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
- Michigan's Fab Five played in the National Championship Game for the second straight season.
- North Carolina coach Dean Smith won his second national championship and the program's third overall.
Major rule changes
Season outlook
Pre-season polls
The top 25 from the AP Poll and Coaches Poll during the pre-season.Conference membership changes
These schools joined new conferences for the 1992–93 season.| School | Former conference | New conference |
| Akron | Mid-Continent Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Buffalo | East Coast Conference | NCAA Division I Independent |
| Central Connecticut State | East Coast Conference | NCAA Division I Independent |
| College of Charleston | NCAA Division I Independent | Trans America Athletic Conference |
| Duquesne | Atlantic 10 Conference | Midwestern Collegiate Conference |
| Fresno State | Big West Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Georgia Southern | Trans America Athletic Conference | Southern Conference |
| Hofstra | East Coast Conference | NCAA Division I Independent |
| La Salle | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Midwestern Collegiate Conference |
| Nevada | Big Sky Conference | Big West Conference |
| Penn State | NCAA Division I Independent | Big Ten Conference |
| Rider | East Coast Conference | Northeast Conference |
| Tennessee-Martin | Ohio Valley Conference | |
| Towson State | East Coast Conference | Big South Conference |
| UCF | Sun Belt Conference | Trans America Athletic Conference |
| UMBC | East Coast Conference | Big South Conference |
Regular season
Conference winners and tournaments
Statistical leaders
Conference standings
Postseason tournaments
NCAA Tournament
Final Four - [Louisiana Superdome], [New Orleans, Louisiana]
* 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
Award winners
Consensus All-American teams
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 : 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 : 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 : Sam Crawford, New Mexico State
- Robert V. Geasey Trophy : Aaron McKie, Temple
- NIT/Haggerty Award : Terry Dehere, Seton Hall