# 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1993 and concluded in the 64-team 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, whose finals were held at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Arkansas Razorbacks earned their first national championship by defeating the Duke Blue Devils 76–72 on April 4, 1994. The Razorbacks were coached by Nolan Richardson and the NCAA Division I basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player was Arkansas's Corliss Williamson.
In championship game of the 32-team 1994 National Invitation Tournament, the Villanova Wildcats defeated the Vanderbilt Commodores at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Following the season, the 1994 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American Consensus First Team included Grant Hill, Jason Kidd, Donyell Marshall, Glenn Robinson, and Clifford Rozier.

## Season headlines

* Nolan Richardson led the Arkansas Razorbacks to their first national championship, also his first.
* The East Coast Conference resumed conference play after a one-season hiatus. However, it disbanded at the end of the season.

## Major rule changes

Beginning in 1993–94, the following rules changes were implemented:
* The shot clock was shortened from 45 seconds to 35 seconds per possession

## Pre-season polls

The top 25 from the pre-season AP and Coaches Polls.
Associated Press :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | North Carolina |
| 2 | Kentucky |
| 3 | Arkansas |
| 4 | Duke |
| 5 | Michigan |
| 6 | California |
| 7 | Louisville |
| 8 | Temple |
| 9 | Kansas |
| 10 | Minnesota |
| 11 | Oklahoma State |
| 12 | Indiana |
| 13 | UCLA |
| 14 | Georgia Tech |
| 15 | Georgetown |
| 16 | Virginia |
| 17 | Illinois |
| 18 | Arizona |
| 19 | Cincinnati |
| 20 | Syracuse |
| 21 | Purdue |
| 22 | Massachusetts |
| 23 | Vanderbilt |
| 24 | George Washington |
| 25 | Florida State |
Coaches :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | North Carolina |
| 2 | Kentucky |
| 3 | Duke |
| 4 | Arkansas |
| 5 | Michigan |
| 6 | Louisville |
| 7 | Indiana |
| 7 | Temple |
| 9 | Kansas |
| 10 | California |
| 11 | Minnesota |
| 12 | Georgetown |
| 13 | Oklahoma State |
| 14 | UCLA |
| 15 | Georgia Tech |
| 16 | Illinois |
| 17 | Cincinnati |
| 18 | Virginia |
| 19 | Syracuse |
| 20 | Arizona |
| 21 | Massachusetts |
| 22 | Wisconsin |
| 23 | Marquette |
| 24 | Florida State |
| 25 | Purdue |

## Conference membership changes

These schools joined new conferences for the 1993–94 season.
| School | Former conference | New conference |
| Buffalo Bulls | NCAA Division I independent | East Coast Conference |
| Central Connecticut State Blue Devils | NCAA Division I independent | East Coast Conference |
| Chicago State Cougars | NCAA Division I independent | East Coast Conference |
| Dayton Flyers | Midwestern Collegiate Conference | Great Midwest Conference |
| Duquesne Dukes | Midwestern Collegiate Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Florida Atlantic (FAU) Owls | NCAA Division II | Trans America Athletic Conference |
| Hofstra Flying Dutchmen | NCAA Division I independent | East Coast Conference |
| UW-Milwaukee Panthers | NCAA Division I independent | Mid-Continent Conference |
| Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles | NCAA Division I independent | East Coast Conference |
| Oral Roberts Golden Eagles | non-Division I | NCAA Division I independent |
| Troy State Trojans | NCAA Division II independent | East Coast 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 East Coast Conference, Great Midwest Conference, and Midwestern Collegiate Conference, received an automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA tournament.
| Conference | Regular season winner | Conference player of the year | Conference tournament | Tournament venue (City) | Tournament winner |
| Atlantic 10 Conference | UMass | Eddie Jones, Temple | 1994 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament | Mullins Center (Amherst, Massachusetts) | UMass |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | Duke | Grant Hill, Duke | 1994 ACC men's basketball tournament | Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina) | North Carolina |
| Big East Conference | Connecticut | Donyell Marshall, Connecticut | 1994 Big East men's basketball tournament | Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York) | Providence |
| Big Eight Conference | Missouri | Melvin Booker, Missouri | 1994 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament | Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Missouri) | Nebraska |
| Big Sky Conference | Idaho State Weber State | Ruben Nembhard, Weber State | 1994 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament | BSU Pavilion (Boise, Idaho) | Boise State |
| Big South Conference | Towson State | Joe Spinks, Campbell | 1994 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament | North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, South Carolina) | Liberty |
| Big Ten Conference | Purdue | Glenn Robinson, Purdue | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Big West Conference | New Mexico State | Kebu Stewart, UNLV | 1994 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament | Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, Nevada) | New Mexico State |
| Colonial Athletic Association | James Madison Old Dominion | Odell Hodge, Old Dominion | 1994 CAA men's basketball tournament | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia) | James Madison |
| East Coast Conference | Troy State | Reggie Smith, Northeastern Illinois | 1994 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament | Alumni Arena (Amherst, New York) | Hofstra |
| Great Midwest Conference | Marquette | Jim McIlvaine, Marquette | 1994 Great Midwest Conference men's basketball tournament | Shoemaker Center (Cincinnati, Ohio) | Cincinnati |
| Ivy League | Penn | Jerome Allen, Penn | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Metro Conference | Louisville | Clifford Rozier, Louisville | 1994 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament | Mississippi Coast Coliseum (Biloxi, Mississippi) | Louisville |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Canisius | Doremus Bennerman, Siena | 1994 MAAC men's basketball tournament | Knickerbocker Arena (Albany, New York) | Loyola (MD) |
| Mid-American Conference | Ohio | Gary Trent, Ohio | 1994 MAC men's basketball tournament | Battelle Hall (Columbus, Ohio) | Ohio |
| Mid-Continent Conference | Green Bay | Kenny Williams, UIC | 1994 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament | Rosemont Horizon (Rosemont, Illinois) | Green Bay |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Coppin State | Stephen Stewart, Coppin State | 1994 MEAC men's basketball tournament | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (Baltimore, Maryland) | North Carolina A&T |
| Midwestern Collegiate Conference | Xavier | Brian Grant, Xavier | 1994 MCC men's basketball tournament | Hinkle Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Indiana) | Detroit |
| Missouri Valley Conference | Southern Illinois Tulsa | Gary Collier, Tulsa | 1994 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | St. Louis Arena (St. Louis, Missouri) | Southern Illinois |
| North Atlantic Conference | Drexel | Scott Drapeau, New Hampshire | 1994 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament | Daskalakis Athletic Center (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | Drexel |
| Northeast Conference | Rider | Izett Buchanan, Marist | 1994 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament | Alumni Gymnasium (Lawrenceville, New Jersey) | Rider |
| Ohio Valley Conference | Murray State | Carlos Rogers, Tennessee State | 1994 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (Nashville, Tennessee) | Tennessee State |
| Pacific-10 Conference | Arizona | Jason Kidd, California | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Patriot League | Colgate Fordham Holy Cross Navy | Tucker Neale, Colgate | 1994 Patriot League men's basketball tournament | Alumni Hall (Annapolis, Maryland) | Navy |
| Southeastern Conference | Florida (East) Kentucky (East) Arkansas (West) | Corliss Williamson, Arkansas | 1994 SEC men's basketball tournament | The Pyramid (Memphis, Tennessee) | Kentucky |
| Southern Conference | Chattanooga | Chad Copeland, Chattanooga Frankie King, Western Carolina | 1994 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament | Asheville Civic Center (Asheville, North Carolina) | Chattanooga |
| Southland Conference | Northeast Louisiana | Eric Kubel, Northwestern State | 1994 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (Monroe, Louisiana) | Southwest Texas State |
| Southwest Conference | Texas | B. J. Tyler, Texas | 1994 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament | Reunion Arena (Dallas, Texas) | Texas |
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | Texas Southern | Jervaughn Scales, Southern | 1994 SWAC men's basketball tournament | — | Texas Southern |
| Sun Belt Conference | Western Kentucky | Michael Allen, Southwestern Louisiana | 1994 Sun Belt men's basketball tournament | E. A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, Kentucky) | Southwestern Louisiana |
| Trans America Athletic Conference | College of Charleston | Marion Busby, College of Charleston | 1994 TAAC men's basketball tournament | UCF Arena (Orlando, Florida) | UCF |
| West Coast Conference | Gonzaga | Jeff Brown, Gonzaga | 1994 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament | Toso Pavilion (Santa Clara, California) | Pepperdine |
| Western Athletic Conference | New Mexico | Greg Brown, New Mexico | 1994 WAC men's basketball tournament | Delta Center (Salt Lake City, Utah) | Hawaii |

#### Conference standings

1993–94 ACC men's basketball standings :
| 1993–94 ACC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 6 Duke12–4 .75028–6  .824 No. 1 North Carolina †11–5 .68828–7  .800 Wake Forest9–7 .56321–12  .636 Virginia8–8 .50018–13  .581 Maryland8–8 .50018–12  .600 Georgia Tech7–9 .43816–13  .552 Florida State6–10 .37513–14  .481 Clemson6–10 .37518–16  .529 NC State5–11 .31311–19  .367 † 1994 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 1993–94 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 8 UMass †14–2 .87528–7  .800 No. 12 Temple12–4 .75023–8  .742 George Washington8–8 .50018–12  .600 West Virginia8–8 .50017–12  .586 Duquesne8–8 .50017–13  .567 Rhode Island7–9 .43811–16  .407 Rutgers6–10 .37511–16  .407 Saint Joseph's5–11 .31314–14  .500 St. Bonaventure4–12 .25010–17  .370 † 1994 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1993–94 Big East men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 4 Connecticut16–2 .88929–5  .853 No. 15 Syracuse13–5 .72223–7  .767 Boston College11–7 .61123–11  .676 Providence †10–8 .55620–10  .667 Villanova10–8 .55620–12  .625 Georgetown10–8 .55619–12  .613 Seton Hall8–10 .44417–13  .567 Pittsburgh7–11 .38913–14  .481 St. John's5–13 .27812–17  .414 Miami0–18 .0007–20  .259 † 1994 Big East tournament winner As of April 4, 1994 Rankings from AP poll |
| 1993–94 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 5 Missouri14–0 1.00028–4  .875 No. 19 Oklahoma State10–4 .71424–10  .706 No. 13 Kansas9–5 .64327–8  .771 No. 22 Nebraska †7–7 .50020–10  .667 Oklahoma6–8 .42915–13  .536 Kansas State4–10 .28620–14  .588 Iowa State4–10 .28614–13  .519 Colorado2–12 .14310–17  .370 † 1994 Big Eight tournament winner As of April 4, 1994 Rankings from AP poll | 1993–94 Big Sky men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Weber State10–4 .71420–10  .667 Idaho State10–4 .71418–9  .667 Idaho9–5 .64318–10  .643 Montana State8–6 .57116–11  .593 Boise State †7–7 .50017–13  .567 Montana6–8 .42919–9  .679 Northern Arizona6–8 .42913–13  .500 Eastern Washington0–14 .0005–21  .192 † Conference tournament winner | 1993–94 Big South Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Towson State15–3 .83321–9  .700 Radford13–5 .72220–8  .714 Campbell13–5 .72220–9  .690 Liberty †12–6 .66718–12  .600 UNC Greensboro11–7 .61115–12  .556 Coastal Carolina10–8 .55615–11  .577 Charleston Southern7–11 .3899–18  .333 UMBC5–13 .2786–21  .222 Winthrop3–15 .1674–23  .148 UNC Asheville3–15 .1673–24  .111 † 1994 Big South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1993–94 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 3 Purdue14–4 .77829–5  .853 No. 11 Michigan13–5 .72224–8  .750 No. 18 Indiana12–6 .66721–9  .700 No. 23 Minnesota10–8 .55621–12  .636 Michigan State10–8 .55620–12  .625 Illinois10–8 .55617–11  .607 Wisconsin8–10 .44418–11  .621 Penn State6–12 .33313–14  .481 Ohio State6–12 .33313–16  .448 Northwestern5–13 .27815–14  .517 Iowa5–13 .27811–16  .407 Rankings from AP Poll *Minnesota vacated all NCAA tournament games due to sanctions against the program. Disputed record (22-13) | 1993–94 Big West men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT New Mexico State †12–6 .66723–8  .742 Long Beach State11–7 .61117–10  .630 San Jose State11–7 .61115–12  .556 Utah State11–7 .61114–13  .519 Pacific10–8 .55617–14  .548 UNLV10–8 .55615–13  .536 UC Santa Barbara9–9 .50013–17  .433 Nevada6–12 .33311–17  .393 Cal State Fullerton6–12 .3338–19  .296 UC Irvine4–14 .22210–20  .333 † 1994 Big West tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 1993–94 CAA men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Old Dominion10–4 .71421–10  .677 James Madison †10–4 .71420–10  .667 UNC Wilmington9–5 .64318–10  .643 Richmond8–6 .57114–14  .500 East Carolina7–7 .50015–12  .556 George Mason5–9 .35710–17  .370 American5–9 .3578–19  .296 William & Mary2–12 .1434–23  .148 † 1994 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1993–94 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Troy State5–0 1.00013–14  .481 Northeastern Illinois4–1 .80017–11  .607 Buffalo3–2 .60010–18  .357 Chicago State2–3 .4004–23  .148 Hofstra†1–4 .2009–20  .310 Central Connecticut State0–5 .0004–22  .154 † 1994 ECC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1993–94 Great Midwest Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Marquette10–2 .83324–9  .727 Saint Louis8–4 .66723–6  .793 UAB8–4 .66722–8  .733 Cincinnati †7–5 .58322–10  .688 DePaul4–8 .33316–12  .571 Memphis State4–8 .33313–16  .448 Dayton1–11 .0836–21  .222 † 1994 GMC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1993–94 Ivy League men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Penn14–0 1.00025–3  .893 Princeton11–3 .78618–8  .692 Yale7–7 .50010–16  .385 Brown6–8 .42912–14  .462 Dartmouth6–8 .42910–16  .385 Harvard5–9 .3579–17  .346 Columbia4–10 .2866–20  .231 Cornell3–11 .2148–18  .308 Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1993–94 Metro Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 10 Louisville †10–2 .83328–6  .824 Tulane7–5 .58318–11  .621 Charlotte7–5 .58316–13  .552 Virginia Tech6–6 .50018–10  .643 VCU5–7 .41714–13  .519 Southern Miss5–7 .41715–15  .500 South Florida2–10 .16710–17  .370 † 1994 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1993–94 MAAC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Canisius12–2 .85722–7  .759 Manhattan10–4 .71419–11  .633 Siena10–4 .71425–8  .758 Saint Peter's8–6 .57114–13  .519 Loyola (MD) †6–8 .42917–13  .567 Fairfield4–10 .2868–19  .296 Iona3–11 .2147–20  .259 Niagara3–11 .2146–21  .222 † 1994 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1993–94 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Ohio †14–4 .77825–8  .758 Bowling Green12–6 .66718–10  .643 Miami (OH)12–6 .66719–11  .633 Ball State11–7 .61116–12  .571 Toledo10–8 .55615–12  .556 Eastern Michigan10–8 .55615–12  .556 Kent State8–10 .44413–14  .481 Western Michigan7–11 .38914–14  .500 Central Michigan4–14 .2225–21  .192 Akron2–16 .1118–18  .308 † 1994 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1993–94 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Green Bay †15–3 .83327–7  .794 UIC14–4 .77820–9  .690 Valparaiso14–4 .77820–8  .714 Cleveland State9–9 .50014–15  .483 Wright State9–9 .50012–18  .400 Eastern Illinois7–11 .38912–15  .444 Northern Illinois7–11 .38910–17  .370 Milwaukee7–11 .38910–17  .370 Western Illinois5–13 .2787–20  .259 Youngstown State3–15 .1675–21  .192 † 1994 Mid-Con Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1993–94 MEAC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Coppin State16–0 1.00022–8  .733 Maryland Eastern Shore10–6 .62516–12  .571 South Carolina State10–6 .62516–13  .552 North Carolina A&T †10–6 .62516–14  .533 Bethune–Cookman8–8 .5009–18  .333 Howard7–9 .43810–17  .370 Delaware State5–11 .3138–19  .296 Morgan State4–12 .2508–21  .276 Florida A&M2–14 .1254–23  .148 † 1994 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1993–94 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Xavier8–2 .80022–8  .733 Evansville6–4 .60021–11  .656 Butler6–4 .60016–13  .552 Detroit Mercy †5–5 .50016–13  .552 La Salle4–6 .40011–16  .407 Loyola (IL)1–9 .1008–19  .296 † 1994 MCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1993–94 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Tulsa15–3 .83323–8  .742 Bradley14–4 .77823–8  .742 Southern Illinois †14–4 .77823–7  .767 Illinois State12–6 .66716–11  .593 Northern Iowa10–8 .55616–13  .552 Southwest Missouri State7–11 .38912–15  .444 Wichita State6–12 .3339–18  .333 Drake6–12 .33311–16  .407 Creighton3–15 .1677–22  .241 Indiana State3–15 .1674–22  .154 † 1994 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1993–94 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Drexel †12–2 .85725–5  .833 Maine11–3 .78620–9  .690 Hartford9–5 .64316–12  .571 New Hampshire8–6 .57115–13  .536 Delaware7–7 .50014–13  .519 Boston University4–10 .28611–16  .407 Vermont3–11 .21412–15  .444 Northeastern2–12 .1435–22  .185 † 1994 NAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 1993–94 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Rider †14–4 .77821–9  .700 Monmouth13–5 .72218–11  .621 Robert Morris11–7 .61114–14  .500 Wagner14–14 .50016–12  .571 Fairleigh Dickinson10–8 .55614–13  .519 Marist10–8 .55614–13  .519 Mount St. Mary's9–9 .50013–15  .464 Saint Francis (PA)9–9 .50013–15  .464 Long Island2–16 .1113–24  .111 St. Francis Brooklyn1–17 .0561–26  .037 † 1994 NEC tournament winner |
| 1993–94 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Murray State15–1 .93823–6  .793 Tennessee State †12–4 .75019–12  .613 Austin Peay10–6 .62511–16  .407 Eastern Kentucky9–7 .56313–14  .481 Morehead State8–8 .50014–14  .500 Tennessee Tech5–11 .31310–21  .323 Middle Tennessee5–11 .3138–19  .296 Southeast Missouri State5–11 .31310–17  .370 UT Martin3–13 .1885–22  .185 † 1994 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1993–94 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings ConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 9 Arizona14–4 .77829–6  .829 No. 17 UCLA13–5 .72221–7  .750 No. 16 California13–5 .72222–8  .733 Washington State10–8 .55620–11  .645 Stanford10–8 .55617–11  .607 Arizona State10–8 .55615–13  .536 USC9–9 .50016–12  .571 Oregon6–12 .33310–17  .370 Washington3–15 .1675–22  .185 Oregon State2–16 .1116–21  .222 Rankings from AP Poll | 1993–94 Patriot League men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Navy †9–5 .64317–13  .567 Fordham9–5 .64312–15  .444 Colgate9–5 .64317–12  .586 Holy Cross9–5 .64314–14  .500 Bucknell6–8 .42910–17  .370 Lehigh6–8 .42910–17  .370 Lafayette4–10 .2869–19  .321 Army4–10 .2867–20  .259 † 1994 Patriot League tournament winner |
| 1993–94 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East No. 14 Florida12–4 .75029–8  .784 No. 7 Kentucky †12–4 .75027–7  .794 Vanderbilt9–7 .56320–12  .625 Georgia7–9 .43814–16  .467 South Carolina4–12 .2509–19  .321 Tennessee2–14 .1255–22  .185 West No. 2 Arkansas14–2 .87531–3  .912 Alabama12–4 .75020–10  .667 Mississippi State9–7 .56318–11  .621 Ole Miss7–9 .43814–13  .519 LSU5–11 .31311–16  .407 Auburn3–13 .18811–17  .393 † 1994 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1993–94 Southern Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Chattanooga †14–4 .77823–7  .767 Davidson13–5 .72222–8  .733 East Tennessee State13–5 .72216–14  .533 Appalachian State12–6 .66716–11  .593 Georgia Southern9–9 .50014–14  .500 Western Carolina8–10 .44412–16  .429 Marshall7–11 .3899–18  .333 The Citadel6–12 .33311–16  .407 Furman6–12 .33310–18  .357 VMI2–16 .1115–23  .179 † 1994 SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 1994 Rankings from AP poll | 1993–94 Southland Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT NE Louisiana15–3 .83319–9  .679 SW Texas State †14–4 .77825–7  .781 Nicholls State12–6 .66719–9  .679 North Texas9–9 .50014–15  .483 McNeese State9–9 .50011–16  .407 UTSA8–10 .44412–15  .444 Sam Houston State7–11 .3897–20  .259 Northwestern State6–12 .33311–15  .423 Stephen F. Austin6–12 .3339–18  .333 Texas–Arlington4–14 .2227–22  .241 † 1994 Southland Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1993–94 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 20 Texas †12–2 .85726–8  .765 Texas A&M10–4 .71419–11  .633 Texas Tech10–4 .71417–11  .607 Baylor7–7 .50016–11  .593 Rice6–8 .42915–14  .517 Houston5–9 .3578–19  .296 SMU3–11 .2146–21  .222 TCU3–11 .2147–20  .259 † 1994 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1993–94 SWAC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Texas Southern †12–2 .85719–11  .633 Jackson State11–3 .78619–10  .655 Alabama State10–4 .71419–10  .655 Southern8–6 .57116–11  .593 Mississippi Valley State6–8 .42910–17  .370 Grambling State4–10 .2869–18  .333 Alcorn State3–11 .2143–24  .111 Prairie View A&M2–12 .1435–22  .185 † 1994 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1993–94 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Western Kentucky14–4 .77820–11  .645 SW Louisiana †13–5 .72222–8  .733 New Orleans12–6 .66720–10  .667 Jacksonville11–7 .61117–11  .607 Arkansas State10–8 .55615–12  .556 South Alabama9–9 .50013–14  .481 Texas-Pan American9–9 .50016–12  .571 Arkansas-Little Rock6–12 .33313–15  .464 Lamar6–12 .33310–17  .370 Louisiana Tech0–18 .0002–25  .074 † 1994 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1993–94 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT College of Charleston14–2 .87524–4  .857 Central Florida †11–5 .68821–9  .700 Stetson9–7 .56314–15  .483 Georgia State9–7 .56313–14  .481 Centenary8–8 .50016–12  .571 Florida International7–9 .43811–16  .407 Southeastern Louisiana7–9 .43810–17  .370 Samford4–12 .25010–18  .357 Mercer3–13 .1885–24  .172 Florida Atlantic– –3–24  .111 † 1994 TAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 1993–94 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Gonzaga12–2 .85722–8  .733 Pepperdine †8–6 .57119–11  .633 San Francisco8–6 .57117–11  .607 San Diego7–7 .50018–11  .621 Portland6–8 .42913–17  .433 Santa Clara6–8 .42913–14  .481 Saint Mary's5–9 .35713–14  .481 Loyola Marymount4–10 .2866–21  .222 † Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 1993–94 WAC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT New Mexico14–4 .77823–8  .742 Fresno State13–5 .72221–11  .656 BYU12–6 .66722–10  .688 Hawaii †11–7 .61118–15  .545 Colorado State8–10 .44415–13  .536 Utah8–10 .44414–14  .500 UTEP8–10 .44418–12  .600 Wyoming7–11 .38914–14  .500 San Diego State6–12 .33312–16  .429 Air Force3–15 .1678–18  .308 † 1994 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |

### Division I independents

Six schools played as independents. They had no postseason play.
1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings :
* 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
* vteConfOverall
* TeamW L PCTW L PCT
* Southern Utah-–- –16–11
* .593
* UMKC-–- –12–17
* .414
* Notre Dame-–- –12–17
* .414
* Cal State Northridge-–- –8–18
* .308
* Oral Roberts-–- –6–21
* .222
* Sacramento State-–- –1–26
* .037
* Rankings from AP Poll

### Informal championships

| Conference | Regular season winner | Most Valuable Player |
| Philadelphia Big 5 | Penn & Temple | Eddie Jones, Temple |
For the third 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 Penn 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 |
| Glenn Robinson | Purdue | 30.3 | Jerome Lambert | Baylor | 14.8 | Jason Kidd | California | 9.1 | Shawn Griggs | LA-Lafayette | 4.0 |
| Rob Feaster | Holy Cross | 28.0 | Jervaughn Scales | Southern | 14.2 | David Edwards | Texas A&M | 8.8 | Gerald Walker | San Francisco | 3.9 |
| Jervaughn Scales | Southern | 27.1 | Eric Kubel | Northwestern St. | 13.1 | Tony Miller | Marquette | 8.3 | Andre Cradle | Long Island | 3.8 |
| Frankie King | W. Carolina | 26.9 | Kendrick Warren | VCU | 12.4 | Eathan O'Bryant | Nevada | 8.3 | Jason Kidd | California | 3.1 |
| Tucker Neale | Colgate | 26.6 | Malik Rose | Drexel | 12.4 | Abdul Abdullah | Providence | 8.0 | B. J. Tyler | Texas | 3.1 |
| 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% |
| Grady Livingston | Howard | 4.4 | Mike Atkinson | Long Beach St. | .695 | Howard Eisley | Boston College | .484 | Danny Baisle | Marist | .944 |
| Jim McIlvaine | Marquette | 4.3 | Lynwood Wade | SW Texas St. | .671 | Brooks Thompson | Oklahoma St. | .472 | Dandrea Evans | Troy St. | .935 |
| Theo Ratliff | Wyoming | 4.1 | Anthony Miller | Michigan St. | .651 | Scott Neely | Campbell | .468 | Casey Schmidt | Valparaiso | .926 |
| David Vaughn III | Memphis St. | 3.8 | Deon Thomas | Illinois | .633 | Landon Hackim | Miami (OH) | .463 | Matt Hildebrand | Liberty | .925 |
| Tim Duncan | Wake Forest | 3.8 | Aaron Swinson | Auburn | .631 | Gary Collier | Tulsa | .463 | Kent Culuko | James Madison | .921 |

## Post-season tournaments
### NCAA tournament
#### Final Four – Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina

| National semifinals | National semifinals | National semifinals | National championship game | National championship game | National championship game |
| E3 | Florida | 65 | | | |
| SE2 | Duke | 70 | | | |
| SE2 | Duke | 70 | SE2 | Duke | 72 |
| | | | M1 | Arkansas | 76 |
| M1 | Arkansas | 91 | M1 | Arkansas | 76 |
| W2 | Arizona | 82 | | | |

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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Vanderbilt | 82 | | | |
| Kansas State | 76 | | | |
| Kansas State | 76 | | Vanderbilt | 73 |
| | | | Villanova | 80 |
| Villanova | 66 | | Villanova | 80 |
| Siena | 58 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | Kansas State | 79 |
| | | | Siena | 92 |

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

Consensus First Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Grant Hill | F | Senior | Duke |
| Jason Kidd | G | Sophomore | California |
| Donyell Marshall | F | Junior | Connecticut |
| Glenn Robinson | F | Junior | Purdue |
| Clifford Rozier | F/C | Junior | Louisville |
Consensus Second Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Melvin Booker | G | Senior | Missouri |
| Eric Montross | C | Senior | North Carolina |
| Lamond Murray | F | Junior | California |
| Khalid Reeves | G | Senior | Arizona |
| Jalen Rose | G | Junior | Michigan |
| Corliss Williamson | F | Sophomore | Arkansas |

### Major player of the year awards

* Wooden Award: Glenn Robinson, Purdue
* Naismith Award: Glenn Robinson, Purdue
* Associated Press Player of the Year: Glenn Robinson, Purdue
* NABC Player of the Year: Glenn Robinson, Purdue
* Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Glenn Robinson, Purdue
* Adolph Rupp Trophy: Glenn Robinson, Purdue
* Sporting News Player of the Year: Glenn Robinson, Purdue
* UPI College Basketball Player of the Year: Glenn Robinson, Purdue

### Major freshman of the year awards

* USBWA Freshman of the Year: Joe Smith, Maryland

### Major coach of the year awards

* Associated Press Coach of the Year: Norm Stewart, Missouri
* Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Charlie Spoonhour, Saint Louis
* NABC Coach of the Year: Gene Keady, Purdue & Nolan Richardson, Arkansas
* Naismith College Coach of the Year: Nolan Richardson, Arkansas
* Sporting News Coach of the Year: Norm Stewart, Missouri

### Other major awards

* NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Jim McIlvaine, Marquette
* Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Greg Brown, New Mexico
* Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Eddie Jones, Temple
* NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Izett Buchanan, Marist & Artūras Karnišovas, Seton Hall