1999 National Invitation Tournament

1999 National Invitation Tournament
Season1998–99
Teams32
Finals siteMadison Square Garden,
New York City
ChampionsCalifornia Golden Bears (1st title)
Runner-upClemson Tigers (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachBen Braun (1st title)
MVPSean Lampley (California)
National Invitation Tournaments
«1998 2000»

The 1999 National Invitation Tournament was the 1999 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[1]

School Conference Record Appearance Last bid
Alabama SEC 17–14 8th 1996
Bradley Missouri Valley 17–11 19th 1997
Butler MCC 20–9 6th 1992
California Pac-10 17–11 4th 1989
Clemson ACC 16–14 11th 1995
Colorado Big 12 17–14 5th 1995
Colorado State WAC 17–10 6th 1998
DePaul C-USA 17–12 13th 1995
Fresno State WAC 21–11 7th 1998
Georgetown Big East 15–15 7th 1998
Georgia SEC 15–14 9th 1998
Georgia Tech ACC 15–15 6th 1998
Hofstra America East 22–9 1st Never
Kansas State Big 12 20–12 5th 1998
Mississippi State SEC 20–12 4th 1994
NC State ACC 18–13 8th 1998
Nebraska Big 12 19–12 12th 1997
Northwestern Big Ten 15–13 3rd 1994
Old Dominion Colonial 24–8 9th 1994
Oregon Pac-10 16–11 8th 1997
Pepperdine West Coast 19–12 5th 1993
Princeton Ivy 20–7 3rd 1975
Providence Big East 16–13 15th 1996
Rutgers Big East 18–12 10th 1992
Seton Hall Big East 15–14 13th 1998
TCU WAC 19–10 5th 1997
Toledo MAC 19–8 4th 1981
UNLV WAC 16–12 5th 1997
USC Pac-10 15–12 4th 1994
Wake Forest ACC 16–13 4th 1998
Wyoming WAC 17–9 6th 1998
Xavier Atlantic 10 21–10 6th 1994

Bracket

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
California 79
Fresno State 71
California 58
DePaul 57
DePaul 69
Northwestern 64
California 71
Colorado State 62
Colorado 65
Pepperdine 61
Colorado 76
Colorado State 86
Colorado State 69
Mississippi State 56
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Oregon 67
Georgia Tech 64
Oregon 93
Wyoming 72
Wyoming 81
USC 77
Oregon 77
TCU 68
Nebraska 68
UNLV 53
Nebraska 89
TCU 101
TCU 72
Kansas State 71
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Butler 51
Bradley 50
Butler 75
Old Dominion 68
Old Dominion 75
Seton Hall 56
Butler 69
Clemson 89
Clemson 77
Georgia 57
Clemson 78
Rutgers 68
Rutgers 58
Hofstra 45
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
NC State 92
Providence 86
NC State 58
Princeton 61
Princeton 54
Georgetown 47
Princeton 58
Xavier 65
Xavier 86
Toledo 84
Xavier 87
Wake Forest 76
Wake Forest 73
Alabama 57

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals Finals
      
California 85
Oregon 69
California 61
Clemson 60
Clemson 79
Xavier 76
Third place game
   
Oregon 75
Xavier 106

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Tournament Results (1990s) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/6/09
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