This tournament is best remembered for the East regional final pitting Duke and Kentucky at The Spectrum in Philadelphia.

Grant Hill threw a pass the length of the court to Christian Laettner, who dribbled once, turned, and hit a jumper as time expired for the 104–103 win.

Sports Illustrated deemed it the greatest college basketball game of all time,[2] and ESPN ranked it No.

[4] Three conference champions made their first NCAA tournament appearances: Campbell (Big South), Delaware (NAC), and Eastern Illinois (Mid-Continent).

New Mexico State vacated its appearance in the 1992 NCAA tournament due to sanctions from the Neil McCarthy scandal.