# 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1992 and ended with the Final Four at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The North Carolina Tar Heels earned their third national championship by defeating the Michigan Wolverines 77–71 on April 5, 1993.

## Season headlines

* With its membership reduced to three schools, the East Coast Conference lost its official conference status under NCAA bylaws, and its remaining members played as independents during the season. It regained official conference status the following season.
* The NCAA established a minimum seating capacity of 12,000 for facilities hosting first-round, second-round, regional semifinal, or regional final games of the NCAA tournament.
* Three No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament (Kentucky, Michigan, and North Carolina) advanced to the Final Four for the first time.
* Michigan's "Fab Five" played in the national championship game for the second straight season.
* North Carolina head coach Dean Smith won his second national championship and North Carolina's third overall.
* Doug Day of Radford completed his career (1989–1993) with 401 three-point field goals, the first player to make 400 or three-point pointers in his career.

## Season outlook
### Pre-season polls

The top 25 from the AP Poll and Coaches Poll during the pre-season.
Associated Press :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Michigan |
| 2 | Kansas |
| 3 | Duke |
| 4 | Indiana |
| 5 | Kentucky |
| 6 | Seton Hall |
| 7 | North Carolina |
| 8 | Memphis |
| 9 | Florida State |
| 10 | Arizona |
| 11 | Iowa |
| 12 | Georgetown |
| 13 | Louisville |
| 14 | Georgia Tech |
| 15 | Oklahoma |
| 16 | Connecticut |
| 17 | Tulane |
| 18 | Syracuse |
| 19 | Iowa State |
| 20 | Michigan State |
| 21 | Cincinnati |
| 22 | UNLV |
| 23 | UMass |
| 24 | UCLA |
| 25 | Nebraska |
Coaches :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Michigan |
| 2 | Duke |
| 3 | Indiana |
| 4 | Kansas |
| 5 | Kentucky |
| 6 | Seton Hall |
| 7 | North Carolina |
| 8 | Florida State |
| 9 | Memphis |
| 10 | Arizona |
| 11 | Georgetown |
| 12 | Louisville |
| 13 | Iowa |
| 14 | Tulane |
| 15 | Georgia Tech |
| 16 | Oklahoma |
| 17 | UCLA |
| 18 | Cincinnati |
| 18 | Texas |
| 20 | Connecticut |
| 21 | Michigan State |
| 22 | Nebraska |
| 23 | UNLV |
| 24 | Iowa State |
| 25 | New Mexico State |

## Conference membership changes

These schools joined new conferences for the 1992–93 season.
| School | Former conference | New conference |
| Akron Zips | Mid-Continent Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Buffalo Bulls | East Coast Conference | NCAA Division I Independent |
| Central Connecticut State Blue Devils | East Coast Conference | NCAA Division I Independent |
| Central Florida (UCF) Knights | Sun Belt Conference | Trans America Athletic Conference |
| College of Charleston Cougars | NCAA Division I Independent | Trans America Athletic Conference |
| Davidson Wildcats | Big South Conference | Southern Conference |
| Duquesne Dukes | Atlantic 10 Conference | Midwestern Collegiate Conference |
| Fresno State Bulldogs | Big West Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Georgia Southern Eagles | Trans America Athletic Conference | Southern Conference |
| UNC Greensboro Spartans | NCAA Division I Independent | Big South Conference |
| Hofstra Flying Dutchmen | East Coast Conference | NCAA Division I Independent |
| La Salle Explorers | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Midwestern Collegiate Conference |
| UMBC Retrievers | East Coast Conference | Big South Conference |
| Nevada Wolf Pack | Big Sky Conference | Big West Conference |
| Penn State Nittany Lions | NCAA Division I Independent | Big Ten Conference |
| Rider Broncs | East Coast Conference | Northeast Conference |
| Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks | Gulf South Conference (NCAA Division II) | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Towson State Tigers | East Coast Conference | Big South Conference |
| Youngstown State Penguins | NCAA Division I Independent | Mid-Continent Conference |

## Regular season
### Conferences
#### Conference winners and tournaments

| Conference | Regular season first place | Conference player of the year | Conference Coach of the Year | Conference tournament | Tournament venue (city) | Tournament winner |
| Atlantic 10 Conference | UMass | Aaron McKie, Temple | John Calipari, UMass | 1993 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts | UMass |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | North Carolina | Rodney Rogers, Wake Forest | Dean Smith, North Carolina | 1993 ACC men's basketball tournament | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | Georgia Tech |
| Big East Conference | Seton Hall | Terry Dehere, Seton Hall | Brian Mahoney, St. John's | 1993 Big East men's basketball tournament | Madison Square Garden New York, New York | Seton Hall |
| Big Eight Conference | Kansas | Bryant Reeves, Oklahoma State | Dana Altman, Kansas State | 1993 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri | Missouri |
| Big Sky Conference | Idaho | Orlando Lightfoot, Idaho | Bobby Dye, Boise State | 1993 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament | Kibbie Dome Moscow, Idaho | Boise State |
| Big South Conference | Towson State | Tony Dunkin, Coastal Carolina | Terry Truax, Towson State | 1993 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament | North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, South Carolina | Coastal Carolina |
| Big Ten Conference | Indiana | Calbert Cheaney, Indiana | Lou Henson, Illinois | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Big West Conference | New Mexico State | Isaiah Rider, UNLV | Bob Thomason, Pacific | 1993 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California | Long Beach State |
| Colonial Athletic Association | James Madison & Old Dominion | Brian Gilgeous, American | Oliver Purnell, Old Dominion | 1993 CAA men's basketball tournament | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia | East Carolina |
| Great Midwest Conference | Cincinnati | Penny Hardaway, Memphis State | | 1993 Great Midwest Conference men's basketball tournament | The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee | Cincinnati |
| Ivy League | Penn | Buck Jenkins, Columbia, & Jerome Allen, Penn | Not named | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Metro Conference | Louisville | Clifford Rozier, Louisville | Sonny Smith, VCU | 1993 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | Louisville |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Manhattan | Keith Bullock, Manhattan | Jack Armstrong, Niagara | 1993 MAAC men's basketball tournament | Knickerbocker Arena Albany, New York | Manhattan |
| Mid-American Conference | Ball State & Miami (OH) | Gary Trent, Miami (OH) | Joby Wright, Miami (OH) | 1993 MAC men's basketball tournament | Battelle Hall Columbus, Ohio | Ball State |
| Mid-Continent Conference | Cleveland State | Bill Edwards, Wright State | Mike Boyd, Cleveland State | 1993 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament | Nutter Center Dayton, Ohio | Wright State |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Coppin State | Jackie Robinson, South Carolina State | Ron Mitchell, Coppin State | 1993 MEAC men's basketball tournament | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia | Coppin State |
| Midwestern Collegiate Conference | Xavier | Brian Grant, Xavier | Pete Gillen, Xavier | 1993 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament | Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana | Evansville |
| Missouri Valley Conference | Illinois State | Curt Smith, Drake | Rudy Washington, Drake | 1993 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri | Southern Illinois |
| North Atlantic Conference | Drexel & Northeastern | Vin Baker, Hartford | Bill Herrion, Drexel | 1993 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Delaware |
| Northeast Conference | Rider | Darrick Suber, Rider | Jim Phelan, Mount St. Mary's & Kevin Bannon, Rider | 1993 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, New Jersey | Rider |
| Ohio Valley Conference | Tennessee State | Carlos Rogers, Tennessee State | Frankie Allen, Tennessee State | 1993 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | Tennessee State |
| Pacific-10 Conference | Arizona | Chris Mills, Arizona | Lute Olson, Arizona | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Patriot League | Bucknell | Mike Bright, Bucknell | Charlie Woollum, Bucknell | 1993 Patriot League men's basketball tournament | Davis Gym Lewisburg, Pennsylvania | Holy Cross |
| Southeastern Conference | Vanderbilt (East) Arkansas (West) | Jamal Mashburn, Kentucky, & Bill McCaffrey, Vanderbilt | Eddie Fogler, Vanderbilt | 1993 SEC men's basketball tournament | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | Kentucky |
| Southern Conference | Chattanooga | Tim Brooks, Chattanooga | Mack McCarthy, Chattanooga | 1993 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament | Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina | Chattanooga |
| Southland Conference | Northeast Louisiana | Ryan Stuart, Northeast Louisiana | Mike Vining, Northeast Louisiana | 1993 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament | Fant-Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana | Northeast Louisiana |
| Southwest Conference | SMU | Mike Wilson, SMU | John Shumate, SMU | 1993 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas | Texas Tech |
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | Jackson State | Lindsey Hunter, Jackson State | Andy Stoglin, Jackson State | 1993 SWAC men's basketball tournament | Riverside Centroplex Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Southern |
| Sun Belt Conference | New Orleans | Ervin Johnson, New Orleans | Tim Floyd, New Orleans | 1993 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament | Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi | Western Kentucky |
| Trans America Athletic Conference | Florida International | Kenny Brown, Mercer | Bob Weltlich, Florida International | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| West Coast Athletic Conference | Pepperdine | Dana Jones, Pepperdine | Dick Davey, Santa Clara | 1993 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California | Santa Clara |
| Western Athletic Conference | BYU & Utah | Josh Grant, Utah | Rick Majerus, Utah | 1993 WAC men's basketball tournament | Delta Center Salt Lake City, Utah | New Mexico |

#### Conference standings

1992–93 ACC men's basketball standings :
| 1992–93 ACC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 4 North Carolina14–2 .87534–4  .895 No. 11 Florida State12–4 .75025–10  .714 No. 10 Duke10–6 .62524–8  .750 No. 16 Wake Forest10–6 .62521–9  .700 Virginia9–7 .56321–10  .677 No. 18 Georgia Tech †8–8 .50019–11  .633 Clemson5–11 .31317–13  .567 Maryland2–14 .12512–16  .429 NC State2–14 .1258–19  .296 † 1993 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 1992–93 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 14 UMass †11–3 .78624–7  .774 George Washington8–6 .57121–9  .700 Rhode Island8–6 .57119–11  .633 Saint Joseph's8–6 .57118–11  .621 Temple8–6 .57120–13  .606 West Virginia7–7 .50017–12  .586 Rutgers6–8 .42913–15  .464 St. Bonaventure0–14 .00010–17  .370 † 1993 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1992–93 Big East men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 6 Seton Hall †14–4 .77828–7  .800 St. John's12–6 .66719–11  .633 Syracuse10–8 .55620–9  .690 Connecticut9–9 .50015–13  .536 Providence9–9 .50020–13  .606 Pittsburgh9–9 .50017–11  .607 Boston College9–9 .50018–13  .581 Georgetown8–10 .44420–13  .606 Miami7–11 .38910–17  .370 Villanova3–15 .1678–19  .296 † 1993 Big East tournament winner As of April 5, 1993 Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1992–93 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 9 Kansas11–3 .78629–7  .806 No. 23 Oklahoma State8–6 .57120–9  .690 Iowa State8–6 .57120–11  .645 Nebraska8–6 .57120–11  .645 Kansas State7–7 .50019–11  .633 Oklahoma7–7 .50020–12  .625 Missouri †5–9 .35719–14  .576 Colorado2–12 .14310–17  .370 † 1993 Big Eight tournament winner As of April 5, 1993 Rankings from AP poll | 1992–93 Big Sky men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Idaho11–3 .78624–8  .750 Boise State †10–4 .71421–8  .724 Weber State10–4 .71420–8  .714 Montana8–6 .57117–11  .607 Idaho State5–9 .35710–18  .357 Montana State5–9 .3579–18  .333 Northern Arizona4–10 .28610–16  .385 Eastern Washington3–11 .2146–20  .231 † Conference tournament winner | 1992–93 Big South Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Towson State14–2 .87518–9  .667 Coastal Carolina †12–4 .75022–10  .688 Campbell10–6 .62512–15  .444 Liberty9–7 .56316–14  .533 Radford8–8 .50016–15  .516 UMBC7–9 .43812–16  .429 Charleston Southern5–11 .3139–18  .333 Winthrop5–11 .31314–16  .467 UNC Asheville2–14 .1254–23  .148 † 1993 Big South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1992–93 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 1 Indiana17–1 .94431–4  .886 No. 13 Iowa11–7 .61123–9  .719 Illinois11–7 .61119–13  .594 Minnesota9–9 .50022–10  .688 No. 22 Purdue9–9 .50018–10  .643 Ohio State8–10 .44415–13  .536 Michigan State7–11 .38915–13  .536 Wisconsin7–11 .38914–14  .500 Northwestern3–15 .1678–19  .296 Penn State2–16 .1117–20  .259 No. 3 Michigan0–3 .0000–4  .000 Rankings from AP Poll *Michigan vacated all games due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (15-3, 31-5) | 1992–93 Big West men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 24 New Mexico State15–3 .83326–8  .765 No. 25 UNLV13–5 .72221–8  .724 Pacific12–6 .66716–11  .593 Long Beach State †11–7 .61122–10  .688 UC Santa Barbara10–8 .55618–11  .621 Cal State Fullerton10–8 .55615–12  .556 Utah State7–11 .38910–17  .370 Nevada4–14 .2229–17  .346 San Jose State4–14 .2227–19  .269 UC Irvine4–14 .2226–21  .222 † 1993 Big West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1992–93 CAA men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT James Madison11–3 .78621–9  .700 Old Dominion11–3 .78621–8  .724 Richmond10–4 .71415–12  .556 American6–8 .42911–17  .393 William & Mary6–8 .42914–13  .519 UNC Wilmington6–8 .42917–11  .607 East Carolina †4–10 .28613–17  .433 George Mason2–12 .1437–21  .250 † 1993 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1992–93 Great Midwest Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 7 Cincinnati †8–2 .80027–5  .844 Memphis State7–3 .70020–12  .625 Marquette6–4 .60020–8  .714 UAB5–5 .50021–14  .600 DePaul3–7 .30016–15  .516 Saint Louis1–9 .10012–17  .414 † 1993 GMC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1992–93 Ivy League men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Penn14–0 1.00022–5  .815 Columbia10–4 .71416–10  .615 Cornell9–5 .64316–10  .615 Princeton7–7 .50015–11  .577 Yale6–8 .42910–16  .385 Dartmouth5–9 .35711–15  .423 Harvard3–11 .2146–20  .231 Brown2–12 .1437–19  .269 Rankings from AP Poll | 1992–93 Metro Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 15 Louisville †11–1 .91722–9  .710 Tulane9–3 .75022–9  .710 VCU7–5 .58320–10  .667 UNC Charlotte6–6 .50015–13  .536 Southern Miss6–6 .50010–17  .370 South Florida2–10 .1678–19  .296 Virginia Tech1–11 .08310–18  .357 † 1993 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1992–93 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Manhattan †12–2 .85723–7  .767 Niagara11–3 .78623–7  .767 Iona9–5 .64316–11  .593 Siena8–6 .57116–13  .552 Fairfield7–7 .50014–13  .519 Canisius5–9 .35710–18  .357 Saint Peter's3–11 .2149–18  .333 Loyola (MD)1–13 .0712–25  .074 † 1993 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1992–93 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Ball State †13–4 .76526–8  .765 Miami (OH)14–4 .77822–9  .710 Western Michigan12–6 .66717–12  .586 Ohio11–7 .61114–13  .519 Toledo9–9 .50012–16  .429 Eastern Michigan8–10 .44413–17  .433 Bowling Green8–10 .44411–16  .407 Kent State7–11 .38910–17  .370 Central Michigan4–14 .2228–18  .308 Akron3–15 .1678–18  .308 † 1993 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1992–93 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Cleveland State15–1 .93822–6  .786 Northern Illinois10–6 .62515–12  .556 Wright State †10–6 .62520–10  .667 Illinois-Chicago9–7 .56317–15  .531 Wisconsin–Green Bay9–7 .56313–14  .481 Eastern Illinois7–9 .43810–17  .370 Valparaiso7–9 .43812–16  .429 Western Illinois4–12 .2507–20  .259 Youngstown State1–15 .0633–23  .115 † 1993 Mid-Con Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1992–93 MEAC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Coppin State †16–0 1.00022–8  .733 South Carolina State9–7 .56316–13  .552 North Carolina A&T9–7 .56314–13  .519 Morgan State9–7 .5639–17  .346 Florida A&M8–8 .50010–18  .357 Maryland Eastern Shore7–9 .43813–14  .481 Delaware State6–10 .37513–16  .448 Howard6–10 .37510–18  .357 Bethune–Cookman2–14 .1253–24  .111 † 1993 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1992–93 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Xavier12–2 .85724–6  .800 Evansville †12–2 .85723–7  .767 La Salle9–5 .64314–13  .519 Detroit Mercy7–7 .50015–12  .556 Duquesne5–9 .35713–15  .464 Butler5–9 .35711–17  .393 Dayton3–11 .2144–26  .133 Loyola (IL)3–11 .2147–20  .259 † 1993 MCC tournament winner | 1992–93 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Illinois State13–5 .72219–10  .655 Southern Illinois †12–6 .66723–10  .697 Southwest Missouri State11–7 .61120–11  .645 Tulsa10–8 .55615–14  .517 Drake9–9 .50014–14  .500 Northern Iowa8–10 .44412–15  .444 Wichita State7–11 .38910–17  .370 Bradley7–11 .38911–16  .407 Indiana State7–11 .38911–17  .393 Creighton6–12 .3338–18  .308 † 1993 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1992–93 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Drexel12–2 .85722–7  .759 Northeastern12–2 .85720–8  .714 Delaware †10–4 .71422–8  .733 Hartford7–7 .50014–14  .500 Maine4–10 .28610–17  .370 New Hampshire4–10 .2866–21  .222 Vermont4–10 .28610–17  .370 Boston University3–11 .2146–21  .222 † 1993 NAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 1992–93 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Rider †14–4 .77819–11  .633 Wagner12–6 .66718–12  .600 Mount St. Mary's10–8 .55614–16  .467 Marist10–8 .55614–16  .467 Fairleigh Dickinson8–10 .44411–17  .393 St. Francis Brooklyn8–10 .4449–18  .333 Saint Francis (PA)7–11 .3899–18  .333 Robert Morris7–11 .3899–18  .333 Long Island7–11 .3899–18  .333 Monmouth7–11 .38911–17  .393 † 1993 NEC tournament winner | 1992–93 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Tennessee State †13–3 .81319–10  .655 Eastern Kentucky11–5 .68815–12  .556 Murray State11–5 .68818–12  .600 Tennessee Tech9–7 .56315–13  .536 Southeast Missouri State9–7 .56316–11  .593 Morehead State6–10 .3756–21  .222 Middle Tennessee5–11 .31310–16  .385 Austin Peay4–12 .2507–20  .259 UT Martin4–12 .2507–19  .269 † 1993 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1992–93 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings ConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 5 Arizona17–1 .94424–4  .857 California12–6 .66721–9  .700 UCLA11–7 .61122–11  .667 Arizona State11–7 .61118–10  .643 USC9–9 .50018–12  .600 Oregon State9–9 .50013–14  .481 Washington7–11 .38913–14  .481 Washington State9–9 .50015–12  .556 Oregon3–15 .16710–20  .333 Stanford2–16 .1117–23  .233 Rankings from AP Poll | 1992–93 Patriot League men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Bucknell13–1 .92923–6  .793 Holy Cross †12–2 .85723–7  .767 Fordham9–5 .64315–16  .484 Colgate9–5 .64318–10  .643 Navy5–9 .3578–19  .296 Lafayette4–10 .2867–20  .259 Army2–12 .1434–22  .154 Lehigh2–12 .1434–23  .148 † 1993 Patriot League tournament winner | 1992–93 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East No. 8 Vanderbilt14–2 .87528–6  .824 No. 2 Kentucky †13–3 .81330–4  .882 Florida9–7 .56316–12  .571 Georgia8–8 .50015–14  .517 South Carolina5–11 .3139–18  .333 Tennessee4–12 .25013–17  .433 West No. 12 Arkansas10–6 .62522–9  .710 LSU9–7 .56322–11  .667 Auburn8–8 .50015–12  .556 Alabama7–9 .43816–13  .552 Mississippi State5–11 .31313–16  .448 Ole Miss4–12 .25010–18  .357 † 1993 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
| 1992–93 Southern Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Chattanooga †16–2 .88926–7  .788 East Tennessee State12–6 .66719–10  .655 Georgia Southern12–6 .66719–9  .679 Marshall11–7 .61116–11  .593 Davidson10–8 .55614–14  .500 The Citadel8–10 .44410–17  .370 Appalachian State8–10 .44413–15  .464 Furman8–10 .44411–17  .393 VMI3–15 .1675–22  .185 Western Carolina2–16 .1116–21  .222 † 1993 SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 1993 Rankings from AP poll | 1992–93 Southland Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT NE Louisiana †17–1 .94426–5  .839 Nicholls State11–7 .61114–12  .538 UT Arlington10–8 .55616–12  .571 UTSA10–8 .55615–14  .517 Texas State9–9 .50014–13  .519 McNeese State9–9 .50012–16  .429 Stephen F. Austin8–10 .44412–14  .462 Northwestern State7–11 .38913–13  .500 North Texas State5–13 .2785–21  .192 Sam Houston State4–14 .2226–19  .240 † 1993 Southland Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1992–93 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT SMU12–2 .85720–8  .714 Rice11–3 .78618–10  .643 Houston9–5 .64321–9  .700 Baylor7–7 .50016–11  .593 Texas Tech †6–8 .42918–12  .600 Texas A&M5–9 .35710–17  .370 Texas4–10 .28611–17  .393 TCU2–12 .1436–22  .214 † 1993 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1992–93 SWAC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Jackson State13–1 .92925–9  .735 Southern †9–5 .64321–10  .677 Alabama State9–5 .64314–13  .519 Texas Southern8–6 .57112–15  .444 Mississippi Valley State7–7 .50013–15  .464 Grambling State5–9 .35713–14  .481 Alcorn State5–9 .3577–20  .259 Prairie View A&M0–14 .0001–26  .037 † 1993 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1992–93 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 17 New Orleans18–0 1.00026–4  .867 No. 20 Western Kentucky †14–4 .77826–6  .813 SW Louisiana11–7 .61117–13  .567 Arkansas State11–7 .61116–12  .571 Arkansas-Little Rock10–8 .55615–12  .556 South Alabama9–9 .50015–13  .536 Lamar9–9 .50015–12  .556 Jacksonville3–15 .1675–22  .185 Louisiana Tech3–15 .1677–21  .250 Texas-Rio Grande Valley2–16 .1112–20  .091 † 1993 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1992–93 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Florida International9–3 .75020–10  .667 Samford7–5 .58317–10  .630 Mercer7–5 .58313–14  .481 Stetson6–6 .50013–14  .481 Georgia State5–7 .41713–14  .481 Southeastern Louisiana4–8 .33312–15  .444 Centenary (LA)4–8 .3339–18  .333 College of Charleston0–0 –19–8  .704 UCF0–0 –10–17  .370 Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1992–93 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Pepperdine11–3 .78623–8  .742 Gonzaga10–4 .71419–9  .679 Santa Clara †9–5 .64319–12  .613 San Francisco8–6 .57119–12  .613 San Diego7–7 .50013–14  .481 Saint Mary's (CA)6–8 .42911–16  .407 Portland3–11 .2149–18  .333 Loyola Marymount2–12 .1437–20  .259 † Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 1992–93 WAC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 19 Utah15–3 .83324–7  .774 BYU15–3 .83325–9  .735 No. 21 New Mexico †13–5 .72224–7  .774 UTEP10–8 .55621–13  .618 Colorado State9–9 .50017–12  .586 Fresno State8–10 .44413–15  .464 Hawaii7–11 .38912–16  .429 Wyoming7–11 .38913–15  .464 San Diego State3–15 .1678–21  .276 Air Force3–15 .1679–19  .321 † 1993 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |

### Division I independents

Eleven college teams played as Division I independents. Among them, UW–Milwaukee (23–4) had both the best winning percentage (.852) and the most wins.
1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings :
* 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
* vteConfOverall
* TeamW L PCTW L PCT
* UW-Milwaukee-–- –23–4
* .852
* UMKC-–- –15–12
* .556
* Southern Utah-–- –14–13
* .519
* Northeastern Illinois-–- –11–16
* .407
* Cal State Northridge-–- –10–17
* .370
* Hofstra-–- –9–18
* .333
* Notre Dame-–- –9–18
* .333
* Central Connecticut State-–- –8–19
* .296
* Buffalo-–- –5–22
* .185
* Chicago State-–- –4–23
* .148
* Sacramento State-–- –3–24
* .111
* Rankings from AP Poll

### Informal championships

| Conference | Regular season winner | Most Valuable Player |
| Philadelphia Big 5 | Temple | Aaron McKie, Temple |
For the second consecutive season, the Philadelphia Big 5 did not play a full round-robin schedule in which each team met each other team once, a format it had used from its first season of competition in 1955–56 through the 1990–91 season. Instead, each team played only two games against other Big 5 members, and Temple finished with a 2–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Big 5. The Big 5 did not revive its full round-robin schedule until the 1999–2000 season.

### Statistical leaders

Source for additional stats categories
| Points per game | Points per game | Points per game | Rebounds per game | Rebounds per game | Rebounds per game | Assists per game | Assists per game | Assists per game | Blocked shots per game | Blocked shots per game | Blocked shots per game |
| Player | School | PPG | Player | School | RPG | Player | School | APG | Player | School | BPG |
| Greg Guy | TX–Pan American | 29.3 | Warren Kidd | Middle Tennessee St. | 14.8 | Sam Crawford | New Mexico St. | 9.1 | Theo Ratliff | Wyoming | 4.4 |
| Isaiah Rider | UNLV | 29.1 | Jervaughn Scales | Southern | 12.7 | Dedan Thomas | UNLV | 8.6 | Sharone Wright | Clemson | 4.1 |
| John Best | Tennessee Tech | 28.5 | Reggie Jackson | Nicholls St. | 12.5 | Mark Woods | Wright St. | 8.4 | Bo Outlaw | Houston | 3.8 |
| Vin Baker | Hartford | 28.3 | Spencer Dunkley | Delaware | 12.2 | Bobby Hurley | Duke | 8.2 | Carlos Rogers | Tennessee St. | 3.2 |
| Lindsey Hunter | Jackson St. | 26.7 | Dan Callahan | Northeastern | 12.1 | Chuck Evans | Mississippi St. | 8.1 | Spencer Dunkley | Delaware | 3.2 |
| | | | | | | | | | Theron Wilson | E. Michigan | 3.2 |
| Steals per game | Steals per game | Steals per game | Field goal percentage | Field goal percentage | Field goal percentage | Three-point FG percentage | Three-point FG percentage | Three-point FG percentage | Free throw percentage | Free throw percentage | Free throw percentage |
| Player | School | BPG | Player | School | FG% | Player | School | 3FG% | Player | School | FT% |
| Jason Kidd | Cal Berkeley | 3.8 | Bo Outlaw | Houston | .658 | Roosevelt Moore | Sam Houston | .533 | Josh Grant | Utah | .920 |
| Jay Goodman | Utah State | 3.8 | Brian Grant | Xavier | .654 | Travis Ford | Kentucky | .529 | Roger Breslin | Holy Cross | .901 |
| Mark Woods | Wright State | 3.6 | Harry Hart | Iona | .654 | Casey Schmidt | Valparaiso | .477 | Jeremy Lake | Montana | .899 |
| Mike Bright | Bucknell | 3.2 | Cherokee Parks | Duke | .652 | Demetrius Dudley | Hofstra | .474 | Casey Schmidt | Valparaiso | .897 |
| Darnell Mee | Western Kentucky | 3.1 | Gary Trent | Ohio | .651 | Keith Adkins | UNC Wilmington | .467 | Scott Hartzell | UNC Greensboro | .889 |

### NCAA Tournament
#### Final Four - Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

| National semifinals | National semifinals | National semifinals | National championship game | National championship game | National championship game |
| E1 | North Carolina | 78 | | | |
| M2 | Kansas | 68 | | | |
| M2 | Kansas | 68 | E1 | North Carolina | 77 |
| | | | W1 | Michigan * | 71 |
| SE1 | Kentucky | 78 | W1 | Michigan * | 71 |
| W1 | Michigan * | 81 * | | | |
* 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. 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.

### National Invitation Tournament
#### NIT Semifinals and Final

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Providence | Providence | 70 | | | |
| Minnesota | Minnesota | 76 | | | |
| Minnesota | Minnesota | 76 | Minnesota | Minnesota | 62 |
| | | | Georgetown | Georgetown | 61 |
| UAB | UAB | 41 | Georgetown | Georgetown | 61 |
| Georgetown | Georgetown | 45 | | | |
| Third place game | Third place game | Third place game |
| UAB | UAB | 55 |
| Providence | Providence | 52 |

## Award winners
### Consensus All-American teams

Consensus First Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Calbert Cheaney | F | Senior | Indiana |
| Penny Hardaway | G | Junior | Memphis State |
| Bobby Hurley | G | Senior | Duke |
| Jamal Mashburn | F | Junior | Kentucky |
| Chris Webber | F/C | Sophomore | Michigan |
Consensus Second Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Terry Dehere | G | Senior | Seton Hall |
| Grant Hill | F | Junior | Duke |
| Billy McCaffrey | G | Junior | Vanderbilt |
| Eric Montross | C | Junior | North Carolina |
| J. R. Rider | G | Senior | UNLV |
| Glenn Robinson | F | Sophomore | Purdue |
| Rodney Rogers | F | Junior | Wake Forest |

### Major player of the year awards

* Wooden Award: Calbert Cheaney, Indiana
* Naismith Award: Calbert Cheaney, Indiana
* Associated Press Player of the Year: Calbert Cheaney, Indiana
* UPI Player of the Year: Calbert Cheaney, Indiana
* NABC Player of the Year: Calbert Cheaney, Indiana
* Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Calbert Cheaney, Indiana
* Adolph Rupp Trophy: Calbert Cheaney, Indiana
* Sporting News Player of the Year: Calbert Cheaney, Indiana

### Major freshman of the year awards

* USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Jason Kidd, California

### Major coach of the year awards

* Associated Press Coach of the Year: Eddie Fogler, Vanderbilt
* UPI Coach of the Year: Eddie Fogler, Vanderbilt
* Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Eddie Fogler, Vanderbilt
* NABC Coach of the Year: Eddie Fogler, Vanderbilt
* Naismith College Coach of the Year: Dean Smith, North Carolina
* CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Eddie Fogler, Vanderbilt
* Sporting News Coach of the Year: Eddie Fogler, Vanderbilt

### Other major awards

* Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Sam Crawford, New Mexico State
* Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Aaron McKie, Temple
* NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Terry Dehere, Seton Hall