2014 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
| 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament |
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2014 Final Four logo
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| Season | 2013–14 | ||||
| Teams | 68 | ||||
| Finals site |
AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas |
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| Champions |
Connecticut (4th title, 4th title game, 5th Final Four) |
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| Runner-up |
Kentucky (12th title game, 16th Final Four) |
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| Semifinalists | |||||
| Winning coach | Kevin Ollie (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Shabazz Napier Connecticut | ||||
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The 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament involved 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 2014, and concluded with the Connecticut Huskies winning the championship game on April 7 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The East Regional semifinals and final were held in Madison Square Garden, the first time that arena has been used as an NCAA Tournament venue and the first time in 63 years that tournament games have been held in New York City.
With No. 7 seed Connecticut and No. 8 seed Kentucky reaching the championship game, this tournament's final was the first ever not to include at least one 1, 2, or 3 seed. It is also only the third final not to feature a 1 or 2 seed (1989 - #3 Michigan vs. #3 Seton Hall and 2011 - #3 Connecticut vs. #8 Butler). Connecticut was the first 7 seed ever to reach and win the championship game. The two teams combined for the highest seed total in championship game history with 15. The previous record (11) was held by Connecticut and Butler in 2011.
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