# 1992–93 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 95th basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 5th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. Kansas won the Big Eight regular season title and made the Final Four for the second time in three seasons.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/1/1992* | No. 3 | Georgia | W 76-65 | 1–0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/5/1992* | No. 3 | vs. No. 2 Indiana | W 74-69 | 2–0 | Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN |
| 12/7/1992* | No. 2 | Emporia State | W 91-56 | 3–0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/11/1992* | No. 2 | vs. Mississippi Valley State | W 94-46 | 4–0 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| 12/12/1992* | No. 2 | vs. UMKC | W 108-62 | 5-0 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| 12/14/1992* | No. 2 | Oral Roberts | W 140-72 | 6-0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/19/1992* | No. 2 | East Tennessee State | W 86-83 | 7-0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/21/1992* | No. 2 | NC State | W 84-64 | 8-0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/27/1992* | No. 2 | vs. Jackson State Rainbow Classic First round | W 93-85 | 9-0 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI |
| 12/28/1992* | No. 2 | at Hawaii Rainbow Classic Semifinals | W 94-66 | 10-0 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI |
| 12/29/1992* | No. 2 | vs. No. 6 Michigan Rainbow Classic Championship Game | L 74-86 | 10-1 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI |
| 1/6/1993* | No. 4 | Wichita State | W 103-54 | 11-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/9/1993 | No. 4 | Iowa State | W 78-71 | 12-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/11/1993 | No. 4 | at No. 10 Oklahoma | W 96-85 | 13-1 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| 1/16/1993* | No. 4 | at Louisville | W 98-77 | 14-1 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| 1/18/1993 | No. 1 | at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 71-65 | 15-1 | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS |
| 1/23/1993 | No. 1 | at Colorado | W 82-51 | 16-1 | Coors Events Center Boulder, CO |
| 1/25/1993* | No. 1 | Long Beach State | L 49-64 | 16-2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/30/1993 | No. 1 | Rollins College | W 103-56 | 17-2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 2/1/1993 | No. 3 | Missouri Border War | W 86-69 | 18-2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 2/7/1993 | No. 3 | at Nebraska | L 64-68 | 18-3 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| 2/10/1993 | No. 7 | Oklahoma State | W 84-72 | 19-3 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 2/13/1993 | No. 7 | at Missouri Border War | W 67-63 | 20-3 | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| 2/17/1993 | No. 6 | Oklahoma | L 77-80 | 20-4 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 2/20/1993 | No. 6 | Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 77-64 | 21-4 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 2/22/1993 | No. 7 | at Iowa State | L 71-75 | 21-5 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA |
| 2/27/1993 | No. 7 | Colorado | W 72-68 | 22-5 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 3/3/1993 | No. 8 | Nebraska | W 94-83 | 23-5 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 3/7/1993 | No. 8 | at No. 19 Oklahoma State | W 74-73 | 24–5 (11–3) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| Big Eight Tournament ||||||
| 3/12/1993 | (1) No. 7 | vs. (8) Colorado First round | W 82–65 | 25–5 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| 3/13/1993 | (1) No. 7 | vs. (5) Kansas State Semifinals | L 67–74 | 25–6 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/18/1993* | (2 MW) No. 9 | vs. (15 MW) Ball State First round | W 94–72 | 26–6 | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL |
| 3/20/1993* | (2 MW) No. 9 | vs. (7 MW) BYU Second Round | W 90-76 | 27–6 | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL |
| 3/25/1993* | (2 MW) No. 9 | vs. (6 MW) California Regional semifinals | W 93–76 | 28–6 | St. Louis Arena St. Louis, MO |
| 3/27/1993* | (2 MW) No. 9 | vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Indiana Regional Finals | W 83–77 | 29–6 | St. Louis Arena St. Louis, MO |
| 4/3/1993* | (2 MW) No. 9 | vs. (1 E) No. 4 North Carolina National semifinals | L 68–78 | 29–7 | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest, E=East. All times are in Central Standard Time. ||||||

## Rankings

| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 |
| AP | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 |
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*There was no coaches poll in week 1.