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1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

See also: 1992 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game

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.

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 Michigan, 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 due to issues with the eligibility of Chris Webber found in 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

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Atlanta
 
Boise
 
Cincinnati
 
Dayton
 
Greensboro
 
Milwaukee
 
Tempe
 
Worcester
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1992 first and second rounds
 
 
Albuquerque
 
Kansas City
 
Lexington
 
Philadelphia
 
Minneapolis
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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)

Teams

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There were 30 automatic bids awarded to the tournament - of these, 27 were given to the winners of their conference's tournament, while three were awarded to the team with the best regular-season record in their conference (Big Ten, Ivy League and Pac-10).

Three conferences, the East Coast Conference, Great Midwest Conference, and Metro Conference, did not receive automatic bids to the tournament. This meant that the play-in games played prior to the 1991 tournament were not necessary for the 1992 tournament.[4]

Three conference champions made their first NCAA tournament appearances: Campbell (Big South), Delaware (NAC), and Eastern Illinois (Mid-Continent). Additionally, Tulane received an at-large bid for its first appearance in the NCAA tournament.

Automatic qualifiers

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Automatic qualifiers
Conference Team Appearance Last bid
ACC Duke 17th 1991
Atlantic 10 UMass 2nd 1962
Big East Syracuse 20th 1991
Big Eight Kansas 21st 1991
Big Sky Montana 3rd 1991
Big South Campbell 1st Never
Big Ten Ohio State 18th 1991
Big West New Mexico State (vacated) – 1991
CAA Old Dominion 5th 1986
Ivy League Princeton 18th 1991
MAAC La Salle 11th 1990
MAC Miami (OH) 13th 1986
MCC Evansville 3rd 1989
MEAC Howard 2nd 1981
Mid-Continent Eastern Illinois 1st Never
Missouri Valley Southwest Missouri State 5th 1990
NAC Delaware 1st Never
NEC Robert Morris 5th 1990
Ohio Valley Murray State 6th 1991
Pac-10 UCLA 27th 1991
Patriot Fordham 4th 1971
SEC Kentucky 33rd 1987
Southern East Tennessee State 5th 1991
Southland Northeast Louisiana 5th 1991
Sun Belt Southwestern Louisiana 3rd 1983
SWAC Mississippi Valley State 2nd 1986
SWC Houston 18th 1990
TAAC Georgia Southern 3rd 1987
WAC BYU 16th 1991
West Coast Pepperdine 10th 1991

Tournament seeds

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East Regional – Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Duke ACC 28–2 Automatic
2 Kentucky SEC 26–6 Automatic
3 UMass Atlantic 10 28–4 Automatic
4 Seton Hall Big East 21–8 At-Large
5 Missouri Big Eight 20–8 At-Large
6 Syracuse Big East 21–9 Automatic
7 UNC Charlotte Metro 23–8 At-Large
8 Texas SWC 23–11 At-Large
9 Iowa Big Ten 18–10 At-Large
10 Iowa State Big Eight 20–12 At-Large
11 Princeton Ivy League 22–5 Automatic
12 West Virginia Atlantic 10 20–11 At-Large
13 La Salle MAAC 20–10 Automatic
14 Fordham Patriot 18–12 Automatic
15 Old Dominion CAA 15–14 Automatic
16 Campbell Big South 19–11 Automatic
Midwest Regional – Hy-Vee Arena, Kansas City, Missouri
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Kansas Big Eight 26–4 Automatic
2 USC Pac-10 23–5 At-Large
3 Arkansas SEC 25–7 At-Large
4 Cincinnati Great Midwest 25–4 At-Large
5 Michigan State Big Ten 21–7 At-Large
6 Memphis State Great Midwest 20–10 At-Large
7 Georgia Tech ACC 21–11 At-Large
8 Evansville MCC 24–5 Automatic
9 UTEP WAC 25–6 At-Large
10 Houston SWC 25–5 Automatic
11 Pepperdine West Coast 24–6 Automatic
12 Southwest Missouri State Missouri Valley 23–7 Automatic
13 Delaware NAC 27–3 Automatic
14 Murray State Ohio Valley 17–12 Automatic
15 Northeast Louisiana Southland 19–9 Automatic
16 Howard MEAC 17–13 Automatic
West Regional – The Pit, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 UCLA Pac-10 25–4 Automatic
2 Indiana Big Ten 23–6 At-Large
3 Florida State ACC 20–9 At-Large
4 Oklahoma Big Eight 21–8 At-Large
5 DePaul Great Midwest 20–8 At-Large
6 Georgetown Big East 21–9 At-Large
7 LSU SEC 20–9 At-Large
8 Louisville Metro 18–10 At-Large
9 Wake Forest ACC 17–11 At-Large
10 BYU WAC 25–6 Automatic
11 South Florida Metro 19–9 At-Large
12 New Mexico State (vacated) Big West 23–7 Automatic
13 Southwestern Louisiana Sun Belt 20–10 Automatic
14 Montana Big Sky 27–3 Automatic
15 Eastern Illinois Mid-Continent 17–13 Automatic
16 Robert Morris NEC 19–11 Automatic
Southeast Regional – Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Ohio State Big Ten 23–5 Automatic
2 Oklahoma State Big Eight 26–7 At-Large
3 Arizona Pac-10 24–6 At-Large
4 North Carolina ACC 21–9 At-Large
5 Alabama SEC 25–8 At-Large
6 Michigan (vacated Final Four) Big Ten 20–8 At-Large
7 St. John's Big East 19–10 At-Large
8 Nebraska Big Eight 19–9 At-Large
9 Connecticut Big East 19–9 At-Large
10 Tulane Metro 21–8 At-Large
11 Temple Atlantic 10 17–12 At-Large
12 Stanford Pac-10 18–10 At-Large
13 Miami (OH) MAC 23–7 Automatic
14 East Tennessee State Southern 23–6 Automatic
15 Georgia Southern TAAC 25–5 Automatic
16 Mississippi Valley State SWAC 16–13 Automatic

Bracket

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East Regional – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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First round Quarter-finals 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 68
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 104OT
2 Kentucky 103
6 Syracuse 51
11 Princeton 43
6 Syracuse 71
Worcester
3 Massachusetts 77OT
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

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First round Quarter-finals 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

# — New Mexico State vacated its appearance in the 1992 NCAA tournament due to sanctions from the Neil McCarthy scandal. Unlike forfeiture, a vacated game does not result in the other school being credited with a win, only with New Mexico State removing the wins from its own record.

Southeast Regional – Lexington, Kentucky

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First round Quarter-finals Regional semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Ohio State 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 75OT
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

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First round Quarter-finals 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 83OT
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

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National semifinals National Championship Game
      
E1 Duke 81
W2 Indiana 78
E1 Duke 71
SE6 Michigan# 51
SE6 Michigan# 76
MW4 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

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See also

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References

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  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
  4. ^ "NCAA eliminates play-in for 1992 tournament". United Press International. September 9, 1991. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
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