1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1991 and ended with the Final Four at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 6, 1992.

1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1	Duke
NCAA Tournament	1992
Tournament dates	March 19, 1992 – April 6, 1992
National Championship	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota
NCAA Champions	Duke
Other champions	Virginia (NIT)
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden)	Christian Laettner, Duke
← 1990–91 1992–93 →

Season headlines

• Michigan became the first program to land four McDonald's All-Americans – Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Jalen Rose, and Jimmy King – in a single recruiting class. Joined by Ray Jackson, the group of freshmen was known as the Fab Five.
• The 1992 East Regional Final, a 104-103 Duke win over Kentucky in overtime, is considered by many to be the greatest NCAA tournament game (or college basketball game overall) of all-time.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}
• Duke held the #1 ranking in both polls the entire season, played in its fifth consecutive Final Four, and became the first repeat national champion since the 1972–73 UCLA Bruins.

Major rule changes

Beginning in 1991–92, the following rules changes were implemented:

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The top 25 from the AP Poll and Coaches Poll during the pre-season.^[6]

Associated Press Ranking Team 1 Duke 2 Indiana 3 Arkansas 4 Kentucky 5 Arizona 6 LSU 7 Ohio State 8 North Carolina 9 Seton Hall 10 St. John's 11 UCLA 12 Kansas 13 Oklahoma State 14 Utah 15 Connecticut 16 Georgetown 17 Alabama 18 DePaul 19 Oklahoma 20 Michigan 21 Iowa 22 Wake Forest 23 Georgia Tech 24 Arizona State 25 Louisville

UPI Coaches Ranking Team 1 Duke 2 Indiana 3 Arkansas 4 North Carolina 5 Ohio State 6 LSU 7 Arizona 8 Kentucky 9 Seton Hall 10 St. John's 11 UCLA 12 Oklahoma State 13 Kansas 14 Georgetown 15 Connecticut 16 Alabama 17 Utah 18 Wake Forest 19 Michigan 20 Iowa 21 Oklahoma 22 Arizona State 23 DePaul 24 Georgia Tech 25 Texas

Conference membership changes

These schools joined new conferences for the 1991–92 season.

School	Former conference	New conference
Arkansas	Southwest Conference	Southeastern Conference
Arkansas-Little Rock	Trans America Athletic Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Arkansas State	American South Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Brooklyn	NCAA Division I Independent	East Coast Conference
Buffalo	Mideast Collegiate Conference (D-II)	East Coast Conference
Cincinnati	Metro Conference	Great Midwest Conference
College of Charleston	NAIA Independent	NCAA Division I Independent
Delaware	East Coast Conference	North Atlantic Conference
DePaul	NCAA Division I Independent	Great Midwest Conference
Drexel	East Coast Conference	North Atlantic Conference
Florida International	NCAA Division I Independent	Trans America Athletic Conference
Lamar	American South Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Louisiana Tech	American South Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Marquette	Midwestern Collegiate Conference	Great Midwest Conference
Memphis State	Metro Conference	Great Midwest Conference
Miami (FL)	NCAA Division I Independent	Big East Conference
Navy	Colonial Athletic Association	Patriot League
New Orleans	American South Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Northern Iowa	Mid-Continent Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Old Dominion	Sun Belt Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Saint Louis	Midwestern Collegiate Conference	Great Midwest Conference
South Carolina	Metro Conference	Southeastern Conference
Southeast Missouri State	Missouri Intercoll. Athletics Assn. (D-II)	Ohio Valley Conference
SE Louisiana	NCAA Division I Independent	Trans America Athletic Conference
SW Louisiana	American South Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Nicholls State	NCAA Division I Independent	Southland Conference
Texas-Rio Grande Valley	American South Conference	Sun Belt Conference
UAB	Sun Belt Conference	Great Midwest Conference
UCF	American South Conference	Sun Belt Conference
UNC Charlotte	Sun Belt Conference	Metro Conference
UTSA	Trans America Athletic Conference	Southland Conference
VCU	Sun Belt Conference	Metro Conference
Wright State	NCAA Division I Independent	Mid-Continent Conference

Regular season

Statistical leaders

Points per game				Rebounds per game				Assists per game				Blocked shots per game
Player	School	PPG		Player	School	RPG		Player	School	APG		Player	School	BPG
Brett Roberts	Morehead State	28.1		Popeye Jones	Murray State	14.4		Van Usher	Tennessee Tech	8.8		Shaquille O'Neal	LSU	5.2
Vin Baker	Hartford	27.6		Shaquille O'Neal	LSU	14.0		Sam Crawford	New Mexico State	8.5		Alonzo Mourning	Georgetown	5.0
Alphonso Ford	Mississippi Valley State	27.5		Tim Burroughs	Jacksonville	13.2		Orlando Smart	San Francisco	8.3		Kevin Roberson	Vermont	5.0
Randy Woods	La Salle	27.3		Adam Keefe	Stanford	12.2		Kevin Soares	Nevada	7.8		Acie Earl	Iowa	4.0
Steve Rogers	Alabama State	27.3		Leonard White	Southern	12.2		Chuck Evans	Mississippi State	7.8		Vin Baker	Hartford	3.7

Conference standings

1991–92 ACC men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 1 Duke † 14 – 2   .875 34 – 2   .944 No. 20 Florida State 11 – 5   .688 22 – 10   .688 No. 18 North Carolina 9 – 7   .563 23 – 10   .697 Georgia Tech 8 – 8   .500 23 – 12   .657 Virginia 8 – 8   .500 20 – 13   .606 Wake Forest 7 – 9   .438 17 – 12   .586 NC State 6 – 10   .375 12 – 18   .400 Maryland 5 – 11   .313 14 – 15   .483 Clemson 4 – 12   .250 14 – 14   .500 † 1992 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	1991–92 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 17 UMass † 13 – 3   .813 30 – 5   .857 Temple 11 – 5   .688 17 – 13   .567 West Virginia 10 – 6   .625 20 – 12   .625 Rhode Island 9 – 7   .563 22 – 10   .688 George Washington 8 – 8   .500 16 – 12   .571 Rutgers 6 – 10   .375 16 – 15   .516 Duquesne 6 – 10   .375 13 – 15   .464 Saint Joseph's 6 – 10   .375 13 – 15   .464 St. Bonaventure 3 – 13   .188 9 – 19   .321 † 1992 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	1991–92 Big East men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 19 Seton Hall 12 – 6   .667 23 – 9   .719 No. 22 Georgetown 12 – 6   .667 22 – 10   .688 St. John's 12 – 6   .667 19 – 11   .633 Villanova 11 – 7   .611 14 – 15   .483 No. 21 Syracuse† 10 – 8   .556 22 – 10   .688 Connecticut 10 – 8   .556 20 – 10   .667 Pittsburgh 9 – 9   .500 18 – 16   .529 Boston College 7 – 11   .389 17 – 14   .548 Providence 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452 Miami 1 – 17   .056 8 – 24   .250 † 1992 Big East tournament winner As of April 6, 1992^[7] Rankings from AP Poll
1991–92 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 2 Kansas † 11 – 3   .786 27 – 5   .844 No. 11 Oklahoma State 8 – 6   .571 28 – 8   .778 No. 16 Missouri 8 – 6   .571 21 – 9   .700 No. 23 Oklahoma 8 – 6   .571 21 – 9   .700 Nebraska 7 – 7   .500 19 – 10   .655 Iowa State 5 – 9   .357 21 – 13   .618 Kansas State 5 – 9   .357 16 – 14   .533 Colorado 4 – 10   .286 13 – 15   .464 † 1992 Big Eight tournament winner As of April 6, 1992 Rankings from AP poll	1991–92 Big Sky men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Montana † 14 – 2   .875 27 – 4   .871 Nevada 13 – 3   .813 19 – 10   .655 Weber State 10 – 6   .625 16 – 13   .552 Idaho 10 – 6   .625 18 – 14   .563 Boise State 7 – 9   .438 16 – 13   .552 Idaho State 6 – 10   .375 9 – 21   .300 Montana State 6 – 10   .375 14 – 14   .500 Northern Arizona 3 – 13   .188 7 – 20   .259 Eastern Washington 3 – 13   .188 6 – 21   .222 † Conference tournament winner	1991–92 Big South Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Radford 12 – 2   .857 20 – 9   .690 Liberty 10 – 4   .714 22 – 7   .759 Campbell † 7 – 7   .500 19 – 12   .613 Charleston Southern 7 – 7   .500 16 – 14   .533 Coastal Carolina 6 – 8   .429 12 – 19   .387 Davidson 6 – 8   .429 11 – 17   .393 UNC Asheville 6 – 8   .429 9 – 19   .321 Winthrop 2 – 12   .143 6 – 22   .214 † 1992 Big South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
1991–92 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 3 Ohio State 15 – 3   .833 26 – 6   .813 No. 5 Indiana 14 – 4   .778 27 – 7   .794 No. 15 Michigan 11 – 7   .611 24 – 9   .727 No. 14 Michigan State 11 – 7   .611 22 – 8   .733 Iowa 10 – 8   .556 19 – 11   .633 Purdue 8 – 10   .444 18 – 15   .545 Minnesota 8 – 10   .444 16 – 16   .500 Illinois 7 – 11   .389 13 – 15   .464 Wisconsin 4 – 14   .222 13 – 18   .419 Northwestern 2 – 16   .111 9 – 19   .321 Rankings from AP Poll	1991–92 Big West men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 7 UNLV 18 – 0   1.000 26 – 2   .929 UC Santa Barbara 13 – 5   .722 20 – 9   .690 New Mexico State† 12 – 6   .667 25 – 8   .758 Long Beach State 11 – 7   .611 18 – 12   .600 Utah State 10 – 8   .556 16 – 12   .571 Pacific 8 – 10   .444 14 – 16   .467 Cal State Fullerton 8 – 10   .444 12 – 16   .429 Fresno State 6 – 12   .333 15 – 16   .484 UC Irvine 3 – 15   .167 7 – 22   .241 San Jose State 1 – 17   .056 2 – 24   .077 † 1992 Big West tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	1991-92 CAA men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Richmond 12 – 2   .857 22 – 8   .733 James Madison 12 – 2   .857 21 – 11   .656 American 8 – 6   .571 11 – 18   .379 Old Dominion † 8 – 6   .571 15 – 15   .500 UNC Wilmington 6 – 8   .429 13 – 15   .464 East Carolina 4 – 10   .286 10 – 18   .357 William & Mary 3 – 11   .214 10 – 19   .345 George Mason 3 – 11   .214 7 – 21   .250 † 1992 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[8]
1991–92 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Hofstra 10 – 2   .833 20 – 9   .690 Towson State † 9 – 3   .750 17 – 13   .567 Rider 9 – 3   .750 16 – 13   .552 UMBC 8 – 4   .667 10 – 19   .345 Central Connecticut State 3 – 9   .250 7 – 21   .250 Brooklyn 3 – 9   .250 5 – 23   .179 Buffalo 0 – 12   .000 2 – 26   .071 † 1992 ECC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[9]	1991–92 Great Midwest Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 12 Cincinnati † 8 – 2   .800 29 – 5   .853 No. 24 DePaul 8 – 2   .800 20 – 9   .690 Memphis State 5 – 5   .500 23 – 11   .676 Marquette 5 – 5   .500 16 – 13   .552 UAB 4 – 6   .400 20 – 9   .690 Saint Louis 0 – 10   .000 5 – 23   .179 † 1992 GMC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[10]	1991–92 Ivy League men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Princeton 12 – 2   .857 22 – 6   .786 Penn 9 – 5   .643 16 – 10   .615 Columbia 8 – 6   .571 10 – 16   .385 Yale 7 – 7   .500 17 – 9   .654 Brown 5 – 9   .357 11 – 15   .423 Dartmouth 5 – 9   .357 10 – 16   .385 Cornell 5 – 9   .357 7 – 19   .269 Harvard 5 – 9   .357 6 – 20   .231 Rankings from AP Poll^[11]
1991–92 Metro Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Tulane 8 – 4   .667 22 – 9   .710 UNC Charlotte † 7 – 5   .583 23 – 9   .719 South Florida 7 – 5   .583 19 – 10   .655 Louisville 7 – 5   .583 19 – 11   .633 VCU 5 – 7   .417 14 – 15   .483 Southern Miss 5 – 7   .417 13 – 16   .448 Virginia Tech 3 – 9   .250 10 – 18   .357 † 1992 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	1991–92 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Manhattan 13 – 3   .813 25 – 9   .735 La Salle † 12 – 4   .750 20 – 11   .645 Siena 11 – 5   .688 19 – 10   .655 Loyola (MD) 10 – 6   .625 14 – 14   .500 Iona 8 – 8   .500 14 – 15   .483 Niagara 8 – 8   .500 14 – 14   .500 Fairfield 4 – 12   .250 8 – 20   .286 Saint Peter's 3 – 13   .188 8 – 21   .276 Canisius 3 – 13   .188 8 – 22   .267 † 1992 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	1991–92 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Miami (OH) † 13 – 3   .813 23 – 8   .742 Ball State 11 – 5   .688 24 – 9   .727 Western Michigan 11 – 5   .688 21 – 9   .700 Ohio 10 – 6   .625 18 – 10   .643 Bowling Green 8 – 8   .500 14 – 15   .483 Kent State 6 – 10   .375 9 – 19   .321 Central Michigan 6 – 10   .375 12 – 16   .429 Eastern Michigan 4 – 12   .250 9 – 22   .290 Toledo 3 – 13   .188 7 – 20   .259 † 1992 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
1991–92 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Wisconsin–Green Bay 14 – 2   .875 25 – 5   .833 Akron 10 – 6   .625 16 – 12   .571 Illinois-Chicago 10 – 6   .625 16 – 14   .533 Eastern Illinois † 9 – 7   .563 17 – 14   .548 Wright State 9 – 7   .563 15 – 13   .536 Northern Illinois 7 – 9   .438 11 – 17   .393 Cleveland State 7 – 9   .438 16 – 13   .552 Western Illinois 4 – 12   .250 10 – 18   .357 Valparaiso 2 – 14   .125 5 – 22   .185 † 1992 Mid-Con Tournament winner	1991–92 MEAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT North Carolina A&T 12 – 4   .750 18 – 9   .667 Howard † 12 – 4   .750 17 – 14   .548 Florida A&M 11 – 5   .688 16 – 14   .533 Coppin State 9 – 7   .563 15 – 13   .536 South Carolina State 9 – 7   .563 14 – 15   .483 Delaware State 9 – 7   .563 12 – 16   .429 Morgan State 5 – 11   .313 6 – 23   .207 Bethune–Cookman 3 – 13   .188 4 – 25   .138 Maryland Eastern Shore 2 – 14   .125 3 – 25   .107 † 1992 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	1991–92 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Evansville † 8 – 2   .800 24 – 6   .800 Xavier 7 – 3   .700 15 – 12   .556 Butler 7 – 3   .700 21 – 10   .677 Dayton 5 – 5   .500 15 – 15   .500 Loyola (IL) 2 – 8   .200 13 – 16   .448 Detroit Mercy 1 – 9   .100 12 – 17   .414 † 1992 MCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
1991–92 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Southern Illinois 14 – 4   .778 22 – 8   .733 Illinois State 14 – 4   .778 18 – 11   .621 Southwest Missouri State † 13 – 5   .722 23 – 8   .742 Indiana State 12 – 6   .667 13 – 15   .464 Tulsa 12 – 6   .667 17 – 13   .567 Creighton 7 – 11   .389 9 – 19   .321 Northern Iowa 6 – 12   .333 10 – 18   .357 Wichita State 6 – 12   .333 8 – 20   .286 Drake 3 – 15   .167 6 – 21   .222 Bradley 3 – 15   .167 7 – 23   .233 † 1992 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	1991–92 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Delaware † 14 – 0   1.000 27 – 4   .871 Drexel 9 – 5   .643 16 – 14   .533 Maine 8 – 6   .571 17 – 15   .531 Vermont 7 – 7   .500 16 – 13   .552 Northeastern 5 – 9   .357 9 – 19   .321 Boston University 5 – 9   .357 10 – 18   .357 New Hampshire 5 – 9   .357 7 – 21   .250 Hartford 3 – 11   .214 6 – 21   .222 † 1992 NAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	1991–92 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Robert Morris† 12 – 4   .750 19 – 12   .613 Monmouth 11 – 5   .688 20 – 9   .690 Fairleigh Dickinson 11 – 5   .688 14 – 14   .500 Wagner 9 – 7   .563 16 – 12   .571 St. Francis (NY) 8 – 8   .500 15 – 14   .517 Long Island 7 – 9   .438 11 – 18   .379 Marist 6 – 10   .375 10 – 20   .333 Saint Francis (PA) 5 – 11   .313 13 – 16   .448 Mount St. Mary's 3 – 13   .188 6 – 22   .214 † 1992 NEC tournament winner
1991–92 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Murray State † 11 – 3   .786 17 – 13   .567 Eastern Kentucky 9 – 5   .643 19 – 14   .576 Middle Tennessee State 9 – 5   .643 16 – 11   .593 Tennessee Tech 8 – 6   .571 14 – 15   .483 Austin Peay 6 – 8   .429 11 – 17   .393 Morehead State 6 – 8   .429 14 – 15   .483 Southeast Missouri State 5 – 9   .357 12 – 16   .429 Tennessee State 2 – 12   .143 4 – 24   .143 † 1992 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[12]	1991–92 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 4 UCLA 16 – 2   .889 28 – 5   .848 No. 8 USC 15 – 3   .833 24 – 6   .800 No. 10 Arizona 13 – 5   .722 24 – 7   .774 Stanford 10 – 8   .556 18 – 11   .621 Washington State 9 – 9   .500 22 – 11   .667 Arizona State 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576 Oregon State 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484 Washington 5 – 13   .278 12 – 17   .414 California 4 – 14   .222 10 – 18   .357 Oregon 2 – 16   .111 6 – 21   .222 As of April 15, 1991^[13] Rankings from AP Poll	1991–92 Patriot League men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Fordham † 11 – 3   .786 18 – 13   .581 Bucknell 11 – 3   .786 21 – 9   .700 Holy Cross 10 – 4   .714 18 – 11   .621 Lehigh 8 – 6   .571 14 – 15   .483 Colgate 7 – 7   .500 14 – 14   .500 Lafayette 6 – 8   .429 8 – 20   .286 Army 2 – 12   .143 4 – 24   .143 Navy 1 – 13   .071 6 – 22   .214 † 1992 Patriot League tournament winner
1991–92 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East No. 6 Kentucky † 12 – 4   .750 29 – 7   .806 Florida 9 – 7   .563 19 – 14   .576 Tennessee 8 – 8   .500 19 – 15   .559 Georgia 7 – 9   .438 15 – 14   .517 Vanderbilt 6 – 10   .375 15 – 15   .500 South Carolina 3 – 13   .188 11 – 17   .393 West No. 9 Arkansas 13 – 3   .813 26 – 8   .765 No. 25 LSU 12 – 4   .750 21 – 10   .677 No. 13 Alabama 10 – 6   .625 26 – 9   .743 Mississippi State 7 – 9   .438 15 – 13   .536 Auburn 5 – 11   .313 12 – 15   .444 Ole Miss 4 – 12   .250 11 – 17   .393 † 1992 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[14]	1991–92 Southern Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Tennessee State † 12 – 2   .857 24 – 7   .774 Chattanooga 12 – 2   .857 23 – 7   .767 Furman 9 – 5   .643 17 – 11   .607 Appalachian State 9 – 5   .643 15 – 14   .517 Western Carolina 5 – 9   .357 11 – 17   .393 Marshall 3 – 11   .214 7 – 22   .241 VMI 3 – 11   .214 10 – 18   .357 The Citadel 3 – 11   .214 10 – 18   .357 † 1992 SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 1992 Rankings from AP poll	1991–92 Southland Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UTSA 15 – 3   .833 21 – 8   .724 NE Louisiana † 12 – 6   .667 19 – 10   .655 Nicholls State 12 – 6   .667 15 – 13   .536 North Texas State 12 – 6   .667 15 – 14   .517 UT Arlington 11 – 7   .611 16 – 13   .552 Stephen F. Austin 10 – 8   .556 15 – 13   .536 Northwestern State 9 – 9   .500 15 – 13   .536 Texas State 4 – 14   .222 7 – 20   .259 McNeese State 4 – 14   .222 7 – 22   .241 Sam Houston State 1 – 17   .056 2 – 25   .074 † 1992 Southland Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
1991–92 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Houston † 11 – 3   .786 25 – 6   .806 Texas 11 – 3   .786 23 – 12   .657 TCU 9 – 5   .643 23 – 11   .676 Rice 8 – 6   .571 20 – 11   .645 Texas Tech 6 – 8   .429 15 – 14   .517 Baylor 5 – 9   .357 13 – 15   .464 SMU 4 – 10   .286 10 – 18   .357 Texas A&M 2 – 12   .143 6 – 22   .214 † 1992 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	1991–92 SWAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Mississippi Valley State † 11 – 3   .786 16 – 14   .533 Texas Southern 11 – 3   .786 15 – 14   .517 Southern 9 – 5   .643 18 – 12   .600 Alcorn State 8 – 6   .571 15 – 14   .517 Alabama State 8 – 6   .571 14 – 14   .500 Jackson State 7 – 7   .500 12 – 16   .429 Grambling State 2 – 12   .143 4 – 24   .143 Prairie View A&M 0 – 14   .000 0 – 28   .000 † 1992 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	1991–92 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Louisiana Tech 12 – 4   .750 22 – 9   .710 SW Louisiana † 12 – 4   .750 21 – 11   .656 Arkansas State 11 – 5   .688 17 – 11   .607 Western Kentucky 10 – 6   .625 21 – 11   .656 South Alabama 9 – 7   .563 14 – 14   .500 Arkansas-Little Rock 8 – 8   .500 17 – 13   .567 New Orleans 9 – 7   .563 17 – 15   .531 Lamar 7 – 9   .438 12 – 19   .387 Jacksonville 6 – 10   .375 12 – 17   .414 UCF 3 – 13   .188 10 – 18   .357 Texas-Rio Grande Valley 1 – 15   .063 3 – 26   .103 † 1992 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
1991–92 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Georgia Southern † 13 – 1   .929 25 – 6   .806 Georgia State 8 – 6   .571 16 – 14   .533 Florida International 7 – 7   .500 11 – 17   .393 Samford 7 – 7   .500 11 – 18   .379 Stetson 6 – 8   .429 11 – 17   .393 Mercer 6 – 8   .429 11 – 18   .379 Centenary (LA) 5 – 9   .357 10 – 18   .357 Southeastern Louisiana 4 – 10   .286 6 – 22   .214 † 1992 TAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	1991–92 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Pepperdine † 14 – 0   1.000 24 – 7   .774 Santa Clara 9 – 5   .643 14 – 15   .483 Loyola Marymount 8 – 6   .571 15 – 13   .536 Gonzaga 8 – 6   .571 20 – 10   .667 San Diego 6 – 8   .429 14 – 14   .500 San Francisco 4 – 10   .286 13 – 16   .448 Saint Mary's (CA) 4 – 10   .286 13 – 17   .433 Portland 3 – 11   .214 10 – 18   .357 † Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	1991–92 WAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT BYU † 12 – 4   .750 25 – 7   .781 UTEP 12 – 4   .750 27 – 7   .794 New Mexico 11 – 5   .688 20 – 13   .606 Utah 9 – 7   .563 24 – 11   .686 Hawaii 9 – 7   .563 16 – 12   .571 Wyoming 8 – 8   .500 16 – 13   .552 Colorado State 8 – 8   .500 14 – 17   .452 Air Force 3 – 13   .188 9 – 20   .310 San Diego State 0 – 16   .000 2 – 26   .071 † 1992 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll
1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UMKC - – -   – 21 – 7   .750 Penn State - – -   – 21 – 8   .724 UW-Milwaukee - – -   – 20 – 8   .714 Southern Utah - – -   – 20 – 8   .714 College of Charleston - – -   – 19 – 8   .704 Notre Dame - – -   – 18 – 15   .545 Cal State Northridge - – -   – 11 – 17   .393 Northeastern Illinois - – -   – 8 – 20   .286 Chicago State - – -   – 7 – 21   .250 UNC Greensboro - – -   – 7 – 21   .250 Youngstown State - – -   – 6 – 22   .214 Sacramento State - – -   – 4 – 24   .143 Rankings from AP Poll

Postseason tournaments

NCAA Tournament

Main article: 1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Final Four - Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

	National semifinals					National championship game
	E1	Duke	81
	W2	Indiana	78
						E1	Duke	71
						S6	Michigan#	51
	S6	Michigan#	76
	M4	Cincinnati	72

# 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.

National Invitation Tournament

Main article: 1992 National Invitation Tournament

NIT Semifinals and Final

	Semifinals					Finals
	Florida		56
	Virginia		62
						Virginia		81^OT
						Notre Dame		76
	Notre Dame		58
	Utah		55

	Third place game
	Florida		78
	Utah		81

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Main article: 1992 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Jimmy Jackson	G/F	Junior	Ohio State
Christian Laettner	F	Senior	Duke
Harold Miner	G	Junior	Southern California
Alonzo Mourning	C	Senior	Georgetown
Shaquille O'Neal	C	Junior	LSU

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Byron Houston	F	Senior	Oklahoma State
Don MacLean	F	Senior	UCLA
Anthony Peeler	G	Senior	Missouri
Malik Sealy	G/F	Senior	St. John's
Walt Williams	G	Senior	Maryland

Major player of the year awards

• Wooden Award: Christian Laettner, Duke
• Naismith Award: Christian Laettner, Duke
• Associated Press Player of the Year: Christian Laettner, Duke
• UPI Player of the Year: Jim Jackson, Ohio State
• NABC Player of the Year: Christian Laettner, Duke
• Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Christian Laettner, Duke
• Adolph Rupp Trophy: Christian Laettner, Duke
• Sporting News Player of the Year: Christian Laettner, Duke

Major coach of the year awards

• Associated Press Coach of the Year: Roy Williams, Kansas
• UPI Coach of the Year: Perry Clark, Tulane
• Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Perry Clark, Tulane
• NABC Coach of the Year: George Raveling, USC
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke
• CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: George Raveling, USC
• Sporting News Coach of the Year: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke

Other major awards

• Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Tony Bennett, Wisconsin-Green Bay
• Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Randy Woods, La Salle
• NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Malik Sealy, St. John's
• USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Chris Webber, Michigan

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team	Former Coach	Interim Coach	New Coach	Reason
Canisius	Marty Marbach		John Beilein
Manhattan	Steve Lappas		Fran Fraschilla	Lappas left for Villanova and was replaced by Providence assistant Fraschilla.^[15]
St. John's	Lou Carnesecca		Brian Mahoney	Carnesecca retired after 27 years and was replaced by assistant Mahoney.^[16]
UNLV	Jerry Tarkanian		Rollie Massimino	Tarkanian left to coach the San Antonio Spurs and was replaced by Massimino.
Villanova	Rollie Massimino		Steve Lappas

References

1. "Greatest 63 games in NCAA Tournament history". USA Today. March 25, 2002. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
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