1998 National Invitation Tournament
Season | 1997–98 | ||||
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Teams | 32 | ||||
Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
Champions | Minnesota Golden Gophers (Vacated) (2nd title) | ||||
Runner-up | Penn State Nittany Lions (1st title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Clem Haskins (2nd title) | ||||
MVP | Kevin Clark (Vacated) (Minnesota) | ||||
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The 1998 National Invitation Tournament was the 1997 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Minnesota's tournament victory was vacated as a result of numerous NCAA violations, including academic fraud, that took place under coach Clem Haskins. Kevin Clark also vacated his tournament Most Valuable Player award.
Selected teams
[edit]Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Bracket
[edit]Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]
First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 56 | |||||||||||||
UNC Wilmington | 52 | |||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 68 | |||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 72 | |||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 73 | |||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 61 | |||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 65 | |||||||||||||
Georgia | 79 | |||||||||||||
Georgia | 100 | |||||||||||||
Iowa | 93 | |||||||||||||
Georgia | 61 | |||||||||||||
NC State | 55 | |||||||||||||
NC State | 59 | |||||||||||||
Kansas State | 39 |
First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
Penn State | 82 | |||||||||||||
Rider | 68 | |||||||||||||
Penn State | 77 | |||||||||||||
Dayton | 74 | |||||||||||||
Dayton | 95 | |||||||||||||
LIU | 92 | |||||||||||||
Penn State | 77 | |||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 70 | |||||||||||||
Georgetown | 71 | |||||||||||||
Florida | 69 | |||||||||||||
Georgetown | 79 | |||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 80 | |||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 88 | |||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 70 |
First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
Hawaii | 90 | |||||||||||||
Arizona State | 73 | |||||||||||||
Hawaii | 78 | |||||||||||||
Gonzaga | 70 | |||||||||||||
Gonzaga | 69 | |||||||||||||
Wyoming | 55 | |||||||||||||
Hawaii | 83 | |||||||||||||
Fresno State | 85 | |||||||||||||
Fresno State | 73 | |||||||||||||
Pacific | 70 | |||||||||||||
Fresno State | 83 | |||||||||||||
Memphis | 80 | |||||||||||||
Memphis | 90 | |||||||||||||
Ball State | 67 |
First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
Marquette | 80 | |||||||||||||
Creighton | 68 | |||||||||||||
Marquette | 75 | |||||||||||||
Auburn | 60 | |||||||||||||
Auburn | 77 | |||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 62 | |||||||||||||
Marquette | 71 | |||||||||||||
Minnesota | 73 | |||||||||||||
Minnesota | 77 | |||||||||||||
Colorado State | 65 | |||||||||||||
Minnesota | 79 | |||||||||||||
UAB | 66 | |||||||||||||
UAB | 93 | |||||||||||||
Missouri | 86 |
Semifinals & finals
[edit]Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
Georgia | 60 | ||||||||
Penn State | 66 | ||||||||
Penn State | 72 | ||||||||
Minnesota | 79 | ||||||||
Fresno State | 89 | ||||||||
Minnesota | 91 |
Third place game | ||||
Georgia | 95 | |||
Fresno State | 79 |
Minnesota later forfeited its entire 1997–98 schedule due to an academic fraud scandal.
See also
[edit]- 1998 Women's National Invitation Tournament
- 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 1998 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
- 1998 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
- 1998 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 1998 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
- 1998 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
- 1998 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 1998 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
- 1998 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 1998 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament
References
[edit]- ^ a b Tournament Results (1990's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/6/09
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