1992 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 1992 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 12 to March 15, 1992. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1992 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. With the addition of Miami to the conference, 1992 was the first time the tournament included ten teams. Seton Hall, Georgetown and St. John's all finished with the best regular season conference record. Through tiebreakers, Seton Hall was awarded the #1 seed.

1992 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1991–92
Teams10
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsSyracuse (3rd title)
Winning coachJim Boeheim (3rd title)
MVPAlonzo Mourning (Georgetown)
← 1991
1993 →
1991–92 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Seton Hall 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
No. 22 Georgetown 12 6   .667 22 10   .688
St. John's 12 6   .667 19 11   .633
Villanova 11 7   .611 14 15   .483
No. 21 Syracuse 10 8   .556 22 10   .688
Connecticut 10 8   .556 20 10   .667
Pittsburgh 9 9   .500 18 16   .529
Boston College 7 11   .389 17 14   .548
Providence 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Miami 1 17   .056 8 24   .250
1992 Big East tournament winner
As of April 6, 1992[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Syracuse defeated Georgetown in the championship game 56–54, to claim its third Big East tournament championship.

Bracket

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First round
March 12, 1992
Quarterfinals
March 13, 1992
Semifinals
March 14, 1992
Championship Game
March 15, 1992
            
1 #15 Seton Hall 62
8 Boston College 60
8 Boston College 78
9 Providence 68
1 #15 Seton Hall 66
5 Syracuse 70
4 Villanova 52
5 Syracuse 55
5 Syracuse 56
2 #21 Georgetown 54
3 #25 St. John's 64OT
6 Connecticut 59
3 #25 St. John's 64
2 #21 Georgetown 68
2 #21 Georgetown 77
10 Miami 64
7 Pittsburgh 71
10 Miami 83

Awards

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Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Alonzo Mourning, Georgetown

All Tournament Team

References

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  • "2008-09 Big East Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 136–138. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2009.