# 1991–92 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1991–92 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Tom Davis and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They ended the season 19–11 overall and 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #9 seed in the East Region. After defeating Texas 98–92 in the first round, the Hawkeyes lost to #1 seed Duke 75–62 in the Round of 32. It was the second consecutive season Iowa lost to the eventual National Champion Blue Devils.

## Schedule/results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/23/1991* | No. 21 | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 101–45 | 1–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 11/26/1991* | No. 21 | Western Illinois | W 95–58 | 2–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 12/3/1991* | No. 21 | Drake Iowa Big Four | W 83–56 | 3–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 12/6/1991* | No. 21 | Army Amana-Hawkeye Classic | W 74–39 | 4–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,523) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/7/1991* | No. 21 | Louisiana Tech Amana-Hawkeye Classic | W 84–65 | 5–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/10/1991* | No. 16 | at Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four | W 108–85 | 6–0 | UNI-Dome (19,042) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 12/14/1991* | No. 16 | at Iowa State Rivalry | L 84–98 | 6–1 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA |
| 12/27/1991* | No. 23 | vs. Butler Tampa Tribune Holiday Invitational | W 114–92 | 7–1 | Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| 12/28/1991* | No. 23 | at South Florida Tampa Tribune Holiday Invitational | L 78–85 | 7–2 | Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| 1/4/1992* | | Centenary | W 121–76 | 8–2 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Big Ten Regular Season ||||||
| 1/9/1992 | No. 16 | No. 11 Michigan | L 77-80 | 8–3 (0–1) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| 1/11/1992 | | at Purdue | L 69-77 | 8–4 (0–2) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| 1/15/1992 | | Illinois | W 74-69 | 9–4 (1–2) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 1/19/1992 | | at No. 4 Ohio State | L 81-85 | 9–5 (1–3) | St. John Arena (13,276) Columbus, OH |
| 1/22/1992 | | at Northwestern | W 78-71 | 10–5 (2–3) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,014) Evanston, IL |
| 1/29/1992 | | Wisconsin | W 73-66 | 11–5 (3–3) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 2/1/1992 | | Minnesota | W 87-70 | 12–5 (4–3) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 2/6/1992 | | No. 11 Michigan State | W 77-63 | 13–5 (5–3) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 2/9/1992 | | at No. 6 Indiana | L 66-81 | 13–6 (5–4) | Assembly Hall (16,489) Bloomington, IN |
| 2/12/1992 | | at No. 17 Michigan | L 74-79 | 13–7 (5–5) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| 2/15/1992 | | Purdue | W 80-68 | 14–7 (6–5) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| 2/18/1992 | | No. 6 Ohio State | W 92-86 | 15–7 (7–5) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| 2/23/1992 | | at Illinois | L 72-77 | 15–8 (7–6) | Assembly Hall (16,281) Champaign, IL |
| 2/25/1992 | | at Minnesota | W 79-64 | 16–8 (8–6) | Williams Arena (15,937) Minneapolis, MN |
| 3/4/1992 | | No. 2 Indiana | L 60-64 | 16–9 (8–7) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| 3/7/1992 | | Wisconsin | W 70-65 | 17–9 (9–7) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| 3/11/1992 | | Northwestern | W 69-66 | 18–9 (10–7) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| 3/15/1992 | | No. 16 Michigan State | L 53-64 | 18–10 (10–8) | Breslin Center (15,138) East Lansing, MI |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/19/1992* CBS | (9 E) | vs. (8 E) Texas First Round | W 98-92 | 19–10 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| 3/21/1992* CBS | (9 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke Second Round | L 62-75 | 19–11 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||