1998 NIT Men's Basketball Tournamnet

1998 NIT Basketball Tournament

The 1998 NIT Tournament remained at a 32 team field. The preliminary rounds consisting of four regions with eight teams each playing at a teams home site. The four finalists from the regions met at Madison Square Gardeens to determine a champion. 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.

1998 NIT Tournament at Madison Square Gardens

Semifinals			National Championship Game

3	Georgia	60
1	Penn State	66
			1	Penn State	72
			3	Minnesota	79
3	Fresno State	89
3	Minnesota	91

Preliminary Rounds (1) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
Wake Forest	15-13	ACC
NC State	16-14	ACC
Georgia	16-14	SEC
Vanderbilt	18-12	SEC
St. Bonaventure	17-14	Atlantic 10
Iowa	20-10	Big Ten
Kansas State	17-11	Big 12
UNC Wilmington	20-10	Colonial

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Wake Forest	56
8	UNC Wilmington	52
				Wake Forest	68
				Vanderbilt	72
5	St. Bonaventure	61
4	Vanderbilt	73

							Vanderbilt	65
							Georgia	79
3	Georgia	100
6	Iowa	93
				NC State	55
				Georgia	61
7	Kansas State	39
2	NC State	59

Preliminary Rounds (2) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
Penn State	15-12	Big Ten
Georgia Tech	17-13	ACC
Georgetown	15-14	Big East
Dayton	20-11	Atlantic 10
LIU Brooklyn	21-10	NEC
Florida	14-14	SEC
Seton Hall	15-14	Big East
Rider	18-9	MAAC

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Penn State	82
8	Rider	68
				Penn State	77
				Dayton	74
5	LIU Brooklyn	92
4	Dayton	95

							Penn State	77
							Georgia Tech	70
3	Georgetown	71
6	Florida	69
				Georgia Tech	80
				Georgetown	79
7	Seton Hall	70
2	Georgia Tech	88

Preliminary Rounds (3) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
Hawaii	19-8	WAC
Memphis	16-11	CUSA
Fresno State	18-11	WAC
Gonzaga	23-9	West Coast
Wyoming	19-8	WAC
Pacific	23-9	Big West
Ball State	21-7	MAC
Arizona State	18-13	Pac-10

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Hawaii	90
8	Arizona State	73
				Hawaii	78
				Gonzaga	70
5	Wyoming	55
4	Gonzaga	59

							Hawaii	83
							Fresno State	85
3	Fresno State	73
6	Pacific	70
				Memphis	80
				Fresno State	83
7	Ball State	67
2	Memphis	90

Preliminary Rounds (4) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
Marquette	18-10	CUSA
UAB	20-11	CUSA
Minnesota	15-15	Big Ten
Auburn	15-13	SEC
Southern Miss	22-10	CUSA
Colorado State	20-8	WAC
Missouri	17-14	Big 12
Creighton	18-9	Missouri Valley

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Marquette	80
8	Creighton	68
				Marquette	75
				Auburn	60
5	Southern Miss	62
4	Auburn	77

							Marquette	71
							Minnesota	73
3	Minnesota	77
6	Colorado State	65
				UAB	66
				Minnesota	79
7	Missouri	86
2	UAB	93