The 1992

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involved 64 schools playing in

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play to determine the national champion of men's

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. It began on March 19, 1992, and ended with the championship game on April 6 in

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. A total of 63 games were played.

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, coached by Mike Krzyzewski, defeated the Michigan Wolverines, coached by

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, 71–51 to claim their second consecutive national championship.

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of Duke was named the tournament's

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. Michigan subsequently vacated its final two tournament games as part of the

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. This tournament is best remembered for the East regional final pitting Duke and

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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. ''

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'' 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

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). In 2002, ''USA Today'' ranked it the greatest NCAA tournament game of all time.Mike Douchant �
Greatest 63 games in NCAA Tournament history
The Sports Xchange, published in USA Today, March 25, 2002 The tournament also saw dark horse

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crash the Final Four and return to national prominence.

Schedule and venues

The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1992 tournament: First and Second Rounds *March 19 and 21 **East Region ***

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(Host: Atlantic Coast Conference) **Midwest Region *** Bradley Center,

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(Host:

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) **Southeast Region *** Riverfront Coliseum,

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(Hosts:

/ Xavier) **West Region *** BSU Pavilion,

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(Host: Boise State University) *March 20 and 22 **East Region ***

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(Host: College of Holy Cross) **Midwest Region *** University of Dayton Arena,

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(Host: University of Dayton) **Southeast Region *** Omni Coliseum,

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(Host:

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) **West Region ***

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(Host:

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) Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) *March 26 and 28 **East Regional,

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(Hosts:

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) **West Regional, University Arena ("The Pit"), Albuquerque, New Mexico (Host:

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) *March 27 and 29 **Midwest Regional,

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, Kansas City, Missouri (Host:

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) **Southeast Regional, Rupp Arena,

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(Host:

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) National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship) *April 4 and 6 **

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, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Host:

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) For the first time since 1951, Minneapolis was the site of the Final Four, held at the Metrodome, the 28th venue used for the Final Four. Once again, all four arenas used for the regional rounds were former Final Four sites. For the first time, the tournament held games in Massachusetts, at the Centrum in Worcester. Additionally, the tournament came to the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, which replaced the MECCA Arena. This tournament would mark the final appearances of Atlanta's Omni Coliseum and the Spectrum in Philadelphia; both have since been replaced. To date, this was the most recent game played in Cincinnati; the tournament is slated to return to the Queen City in 2022. Any future tournament games to be held in Milwaukee would be played at the

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; if in Minneapolis,

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, U.S. Bank Stadium (which hosted 2019 Final 4) or the Xcel Energy Center (which is located in St. Paul).

Teams

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

East Regional – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

West Regional – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Southeast Regional – Lexington, Kentucky

Midwest Regional – Kansas City, Missouri

Final Four – Minneapolis, Minnesota

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. 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.

Announcers

* Jim Nantz and Billy Packer – Southeast Regional at Lexington, Kentucky; Final Four at Minneapolis, Minnesota * Dick Stockton and Al McGuire/ Greg Kelser (afternoon session of first round only) – First & Second Round at Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Midwest Regional at Kansas City, Missouri * Verne Lundquist and Len Elmore – First & Second Round at Cincinnati; East Regional at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *

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and Quinn Buckner – First & Second Round at Atlanta, Georgia; West Regional at Albuquerque, New Mexico * James Brown and Bill Raftery – First & Second Round at Worcester, Massachusetts * Tim Ryan and

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– First & Second Round at Dayton, Ohio * Sean McDonough and

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– First & Second Round at Boise, Idaho * Brad Nessler and

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– First & Second Round at Tempe, Arizona * Mel Proctor and Dan Bonner – First & Second Round at Greensboro, North Carolina

References

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Schedule and venues

Teams

Bracket

East Regional – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

West Regional – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Southeast Regional – Lexington, Kentucky

Midwest Regional – Kansas City, Missouri

Final Four – Minneapolis, Minnesota

Announcers

See also

References