1998 National Invitation Tournament

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1998 National Invitation Tournament
Season 199798
Teams32
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
Winning coach Clem Haskins (2nd title)
MVPKevin 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.

Contents

Selected teams

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

SchoolConferenceRecordAppearanceLast bid
Arizona State Pac-10 18–136th 1994
Auburn SEC 15–134th 1996
Ball State MAC 21–73rd 1992
Colorado State WAC 20–85th 1996
Creighton Missouri Valley 18–96th 1990
Dayton Atlantic 10 20–1118th 1986
Florida SEC 14–147th 1993
Fresno State WAC 18–116th 1997
Georgetown Big East 15–146th 1993
Georgia SEC 16–148th 1995
Georgia Tech ACC 17–135th 1994
Gonzaga West Coast 23–93rd 1996
Hawaii WAC 19–86th 1997
Iowa Big Ten 20–102nd 1995
Kansas State Big 12 17–114th 1994
LIU Brooklyn NEC 21–1010th 1982
Marquette C-USA 18–1012th 1995
Memphis C-USA 16–1113th 1997
Minnesota Big Ten 15–158th 1996
Missouri Big 12 17–145th 1996
NC State ACC 16–147th 1997
Pacific Big West 23–91stNever
Penn State Big Ten 15–127th 1995
Rider MAAC 18–91stNever
Seton Hall Big East 15–1412th 1995
Southern Miss C-USA 22–107th 1995
St. Bonaventure Atlantic 10 17–1413th 1995
UAB C-USA 20–117th 1997
UNC Wilmington Colonial 20–101stNever
Vanderbilt SEC 18–127th 1996
Wake Forest ACC 15–133rd 1985
Wyoming WAC 19–85th 1991

Bracket

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket. [1]

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Wake Forest56
UNC Wilmington 52
Wake Forest 68
Vanderbilt72
Vanderbilt73
St. Bonaventure 61
Vanderbilt 65
Georgia79
Georgia100
Iowa 93
Georgia61
NC State 55
NC State59
Kansas State 39
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Penn State82
Rider 68
Penn State77
Dayton 74
Dayton95
LIU 92
Penn State77
Georgia Tech 70
Georgetown71
Florida 69
Georgetown 79
Georgia Tech80
Georgia Tech88
Seton Hall 70
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Hawaii90
Arizona State 73
Hawaii78
Gonzaga 70
Gonzaga69
Wyoming 55
Hawaii 83
Fresno State85
Fresno State73
Pacific 70
Fresno State83
Memphis 80
Memphis90
Ball State 67
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Marquette80
Creighton 68
Marquette75
Auburn 60
Auburn77
Southern Miss 62
Marquette 71
Minnesota73
Minnesota77
Colorado State 65
Minnesota79
UAB 66
UAB93
Missouri 86

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals Finals
      
Georgia 60
Penn State66
Penn State 72
Minnesota79
Fresno State 89
Minnesota91
Third place game
   
Georgia95
Fresno State 79

Minnesota later forfeited its entire 1997–98 schedule due to an academic fraud scandal.

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References

  1. 1 2 Tournament Results (1990's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/6/09