1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
| 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament | |||||
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1998 Final Four logo | |||||
| Season | 1997–98 | ||||
| Teams | 64 | ||||
| Finals site |
Alamodome San Antonio | ||||
| Champions |
Kentucky (7th title, 10th title game, 13th Final Four) | ||||
| Runner-up |
Utah (2nd title game, 4th Final Four) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Tubby Smith (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Jeff Sheppard Kentucky | ||||
| Attendance | 663,876 | ||||
| Top scorer |
Michael Doleac Utah (115 points) | ||||
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The 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 1998, and ended with the championship game on March 30 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. A total of 63 games were played.
The Final Four consisted of Kentucky, making their third consecutive Final Four, Stanford, making their first appearance since their initial Final Four run in 1942, Utah, making their fourth Final Four and first since 1966, and North Carolina, who returned for a fourteenth overall time and third in four seasons.
Kentucky won the national title, its second in three seasons and seventh overall, by defeating Utah 78-69 in the championship game.
Jeff Sheppard of Kentucky was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Kentucky came back from double-digit deficits in each of its last three games in the tournament, including a 17-point second half comeback against the Duke Blue Devils, leading to the school's fans dubbing the team the "Comeback Cats". This was Kentucky's third straight championship game appearance.
Bryce Drew led the 13th-ranked Valparaiso Crusaders to the Sweet Sixteen, including a memorable play that remains part of March Madness lore.[1]
Locations
Sacramento
Boise
Oklahoma City
Chicago
Lexington
Atlanta
Washington, D.C.
Hartford
1998 first and second rounds
Anaheim
St. Louis
St. Petersburg
Greensboro
San Antonio
1998 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)
First and Second Rounds
- March 12 and 14
- ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California (Host: University of the Pacific)
- BSU Pavilion, Boise, Idaho (Host: Boise State University)
- Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
- MCI Center, Washington, D.C. (Host: George Mason University)
- March 13 and 15
- Georgia Dome, Atlanta (Host: Georgia Institute of Technology)
- Myriad Convention Center, Oklahoma City (Host: University of Oklahoma)
- Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky (Host: University of Kentucky)
- United Center, Chicago (Host: Big Ten Conference)
Regionals
- March 19 and 21
- East Regional, Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina (Host: Atlantic Coast Conference)
- West Regional, Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, Anaheim, California (Host: Big West Conference)
- March 20 and 22
- Midwest Regional, Kiel Center, St. Louis (Host: Missouri Valley Conference)
- South Regional, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida (Host: University of South Florida)
Final Four
- March 28 and 30
- Alamodome, San Antonio
Teams
| East Regional – Greensboro | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | School | Coach | Conference | Record | Bid type |
| #1 | North Carolina | Bill Guthridge | ACC | 30-3 | Automatic |
| #2 | Connecticut | Jim Calhoun | Big East | 29-4 | Automatic |
| #3 | South Carolina | Eddie Fogler | SEC | 23-7 | At-Large |
| #4 | Michigan State | Tom Izzo | Big Ten | 20-7 | At-Large |
| #5 | Princeton | Bill Carmody | Ivy League | 26-1 | Automatic |
| #6 | Xavier | Skip Prosser | Atlantic 10 | 22-7 | Automatic |
| #7 | Indiana | Bob Knight | Big Ten | 19-11 | At-Large |
| #8 | UNC-Charlotte | Melvin Watkins | Conference USA | 19-10 | At-Large |
| #9 | Illinois-Chicago | Jimmy Collins | MCC | 22-5 | At-Large |
| #10 | Oklahoma | Kelvin Sampson | Big 12 | 22-10 | At-Large |
| #11 | Washington | Bob Bender | Pac-10 | 18-9 | At-Large |
| #12 | UNLV | Bill Bayno | WAC | 20-12 | Automatic |
| #13 | Eastern Michigan | Milton Barnes | Mid-American | 20-9 | Automatic |
| #14 | Richmond | John Beilein | CAA | 22-7 | Automatic |
| #15 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Tom Green | NEC | 23-6 | Automatic |
| #16 | Navy | Don DeVoe | Patriot League | 19-10 | Automatic |
| West Regional – Anaheim | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | School | Coach | Conference | Record | Bid Type |
| #1 | Arizona | Lute Olson | Pac-10 | 27-4 | Automatic |
| #2 | Cincinnati | Bob Huggins | Conference USA | 26-5 | Automatic |
| #3 | Utah | Rick Majerus | WAC | 25-3 | At-Large |
| #4 | Maryland | Gary Williams | ACC | 19-10 | At-Large |
| #5 | Illinois | Lon Kruger | Big Ten | 22-9 | At-Large |
| #6 | Arkansas | Nolan Richardson | SEC | 23-8 | At-Large |
| #7 | Temple | John Chaney | Atlantic 10 | 21-8 | At-Large |
| #8 | Tennessee | Jerry Green | SEC | 20-8 | At-Large |
| #9 | Illinois State | Kevin Stallings | Missouri Valley | 24-5 | Automatic |
| #10 | West Virginia | Gale Catlett | Big East | 22-8 | At-Large |
| #11 | Nebraska | Danny Nee | Big 12 | 20-11 | At-Large |
| #12 | South Alabama | Bob Weltlich | Sun Belt | 21-6 | Automatic |
| #13 | Utah State | Larry Eustachy | Big West | 25-7 | Automatic |
| #14 | San Francisco | Phil Mathews | West Coast | 19-10 | Automatic |
| #15 | Northern Arizona | Ben Howland | Big Sky | 21-7 | Automatic |
| #16 | Nicholls State | Rickey Broussard | Southland | 19-9 | Automatic |
| Midwest Regional – St. Louis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | School | Coach | Conference | Record | Bid Type |
| #1 | Kansas | Roy Williams | Big 12 | 34-3 | Automatic |
| #2 | Purdue | Gene Keady | Big Ten | 26-7 | At-Large |
| #3 | Stanford | Mike Montgomery | Pac-10 | 26-4 | At-Large |
| #4 | Ole Miss | Rob Evans | SEC | 22-6 | At-Large |
| #5 | TCU | Billy Tubbs | WAC | 27-5 | At-Large |
| #6 | Clemson | Rick Barnes | ACC | 18-13 | At-Large |
| #7 | St. John's | Fran Fraschilla | Big East | 22-9 | At-Large |
| #8 | Rhode Island | Jim Harrick | Atlantic 10 | 22-8 | At-Large |
| #9 | Murray State | Mark Gottfried | Ohio Valley | 29-3 | Automatic |
| #10 | Detroit | Perry Watson | MCC | 24-5 | At-Large |
| #11 | Western Michigan | Bob Donewald | Mid-American | 20-7 | At-Large |
| #12 | Florida State | Steve Robinson | ACC | 17-13 | At-Large |
| #13 | Valparaiso | Homer Drew | Mid-Continent | 21-9 | Automatic |
| #14 | College of Charleston | John Kresse | TAAC | 24-5 | Automatic |
| #15 | Delaware | Mike Brey | America East | 20-9 | Automatic |
| #16 | Prairie View A&M | Elwood Plummer | SWAC | 13-16 | Automatic |
| South Regional – St. Petersburg | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | School | Coach | Conference | Record | Bid Type |
| #1 | Duke | Mike Krzyzewski | ACC | 29-3 | At-Large |
| #2 | Kentucky | Tubby Smith | SEC | 29-4 | Automatic |
| #3 | Michigan (vacated) | Brian Ellerbe | Big Ten | 24-8 | Automatic |
| #4 | New Mexico | Dave Bliss | WAC | 23-7 | At-Large |
| #5 | Syracuse | Jim Boeheim | Big East | 24-8 | At-Large |
| #6 | UCLA | Steve Lavin | Pac-10 | 22-8 | At-Large |
| #7 | Massachusetts | Bruiser Flint | Atlantic 10 | 21-10 | At-Large |
| #8 | Oklahoma State | Eddie Sutton | Big 12 | 21-6 | At-Large |
| #9 | George Washington | Mike Jarvis | Atlantic 10 | 24-8 | At-Large |
| #10 | Saint Louis | Charlie Spoonhour | Conference USA | 21-10 | At-Large |
| #11 | Miami (FL) | Leonard Hamilton | Big East | 18-9 | At-Large |
| #12 | Iona | Tim Welsh | MAAC | 27-5 | Automatic |
| #13 | Butler | Barry Collier | MCC | 22-10 | Automatic |
| #14 | Davidson | Bob McKillop | Southern | 20-9 | Automatic |
| #15 | South Carolina State | Cy Alexander | MEAC | 22-7 | Automatic |
| #16 | Radford | Ron Bradley | Big South | 20-9 | Automatic |
Bids by conference
| Bids by Conference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bids | Conference(s) | |||
| 5 | Atlantic 10, ACC, Big Ten, Big East, SEC | |||
| 4 | Big 12, Pac-10, WAC | |||
| 3 | C-USA, MCC | |||
| 2 | MAC | |||
| 1 | 19 others | |||
Bracket
East Regional – Greensboro, North Carolina
| First Round | Second Round | Regional Semifinals | Regional Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Navy | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina | 93 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hartford | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | UNC-Charlotte | 83* | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | UNC-Charlotte | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | UIC | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Michigan State | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Princeton | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | UNLV | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Princeton | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hartford | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Michigan State | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Michigan State | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Eastern Michigan | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Connecticut | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Xavier | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Washington | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Washington | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| Washington, D.C. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Richmond | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | South Carolina | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Richmond | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Washington | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Connecticut | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Indiana | 94 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Oklahoma | 87* | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Indiana | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| Washington, D.C. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Connecticut | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Connecticut | 93 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
Regional Final Summary
| CBS |
Saturday, March 21 |
| #1 North Carolina Tar Heels 75, #2 Connecticut Huskies 64 | ||
| Pts: A. Jamison 20 Rebs: A. Jamison 11 Asts: E. Cota 9 |
Pts: K. El-Amin 24 Rebs: K. Freeman 7 Asts: M. Hardnett 4 Halftime Score: North Carolina, 36-32 | |
Greensboro Coliseum – Greensboro, North Carolina Attendance: 23,235 Referees: Mark Reischling, Eddie Jackson, Dick Cartmell |
West Regional – Anaheim, California
| First Round | Second Round | Regional Semifinals | Regional Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Arizona | 99 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Nicholls State | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Arizona | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Illinois State | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Tennessee | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Illinois State | 82* | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Arizona | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Maryland | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Illinois | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | South Alabama | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Illinois | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Maryland | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Maryland | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Utah State | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Arizona | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Utah | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Arkansas | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Nebraska | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Arkansas | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| Boise | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Utah | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Utah | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | San Francisco | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Utah | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | West Virginia | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Temple | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | West Virginia | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | West Virginia | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| Boise | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cincinnati | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cincinnati | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Northern Arizona | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
Regional Final Summary
| CBS |
Saturday, March 21 |
| #3 Utah Utes 76, #1 Arizona Wildcats 51 | ||
| Pts: A. Miller 18 Rebs: A. Miller 13 Asts: A. Miller 14 |
Pts: J. Terry 16 Rebs: B. Davison 10 Asts: M. Simon 4 Halftime Score: Utah, 29-20 | |
Arrowhead Pond – Anaheim, California Attendance: 17,851 Referees: Gerald Boudreaux, Tony Greene, Tom Rucker |
South Regional – St. Petersburg, Florida
| First Round | Second Round | Regional Semifinals | Regional Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Duke | 99 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Radford | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Duke | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lexington | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Oklahoma State | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Oklahoma State | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | George Washington | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Duke | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Syracuse | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Syracuse | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Iona | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Syracuse | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lexington | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | New Mexico | 46 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | New Mexico | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Butler | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Duke | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Kentucky | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | UCLA | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Miami (FL) | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | UCLA | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
| Atlanta | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Davidson | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | UCLA | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Kentucky | 94 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Massachusetts | 46 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Saint Louis | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Saint Louis | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| Atlanta | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Kentucky | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Kentucky | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | South Carolina State | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
Regional Final Summary
| CBS |
Sunday, March 22 |
| #2 Kentucky Wildcats 86, #1 Duke Blue Devils 84 | ||
| Pts: J. Sheppard 18 Rebs: H. Evans, J. Sheppard 11 Asts: W. Turner 8 |
Pts: R. McLeod 19 Rebs: R. McLeod, S. Battier 8 Asts: S. Wojciechowski, T. Langdon 4 Halftime Score: Duke, 49-39 | |
Tropicana Field – St. Petersburg, Florida Attendance: 40,589 Referees: Tom Harrington, Mike Sanzere, Curtis Shaw |
Midwest Regional – St. Louis, Missouri
| First Round | Second Round | Regional Semifinals | Regional Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kansas | 110 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Prairie View | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kansas | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma City | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Rhode Island | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Rhode Island | 97 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Murray State | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Rhode Island | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Valparaiso | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | TCU | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Florida State | 96 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Florida State | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma City | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Valparaiso | 83* | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Ole Miss | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Valparaíso | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Rhode Island | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Stanford | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Clemson | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Western Michigan | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Western Michigan | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Stanford | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Stanford | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | College of Charleston | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Stanford | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Purdue | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | St. John's | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Detroit | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Detroit | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Purdue | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Purdue | 95 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Delaware | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
Regional Final Summary
| CBS |
Sunday, March 22 |
| #3 Stanford Cardinal 79, #8 Rhode Island 77 | ||
| Pts: A. Lee 26 Rebs: T. Young 12 Asts: A. Lee 7 |
Pts: T. Wheeler 24 Rebs: A. Reynolds-Dean 10 Asts: T. Wheeler 5 Halftime Score: 38-38 | |
Kiel Center – St. Louis Attendance: 22, 172 Referees: Frank Scagliotta, Mike Kitts, Larry Rose |
Final Four @ San Antonio, Texas
| National Semifinals | National Championship Game | ||||||||
| E1 | North Carolina | 59 | |||||||
| W3 | Utah | 65 | |||||||
| W3 | Utah | 69 | |||||||
| S2 | Kentucky | 78 | |||||||
| S2 | Kentucky | 86* | |||||||
| M3 | Stanford | 85 | |||||||
Game Summaries
| CBS |
Saturday, March 28 |
| #2 Kentucky Wildcats 86, #3 Stanford Cardinal 85 (OT) | ||
| Pts: J. Sheppard 27 Rebs: J.Sheppard, H. Evans, S. Padgett 6 Asts: J. Sheppard, W. Turner 4 |
Pts: A. Lee 26 Rebs: M. Madsen 16 Asts: A. Lee 5 Halftime Score: Stanford, 37-32 After Regulation: 73-73 | |
Alamodome – San Antonio Attendance: 40,509 Referees: Tim Higgins, Bob Donato, Larry Rose |
| CBS |
Saturday, March, 28 |
| #3 Utah Utes 65, #2 North Carolina Tar Heels 59 | ||
| Pts: M. Doleac, A. Miller 16 Rebs: A. Miller 14 Asts: A. Miller 7 |
Pts: V. Carter 21 Rebs: A. Jamison 12 Asts: E. Cota 7 Halftime Score: Utah, 35-22 | |
Alamodome – San Antonio Attendance: 40,509 Referees: John Clougherty, Andre Pattillo, Don Rutledge |
National Championship
Main article: 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game
| CBS |
Monday, March 30 |
| #2 Kentucky Wildcats 78, #3 Utah Utes 69 | ||
| Pts: S. Padgett 17 Rebs: H. Evans 6 Asts: A. Edwards 5 |
Pts: A. Miller 16 Rebs: M. Doleac 10 Asts: A. Miller 5 Halftime Score: Utah, 41-31 | |
Alamodome – San Antonio Attendance: 40,509 Referees: Jim Burr, Donnie Gray, Mike Sanzere |
Announcers
- Jim Nantz and Billy Packer – First & Second Round at Atlanta; South Regional at St. Petersburg, Florida; Final Four at San Antonio, Texas
- Sean McDonough and Bill Raftery – First & Second Round at Washington, D.C.; East Regional at Greensboro, North Carolina
- Gus Johnson and Jon Sundvold – First & Second Round at Hartford, Connecticut; West Regional at Anaheim, California
- Tim Brando and Al McGuire – First & Second Round at Lexington, Kentucky; Midwest Regional at St. Louis
- Ted Robinson and Rolando Blackman – First & Second Round at Oklahoma City
- Jim Durham and Greg Kelser – First & Second Round at Boise, Idaho
- Tim Ryan and Dan Bonner – First & Second Round at Chicago
- Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel – First & Second Round at Sacramento, California
References
- ↑ "NCAA honors all-time greats as part of 75 years of March Madness celebration". NCAA. December 11, 2012.
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