The 1992 NCAA Men's Division I 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. Bobby Hurley of Duke was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player .
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 [1] ESPN25 ). It is number one on the USA Today list of the greatest NCAA tournament games of all time.[2]
Locations [ ]
Region
Site
Other Locations
East
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Greensboro, North Carolina , Worcester, Massachusetts
Midwest
Kansas City, Missouri Dayton, Ohio , Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Southeast
Lexington, Kentucky Atlanta, Georgia , Cincinnati, Ohio
West
Albuquerque, New Mexico Boise, Idaho , Tempe, Arizona
Finals
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Teams [ ]
Region
Seed
Team
Coach
Finished
Final Opponent
Score
East
East
1
Duke Mike Krzyzewski Champion 6 Michigan
W 71-51
East
2
Kentucky Rick Pitino Elite Eight
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 Elite Eight
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
Northeastern 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 Elite Eight
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 (Vacated)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, Ohio 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 Elite Eight
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 [ ] East region [ ]
First round
Second round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
1
Duke
82
16
Campbell
56
1
Duke
75
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
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*
3
Massachusetts
77
3
Massachusetts
85
14
Fordham
58
3
Massachusetts
77
2
Kentucky
87
7
Charlotte
74
10
Iowa St.
76
10
Iowa St.
98
2
Kentucky
106
2
Kentucky
88
15
Old Dominion
69
West region [ ]
First round
Second round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
1
UCLA
73
16
Robert Morris
53
1
UCLA
85
8
Louisville
69
8
Louisville
81
9
Wake Forest
58
1
UCLA
85
12
New Mexico St.
78
5
DePaul
73
12
New Mexico St.
81
12
New Mexico St.
81
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
3
Florida St.
78
3
Florida St.
78
14
Montana
68
3
Florida St.
74
2
Indiana
85
7
LSU
94
10
BYU
83
7
LSU
79
2
Indiana
89
2
Indiana
94
15
Eastern Illinois
55
Southeast region [ ]
First round
Second round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
1
Ohio St
83
16
Mississippi Valley St.
56
1
Ohio State
78
9
Connecticut
55
8
Nebraska
65
9
Connecticut
86
1
Ohio St.
80
4
North Carolina
73
5
Alabama
80
12
Stanford
75
5
Alabama
55
4
North Carolina
64
4
North Carolina
68
13
Miami-OH
63
1
Ohio St.
71*
6
Michigan
75
6
Michigan
73
11
Temple
66
6
Michigan
102
14
East Tennessee St.
90
3
Arizona
80
14
East Tennessee St.
87
6
Michigan
75
2
Oklahoma St.
72
7
St John's
57
10
Tulane
61
10
Tulane
71
2
Oklahoma St.
87
2
Oklahoma St.
100
15
Georgia Southern
73
Midwest region [ ]
First round
Second round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
1
Kansas
100
16
Howard
67
1
Kansas
60
9
UTEP
66
8
Evansville
50
9
UTEP
55
9
UTEP
67
4
Cincinnati
69
5
Michigan St.
61
12
Southwest Missouri St.
54
5
Michigan St.
65
4
Cincinnati
77
4
Cincinnati
85
13
Delaware
47
4
Cincinnati
88
6
Memphis St.
57
6
Memphis St.
80
11
Pepperdine
70
6
Memphis St.
82
3
Arkansas
80
3
Arkansas
80
14
Murray St.
69
6
Memphis St.
83
7
Georgia Tech
79*
7
Georgia Tech
65
10
Houston
60
7
Georgia Tech
79
2
Southern California
78
2
Southern California
84
15
Northeast Louisiana
54
Final Four [ ]
National Semifinals
National Championship Game
E1
Duke
81
W2
Indiana
78
E1
Duke
71
S6
Michigan
51
M4
Cincinnati
72
S6
Michigan
76
Announcers [ ] Jim Nantz and Billy Packer Dick Stockton and Al McGuire Verne Lundquist and Len Elmore Greg Gumbel and Quinn Buckner James Brown and Bill Raftery Tim Ryan and Digger Phelps Sean McDonough and Bill Walton Brad Nessler and Ann Meyers Mel Proctor and Dan Bonner References [ ] External links [ ] 