1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP #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
NCAA Division I basketball seasons «1990–91  1992–93»

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.

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.
• 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.

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 Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT #1 Duke † 14 – 2   .875     34 – 2   .944 #20 Florida State 11 – 5   .688     22 – 10   .688 #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 † ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	Template:1991–92 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball standings	1991–92 Big East men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT #19 Seton Hall 12 – 6   .667     23 – 9   .719 #22 Georgetown 12 – 6   .667     22 – 10   .688 St. John's 12 – 6   .667     19 – 11   .633 Villanova 11 – 7   .611     14 – 15   .483 #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; Rankings from AP Poll
1991–92 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings 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 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 Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Radford 12 – 2   .857     20 – 9   .690 Liberty 10 – 4   .714     2 – 7   .222 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 Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT #3 Ohio State 15 – 3   .833     26 – 6   .813 #5 Indiana 14 – 4   .778     27 – 7   .794 #15 Michigan 11 – 7   .611     24 – 9   .727 #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 Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT 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 † Big West Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	Template:1991–92 CAA men's basketball standings
Template:1991–92 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings	1991–92 Great Midwest Conference men's basketball standings 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	Template:1991–92 Ivy League men's basketball standings
1991–92 Metro Conference men's basketball standings 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	Template:1991–92 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball standings	1991–92 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Miami† 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 † Mid-American Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
Template:1991–92 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings	Template:1991–92 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball standings	Template:1991–92 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Template:1991–92 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings	Template:1991–92 America East Conference men's basketball standings	Template:1991–92 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Template:1991–92 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings	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 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] 7 – 11   .389     15 – 16   .484 Washington 5 – 13   .278     12 – 17   .414 [[{{{school}}}|California]] 4 – 14   .222     10 – 18   .357 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] 2 – 16   .111     6 – 21   .222 As of April 15, 1991; Rankings from AP Poll	1991–92 Patriot League men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT [[{{{school}}}|Fordham]] † 11 – 3   .786     18 – 13   .581 [[{{{school}}}|Bucknell]] 11 – 3   .786     21 – 9   .700 [[{{{school}}}|Holy Cross]] 10 – 4   .714     18 – 11   .621 [[{{{school}}}|Lehigh]] 8 – 6   .571     14 – 15   .483 [[{{{school}}}|Colgate]] 7 – 7   .500     14 – 14   .500 [[{{{school}}}|Lafayette]] 6 – 8   .429     8 – 20   .286 [[{{{school}}}|Army]] 2 – 12   .143     4 – 24   .143 [[{{{school}}}|Navy]] 1 – 13   .071     6 – 22   .214 † 1992 Patriot League Tournament winner
Template:1991–92 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings	1991–92 Southern Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT [[{{{school}}}|East Tennessee State]]† 12 – 2   .857     24 – 7   .774 [[{{{school}}}|Chattanooga]] 12 – 2   .857     23 – 7   .767 [[{{{school}}}|Furman]] 9 – 5   .643     17 – 11   .607 [[{{{school}}}|Appalachian State]] 9 – 5   .643     15 – 14   .517 [[{{{school}}}|Western Carolina]] 5 – 9   .357     11 – 17   .393 [[{{{school}}}|Marshall]] 3 – 11   .214     7 – 22   .241 VMI 3 – 11   .214     10 – 18   .357 The Citadel 3 – 11   .214     10 – 18   .357 † SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 1992; Rankings from AP Poll	Template:1991–92 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Template:1991–92 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings	1991–92 Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT [[{{{school}}}|Mississippi Valley State]] † 11 – 3   .786     16 – 14   .533 [[{{{school}}}|Texas Southern]] 11 – 3   .786     15 – 14   .517 [[{{{school}}}|Southern]] 9 – 5   .643     18 – 12   .600 [[{{{school}}}|Alcorn State]] 8 – 6   .571     15 – 14   .517 [[{{{school}}}|Alabama State]] 8 – 6   .571     14 – 14   .500 [[{{{school}}}|Jackson State]] 7 – 7   .500     12 – 16   .429 [[{{{school}}}|Grambling State]] 2 – 12   .143     4 – 24   .143 [[{{{school}}}|Prairie View]] 0 – 14   .000     0 – 28   .000 † 1992 SWAC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	Template:1991–92 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
1991–92 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT [[{{{school}}}|Georgia Southern]] † 13 – 1   .929     25 – 6   .806 [[{{{school}}}|Georgia State]] 8 – 6   .571     16 – 14   .533 [[{{{school}}}|Florida International]] 7 – 7   .500     11 – 17   .393 [[{{{school}}}|Samford]] 7 – 7   .500     11 – 18   .379 [[{{{school}}}|Stetson]] 6 – 8   .429     11 – 17   .393 [[{{{school}}}|Mercer]] 6 – 8   .429     11 – 18   .379 [[{{{school}}}|Centenary (LA)]] 5 – 9   .357     10 – 18   .357 [[{{{school}}}|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 Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Pepperdine † 14 – 0   1.000     24 – 7   .774 [[{{{school}}}|Santa Clara]] 9 – 5   .643     14 – 15   .483 [[{{{school}}}|Loyola Marymount]] 8 – 6   .571     15 – 13   .536 Gonzaga 8 – 6   .571     20 – 10   .667 [[{{{school}}}|San Diego]] 6 – 8   .429     14 – 14   .500 [[{{{school}}}|San Francisco]] 4 – 10   .286     13 – 16   .448 [[{{{school}}}|Saint Mary's (CA)]] 4 – 10   .286     13 – 17   .433 [[{{{school}}}|Portland]] 3 – 11   .214     10 – 18   .357 † Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	1991–92 WAC men's basketball standings 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 † WAC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
Template:1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings

Postseason tournaments

NCAA 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

NIT Semifinals and Final

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

	Third place game
	Florida		78
	Utah		81

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

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.
St. John's	Lou Carnesecca		Brian Mahoney	Carnesecca retired after 27 years and was replaced by assistant Mahoney.
UNLV	Jerry Tarkanian		Rollie Massimino	Tarkanian left to coach the San Antonio Spurs and was replaced by Massimino.
Villanova	Rollie Massimino		Steve Lappas