NCAA Men's D! Basketball 1990 Tournamnet

1990 NCAA Mens D1 Championship Tournament

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The 1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single elimination game format to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 1990, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in Denver, Colorado. A total of 63 games were played. UNLV, coached by Jerry Tarkanian, won the national title with a 103-73 victory in the final game over Duke, coached by Mike Krzyzewski. In doing so, UNLV set the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament record for largest margin of victory in a championship game. Anderson Hunt of UNLV was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. This tournament is also remembered for an run by Loyola Marymount in the West Regional. In the semifinals of the West Coast Conference tournament, Loyola Marymount star forward Hank Gathers collapsed and died due to a heart condition. The WCC tournament was immediately suspended, with the regular-season champion Loyola Marymount given the conference's automatic bid. The team defeated New Mexico State, then beat defending national champion Michigan. They defeated Alabama in the Sweet Sixteen before losing to eventual champion UNLV in the regional final.

1990 - Final Four - Denver, Colorado

Semifinals			National Championship Game

4	Arkansas	83
3	Duke	97
			3	Duke	73
			1	Nevada-Las Vegas	103
4	Arkansas	83
3	Duke	97

East Regional - Hartford, Connecticut

Seed	Team	Season W-L	Conference	Coach	Invitation	Rank (RPI)
1	Connecticut	28-5	Big East	Calhoun, Jim	Automatic	0
2	Kansas	29-4	Big Eight	Williams, Roy	At Large	0
3	Duke	24-8	Atlantic Coast	Krzyzewski, Mike	At Large	0
4	La Salle	29-1	Metro Atlantic	Morris, Speedy	Automatic	0
5	Clemson	24-8	Atlantic Coast	Ellis, Cliff	At Large	0
6	St. John's, New York	23-9	Big East	Carnesecca, Lou	At Large	0
7	UCLA	20-10	Pacific Ten	Harrick, Jim	Automatic	0
8	Indiana	18-10	Big Ten	Knight, Bob	At Large	0
9	California	21-9	Pacific Ten	Campanelli, Lou	At Large	0
10	UAB	22-8	Sun Belt	Bartow, Gene	At Large	0
11	Temple	20-10	Atlantic Ten	Chaney, John	Automatic	0
12	Brigham Young	21-8	Western Athletic	Reid, Roger	At Large	0
13	Southern Mississippi	20-11	Metro	Turk, M.K.	At Large	0
14	Richmond	22-9	Colonial	Tarrant, Dick	Automatic	0
15	Robert Morris	22-7	Northeast	Durham, Jarrett	Automatic	0
16	Boston	18-11	America East	Jarvis, Mike	Automatic	0

First round			Second round			Semifinals			Finals

1	Connecticut	76
16	Boston	52
			1	Connecticut	74

			9	California	54
8	Indiana	63

9	California	65
						1	Connecticut	71

						5	Clemson	70
5	Clemson	49

12	Brigham Young	47
			5	Clemson	79

			4	La Salle	75
13	Southern Mississippi	47

4	La Salle	79
									1	Connecticut	78

									3	Duke	79
6	St. John's, New York	81

11	Temple	65
			6	St. John's, New York	72

			3	Duke	76
14	Richmond	46

3	Duke	81
						3	Duke	90

						7	UCLA	81
7	UCLA	68

10	UAB	56
			7	UCLA	71

			2	Kansas	70
15	Robert Morris	71

2	Kansas	79

Southeast Regional - Knoxville, Tennessee

Seed	Team	Season W-L	Conference	Coach	Invitation	Rank (RPI)
1	Michigan State	26-5	Big Ten	Heathcote, Jud	Automatic	0
2	Syracuse	24-6	Big East	Boeheim, Jim	At Large	0
3	Missouri	26-5	Big Eight	Stewart, Norm	At Large	0
4	Georgia Tech	24-6	Atlantic Coast	Cremins, Bobby	Automatic	0
5	Louisiana State	22-8	Southeastern	Brown, Dale	At Large	0
6	Minnesota	20-8	Big Ten	Haskins, Clem	At Large	0
7	Virginia	19-11	Atlantic Coast	Holland, Terry	At Large	0
8	Houston	25-7	Southwest	Foster, Pat	At Large	0
9	California-Santa Barbara	20-8	Big West	Pimm, Jerry	At Large	0
10	Notre Dame	16-12	Independent	Phelps, Digger	At Large	0
11	Texas-El Paso	21-10	Western Athletic	Haskins, Don	Automatic	0
12	Villanova	18-14	Big East	Massimino, Rollie	At Large	0
13	East Tennessee State	27-6	Southern	Robinson, Les	Automatic	0
14	Northern Iowa	22-8	Summit League	Miller, Eldon	Automatic	0
15	Coppin State	26-6	Mideastern	Mitchell, Ron	Automatic	0
16	Murray State	21-8	Ohio Valley	Newton, Steve	Automatic	0

First round			Second round			Semifinals			Finals

1	Michigan State	75
16	Murray State	71
			1	Michigan State	62

			9	California-Santa Barbara	58
8	Houston	66

9	California-Santa Barbara	70
						1	Michigan State	80

						4	Georgia Tech	81
5	Louisiana State	70

12	Villanova	63
			5	Louisiana State	91

			4	Georgia Tech	94
13	East Tennessee State	63

4	Georgia Tech	99
									4	Georgia Tech	93

									6	Minnesota	91
6	Minnesota	64

11	Texas-El Paso	61
			6	Minnesota	81

			14	Northern Iowa	78
14	Northern Iowa	74

3	Missouri	71
						6	Minnesota	82

						2	Syracuse	75
7	Virginia	75

10	Notre Dame	67
			7	Virginia	61

			2	Syracuse	63
15	Coppin State	48

2	Syracuse	70

Midwest Regional - Austin, Texas

Seed	Team	Season W-L	Conference	Coach	Invitation	Rank (RPI)
1	Oklahoma	26-4	Big Eight	Tubbs, Billy	Automatic	0
2	Purdue	21-7	Big Ten	Keady, Gene	At Large	0
3	Georgetown	23-6	Big East	Thompson, John	At Large	0
4	Arkansas	26-4	Southwest	Richardson, Nolan	Automatic	0
5	Illinois	21-7	Big Ten	Henson, Lou	At Large	0
6	Xavier, Ohio	26-4	Horizon League	Gillen, Pete	At Large	0
7	Georgia	20-8	Southeastern	Durham, Hugh	At Large	0
8	North Carolina	19-12	Atlantic Coast	Smith, Dean	At Large	0
9	Missouri State	22-6	Summit League	Spoonhour, Charlie	At Large	0
10	Texas	21-8	Southwest	Penders, Tom	At Large	0
11	Kansas State	17-14	Big Eight	Kruger, Lon	At Large	0
12	Dayton	21-9	Horizon League	O'Brien, Jim(1)	Automatic	0
13	Princeton	20-6	Ivy League	Carril, Pete	Automatic	0
14	Texas Southern	19-11	Southwestern Athletic	Moreland, Robert	Automatic	0
15	Louisiana-Monroe	22-7	Southland	Vining, Mike	Automatic	0
16	Towson	18-12	East Coast	Truax, Terry	Automatic	0

First round			Second round			Semifinals			Finals

1	Oklahoma	77
16	Towson	68
			1	Oklahoma	77

			8	North Carolina	79
8	North Carolina	83

9	Missouri State	70
						8	North Carolina	73

						4	Arkansas	96
5	Illinois	86

12	Dayton	88
			12	Dayton	84

			4	Arkansas	86
13	Princeton	88

4	Arkansas	68
									4	Arkansas	88

									10	Texas	85
6	Xavier, Ohio	87

11	Kansas State	79
			6	Xavier, Ohio	74

			3	Georgetown	71
14	Texas Southern	52

3	Georgetown	70
						6	Xavier, Ohio	89

						10	Texas	102
7	Georgia	88

10	Texas	100
			10	Texas	73

			2	Purdue	72
15	Louisiana-Monroe	63

2	Purdue	75

West Regional - Salt Lake City, Utah

Seed	Team	Season W-L	Conference	Coach	Invitation	Rank (RPI)
1	Nevada-Las Vegas	29-5	Big West	Tarkanian, Jerry	Automatic	0
2	Arizona	24-6	Pacific Ten	Olson, Luther	At Large	0
3	Michigan	22-7	Big Ten	Fisher, Steve	At Large	0
4	Louisville	26-7	Metro	Crum, Denny	Automatic	0
5	Oregon State	22-6	Pacific Ten	Anderson, Jim	At Large	0
6	New Mexico State	26-4	Big West	McCarthy, Neil	At Large	0
7	Alabama	24-8	Southeastern	Sanderson, Wimp	Automatic	0
8	Ohio State	16-12	Big Ten	Ayers, Randy	At Large	0
9	Providence	17-11	Big East	Barnes, Rick	At Large	0
10	Colorado State	21-8	Western Athletic	Grant, Boyd	At Large	0
11	Loyola Marymount	23-5	West Coast	Westhead, Paul	Automatic	0
12	Ball State	24-6	Mid American	Hunsaker, Dick	Automatic	0
13	Idaho	25-5	Big Sky	Davis, Kermit Jr.	Automatic	0
14	Illinois State	18-12	Missouri Valley	Bender, Bob	Automatic	0
15	South Florida	20-10	Sun Belt	Paschal, Bobby	Automatic	0
16	Arkansas-Little Rock	20-9	Atlantic Sun	Newell, Mike	Automatic	0

First round			Second round			Semifinals			Finals

1	Nevada-Las Vegas	102
16	Arkansas-Little Rock	72
			1	Nevada-Las Vegas	76

			8	Ohio State	65
8	Ohio State	84

9	Providence	83
						1	Nevada-Las Vegas	69

						12	Ball State	67
5	Oregon State	53

12	Ball State	54
			12	Ball State	62

			4	Louisville	60
13	Idaho	54

4	Louisville	78
									1	Nevada-Las Vegas	131

									11	Loyola Marymount	101
6	New Mexico State	92

11	Loyola Marymount	111
			11	Loyola Marymount	149

			3	Michigan	115
14	Illinois State	70

3	Michigan	76
						11	Loyola Marymount	62

						7	Alabama	60
7	Alabama	71

10	Colorado State	54
			7	Alabama	77

			2	Arizona	55
15	South Florida	67

2	Arizona	79