1999 NIT Men's Basketball Tournamnet

1999 NIT Basketball Tournament

The 1999 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. The California Golden Bears coached by Ben Braun defeated the Clemson Tigers in the championship game to claim the tournament title. Sean Lampley of California was named the tournament MVP.

1999 NIT Tournament at Madison Square Gardens

Semifinals			National Championship Game

1	California	85
1	Oregon	69
			1	California	61
			3	Clemson	60
3	Clemson	79
3	Xavier	76

Preliminary Rounds (1) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
California	17-11	Pac-10
Colorado State	17-10	WAC
Colorado	17-14	Big 12
DePaul	17-12	CUSA
Northwestern	15-13	Big Ten
Pepperdine	19-12	West Coast
Mississippi State	20-12	SEC
Fresno State	21-11	WAC

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	California	79
8	Fresno State	71
				California	58
				DePaul	57
5	Northwestern	64
4	DePaul	69

							California	71
							Colorado State	62
3	Colorado	65
6	Pepperdine	61
				Colorado State	86
				Colorado	76
7	Mississippi State	56
2	Colorado State	69

Preliminary Rounds (2) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
Oregon	16-11	Pac-10
TCU	19-10	WAC
Nebraska	19-12	Big 12
Wyoming	17-9	WAC
USC	15-12	Pac-10
UNLV	16-12	WAC
Kansas State	20-12	Big 12
Georgia Tech	15-15	ACC

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Oregon	67
8	Georgia Tech	64
				Oregon	93
				Wyoming	72
5	USC	77
4	Wyoming	81

							Oregon	77
							TCU	68
3	Nebraska	68
6	UNLV	53
				TCU	101
				Nebraska	89
7	Kansas State	71
2	TCU	72

Preliminary Rounds (3) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
Butler	20-9	MCC
Rutgers	18-12	Big East
Clemson	16-14	ACC
Old Dominion	24-8	Colonial
Seton Hall	15-14	Big East
Georgia	15-14	SEC
Hofstra	22-9	America East
Bradley	17-11	Missouri Valley

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Butler	51
8	Bradley	50
				Butler	75
				Old Dominion	68
5	Seton Hall	56
4	Old Dominion	75

							Butler	69
							Clemson	89
3	Clemson	77
6	Georgia	57
				Rutgers	68
				Clemson	78
7	Hofstra	45
2	Rutgers	58

Preliminary Rounds (4) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
NC State	18-13	ACC
Wake Forest	16-13	ACC
Xavier	21-10	Atlantic 10
Princeton	20-7	Ivy
Georgetown	15-15	Big East
Toledo	19-8	MAC
Alabama	17-14	SEC
Providence	16-13	Big East

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	NC State	92
8	Providence	86
				NC State	58
				Princeton	61
5	Georgetown	47
4	Princeton	54

							Princeton	58
							Xavier	65
3	Xavier	86
6	Toledo	84
				Wake Forest	76
				Xavier	87
7	Alabama	57
2	Wake Forest	73