1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Year=1993


ImageSize=
Caption=
Teams=64
FinalFourArena=Louisiana Superdome
FinalFourCity=New Orleans, Louisiana
Champions=North Carolina
TitleCount=3rd
RunnerUp= none (vacated by Michigan)
GameCount=n/a
Semifinal1=Kansas
FinalFourCount=10th
Semifinal2=Kentucky
FinalFourCount2=10th
Coach=Dean Smith
CoachCount=2nd
MOP=Donald Williams
MOPTeam=North Carolina
Attendance=707,719
OneTopScorer=*
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=Donald Williams
TopScorerTeam=North Carolina
Points=118The 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 1993, and ended with the championship game on April 5 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. 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 when double-teamed by North Carolina. Michigan had already used all of its timeouts, so Webber's gaffe resulted in a technical foul.

In a game that featured two great individual battles (one between Jason Kidd and Bobby Hurley, and the other between Lamond Murray and Grant Hill), 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 University was the only team not to make it out of its regional; it was defeated by the 2-seed, the University of Kansas, in the Midwest regional finals. This tournament is also notable for the uneven distribution of first-round upsets. Aside from 11th seed Tulane beating 6th seed Kansas State and 9th seed Xavier defeating 8th seed New Orleans, there were no first round upsets in any region other than the West, which featured "three" remarkable upsets, with a 12, a 13, and a 15-seed advancing to the second round in that region. 15-seed Santa Clara's victory over 2-seed Arizona is one of only four times that a #15 has defeated a #2 since the tournament field expanded to 64 teams.

Due to recruiting violations involving Chris Webber, the Michigan Wolverines' mark of 5-1 in this tournament has been stricken from official NCAA records. Games they won were vacated, meaning they did not win, but their opponents were not given a win by forfeit (unlike the Olympics). They also had to return their 1993 NCAA National Runner-Up trophy.

Locations

Teams

Bracket

East region

16TeamBracket | RD3=Sweet Sixteen | RD4=Elite Eight | RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=North Carolina
RD1-score01=85
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=East Carolina
RD1-score02=65
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=Rhode Island
RD1-score03=74
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=Purdue
RD1-score04=68
RD1-seed05=5
RD1-team05=St John's
RD1-score05=85
RD1-seed06=12
RD1-team06=Texas Tech
RD1-score06=67
RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=Arkansas
RD1-score07=94
RD1-seed08=13
RD1-team08=Holy Cross
RD1-score08=64
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=Virginia
RD1-score09=78
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=Manhattan
RD1-score10=66
RD1-seed11=3
RD1-team11=Massachusetts
RD1-score11=54
RD1-seed12=14
RD1-team12=Pennsylvania
RD1-score12=50
RD1-seed13=7
RD1-team13=New Mexico St.
RD1-score13=93
RD1-seed14=10
RD1-team14=Nebraska
RD1-score14=79
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team15=Cincinnati
RD1-score15=93
RD1-seed16=15
RD1-team16=Coppin St.
RD1-score16=66
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=North Carolina
RD2-score01=112
RD2-seed02=8
RD2-team02=Rhode Island
RD2-score02=67
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=St John's
RD2-score03=74
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Arkansas
RD2-score04=80
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Virginia
RD2-score05=71
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Massachusetts
RD2-score06=56
RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=New Mexico St.
RD2-score07=55
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Cincinnati
RD2-score08=92
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=North Carolina
RD3-score01=80
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Arkansas
RD3-score02=74
RD3-seed03=6
RD3-team03=Virginia
RD3-score03=54
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Cincinnati
RD3-score04=71
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=North Carolina
RD4-score01=75
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Cincinnati
RD4-score02=68*

Midwest region

16TeamBracket | RD3=Sweet Sixteen | RD4=Elite Eight | RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Indiana
RD1-score01=97
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=Wright St.
RD1-score02=54
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=New Orleans
RD1-score03=55
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=Xavier
RD1-score04=73
RD1-seed05=5
RD1-team05=Oklahoma St.
RD1-score05=74
RD1-seed06=12
RD1-team06=Marquette
RD1-score06=62
RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=Louisville
RD1-score07=76
RD1-seed08=13
RD1-team08=Delaware
RD1-score08=70
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=California
RD1-score09=66
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=LSU
RD1-score10=64
RD1-seed11=3
RD1-team11=Duke
RD1-score11=105
RD1-seed12=14
RD1-team12=Southern Illinois
RD1-score12=70
RD1-seed13=7
RD1-team13=BYU
RD1-score13=80
RD1-seed14=10
RD1-team14=SMU
RD1-score14=71
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team15=Kansas
RD1-score15=94
RD1-seed16=15
RD1-team16=Ball St.
RD1-score16=72
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Indiana
RD2-score01=73
RD2-seed02=9
RD2-team02=Xavier
RD2-score02=70
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Oklahoma St.
RD2-score03=63
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Louisville
RD2-score04=78
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=California
RD2-score05=82
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Duke
RD2-score06=77
RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=BYU
RD2-score07=76
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Kansas
RD2-score08=90
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Indiana
RD3-score01=82
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Louisville
RD3-score02=69
RD3-seed03=6
RD3-team03=California
RD3-score03=76
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Kansas
RD3-score04=93
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Indiana
RD4-score01=77
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Kansas
RD4-score02=83

outheast region

16TeamBracket | RD3=Sweet Sixteen | RD4=Elite Eight | RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Kentucky
RD1-score01=96
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=Rider
RD1-score02=52
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=Utah
RD1-score03=86
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=Pittsburgh
RD1-score04=65
RD1-seed05=5
RD1-team05=Wake Forest
RD1-score05=81
RD1-seed06=12
RD1-team06=Tennessee-Chattanooga
RD1-score06=58
RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=Iowa
RD1-score07=82
RD1-seed08=13
RD1-team08=Northeast Louisiana
RD1-score08=69
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=Kansas St.
RD1-score09=53
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=Tulane
RD1-score10=55
RD1-seed11=3
RD1-team11=Florida St.
RD1-score11=82
RD1-seed12=14
RD1-team12=Evansville
RD1-score12=70
RD1-seed13=7
RD1-team13=Western Kentucky
RD1-score13=55
RD1-seed14=10
RD1-team14=Memphis St.
RD1-score14=52
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team15=Seton Hall
RD1-score15=81
RD1-seed16=15
RD1-team16=Tennessee St.
RD1-score16=59
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Kentucky
RD2-score01=83
RD2-seed02=8
RD2-team02=Utah
RD2-score02=62
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Wake Forest
RD2-score03=84
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Iowa
RD2-score04=78
RD2-seed05=11
RD2-team05=Tulane
RD2-score05=63
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Florida St.
RD2-score06=94
RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=Western Kentucky
RD2-score07=72
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Seton Hall
RD2-score08=68
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Kentucky
RD3-score01=103
RD3-seed02=5
RD3-team02=Wake Forest
RD3-score02=69
RD3-seed03=3
RD3-team03=Florida St.
RD3-score03=81
RD3-seed04=7
RD3-team04=Western Kentucky
RD3-score04=78*
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Kentucky
RD4-score01=106
RD4-seed02=3
RD4-team02=Florida St.
RD4-score02=81

West region

16TeamBracket | RD3=Sweet Sixteen | RD4=Elite Eight | RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Michigan (vacated)
RD1-score01=84
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=Coastal Carolina
RD1-score02=53
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=Iowa St.
RD1-score03=70
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=UCLA
RD1-score04=81
RD1-seed05=5
RD1-team05=New Mexico
RD1-score05=68
RD1-seed06=12
RD1-team06=George Washington
RD1-score06=82
RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=Georgia Tech
RD1-score07=78
RD1-seed08=13
RD1-team08=Southern-BR
RD1-score08=93
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=Illinois
RD1-score09=75
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=Long Beach St.
RD1-score10=72
RD1-seed11=3
RD1-team11=Vanderbilt
RD1-score11=92
RD1-seed12=14
RD1-team12=Boise St
RD1-score12=72
RD1-seed13=7
RD1-team13=Temple
RD1-score13=75
RD1-seed14=10
RD1-team14=Missouri
RD1-score14=61
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team15=Arizona
RD1-score15=61
RD1-seed16=15
RD1-team16=Santa Clara
RD1-score16=64
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Michigan (vacated)
RD2-score01=86
RD2-seed02=9
RD2-team02=UCLA
RD2-score02=84
RD2-seed03=12
RD2-team03=George Washington
RD2-score03=90
RD2-seed04=13
RD2-team04=Southern-BR
RD2-score04=80
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Illinois
RD2-score05=68
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Vanderbilt
RD2-score06=85
RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=Temple
RD2-score07=68
RD2-seed08=15
RD2-team08=Santa Clara
RD2-score08=57
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Michigan (vacated)
RD3-score01=72
RD3-seed02=12
RD3-team02=George Washington
RD3-score02=64
RD3-seed03=3
RD3-team03=Vanderbilt
RD3-score03=59
RD3-seed04=7
RD3-team04=Temple
RD3-score04=67
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Michigan (vacated)
RD4-score01=77
RD4-seed02=7
RD4-team02=Temple
RD4-score02=72

Final Four

4TeamBracket | RD1=National Semifinals | RD2=National Finals | RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team1=North Carolina
RD1-score1=78
RD1-seed2=2
RD1-team2=Kansas
RD1-score2=68
RD1-seed3=1
RD1-team3=Kentucky
RD1-score3=78
RD1-seed4=1
RD1-team4=Michigan (vacated)
RD1-score4=81
RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team1=North Carolina
RD2-score1=77
RD2-seed2=1
RD2-team2=Michigan (vacated)
RD2-score2=71

NOTE: Michigan's results were vacated due to violations involving various players. For this reason, their wins and advancement were erased, but their opponents did not receive wins by forfeit nor advance.

External links

* [http://www.shrpsports.com/collbask/1993.htm 1993 NCAA Basketball Tournament] on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
* [http://www.hoopstournament.net/index.html HoopsTournament.Net] , source for much of the information on this page.