| 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.
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament. [1]
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 | ||||||||
| 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.
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