Annual NCAA basketball competition
Winning coach | Clem Haskins (2nd title) |
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MVP | Kevin Clark (Vacated) (Minnesota) |
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National Invitation Tournaments |
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«1997 | 1999» | |
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
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Bracket
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]
| First Round | | | Second Round | | | Quarterfinals | |
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| Wake Forest | 56 | | | |
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| UNC Wilmington | 52 | |
| | Wake Forest | 68 | |
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| | | Vanderbilt | 72 | |
| Vanderbilt | 73 | |
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| St. Bonaventure | 61 | |
| | Vanderbilt | 65 | |
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| | | Georgia | 79 | |
| Georgia | 100 | | |
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| Iowa | 93 | |
| | Georgia | 61 | |
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| | | NC State | 55 | |
| NC State | 59 | |
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| Kansas State | 39 | |
| First Round | | | Second Round | | | Quarterfinals | |
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| Penn State | 82 | | | |
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| Rider | 68 | |
| | Penn State | 77 | |
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| | | Dayton | 74 | |
| Dayton | 95 | |
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| LIU | 92 | |
| | Penn State | 77 | |
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| | | Georgia Tech | 70 | |
| Georgetown | 71 | | |
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| Florida | 69 | |
| | Georgetown | 79 | |
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| | | Georgia Tech | 80 | |
| Georgia Tech | 88 | |
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| Seton Hall | 70 | |
| First Round | | | Second Round | | | Quarterfinals | |
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| Hawaii | 90 | | | |
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| Arizona State | 73 | |
| | Hawaii | 78 | |
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| | | Gonzaga | 70 | |
| Gonzaga | 69 | |
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| Wyoming | 55 | |
| | Hawaii | 83 | |
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| | | Fresno State | 85 | |
| Fresno State | 73 | | |
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| Pacific | 70 | |
| | Fresno State | 83 | |
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| | | Memphis | 80 | |
| Memphis | 90 | |
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| Ball State | 67 | |
| First Round | | | Second Round | | | Quarterfinals | |
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| Marquette | 80 | | | |
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| Creighton | 68 | |
| | Marquette | 75 | |
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| | | Auburn | 60 | |
| Auburn | 77 | |
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| Southern Miss | 62 | |
| | Marquette | 71 | |
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| | | Minnesota | 73 | |
| Minnesota | 77 | | |
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| Colorado State | 65 | |
| | Minnesota | 79 | |
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| | | UAB | 66 | |
| UAB | 93 | |
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| Missouri | 86 | |
Semifinals & finals
| Semifinals | | | Finals | |
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| Georgia | 60 | | |
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| Penn State | 66 | |
| | Penn State | 72 | |
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| | | Minnesota | 79 | |
| Fresno State | 89 | |
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| Minnesota | 91 | |
| Third place game | |
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| Georgia | 95 | |
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| Fresno State | 79 | |
Minnesota later forfeited its entire 1997–98 schedule due to an academic fraud scandal.
See also
References
- ^ a b Tournament Results (1990's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/6/09
1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournaments |
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