1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
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.
| Season | 1991–92 | ||||
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| 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) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Mike Krzyzewski (2nd title) | ||||
| MOP | Bobby Hurley (Duke) | ||||
| Attendance | 580,462 | ||||
| Top scorer | Christian Laettner (Duke) (115 points) | ||||
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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 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.
The tournament also saw dark horse Cincinnati crash the Final Four and return to national prominence.