1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1993 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 18, 1993, and ended with the championship game on April 5 in New Orleans, Louisiana. A total of 63 games were played.

See also: 1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game
1993 NCAA Division I
Men's Basketball Tournament
Season1992–93
Teams64
Finals siteLouisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
ChampionsNorth Carolina Tar Heels (3rd title, 6th title game,
11th Final Four)
Runner-upMichigan Wolverines (Vacated) (5th title game,
6th Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachDean Smith (2nd title)
MOPDonald Williams (North Carolina)
Attendance715,246
Top scorerDonald Williams North Carolina
(118 points)
NCAA Division I Men's Tournaments
«1992 1994»

North Carolina, coached by Dean Smith, won the national title with a 77–71 victory in the final game over Michigan, coached by Steve Fisher.[1] Donald Williams of North Carolina was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The most memorable play in the championship game came in the last seconds as Michigan's Chris Webber tried to call a timeout with his team down by 2 points when double-teamed by North Carolina.[2] Michigan had already used all of its timeouts, so Webber's gaffe resulted in a technical foul. Michigan subsequently vacated its entire 1992–93 schedule, including its six NCAA Tournament games, after it emerged that Webber had received under-the-table payments from a booster.

In a game that featured two great individual battles (one between Bobby Hurley and Jason Kidd, and the other between Grant Hill and Lamond Murray), two-time defending champion Duke was upset in the second round by California.

This year's Final Four was the closest the tournament came to having all four top seeds advance to the semifinals until all four did advance in the 2008 tournament. Indiana was the only top seed not to make it out of its regional; it was defeated by the 2-seed Kansas, in the Midwest regional finals. This tournament is also notable for the uneven distribution of first-round upsets. While there were no upsets in the East, one 'minor' upset in the Midwest (9th seed Xavier defeated 8th seed New Orleans; Xavier was the betting favorite at all sports books in Las Vegas), and one 'medium' upset in the Southeast (11th seed Tulane beat 6th seed Kansas State), the West featured three remarkable upsets amongst the top 5 seeds, with a 12, a 13, and a 15-seed advancing to the second round in that region. At the time, 15-seed Santa Clara's victory over 2-seed Arizona was only the second such upset, and following the 2019 tournament, is one of only eight times that a 15-seed defeated a 2-seed since the tournament field expanded to 64 teams (in 2018, Maryland-Baltimore County became the first 16-seed to defeat a 1-seed, ousting Virginia 74-54.).

In this tournament, the Louisiana Superdome was the only site in which the game clock counted down in whole seconds, not tenths of seconds, in the final minute of each period.

Locations
Syracuse
Winston-Salem
Orlando
Nashville
Indianapolis
Rosemont
Salt Lake City
Tucson
1993 first and second rounds
Seattle
St. Louis
Charlotte
E. Rutherford
New Orleans
1993 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

First & Second Rounds
RegionSiteVenueHost
East Syracuse, New York Carrier Dome Syracuse
Winston-Salem, North Carolina Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Wake Forest
Midwest Indianapolis, Indiana Hoosier Dome Butler/IUPUI
Rosemont, Illinois Rosemont Horizon DePaul
Southeast Nashville, Tennessee Memorial Gym Vanderbilt
Orlando, Florida Orlando Arena UCF/Stetson
West Salt Lake City, Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center Utah
Tucson, Arizona McKale Center Arizona

Regional Sites and Final Four
RegionSiteVenueHost
East East Rutherford, New Jersey Brendan Byrne Arena Seton Hall
Midwest St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis Arena Missouri Valley Conference/St. Louis
Southeast Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte Coliseum UNC Charlotte
West Seattle, Washington The Kingdome Seattle/Washington
Final Four New Orleans, Louisiana Louisiana Superdome New Orleans/Tulane

For the third time, the Superdome was the host venue for the Final Four, and for the second straight year, all four regional sites were former or future Final Four sites. 1993 saw two new host cities, in Orlando, Florida and Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This was only the second time (after 1983 in Tampa) that Florida hosted a tournament site. Winston-Salem, by contrast, was the sixth different city in North Carolina to host a tournament game. This was the final year for two venues, Vanderbilt's Memorial Gym and the St. Louis Arena. Games in Nashville have moved to the downtown Bridgestone Arena, and games since in St. Louis have been either at The Dome at America's Center or the Enterprise Center, the successor venue to the Arena, which was torn down in 1999. This was also the most recent time the Carrier Dome has served as a site for opening weekend games; it has been used as a regional site ever since.

Teams
RegionSeedTeamCoachFinishedFinal OpponentScore
East
East1North CarolinaDean SmithChampion1 MichiganW 77–71
East2CincinnatiBob HugginsRegional Runner-up1 North CarolinaL 75–68
East3MassachusettsJohn CalipariRound of 326 VirginiaL 71–56
East4ArkansasNolan RichardsonSweet Sixteen1 North CarolinaL 80–74
East5St. John'sBrian MahoneyRound of 324 ArkansasL 80–74
East6VirginiaJeff JonesSweet Sixteen2 CincinnatiL 71–54
East7New Mexico StateNeil McCarthyRound of 322 CincinnatiL 92–55
East8Rhode IslandAl SkinnerRound of 321 North CarolinaL 112–67
East9PurdueGene KeadyRound of 648 Rhode IslandL 74–68
East10NebraskaDanny NeeRound of 647 New Mexico StateL 93–79
East11ManhattanFran FraschillaRound of 646 VirginiaL 78–66
East12Texas TechJames DickeyRound of 645 St. John'sL 85–67
East13Holy CrossGeorge BlaneyRound of 644 ArkansasL 94–64
East14PennFran DunphyRound of 643 MassachusettsL 54–50
East15Coppin StateRon MitchellRound of 642 CincinnatiL 93–66
East16East CarolinaEddie PayneRound of 641 North CarolinaL 85–65
Midwest
Midwest1IndianaBob KnightRegional Runner-up2 KansasL 83–77
Midwest2KansasRoy WilliamsNational Semifinals1 North CarolinaL 78–68
Midwest3DukeMike KrzyzewskiRound of 326 CaliforniaL 82–77
Midwest4LouisvilleDenny CrumSweet Sixteen1 IndianaL 82–69
Midwest5Oklahoma StateEddie SuttonRound of 324 LouisvilleL 78–63
Midwest6CaliforniaTodd BozemanSweet Sixteen2 KansasL 93–76
Midwest7BYURoger ReidRound of 322 KansasL 90–76
Midwest8New OrleansTim FloydRound of 649 XavierL 73–55
Midwest9XavierPete GillenRound of 321 IndianaL 73–70
Midwest10SMUJohn ShumateRound of 647 BYUL 80–71
Midwest11LSUDale BrownRound of 646 CaliforniaL 66–64
Midwest12MarquetteKevin O'NeillRound of 645 Oklahoma StateL 74–62
Midwest13DelawareSteve SteinwedelRound of 644 LouisvilleL 76–70
Midwest14Southern IllinoisRich HerrinRound of 643 DukeL 105–70
Midwest15Ball StateDick HunsakerRound of 642 KansasL 94–72
Midwest16Wright StateRalph UnderhillRound of 641 IndianaL 97–54
Southeast
Southeast1KentuckyRick PitinoNational Semifinals1 MichiganL 81–78
Southeast2Seton HallP.J. CarlesimoRound of 327 Western KentuckyL 72–68
Southeast3Florida StatePat KennedyRegional Runner-up1 KentuckyL 106–81
Southeast4IowaTom DavisRound of 325 Wake ForestL 84–78
Southeast5Wake ForestDave OdomSweet Sixteen1 KentuckyL 103–69
Southeast6Kansas StateDana AltmanRound of 6411 TulaneL 55–53
Southeast7Western KentuckyRalph WillardSweet Sixteen3 Florida StateL 81–78
Southeast8UtahRick MajerusRound of 321 KentuckyL 83–62
Southeast9PittsburghPaul EvansRound of 648 UtahL 86–65
Southeast10MemphisLarry FinchRound of 647 Western KentuckyL 55–52
Southeast11TulanePerry ClarkRound of 323 Florida StateL 94–63
Southeast12ChattanoogaMack McCarthyRound of 645 Wake ForestL 81–58
Southeast13Northeast LouisianaMike ViningRound of 644 IowaL 82–69
Southeast14EvansvilleJim CrewsRound of 643 Florida StateL 82–70
Southeast15Tennessee StateFrankie AllenRound of 642 Seton HallL 81–59
Southeast16RiderKevin BannonRound of 641 KentuckyL 96–52
West
West1Michigan (Vacated)Steve FisherRunner Up1 North CarolinaL 77–71
West2ArizonaLute OlsonRound of 6415 Santa ClaraL 64–61
West3VanderbiltEddie FoglerSweet Sixteen7 TempleL 67–59
West4Georgia TechBobby CreminsRound of 6413 SouthernL 93–78
West5New MexicoDave BlissRound of 6412 George WashingtonL 82–68
West6IllinoisLou HensonRound of 323 VanderbiltL 85–68
West7TempleJohn ChaneyRegional Runner-up1 MichiganL 77–72
West8Iowa StateJohnny OrrRound of 649 UCLAL 81–70
West9UCLAJim HarrickRound of 321 MichiganL 86–84
West10MissouriNorm StewartRound of 647 TempleL 75–61
West11Long Beach StateSeth GreenbergRound of 646 IllinoisL 75–72
West12George WashingtonMike JarvisSweet Sixteen1 MichiganL 72–64
West13SouthernBen JobeRound of 3212 George WashingtonL 90–80
West14Boise StateBobby DyeRound of 643 VanderbiltL 92–72
West15Santa ClaraDick DaveyRound of 327 TempleL 68–57
West16Coastal CarolinaRuss BergmanRound of 641 MichiganL 84–53

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

East Regional – East Rutherford, New Jersey
First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 North Carolina 85
16 East Carolina 65
1 North Carolina 112
Winston-Salem
8 Rhode Island 67
8 Rhode Island 74
9 Purdue 68
1 North Carolina 80
4 Arkansas 74
5 St. John's 85
12 Texas Tech 67
5 St. John's 74
Winston-Salem
4 Arkansas 80
4 Arkansas 94
13 Holy Cross 64
1 North Carolina 75
2 Cincinnati 68*
6 Virginia 78
11 Manhattan 66
6 Virginia 71
Syracuse
3 Massachusetts 56
3 Massachusetts 54
14 Pennsylvania 50
6 Virginia 54
2 Cincinnati 71
7 New Mexico State 93
10 Nebraska 79
7 New Mexico State 55
Syracuse
2 Cincinnati 92
2 Cincinnati 93
15 Coppin State 66

Midwest Regional – St. Louis, Missouri
First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Indiana 97
16 Wright State 54
1 Indiana 73
Indianapolis
9 Xavier 70
8 New Orleans 55
9 Xavier 73
1 Indiana 82
4 Louisville 69
5 Oklahoma State 74
12 Marquette 62
5 Oklahoma State 63
Indianapolis
4 Louisville 78
4 Louisville 76
13 Delaware 70
1 Indiana 77
2 Kansas 83
6 California 66
11 LSU 64
6 California 82
Rosemont
3 Duke 77
3 Duke 105
14 Southern Illinois 70
6 California 76
2 Kansas 93
7 BYU 80
10 SMU 71
7 BYU 76
Rosemont
2 Kansas 90
2 Kansas 94
15 Ball State 72

Southeast Regional – Charlotte, North Carolina
First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Kentucky 96
16 Rider 52
1 Kentucky 83
Nashville
8 Utah 62
8 Utah 86
9 Pittsburgh 65
1 Kentucky 103
5 Wake Forest 69
5 Wake Forest 81
12 Chattanooga 58
5 Wake Forest 84
Nashville
4 Iowa 78
4 Iowa 82
13 Northeast Louisiana 69
1 Kentucky 106
3 Florida State 81
6 Kansas State 53
11 Tulane 55
11 Tulane 63
Orlando
3 Florida State 94
3 Florida State 82
14 Evansville 70
3 Florida State 81
7 Western Kentucky 78*
7 Western Kentucky 55
10 Memphis State 52
7 Western Kentucky 72
Orlando
2 Seton Hall 68
2 Seton Hall 81
15 Tennessee State 59

West Regional – Seattle, Washington
First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Michigan# 84
16 Coastal Carolina 53
1 Michigan# 86
Tucson
9 UCLA 84*
8 Iowa State 70
9 UCLA 81
1 Michigan# 72
12 George Washington 64
5 New Mexico 68
12 George Washington 82
12 George Washington 90
Tucson
13 Southern 80
4 Georgia Tech 78
13 Southern 93
1 Michigan# 77
7 Temple 72
6 Illinois 75
11 Long Beach State 72
6 Illinois 68
Salt Lake City
3 Vanderbilt 85
3 Vanderbilt 92
14 Boise State 72
3 Vanderbilt 59
7 Temple 67
7 Temple 75
10 Missouri 61
7 Temple 68
Salt Lake City
15 Santa Clara 57
2 Arizona 61
15 Santa Clara 64

Final Four – New Orleans, Louisiana
National Semifinals National Championship Game
      
E1 North Carolina 78
M2 Kansas 68
E1 North Carolina 77
W1 Michigan # 71
SE1 Kentucky 78*
W1 Michigan # 81

# Michigan's entire 1992–93 schedule results 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 Michigan removing the wins from its own record.

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See also

References
  1. 1993 National Championship Game on YouTube
  2. Video on YouTube
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