. 7 of Geoff Bodine won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Miller Genuine Draft 400
The Miller Genuine Draft 400 was held September 10 at Richmond International Raceway. The No. 16 of Ted Musgrave won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Miller Genuine Draft 400
Failed to qualify: 47-Billy Standridge, 51-Dirk Stephens, 80-Joe Ruttman, 9-Phil Parsons, 52-Brad Teague, 01-Billy Ogle, Jr., 8-Jeff Burton


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, SplitFire Spark Plug 500
The SplitFire Spark Plug 500 was held September 18 at Dover Downs International Speedway. Geoff Bodine won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Goody's 500
The Goody's 500 was held September 25 at Martinsville Speedway. Ted Musgrave won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Goody's 500
Failed to qualify: 71-Dave Marcis, 20-Bobby Hillin Jr., 19-Loy Allen Jr., 55-Tim Fedewa, 98-Jeremy Mayfield


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Tyson Holly Farms 400
The Tyson Holly Farms 400 was held October 2 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. The No. 27 of Jimmy Spencer won his first career Winston Cup pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Tyson Holly Farms 400
Failed to qualify: 90-Mike Wallace, 19-Loy Allen Jr., 55-Tim Fedewa, 52-Brad Teague, 18-Dale Jarrett, 75-Todd Bodine


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Mello Yello 500
The Mello Yello 500 was held October 9 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The No. 31 of Ward Burton won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Mello Yello 500
Failed to qualify: 71-Dave Marcis, 9-Phil Parsons, 67-Ken Bouchard, 55-Butch Miller, 02-Brad Noffsinger, 52-Brad Teague, 78-Pancho Carter, 53-Kirk Shelmerdine, 84-Norm Benning, 95-Ben Hess, 45-Rich Bickle, 0-Delma Cowart


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, AC Delco 500
The AC Delco 500 was held October 23 at North Carolina Speedway. Ricky Rudd won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Slick 50 500
The Slick 50 500 was held October 30 at Phoenix International Raceway. Sterling Marlin won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Slick 50 500
Failed to qualify: 51-Jeff Purvis, 02-Brad Noffsinger, 00-Scott Gaylord, 07-Doug George, 81-Jeff Davis, 90-Joe Heath, 86-Rich Woodland Jr., 92-John Krebs, 22-St. James Davis, 95-Lance Wade, 58-Wayne Jacks


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Hooters 500
The Hooters 500 was held November 13 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The No. 77 of Greg Sacks won the pole.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Hooters 500
Failed to qualify: 55-Tim Fedewa, 98-Jeremy Mayfield, 64-Gary Wright, 47-Billy Standridge,32-Dick Trickle, 45-Rich Bickle, 71-Dave Marcis, 80-Joe Ruttman, 35-Bill Venturini, 53-Brad Teague, 61-Rick Carelli, 34-Bob Brevak, 50-Brian Bonner


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Final points standings
Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by owner's points standings. *- Most laps led.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Rookie of the Year
A record eight drivers declared intentions to run for Maxx Racing Card Rookie of the Year before the 1994 season: brothers, Ward and Jeff Burton, John Andretti, T.W. Taylor, Joe Nemechek, Steve Grissom, Rick Carelli, and Loy Allen. Taylor and Carelli dropped out early after a series of DNQs, while Billy Standridge joined the rookie of the year race with Johnson-Standridge Racing in March. Mike Wallace and Jeremy Mayfield took part once they secured full-time rides in March as well.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Rookie of the Year
Jeff Burton, driving the No. 8 Ford for Stavola Brothers Racing, was named Rookie of the Year for 1994, posting two top-five finishes. He was followed by fellow Busch Series graduates Grissom and Nemechek, each of whom had three top-ten finishes. Allen, despite three poles, struggled to find consistency and finished far back in the standings, while Mayfield and Andretti showed promise with different rides throughout the season. Mike Wallace (who started the year at Atlanta in March) and Ward Burton were plagued by qualifying troubles all season long. Standridge ran a partial schedule and was not a factor.


1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Rookie of the Year
Rich Bickle declared to run for the award in 1993, but failed to make enough races so he was technically still eligible for the award in 1994. Although, he did not officially declare to run as a rookie for the 1994 season and was deemed ineligible for the award despite making the required number of races.


1994 NBA All-Star Game
The 1994 NBA All-Star Game was the 44th edition of the All-Star Game. The event was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The East All-Stars won the game with the score of 127–118. Scottie Pippen of the Chicago Bulls was voted MVP of the game.


1994 NBA All-Star Game
It was broadcast by NBC for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game in a fourth consecutive year.


1994 NBA All-Star Game, Roster
Alonzo Mourning and Charles Barkley did not participate due to injury. Karl Malone replaced Barkley in the West starting lineup. Charles Oakley and Gary Payton replaced Alonzo Mourning and Charles Barkley, respectively.


1994 NBA Finals
The 1994 NBA Finals was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1993–94 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs. The Western Conference champion Houston Rockets played the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks for the championship, with the Rockets holding home-court advantage in the best-of-seven series. The Rockets defeated the Knicks 4 games to 3 to win the team's first NBA championship.


1994 NBA Finals
This matchup was Hakeem Olajuwon's second NBA Finals appearance, his other being in 1986, where Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics defeated the Houston Rockets four games to two. The series was Patrick Ewing's first NBA Finals appearance. The Rockets came in with strong determination to win not only the franchise's first NBA championship, but the city's first championship in a league that still existed, while the Knicks were looking to add a third NBA championship trophy, as the Knicks' last trophy came from the 1973 NBA Finals. The Knicks also hoped to impress their new owners Viacom, who had just bought Paramount Communications (formerly Gulf+Western), their longtime owners (after the series however, Viacom sold the Knicks and the rest of the Madison Square Garden properties).


1994 NBA Finals
The series was hailed as a meeting of the two great centers who had previously played for a championship in college. In 1984 while Olajuwon was with the University of Houston and Ewing was with Georgetown University, Georgetown had beaten Houston 84–75 in the 1984 NCAA Championship game. In this series, however, Olajuwon outperformed Ewing, outscoring him in every game of the series and posting numbers of 26.9 ppg on 50.0% shooting compared to Ewing's 18.9 ppg on 36.3% shooting.


1994 NBA Finals
However, Ewing set an NBA finals record in the series with a total of 30 blocks, and he tied the single-game record of 8 blocks in Game 5. Tim Duncan would later set the record for most blocks in a Finals series (2003) with 32 blocks in six games while Dwight Howard would set the record for most blocked shots in a Finals game with 9 blocked shots in Game 4 of the 2009 Finals while with the Orlando Magic.


1994 NBA Finals
During the series, the Houston Rockets played seven low-scoring, defensive games against the New York Knicks. After splitting the first two games in Houston, the Knicks won two out of three games at Madison Square Garden, which also hosted the Rangers first Stanley Cup celebration in 54 years during the series.


1994 NBA Finals
In Game 6, however, Rockets center Hakeem Olajuwon blocked a last-second championship-winning shot attempt by John Starks, giving the Rockets an 86–84 victory and forcing a Game 7, which made Knicks Coach Pat Riley the first (and to this date, the only) coach in a Game 7 NBA Finals on two teams, having been with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1984 and 1988. In addition, the Knicks set a record for most playoff games played in one season, with 25. The Detroit Pistons tied this record in 2005. The Boston Celtics, coached by Doc Rivers, would surpass it during their championship season of 2008 when they played 26.


1994 NBA Finals
The Rockets beat the Knicks in Game 7, 90–84, enabling the city of Houston to not only celebrate its first NBA and fifth professional sports championship (first in an existing league), but also deny New York from having both NBA and NHL championships in the same year (Chicago had suffered this fate two years earlier in 1992, with the Bulls winning their second NBA championship and the Blackhawks losing in the Stanley Cup Finals). For his efforts Olajuwon was named NBA Finals Most Valuable Player.


1994 NBA Finals
For the Knicks, Riley had the unfortunate distinction of having become the first (and to this date, the only) coach to lose a Game 7 NBA Finals on two teams, having lost to the Celtics in 1984. It also denied him the distinction of being the first coach to win a Game 7 NBA Finals with two teams, having defeated the Detroit Pistons in 1988.


1994 NBA Finals
NBC Sports used Ahmad Rashād (Knicks sideline) and Hannah Storm (Rockets sideline). Marv Albert and Matt Guokas called the action.


1994 NBA Finals
Hal Douglas narrated the season-ending documentary Clutch City for NBA Entertainment.


1994 NBA Finals, Background, Houston Rockets
The Rockets chose Hakeem Olajuwon as the first overall pick in the 1984 NBA draft. Olajuwon's first nine NBA seasons included numerous All-Star, All-NBA and All-Defensive selections, but the closest he got to a championship was in 1986, when the Rockets fell two games short of a title against a powerful Boston Celtics team.


1994 NBA Finals, Background, Houston Rockets
By his tenth season, Olajuwon became a more complete player, and he led the Rockets to a 15–0 start en route to a 58–24 record. But after a four-game defeat of the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round, they blew a pair of big fourth quarter leads at home and lost to the Phoenix Suns to begin the second round (in the process earning a derisive nickname of 'Choke City' by the Houston Chronicle).


1994 NBA Finals, Background, Houston Rockets
In response, the Rockets used the headline as motivation, overcoming a 0–2 deficit to defeat the Suns in seven games (earning the nickname 'Clutch City'). In the conference finals, Houston defeated the Utah Jazz in five games to claim their third conference title. Olajuwon won the MVP and Defensive Player of the Year awards at season's end.


1994 NBA Finals, Background, New York Knicks
Like Olajuwon, Patrick Ewing was a first overall pick of the NBA draft. Ewing was picked by the Knicks in the 1985 draft, and won Rookie of the Year that season. But despite earning All-Star accolades of his own, the Knicks teams he played with only made it past the first round twice during his first six seasons (in 1989 and 1990).


1994 NBA Finals, Background, New York Knicks
In the 1991 off-season, the Knicks hired Pat Riley as head coach. In contrast to the fast-paced style of Showtime he used with the Los Angeles Lakers, Riley decided to go for a more deliberate and physical approach in New York. Aided by the likes of Charles Oakley, Anthony Mason, John Starks and Charles Smith, Ewing and the Knicks rose to prominence under Riley, and in 1994, they won 57 games to finish second in the Eastern Conference.


1994 NBA Finals, Background, New York Knicks
Their playoff run began with a 3–1 victory over their cross-river rival New Jersey Nets. However, they had a hard time disposing a Chicago Bulls team that lost Michael Jordan to retirement (which lasted until the final months of the following season), but managed to win all four home games to advance. In the conference finals, they were pitted against the upstart Indiana Pacers, who were led by Reggie Miller. Though the Pacers gave the Knicks a scare, the latter's experience proved too much as they won the series in seven games.


1994 NBA Finals, Background, Regular season series
The Houston Rockets won both games in the regular season series:


1994 NBA Finals, Olajuwon vs. Ewing
Although most fans in New York, and some members of the national media, blamed John Starks' poor performance, who shot 2-for-18 from the field in Game 7, as a contributing factor in the Knicks' loss in the series, another important factor in the Rockets series win was Olajuwon's performance. Olajuwon outscored Ewing in every game of the series, while Ewing outblocked (4.3 to 3.9 bpg) and outrebounded him (12.4 rpg to 9.1 rpg). Ewing set a then NBA Finals record with a total of 30 blocks.


1994 NBA Finals, New York Rangers win Stanley Cup
Game 4 took place at Madison Square Garden less than 24 hours after it hosted the New York Rangers' first Stanley Cup celebration in 54 years, following their 3–2 win over the Vancouver Canucks in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals.


1994 NBA Finals, New York Rangers win Stanley Cup
Rangers Captain Mark Messier attended the game, bringing the Stanley Cup in a bid to inspire the Knicks, first to their locker room before the game, and again out onto center court at halftime, much to the delight of fans. During NBC's broadcast of Game 4, Marv Albert, who himself handled the radio call of the Rangers' win, and Matt Guokas mentioned the Rangers' win and that the Knicks were happy that their arena was "the scene of one of the glorious moments in the history of New York sports."


1994 NBA Finals, New York Rangers win Stanley Cup
Game 5 took place hours after the ticker-tape parade in the Canyon of Heroes in Lower Manhattan honoring the new Stanley Cup champions. Players and representatives of both the Knicks and the Rockets were among the 1.5 million who attended.


1994 NBA Finals, New York Rangers win Stanley Cup
Both teams came away motivated, as evidenced by the remaining series.


1994 NBA Finals, Telecast interruption
During Game 5, most NBC affiliates split the coverage of the game between NFL Hall of Famer O. J. Simpson's slow speed freeway chase with the LAPD. At the time, Simpson had been an NFL analyst on NBC.


1994 NBA Finals, Telecast interruption
The coverage was presented on a split screen, with the game taking up the smaller portion of the television screen on the left, while live coverage of the chase was shown in a bigger screen on the right. The audio came from the chase as narrated by NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw.


1994 NBA Finals, Telecast interruption
KNBC in Los Angeles, serving the media market where the police were tracking Simpson, left the Game 5 broadcast completely for the chase with local coverage narrated by Paul Moyer and Colleen Williams; the station did not even put up a split screen until the end of the game, which was still close at the time. By this point, Simpson had returned to his mansion in Brentwood and had surrendered to police.


1994 NBA Finals, Telecast interruption
A complete re-broadcast of Game 5, with natural crowd audio substituting for the parts for which NBC did not provide audio, is part of the DVD release of this series from Warner Home Video.


1994 NBA Finals, Aftermath
The Rockets would repeat as NBA champions in 1995 although their season record wasn't so promising. Plagued by a lack of chemistry, the Rockets were stuck in the middle of the conference standings most of the year. Then, as the NBA's trading deadline approached, on February 14, 1995, the Rockets acquired Hakeem Olajuwon's "Phi Slama Jama" teammate Clyde Drexler. The Rockets finished the regular season as the 6th seed but the team on the court at season's end was clearly better than its 47–35 record. The new Rockets team had only had about two months to gel.


1994 NBA Finals, Aftermath
The playoffs started rough for Houston, the team down 2 games to 1 to Utah in the First Round. However, the Rockets battled back and won that series, stealing the deciding Game 5 in Utah. The Rockets' ability to overcome adversity became more evident as the postseason wore on. They beat four 50-win squads (Utah, Phoenix, San Antonio and Orlando) to win the NBA championship, becoming the lowest seed ever to win it all.


1994 NBA Finals, Aftermath
Also in 1995, the Knicks enjoyed another strong season, with 55 wins. However, they were eliminated in seven games by the Indiana Pacers during the second round as Pacers guard Reggie Miller's 'Knick Killer' legacy continued. After the season Pat Riley departed for the Miami Heat, with whom he would win three championships, one as the head coach and two as its president. The Knicks would make the finals again in 1999, but fell to the Spurs in five games, and have not returned since.


1994 NBA Finals, Aftermath
Before this victory, only the Houston Oilers' AFL two championships at the close of the 1960 season and 1961 season and the Houston Aeros' two WHA Avco World Trophies in 1974 and 1975 represented Houston's only professional championships. The 1994 NBA Championship represented the city of Houston's first professional championship since those two teams, and the first in a league that did not later merge.


1994 NBA Finals, Aftermath
This was the last NBA Finals for three of the league's longest-tenured and most recognizable referees: Darell Garretson, Jack Madden and Jake O'Donnell. Garretson and Madden retired following the 1994 Finals, while O'Donnell worked the 1994-95 season, but did not work past the second round of the playoffs, marking the first time since 1971 O'Donnell did not officiate in the championship series. O'Donnell retired in December 1995 following the end of a lockout of NBA referees by Commissioner David Stern.


1994 NBA Finals, Aftermath
Overall, as of 2019, Houston's teams in the "Big Four" major professional sports are 6–1 over their New York City counterparts in terms of playoff series. The Rockets, in addition to their 1994 triumph, also defeated the Knicks in the 1975 Eastern Conference First Round. The NFL's Houston Oilers (now Tennessee Titans) followed with a victory over the New York Jets in the 1991 AFC wild card round, and the Houston Astros later prevailed over the New York Yankees in three MLB postseason series during the 2010s (2015 ALWC, 2017 ALCS, 2019 ALCS) The only time a New York-based team prevailed over Houston was in the 1986 NLCS, when the New York Mets won over the then-NL member Astros.


1994 NBA draft
The 1994 NBA draft took place on June 29, 1994, at Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis. Two NBA rookies of the year were picked in the first round, as Jason Kidd and Grant Hill were co-winners of the award for the 1994–95 NBA season. Kidd and Hill would end up as perennial All-Stars (10 and 7-time selections, respectively), though Hill's career was marred by severe injuries.


1994 NBA draft
The first overall pick Glenn Robinson was involved in a contract holdout shortly after being selected, reportedly seeking a 13-year, $100 million contract. Both Robinson and the Milwaukee Bucks eventually agreed on a 10-year, $68 million contract, which once stood as the richest NBA contract ever signed by a rookie. A fixed salary cap for rookies was implemented by the NBA the following season. Robinson himself had a productive NBA career, becoming a two-time NBA All-Star and winning an NBA Championship in 2005 in his final year with the San Antonio Spurs.


1994 NBA draft
Notably, this is the final draft to date to see all of the first three picks make All-Star rosters with the teams that originally drafted them.


1994 NBA draft, Notable undrafted players
These players went undrafted in 1994 but played in the NBA.


1994 NBA playoffs
The 1994 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1993-94 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Houston Rockets defeating the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals. Hakeem Olajuwon was named NBA Finals MVP.


1994 NBA playoffs
This was also the first time that the Boston Celtics (since 1979) and Los Angeles Lakers (since 1976) missed the playoffs. It was their first absence from the playoffs since the playoff field expanded to 16 teams in 1984. It was also the first time that both missed the playoffs in the same year. This would not occur again until 2014. It also marked the first time both of the two Los Angeles-based NBA teams, the Lakers and Clippers (who arrived in L.A. in 1984), missed the playoffs together.


1994 NBA playoffs
The biggest upset came in the first round, when the Denver Nuggets came back from a 2–0 deficit to beat the Seattle SuperSonics in five games, marking the first time in NBA history that an eighth seed had defeated a #1 seed. Denver stretched their improbable playoff run with the Utah Jazz to seven games after being down 0–3, but Utah defeated them in Game 7 91–81.


1994 NBA playoffs
The playoffs also featured the first playoff series victory for the Indiana Pacers in their 18-year NBA existence, as they swept the Orlando Magic (who were making their first playoff appearance in franchise history) in the first round, then eliminated the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks 4–2 in the second round. The Pacers advanced within one game of the NBA Finals, but lost Games 6 and 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals to the Knicks.


1994 NBA playoffs
This was the first time since the ABA–NBA merger prior to the 1976–77 season that all former ABA teams (Pacers, Nuggets, Spurs, and Nets) made the playoffs in the same year.


1994 NBA playoffs
The Chicago Bulls, who made the playoffs despite the retirement of Michael Jordan, swept the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round, but then lost in seven games to the Knicks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.


1994 NBA playoffs
The Knicks made history by playing a record 25 playoff games (one short of the maximum), the most postseason games an NBA team has played. The 2005 Detroit Pistons tied this record. However, it was broken by the 2008 Celtics. Their easiest series was the first-round 3–1 win over the Nets.


1994 NBA playoffs
New York then forced three consecutive Game 7s, eliminating the Bulls 4–3 in the Conference Semifinals, knocking off the Pacers 4–3 in the Conference Finals, both times at Madison Square Garden, before losing in Game 7 to the Rockets at The Summit in the NBA Finals, which meant New York was denied NBA and NHL titles. Game 4 of the Finals took place at the Garden a day after the New York Rangers won their first Stanley Cup in 54 years in Game 7 of the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals. Knicks coach Pat Riley made history by becoming the first (and to this date, the only) person in NBA history to have coached a Game 7 in the NBA Finals for two teams, having been with the Lakers in 1984 and 1988.


1994 NBA playoffs
In the Western Conference, the Golden State Warriors made their last playoff appearance until 2007.


1994 NBA playoffs
Game 3 of the Bulls-Cavaliers series was the last game played at the Richfield Coliseum.


1994 NBA playoffs
Game 6 of the Bulls-Knicks series was the last game played at Chicago Stadium.


1994 NBA playoffs
Game 5 of the Nuggets-Sonics series was the last to be played at Seattle Center Coliseum before the renovations and renaming into KeyArena two years later. The Sonics played the intervening 1994–95 NBA season at Tacoma Dome in nearby Tacoma, Washington.


1994 NBA playoffs, Clock Incident
The Clock Incident happened in the last moments of Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals between the Rockets and Jazz. Tom Chambers inbounded the ball to Jeff Hornacek with 13.5 seconds left and Utah down 2. As play resumed, the Jazz timekeeper did not start the clock as they were trying to look for an open shot.


1994 NBA playoffs, Clock Incident
After 8 seconds, the clock finally started as Chambers got the ball down low but Utah did not take advantage of the extra time they were given, and after Chambers attempted a shot and missed, there was a mad scramble for the ball. It ended up in Robert Horry's hands, who passed it to Kenny Smith; Houston ran out the clock to win 80–78.


1994 NBA playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (1) Atlanta Hawks vs. (8) Miami Heat
This was the first playoff meeting between the Hawks and the Heat.


1994 NBA playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (2) New York Knicks vs. (7) New Jersey Nets
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Knicks winning the first meeting.


1994 NBA playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (3) Chicago Bulls vs. (6) Cleveland Cavaliers
This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bulls winning the first four meetings.


1994 NBA playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (4) Orlando Magic vs. (5) Indiana Pacers
This was the first playoff meeting between the Pacers and the Magic.


1994 NBA playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (1) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (8) Denver Nuggets
This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece.


1994 NBA playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (2) Houston Rockets vs. (7) Portland Trail Blazers
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Rockets winning the first meeting.


1994 NBA playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (3) Phoenix Suns vs. (6) Golden State Warriors
This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Suns winning the first two meetings.


1994 NBA playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (4) San Antonio Spurs vs. (5) Utah Jazz
This was the first playoff meeting between the Spurs and the Jazz.


1994 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Eastern Conference Semifinals, (1) Atlanta Hawks vs. (5) Indiana Pacers
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Hawks winning the first meeting.


1994 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Eastern Conference Semifinals, (2) New York Knicks vs. (3) Chicago Bulls
This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bulls winning the first five meetings.


1994 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Western Conference Semifinals, (2) Houston Rockets vs. (3) Phoenix Suns
This was the first playoff meeting between the Rockets and the Suns.


1994 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Western Conference Semifinals, (5) Utah Jazz vs. (8) Denver Nuggets
This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece.


1994 NBA playoffs, Conference Finals, Eastern Conference Finals, (2) New York Knicks vs. (5) Indiana Pacers
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Knicks winning the first meeting.


1994 NBA playoffs, Conference Finals, Western Conference Finals, (2) Houston Rockets vs. (5) Utah Jazz
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Jazz winning the first meeting.


1994 NBA playoffs, NBA Finals (W2) Houston Rockets vs. (E2) New York Knicks
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Rockets winning the first meeting.


1994 NBL season
The 1994 NBL season was the 16th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contest the league.


1994 NBL season, Regular Season
The 1994 Regular Season took place over 22 Rounds between 7 April 1994 and 24 September 1994.


1994 NBL season, Ladder
The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win-loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.


1994 NBL season, Ladder
23-way Head-to-Head between South East Melbourne Magic (3-1), Adelaide 36ers (2-2) and Brisbane Bullets (1-3).


1994 NBL season, Ladder
5Head-to-Head between Canberra Cannons and Geelong Supercats (1-1). Canberra Cannons won For and Against (+5).


1994 NC State Wolfpack football team
The 1994 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Mike O'Cain. NC State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953. The Wolfpack played its home games in 1994 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.


1994 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 1994 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1994 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its forty eighth year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Each region was composed of six teams, resulting in 48 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The forty-eighth tournament's champion was Oklahoma, coached by Larry Cochell. The Most Outstanding Player was Chip Glass of Oklahoma.


1994 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, Regionals
The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, each consisting of a six-team field. Each regional tournament is double-elimination. The winners of each regional advanced to the College World Series.


1994 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, College World Series, Results, Bracket
The teams in the CWS are divided into two pools of four, with each pool playing a double-elimination format. The winners of the two pools meet in the National Championship game.


1994 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
The 1994 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 56th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 14th annual NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA Division I men's and women's collegiate cross country running in the United States. In all, four different titles were contested: men's and women's individual and team championships.


1994 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Held on November 21, 1994, the combined meet was hosted by the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The distance for the men's race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) while the distance for the women's race was 5 kilometers (3.11 miles).


1994 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
The men's team championship was won by Iowa State, their second overall title and first since 1989. The women's team championship, however, was once again retained by Villanova, their sixth overall and fourth consecutive.


1994 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
The two individual champions were Martin Keino (Arizona, 30:08.7) and Jennifer Rhines (Villanova, 16:31.2).


1994 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship
The 1994 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship was the 14th women's collegiate field hockey tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college field hockey team in the United States. The James Madison Dukes won their first championship, defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels in the final The championship rounds were held at Parsons Field in Brookline, Massachusetts on the campus of Northeastern University.


1994 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships
The 1994 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships were contested to determine the individual and team national champions of men's and women's NCAA collegiate indoor track and field events in the United States after the 1993–94 season, the 30th annual meet for men and 12th annual meet for women.


1994 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships
The championships were again held at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana.


1994 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships
Ten-time defending champions Arkansas again claimed the men's team title, the Razorbacks' eleventh overall and tenth of twelve consecutive.


1994 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships
Defending champions LSU won the women's team title, the Lady Tigers' fifth.


1994 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, Qualification
All teams and athletes from Division I indoor track and field programs were eligible to compete for this year's individual and team titles.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game
The 1994 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1994 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1993-94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season  The 1994 National Title Game was played on April 4, 1994 at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 1994 National Title Game was played between the 1994 Midwest Regional Champions, #1-seeded Arkansas and the 1994 Southeast Regional Champions, #2-seeded Duke.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Game summary
Duke's Grant Hill made a 3-pointer to tie the game at 70 with 1:30 left. After an Arkansas timeout, Scotty Thurman hit a 3-pointer over Antonio Lang as the 35-second shot clock expired, giving the Razorbacks a 73-70 lead with 50.7 seconds remaining. Chris Collins missed a 3 that would have tied the score. Clint McDaniel rebounded for Arkansas and was fouled with 28.4 seconds left. He made one of two free throws to put Arkansas up by four, 74-70. Collins missed a floater in the lane. Corey Beck rebounded and was fouled.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Game summary
Beck missed the first free throw and made the second for a 75-70 Razorbacks lead with 17.2 seconds left. Jeff Capel's 3-point attempt missed, but Cherokee Parks got the offensive rebound and scored on the putback to bring the Blue Devils within three, 75-72, with 10.2 seconds left. McDaniel was fouled with 9 seconds left, and he hit one of two free throws to seal the national championship for Arkansas with a 76-72 victory over Duke.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1994 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 17, 1994, and ended with the championship game on April 4 in Charlotte, North Carolina, played at Charlotte Coliseum. A total of 63 games were played.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The Final Four consisted of Arkansas, making their fifth trip and first since 1990, Arizona, making their second ever trip and first since 1988, Florida, making their first ever trip, and Duke, making their sixth trip in the last seven tournaments.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
In the national championship game, Arkansas defeated Duke by a score of 76–72 and won their first ever national championship.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
Corliss Williamson of Arkansas was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Schedule and venues
The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1994 tournament:


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Schedule and venues
The 1994 tournament included five new venues and four new cities. In Florida, Miami and St. Petersburg, were used for the first time. St. Petersburg would go on to host the Final Four in 1999, while this would be the only games held at Miami Arena; in 2009, the only other year that the city has hosted the tournament, the games were played at American Airlines Arena.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Schedule and venues
Landover, an eastern suburb of Washington, D.C., was used for the only time; games in Washington D.C. have since been at Capital One Arena, which replaced USAir Arena as home to the city's indoor sports teams. Sacramento became the sixth metropolitan area in California to host games. The Kansas Coliseum was used instead of Levitt Arena in Wichita for the only time. This also marked the last tournament for the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena and the Dee Events Center. Games in the Los Angeles area have since been held at the Staples Center or the Honda Center in Anaheim.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Schedule and venues
In all, of the thirteen venues used in the 1994 tournament, seven (in Charlotte, Dallas, Landover, Los Angeles, Miami, Sacramento and Wichita) have closed and been replaced, with all but the Kansas Coliseum (which is being converted into an aerospace test facility) and Sacramento's Sleep Train Arena being demolished, its future still not determined since the opening of the Golden 1 Center downtown. Additionally, the Nassau Coliseum has been renovated into a smaller-capacity building, placing its future use as a tournament site in doubt.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Schedule and venues
In 1994 Charlotte became the 24th city, and the Charlotte Coliseum the 29th venue, to host the Final Four. It is the last of four arenas - including Market Square Arena in 1980, Reunion Arena in 1986, and McNichols Sports Arena in 1990 - whose primary tenant was an NBA franchise. (The Charlotte 49ers had also used the building from its opening to the previous season, but had moved back to reopened Independence Arena, which is seven miles closer to campus than the new Coliseum.) The tournament was the only one between 1985 and 2018 to not include an NFL stadium; the only domed stadium used for the tournament, the Thunderdome, was at the time an NHL arena and is now an MLB stadium.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Schedule and venues
Amusingly, the site of the Southeast regional finals — Knoxville, TN — was farther north than any of the other regional sites in 1994.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Schedule and venues
Any future games to be played would be at these sites: in Tampa, the Amalie Arena; in Wichita, the Intrust Bank Arena; in Charlotte, the Spectrum Center and in Long Island, the Barclays Center or UBS Arena.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Broadcast information
On television, CBS Sports covered all 63 games of the tournament, with regional splits until the Regional Finals followed by national telecasts.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Broadcast information
Exclusive national radio coverage was provided by CBS Radio Sports.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship
The 1994 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships were contested at the 55th annual NCAA-sanctioned golf tournament for determining the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate golf at the Division I level in the United States.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship
The tournament was held at the Stonebridge Country Club in McKinney, Texas, a suburb of Dallas.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship
Stanford won the team championship, the Cardinal's seventh NCAA title and first since 1953.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship
Future professional and one-time major winner Justin Leonard, from Texas, won the individual title.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 1994 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament involved 12 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's  NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 25, 1994, and ended with the championship game on April 2. A total of 11 games were played.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Lake Superior State's 9-1 win in the title game was the largest margin of victory since 1961.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Qualifying teams
The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced after the conference tournaments concluded. The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and Hockey East each had four teams receive a berth in the tournament while the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) and the ECAC had two berths.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 1994 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 24th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Twelve NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The championship game was played at Maryland's Byrd Stadium in front of 24,730 fans,  The game saw the Princeton University defeat University of Virginia by the score of 9–8, with Kevin Lowe, brother of Hall-of-Fame lacrosse player Darren Lowe, converting Jeff MacBean's pass 42 seconds into overtime.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
This was Princeton's second NCAA national championship under Head Coach Bill Tierney.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship, Tournament boxscores
LaVerghetta 2, Tony Nugent, Michael Watson, Sean Miller, Mark Dixon, Brad Hoag, David Jones, KurtMueller, Brian Birch, Ben Johnson, Chris Driggs


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
The 1994 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament was the 35th organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The Virginia Cavaliers won their fifth national title, and fourth straight, by defeating the Indiana Hoosiers in the championship game, 1–0. For the first time, the top four teams from the regular season were seeded nationally for the tournament bracket. This was also the first tournament to see more than 100 goals scored during its entirety. The final match was played on December 11, 1994, in Davidson, North Carolina, at Richardson Stadium for the third straight year. All other matches were played at the home field of the higher seeded team.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships
The 1994 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships were contested in March 1994 at the University Aquatic Center at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the 71st annual NCAA-sanctioned swim meet to determine the team and individual national champions of Division I men's collegiate swimming and diving in the United States.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships
Stanford again topped the team standings, finishing 121.5 points ahead of Texas. It was the Cardinal's third consecutive and seventh overall title and the sixth for coach Skip Kenney.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships
The 1994 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships were the 48th annual championships to determine the national champions of NCAA Division I men's singles, doubles, and team collegiate tennis in the United States.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships
Defending champions USC defeated Stanford in the championship final, 4–3, to claim the Trojan's third team national title (and third title in four years).


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships, Host sites
The men's tournaments were played at the Courtney Tennis Center at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.


1994 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships, Host sites
The men's and women's tournaments would not be held at the same site until 2006.


1994 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
The 1994 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships were contested June 1−4 at Bronco Stadium at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho in order to determine the individual and team national champions of men's and women's collegiate Division I outdoor track and field events in the United States.


1994 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
These were the 72nd annual men's championships and the 13th annual women's championships. This was the Broncos' first time hosting the event.


1994 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
In a repeat of the previous two years' results, Arkansas and LSU topped the men's and women's team standings, respectively; it was the Razorbacks' fourth men's team title and the eighth for the Lady Tigers. This was the third of eight consecutive titles for Arkansas. The Lady Tigers, meanwhile, captured their eighth consecutive title and, ultimately, the eighth of eleven straight titles they won between 1987 and 1997.


1994 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
The 1994 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was the thirteenth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1994, thirty-two Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of four teams, each in a double elimination format. The 1994 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 26 through May 30 and marked the conclusion of the 1994 NCAA Division I softball season. Arizona won their third championship, and second consecutive, by defeating Cal State Northridge 4–0 in the final game. It was the first final game since 1986 to not feature UCLA.


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
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.


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, 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.


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Notable events
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.


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Notable events
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.


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Notable events
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.


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Notable events
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.


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Notable events
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.


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, 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.


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Qualifying teams - at-large
Thirty-two additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations.


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, 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.


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, 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.


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Brackets
First- and second-round games played at higher seed except where noted.


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Record by  conference
Eighteen conferences had more than one  bid, or at least one win in NCAA Tournament play:


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Record by  conference
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.


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship
The 1994 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 13th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. The championship game was played at Byrd Stadium in College Park, Maryland during May 1994. All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship; a total of 6 teams were invited to participate.


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship
Princeton defeated Maryland, 10–7, to win their first national championship.


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship
The leading scorer for the tournament, with 10 goals, was Kelly Amonte from Maryland. The Most Outstanding Player trophy was not awarded this year.


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament
The 1994 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament was the 13th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's collegiate soccer. The semifinals and championship game were played at Merlo Field in Portland, Oregon during December 1994.


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament
North Carolina defeated Notre Dame in the final, 5–0, to win their 12th national title. Coached by Anson Dorrance, the Tar Heels finished the season 25–1–1. Nonetheless, this was UNC's first season with a loss since 1985. This would go on to become the ninth of North Carolina's record nine consecutive national titles (1986–1994).


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament
The Most Outstanding Offensive Player was Tisha Venturini from North Carolina, and the Most Outstanding Defensive Player was Staci Wilson, also from North Carolina. Venturini and Wilson, along with twelve other players, were named to the All-tournament team.


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament
The tournament's leading scorers were Angela Kelly (North Carolina), with 4 goals and 3 assists, and Tiffeny Milbrett (Portland), with 5 goals and 1 assist.


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament, Qualification
All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field expanded for the second consecutive year, increasing from 16 to 24 teams.


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships
The 1994 NCAA Women's Division I Swimming and Diving Championships were contested at the 13th annual NCAA-sanctioned swim meet to determine the team and individual national champions of Division I women's collegiate swimming and diving in the United States.


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships
This year's events were hosted at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis, Indiana.


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships
Stanford again topped the team standings, finishing 91 points ahead of Texas; it was the Cardinal's third consecutive and fifth overall women's team title. This marked the seventh time that Stanford and Texas finished in the top two.


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships
The 1994 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships were the 13th annual championships to determine the national champions of NCAA Division I women's singles, doubles, and team collegiate tennis in the United States, held during May 1994 in Athens, Georgia.


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships
Hosts Georgia defeated Stanford in the team championship, 5–4, to claim their first national title.


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships, Host
This year's tournaments were hosted by the University of Georgia at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Georgia. This was the first time the Lady Bulldogs hosted the women's championships.


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships, Host
The men's and women's NCAA tennis championships would not be held jointly until 2006.


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament
The 1994 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began with 48 teams and ended on December 17, 1994, when Stanford defeated UCLA 3 games to 1 in the NCAA championship match.


1994 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament
Stanford won the program's second title with the win. Led by freshman Kristin Folkl, Stanford defeated the Bruins 15-10, 5-15, 16-14, 15-13. The meeting with UCLA was the fifth straight year Stanford and UCLA met in the NCAA tournament.


1994 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
The following polls make up the 1994 NCAA Division I baseball rankings. USA Today and ESPN began publishing the Coaches' Poll of 31 active coaches ranking the top 25 teams in the nation in 1992. Each coach is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association. Baseball America began publishing its poll of the top 20 teams in college baseball in 1981. Beginning with the 1985 season, it expanded to the top 25. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper published its first human poll of the top 20 teams in college baseball in 1957, and expanded to rank the top 30 teams in 1961.


1994 NCAA Division I baseball rankings, USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll
Currently, only the final poll from the 1994 season is available.


1994 NCAA Division I baseball rankings, Baseball America
Currently, only the final poll from the 1994 season is available.


1994 NCAA Division I baseball rankings, Collegiate Baseball
Currently, only the final poll from the 1994 season is available.


1994 NCAA Division I baseball season
The 1994 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1994. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1994 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty eighth time in 1994, consisted of one team from each of eight regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Oklahoma claimed the championship for the second time.