1992 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

1992 NCAA Division I
Men's Basketball Tournament
Season 1991–92
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)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Mike Krzyzewski (2nd title)
MOP Bobby Hurley (Duke)
Attendance 580,462
Top scorer Christian Laettner Duke
(115 points)
NCAA Division I Men's Tournaments
«1991 1993»

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, Minnesota. A total of 63 games were played.

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 included it as number 17 on its list of top 100 sports moments of the past 25 years (see ESPN25). It is number one on the USA Today list of the greatest NCAA tournament games of all time.[3] This tournament also saw darkhorse Cincinnati crash the Final Four en route to returning to national prominence.

Locations

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)

First & Second Rounds

RegionSiteVenueHost
East Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro Coliseum Atlantic Coast Conference
Worcester, Massachusetts Centrum in Worcester Holy Cross
Midwest Dayton, Ohio University of Dayton Arena Dayton
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Bradley Center Marquette/UW-Milwaukee
Southeast Atlanta, Georgia Omni Coliseum Georgia Tech
Cincinnati, Ohio Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati/Xavier
West Boise, Idaho BSU Pavilion Boise State
Tempe, Arizona ASU Activity Center Arizona State

Regional Sites and Final Four

RegionSiteVenueHost
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 Arena 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 will host the 2019 Final 4) or Xcel Energy Center.

Teams

RegionSeedTeamCoachFinishedFinal opponentScore
East
East1DukeMike KrzyzewskiChampion6 MichiganW 71–51
East2KentuckyRick PitinoRegional Runner-up1 DukeL 104–103
East3MassachusettsJohn CalipariSweet Sixteen2 KentuckyL 87–77
East4Seton HallP.J. CarlesimoSweet Sixteen1 DukeL 81–69
East5MissouriNorm StewartRound of 324 Seton HallL 88–71
East6SyracuseJim BoeheimRound of 323 MassachusettsL 77–71
East7CharlotteJeff MullinsRound of 6410 Iowa StateL 76–74
East8TexasTom PendersRound of 649 IowaL 98–92
East9IowaTom DavisRound of 321 DukeL 75–62
East10Iowa StateJohnny OrrRound of 322 KentuckyL 106–98
East11PrincetonPete CarrilRound of 646 SyracuseL 51–43
East12West VirginiaGale CatlettRound of 645 MissouriL 89–78
East13La SalleSpeedy MorrisRound of 644 Seton HallL 78–76
East14FordhamNick MacarchukRound of 643 MassachusettsL 85–58
East15Old DominionOliver PurnellRound of 642 KentuckyL 88–69
East16CampbellBilly LeeRound of 641 DukeL 82–56
Midwest
Midwest1KansasRoy WilliamsRound of 329 UTEPL 66–60
Midwest2USCGeorge RavelingRound of 327 Georgia TechL 79–78
Midwest3ArkansasNolan RichardsonRound of 326 Memphis StateL 82–80
Midwest4CincinnatiBob HugginsNational Semifinals6 MichiganL 76–72
Midwest5Michigan StateJud HeathcoteRound of 324 CincinnatiL 77–65
Midwest6Memphis StateLarry FinchRegional Runner-up4 CincinnatiL 88–57
Midwest7Georgia TechBobby CreminsSweet Sixteen6 Memphis StateL 83–79
Midwest8EvansvilleJim CrewsRound of 649 UTEPL 55–50
Midwest9UTEPDon HaskinsSweet Sixteen4 CincinnatiL 69–67
Midwest10HoustonPat FosterRound of 647 Georgia TechL 65–60
Midwest11PepperdineTom AsburyRound of 646 Memphis StateL 80–70
Midwest12Southwest Missouri StateCharlie SpoonhourRound of 645 Michigan StateL 61–54
Midwest13DelawareSteve SteinwedelRound of 644 CincinnatiL 85–47
Midwest14Murray StateScott EdgarRound of 643 ArkansasL 80–69
Midwest15Northeast LouisianaMike ViningRound of 642 USCL 84–54
Midwest16HowardButch BeardRound of 641 KansasL 100–67
Southeast
Southeast1Ohio StateRandy AyersRegional Runner-up6 MichiganL 75–71
Southeast2Oklahoma StateEddie SuttonSweet Sixteen6 MichiganL 75–72
Southeast3ArizonaLute OlsonRound of 6414 East Tennessee StateL 87–80
Southeast4North CarolinaDean SmithSweet Sixteen1 Ohio StateL 80–73
Southeast5AlabamaWimp SandersonRound of 324 North CarolinaL 64–55
Southeast6MichiganSteve FisherRunner Up1 DukeL 71–51
Southeast7St. John'sLou CarneseccaRound of 6410 TulaneL 61–57
Southeast8NebraskaDanny NeeRound of 649 ConnecticutL 86–65
Southeast9ConnecticutJim CalhounRound of 321 Ohio StateL 78–55
Southeast10TulanePerry ClarkRound of 322 Oklahoma StateL 87–71
Southeast11TempleJohn ChaneyRound of 646 MichiganL 73–66
Southeast12StanfordMike MontgomeryRound of 645 AlabamaL 80–75
Southeast13Miami (OH)Joby WrightRound of 644 North CarolinaL 68–63
Southeast14East Tennessee StateAlan LeForceRound of 326 MichiganL 102–90
Southeast15Georgia SouthernFrank KernsRound of 642 Oklahoma StateL 100–73
Southeast16Mississippi Valley StateLafayette StriblingRound of 641 Ohio StateL 83–56
West
West1UCLAJim HarrickRegional Runner-up2 IndianaL 106–79
West2IndianaBob KnightNational Semifinals1 DukeL 81-78
West3Florida StatePat KennedySweet Sixteen2 IndianaL 85–74
West4OklahomaBilly TubbsRound of 6413 Southwestern LouisianaL 87–83
West5DePaulJoey MeyerRound of 6412 New Mexico StateL 81–73
West6GeorgetownJohn ThompsonRound of 323 Florida StateL 78–68
West7LSUDale BrownRound of 322 IndianaL 89–79
West8LouisvilleDenny CrumRound of 321 UCLAL 85–69
West9Wake ForestDave OdomRound of 648 LouisvilleL 81–58
West10BYURoger ReidRound of 647 LSUL 94–83
West11South FloridaBobby PaschalRound of 646 GeorgetownL 75–60
West12New Mexico StateNeil McCarthySweet Sixteen1 UCLAL 85–78
West13Southwestern LouisianaMarty FletcherRound of 3212 New Mexico StateL 81–73
West14MontanaBlaine TaylorRound of 643 Florida StateL 78–68
West15Eastern IllinoisRick SamuelsRound of 642 IndianaL 94–55
West16Robert MorrisJarrett DurhamRound 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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