The 1992 NCAA tournament saw Duke win its second consecutive national championship after beating Michigan in the final. The Blue Devils' run to the title included .
Cincinnati and Indiana also made the Final Four. Runner-up Michigan would later vacate its appearance.
Duke's Bobby Hurley was named Most Outstanding Player, while Laettner led the tournament with 115 points.
1992 NCAA tournament: Bracket
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1992 NCAA tournament: Scores
- First Round
- East Regional
- No. 1 Duke 82, No. 16 Campbell 56
- No. 9 Iowa 98, No. 8 Texas 92
- No. 5 Missouri 89, No. 12 West Virginia 78
- No. 4 Seton Hall 78, No. 13 La Salle 76
- No. 6 Syracuse 51, No. 11 Princeton 43
- No. 3 UMass 85, No. 14 Fordham 58
- No. 10 Iowa State 76, No. 7 Charlotte 74
- No. 2 Kentucky 88, No. 15 Old Dominion 69
- West Regional
- No. 1 UCLA 73, No. 16 Robert Morris 53
- No. 8 Louisville 81, No. 9 Wake Forest 73
- No. 12 New Mexico State 81, No. 5 DePaul 73
- No. 13 Southwest Louisiana 87, No. 4 Oklahoma 83
- No. 6 Georgetown 75, No. 11 South Florida 60
- No. 3 Florida State 78, No. 14 Montana 68
- No. 7 LSU 94, No. 10 BYU 83
- No. 2 Indiana 94, No. 15 Eastern Illinois 55
- Southeast Regional
- No. 1 Ohio State 83, No. 16 Mississippi Valley State 56
- No. 9 UConn 86, No. 8 Nebraska 65
- No. 5 Alabama 80, No. 12 Stanford 75
- No. 4 North Carolina 68, No. 13 Miami (Ohio) 63
- No. 6 Michigan 73, No. 11 Temple 66
- No. 14 East Tennessee State 87, No. 3 Arizona 80
- No. 10 Tulane 61, No. 7 St. John's 57
- No. 2 Oklahoma State 100, No. 15 Georgia Southern 73
- Midwest Regional
- No. 1 Kansas 100, No. 16 Howard 67
- No. 9 UTEP 55, No. 8 Evansville 50
- No. 5 Michigan State 61, No. 12 Southwest Missouri State 54
- No. 4 Cincinnati 85, No. 13 Delaware 47
- No. 6 Memphis State 80, No. 11 Pepperdine 70
- No. 3 Arkansas 80, No. 14 Murray State 69
- No. 7 Georgia Tech 65, No. 10 Houston 60
- No. 2 USC 84, No. 15 Northeast Louisiana 54
- East Regional
- Second Round
- East Regional
- No. 1 Duke 75, No, 9 Iowa 62
- No. 4 Seton Hall 88, No. 5 Missouri 71
- No. 3 UMass 77, No. 6 Syracuse 71 (OT)
- No. 2 Kentucky 106, No. 10 Iowa State 98
- West Regional
- No. 1 UCLA 85, No. 8 Louisville 69
- No. 12 New Mexico State 81, No. 13 Southwest Louisiana 73
- No. 3 Florida State 78, No. 6 Georgetown 68
- No. 2 Indiana 89, No. 7 LSU 79
- Southeast Regional
- No. 1 Ohio State 78, No. 9 UConn 55
- No. 4 North Carolina 64, No. 5 Alabama 55
- No. 6 Michigan 102, No. 14 East Tennessee State 90
- No. 2 Oklahoma State 87, No. 10 Tulane 71
- Midwest Regional
- No. 9 UTEP 66, No. 1 Kansas 60
- No. 4 Cincinnati 77, No. 5 Michigan State 65
- No. 6 Memphis State 82, No. 3 Arkansas 80
- No. 7 Georgia Tech 79, No. 2 USC 78
- East Regional
- Sweet 16
- East Regional
- No. 1 Duke 81, No. 4 Seton Hall 69
- No. 2 Kentucky 87, No. 3 UMass 77
- West Regional
- No. 1 UCLA 85, No. 12 New Mexico State 78
- No. 2 Indiana 85, No. 3 Florida State 74
- Southeast Regional
- No. 1 Ohio State 80, No. 4 North Carolina 73
- No. 6 Michigan 75, No. 2 Oklahoma State 72
- Midwest Regional
- No. 4 Cincinnati 69, No. 9 UTEP 67
- No. 6 Memphis State 83, No. 7 Georgia Tech 79 (OT)
- East Regional
- Elite Eight
- East Regional
- No. 1 Duke 104, No. 2 Kentucky 103 (OT) |
- West Regional
- No. 2 Indiana 106, No. 1 UCLA 79
- Southeast Regional
- No. 6 Michigan 75, No. 1 Ohio State 71 (OT)
- Midwest Regional
- No. 4 Cincinnati 88, No. 6 Memphis State 57
- East Regional
- Final Four (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
- National semifinals
- No. 1 Duke 81, No. 2 Indiana 78
- No. 6 Michigan 76, No. 4 Cincinnati 72
- National championship
- No. 1 Duke 71, No. 6 Michigan 51
- National semifinals
1992 NCAA tournament: Upsets
The following double-digit seeds won games:
Team | Score | Opponent |
---|---|---|
FIRST ROUND | ||
No. 14 East Tennessee State | 87-80 | No. 3 Arizona |
No. 13 Southwest Louisiana | 87-83 | No. 4 Oklahoma |
No. 12 New Mexico State | 81-73 | No. 5 DePaul |
No. 10 Iowa State | 76-74 | No. 7 Charlotte |
No. 10 Tulane | 61-57 | No. 7 St. John's |
SECOND ROUND | ||
No. 12 New Mexico State | 81-73 | No. 13 Southwest Louisiana |
1992 NCAA tournament: Stats, records
Here are the tournament leaders, with games in parentheses (minimum three games):
Individual scoring
- Jamal Mashburn, Kentucky (4) β 24.0 points per game
Individual rebounding
- Doug Edwards, Florida State (3) β 10.7 rebounds per game
Individual assists
- Sam Crawford, New Mexico State (3) β 9.3 assists per game
Back-to-back
- Duke's consecutive titles were the first since UCLA (1967-1973). It wouldn't happen again until Florida (2006 and 2007).