# 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1994 and concluded with the 64-team 1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, whose finals were held at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington. The UCLA Bruins earned their eleventh national championship by defeating the Arkansas Razorbacks 89–78 on April 3, 1995. They were coached by Jim Harrick, and the NCAA Division I basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player was UCLA's Ed O'Bannon.
In the 32-team 1995 National Invitation Tournament, the Virginia Tech Hokies defeated the Marquette Warriors at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Following the season, the 1995 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American Consensus First Team included Ed O'Bannon, Shawn Respert, Joe Smith, Jerry Stackhouse, and Damon Stoudamire.

## Season headlines

* The American West Conference began play, with four original members.
* On February 13, 1995, Connecticut became the first school ranked No. 1 in both men's and women's basketball at the same time.
* In the 1995 NCAA tournament, two former NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player award winners returned to the Final Four for the first time. They were 1993 winner Donald Williams of North Carolina and 1994 winner Corliss Williamson of Arkansas.
* Jim Harrick led the UCLA Bruins to their eleventh national championship, his first.
* The 1994–95 season was the last season of play for the Great Midwest Conference and the Metro Conference, which merged after the season to form Conference USA.

## Pre-season polls

The top 25 from the pre-season AP Poll.
Associated Press :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Arkansas |
| 2 | North Carolina |
| 3 | Massachusetts |
| 4 | Kentucky |
| 5 | Arizona |
| 6 | UCLA |
| 7 | Maryland |
| 8 | Duke |
| 9 | Indiana |
| 10 | Florida |
| 11 | Kansas |
| 12 | Syracuse |
| 13 | Cincinnati |
| 14 | Virginia |
| 15 | Georgetown |
| 16 | Michigan |
| 17 | Wisconsin |
| 18 | Alabama |
| 19 | Connecticut |
| 20 | Michigan State |
| 21 | Oklahoma State |
| 22 | Villanova |
| 23 | Georgia Tech |
| 24 | Wake Forest |
| 25 | Illinois |

## Conference membership changes

These schools joined new conferences for the 1994–95 season.
| School | Former conference | New conference |
| Buffalo Bulls | East Coast Conference | Mid-Continent Conference |
| Cal Poly Mustangs | California Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II) | American West Conference |
| Cal State Northridge Matadors | NCAA Division I Independent | American West Conference |
| Campbell Fighting Camels | Big South Conference | Trans America Athletic Conference |
| Central Connecticut State Blue Devils | East Coast Conference | Mid-Continent Conference |
| Chicago State Cougars | East Coast Conference | Mid-Continent Conference |
| Cleveland State Vikings | Mid-Continent Conference | Midwestern Collegiate Conference |
| Evansville Purple Aces | Midwestern Collegiate Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Green Bay Phoenix | Mid-Continent Conference | Midwestern Collegiate Conference |
| Hofstra Flying Dutchmen | East Coast Conference | North Atlantic Conference |
| Illinois Chicago (UIC) Flames | Mid-Continent Conference | Midwestern Collegiate Conference |
| Milwaukee Panthers | Mid-Continent Conference | Midwestern Collegiate Conference |
| Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC) Kangaroos | NCAA Division I Independent | Mid-Continent Conference |
| Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles | East Coast Conference | Mid-Continent Conference |
| Northern Illinois Huskies | Mid-Continent Conference | Midwestern Collegiate Conference |
| Sacramento State Hornets | NCAA Division I Independent | American West Conference |
| Southern Utah Thunderbirds | NCAA Division I Independent | American West Conference |
| Troy State Trojans | East Coast Conference | Mid-Continent Conference |
| Wright State Raiders | Mid-Continent Conference | Midwestern Collegiate Conference |

## Regular season
### Conferences
#### Conference winners and tournaments

Thirty conferences concluded their seasons with a single-elimination tournament, with only the Big Ten Conference, Ivy League. and Pac-10 Conference choosing not to conduct conference tournaments. Conference tournament winners, with the exception of those of the American West Conference, Big South Conference, Great Midwest Conference, and Mid-Continent Conference, received an automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
| Conference | Regular season winner | Conference player of the year | Conference tournament | Tournament venue (City) | Tournament winner |
| American West Conference | Southern Utah | Sean Allen, Southern Utah | 1995 American West Conference men's basketball tournament | Centrum Centre (St. George, Utah) | Southern Utah |
| Atlantic 10 Conference | UMass | Lou Roe, UMass | 1995 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament | Mullins Center (Amherst, Massachusetts) | UMass |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | Maryland North Carolina Virginia Wake Forest | Joe Smith, Maryland | 1995 ACC men's basketball tournament | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) | Wake Forest |
| Big East Conference | Connecticut | Kerry Kittles, Villanova | 1995 Big East men's basketball tournament | Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York) | Villanova |
| Big Eight Conference | Kansas | Ryan Minor, Oklahoma Bryant Reeves, Oklahoma State | 1995 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament | Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Missouri) | Oklahoma State |
| Big Sky Conference | Montana Weber State | Ruben Nembhard, Weber State | 1995 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament | Dee Events Center (Ogden, Utah) | Weber State |
| Big South Conference | UNC Greensboro | Eric Burks, Charleston Southern | 1995 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament | Vines Center (Lynchburg, Virginia) | Charleston Southern |
| Big Ten Conference | Purdue | Shawn Respert, Michigan State | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Big West Conference | Utah State | Eric Franson, Utah State | 1995 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament | Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, Nevada) | Long Beach State |
| Colonial Athletic Association | Old Dominion | Petey Sessoms, Old Dominion | 1995 CAA men's basketball tournament | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia) | Old Dominion |
| Great Midwest Conference | Memphis | Tom Kleinschmidt, DePaul | 1995 Great Midwest Conference men's basketball tournament | Bradley Center (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) | Cincinnati |
| Ivy League | Penn | Matt Maloney, Penn | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Metro Conference | Charlotte | Jarvis Lang, Charlotte | 1995 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament | Freedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky) | Louisville |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Manhattan | Craig Wise, Canisius | 1995 MAAC men's basketball tournament | Knickerbocker Arena (Albany, New York) | Saint Peter's |
| Mid-American Conference | Miami (OH) | Gary Trent, Ohio | 1995 MAC men's basketball tournament | Savage Hall (Toledo, Ohio) | Ball State |
| Mid-Continent Conference | Valparaiso | David Redmon, Little Rock | 1995 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament | Athletics–Recreation Center (Valparaiso, Indiana) | Valparaiso |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Coppin State | Stephen Stewart, Coppin State | 1995 MEAC men's basketball tournament | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (Baltimore, Maryland) | North Carolina A&T |
| Midwestern Collegiate Conference | Xavier | Sherell Ford, UIC | 1995 MCC men's basketball tournament | Nutter Center (Dayton, Ohio) | Green Bay |
| Missouri Valley Conference | Tulsa | Chris Carr, Southern Illinois | 1995 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | Kiel Center (St. Louis, Missouri) | Southern Illinois |
| North Atlantic Conference | Drexel | Malik Rose, Drexel | 1995 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament | Daskalakis Athletic Center (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | Drexel |
| Northeast Conference | Rider | Joe Griffin, Long Island | 1995 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament | Alumni Gymnasium (Lawrenceville, New Jersey) | Mount St. Mary's |
| Ohio Valley Conference | Murray State Tennessee State | Marcus Brown, Murray State | 1995 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (Nashville, Tennessee) | Murray State |
| Pacific-10 Conference | UCLA | Ed O'Bannon, UCLA Damon Stoudamire, Arizona | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Patriot League | Bucknell Colgate | Rob Feaster, Holy Cross | 1995 Patriot League men's basketball tournament | Cotterell Court (Hamilton, New York) | Colgate |
| Southeastern Conference | Kentucky (East) Arkansas (West) Mississippi State (West) | Corliss Williamson, Arkansas | 1995 SEC men's basketball tournament | Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Georgia) | Kentucky |
| Southern Conference | Marshall (North) Chattanooga (South) | Frankie King, Western Carolina | 1995 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament | Asheville Civic Center (Asheville, North Carolina) | Chattanooga |
| Southland Conference | Nicholls State | Reggie Jackson, Nicholls State | 1995 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament | Hirsch Memorial Coliseum (Shreveport, Louisiana) | Nicholls State |
| Southwest Conference | Texas Texas Tech | Kurt Thomas, TCU | 1995 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament | Reunion Arena (Dallas, Texas) | Texas |
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | Texas Southern | Kenny Sykes, Grambling State | 1995 SWAC men's basketball tournament | — | Texas Southern |
| Sun Belt Conference | Western Kentucky | Chris Robinson, Western Kentucky | 1995 Sun Belt men's basketball tournament | Barton Coliseum (Little Rock, Arkansas) | Western Kentucky |
| Trans America Athletic Conference | College of Charleston | Kerry Blackshear, Stetson | 1995 TAAC men's basketball tournament | UCF Arena (Orlando, Florida) | FIU |
| West Coast Conference | Santa Clara | Steve Nash, Santa Clara | 1995 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament | Toso Pavilion (Santa Clara, California) | Gonzaga |
| Western Athletic Conference | Utah | Keith Van Horn, Utah | 1995 WAC men's basketball tournament | The Pit (Albuquerque, New Mexico) | Utah |

#### Conference standings

1994–95 American West Conference men's basketball standings :
| 1994–95 American West Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Southern Utah†6–0 1.00017–11  .607 Cal State Northridge4–2 .6678–20  .286 Sacramento State2–4 .3336–21  .222 Cal Poly0–6 .0001–26  .037 † 1995 American West tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 1994–95 ACC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 3 Wake Forest †12–4 .75026–6  .813 No. 4 North Carolina12–4 .75028–6  .824 No. 10 Maryland12–4 .75026–8  .765 No. 13 Virginia12–4 .75025–9  .735 Georgia Tech8–8 .50018–12  .600 Florida State5–11 .31312–15  .444 Clemson5–11 .31315–13  .536 NC State4–12 .25012–15  .444 Duke2–14 .12513–18  .419 † 1995 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 1994–95 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 7 UMass †13–3 .81329–5  .853 Temple10–6 .62519–11  .633 George Washington10–6 .62518–14  .563 Saint Joseph's9–7 .56317–12  .586 St. Bonaventure9–7 .56318–13  .581 West Virginia7–9 .43813–13  .500 Rutgers7–9 .43813–15  .464 Duquesne5–11 .31310–18  .357 Rhode Island2–14 .1257–20  .259 † 1995 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1994–95 Big East men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 8 Connecticut16–2 .88928–5  .848 No. 9 Villanova †14–4 .77825–8  .758 No. 25 Syracuse12–6 .66720–10  .667 No. 22 Georgetown11–7 .61121–10  .677 Miami9–9 .50015–13  .536 Providence7–11 .38917–13  .567 Seton Hall7–11 .38916–14  .533 St. John's7–11 .38914–14  .500 Pittsburgh5–13 .27810–18  .357 Boston College2–16 .1119–19  .321 † 1995 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 1995 Rankings from AP Poll | 1994–95 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 5 Kansas11–3 .78625–6  .806 No. 14 Oklahoma State †10–4 .71427–10  .730 No. 17 Oklahoma9–5 .64323–9  .719 No. 23 Missouri8–6 .57120–9  .690 Iowa State6–8 .42923–11  .676 Colorado5–9 .35715–13  .536 Nebraska4–10 .28618–14  .563 Kansas State3–11 .21412–15  .444 † 1995 Big Eight tournament winner As of April 4, 1995 Rankings from AP poll | 1994–95 Big Sky men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Weber State †11–3 .78621–9  .700 Montana11–3 .78621–9  .700 Montana State8–6 .57121–8  .724 Boise State7–7 .50017–10  .630 Idaho State7–7 .50018–10  .643 Idaho6–8 .42912–15  .444 Northern Arizona4–10 .2868–18  .308 Eastern Washington2–12 .1436–20  .231 † Conference tournament winner |
| 1994–95 Big South Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT UNC Greensboro14–2 .87520–6  .769 Charleston Southern †12–4 .75019–10  .655 UMBC10–6 .62513–14  .481 Radford9–7 .56316–12  .571 Liberty7–9 .43812–16  .429 UNC Asheville7–9 .43811–16  .407 Towson State6–10 .37512–15  .444 Winthrop4–12 .2507–20  .259 Coastal Carolina3–13 .1886–20  .231 † 1995 Big South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1994–95 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 12 Purdue15–3 .83325–7  .781 No. 11 Michigan State14–4 .77822–6  .786 Indiana11–7 .61119–12  .613 Michigan11–7 .61117–14  .548 Illinois10–8 .55619–12  .613 Minnesota10–8 .55620–11  .645 Penn State9–9 .50021–11  .656 Iowa9–9 .50021–12  .636 Wisconsin7–11 .38913–14  .481 Ohio State2–16 .1116–22  .214 Northwestern1–17 .0565–22  .185 Rankings from AP Poll *Minnesota 1 NCAA Tourn. game vacated due to sanctions against the program; 1 Win by forfeit (non-conf.) Disputed record (19-12) | 1994–95 Big West men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Utah State14–4 .77821–8  .724 New Mexico State13–5 .72225–10  .714 Long Beach State †13–5 .72220–10  .667 Nevada12–6 .66718–11  .621 Pacific9–9 .50014–13  .519 UC Santa Barbara8–10 .44413–14  .481 UNLV7–11 .38912–16  .429 UC Irvine6–12 .33313–16  .448 Cal State Fullerton5–13 .2787–20  .259 San Jose State3–15 .1674–23  .148 † 1995 Big West tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
| 1994–95 CAA men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Old Dominion †12–2 .85721–12  .636 UNC Wilmington10–4 .71416–11  .593 James Madison9–5 .64316–13  .552 East Carolina7–7 .50018–11  .621 American7–7 .5009–19  .321 William & Mary6–8 .4298–19  .296 Richmond3–11 .2148–20  .286 George Mason2–12 .1437–20  .259 † 1995 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 1994–95 Great Midwest Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Memphis9–3 .75024–10  .706 Saint Louis8–4 .66723–8  .742 Marquette7–5 .58321–12  .636 Cincinnati †7–5 .58322–12  .647 DePaul6–6 .50017–11  .607 UAB5–7 .41714–16  .467 Dayton0–12 .0007–20  .259 † 1995 GMC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 1994–95 Ivy League men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Penn14–0 1.00022–6  .786 Princeton10–4 .71416–10  .615 Dartmouth10–4 .71413–13  .500 Brown8–6 .57113–13  .500 Yale5–9 .3579–17  .346 Cornell4–10 .2869–17  .346 Harvard4–10 .2866–20  .231 Columbia1–13 .0714–22  .154 Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1994–95 Metro Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT UNC Charlotte8–4 .66719–9  .679 Tulane7–5 .58323–10  .697 Louisville †7–5 .58319–14  .576 Virginia Tech6–6 .50025–10  .714 Southern Miss6–6 .50017–13  .567 South Florida5–7 .41718–12  .600 VCU3–9 .25016–14  .533 † 1995 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1994–95 MAAC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Manhattan12–2 .85726–5  .839 Canisius10–4 .71421–14  .600 Saint Peter's †10–4 .71419–11  .633 Fairfield6–8 .42913–15  .464 Iona6–8 .42910–17  .370 Siena5–9 .3578–19  .296 Loyola (MD)5–9 .3579–18  .333 Niagara2–12 .1435–25  .167 † 1995 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1994–95 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Miami16–2 .88923–7  .767 Ohio13–5 .72224–10  .706 Eastern Michigan12–6 .66720–10  .667 Ball State †11–7 .61119–11  .633 Bowling Green10–8 .55616–11  .593 Toledo10–8 .55616–11  .593 Western Michigan13–5 .72215–12  .556 Kent State5–13 .2788–19  .296 Akron4–14 .2228–18  .308 Central Michigan0–18 .0003–23  .115 † 1995 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1994–95 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Valparaiso †14–4 .77820–8  .714 Western Illinois13–5 .72220–8  .714 Buffalo12–6 .66718–10  .643 Youngstown State10–8 .55618–10  .643 Troy State10–8 .55611–16  .407 Eastern Illinois10–8 .55616–13  .552 UMKC7–11 .3897–19  .269 Central Connecticut6–12 .3338–18  .308 Chicago State6–12 .3336–20  .231 Northeastern Illinois2–16 .1114–22  .154 † 1995 Mid-Con Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1994–95 MEAC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Coppin State15–1 .93821–10  .677 South Carolina State11–5 .68815–13  .536 North Carolina A&T †10–6 .62515–15  .500 Maryland Eastern Shore9–7 .56313–14  .481 Bethune–Cookman9–7 .56312–16  .429 Howard8–8 .5009–18  .333 Morgan State5–11 .3135–22  .185 Delaware State3–13 .1887–21  .250 Florida A&M2–14 .1255–22  .185 † 1995 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1994–95 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Xavier14–0 1.00023–5  .821 Illinois-Chicago11–4 .73318–9  .667 WI-Green Bay †11–4 .73322–8  .733 Detroit Mercy9–5 .64313–15  .464 La Salle7–7 .50013–14  .481 Northern Illinois7–8 .46719–10  .655 Wright State6–8 .42913–17  .433 Cleveland State3–11 .21410–17  .370 UW-Milwaukee2–13 .1333–24  .111 Loyola (IL)2–13 .1335–22  .185 † 1995 MCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1994–95 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Tulsa15–3 .83324–8  .750 Illinois State13–5 .72220–13  .606 Southern Illinois †13–5 .72223–9  .719 Bradley12–6 .66720–10  .667 Evansville11–7 .61118–9  .667 Drake9–9 .50012–15  .444 Southwest Missouri State9–9 .50016–11  .593 Wichita State6–12 .33313–14  .481 Northern Iowa4–14 .2228–20  .286 Creighton4–14 .2227–19  .269 Indiana State3–15 .1677–19  .269 † 1995 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1994–95 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Drexel †12–4 .75022–8  .733 New Hampshire11–5 .68819–9  .679 Northeastern10–6 .62518–11  .621 Hartford7–9 .43811–16  .407 Boston University7–9 .43815–16  .484 Vermont7–9 .43814–13  .519 Delaware7–9 .43812–15  .444 Maine6–10 .37511–16  .407 Hofstra5–11 .31310–18  .357 † 1995 NAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 1994–95 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Rider13–5 .72218–11  .621 Mount St. Mary's †12–6 .66717–13  .567 Marist12–6 .66717–11  .607 Monmouth11–7 .61113–14  .481 Fairleigh Dickinson11–7 .61116–12  .571 Wagner9–9 .50010–17  .370 Long Island8–10 .44411–17  .393 Saint Francis (PA)7–11 .38912–16  .429 St. Francis Brooklyn5–13 .2789–18  .333 Robert Morris2–16 .1114–23  .148 † 1995 NEC tournament winner |
| 1994–95 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Tennessee State11–5 .68817–10  .630 Murray State †11–5 .68821–9  .700 Morehead State10–6 .62515–12  .556 Tennessee Tech9–7 .56313–14  .481 Austin Peay8–8 .50013–16  .448 Southeast Missouri State7–9 .43813–14  .481 Eastern Kentucky6–10 .3759–19  .321 Middle Tennessee5–11 .31312–15  .444 UT Martin5–11 .3137–20  .259 † 1995 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1994–95 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings ConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 1 UCLA17–1 .94432–1  .970 No. 15 Arizona14–4 .77824–7  .774 No. 16 Arizona State12–6 .66724–9  .727 Oregon11–7 .61119–9  .679 Stanford10–8 .55620–9  .690 Washington State10–8 .55618–12  .600 Washington6–12 .33310–17  .370 Oregon State6–12 .3339–18  .333 USC4–14 .2229–19  .321 California$^1$0–18 .0000–27  .000 As of November 23, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll $^1$California forfeited all wins due to infractions. | 1994–95 Patriot League men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Colgate †11–3 .78617–13  .567 Bucknell11–3 .78613–14  .481 Navy10–4 .71420–9  .690 Holy Cross9–5 .64315–12  .556 Fordham6–8 .42911–17  .393 Lehigh5–9 .35711–16  .407 Army4–10 .28612–16  .429 Lafayette0–14 .0002–25  .074 † 1995 Patriot League tournament winner |
| 1994–95 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East Division No. 2 Kentucky †14–2 .87528–5  .848 Georgia9–7 .56318–10  .643 Florida8–8 .50017–13  .567 Vanderbilt6–10 .37513–15  .464 South Carolina5–11 .31310–17  .370 Tennessee4–12 .25011–16  .407 West Division No. 6 Arkansas12–4 .75032–7  .821 No. 18 Mississippi State12–4 .75022–8  .733 No. 20 Alabama10–6 .62523–10  .697 Auburn7–9 .43816–13  .552 LSU6–10 .37512–15  .444 Ole Miss3–13 .1888–19  .296 † 1995 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1994–95 Southern Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT North Marshall10–4 .71418–9  .667 East Tennessee State9–5 .64314–14  .500 Davidson7–7 .50014–13  .519 VMI6–8 .42910–17  .370 Appalachian State4–10 .2869–20  .310 South Chattanooga †11–3 .78619–11  .633 Western Carolina8–6 .57114–14  .500 The Citadel6–8 .42911–16  .407 Furman6–8 .42910–17  .370 Georgia Southern3–11 .2148–20  .286 † SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 1995 Rankings from AP poll | 1994–95 Southland Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Nicholls State †17–1 .94424–6  .800 UTSA11–7 .61115–13  .536 Northeast Louisiana11–7 .61114–18  .438 North Texas9–9 .50014–13  .519 Stephen F. Austin9–9 .50014–14  .500 Northwestern State8–10 .44413–14  .481 Southwest Texas State7–11 .38912–14  .462 McNeese State7–11 .38911–16  .407 Texas-Arlington7–11 .38910–17  .370 Sam Houston State4–14 .2227–19  .269 † 1995 Southland tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1994–95 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Texas $^#$†11–3 .78623–7  .767 Texas Tech $^#$11–3 .78620–10  .667 TCU8–6 .57116–11  .593 Rice8–6 .57115–13  .536 Texas A&M7–7 .50014–16  .467 Houston5–9 .3579–19  .321 SMU3–11 .2147–20  .259 Baylor3–11 .2149–19  .321 † 1995 SWC tournament winner $^#$ conference co-champion Rankings from AP Poll | 1994–95 SWAC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Texas Southern †12–2 .85722–7  .759 Mississippi Valley State10–4 .71417–11  .607 Alabama State8–6 .57111–15  .423 Southern7–7 .50013–13  .500 Jackson State7–7 .50012–19  .387 Grambling State5–9 .35711–17  .393 Alcorn State4–10 .2867–19  .269 Prairie View A&M3–11 .2146–21  .222 † 1995 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1994–95 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 21 Western Kentucky †17–1 .94427–4  .871 New Orleans13–5 .72220–11  .645 Jacksonville12–6 .66718–9  .667 Texas–Pan American10–8 .55614–14  .500 Louisiana Tech9–9 .50014–13  .519 Arkansas-Little Rock9–9 .50017–12  .586 South Alabama7–11 .3899–18  .333 Lamar6–12 .33311–16  .407 Southwestern Louisiana4–14 .2227–22  .241 Arkansas State3–15 .1678–20  .286 † 1995 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1994–95 TAAC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT College of Charleston15–1 .93823–6  .793 Samford11–5 .68816–11  .593 Stetson11–5 .68815–12  .556 Mercer8–8 .50015–14  .517 Southeastern Louisiana7–9 .43812–16  .429 Central Florida7–9 .43811–16  .407 Centenary7–9 .43810–17  .370 Georgia State6–10 .37511–17  .393 Florida International †4–12 .25011–19  .367 Campbell4–12 .2508–18  .308 Florida Atlantic– –9–18  .333 † 1995 TAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 1994–95 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Santa Clara12–2 .85721–7  .750 Portland10–4 .71421–8  .724 Saint Mary's10–4 .71418–10  .643 Gonzaga †7–7 .50021–9  .700 San Diego5–9 .35711–16  .407 San Francisco4–10 .28610–19  .345 Pepperdine4–10 .2868–19  .296 Loyola Marymount4–10 .28613–15  .464 † Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 1994–95 WAC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 19 Utah †15–3 .83328–6  .824 BYU13–5 .72222–10  .688 UTEP13–5 .72220–10  .667 Wyoming9–9 .50013–15  .464 New Mexico9–9 .50015–15  .500 Hawaii8–10 .44416–13  .552 Colorado State7–11 .38917–14  .548 Fresno State7–11 .38913–15  .464 San Diego State5–13 .27811–17  .393 Air Force4–14 .2228–20  .286 † 1995 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |

### Division I independents

Two schools played as Division I independents. They had no postseason play.
1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings :
* 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
* vteConfOverall
* TeamW L PCTW L PCT
* Notre Dame-–- –15–12
* .556
* Oral Roberts-–- –10–17
* .370
* Rankings from AP Poll

### Informal championships

| Conference | Regular season winner | Most Valuable Player |
| Philadelphia Big 5 | Saint Joseph's & Temple | Kerry Kittles, Villanova |
For the fourth consecutive season, the Philadelphia Big 5 did not play a full round-robin schedule in which each team met each other team once, a format it had used from its first season of competition in 1955–56 through the 1990–91 season. Instead, each team played only two games against other Big 5 members, and Saint Joseph's and Temple both finished with 2–0 records in head-to-head competition among the Big 5. The Big 5 did not revive its full round-robin schedule until the 1999–2000 season.

### Statistical leaders

Source for additional stats categories
| Points per game | Points per game | Points per game | Rebounds per game | Rebounds per game | Rebounds per game | Assists per game | Assists per game | Assists per game | Steals per game | Steals per game | Steals per game |
| Player | School | PPG | Player | School | RPG | Player | School | APG | Player | School | SPG |
| Kurt Thomas | TCU | 28.9 | Kurt Thomas | TCU | 14.6 | Nelson Haggerty | Baylor | 10.1 | Roderick Anderson | Texas | 3.4 |
| Frankie King | W. Carolina | 26.5 | Malik Rose | Drexel | 13.5 | Curtis McCants | George Mason | 9.3 | Greg Black | TX-Pan American | 3.4 |
| Kenny Sykes | Grambling St. | 26.3 | Gary Trent | Ohio | 12.8 | Raimonds Miglinieks | UC Irvine | 8.4 | Nate Langley | George Mason | 3.3 |
| Sherell Ford | UIC | 26.2 | Dan Callahan | Northeastern | 12.6 | Eric Snow | Michigan St. | 7.8 | Ray Washington | Nicholls St. | 3.0 |
| Tim Roberts | Southern | 26.2 | Tim Duncan | Wake Forest | 12.5 | Jacque Vaughn | Kansas | 7.7 | Clarence Ceasar | LSU | 3.0 |
| Blocked shots per game | Blocked shots per game | Blocked shots per game | Field goal percentage | Field goal percentage | Field goal percentage | Three-point FG percentage | Three-point FG percentage | Three-point FG percentage | Free throw percentage | Free throw percentage | Free throw percentage |
| Player | School | BPG | Player | School | FG% | Player | School | 3FG% | Player | School | FT% |
| Keith Closs | C. Connecticut St. | 5.3 | Shane Kline-Ruminsky | Bowling Green | .683 | Chris Westlake | Wisc–Green Bay | .500 | Gregg Bibb | Tennessee Tech | .906 |
| Theo Ratliff | Wyoming | 5.1 | George Spain | Davidson | .671 | Jeremy Lake | Montana | .484 | Scott Hartzell | UNC Greensboro | .898 |
| Adonal Foyle | Colgate | 4.9 | Rasheed Wallace | N. Carolina | .654 | Dion Cross | Stanford | .479 | Marcus Brown | Murray St. | .896 |
| Pascal Fleury | UMBC | 4.6 | Erick Dampier | Mississippi St. | .640 | Shawn Respert | Michigan St. | .474 | Keith Cornett | Texas-Arlington | .886 |
| Lorenzo Coleman | Tennessee Tech | 4.5 | Alexander Koul | George Washington | .632 | Rob Wooster | St. Francis (PA) | .471 | Arlando Johnson | E. Kentucky | .885 |

## Post-season tournaments
### NCAA tournament
#### Final Four – Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

| National semifinals | National semifinals | National semifinals | National championship game | National championship game | National championship game |
| E4 | Oklahoma State | 61 | | | |
| W1 | UCLA | 74 | | | |
| W1 | UCLA | 74 | W1 | UCLA | 89 |
| | | | M2 | Arkansas | 78 |
| SE2 | North Carolina | 68 | M2 | Arkansas | 78 |
| M2 | Arkansas | 75 | | | |

### National Invitation tournament
#### Semifinals & finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Virginia Tech | 71 | | | |
| Canisius | 59 | | | |
| Canisius | 59 | | Virginia Tech | 65 |
| | | | Marquette | 64 |
| Marquette | 81 | | Marquette | 64 |
| Penn State | 79 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | Canisius | 62 |
| | | | Penn State | 66 |

## Award winners
### Consensus All-American teams

Consensus First Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Ed O'Bannon | F | Senior | UCLA |
| Shawn Respert | G | Senior | Michigan State |
| Joe Smith | F/C | Sophomore | Maryland |
| Jerry Stackhouse | F/G | Sophomore | North Carolina |
| Damon Stoudamire | G | Senior | Arizona |
Consensus Second Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Randolph Childress | G | Senior | Wake Forest |
| Kerry Kittles | G | Junior | Villanova |
| Lou Roe | F | Senior | Massachusetts |
| Rasheed Wallace | C | Sophomore | North Carolina |
| Corliss Williamson | F | Junior | Arkansas |

### Major player of the year awards

* Wooden Award: Ed O'Bannon, UCLA
* Naismith Award: Joe Smith, Maryland
* Associated Press Player of the Year: Joe Smith, Maryland
* NABC Player of the Year: Shawn Respert, Michigan State
* Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Ed O'Bannon, UCLA
* Adolph Rupp Trophy: Joe Smith, Maryland
* Sporting News Player of the Year: Shawn Respert, Michigan State
* UPI College Basketball Player of the Year: Joe Smith, Maryland

### Major freshman of the year awards

* USBWA Freshman of the Year: No Award Given

### Major coach of the year awards

* Associated Press Coach of the Year: Kelvin Sampson, Oklahoma
* Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Kelvin Sampson, Oklahoma
* NABC Coach of the Year: Jim Harrick, UCLA
* Naismith College Coach of the Year: Jim Harrick, UCLA
* Sporting News Coach of the Year: Jud Heathcote, Michigan State

### Other major awards

* NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Tim Duncan, Wake Forest
* Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Tyus Edney, UCLA
* Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Kerry Kittles, Villanova
* NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Joe Griffin, Long Island

## Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
| Team | Former Coach | New Coach | Reason |
| Auburn | Tommy Joe Eagles | Cliff Ellis | |
| Clemson | Cliff Ellis | Rick Barnes | |
| Iowa State | Johnny Orr | Tim Floyd | |
| Loyola (MD) | Skip Prosser | Brian Ellerbe | |
| Michigan State | Jud Heathcote | Tom Izzo | |
| New Orleans | Tim Floyd | Tic Price | New Orleans hired Auburn coach Tommy Joe Eagles, but Eagles died before the season started. Assistant Price was then hired. |
| Providence | Rick Barnes | Pete Gillen | |
| Xavier | Pete Gillen | Skip Prosser | |