1998 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition August 2023 April 2026 NIT 1998 32 Madison Square Garden New York City Minnesota Golden Gophers (Vacated) 2nd 1997 men Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State Nittany Lions 1st 1997 men Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Bulldogs 2nd 1998 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Bulldogs 2nd Clem Haskins 2nd Kevin Clark (Vacated) Minnesota 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. Selected teams Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1990's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/6/09 SchoolConferenceRecordAppearanceLast bid1997 men Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona StatePac-1018–136th1994AuburnSEC15–134th19961997 men Ball State Cardinals Ball StateMAC21–73rd19921997 men Colorado State Rams Colorado StateWAC20–85th19961997 men Creighton Bluejays CreightonMissouri Valley18–96th19901997 men Dayton Flyers DaytonAtlantic 1020–1118th1986FloridaSEC14–147th19931997 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno StateWAC18–116th1997GeorgetownBig East15–146th19931997 men Georgia Bulldogs GeorgiaSEC16–148th1995Georgia TechACC17–135th1994GonzagaWest Coast23–93rd19961997 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors HawaiiWAC19–86th1997IowaBig Ten20–102nd19951997 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas StateBig 1217–114th19941997 men LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds LIU BrooklynNEC21–1010th1982MarquetteC-USA18–1012th19951997 men Memphis Tigers MemphisC-USA16–1113th1997MinnesotaBig Ten15–158th19961997 men Missouri Tigers MissouriBig 1217–145th19961997 men NC State Wolfpack NC StateACC16–147th19971997 men Pacific Tigers PacificBig West23–91stNever1997 men Penn State Nittany Lions Penn StateBig Ten15–127th19951997 men Rider Broncs RiderMAAC18–91stNever1997 men Seton Hall Pirates Seton HallBig East15–1412th1995Southern MissC-USA22–107th19951997 men St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. BonaventureAtlantic 1017–1413th1995UABC-USA20–117th19971997 men UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC WilmingtonColonial20–101stNever1997 men Vanderbilt Commodores VanderbiltSEC18–127th19961997 men Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake ForestACC15–133rd19851997 men Wyoming Cowboys WyomingWAC19–85th1991 Bracket Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket. First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Wake Forest 56 UNC Wilmington 52 Vanderbilt 73 St. Bonaventure 61 Georgia 100 Iowa 93 NC State 59 Kansas State 39 Wake Forest 68 Vanderbilt 72 Georgia 61 NC State 55 Vanderbilt 65 Georgia 79 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Penn State 82 Rider 68 Dayton 95 LIU 92 Georgetown 71 Florida 69 Georgia Tech 88 Seton Hall 70 Penn State 77 Dayton 74 Georgetown 79 Georgia Tech 80 Penn State 77 Georgia Tech 70 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Hawaii 90 Arizona State 73 Gonzaga 69 Wyoming 55 Fresno State 73 Pacific 70 Memphis 90 Ball State 67 Hawaii 78 Gonzaga 70 Fresno State 83 Memphis 80 Hawaii 83 Fresno State 85 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Marquette 80 Creighton 68 Auburn 77 Southern Miss 62 Minnesota 77 Colorado State 65 UAB 93 Missouri 86 Marquette 75 Auburn 60 Minnesota 79 UAB 66 Marquette 71 Minnesota 73 Semifinals & finals Semifinals Finals Georgia 60 Penn State 66 Fresno State 89 Minnesota 91 Penn State 72 Minnesota 79 Third place game Georgia 95 Fresno State 79 Minnesota later forfeited its entire 1997–98 schedule due to an academic fraud scandal. See also 1998 Women's National Invitation Tournament 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 1998 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 1998 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 1998 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 1998 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 1998 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament References National Invitation National Invitation Tournament Category:1990s in Manhattan Category:Basketball competitions in New York City Category:College sports in New York City National Invitation Tournament Category:National Invitation Tournament Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan