# 1991–92 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

The 1991–92 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1991-92 college basketball season. The Fighting Irish, led by first-year coach John MacLeod, played their home games at the Joyce Center located in Notre Dame, IN as Independent members. They finished the season 18–15 and were invited to the 1992 National Invitation Tournament, where they advanced to the championship game before losing to Virginia 76–81 in overtime. During the season, they defeated five AP Top 25 teams.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| November 26 | Butler | L 60–67 | 0–1 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN |
| December 3 | at No. 9 Indiana | L 46–78 | 0–2 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| December 5 | Louisville | L 81–84 | 0–3 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN |
| December 9 | at Valparaiso | W 71–66 | 1–3 | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| December 11 | at Boston College | L 58–78 | 1–4 | Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts |
| January 2 | at No. 17 Kentucky | L 70–91 | 1–5 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| January 6 | at No. 23 USC | W 64–58 | 2–5 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| January 9 | at La Salle | W 87–79 | 3–5 | Convention Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| January 11 | vs. No. 8 North Carolina | W 88–76 | 4–5 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| January 13 | at West Virginia | L 67–87 | 4–6 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV |
| January 18 | at Virginia | L 56–83 | 4–7 | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| January 21 | at Marquette | W 69–63 | 5–7 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| January 23 | No. 12 Missouri | L 68–77 | 5–8 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN |
| January 27 | Dayton | W 76–54 | 6–8 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN |
| January 29 | DePaul | W 74–69 | 7–8 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN |
| February 1 | at No. 1 Duke | L 71–100 | 7–9 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 4 | Detroit | L 70–72 | 7–10 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN |
| February 9 | No. 15 Michigan | L 65–74 | 7–11 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN |
| February 11 | Stanford | W 64–63 | 8–11 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN |
| February 15 | at No. 10 Syracuse | W 101–98 | 9–11 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| February 18 | Marquette | W 60–53 | 10–11 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN |
| February 22 | No. 2 UCLA | W 84–71 | 11–11 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN |
| February 25 | at Dayton | L 58–60 | 11–12 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| February 27 | Loyola (IL) | W 75–72 | 12–12 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN |
| February 29 | No. 20 St. John’s (NY) | W 79–70 | 13–12 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN |
| March 3 | Xavier | W 87–86 | 14–12 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN |
| March 7 | at No. 15 DePaul | L 65–66 | 14–13 | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL |
| March 9 | at Evansville | L 56–74 | 14–14 | Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN |
| NIT ||||||
| March 18 | Western Michigan First Round | W 63–56 | 15–14 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN |
| March 23 | Kansas State Second Round | W 64–47 | 16–14 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN |
| March 25 | Manhattan Quarterfinal | W 74–58 | 17–14 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN |
| March 30 | vs. Utah Semifinals | W 58–55 | 18–14 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| April 1 | vs. Virginia Finals | L 76–81 $^{OT}$ | 18–15 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||