1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament March 2026 1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game August 2023 1993 1993 Final Four logo.png 120px 64 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana North Carolina Tar Heels 3rd 7th 11th Michigan Wolverines (vacated) 5th 6th Kansas Jayhawks 10th Kentucky Wildcats 10th Dean Smith 2nd Donald Williams North Carolina 715,246 Donald Williams North Carolina 118 The 1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. The 55th annual edition of the tournament began on March 18, 1993, and ended with the championship game on April 5 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. A total of 63 games were played. North Carolina, coached by Dean Smith, won the national title with a 77–71 victory in the final game over Michigan, coached by Steve Fisher.7HhZBaCAa80 1993 National Championship Game Donald Williams of North Carolina was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The most memorable play in the championship game came in the last seconds as Michigan's Chris Webber tried to call a timeout with his team down by 2 points when double-teamed by North Carolina.Vn-_URq7K04 Michigan had already used all of its timeouts, so Webber's gaffe resulted in a technical foul. Michigan subsequently vacated its entire 1992–93 schedule, including its six NCAA Tournament games, after it emerged that Webber had received under-the-table payments from a booster. In a game that featured two great individual battles (one between Bobby Hurley and Jason Kidd, and the other between Grant Hill and Lamond Murray), two-time defending champion Duke was upset in the second round by California. This year's Final Four was the closest the tournament came to having all four top seeds advance to the semifinals until all four did advance in the 2008 tournament. Indiana was the only top seed not to make it out of its regional; it was defeated by the 2-seed Kansas, in the Midwest regional finals. This tournament is also notable for the uneven distribution of first-round upsets. While there were no upsets in the East, one 'minor' upset in the Midwest (9th seed Xavier defeated 8th seed New Orleans; Xavier was the betting favorite at all sports books in Las Vegas), and one 'medium' upset in the Southeast (11th seed Tulane beat 6th seed Kansas State), the West featured three remarkable upsets amongst the top 5 seeds, with a 12, a 13, and a 15-seed advancing to the second round in that region. At the time, 15-seed Santa Clara's victory over 2-seed Arizona was only the second such upset, and following the 2024 tournament, is one of only eleven times that a 15-seed defeated a 2-seed since the tournament field expanded to 64 teams (In 2018, UMBC became one of only two 16-seeds to defeat a 1-seed, ousting Virginia 74–54, with Fairleigh Dickinson's upset of Purdue occurring five years later.). In this tournament, the Louisiana Superdome was the only site in which the game clock counted down in whole seconds, not tenths of seconds, in the final minute of each period. Schedule and venues USA 450 right 1993 first and second rounds USA green pog.svg 43.048122 -76.147424 right #FFFFFF Syracuse Carrier Dome USA green pog.svg 36.099860 -80.244216 bottom #FFFFFF Winston-Salem Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum USA green pog.svg 28.538335 -81.379236 bottom #FFFFFF Orlando Orlando Arena USA green pog.svg 36.162664 -86.781602 left #FFFFFF Nashville Memorial Gymnasium (Vanderbilt University) Memorial Gym USA green pog.svg 39.768403 -86.158068 bottom #FFFFFF Indianapolis RCA Dome USA green pog.svg 41.990833 -87.873889 top #FFFFFF Rosemont Allstate Arena USA green pog.svg 40.760779 -111.891047 bottom #FFFFFF Salt Lake City Jon M. Huntsman Center USA green pog.svg 32.221743 -110.926479 top #FFFFFF Tucson McKale Center USA 450 right 1993 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red) USA blue pog.svg 47.606209 -122.332071 right #FFFFFF Seattle Kingdome USA blue pog.svg 38.627003 -90.199404 right #FFFFFF St. Louis St. Louis Arena USA blue pog.svg 35.227087 -80.843127 left #FFFFFF Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum USA blue pog.svg 40.833989 -74.097086 bottom #FFFFFF E. Rutherford Izod Center USA red pog.svg 29.951066 -90.071532 bottom #FFFFFF New Orleans Mercedes-Benz Superdome The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1993 tournament: First and Second Rounds March 18 and 20 East Region Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (Host: Wake Forest University) Midwest Region Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois (Hosts: DePaul University, Great Midwest Conference) Southeast Region Orlando Arena, Orlando, Florida (Host: Stetson University) West Region Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah (Host: University of Utah) March 19 and 21 East Region Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York (Host: Syracuse University) Midwest Region Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana (Hosts: Butler University, Midwestern Collegiate Conference) Southeast Region Memorial Gymnasium, Nashville, Tennessee (Host: Vanderbilt University) West Region McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona (Host: University of Arizona) Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) March 25 and 27 Midwest Regional, St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference) Southeast Regional, Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina (Host: University of North Carolina at Charlotte) March 26 and 28 East Regional, Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (Hosts: Seton Hall University, Big East Conference) West Regional, Kingdome, Seattle, Washington (Host: University of Washington) National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship) April 3 and 5 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana (Hosts: Tulane University, University of New Orleans) Teams There were 30 automatic bids awarded to the tournament - of these, 27 were given to the winners of their conference's tournament, while three were awarded to the team with the best regular-season record in their conference (Big Ten, Ivy League and Pac-10). Two conferences, the Great Midwest Conference and Trans America Athletic Conference,TAAC LOSES BID TO MARCH MADNESS https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1992/09/02/taac-loses-bid-to-march-madness/ Orlando Sentinel September 2, 1992 May 23, 2023 did not receive automatic bids to the tournament. Two conference champions made their first NCAA tournament appearances: Tennessee State (Ohio Valley) and Wright State (Mid-Continent). Automatic qualifiers +Automatic qualifiersConferenceTeamAppearanceLast bidACCGeorgia Tech10th1992Atlantic 10UMass3rd1992Big EastSeton Hall5th1992Big EightMissouri14th1992Big SkyBoise State3rd1988Big SouthCoastal Carolina2nd1991Big TenIndiana22nd1992Big WestLong Beach State3rd1977CAAEast Carolina2nd1972Ivy LeaguePenn14th1987MAACManhattan3rd1958MACBall State5th1988MCCEvansville4th1992MEACCoppin State2nd1990MetroLouisville23rd1992Mid-ContinentWright State1st0 NeverMissouri ValleySouthern Illinois2nd1977NACDelaware2nd1992NECRider2nd1984Ohio ValleyTennessee State1st0 NeverPac-10Arizona12th1992PatriotHoly Cross3rd1980SECKentucky34th1992SouthernChattanooga5th1988SouthlandNortheast Louisiana6th1992Sun BeltWestern Kentucky13th1987SWACSouthern6th1989SWCTexas Tech9th1986WACNew Mexico5th1991West CoastSanta Clara9th1987 Tournament seeds +East Regional – Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New JerseySeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth type1North CarolinaACC28–4At-Large2CincinnatiGreat Midwest24–4At-Large3UMassAtlantic 1023–6Automatic4ArkansasSEC20–8At-Large5St. John'sBig East18–10At-Large6VirginiaACC19–9At-Large7New Mexico State (vacated)Big West25–7At-Large8Rhode IslandAtlantic 1018–10At-Large9PurdueBig Ten18–9At-Large10NebraskaBig Eight20–10At-Large11ManhattanMAAC23–6Automatic12Texas TechSouthwest18–11Automatic13Holy CrossPatriot23–6Automatic14PennIvy League22–4Automatic15Coppin StateMEAC22–7Automatic16East CarolinaCAA13–16Automatic+Southeast Regional – Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North CarolinaSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth type1KentuckySEC26–3Automatic2Seton HallBig East27–6Automatic3Florida StateACC22–9At-Large4IowaBig Ten22–8At-Large5Wake ForestACC19–8At-Large6Kansas StateBig Eight19–10At-Large7Western KentuckySun Belt24–5Automatic8UtahWAC23–6At-Large9PittsburghBig East17–10At-Large10Memphis StateGreat Midwest20–11At-Large11TulaneMetro21–8At-Large12ChattanoogaSouthern26–6Automatic13Northeast LouisianaSouthland26–4Automatic14EvansvilleMCC23–6Automatic15Tennessee StateOhio Valley19–9Automatic16RiderNortheast19–10Automatic+Midwest Regional – St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, MissouriSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth type1IndianaBig Ten28–3Automatic2KansasBig Eight25–6At-Large3DukeACC23–7At-Large4LouisvilleMetro20–8Automatic5Oklahoma StateBig Eight19–8At-Large6CaliforniaPac-1019–8At-Large7BYUWAC24–8At-Large8New OrleansSun Belt26–3At-Large9XavierMCC23–5At-Large10SMUSouthwest20–7At-Large11LSUSEC22–10At-Large12MarquetteGreat Midwest20–7At-Large13DelawareNAC22–7Automatic14Southern IllinoisMissouri Valley23–9Automatic15Ball StateMAC26–7Automatic16Wright StateMid-Continent20–9Automatic+West Regional – Kingdome, Seattle, WashingtonSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth type1Michigan (vacated)Big Ten26–4At-Large2ArizonaPac-1024–3Automatic3VanderbiltSEC26–5At-Large4Georgia TechACC19–10Automatic5New MexicoWAC24–6Automatic6IllinoisBig Ten18–12At-Large7TempleAtlantic 1017–12At-Large8Iowa StateBig Eight20–10At-Large9UCLAPac-1021–10At-Large10MissouriBig Eight19–13Automatic11Long Beach StateBig West22–9Automatic12George WashingtonAtlantic 1021–9At-Large13SouthernSWAC20–9Automatic14Boise StateBig Sky21–7Automatic15Santa ClaraWest Coast18–11Automatic16Coastal CarolinaBig South22–9Automatic Bracket East Regional – East Rutherford, New Jersey Regional semifinals Regional Finals 1 Winston-Salem Winston-Salem Syracuse Syracuse North Carolina 85 16 East Carolina 65 8 Rhode Island 74 9 Purdue 68 5 St. John's 85 12 Texas Tech 67 4 Arkansas 94 13 Holy Cross 64 6 Virginia 78 11 Manhattan 66 3 Massachusetts 54 14 Pennsylvania 50 7 New Mexico State 93 10 Nebraska 79 2 Cincinnati 93 15 Coppin State 66 1 North Carolina 112 8 Rhode Island 67 5 St. John's 74 4 Arkansas 80 6 Virginia 71 3 Massachusetts 56 7 New Mexico State 55 2 Cincinnati 92 1 North Carolina 80 4 Arkansas 74 6 Virginia 54 2 Cincinnati 71 1 North Carolina 75OT 2 Cincinnati 68 Midwest Regional – St. Louis, Missouri Regional semifinals Regional Finals 1 Indianapolis Indianapolis Rosemont Rosemont Indiana 97 16 Wright State 54 8 New Orleans 55 9 Xavier 73 5 Oklahoma State 74 12 Marquette 62 4 Louisville 76 13 Delaware 70 6 California 66 11 LSU 64 3 Duke 105 14 Southern Illinois 70 7 BYU 80 10 SMU 71 2 Kansas 94 15 Ball State 72 1 Indiana 73 9 Xavier 70 5 Oklahoma State 63 4 Louisville 78 6 California 82 3 Duke 77 7 BYU 76 2 Kansas 90 1 Indiana 82 4 Louisville 69 6 California 76 2 Kansas 93 1 Indiana 77 2 Kansas 83 Southeast Regional – Charlotte, North Carolina Regional semifinals Regional Finals 1 Nashville Nashville Orlando Orlando Kentucky 96 16 Rider 52 8 Utah 86 9 Pittsburgh 65 5 Wake Forest 81 12 Chattanooga 58 4 Iowa 82 13 Northeast Louisiana 69 6 Kansas State 53 11 Tulane 55 3 Florida State 82 14 Evansville 70 7 Western Kentucky 55 10 Memphis State 52 2 Seton Hall 81 15 Tennessee State 59 1 Kentucky 83 8 Utah 62 5 Wake Forest 84 4 Iowa 78 11 Tulane 63 3 Florida State 94 7 Western Kentucky 72 2 Seton Hall 68 1 Kentucky 103 5 Wake Forest 69 3 Florida State 81OT 7 Western Kentucky 78 1 Kentucky 106 3 Florida State 81 West Regional – Seattle, Washington Regional semifinals Regional Finals 1 Tucson Tucson Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Michigan 84 16 Coastal Carolina 53 8 Iowa State 70 9 UCLA 81 5 New Mexico 68 12 George Washington 82 4 Georgia Tech 78 13 Southern 93 6 Illinois 75 11 Long Beach State 72 3 Vanderbilt 92 14 Boise State 72 7 Temple 75 10 Missouri 61 2 Arizona 61 15 Santa Clara 64 1 Michigan 86OT 9 UCLA 84 12 George Washington 90 13 Southern 80 6 Illinois 68 3 Vanderbilt 85 7 Temple 68 15 Santa Clara 57 1 Michigan 72 12 George Washington 64 3 Vanderbilt 59 7 Temple 67 1 Michigan 77 7 Temple 72 Final Four – New Orleans, Louisiana National semifinals National Championship Game E1 North Carolina 78 MW2 Kansas 68 SE1 Kentucky 78 W1 Michigan 81OT E1 North Carolina 77 W1 Michigan 71 Game summaries National semifinals National Championship 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game Michigan's entire 1992–93 schedule results were vacated, on November 7, 2002, as part of the settlement of the University of Michigan basketball scandal due to Chris Webber’s ineligibility. Unlike forfeiture, a vacated game does not result in the other school being credited with a win, only with Michigan removing the wins from its own record. Announcers James Brown/Jim Nantz and Billy Packer – Brown/Packer, First & Second Round at Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Nantz/Packer, West Regional at Seattle; Final Four at New Orleans, Louisiana Dick Stockton and Al McGuire – First & Second Round at Indianapolis, Indiana; Southeast Regional at Charlotte, North Carolina Verne Lundquist and Clark Kellogg – First & Second Round at Rosemont, Illinois; East Regional at East Rutherford, New Jersey James Brown/Bill Raftery/Lesley Visser – Midwest Regional at St. Louis, Missouri Greg Gumbel and Digger Phelps – First & Second Round at Tucson, Arizona Sean McDonough and Derrek Dickey – First & Second Round at Orlando, Florida Mike Gorman and Larry Farmer – First & Second Round at Salt Lake City, Utah Mel Proctor and Dan Bonner – First & Second Round at Syracuse, New York Tim Ryan and Ann Meyers – First & Second Round at Nashville, Tennessee See also 1993 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 1993 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 1993 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 1993 National Invitation Tournament 1993 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament References Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Ncaa NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Basketball Category:1990s in New Orleans