The 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 68 teams playing in a

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that determined the

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(NCAA) Division I men's

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national champion for the 2013-14 season. The 76th annual edition of the tournament began on March 18, 2014, and concluded with the championship game on April 7, at

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. The East Regional semifinals and final were held in

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, the first time that arena has been used as an NCAA Tournament venue and the first time in 63 years that tournament games have been held in New York City. The Final Four consisted of

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(the #1 overall seed of the tournament), making their first appearance since winning their second consecutive championship in 2007,

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, returning after winning their 2011 national championship,

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, making their first appearance since

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, and

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, back in the Final Four after winning their 2012 national championship. With No. 7 seed

and No. 8 seed

reaching the championship game, this tournament's final was the first ever not to include at least one team seeded 1–3. It is also only the third final not to feature a 1 or 2 seed (

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vs. #3

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and

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vs. #8

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). UConn defeated Kentucky in the championship game 60–54, to claim their 4th national championship as in many attempts. UConn was also the first 7 seed ever to reach and win the championship game. The two teams combined for the highest seed total in championship game history with 15. The previous record (11) was held by UConn and Butler in 2011. The next day, the UConn Huskies women's team won the women's NCAA basketball tournament, only the second time that a school has won both the men's and women's Division I national basketball championships in the same year; UConn first accomplished this in 2004.

Tournament procedure

For 2014 the selection committee picked a total of 68 teams that would enter the 2014 tournament, of which 32 were "automatic bids" (teams winning their

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tournaments, with the exception of the

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, which does not host a post-season conference tournament; thus, its regular-season conference champion is awarded the automatic bid) while the remaining 36 were "at large" bids which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee on the Sunday preceding the First Four play-in tournament and dubbed '' Selection Sunday'' by the media and fans. The Selection Committee also seeded the entire field from 1 to 68. Eight teams – the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams – played in the ''First Four'' (the successor to what had been popularly known as " play-in games" through the 2010 tournament). The winners of those games advanced to the main draw of the tournament.

Schedule and venues

The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2014 tournament: First Four *March 18 and 19 **

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(Host:

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) First and Second rounds *March 20 and 22 ** First Niagara Center,

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) **

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(Host:

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) **

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(Host:

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) ** Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena,

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(Host:

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) *March 21 and 23 **

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(Host:

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) ** AT&T Center,

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(Host:

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(Host:

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) **

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(Host:

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) Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) *March 27 and 29 **South Regional,

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(Host:

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) **West Regional,

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(Host:

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) *March 28 and 30 **East Regional,

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(Hosts: St. John's University,

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) **Midwest Regional,

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(Hosts: IUPUI,

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) National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship) *April 5 and 7 **

(Host:

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)

Qualified teams

Automatic qualifiers

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

Tournament seeds

Florida was the overall 1 seed for the second time, the other being

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when they repeated as national champions. Arizona was a 1 seed for the 6th time in school history. They lost in the West regional final for the 3rd straight time as a 1 seed, all games being played in Anaheim (also in

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and

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). Virginia was a 1 seed for the 4th time in school history, their first since three straight 1 seeds in

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, and

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Bracket

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

First Four – Dayton, Ohio

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

South Regional – Memphis, Tennessee

Regional Final summary

South Regional all-tournament team

Regional all-tournament team: Michael Frazier II, Florida; Devin Oliver, Dayton; Dyshawn Pierre, Dayton; Dwight Powell, Stanford Regional most outstanding player: Scottie Wilbekin, Florida

East Regional – New York City, New York

Regional Final summary

East Regional all-tournament team

Regional all-tournament team: DeAndre Daniels, UConn; Gary Harris, Michigan State; Dustin Hogue, Iowa State; Adreian Payne, Michigan State Regional most outstanding player: Shabazz Napier, UConn

West Regional – Anaheim, California

Regional Final summary

West Regional all-tournament team

Regional all-tournament team: Aaron Gordon, Arizona; Traevon Jackson, Wisconsin; Nick Johnson, Arizona; Xavier Thames, San Diego State Regional most outstanding player: Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin

Midwest Regional – Indianapolis, Indiana

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Regional Final summary

Midwest Regional all-tournament team

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

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, Michigan Regional most outstanding player:

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, Kentucky

Final Four

During the Final Four round, regardless of the seeds of the participating teams, the champion of the top overall top seed's region plays against the champion of the fourth-ranked top seed's region, and the champion of the second overall top seed's region plays against the champion of the third-ranked top seed's region.

(placed in the South Regional) was selected as the top overall seed, and

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

Final Four – AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Game summaries

Final four

National Championship

Final Four all-tournament team

, Kentucky * James Young, Kentucky * Ryan Boatright, UConn * DeAndre Daniels, UConn * Shabazz Napier, UConn, Most Outstanding Player

Tournament notes

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became the first team since UNLV in 1991 to go into the tournament undefeated. The Shockers entered the tournament 34–0. Their perfect record of 35–0 (a then NCAA men's record) was spoiled by

in the second round. Kentucky in turn set an NCAA-men's-record 38 straight wins to start a season the next year. Kentucky became the first team to field all-freshman starters at the Final Four and championship games since the 1991–92 Michigan Wolverines under the Fab Five. The 1992 Final Four and championship appearances by Michigan were subsequently vacated. MEAC champion

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and Big West champion Cal Poly made their first NCAA Division I tournament appearances. For only the second time since 1973 no teams from the state of Indiana (a state noted for its basketball powerhouse programs) were in the tournament. There were five overtime games in the second round of the tournament, the most overtime games ever in tournament history. In contrast, the previous two tournaments had two overtime games combined. North Dakota State's victory against

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secured the first tournament win for the state of

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. Mercer, Stephen F. Austin, Albany, and Cal Poly had their first NCAA tournament wins. Cal Poly's victory over Texas Southern marked only the third time a team with a losing record won a game in the tournament.

Upsets

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

Record by conference

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and Big 10. *The SWAC and

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each had one representative, eliminated in the first round with a record of 0–1. *The MAAC, OVC, WAC,

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, Colonial,

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, Big Sky,

, Big South,

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, and MEAC each had one representative, eliminated in the second round with a record of 0–1.

Media coverage

Television

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and

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cable networks TBS,

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and

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to cover the entire tournament under the '' NCAA March Madness'' banner. TBS aired the Final Four for the first year since CBS' 32 consecutive years of airing. The tournament was considered a ratings success. Tournament games averaged 10.5 million viewers, and the championship game garnered an average of 21.2 million viewers and a peak viewership of 24.3 million. *First Four

*Second and third rounds

, TBS,

, and truTV *Regional semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) CBS and TBS *National semifinals (Final Four) TBS, TNT, truTV **TBS provided traditional coverage; TNT and truTV each gave team-specific broadcasts. *National Championship CBS

Studio hosts

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(New York City and Arlington) – second round, third round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game *

Ernie Johnson Jr. Ernest Thorwald Johnson Jr. (born August 7, 1956) is an American sportscaster for TNT Sports (United States), TNT Sports. He is the television voice and a studio host for Major League Baseball on TBS, hosts ''Inside the NBA'' for ESPN, Americ ...

(New York City, Atlanta and Arlington) – second round, third round, regional semi-finals, Final Four and national championship game * Matt Winer (Atlanta) – First Four, second round and third round

Studio analysts

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(New York City and Arlington) – second round, third round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game * Mateen Cleaves (New York City) – third round *

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(Atlanta and Arlington) – First Four, second round, third round, regional semi-finals, Final Four and national championship game * Doug Gottlieb (Atlanta) – regional semi-finals *

Grant Hill Grant Henry Hill (born October 5, 1972) is an American professional basketball executive and former player who is a co-owner of the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and a part-owner of Orlando City SC of Major League ...

(Atlanta and Arlington) – First Four, second round, third round, regional semi-finals, Final Four and national championship game * Clark Kellogg (New York City and Arlington) – second round, third round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game *

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(Arlington) – Final Four * Kenny Smith (New York City and Arlington) – second round, third round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game * Steve Smith (Atlanta) – First Four, second round, third round and regional semi-finals * Buzz Williams (New York City) – third round

Commentary teams

Jim Nantz James William Nantz III (born May 17, 1959) is an American sportscaster who has worked on telecasts of the National Football League (NFL), NCAA Division I men's basketball, the NBA, and the PGA Tour for CBS Sports since the 1980s. He has ancho ...

Greg Anthony Gregory Carlton Anthony (born November 15, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player who is a television analyst for NBA TV and Turner Sports. He played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Anthony also co ...

Steve Kerr Stephen Douglas Kerr (born September 27, 1965) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the United States men's national ...

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– Second and third round at St. Louis, Missouri; Midwest Regional at Indianapolis, Indiana; Final Four at Arlington, Texas
''Kerr joined Nantz and Anthony during the Final Four and national championship games'' *

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/ Craig Sager – Second and third round at San Antonio, Texas; West Regional at Anaheim, California *

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/ Bill Raftery/ Allie LaForce – Second and third round at Buffalo, New York; East Regional at New York City, New York *

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Len Elmore Leonard J. Elmore (born March 28, 1952) is an American sportscaster, lawyer and former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Elmore has served as a college basketball analyst for ESPN and Fox Sports and has served in the same capacity ...

/ Rachel Nichols – First Four at Dayton, Ohio; Second and third round at Raleigh, North Carolina; South Regional at Memphis, Tennessee * Ian Eagle/

Jim Spanarkel James Gerard Spanarkel (born June 28, 1957) is an American television analyst for College Basketball on CBS and Fox College Hoops. He is a former professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers and the Dallas Mavericks. He played co ...

/ Lewis Johnson – Second and third round at Milwaukee, Wisconsin * Brian Anderson/ Dan Bonner/ Kristine Leahy – First Four at Dayton, Ohio; Second and third round at Orlando, Florida * Spero Dedes/ Doug Gottlieb/Jaime Maggio – Second and third round at Spokane, Washington * Andrew Catalon/

Mike Gminski Michael Thomas Gminski (born August 3, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player and a college basketball TV analyst for the CW Courtside Saturday, ACC on The CW and CBS Sports. In 2003, Gminski, of Polish descent, was inducted i ...

Otis Livingston Otis Livingston is a weekday sports anchor at WCBS-TV in New York City and is a sideline reporter on CBS Sports. He has won numerous Emmy Awards. Biography Livingston has been with WCBS since 2010. In New York, he also worked with WNBC-TV. He re ...

– Second and third round at San Diego, California

=Team casts

= For the first time in the history of the tournament, Turner broadcast the semifinals. TBS aired the traditional neutral broadcast (with Nantz/Anthony/Kerr/Wolfson commentator set that is also being used for CBS's national championship coverage). However, Turner also distributed team-centered broadcasts for the Final Four broadcasts on TNT and truTV. The announcers for these broadcasts are as follows: * David Steele/Mark Wise/James Bates Florida Teamcast on TNT * Eric Frede/ Donny Marshall/

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UConn Teamcast on truTV * Rob Bromley/ Rex Chapman/ Dave Baker Kentucky Teamcast on TNT *

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/ Mike Kelley/

Phil Dawson Philip Drury Dawson (born January 23, 1975) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns football, Texas Lo ...

Wisconsin Teamcast on truTV

International

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distributes broadcast rights to the tournament outside the United States, and will produce separate international broadcasts of the semi-final and championship games with announcers

Dan Shulman Daniel Shulman (born February 9, 1967) is a Canadian sportscaster with Sportsnet as well as the American network ESPN. Shulman serves as the play-by-play announcer and the moderator for the Toronto Blue Jays telecasts on Sportsnet. Durin ...

(play-by-play),

Dick Vitale Richard "Dick" John Vitale (; born June 9, 1939), also known as "Dickie V", is an American basketball sportscaster. A former head coach in the college and professional ranks, he is well known for his 41-year tenure as a college basketball broadc ...

(analyst for the final and one semi-final), and Jay Bilas (analyst for the other semi-final). For the initial rounds, they use CBS/Turner coverage with an additional host to transition between games, with whiparound coverage similar to the CBS-only era. ESPN also has exclusive digital rights to the NCAA tournament outside of North America. In

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, the broadcasting rights are with TSN. In The

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it's aired on TV5.

Radio

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

First Four

* John Tautges and Kyle Macy – at Dayton, Ohio

Second and Third rounds

* Gary Cohen and Kevin Grevey – Buffalo, New York *

and

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– Milwaukee, Wisconsin * Tom McCarthy and Donny Marshall – Orlando, Florida * Ted Robinson and

P. J. Carlesimo Peter John Carlesimo (born May 30, 1949) is an American former basketball coach who coached in both the National Basketball Association (NBA) and college basketball for nearly 40 years. He is also a television broadcaster and has worked with ESP ...

– Spokane, Washington * Scott Graham and John Thompson – Raleigh, North Carolina *

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and

Will Perdue William Edward Perdue III (born August 29, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a member of four NBA championship teams, three with the Chicago Bulls (1991–1993) and ...

– San Antonio, Texas * Dave Sims and Bill Frieder – San Diego, California * Kevin Kugler and Jim Jackson – St. Louis, Missouri

Regionals

* Ian Eagle and John Thompson – East Regional at New York City, New York *Kevin Kugler and P. J. Carlesimo – Midwest Regional at Indianapolis, Indiana *Gary Cohen and Will Perdue – South Regional at Memphis, Tennessee *Ted Robinson and Bill Frieder – West Regional at Anaheim, California

Final four

*Kevin Kugler, John Thompson, Bill Raftery, and Jim Gray – Arlington, Texas

Notes

References

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Tournament procedure

Schedule and venues

Qualified teams

Automatic qualifiers

Tournament seeds

Bracket

First Four – Dayton, Ohio

South Regional – Memphis, Tennessee

Regional Final summary

South Regional all-tournament team

East Regional – New York City, New York

Regional Final summary

East Regional all-tournament team

West Regional – Anaheim, California

Regional Final summary

West Regional all-tournament team

Midwest Regional – Indianapolis, Indiana

Regional Final summary

Midwest Regional all-tournament team

Final Four

Final Four – AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Game summaries

Final four

National Championship

Final Four all-tournament team

Tournament notes

Upsets

Record by conference

Media coverage

Television

Studio hosts

Studio analysts

Commentary teams

=Team casts

International

Radio

First Four

Second and Third rounds

Regionals

Final four

See also

Notes

References