1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game

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Duke Blue Devils 304171 | Michigan Wolverines | 31 | 20 | 51 | Duke Blue Devils | 30 | 41 | 71 | | Michigan Wolverines | 31 | 20 | 51 | | | | | | | Duke Blue Devils | 30 | 41 | 71 | | | | | | | April 6, 1992 | | | | | | | | | | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota | | | | | | | | | | Bobby Hurley, Duke | | | | | | | | | | Duke by 5.5 | | | | | | | | | | 50,379 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CBS | | | | | | | | | | Jim Nantz (play-by-play)Billy Packer (color) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

The 1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1991-92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The game was played on April 6, 1992, at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It featured the East Regional Champion and defending national champion, overall #1 seed Duke versus the Southeast Regional Champion, #6-seeded Michigan.

Duke defeated Fab Five-led Michigan 71–51 to become the sixth school to repeat as national champions and were the last to repeat until the Florida Gators in 2006 and 2007.

This marked the first of four consecutive losses in the national championship game for the Wolverines, as Michigan would lose in the championship game again in 1993, as well as in 2013 and 2018. Though this game and the 1993 title game would later be vacated by Michigan due to sanctions involving the eligibility of Chris Webber in the University of Michigan basketball scandal.

• Southeast

  • (6) Michigan 73, (11) Temple 66
  • (6) Michigan 102, (14) East Tennessee State 90
  • (6) Michigan 75, (2) Oklahoma State 72
  • (6) Michigan 75, (1) Ohio State 71 (OT)

• Final Four

  • (SE6) Michigan 76, (MW4) Cincinnati 72

• East

  • (1) Duke 82, (16) Campbell 56
  • (1) Duke 75, (9) Iowa 62
  • (1) Duke 81, (4) Seton Hall 69
  • (1) Duke 104, (2) Kentucky 103 (OT)

• Final Four

  • (E1) Duke 81, (W2) Indiana 78

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The championship game was televised in the United States by CBS. Jim Nantz provided play-by-play, while Billy Packer provided color commentary.

Michigan would later vacate its appearance in both the 1992 and 1993 Final Four and their subsequent title games due to sanctions revolving around the eligibility of Chris Webber in the Ed Martin scandal. While the other members of the Fab Five were cleared of any wrongdoing, the group's reputation was nonetheless tarnished by the scandal.

1992 marked the start of a losing streak in the national championship game for the Wolverines. Michigan would lose in the championship game again in 1993, as well as in 2013 and 2018, which brought their record in the title game to 1–6, the worst record among teams that have previously won a championship. The losing streak would eventually come to an end in 2026, as Michigan defeated UConn to win their second championship.

Duke would return to the national championship game in 1994 and 1999, but they would fall to Arkansas and UConn respectively. The Blue Devils would win their next championship in 2001 against Arizona.