Electromagnetic spectrum - wikipedia Electromagnetic spectrum Jump to : navigation , search Class Freq - uency Wave - length Energy Ionizing radiation γ Gamma rays 300 EHz 1 pm 1.24 M eV 30 EHz 10 pm 124 k eV HX Hard X-rays 3 EHz 100 pm 12.4 keV SX Soft X-rays 300 PHz 1 nm 1.24 keV 30 PHz 10 nm 124 eV EUV Extreme ultraviolet 3 PHz 100 nm 12.4 eV NUV Near ultraviolet Visible 300 THz 1 μm 1.24 eV NIR Near infrared 30 THz 10 μm 124 m eV MIR Mid infrared 3 THz 100 μm 12.4 meV FIR Far infrared 300 GHz 1 mm 1.24 meV Micro - waves and radio waves EHF Extremely high frequency 30 GHz 1 cm 124 μ eV SHF Super high frequency 3 GHz 1 dm 12.4 μeV UHF Ultra high frequency 300 MHz 1 m 1.24 μeV VHF Very high frequency 30 MHz 10 m 124 n eV HF High frequency 3 MHz 100 m 12.4 neV MF Medium frequency 300 kHz 1 km 1.24 neV LF Low frequency 30 kHz 10 km 124 p eV VLF Very low frequency 3 kHz 100 km 12.4 peV ULF Ultra low frequency 300 Hz 1 Mm 1.24 peV SLF Super low frequency 30 Hz 10 Mm 124 f eV ELF Extremely low frequency 3 Hz 100 Mm 12.4 feV Sources : File : Light spectrum. svg Legend γ = Gamma rays MIR = Mid infrared HF = High freq . HX = Hard X-rays FIR = Far infrared MF = Medium freq . SX = Soft X-rays Radio waves LF = Low freq . EUV = Extreme ultraviolet EHF = Extremely high freq . VLF = Very low freq . NUV = Near ultraviolet SHF = Super high freq . VF / ULF = Voice freq . Visible light UHF = Ultra high freq . SLF = Super low freq . NIR = Near Infrared VHF = Very high freq . ELF = Extremely low freq . Freq = Frequency The electromagnetic spectrum is the range of frequencies ( the spectrum ) of electromagnetic radiation and their respective wavelengths and photon energies . The electromagnetic spectrum covers electromagnetic waves with frequencies ranging from below one hertz to above 10 hertz , corresponding to wavelengths from thousands of kilometers down to a fraction of the size of an atomic nucleus . This frequency range is divided into separate bands , and the electromagnetic waves within each frequency band are called by different names ; beginning at the low frequency ( long wavelength ) end of the spectrum these are : radio waves , microwaves , terahertz waves , infrared , visible light , ultraviolet , X-rays , and gamma rays at the high - frequency ( short wavelength ) end . The electromagnetic waves in each of these bands have different characteristics , such as how they are produced , how they interact with matter , and their practical applications . The limit for long wavelengths is the size of the universe itself , while it is thought that the short wavelength limit is in the vicinity of the Planck length . Gamma rays , X-rays , and high ultraviolet are classified as ionizing radiation as their photons have enough energy to ionize atoms , causing chemical reactions . Exposure to these rays can be a health hazard , causing radiation sickness , DNA damage and cancer . Radiation of visible light wavelengths and lower are called nonionizing radiation as they can not cause these effects . In most of the frequency bands above , a technique called spectroscopy can be used to physically separate waves of different frequencies , producing a spectrum showing the constituent frequencies . Spectroscopy is used to study the interactions of electromagnetic waves with matter . Other technological uses are described under electromagnetic radiation . Contents ( hide ) 1 History of electromagnetic spectrum discovery 2 Range of the spectrum 3 Rationale for spectrum regional names 4 Types of radiation 4.1 Boundaries 4.2 Regions of the spectrum 4.3 Radio frequency 4.4 Microwaves 4.5 Terahertz radiation 4.6 Infrared radiation 4.7 Visible radiation ( light ) 4.8 Ultraviolet radiation 4.9 X-rays 4.10 Gamma rays 5 See also 6 Notes and references 7 External links History of electromagnetic spectrum discovery See also : History of electromagnetism , History of radio , History of electrical engineering , and History of optics For most of history , visible light was the only known part of the electromagnetic spectrum . The ancient Greeks recognized that light traveled in straight lines and studied some of its properties , including reflection and refraction . The study of light continued , and during the 16th and 17th centuries conflicting theories regarded light as either a wave or a particle . The first discovery of electromagnetic radiation other than visible light came in 1800 , when William Herschel discovered infrared radiation . He was studying the temperature of different colors by moving a thermometer through light split by a prism . He noticed that the highest temperature was beyond red . He theorized that this temperature change was due to `` calorific rays '' that were a type of light ray that could not be seen . The next year , Johann Ritter , working at the other end of the spectrum , noticed what he called `` chemical rays '' ( invisible light rays that induced certain chemical reactions ) . These behaved similarly to visible violet light rays , but were beyond them in the spectrum . They were later renamed ultraviolet radiation . Electromagnetic radiation was first linked to electromagnetism in 1845 , when Michael Faraday noticed that the polarization of light traveling through a transparent material responded to a magnetic field ( see Faraday effect ) . During the 1860s James Maxwell developed four partial differential equations for the electromagnetic field . Two of these equations predicted the possibility and behavior of waves in the field . Analyzing the speed of these theoretical waves , Maxwell realized that they must travel at a speed that was about the known speed of light . This startling coincidence in value led Maxwell to make the inference that light itself is a type of electromagnetic wave . Maxwell 's equations predicted an infinite number of frequencies of electromagnetic waves , all traveling at the speed of light . This was the first indication of the existence of the entire electromagnetic spectrum . Maxwell 's predicted waves included waves at very low frequencies compared to infrared , which in theory might be created by oscillating charges in an ordinary electrical circuit of a certain type . Attempting to prove Maxwell 's equations and detect such low frequency electromagnetic radiation , in 1886 the physicist Heinrich Hertz built an apparatus to generate and detect what are now called radio waves . Hertz found the waves and was able to infer ( by measuring their wavelength and multiplying it by their frequency ) that they traveled at the speed of light . Hertz also demonstrated that the new radiation could be both reflected and refracted by various dielectric media , in the same manner as light . For example , Hertz was able to focus the waves using a lens made of tree resin . In a later experiment , Hertz similarly produced and measured the properties of microwaves . These new types of waves paved the way for inventions such as the wireless telegraph and the radio . In 1895 Wilhelm Röntgen noticed a new type of radiation emitted during an experiment with an evacuated tube subjected to a high voltage . He called these radiations x-rays and found that they were able to travel through parts of the human body but were reflected or stopped by denser matter such as bones . Before long , many uses were found for them in the field of medicine . The last portion of the electromagnetic spectrum was filled in with the discovery of gamma rays . In 1900 Paul Villard was studying the radioactive emissions of radium when he identified a new type of radiation that he first thought consisted of particles similar to known alpha and beta particles , but with the power of being far more penetrating than either . However , in 1910 , British physicist William Henry Bragg demonstrated that gamma rays are electromagnetic radiation , not particles , and in 1914 , Ernest Rutherford ( who had named them gamma rays in 1903 when he realized that they were fundamentally different from charged alpha and beta particles ) and Edward Andrade measured their wavelengths , and found that gamma rays were similar to X-rays , but with shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies . Range of the spectrum Electromagnetic waves are typically described by any of the following three physical properties : the frequency f , wavelength λ , or photon energy E. Frequencies observed in astronomy range from 7023239999999999999 ♠ 2.4 × 10 Hz ( 1 GeV gamma rays ) down to the local plasma frequency of the ionized interstellar medium ( ~ 1 kHz ) . Wavelength is inversely proportional to the wave frequency , so gamma rays have very short wavelengths that are fractions of the size of atoms , whereas wavelengths on the opposite end of the spectrum can be as long as the universe . Photon energy is directly proportional to the wave frequency , so gamma ray photons have the highest energy ( around a billion electron volts ) , while radio wave photons have very low energy ( around a femtoelectronvolt ) . These relations are illustrated by the following equations : f = c λ , or f = E h , or E = h c λ , ( \ displaystyle f = ( \ frac ( c ) ( \ lambda ) ) , \ quad ( \ text ( or ) ) \ quad f = ( \ frac ( E ) ( h ) ) , \ quad ( \ text ( or ) ) \ quad E = ( \ frac ( hc ) ( \ lambda ) ) , ) where : c = 7008299792458000000 ♠ 299 792 458 m / s is the speed of light in a vacuum h = 6966662606895999999 ♠ 6.626 068 96 ( 33 ) × 10 J s = 6985413566733000000 ♠ 4.135 667 33 ( 10 ) × 10 eV s is Planck 's constant . Whenever electromagnetic waves exist in a medium with matter , their wavelength is decreased . Wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation , no matter what medium they are traveling through , are usually quoted in terms of the vacuum wavelength , although this is not always explicitly stated . Generally , electromagnetic radiation is classified by wavelength into radio wave , microwave , terahertz ( or sub-millimeter ) radiation , infrared , the visible region that is perceived as light , ultraviolet , X-rays and gamma rays . The behavior of EM radiation depends on its wavelength . When EM radiation interacts with single atoms and molecules , its behavior also depends on the amount of energy per quantum ( photon ) it carries . Spectroscopy can detect a much wider region of the EM spectrum than the visible range of 400 nm to 700 nm . A common laboratory spectroscope can detect wavelengths from 2 nm to 2500 nm . Detailed information about the physical properties of objects , gases , or even stars can be obtained from this type of device . Spectroscopes are widely used in astrophysics . For example , many hydrogen atoms emit a radio wave photon that has a wavelength of 21.12 cm . Also , frequencies of 30 Hz and below can be produced by and are important in the study of certain stellar nebulae and frequencies as high as 7027290000000000000 ♠ 2.9 × 10 Hz have been detected from astrophysical sources . Rationale for spectrum regional names Electromagnetic radiation interacts with matter in different ways across the spectrum . These types of interaction are so different that historically different names have been applied to different parts of the spectrum , as though these were different types of radiation . Thus , although these `` different kinds '' of electromagnetic radiation form a quantitatively continuous spectrum of frequencies and wavelengths , the spectrum remains divided for practical reasons related to these qualitative interaction differences . Electromagnetic radiation interaction with matter Region of the spectrum Main interactions with matter Radio Collective oscillation of charge carriers in bulk material ( plasma oscillation ) . An example would be the oscillatory travels of the electrons in an antenna . Microwave through far infrared Plasma oscillation , molecular rotation Near infrared Molecular vibration , plasma oscillation ( in metals only ) Visible Molecular electron excitation ( including pigment molecules found in the human retina ) , plasma oscillations ( in metals only ) Ultraviolet Excitation of molecular and atomic valence electrons , including ejection of the electrons ( photoelectric effect ) X-rays Excitation and ejection of core atomic electrons , Compton scattering ( for low atomic numbers ) Gamma rays Energetic ejection of core electrons in heavy elements , Compton scattering ( for all atomic numbers ) , excitation of atomic nuclei , including dissociation of nuclei High - energy gamma rays Creation of particle - antiparticle pairs . At very high energies a single photon can create a shower of high - energy particles and antiparticles upon interaction with matter . Types of radiation The electromagnetic spectrum A diagram of the electromagnetic spectrum , showing various properties across the range of frequencies and wavelengths Boundaries A discussion of the regions ( or bands or types ) of the electromagnetic spectrum is given below . Note that there are no precisely defined boundaries between the bands of the electromagnetic spectrum ; rather they fade into each other like the bands in a rainbow ( which is the sub-spectrum of visible light ) . Radiation of each frequency and wavelength ( or in each band ) has a mix of properties of the two regions of the spectrum that bound it . For example , red light resembles infrared radiation in that it can excite and add energy to some chemical bonds and indeed must do so to power the chemical mechanisms responsible for photosynthesis and the working of the visual system . Regions of the spectrum The types of electromagnetic radiation are broadly classified into the following classes : Gamma radiation X-ray radiation Ultraviolet radiation Visible radiation Infrared radiation Terahertz radiation Microwave radiation Radio waves This classification goes in the increasing order of wavelength , which is characteristic of the type of radiation . While , in general , the classification scheme is accurate , in reality there is often some overlap between neighboring types of electromagnetic energy . For example , SLF radio waves at 60 Hz may be received and studied by astronomers , or may be ducted along wires as electric power , although the latter is , in the strict sense , not electromagnetic radiation at all ( see near and far field ) . The distinction between X-rays and gamma rays is partly based on sources : the photons generated from nuclear decay or other nuclear and subnuclear / particle process , are always termed gamma rays , whereas X-rays are generated by electronic transitions involving highly energetic inner atomic electrons . In general , nuclear transitions are much more energetic than electronic transitions , so gamma - rays are more energetic than X-rays , but exceptions exist . By analogy to electronic transitions , muonic atom transitions are also said to produce X-rays , even though their energy may exceed 6 megaelectronvolts ( 0.96 pJ ) , whereas there are many ( 77 known to be less than 10 keV ( 1.6 fJ ) ) low - energy nuclear transitions ( e.g. , the 7.6 eV ( 1.22 aJ ) nuclear transition of thorium - 229 ) , and , despite being one million-fold less energetic than some muonic X-rays , the emitted photons are still called gamma rays due to their nuclear origin . The convention that EM radiation that is known to come from the nucleus , is always called `` gamma ray '' radiation is the only convention that is universally respected , however . Many astronomical gamma ray sources ( such as gamma ray bursts ) are known to be too energetic ( in both intensity and wavelength ) to be of nuclear origin . Quite often , in high energy physics and in medical radiotherapy , very high energy EMR ( in the > 10 MeV region ) -- which is of higher energy than any nuclear gamma ray -- is not called X-ray or gamma - ray , but instead by the generic term of `` high energy photons . '' The region of the spectrum where a particular observed electromagnetic radiation falls , is reference frame - dependent ( due to the Doppler shift for light ) , so EM radiation that one observer would say is in one region of the spectrum could appear to an observer moving at a substantial fraction of the speed of light with respect to the first to be in another part of the spectrum . For example , consider the cosmic microwave background . It was produced , when matter and radiation decoupled , by the de-excitation of hydrogen atoms to the ground state . These photons were from Lyman series transitions , putting them in the ultraviolet ( UV ) part of the electromagnetic spectrum . Now this radiation has undergone enough cosmological red shift to put it into the microwave region of the spectrum for observers moving slowly ( compared to the speed of light ) with respect to the cosmos . Radio frequency Main articles : Radio frequency , Radio spectrum , and Radio waves Radio waves are emitted and received by antennas , which consist of conductors such as metal rod resonators . In artificial generation of radio waves , an electronic device called a transmitter generates an AC electric current which is applied to an antenna . The oscillating electrons in the antenna generate oscillating electric and magnetic fields that radiate away from the antenna as radio waves . In reception of radio waves , the oscillating electric and magnetic fields of a radio wave couple to the electrons in an antenna , pushing them back and forth , creating oscillating currents which are applied to a radio receiver . Earth 's atmosphere is mainly transparent to radio waves , except for layers of charged particles in the ionosphere which can reflect certain frequencies . Radio waves are extremely widely used to transmit information across distances in radio communication systems such as radio broadcasting , television , two way radios , mobile phones , communication satellites , and wireless networking . In a radio communication system , a radio frequency current is modulated with an information - bearing signal in a transmitter by varying either the amplitude , frequency or phase , and applied to an antenna . The radio waves carry the information across space to a receiver , where they are received by an antenna and the information extracted by demodulation in the receiver . Radio waves are also used for navigation in systems like Global Positioning System ( GPS ) and navigational beacons , and locating distant objects in radiolocation and radar . They are also used for remote control , and for industrial heating . The use of the radio spectrum is strictly regulated by governments , coordinated by a body called the International Telecommunications Union ( ITU ) which allocates frequencies to different users for different uses . Microwaves Main article : Microwaves Plot of Earth 's atmospheric transmittance ( or opacity ) to various wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation . Microwaves are radio waves of short wavelength , from about 10 centimeters to one millimeter , in the SHF and EHF frequency bands . Microwave energy is produced with klystron and magnetron tubes , and with solid state devices such as Gunn and IMPATT diodes . Although they are emitted and absorbed by short antennas , they are also absorbed by polar molecules , coupling to vibrational and rotational modes , resulting in bulk heating . Unlike higher frequency waves such as infrared and light which are absorbed mainly at surfaces , microwaves can penetrate into materials and deposit their energy below the surface . This effect is used to heat food in microwave ovens , and for industrial heating and medical diathermy . Microwaves are the main wavelengths used in radar , and are used for satellite communication , and wireless networking technologies such as Wifi , although this is at intensity levels unable to cause thermal heating . The copper cables ( transmission lines ) which are used to carry lower frequency radio waves to antennas have excessive power losses at microwave frequencies , and metal pipes called waveguides are used to carry them . Although at the low end of the band the atmosphere is mainly transparent , at the upper end of the band absorption of microwaves by atmospheric gasses limits practical propagation distances to a few kilometers . Terahertz radiation Main article : Terahertz radiation Terahertz radiation is a region of the spectrum between far infrared and microwaves . Until recently , the range was rarely studied and few sources existed for microwave energy at the high end of the band ( sub-millimeter waves or so - called terahertz waves ) , but applications such as imaging and communications are now appearing . Scientists are also looking to apply terahertz technology in the armed forces , where high - frequency waves might be directed at enemy troops to incapacitate their electronic equipment . Terahertz radiation is strongly absorbed by atmospheric gases , making this frequency range useless for long distance communication . Infrared radiation Main article : Infrared radiation The infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum covers the range from roughly 300 GHz to 400 THz ( 1 mm - 750 nm ) . It can be divided into three parts : Far - infrared , from 300 GHz to 30 THz ( 1 mm -- 10 μm ) . The lower part of this range may also be called microwaves or terahertz waves . This radiation is typically absorbed by so - called rotational modes in gas - phase molecules , by molecular motions in liquids , and by phonons in solids . The water in Earth 's atmosphere absorbs so strongly in this range that it renders the atmosphere in effect opaque . However , there are certain wavelength ranges ( `` windows '' ) within the opaque range that allow partial transmission , and can be used for astronomy . The wavelength range from approximately 200 μm up to a few mm is often referred to as `` sub-millimeter '' in astronomy , reserving far infrared for wavelengths below 200 μm . Mid-infrared , from 30 to 120 THz ( 10 -- 2.5 μm ) . Hot objects ( black - body radiators ) can radiate strongly in this range , and human skin at normal body temperature radiates strongly at the lower end of this region . This radiation is absorbed by molecular vibrations , where the different atoms in a molecule vibrate around their equilibrium positions . This range is sometimes called the fingerprint region , since the mid-infrared absorption spectrum of a compound is very specific for that compound . Near - infrared , from 120 to 400 THz ( 2,500 -- 750 nm ) . Physical processes that are relevant for this range are similar to those for visible light . The highest frequences in this region can be detected directly by some types of photographic film , and by many types of solid state image sensors for infrared photography and videography . Visible radiation ( light ) Main article : Visible spectrum Above infrared in frequency comes visible light . The Sun emits its peak power in the visible region , although integrating the entire emission power spectrum through all wavelengths shows that the Sun emits slightly more infrared than visible light . By definition , visible light is the part of the EM spectrum the human eye is the most sensitive to . Visible light ( and near - infrared light ) is typically absorbed and emitted by electrons in molecules and atoms that move from one energy level to another . This action allows the chemical mechanisms that underlie human vision and plant photosynthesis . The light that excites the human visual system is a very small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum . A rainbow shows the optical ( visible ) part of the electromagnetic spectrum ; infrared ( if it could be seen ) would be located just beyond the red side of the rainbow with ultraviolet appearing just beyond the violet end . Electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength between 380 nm and 760 nm ( 400 -- 790 terahertz ) is detected by the human eye and perceived as visible light . Other wavelengths , especially near infrared ( longer than 760 nm ) and ultraviolet ( shorter than 380 nm ) are also sometimes referred to as light , especially when the visibility to humans is not relevant . White light is a combination of lights of different wavelengths in the visible spectrum . Passing white light through a prism splits it up into the several colors of light observed in the visible spectrum between 400 nm and 780 nm . If radiation having a frequency in the visible region of the EM spectrum reflects off an object , say , a bowl of fruit , and then strikes the eyes , this results in visual perception of the scene . The brain 's visual system processes the multitude of reflected frequencies into different shades and hues , and through this insufficiently - understood psychophysical phenomenon , most people perceive a bowl of fruit . At most wavelengths , however , the information carried by electromagnetic radiation is not directly detected by human senses . Natural sources produce EM radiation across the spectrum , and technology can also manipulate a broad range of wavelengths . Optical fiber transmits light that , although not necessarily in the visible part of the spectrum ( it is usually infrared ) , can carry information . The modulation is similar to that used with radio waves . Ultraviolet radiation Main article : Ultraviolet The amount of penetration of UV relative to altitude in Earth 's ozone Next in frequency comes ultraviolet ( UV ) . The wavelength of UV rays is shorter than the violet end of the visible spectrum but longer than the X-ray . UV is the longest wavelength radiation whose photons are energetic enough to ionize atoms , separating electrons from them , and thus causing chemical reactions . Short wavelength UV and the shorter wavelength radiation above it ( X-rays and gamma rays ) are called ionizing radiation , and exposure to them can damage living tissue , making them a health hazard . UV can also cause many substances to glow with visible light ; this is called fluorescence . At the middle range of UV , UV rays can not ionize but can break chemical bonds , making molecules unusually reactive . Sunburn , for example , is caused by the disruptive effects of middle range UV radiation on skin cells , which is the main cause of skin cancer . UV rays in the middle range can irreparably damage the complex DNA molecules in the cells producing thymine dimers making it a very potent mutagen . The Sun emits significant UV radiation ( about 10 % of its total power ) , including extremely short wavelength UV that could potentially destroy most life on land ( ocean water would provide some protection for life there ) . However , most of the Sun 's damaging UV wavelengths are absorbed by the atmosphere before they reach the surface . The higher energy ( shortest wavelength ) ranges of UV ( called `` vacuum UV '' ) are absorbed by nitrogen and , at longer wavelengths , by simple diatomic oxygen in the air . Most of the UV in the mid-range of energy is blocked by the ozone layer , which absorbs strongly in the important 200 -- 315 nm range , the lower energy part of which is too long for ordinary dioxygen in air to absorb . This leaves less than 3 % of sunlight at sea level in UV , with all of this remainder at the lower energies . The remainder is UV - A , along with some UV - B . The very lowest energy range of UV between 315 nm and visible light ( called UV - A ) is not blocked well by the atmosphere , but does not cause sunburn and does less biological damage . However , it is not harmless and does create oxygen radicals , mutations and skin damage . See ultraviolet for more information . X-rays Main article : X-rays After UV come X-rays , which , like the upper ranges of UV are also ionizing . However , due to their higher energies , X-rays can also interact with matter by means of the Compton effect . Hard X-rays have shorter wavelengths than soft X-rays and as they can pass through many substances with little absorption , they can be used to ' see through ' objects with ' thicknesses ' less than that equivalent to a few meters of water . One notable use is diagnostic X-ray imaging in medicine ( a process known as radiography ) . X-rays are useful as probes in high - energy physics . In astronomy , the accretion disks around neutron stars and black holes emit X-rays , enabling studies of these phenomena . X-rays are also emitted by the coronas of stars and are strongly emitted by some types of nebulae . However , X-ray telescopes must be placed outside the Earth 's atmosphere to see astronomical X-rays , since the great depth of the atmosphere of Earth is opaque to X-rays ( with areal density of 1000 grams per cm ) , equivalent to 10 meters thickness of water . This is an amount sufficient to block almost all astronomical X-rays ( and also astronomical gamma rays -- see below ) . Gamma rays Main article : Gamma rays After hard X-rays come gamma rays , which were discovered by Paul Ulrich Villard in 1900 . These are the most energetic photons , having no defined lower limit to their wavelength . In astronomy they are valuable for studying high - energy objects or regions , however as with X-rays this can only be done with telescopes outside the Earth 's atmosphere . Gamma rays are used experimentally by physicists for their penetrating ability and are produced by a number of radioisotopes . They are used for irradiation of foods and seeds for sterilization , and in medicine they are occasionally used in radiation cancer therapy . More commonly , gamma rays are used for diagnostic imaging in nuclear medicine , an example being PET scans . The wavelength of gamma rays can be measured with high accuracy through the effects of Compton scattering . 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List of American Idol alumni album sales in the united states - wikipedia List of American Idol alumni album sales in the united states Jump to : navigation , search This article provides a list of albums recorded by alumni of the popular American televised singing competition American Idol in the post-Idol career . It only lists main albums released in the alumni 's post-Idol career . American Idol compilations , individual artist 's pre-Idol recordings , EPs , and compilation albums are not listed here , however , the numbers in parentheses may include sales from these releases . For complete list of releases including those not listed here for each artist , please see their individual discography pages ( linked here in the total number in parentheses ) . Sales figure listed are for U.S. only . Contents ( hide ) 1 Artists with RIAA certified albums 2 Artists without RIAA certified albums 3 References 4 External links Artists with riaa certified albums ( edit ) This first list only includes contestants with at least one certified album for units shipped in U.S. ( Gold , Platinum , and / or Multi-platinum ) . Total albums sold listed in this pages for each artist is shown first . The numbers in parentheses are for sales for all albums including EPs and compilations which may not be listed here . Contestant Total sales First album Second album Third album Fourth album Fifth album Sixth album Seventh album Eighth album 1 . Carrie Underwood ( season 4 , winner ) 16,389,000 Some Hearts ( November 15 , 2005 ) Arista Nashville 7,450,000 8x Platinum Peak : # 2 Carnival Ride ( October 23 , 2007 ) Arista Nashville 3,400,000 4x Platinum Peak : # 1 Play On ( November 3 , 2009 ) Arista Nashville 2,300,000 3x Platinum Peak : # 1 Blown Away ( May 1 , 2012 ) Arista Nashville 1,794,800 2x Platinum Peak : # 1 Storyteller ( October 23 , 2015 ) Arista Nashville 752,100 Platinum Peak : # 2 2 . Kelly Clarkson ( season 1 , winner ) 14,150,000 Thankful ( April 15 , 2003 ) RCA 2,800,000 2x Platinum Peak : # 1 Breakaway ( November 30 , 2004 ) RCA 6,355,000 6x Platinum Peak : # 3 My December ( June 26 , 2007 ) RCA 858,000 Platinum Peak : # 2 All I Ever Wanted ( March 10 , 2009 ) RCA 1,004,000 N / A Peak : # 1 Stronger ( October 24 , 2011 ) RCA 1,129,000 Platinum Peak : # 2 Wrapped in Red ( October 29 , 2013 ) RCA 942,000 Platinum Peak : # 3 Piece by Piece ( March 3 , 2015 ) RCA 284,000 Gold Peak : # 1 Meaning of Life ( October 27 , 2017 ) Atlantic 3 . Chris Daughtry ( as Daughtry ) ( season 5 , 4th place ) 7,352,000 Daughtry ( November 21 , 2006 ) RCA 5,040,000 4x Platinum Peak : # 1 Leave This Town ( July 14 , 2009 ) RCA 1,357,000 Platinum Peak : # 1 Break the Spell ( November 21 , 2011 ) RCA 513,000 Gold Peak : # 8 Baptized ( November 19 , 2013 ) RCA 270,000 N / A Peak : # 6 TBD ( 2017 ) RCA 4 . Clay Aiken ( season 2 , runner - up ) 5,069,000 Measure of a Man ( October 14 , 2003 ) RCA 2,786,000 2x Platinum Peak : # 1 Merry Christmas with Love ( November 16 , 2004 ) RCA 1,416,000 Platinum Peak : # 4 A Thousand Different Ways ( September 19 , 2006 ) RCA 531,000 Gold Peak : # 2 On My Way Here ( May 6 , 2008 ) RCA 165,000 N / A Peak : # 4 Tried and True / Steadfast ( June 1 , 2010 ) / ( March 26 , 2012 ) Decca / Universal 80,000 N / A Peak : # 9 / # 120 5 . Fantasia Barrino ( season 3 , winner ) 3,332,000 Free Yourself ( November 23 , 2004 ) J Records 1,839,000 Platinum Peak : # 8 Fantasia ( December 12 , 2006 ) J Records 530,000 Gold Peak : # 19 Back to Me ( August 24 , 2010 ) J Records 490,000 N / A Peak : # 2 Side Effects of You ( April 23 , 2013 ) RCA 300,000 Peak : # 2 The Definition Of ... ( July 28 , 2016 ) RCA 32,000 Peak : # 6 6 . Ruben Studdard ( season 2 , winner ) 2,644,000 Soulful ( December 9 , 2003 ) J Records 1,792,000 Platinum Peak : # 1 I Need an Angel ( November 23 , 2004 ) J Records 483,000 Gold Peak : # 20 The Return ( October 17 , 2006 ) J Records 238,000 N / A Peak : # 8 Love Is ( May 19 , 2009 ) Hickory Records 50,000 N / A Peak : # 36 Letters from Birmingham ( March 13 , 2012 ) Shanachie 17,000 N / A Peak : # 150 Unconditional Love ( February 4 , 2014 ) The Verve Music Group 6,000 N / A Peak : # 46 7 . Scotty McCreery ( season 10 , winner ) 2,165,000 Clear as Day ( October 4 , 2011 ) Mercury Nashville 1,166,000 Platinum Peak : # 1 Christmas With Scotty McCreery ( October 16 , 2012 ) Mercury Nashville 382,000 Gold Peak : # 4 See You Tonight ( October 15 , 2013 ) Mercury Nashville 269,900 N / A Peak : # 6 8 . Kellie Pickler ( season 5 , 6th place ) 1,557,000 Small Town Girl ( October 31 , 2006 ) BNA 900,000 Gold Peak : # 9 Kellie Pickler ( September 30 , 2008 ) BNA 470,000 N / A Peak : # 9 100 Proof ( January 24 , 2012 ) BNA 90,000 N / A Peak : # 7 The Woman I Am November 11 , 2013 Black River Entertainment 47,000 N / A Peak : # 19 9 . David Cook ( season 7 , winner ) 1,510,000 David Cook ( November 18 , 2008 ) RCA 1,380,000 Platinum Peak : # 3 This Loud Morning ( June 28 , 2011 ) RCA 133,000 N / A Peak : # 7 Digital Vein ( September 18 , 2015 ) InGrooves Music 11,000 N / A Peak : # 35 10 . Phillip Phillips ( season 11 , winner ) 1,490,000 The World from the Side of the Moon ( November 19 , 2012 ) Interscope 1,033,000 Platinum Peak : # 4 Behind the Light ( May 19 , 2014 ) Interscope 123,000 N / A Peak : # 7 11 . Jennifer Hudson ( season 3 , 7th place ) 1,446,000 Jennifer Hudson ( September 30 , 2008 ) Arista 839,000 Gold Peak : # 2 I Remember Me ( March 22 , 2011 ) Arista 459,000 Gold Peak : # 2 JHUD ( September 23 , 2014 ) RCA 61,000 N / A Peak : # 10 12 . Jordin Sparks ( season 6 , winner ) 1,313,000 Jordin Sparks ( November 20 , 2007 ) Jive 1,056,000 Platinum Peak : # 10 Battlefield ( July 21 , 2009 ) Jive 190,000 N / A Peak : # 7 Right Here , Right Now ( August 21 , 2015 ) Louder Than Life N / A Peak : # 161 13 . Adam Lambert ( season 8 , runner - up ) 1,291,000 For Your Entertainment ( November 23 , 2009 ) RCA 863,000 Gold Peak : # 3 Trespassing ( May 15 , 2012 ) RCA 197,000 N / A Peak : # 1 The Original High ( June 16 , 2015 ) Warner Bros Records 52,000 N / A Peak : # 3 14 . David Archuleta ( season 7 , runner - up ) 1,156,000 David Archuleta ( November 11 , 2008 ) Jive 765,000 Gold Peak : # 2 Christmas from the Heart ( October 13 , 2009 ) Jive 246,000 N / A Peak : # 30 The Other Side of Down ( October 5 , 2010 ) Jive 67,000 N / A Peak : # 13 Begin . ( August 7 , 2012 ) Highway Records 14,000 N / A Peak : # 28 No Matter How Far ( 2013 ) E1 Music 5,000 N / A Peak : # 110 15 . Josh Gracin ( season 2 , 4th place ) 804,000 Josh Gracin ( June 15 , 2004 ) Lyric Street 703,000 Gold Peak : # 11 We Were n't Crazy ( April 1 , 2008 ) Lyric Street 86,000 N / A Peak : # 33 Redemption ( November 8 , 2011 ) Average Joe 's 4,000 N / A Peak : N / A 16 . Taylor Hicks ( season 5 , winner ) 768,000 Taylor Hicks ( December 12 , 2006 ) Arista 705,000 Platinum Peak : # 2 The Distance ( March 10 , 2009 ) Modern Whomp 52,000 N / A Peak : # 58 17 . Bo Bice ( season 4 , runner - up ) 757,000 The Real Thing ( December 13 , 2005 ) RCA 673,000 Gold Peak : # 4 See the Light ( October 23 , 2007 ) StratArt 62,000 N / A Peak : # 150 ( May 18 , 2010 ) Saguaro Road 11,000 N / A Peak : # 154 18 . Elliott Yamin ( season 5 , 3rd place ) 696,000 Elliott Yamin ( March 20 , 2007 ) Hickory Records RED Distribution 527,000 Gold Peak : # 3 Sounds of the Season ( October 14 , 2007 ) Hickory Records 81,000 N / A Peak : # 32 My Kind of Holiday ( October 7 , 2008 ) TRP Records , Fontana Distribution 27,000 N / A Peak : # 162 Fight For Love ( May 5 , 2009 ) Hickory Records 49,000 N / A Peak : # 26 Let 's Get to What 's Real ( March 27 , 2012 ) E1 / Purpose Music Group 2,000 N / A Peak : N / A ^ Note 1 Aiken 's album , Tried & True was re-packaged and re-released by Decca under the new name , Steadfast , concurrent with his appearance on The Celebrity Apprentice in 2012 Artists without RIAA certified albums ( edit ) The following is a list of other American Idol alumni album sales and reflects that commercial success can be achieved through association with American Idol and with post-Idol promotion , although the degree of success varies considerably . This list only includes contestants who have numbers available , and again does not include EPs , American Idol compilations , or pre-Idol recordings , numbers in parentheses however may include sales from these releases : Rank Former Contestant Total Sales Albums 19 . Mandisa ( season 5 , 9th place ) 928,000 True Beauty ( 2007 ) # 43 -- 226,000 It 's Christmas ( 2008 ) # 85 -- 64,000 Freedom ( 2009 ) # 83 -- 152,000 What If We Were Real ( 2011 ) # 66 -- 270,000 Overcomer ( 2013 ) # 29 - 140,000 20 . Katharine McPhee ( season 5 , runner - up ) 475,000 Katharine McPhee ( 2007 ) # 2 -- 381,000 Unbroken ( 2010 ) # 27 -- 45,000 Christmas Is the Time ... To Say I Love You ( 2010 ) did not chart -- 23,000 Hysteria ( 2015 ) did not chart 21 . Lauren Alaina ( season 10 , runner - up ) 454,000 Wildflower ( 2011 ) # 5 -- 303,000 Road Less Traveled ( 2016 ) # 31 -- 29,100 22 . Bucky Covington ( season 5 , 8th place ) did not chart 436,000 Bucky Covington ( 2007 ) # 4 -- 433,000 Good Guys ( 2012 ) # 178 -- 3,000 23 . Blake Lewis ( season 6 , runner - up ) 413,000 A.D.D. ( Audio Day Dream ) ( 2007 ) # 10 -- 350,000 Heartbreak on Vinyl ( 2009 ) # 135 -- 10,000 Portrait of a Chameleon ( 2013 ) did not chart -- 2,000 24 . Kris Allen ( season 8 , winner ) 401,600 Kris Allen ( 2009 ) # 11 -- 346,000 Thank You Camellia ( 2012 ) # 26 -- 35,000 Horizons ( 2014 ) # 80 -- 4,000 Letting You In ( 2016 ) 25 . William Hung ( Season 3 , Auditioner ) 242,000 Inspiration ( 2004 ) # 34 -- 200,000 Hung for the Holidays ( 2004 ) did not chart -- 35,000 Miracle : Happy Summer from William Hung ( 2005 ) did not chart -- 7,000 26 . Kimberley Locke ( season 2 , 3rd place ) 241,000 One Love ( 2004 ) # 16 -- 212,000 Based on a True Story ( 2007 ) # 160 -- 22,000 Christmas ( 2008 ) did not chart -- 3,000 27 . Crystal Bowersox ( season 9 , runner - up ) 230,000 Farmer 's Daughter ( 2010 ) # 28 -- 205,000 All That For This ( 2013 ) # 71 -- 8,000 28 . Danny Gokey ( season 8 , 3rd place ) 204,000 My Best Days ( 2010 ) # 4 -- 204,000 Hope in Front of Me ( 2014 ) # 40 29 . James Durbin ( season 10 , 4th place ) 192,000 Memories of a Beautiful Disaster ( 2011 ) # 36 -- 121,000 Celebrate ( 2014 ) # 83 30 . Lee DeWyze ( season 9 , winner ) 178,000 Live It Up ( 2010 ) # 19 -- 153,000 Frames ( 2013 ) # 116 -- 3,000 Oil & Water ( 2016 ) 31 . Diana DeGarmo ( Season 3 , Runner - Up ) 168,000 Blue Skies ( 2004 ) # 52 32 . Justin Guarini ( season 1 , runner - up ) 146,000 Justin Guarini ( 2003 ) # 20 -- 146,000 Stranger Things Have Happened ( 2005 ) did not chart 33 . Haley Reinhart ( season 10 , 3rd place ) 143,500 Listen Up ! ( 2012 ) # 17 -- 77,000 Better ( 2016 ) did not chart -- 7,500 34 . Colton Dixon ( season 11 , 7th place ) 128,000 A Messenger ( 2013 ) # 15 -- 100,000 Anchor ( 2014 ) # 23 -- 28,000 The Calm Before the Storm ( 2015 ) did not chart 35 . Tamyra Gray ( season 1 , 4th place ) 123,000 The Dreamer ( 2004 ) # 23 36 . Jason Castro ( Season 7 , 4th Place ) 105,000 Jason Castro ( 2010 ) # 18 -- 54,000 Who I Am ( 2010 ) # 198 -- 18,000 Only a Mountain ( 2013 ) did not chart -- 20,000 37 . Allison Iraheta ( Season 8 , 4th Place ) 103,000 Just Like You ( 2009 ) # 35 38 . Melinda Doolittle ( season 6 , 3rd place ) 091,000 Coming Back to You ( 2009 ) # 58 39 . Casey James ( season 9 , 3rd place ) 077,000 Casey James ( 2012 ) # 23 40 . Chris Sligh ( season 6 , 10th place ) 064,000 Running Back to You ( 2008 ) # 190 -- 54,000 The Anatomy of Broken ( 2010 ) did not chart -- 10,000 41 . LaToya London ( Season 3 , 4th Place ) 058,000 Love & Life ( 2005 ) # 82 42 . Phil Stacey ( season 6 , 6th place ) 058,000 Phil Stacey ( 2008 ) # 43 -- 40,000 Into the Light ( 2009 ) did not chart -- 18,000 43 . Mario Vazquez ( season 4 , Top 12 ) 056,000 Mario Vazquez ( 2006 ) # 80 44 . George Huff ( season 3 , 5th place ) 52,000 Miracles ( 2005 ) did not chart -- 29,000 George Huff ( 2009 ) did not chart -- 4,000 45 . Brooke White ( season 7 , 5th place ) 048,000 High Hopes & Heartbreak ( 2009 ) # 50 -- 29,000 Gemini ( 2011 ) did not chart -- 2,000 46 . Carly Smithson ( as a part of We Are the Fallen ) ( Season 7 , 6th Place ) 041,000 Tear the World Down ( 2010 ) # 33 47 . Jessica Sanchez ( Season 11 , Runnerup ) 38,000 Me , You & the Music ( 2013 ) # 26 -- 17,000 48 . Kristy Lee Cook ( season 7 , 7th place ) 032,000 Why Wait ( 2008 ) # 49 49 . Candice Glover ( Season 12 , Winner ) 027,000 Music Speaks ( 2014 ) # 14 50 . Casey Abrams ( season 10 , 6th place ) 27,000 Casey Abrams ( 2012 ) # 101 51 . Constantine Maroulis ( season 4 , 6th place ) 25,000 Constantine ( 2007 ) # 75 52 . Caleb Johnson ( season 13 , winner ) 024,000 Testify ( 2014 ) # 24 53 . Paris Bennett ( season 5 , 5th place ) 22,300 Princess P ( 2007 ) # 133 -- 22,000 A Royal Christmas ( 2008 ) did not chart -- 300 54 . R.J. Helton ( season 1 , 5th place ) 022,000 Real Life ( 2004 ) did not chart 55 . John Stevens ( Season 3 , 6th Place ) 021,000 Red ( 2005 ) did not chart 56 . Michael Johns ( season 7 , 8th place ) 020,000 Hold Back My Heart ( 2009 ) # 97 57 . Jasmine Trias ( season 3 , 3rd place ) 014,000 Jasmine Trias ( 2005 ) did not chart 58 . Ace Young ( season 5 , 7th place ) 010,000 Ace Young ( 2008 ) # 160 59 . LaKisha Jones ( season 6 , 4th place ) 00 7,000 So Glad I 'm Me ( 2009 ) did not chart 60 . Nick Fradiani ( season 14 , winner ) 00 5,000 Hurricane ( 2016 ) # 121 61 . Danny Noriega ( season 7 , semi ) 00 5,000 Till Death Do Us Party ( 2014 ) # 59 62 . Jim Verraros ( season 1 , 9th place ) 00 4,300 Rollercoaster ( 2005 ) did not chart Do Not Disturb ( 2011 ) did not chart 63 . Carmen Rasmusen ( season 2 , 6th place ) 00 3,100 Nothin ' Like the Summer ( 2007 ) did not chart 64 . Kimberly Caldwell ( season 2 , 7th place ) 00 3,000 Without Regret ( 2011 ) did not chart 65 . Ayla Brown ( season 5 , Top 16 ) 00 3,000 Forward ( 2006 ) did not chart 66 . Corey Clark ( season 2 , 9th place ) 00 2,600 Corey Clark ( 2005 ) did not chart 67 . Tim Halperin ( Season 10 , Semifinal ) 00 2,000 Rise and Fall ( 2011 ) did not chart 68 . Jon Peter Lewis ( Season 3 , 8th Place ) 00 1,600 Stories from Hollywood ( 2006 ) did not chart -- 1,100 Break the Silence ( 2008 ) did not chart -- 500 69 . Michael Sarver ( season 8 , 10th place ) 00 1,000 Michael Sarver ( 2010 ) did not chart 70 . Josiah Leming ( season 7 , Hollywood round ) 00 1,000 Come On Kid ( 2010 ) did not chart 71 . 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1994 NCAA Division I men 's basketball tournament - wikipedia 1994 NCAA Division I men 's basketball tournament Jump to : navigation , search See also : 1994 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Championship Game 1994 NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament Season 1993 -- 94 Teams 64 Finals site Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte , North Carolina Champions Arkansas Razorbacks ( 1st title , 1st title game , 5th Final Four ) Runner - up Duke Blue Devils ( 7th title game , 11th Final Four ) Semifinalists Arizona Wildcats ( 2nd Final Four ) Florida Gators ( 1st Final Four ) Winning coach Nolan Richardson ( 1st title ) MOP Corliss Williamson ( Arkansas ) Attendance 578,007 Top scorer Khalid Reeves Arizona ( 137 points ) NCAA Division I Men 's Tournaments `` 1993 1995 '' The 1994 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 17 , 1994 , and ended with the championship game on April 4 in Charlotte , North Carolina , played at Charlotte Coliseum . A total of 63 games were played . The Final Four consisted of Arkansas , making their fifth trip and first since 1990 , Arizona , making their second ever trip and first since 1988 , Florida , making their first ever trip , and Duke , making their sixth trip in the last seven tournaments . In the national championship game , Arkansas defeated Duke by a score of 76 -- 72 and won their first ever national championship . Corliss Williamson of Arkansas was named the tournament 's Most Outstanding Player . Bill Clinton , former governor of Arkansas , was in attendance for the Final Four , as well as the regionals that were held in Dallas the previous week . ( Clinton was already scheduled to be in Dallas for the wedding of his brother Roger and added the basketball games to his plans . ) Contents ( hide ) 1 Locations 1.1 First & Second Rounds 1.2 Regional Sites and Final Four 2 Teams 3 Bracket 3.1 East Regional -- Miami 3.2 Southeast Regional -- Knoxville , Tennessee 3.3 Midwest Regional -- Dallas 3.4 West Regional -- Los Angeles 3.4. 1 West Region First Round 3.4. 2 West Region Second Round 3.5 Final Four @ Charlotte , North Carolina 4 Broadcast information 4.1 CBS announcers 4.2 CBS Radio Sports announcers 4.3 Local announcers 5 See also Locations ( edit ) Uniondale Landover Lexington St. Petersburg Oklahoma City Wichita Ogden Sacramento 1994 first and second rounds Los Angeles Dallas Knoxville Miami Charlotte 1994 Regionals ( blue ) and Final Four ( red ) First & Second Rounds ( edit ) Region Site Venue East Landover , Maryland USAir Arena Uniondale , New York Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Midwest Oklahoma City , Oklahoma Myriad Convention Center Wichita , Kansas Kansas Coliseum Southeast Lexington , Kentucky Rupp Arena St. Petersburg , Florida Thunderdome West Ogden , Utah Dee Events Center Sacramento , California ARCO Arena Regional sites and Final Four ( edit ) Region Site Venue East Miami , Florida Miami Arena Midwest Dallas , Texas Reunion Arena Southeast Knoxville , Tennessee Thompson -- Boling Arena West Los Angeles , California Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Final Four Charlotte , North Carolina Charlotte Coliseum The 1994 tournament included five new venues and four new cities . In Florida , Miami and St. Petersburg , were used for the first time . St. Petersburg would go on to host the Final Four in 1999 , while this would be the only games held at Miami Arena ; in 2009 , the only other year that the city has hosted the tournament , the games were played at American Airlines Arena . Landover , an eastern suburb of Washington , D.C. , was used for the only time ; games in Washington D.C. have since been at Capital One Arena , which replaced USAir Arena as home to the city 's sports teams . Sacramento became the sixth metropolitan area in California to host games . The Kansas Coliseum was used instead of Levitt Arena in Wichita for the only time . This also marked the last tournament for the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena and the Dee Events Center . Games in the Los Angeles area have since been held at the Staples Center or the Honda Center in Anaheim . In all , of the thirteen venues used in the 1994 tournament , seven ( in Charlotte , Dallas , Landover , Los Angeles , Miami , Sacramento and Wichita ) have closed and been replaced , with all but the Kansas Coliseum ( which is being converted into an aerospace test facility ) and Sacramento 's Sleep Train Arena being demolished , its future still not determined since the opening of the Golden 1 Center downtown . Additionally , the Nassau Coliseum has been renovated into a smaller - capacity building , placing its future use as a tournament site in doubt . In 1994 Charlotte became the 24th city , and the Charlotte Coliseum the 29th venue , to host the Final Four . It is the last of four arenas - including Market Square Arena in 1980 , Reunion Arena in 1986 , and McNichols Sports Arena in 1990 - whose primary tenant was a NBA franchise . ( The Charlotte 49ers had also used the building from its opening to the previous season , but had moved back to reopened Independence Arena , which is seven miles closer to campus than the new Coliseum . ) The tournament was the only one between 1985 and 2018 to not include an NFL stadium ; the only domed stadium used for the tournament , the Thunderdome , was at the time an NHL arena and is now an MLB stadium . Amusingly , the site of the Southeast regional finals -- Knoxville , TN -- is farther north than any other of this year 's regional sites . Teams ( edit ) Region Seed Team Coach Finished Final opponent Score East East North Carolina Dean Smith Round of 32 9 Boston College L 75 -- 72 East Connecticut Jim Calhoun Sweet Sixteen 3 Florida L 69 -- 60 East Florida Lon Kruger National Semifinals 2 Duke L 70 -- 65 East Temple John Chaney Round of 32 5 Indiana L 67 -- 58 East 5 Indiana Bob Knight Sweet Sixteen 9 Boston College L 77 -- 68 East 6 Nebraska Danny Nee Round of 64 11 Penn L 90 -- 80 East 7 UAB Gene Bartow Round of 64 10 George Washington L 51 -- 46 East 8 Washington State Kelvin Sampson Round of 64 9 Boston College L 67 -- 64 East 9 Boston College Jim O'Brien Regional Runner - up 3 Florida L 74 -- 66 East 10 George Washington Mike Jarvis Round of 32 2 Connecticut L 75 -- 63 East 11 Penn Fran Dunphy Round of 32 3 Florida L 70 -- 58 East 12 Ohio Larry Hunter Round of 64 5 Indiana L 84 -- 72 East 13 Drexel Bill Herrion Round of 64 4 Temple L 61 -- 39 East 14 James Madison Lefty Driesell Round of 64 3 Florida L 64 -- 62 East 15 Rider Kevin Bannon Round of 64 2 Connecticut L 64 -- 46 East 16 Liberty Jeff Meyer Round of 64 1 North Carolina L 71 -- 51 Midwest Midwest Arkansas Nolan Richardson Champion 2 Duke W 76 -- 72 Midwest Massachusetts John Calipari Round of 32 10 Maryland L 95 -- 87 Midwest Michigan Steve Fisher Regional Runner - up 1 Arkansas L 76 -- 68 Midwest Oklahoma State Eddie Sutton Round of 32 12 Tulsa L 82 -- 80 Midwest 5 UCLA Jim Harrick Round of 64 12 Tulsa L 112 -- 102 Midwest 6 Texas Tom Penders Round of 32 3 Michigan L 84 -- 79 Midwest 7 Saint Louis Charlie Spoonhour Round of 64 10 Maryland L 74 -- 66 Midwest 8 Illinois Lou Henson Round of 64 9 Georgetown L 84 -- 77 Midwest 9 Georgetown John Thompson Round of 32 1 Arkansas L 85 -- 73 Midwest 10 Maryland Gary Williams Sweet Sixteen 3 Michigan L 78 -- 71 Midwest 11 Western Kentucky Ralph Willard Round of 64 6 Texas L 91 -- 77 Midwest 12 Tulsa Tubby Smith Sweet Sixteen 1 Arkansas L 103 -- 84 Midwest 13 New Mexico State Neil McCarthy Round of 64 4 Oklahoma State L 65 -- 55 Midwest 14 Pepperdine Tom Asbury Round of 64 3 Michigan L 78 -- 74 Midwest 15 Southwest Texas State Jim Wooldridge Round of 64 2 Massachusetts L 78 -- 60 Midwest 16 North Carolina A&T Jeff Capel II Round of 64 1 Arkansas L 94 -- 79 Southeast Southeast Purdue Gene Keady Regional Runner - up 2 Duke L 69 -- 60 Southeast Duke Mike Krzyzewski Runner Up 1 Arkansas L 76 -- 72 Southeast Kentucky Rick Pitino Round of 32 6 Marquette L 75 -- 63 Southeast Kansas Roy Williams Sweet Sixteen 1 Purdue L 83 -- 78 Southeast 5 Wake Forest Dave Odom Round of 32 4 Kansas L 69 -- 58 Southeast 6 Marquette Kevin O'Neill Sweet Sixteen 2 Duke L 59 -- 49 Southeast 7 Michigan State Jud Heathcote Round of 32 2 Duke L 85 -- 74 Southeast 8 Providence Rick Barnes Round of 64 9 Alabama L 76 -- 70 Southeast 9 Alabama David Hobbs Round of 32 1 Purdue L 83 -- 73 Southeast 10 Seton Hall P.J. Carlesimo Round of 64 7 Michigan State L 84 -- 73 Southeast 11 Southwestern Louisiana Marty Fletcher Round of 64 6 Marquette L 81 -- 59 Southeast 12 College of Charleston John Kresse Round of 64 5 Wake Forest L 68 -- 58 Southeast 13 Chattanooga Mack McCarthy Round of 64 4 Kansas L 102 -- 73 Southeast 14 Tennessee State Frankie Allen Round of 64 3 Kentucky L 83 -- 70 Southeast 15 Texas Southern Robert Moreland Round of 64 2 Duke L 82 -- 70 Southeast 16 UCF Kirk Speraw Round of 64 1 Purdue L 98 -- 67 West West Missouri Norm Stewart Regional Runner - up 2 Arizona L 92 -- 72 West Arizona Lute Olson National Semifinals 1 Arkansas L 91 -- 82 West Louisville Denny Crum Sweet Sixteen 2 Arizona L 82 -- 70 West Syracuse Jim Boeheim Sweet Sixteen 1 Missouri L 98 -- 88 West 5 California Todd Bozeman Round of 64 12 UW -- Green Bay L 61 -- 57 West 6 Minnesota Clem Haskins Round of 32 3 Louisville L 60 -- 55 West 7 Virginia Jeff Jones Round of 32 2 Arizona L 71 -- 58 West 8 Cincinnati Bob Huggins Round of 64 9 Wisconsin L 80 -- 72 West 9 Wisconsin Stu Jackson Round of 32 1 Missouri L 109 -- 96 West 10 New Mexico Dave Bliss Round of 64 7 Virginia L 57 -- 54 West 11 Southern Illinois Rich Herrin Round of 64 6 Minnesota L 74 -- 60 West 12 UW -- Green Bay Dick Bennett Round of 32 4 Syracuse L 64 -- 59 West 13 Hawaii Riley Wallace Round of 64 4 Syracuse L 92 -- 78 West 14 Boise State Bobby Dye Round of 64 3 Louisville L 67 -- 58 West 15 Loyola ( MD ) Skip Prosser Round of 64 2 Arizona L 81 -- 55 West 16 Navy Don DeVoe Round of 64 1 Missouri L 76 -- 53 Bracket ( edit ) East Regional -- Miami ( edit ) First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals North Carolina 71 16 Liberty 51 North Carolina 72 Landover 9 Boston College 75 8 Washington State 64 9 Boston College 67 9 Boston College 77 5 Indiana 68 5 Indiana 84 12 Ohio 72 5 Indiana 67 Landover Temple 58 Temple 61 13 Drexel 39 9 Boston College 66 Florida 74 6 Nebraska 80 11 Penn 90 11 Penn 58 Uniondale Florida 70 Florida 64 14 James Madison 62 Florida 69 Connecticut 60 * 7 UAB 46 10 George Washington 51 10 George Washington 63 Uniondale Connecticut 75 Connecticut 64 15 Rider 46 Southeast Regional -- Knoxville , Tennessee ( edit ) First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Purdue 98 16 UCF 67 Purdue 83 Lexington 9 Alabama 73 8 Providence 70 9 Alabama 76 Purdue 83 Kansas 78 5 Wake Forest 68 12 College of Charleston 58 5 Wake Forest 58 Lexington Kansas 69 Kansas 102 13 Chattanooga 73 Purdue 60 Duke 69 6 Marquette 81 11 Southwest Louisiana 59 6 Marquette 75 St. Petersburg Kentucky 63 Kentucky 83 14 Tennessee State 70 6 Marquette 49 Duke 59 7 Michigan State 84 10 Seton Hall 73 7 Michigan State 74 St. Petersburg Duke 85 Duke 82 15 Texas Southern 70 Midwest Regional -- Dallas ( edit ) First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Arkansas 94 16 North Carolina A&T 79 Arkansas 85 Oklahoma City 9 Georgetown 73 8 Illinois 77 9 Georgetown 84 Arkansas 103 12 Tulsa 84 5 UCLA 102 12 Tulsa 112 12 Tulsa 82 Oklahoma City Oklahoma State 80 Oklahoma State 65 13 New Mexico State 55 Arkansas 76 Michigan 68 6 Texas 91 11 Western Kentucky 77 6 Texas 79 Wichita Michigan 84 Michigan 78 14 Pepperdine 74 * Michigan 78 10 Maryland 71 7 Saint Louis 66 10 Maryland 74 10 Maryland 95 Wichita Massachusetts 87 Massachusetts 78 15 Southwest Texas State 60 West Regional -- Los Angeles ( edit ) First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Missouri 76 16 Navy 53 Missouri 109 Ogden 9 Wisconsin 96 8 Cincinnati 72 9 Wisconsin 80 Missouri 98 Syracuse 88 * 5 California 57 12 UW -- Green Bay 61 12 UW -- Green Bay 59 Ogden Syracuse 64 Syracuse 92 13 Hawaii 78 Missouri 72 Arizona 92 6 Minnesota 74 11 Southern Illinois 60 6 Minnesota 55 Sacramento Louisville 60 Louisville 67 14 Boise State 58 Louisville 70 Arizona 82 7 Virginia 57 10 New Mexico 54 7 Virginia 58 Sacramento Arizona 71 Arizona 81 15 Loyola ( MD ) 55 West Region First Round ( edit ) CBS Thursday , March 17 approx. 3 : 15 pm MST box score # 12 UW -- Green Bay Phoenix 61 , # 5 California Golden Bears 57 Scoring by half : 32 -- 23 , 29 -- 34 Pts : J. Nordgaard -- 24 Rebs : J. Nordgaard -- 9 Asts : J. Martinez -- 7 Pts : L. Murray -- 18 Rebs : J. Kidd , L. Murray -- 11 Asts : J. Kidd -- 7 Dee Events Center -- Ogden Attendance : 12,126 Referees : Lenny Wirtz , Ed Corbett , Rick Hartzell West Region Second Round ( edit ) CBS Saturday , March 19 2 : 35 pm MST box score # 12 UW -- Green Bay Phoenix 59 , # 4 Syracuse Orangemen 64 Scoring by half : 26 -- 37 , 33 -- 27 Pts : J. Nordgaard -- 19 Rebs : J. Ludvigson -- 7 Asts : G. Grzesk -- 7 Pts : L. Moten -- 17 Rebs : L. Jackson , L. Moten , J. Wallace -- 8 Asts : A. Autry -- 5 Dee Events Center -- Ogden Attendance : 12,126 Referees : Lenny Wirtz , Andre Pattillo , Bob Barnett Final Four @ Charlotte , North Carolina ( edit ) National Semifinals National Championship Game E3 Florida 65 SE2 Duke 70 SE2 Duke 72 M1 Arkansas 76 M1 Arkansas 91 W2 Arizona 82 Broadcast information ( edit ) On television , CBS Sports covered all 63 games of the tournament , with regional splits until the Regional Finals followed by national telecasts . Exclusive national radio coverage was provided by CBS Radio Sports . CBS announcers ( edit ) James Brown / Jim Nantz and Billy Packer -- Brown / Packer , First & Second Round at Uniondale , New York ; Nantz / Packer , Midwest Regional at Dallas , Texas ; Final Four at Charlotte , North Carolina Dick Stockton and Al McGuire -- First & Second Round at Lexington , Kentucky ; West Regional at Los Angeles Greg Gumbel and Bill Raftery -- First & Second Round at Landover , Maryland ; Southeast Regional at Knoxville , Tennessee Verne Lundquist and Dan Bonner / Clark Kellogg -- Lundquist / Bonner , First & Second Round at St. Petersburg , Florida ; Lundquist / Kellogg , East Regional at Miami Sean McDonough and Derrek Dickey -- First & Second Round at Wichita , Kansas Ted Robinson and Greg Kelser -- First & Second Round at Oklahoma City Tim Ryan and Ann Meyers -- First & Second Round at Ogden , Utah Dave Sims and Larry Farmer -- First & Second Round at Sacramento , California CBS Radio Sports announcers ( edit ) -- First & Second Round at Ogden , Utah Local announcers ( edit ) Region Seed Team Flagship station Play - by - play Color commentator West West 12 UW -- Green Bay WDUZ -- AM 1400 See also ( edit ) 1994 NCAA Division II Men 's Basketball Tournament 1994 NCAA Division III Men 's Basketball Tournament 1994 NCAA Division I Women 's Basketball Tournament 1994 NCAA Division II Women 's Basketball Tournament 1994 NCAA Division III Women 's Basketball Tournament 1994 National Invitation Tournament 1994 National Women 's Invitation Tournament 1994 NAIA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament 1994 NAIA Division II Men 's Basketball Tournament 1994 NAIA Division I Women 's Basketball Tournament 1994 NAIA Division II Women 's Basketball Tournament NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament Tournaments 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1993 1994 1995 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Structure Selection process Venues # 1 seeds Opening Round Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game Champions & awards Champions Most Outstanding Player Media & culture Bracketology Broadcasting Tournament Final Four March Madness pools `` One Shining Moment '' Records & statistics All - time team records Bids by school Bids by school and conference Consecutive appearances Final Four appearances by school Final Four participants Final Four appearances by coach Upsets Arkansas Razorbacks men 's basketball 1993 -- 94 NCAA champions 3 Al Dillard 12 Clint McDaniel 14 Corey Beck 15 Dwight Stewart 22 Davor Rimac 30 Scotty Thurman 34 Corliss Williamson ( MOP ) 44 Darnell Robinson Head coach Nolan Richardson Assistant coaches Mike Anderson Nolan Richardson III Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1994_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Basketball_Tournament&oldid=836595631 '' Categories : NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Championship 1993 -- 94 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season Basketball in the Dallas -- Fort Worth metroplex Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 15 April 2018 , at 19 : 01 . 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