UConn won its second national championship in four years in 2014, beating Kentucky 70-64 in the title game.
The Huskies became the first 7-seed to win a championship in tournament history while also playing in a championship game with the highest seed total of all time (15). Senior point guard Shabazz Napier scored 22 against the Wildcats to earn Most Outstanding Player honors.
Kentucky — a No. 8 seed — was the lowest-seeded team to reach the Final Four, joined by No. 1 seed Florida and No. 2 Wisconsin. The Wildcats became just the third 8-seed to play for the national championship since 1985. One of their most notable wins came in the Round of 32, upsetting 35-0 Wichita State. The Shockers were the first team to reach the NCAA tournament unbeaten since UNLV (1991).
UConn and Kentucky were two of five teams seeded seventh or lower to reach the Sweet 16 along with No. 10 seed Stanford and 11-seeds Dayton and Tennessee.
2014 NCAA tournament: Bracket
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2014 NCAA tournament: Scores
- First Four
- Dayton, Ohio
- South: No. 16 Albany 71, No. 16 Mount St. Mary's 64
- Midwest: No. 16 Cal Poly 81, No. 16 Texas Southern 69
- Midwest: No. 12 NC State 74, No. 12 Xavier 59
- Midwest: No. 11 Tennessee 78, No. 11 Iowa 65
- Dayton, Ohio
- First Round (Round of 64)
- Midwest Regional
- No. 1 Wichita State 64, No. 16 Cal Poly 37
- No. 2 Michigan 57, No. 15 Wofford 40
- No. 14 Mercer 78, No. 3 Duke 71
- No. 4 Louisville 71, No. 13 Manhattan 64
- No. 5 Saint Louis 83, No. 12 NC State 80 (OT)
- No. 11 Tennessee 86, No. 6 UMass 67
- No. 7 Texas 87 No. 10 Arizona State 85
- No. 8 Kentucky 56, No. 9 Kansas State 49
- West Regional
- No. 1 Arizona 68, No. 16 Weber State 59
- No. 2 Wisconsin 75, No. 15 American 35
- No. 3 Creighton 76, No. 14 Louisiana 66
- No. 4 San Diego State 73, No. 13 New Mexico State 69 (OT)
- No. 12 North Dakota State 80, No. 5 Oklahoma 75
- No. 6 Baylor 74, No. 11 Nebraska 60
- No. 7 Oregon 87, No. 10 BYU 68
- No. 8 Gonzaga 85, No. 9 Oklahoma State 77
- East Regional
- No. 1 Virginia 70, No. 16 Coastal Carolina 59
- No. 2 Villanova 73, No. 15 Milwaukee 53
- No. 3 Iowa State 93, No. 14 North Carolina Central 75
- No. 4 Michigan State 93, No. 13 Delaware 78
- No. 12 Harvard 61, No. 5 Cincinnati 57
- No. 6 North Carolina 79, No. 11 Providence 77
- No. 7 UConn 89, No. 10 Saint Joseph's 81 (OT)
- No. 8 Memphis 71, No. 9 George Washington 66
- South Regional
- No. 1 Florida 67, No. 16 Albany 55
- No. 2 Kansas 80, No. 15 Eastern Kentucky 69
- No. 3 Syracuse 77, No. 14 Western Michigan 53
- No. 4 UCLA 76, No. 13 Tulsa 59
- No. 12 Stephen F. Austin 77, No. 5 VCU 75 (OT)
- No. 11 Dayton 60, No. 6 Ohio State 59 | Watch full game
- No. 10 Stanford 58, No. 7 New Mexico 53
- No. 9 Pittsburgh 77, No. 8 Colorado 48
- Midwest Regional
- Second Round (Round of 32)
- Midwest Regional
- No. 8 Kentucky 78, No. 1 Wichita State 76 | Watch full game
- No. 2 Michigan 79, No. 7 Texas 65
- No. 11 Tennessee 83, No. 14 Mercer 63
- No. 4 Louisville 66, No. 5 Saint Louis 51
- West Regional
- No. 1 Arizona 84, No. 8 Gonzaga 61
- No. 2 Wisconsin 85, No. 7 Oregon 77
- No. 6 Baylor 85, No. 3 Creighton 55
- No. 4 San Diego State 63, No. 12 North Dakota State 44
- East Regional
- No. 1 Virginia 78, No. 8 Memphis 60
- No. 7 UConn 77, No. 7 Villanova 65
- No. 6 Iowa State 85, No. 6 North Carolina 83
- No. 4 Michigan State 80, No. 12 Harvard 73
- South Regional
- No. 1 Florida 61, No. 9 Pittsburgh 45
- No. 10 Stanford 60, No. 2 Kansas 57
- No. 11 Dayton 55, No. 3 Syracuse 53
- No. 4 UCLA 77, No. 12 Stephen F. Austin 65
- Midwest Regional
- Sweet 16
- Midwest Regional
- No. 8 Kentucky 74, No. 4 Louisville 69
- No. 2 Michigan 73, No. 11 Tennessee 71
- West Regional
- No. 1 Arizona 70, No. 4 San Diego State 64
- No. 2 Wisconsin 69, No. 6 Baylor 52
- East Regional
- No. 4 Michigan State 61, No. 1 Virginia 59
- No. 7 UConn 81, No. 3 Iowa State 76
- South Regional
- No. 1 Florida 79, No. 4 UCLA 68
- No. 11 Dayton 82, No. 10 Stanford 72
- Midwest Regional
- Elite Eight
- Midwest Regional
- No. 8 Kentucky 75, No. 2 Michigan 72
- West Regional
- No. 2 Wisconsin 64, No. 1 Arizona 63 (OT) | Watch full game
- East Regional
- No. 7 UConn 60, No. 4 Michigan State 54
- South Regional
- No. 1 Florida 62, No. 11 Dayton 52
- Midwest Regional
- Final Four (Indianapolis, Indiana)
- National semifinals
- No. 7 UConn 63, No. 1 Florida 53
- No. 8 Kentucky 74, No. 2 Wisconsin 73
- National championship
- No. 7 UConn 60, No. 8 Kentucky 54
- National semifinals
2014 NCAA tournament: Upsets
The following double-digit seeds won games (not counting the First Four):
TEAM | SCORE | OPPONENT |
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FIRST ROUND (Round of 64) | ||
No. 14 Mercer | 78-71 | No. 3 Duke |
No. 12 Harvard | 61-57 | No. 5 Cincinnati |
No. 12 North Dakota State | 80-75 | No. 5 Oklahoma |
No. 12 Stephen F. Austin | 77-75 (OT) | No. 5 VCU |
No. 11 Dayton | 60-59 | No. 6 Ohio State |
No. 11 Tennessee | 86-67 | No. 6 UMass |
No. 10 Stanford | 58-53 | No. 7 New Mexico |
SECOND ROUND (Round of 32) | ||
No. 11 Dayton | 55-53 | No. 3 Syracuse |
No. 11 Tennessee | 83-63 | No. 14 Mercer |
No. 10 Stanford | 60-57 | No. 2 Kansas |
SWEET 16 | ||
No. 11 Dayton | 82-72 | No. 10 Stanford |
2014 NCAA tournament: Stats, records
Here are the tournament leaders, with games in parentheses:
Scoring offense
- Arizona State (1) — 85.0
- Iowa State (3) — 84.7
- Oregon (2) — 82.0
- North Carolina (2) and Saint Joseph's (1) —81.0
Scoring defense
- Syracuse (2) — 54.0
- Pittsburgh (2) — 54.5
- Kansas State (1) — 56.0
- Florida (5) — 56.6
- Wofford (1) — 57.0
Rebounding margin
- Kansas (2) — +11.0
- Tennessee (4) — +8.8
- Albany (2) and Duke (1) — 8.0
- North Carolina (2) — +7.5
- Kentucky (6) — +7.3
Individual scoring
- Aaric Murray, Texas Southern (1) — 38.0
- Bryce Cotton, Providence (1) — 36.0
- Jeremy Ingram, North Carolina Central (1) — 28.0
Individual rebounding
- Joel Bolomboy, Weber State (1) — 16.0
- Josh Davis, San Diego State (3) — 13.7
- Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State (1) — 13.0