1998 National Invitation Tournament

1998 National Invitation Tournament

Season	1997–98
Teams	32
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Minnesota* title vacated (2nd title)
Runner-up	Penn State (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Georgia (2nd semifinal) Fresno State (2nd semifinal)
Winning coach	Clem Haskins (2nd title)
MVP	Kevin Clark* award vacated (Minnesota)
National Invitation Tournaments «1997 1999»

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.

Participants
UAB
Arizona State
Auburn
Ball State
Colorado State
Creighton
Dayton
Florida
Fresno State
Georgetown
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Gonzaga
Hawaii
Iowa
Kansas State
LIU
Marquette
Memphis
Minnesota
Missouri
N.C. State
UNC-Wilmington
Pacific
Penn State
Rider
St. Bonaventure
Seton Hall
Southern Mississippi
Vanderbilt
Wake Forest
Wyoming

Brackets/Results

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
							Wake Forest	68
							Vanderbilt	72
		Vanderbilt	73
		St. Bonaventure	61
												Vanderbilt	65
												Georgia	79
		Georgia	100
		Iowa	93
							Georgia	61
							N.C. State	55
		N.C. State	59
		Kansas State	39

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		Penn State	82
		Rider	68
							Penn State	77
							Dayton	74
		Dayton	95
		LIU	92
												Penn State	77
												Georgia Tech	70
		Georgetown	71
		Florida	69
							Georgetown	79
							Georgia Tech	80
		Georgia Tech	88
		Seton Hall	70

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		Hawaii	90
		Arizona State	73
							Hawaii	78
							Gonzaga	70
		Gonzaga	69
		Wyoming	55
												Hawaii	83
												Fresno State	85
		Fresno State	73
		Pacific	70
							Fresno State	83
							Memphis	80
		Memphis	90
		Ball State	67

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		Marquette	80
		Creighton	68
							Marquette	75
							Auburn	60
		Auburn	77
		Southern Mississippi	62
												Marquette	71
												Minnesota	73
		Minnesota	77
		Colorado State	65
							Minnesota	79
							UAB	66
		UAB	93
		Missouri	86

Semifinals & Finals

	Semifinals					Finals
		Georgia	60
		Penn State	66
							Penn State	72
							Minnesota	79
		Fresno State	89
		Minnesota	91

• Third Place - Georgia 95, Fresno State 79

Minnesota later forfeited its entire 1997-98 schedule due to an academic fraud scandal.