Teams 32 | ||
Finals site Madison Square GardenNew York City Champions Minnesota (Vacated) (2nd title) Runner-up Penn State (1st title game) Semifinalists Georgia (2nd semifinal)Fresno State (2nd semifinal) | ||
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.
Brackets/Results
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.
Semifinals & Finals
Minnesota later forfeited its entire 1997-98 schedule due to an academic fraud scandal.
References
1998 National Invitation Tournament Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA