MOP Bobby Hurley Duke Teams 64 | Dates 19 Mar 1992 – 6 Apr 1992 Attendance 580,462 | |
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Champions Duke (2nd title, 6th title game,
10th Final Four) Runner-up Michigan (Vacated) (4th title game,
5th Final Four) Semifinalists Cincinnati (6th Final Four)
Indiana (7th Final Four) Winning coach Mike Krzyzewski (2nd title) Top scorer Christian Laettner Duke
(115 points) Champion Duke Blue Devils men's basketball Finals site Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Similar 1995 NCAA Division I, 1997 NCAA Division I, 1998 NCAA Division I, 1996 NCAA Division I, 1999 NCAA Division I | ||
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.
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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. 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, 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. This tournament also saw darkhorse Cincinnati crash the Final Four en route to returning to national prominence.
The Final Four participants have combined for 36 Final Four appearances and 12 national titles with Michigan enjoying seven Final Fours and a national title; Cincinnati six Final Fours and two national titles; Indiana 8 Final Fours and five national titles; and Duke experiencing 15 Final Fours and five national titles.
First and second rounds
Bracket
* – Denotes overtime period
Final Four @ Minneapolis, Minnesota
# 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.