1998 National Invitation Tournament
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1998 National Invitation Tournament
| 1998 National Invitation Tournament | |||
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| Season | 1997–98 | ||
| Teams | 32 | ||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City |
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| Champions | Minnesota* title vacated (2nd title) |
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| Runner-up | Penn State (1st title game) | ||
| Semifinalists | Georgia (2nd semifinal) Fresno State (2nd semifinal) |
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| Winning coach | Clem Haskins (2nd title) | ||
| MVP | Keith Clark* award vacated Minnesota |
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National Invitation Tournaments
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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. Keith Clark also vacated his tournament Most Valuable Player award.
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Selected teams
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Brackets/Results
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 | ||||||||||||
| N.C. State | 55 | ||||||||||||
| N.C. 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
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||
| Georgia | 60 | |||||||
| Penn State | 66 | |||||||
| Penn State | 72 | |||||||
| Minnesota | 79 | |||||||
| Fresno State | 89 | |||||||
| Minnesota | 91 | |||||||
- Third Place - Georgia 95, Fresno State 79
Minnesota later forfeited its entire 1997-98 schedule due to an academic fraud scandal.
References
- ^ a b Tournament Results (1990's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/6/09
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