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.
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Season | 1991–92 | ||||
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Teams | 64 | ||||
Finals site | H.H.H. Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||||
Champions | Duke Blue Devils (2nd title, 6th title game, 10th Final Four) | ||||
Runner-up | Michigan Wolverines (Vacated) (4th title game, 5th Final Four) | ||||
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Winning coach | Mike Krzyzewski (2nd title) | ||||
MOP | Bobby Hurley (Duke) | ||||
Attendance | 580,462 | ||||
Top scorer | Christian Laettner Duke (115 points) | ||||
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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.
Locations
First & Second Rounds
Regional Sites and Final Four
Region | Site | Venue | Host |
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East | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Spectrum | Drexel/Penn/Temple/Villanova |
Midwest | Kansas City, Missouri | Kemper Arena | Big 8 Conference |
Southeast | Lexington, Kentucky | Rupp Arena | Kentucky |
West | Albuquerque, New Mexico | University Arena ("The Pit") | New Mexico |
Final Four | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | Minnesota |
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
Region | Seed | Team | Coach | Finished | Final opponent | Score |
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East | ||||||
East | 1 | Duke | Mike Krzyzewski | Champion | 6 Michigan | W 71–51 |
East | 2 | Kentucky | Rick Pitino | Regional Runner-up | 1 Duke | L 104–103 |
East | 3 | Massachusetts | John Calipari | Sweet Sixteen | 2 Kentucky | L 87–77 |
East | 4 | Seton Hall | P.J. Carlesimo | Sweet Sixteen | 1 Duke | L 81–69 |
East | 5 | Missouri | Norm Stewart | Round of 32 | 4 Seton Hall | L 88–71 |
East | 6 | Syracuse | Jim Boeheim | Round of 32 | 3 Massachusetts | L 77–71 |
East | 7 | Charlotte | Jeff Mullins | Round of 64 | 10 Iowa State | L 76–74 |
East | 8 | Texas | Tom Penders | Round of 64 | 9 Iowa | L 98–92 |
East | 9 | Iowa | Tom Davis | Round of 32 | 1 Duke | L 75–62 |
East | 10 | Iowa State | Johnny Orr | Round of 32 | 2 Kentucky | L 106–98 |
East | 11 | Princeton | Pete Carril | Round of 64 | 6 Syracuse | L 51–43 |
East | 12 | West Virginia | Gale Catlett | Round of 64 | 5 Missouri | L 89–78 |
East | 13 | La Salle | Speedy Morris | Round of 64 | 4 Seton Hall | L 78–76 |
East | 14 | Fordham | Nick Macarchuk | Round of 64 | 3 Massachusetts | L 85–58 |
East | 15 | Old Dominion | Oliver Purnell | Round of 64 | 2 Kentucky | L 88–69 |
East | 16 | Campbell | Billy Lee | Round of 64 | 1 Duke | L 82–56 |
Midwest | ||||||
Midwest | 1 | Kansas | Roy Williams | Round of 32 | 9 UTEP | L 66–60 |
Midwest | 2 | USC | George Raveling | Round of 32 | 7 Georgia Tech | L 79–78 |
Midwest | 3 | Arkansas | Nolan Richardson | Round of 32 | 6 Memphis State | L 82–80 |
Midwest | 4 | Cincinnati | Bob Huggins | National Semifinals | 6 Michigan | L 76–72 |
Midwest | 5 | Michigan State | Jud Heathcote | Round of 32 | 4 Cincinnati | L 77–65 |
Midwest | 6 | Memphis State | Larry Finch | Regional Runner-up | 4 Cincinnati | L 88–57 |
Midwest | 7 | Georgia Tech | Bobby Cremins | Sweet Sixteen | 6 Memphis State | L 83–79 |
Midwest | 8 | Evansville | Jim Crews | Round of 64 | 9 UTEP | L 55–50 |
Midwest | 9 | UTEP | Don Haskins | Sweet Sixteen | 4 Cincinnati | L 69–67 |
Midwest | 10 | Houston | Pat Foster | Round of 64 | 7 Georgia Tech | L 65–60 |
Midwest | 11 | Pepperdine | Tom Asbury | Round of 64 | 6 Memphis State | L 80–70 |
Midwest | 12 | Southwest Missouri State | Charlie Spoonhour | Round of 64 | 5 Michigan State | L 61–54 |
Midwest | 13 | Delaware | Steve Steinwedel | Round of 64 | 4 Cincinnati | L 85–47 |
Midwest | 14 | Murray State | Scott Edgar | Round of 64 | 3 Arkansas | L 80–69 |
Midwest | 15 | Northeast Louisiana | Mike Vining | Round of 64 | 2 USC | L 84–54 |
Midwest | 16 | Howard | Butch Beard | Round of 64 | 1 Kansas | L 100–67 |
Southeast | ||||||
Southeast | 1 | Ohio State | Randy Ayers | Regional Runner-up | 6 Michigan | L 75–71 |
Southeast | 2 | Oklahoma State | Eddie Sutton | Sweet Sixteen | 6 Michigan | L 75–72 |
Southeast | 3 | Arizona | Lute Olson | Round of 64 | 14 East Tennessee State | L 87–80 |
Southeast | 4 | North Carolina | Dean Smith | Sweet Sixteen | 1 Ohio State | L 80–73 |
Southeast | 5 | Alabama | Wimp Sanderson | Round of 32 | 4 North Carolina | L 64–55 |
Southeast | 6 | Michigan | Steve Fisher | Runner Up | 1 Duke | L 71–51 |
Southeast | 7 | St. John's | Lou Carnesecca | Round of 64 | 10 Tulane | L 61–57 |
Southeast | 8 | Nebraska | Danny Nee | Round of 64 | 9 Connecticut | L 86–65 |
Southeast | 9 | Connecticut | Jim Calhoun | Round of 32 | 1 Ohio State | L 78–55 |
Southeast | 10 | Tulane | Perry Clark | Round of 32 | 2 Oklahoma State | L 87–71 |
Southeast | 11 | Temple | John Chaney | Round of 64 | 6 Michigan | L 73–66 |
Southeast | 12 | Stanford | Mike Montgomery | Round of 64 | 5 Alabama | L 80–75 |
Southeast | 13 | Miami (OH) | Joby Wright | Round of 64 | 4 North Carolina | L 68–63 |
Southeast | 14 | East Tennessee State | Alan LeForce | Round of 32 | 6 Michigan | L 102–90 |
Southeast | 15 | Georgia Southern | Frank Kerns | Round of 64 | 2 Oklahoma State | L 100–73 |
Southeast | 16 | Mississippi Valley State | Lafayette Stribling | Round of 64 | 1 Ohio State | L 83–56 |
West | ||||||
West | 1 | UCLA | Jim Harrick | Regional Runner-up | 2 Indiana | L 106–79 |
West | 2 | Indiana | Bob Knight | National Semifinals | 1 Duke | L 81-78 |
West | 3 | Florida State | Pat Kennedy | Sweet Sixteen | 2 Indiana | L 85–74 |
West | 4 | Oklahoma | Billy Tubbs | Round of 64 | 13 Southwestern Louisiana | L 87–83 |
West | 5 | DePaul | Joey Meyer | Round of 64 | 12 New Mexico State | L 81–73 |
West | 6 | Georgetown | John Thompson | Round of 32 | 3 Florida State | L 78–68 |
West | 7 | LSU | Dale Brown | Round of 32 | 2 Indiana | L 89–79 |
West | 8 | Louisville | Denny Crum | Round of 32 | 1 UCLA | L 85–69 |
West | 9 | Wake Forest | Dave Odom | Round of 64 | 8 Louisville | L 81–58 |
West | 10 | BYU | Roger Reid | Round of 64 | 7 LSU | L 94–83 |
West | 11 | South Florida | Bobby Paschal | Round of 64 | 6 Georgetown | L 75–60 |
West | 12 | New Mexico State | Neil McCarthy | Sweet Sixteen | 1 UCLA | L 85–78 |
West | 13 | Southwestern Louisiana | Marty Fletcher | Round of 32 | 12 New Mexico State | L 81–73 |
West | 14 | Montana | Blaine Taylor | Round of 64 | 3 Florida State | L 78–68 |
West | 15 | Eastern Illinois | Rick Samuels | Round of 64 | 2 Indiana | L 94–55 |
West | 16 | Robert Morris | Jarrett Durham | Round of 64 | 1 UCLA | L 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
- Jim Nantz and Billy Packer – Southeast Regional at Lexington, Kentucky; Final Four at Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Dick Stockton and Al McGuire/Greg Kelser (afternoon session of first round only) – First & Second Round at Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Midwest Regional at Kansas City, Missouri
- Verne Lundquist and Len Elmore – First & Second Round at Cincinnati; East Regional at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Greg Gumbel and Quinn Buckner – First & Second Round at Atlanta, Georgia; West Regional at Albuquerque, New Mexico
- James Brown and Bill Raftery – First & Second Round at Worcester, Massachusetts
- Tim Ryan and Digger Phelps – First & Second Round at Dayton, Ohio
- Sean McDonough and Bill Walton – First & Second Round at Boise, Idaho
- Brad Nessler and Ann Meyers – First & Second Round at Tempe, Arizona
- Mel Proctor and Dan Bonner – First & Second Round at Greensboro, North Carolina
See also
- 1992 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
- 1992 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament
- 1992 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
- 1992 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament
- 1992 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament
- 1992 National Invitation Tournament
- 1992 National Women's Invitation Tournament
- 1992 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
- 1992 NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
- 1992 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
- 1992 NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament
References
- 1992 NCAA Basketball National Championship Game on YouTube
- Matthew Waxman = 16 Greatest Games Sports Illustrated (On Campus), March 10, 2004
- Mike Douchant – Greatest 63 games in NCAA Tournament history. The Sports Xchange, published in USA Today, March 25, 2002