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| Teams | 64 | ||||
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| Finals site | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia | ||||
| Champions | North Carolina Tar Heels (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Final Four) | ||||
| Runner-up | Louisiana Tech Techsters (5th title game, 8th Final Four) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Sylvia Hatchell (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Charlotte Smith (North Carolina) | ||||
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The 1994 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament featured 64 teams for the first time ever. The Final Four consisted of North Carolina, Purdue, Louisiana Tech, and Alabama, with North Carolina defeating Louisiana Tech 60–59 to win its first NCAA title on a 3-point shot by Charlotte Smith as time expired. The ball was inbounded with only 00:00.7 left on the clock, making it one of the most exciting finishes in tournament history.[1]
- ^ Gregory Cooper. "1994 NCAA National Championship Tournament". Archived from the original on October 20, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2008.