1995 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1995 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 16, 1995, and ended with the championship game on April 3 at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington. A total of 63 games were played. The Final Four consisted of UCLA, making their fifteenth appearance and first since the 1980 team that eventually saw their appearance vacated, Oklahoma State, making their fifth appearance and first since 1951, North Carolina , making their twelfth appearance and second in three years, and Arkansas, the defending national champions. The championship game saw UCLA win their eleventh national championship and first (and only) national title under Jim Harrick by defeating Arkansas 89–78, foiling the Razorbacks' hopes of back to back national titles. UCLA's Ed O'Bannon was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Schedule and venues. The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1995 tournament: First and Second Rounds Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four and Championship ) For the third and final time, the Kingdome served as the host venue for the Final Four. It would be the last tournament games at the multipurpose stadium, which was demolished in 2000 to make way for Lumen Field. The 1995 tournament saw four new host venues in three new cities. For the first time, the New York capital of Albany hosted tournament games at Knickerbocker Arena, the off-campus home of the Siena Saints men's basketball team. Baltimore hosted its first and, to date, only tournament games at the Baltimore Arena, as did Tallahassee's Leon County Civic  Center, the home of the Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team. To date, this marked the last time the tournament has been held in the state of Maryland. Tallahassee was the fourth new city in three years in the state of Florida. And for the second time, the tournament returned to Memphis, this time at the Pyramid Arena, the home to the Memphis Tigers men's basketball team. Future tournament games played in Seattle would be played at Key Arena up to 2015; and likely Climate Pledge Arena thereafter. Bracket. <nowiki>*</nowiki> – Denotes overtime period National Championship. < nowiki>*</nowiki>Named Most Outstanding Player Announcers. Television. Once again, CBS served as broadcasters on television for the tournament. Radio. CBS Radio was once again the radio home for the tournament.