North Carolina won its third national title with a 77-71 win against Michigan in the 1993 NCAA tournament. The Tar Heels' Donald Williams was named Most Outstanding Player.
Three of the four Final Four teams were No. 1 seeds: North Carolina, Michigan (which later vacated its appearance) and Kentucky. The fourth team, Kansas, was a No. 2 seed β and beat No. 1 seed Indiana in the Elite Eight.
There were major upsets, however. In the West, No. 15 Santa Clara, No. 13 Southern and No. 12 George Washington all won in the First Round. . Future two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash led the Broncos.
1993 NCAA tournament: Bracket
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1993 NCAA tournament: Scores
- First Round
- East Regional
- No. 1 North Carolina 85, No. 16 East Carolina 65
- No. 8 Rhode Island 74, No. 9 Purdue 68
- No. 5 St. John's 85, No. 12 Texas Tech 67
- No. 4 Arkansas 94, No. 13 Holy Cross 64
- No. 6 Virginia 78, No. 11 Manhattan 66
- No. 3 UMass 54, No. 14 Penn 50
- No. 7 New Mexico State 93, No. 10 Nebraska 79
- No. 2 Cincinnati 93, No. 15 Coppin State 66
- Midwest Regional
- No. 1 Indiana 97, No. 16 Wright State 54
- No. 9 Xavier 73, No. 8 New Orleans 55
- No. 5 Oklahoma State 74, No. 12 Marquette 62
- No. 4 Louisville 76, No. 13 Delaware 70
- No. 6 California 66, No. 11 LSU 64
- No. 3 Duke 105, No. 14 Southern Illinois 70
- No. 7 BYU 80, No. 10 SMU 71
- No. 2 Kansas 94, No. 15 Ball State 72
- Southeast Regional
- No. 1 Kentucky 96, No. 16 Rider 52
- No. 8 Utah 86, No, 9 Pitt 65
- No. 5 Wake Forest 81, No. 12 Chattanooga 58
- No. 4 Iowa 82, No. 13 Northeast Louisiana 69
- No. 11 Tulane 55, No. 6 Kansas State 53
- No. 3 Florida State 82, No. 14 Evansville 70
- No. 7 Western Kentucky 55, No. 10 Memphis State 52
- No. 2 Seton Hall 81, No. 15 Tennessee State 59
- West Regional
- No. 1 Michigan 84, No. 16 Coastal Carolina 53
- No. 9 UCLA 81, No. 8 Iowa State 70
- No. 12 George Washington 82, No. 5 New Mexico 68
- No. 13 Southern 93, No. 4 Georgia Tech 78
- No. 6 Illinois 75, No. 11 Long Beach State 72
- No. 3 Vanderbilt 92, No. 14 Boise State 72
- No. 7 Temple 75, No. 10 Missouri 61
- No. 15 Santa Clara 64, No. 2 Arizona 61 |
- East Regional
- Second Round
- East Regional
- No. 1 North Carolina 112, No. 8 Rhode Island 67
- No. 4 Arkansas 80, No. 5 St. John's 74
- No. 6 Virginia 71, No. 3 UMass 56
- No. 2 Cincinnati 92, No. 7 New Mexico State 55
- Midwest Regional
- No. 1 Indiana 73, No. 9 Xavier 70
- No. 4 Louisville 78, No. 5 Oklahoma State 63
- No. 6 California 82, No. 3 Duke 77
- No. 2 Kansas 90, No. 7 BYU 76
- Southeast Regional
- No. 1 Kentucky 83, No. 8 Utah 62
- No. 5 Wake Forest 84, No. 4 Iowa 78
- No. 3 Florida State 94, No. 11 Tulane 63
- No. 7 Western Kentucky 72, No. 2 Seton Hall 68
- West Regional
- No. 1 Michigan 86, No. 9 UCLA 84 (OT)
- No. 12 George Washington 90, No. 13 Southern 80
- No. 3 Vanderbilt 85, No. 6 Illinois 68
- No. 7 Temple 68, No. 15 Santa Clara 57
- East Regional
- Sweet 16
- East Regional
- No. 1 North Carolina 80, No. 4 Arkansas 74
- No. 2 Cincinnati 71, No. 6 Virginia 54
- Midwest Regional
- No. 1 Indiana 82, No. 4 Louisville 69
- No. 2 Kansas 93, No. 6 California 76
- Southeast Regional
- No. 1 Kentucky 103, No. 5 Wake Forest 69
- No. 3 Florida State 81, No. 7 Western Kentucky 78 (OT)
- West Regional
- No. 1 Michigan 72, No. 12 George Washington 64
- No. 7 Temple 67, No. 3 Vanderbilt 59
- East Regional
- Elite Eight
- East Regional
- No. 1 North Carolina 75, No. 2 Cincinnati 68 (OT)
- Midwest Regional
- No. 2 Kansas 83, No. 1 Indiana 77
- Southeast Regional
- No. 1 Kentucky 106, No. 3 Florida State 81
- West Regional
- No. 1 Michigan 77, No. 7 Temple 72
- East Regional
- Final Four (New Orleans, Louisiana)
- National semifinals
- No. 1 North Carolina 78, No. 2 Kansas 68
- No. 1 Michigan 81, No. 1 Kentucky 78 (OT)
- National championship
- No. 1 North Carolina 77, No. 1 Michigan 71 |
- National semifinals
1993 NCAA tournament: Upsets
The following double-digit seeds won games:
Team | Score | Opponent |
---|---|---|
FIRST ROUND | ||
No. 15 Santa Clara | 64-61 | No. 2 Arizona |
No. 13 Southern | 93-78 | No. 4 Georgia Tech |
No. 12 George Washington | 82-68 | No. 5 New Mexico |
No. 11 Tulane | 55-53 | No. 6 Kansas State |
SECOND ROUND | ||
No. 12 George Washington | 90-80 | No. 13 Southern |
1993 NCAA tournament: Stats, records
Here are the tournament leaders, with games in parentheses:
Individual scoring
- Calbert Cheaney, Indiana (4) β 26.5 points per game
Individual rebounding
- *Chris Webber, Michigan (6) β 11.3 rebounds per game
*Appearance vacated
Individual assists
- Jason Kidd, California (3) β 10.3 assists per game
Upsets
- No. 15 seed Santa Clara's upset of No. 2 Arizona was only the second 15-over-2 result ever at the time. The first came two years earlier, when Richmond beat Syracuse.