1992 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1992 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 19, 1992, and ended with the championship game on April 6 in Minneapolis. A total of 63 games were played.

See also: 1992 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game
1992 NCAA Division I
Men's Basketball Tournament
Season1991–92
Teams64
Finals siteH.H.H. Metrodome
Minneapolis, Minnesota
ChampionsDuke Blue Devils (2nd title, 6th title game,
10th Final Four)
Runner-upMichigan Wolverines (Vacated) (4th title game,
5th Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachMike Krzyzewski (2nd title)
MOPBobby Hurley (Duke)
Attendance580,462
Top scorerChristian Laettner Duke
(115 points)
NCAA Division I Men's Tournaments
«1991 1993»

Duke, coached by Mike Krzyzewski, defeated the Michigan Wolverines, coached by Steve Fisher, 71–51 to claim their second consecutive national championship.[1] Bobby Hurley of Duke was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Michigan subsequently vacated its final two tournament games as part of the University of Michigan basketball scandal.

This tournament is best remembered for the East regional final pitting Duke and Kentucky at The Spectrum in Philadelphia. With 2.1 seconds remaining in overtime, Duke trailed 103–102. Grant Hill threw a pass the length of the court to Christian Laettner, who dribbled once, turned, and hit a jumper as time expired for the 104–103 win. Sports Illustrated deemed it the greatest college basketball game of all time,[2] and ESPN ranked it No. 17 among the top 100 sports moments of the past 25 years (see ESPN25). In 2002, USA Today ranked it the greatest NCAA tournament game of all time.[3]

The tournament also saw dark horse Cincinnati crash the Final Four and return to national prominence.

Schedule and venues
Atlanta
Boise
Cincinnati
Dayton
Greensboro
Milwaukee
Tempe
Worcester
1992 first and second rounds
Albuquerque
Kansas City
Lexington
Philadelphia
Minneapolis
1992 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1992 tournament:

First and Second Rounds

Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four and Championship)

For the first time since 1951, Minneapolis was the site of the Final Four, held at the Metrodome, the 28th venue used for the Final Four. Once again, all four arenas used for the regional rounds were former Final Four sites. For the first time, the tournament held games in Massachusetts, at the Centrum in Worcester. Additionally, the tournament came to the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, which replaced the MECCA Arena. This tournament would mark the final appearances of Atlanta's Omni Coliseum and the Spectrum in Philadelphia; both have since been replaced. To date, this was the most recent game played in Cincinnati; the tournament is slated to return to the Queen City in 2022. Any future tournament games to be held in Milwaukee would be played at the Fiserv Forum; if in Minneapolis, Target Center, U.S. Bank Stadium (which hosted 2019 Final 4) or the Xcel Energy Center (which is located in St. Paul).

Teams
RegionSeedTeamCoachConferenceFinishedFinal opponentScore
East
East1DukeMike KrzyzewskiAtlantic CoastChampion6 MichiganW 71–51
East2KentuckyRick PitinoSoutheasternRegional Runner-up1 DukeL 104–103
East3MassachusettsJohn CalipariAtlantic 10Sweet Sixteen2 KentuckyL 87–77
East4Seton HallP.J. CarlesimoBig EastSweet Sixteen1 DukeL 81–69
East5MissouriNorm StewartBig EightRound of 324 Seton HallL 88–71
East6SyracuseJim BoeheimBig EastRound of 323 MassachusettsL 77–71
East7UNC CharlotteJeff MullinsMetroRound of 6410 Iowa StateL 76–74
East8TexasTom PendersSouthwestRound of 649 IowaL 98–92
East9IowaTom DavisBig TenRound of 321 DukeL 75–62
East10Iowa StateJohnny OrrBig EightRound of 322 KentuckyL 106–98
East11PrincetonPete CarrilIvy LeagueRound of 646 SyracuseL 51–43
East12West VirginiaGale CatlettAtlantic 10Round of 645 MissouriL 89–78
East13La SalleSpeedy MorrisMetro AtlanticRound of 644 Seton HallL 78–76
East14FordhamNick MacarchukPatriotRound of 643 MassachusettsL 85–58
East15Old DominionOliver PurnellColonialRound of 642 KentuckyL 88–69
East16CampbellBilly LeeBig SouthRound of 641 DukeL 82–56
Midwest
Midwest1KansasRoy WilliamsBig EightRound of 329 UTEPL 66–60
Midwest2USCGeorge RavelingPacific-10Round of 327 Georgia TechL 79–78
Midwest3ArkansasNolan RichardsonSoutheasternRound of 326 Memphis StateL 82–80
Midwest4CincinnatiBob HugginsGreat MidwestNational Semifinals6 MichiganL 76–72
Midwest5Michigan StateJud HeathcoteBig TenRound of 324 CincinnatiL 77–65
Midwest6Memphis StateLarry FinchGreat MidwestRegional Runner-up4 CincinnatiL 88–57
Midwest7Georgia TechBobby CreminsAtlantic CoastSweet Sixteen6 Memphis StateL 83–79
Midwest8EvansvilleJim CrewsMidwesternRound of 649 UTEPL 55–50
Midwest9UTEPDon HaskinsWestern AthleticSweet Sixteen4 CincinnatiL 69–67
Midwest10HoustonPat FosterSouthwestRound of 647 Georgia TechL 65–60
Midwest11PepperdineTom AsburyWest CoastRound of 646 Memphis StateL 80–70
Midwest12Southwest Missouri StateCharlie SpoonhourMissouri ValleyRound of 645 Michigan StateL 61–54
Midwest13DelawareSteve SteinwedelNorth AtlanticRound of 644 CincinnatiL 85–47
Midwest14Murray StateScott EdgarOhio ValleyRound of 643 ArkansasL 80–69
Midwest15Northeast LouisianaMike ViningSouthlandRound of 642 USCL 84–54
Midwest16HowardButch BeardMid-EasternRound of 641 KansasL 100–67
Southeast
Southeast1Ohio StateRandy AyersBig TenRegional Runner-up6 MichiganL 75–71
Southeast2Oklahoma StateEddie SuttonBig EightSweet Sixteen6 MichiganL 75–72
Southeast3ArizonaLute OlsonPacific-10Round of 6414 East Tennessee StateL 87–80
Southeast4North CarolinaDean SmithAtlantic CoastSweet Sixteen1 Ohio StateL 80–73
Southeast5AlabamaWimp SandersonSoutheasternRound of 324 North CarolinaL 64–55
Southeast6MichiganSteve FisherBig TenRunner Up1 DukeL 71–51
Southeast7St. John'sLou CarneseccaBig EastRound of 6410 TulaneL 61–57
Southeast8NebraskaDanny NeeBig EightRound of 649 ConnecticutL 86–65
Southeast9ConnecticutJim CalhounBig EastRound of 321 Ohio StateL 78–55
Southeast10TulanePerry ClarkMetroRound of 322 Oklahoma StateL 87–71
Southeast11TempleJohn ChaneyAtlantic 10Round of 646 MichiganL 73–66
Southeast12StanfordMike MontgomeryPacific-10Round of 645 AlabamaL 80–75
Southeast13Miami (OH)Joby WrightMid-AmericanRound of 644 North CarolinaL 68–63
Southeast14East Tennessee StateAlan LeForceSouthernRound of 326 MichiganL 102–90
Southeast15Georgia SouthernFrank KernsTrans AmericaRound of 642 Oklahoma StateL 100–73
Southeast16Mississippi Valley StateLafayette StriblingSouthwest AthleticRound of 641 Ohio StateL 83–56
West
West1UCLAJim HarrickPacific-10Regional Runner-up2 IndianaL 106–79
West2IndianaBob KnightBig TenNational Semifinals1 DukeL 81-78
West3Florida StatePat KennedyAtlantic CoastSweet Sixteen2 IndianaL 85–74
West4OklahomaBilly TubbsBig EightRound of 6413 Southwestern LouisianaL 87–83
West5DePaulJoey MeyerGreat MidwestRound of 6412 New Mexico StateL 81–73
West6GeorgetownJohn ThompsonBig EastRound of 323 Florida StateL 78–68
West7LSUDale BrownSoutheasternRound of 322 IndianaL 89–79
West8LouisvilleDenny CrumMetroRound of 321 UCLAL 85–69
West9Wake ForestDave OdomAtlantic CoastRound of 648 LouisvilleL 81–58
West10BYURoger ReidWestern AthleticRound of 647 LSUL 94–83
West11South FloridaBobby PaschalMetroRound of 646 GeorgetownL 75–60
West12New Mexico StateNeil McCarthyBig WestSweet Sixteen1 UCLAL 85–78
West13Southwestern LouisianaMarty FletcherSun BeltRound of 3212 New Mexico StateL 81–73
West14MontanaBlaine TaylorBig SkyRound of 643 Florida StateL 78–68
West15Eastern IllinoisRick SamuelsMid-ContinentRound of 642 IndianaL 94–55
West16Robert MorrisJarrett DurhamNortheastRound of 641 UCLAL 73–53

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

East Regional – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Duke 82
16 Campbell 56
1 Duke 75
Greensboro
9 Iowa 62
8 Texas 92
9 Iowa 98
1 Duke 81
4 Seton Hall 69
5 Missouri 89
12 West Virginia 78
5 Missouri 71
Greensboro
4 Seton Hall 88
4 Seton Hall 78
13 La Salle 76
1 Duke 104
2 Kentucky 103*
6 Syracuse 51
11 Princeton 43
6 Syracuse 71
Worcester
3 Massachusetts 77*
3 Massachusetts 85
14 Fordham 58
3 Massachusetts 77
2 Kentucky 87
7 Charlotte 74
10 Iowa State 76
10 Iowa State 98
Worcester
2 Kentucky 106
2 Kentucky 88
15 Old Dominion 69

West Regional – Albuquerque, New Mexico
First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 UCLA 73
16 Robert Morris 53
1 UCLA 85
Tempe
8 Louisville 69
8 Louisville 81
9 Wake Forest 58
1 UCLA 85
12 New Mexico State 78
5 DePaul 73
12 New Mexico State 81
12 New Mexico State 81
Tempe
13 Southwest Louisiana 73
4 Oklahoma 83
13 Southwest Louisiana 87
1 UCLA 79
2 Indiana 106
6 Georgetown 75
11 South Florida 60
6 Georgetown 68
Boise
3 Florida State 78
3 Florida State 78
14 Montana 68
3 Florida State 74
2 Indiana 85
7 LSU 94
10 BYU 83
7 LSU 79
Boise
2 Indiana 89
2 Indiana 94
15 Eastern Illinois 55

Southeast Regional – Lexington, Kentucky
First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Ohio St 83
16 Mississippi Valley State 56
1 Ohio State 78
Cincinnati
9 Connecticut 55
8 Nebraska 65
9 Connecticut 86
1 Ohio State 80
4 North Carolina 73
5 Alabama 80
12 Stanford 75
5 Alabama 55
Cincinnati
4 North Carolina 64
4 North Carolina 68
13 Miami (OH) 63
1 Ohio State 71*
6 Michigan 75
6 Michigan 73
11 Temple 66
6 Michigan 102
Atlanta
14 East Tennessee State 90
3 Arizona 80
14 East Tennessee State 87
6 Michigan 75
2 Oklahoma State 72
7 St. John's 57
10 Tulane 61
10 Tulane 71
Atlanta
2 Oklahoma State 87
2 Oklahoma State 100
15 Georgia Southern 73

Midwest Regional – Kansas City, Missouri
First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Kansas 100
16 Howard 67
1 Kansas 60
Dayton
9 UTEP 66
8 Evansville 50
9 UTEP 55
9 UTEP 67
4 Cincinnati 69
5 Michigan State 61
12 Southwest Missouri State 54
5 Michigan State 65
Dayton
4 Cincinnati 77
4 Cincinnati 85
13 Delaware 47
4 Cincinnati 88
6 Memphis State 57
6 Memphis State 80
11 Pepperdine 70
6 Memphis State 82
Milwaukee
3 Arkansas 80
3 Arkansas 80
14 Murray State 69
6 Memphis State 83
7 Georgia Tech 79*
7 Georgia Tech 65
10 Houston 60
7 Georgia Tech 79
Milwaukee
2 USC 78
2 USC 84
15 Northeast Louisiana 54

Final Four – Minneapolis, Minnesota
National Semifinals National Championship Game
      
E1 Duke 81
W2 Indiana 78
E1 Duke 71
S6 Michigan# 51
S6 Michigan# 76
M4 Cincinnati 72

# signifies Michigan's final two games, in the 1992 Final Four, were vacated on November 7, 2002, as part of the settlement of the University of Michigan basketball scandal. Unlike forfeiture, a vacated game does not result in the other school being credited with a win, only with the removal of any Michigan wins from all records.

Announcers

See also

References
  1. 1992 NCAA Basketball National Championship Game on YouTube
  2. Matthew Waxman = 16 Greatest Games Sports Illustrated (On Campus), March 10, 2004
  3. Mike Douchant – Greatest 63 games in NCAA Tournament history. The Sports Xchange, published in USA Today, March 25, 2002
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