1998 National Invitation Tournament
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.[1]
Brackets/Results
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]
| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Quarterfinals
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| Wake Forest
| 56
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| UNC-Wilmington
| 52
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| Wake Forest
| 68
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| Vanderbilt
| 72
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| Vanderbilt
| 73
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| St. Bonaventure
| 61
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| Vanderbilt
| 65
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| Georgia
| 79
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| Georgia
| 100
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| Iowa
| 93
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| Georgia
| 61
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| N.C. State
| 55
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| N.C. State
| 59
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| Kansas State
| 39
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| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Quarterfinals
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| Penn State
| 82
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| Rider
| 68
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| Penn State
| 77
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| Dayton
| 74
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| Dayton
| 95
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| LIU
| 92
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| Penn State
| 77
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| Georgia Tech
| 70
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| Georgetown
| 71
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| Florida
| 69
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| Georgetown
| 79
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| Georgia Tech
| 80
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| Georgia Tech
| 88
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| Seton Hall
| 70
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| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Quarterfinals
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| Hawaii
| 90
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| Arizona State
| 73
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| Hawaii
| 78
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| Gonzaga
| 70
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| Gonzaga
| 69
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| Wyoming
| 55
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| Hawaii
| 83
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| Fresno State
| 85
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| Fresno State
| 73
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| Pacific
| 70
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| Fresno State
| 83
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| Memphis
| 80
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| Memphis
| 90
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| Ball State
| 67
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| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Quarterfinals
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| Marquette
| 80
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| Creighton
| 68
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| Marquette
| 75
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| Auburn
| 60
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| Auburn
| 77
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| Southern Mississippi
| 62
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| Marquette
| 71
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| Minnesota
| 73
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| Minnesota
| 77
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| Colorado State
| 65
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| Minnesota
| 79
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| UAB
| 66
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| UAB
| 93
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| Missouri
| 86
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Semifinals & Finals
| Semifinals
| | | Finals
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| Georgia
| 60
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| Penn State
| 66
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| Penn State
| 72
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| Minnesota
| 79
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| Fresno State
| 89
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| Minnesota
| 91
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- Third Place - Georgia 95, Fresno State 79
Minnesota later forfeited its entire 1997-98 schedule due to an academic fraud scandal.
References
- 1 2 Tournament Results (1990's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/6/09