1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Schedule and venues

The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1998 tournament:

First and Second Rounds

• March 12 and 14
  • East Region
    • Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut (Host: University of Connecticut)
    • MCI Center, Washington, D.C. (Host: George Mason University)
  • West Region
    • BSU Pavilion, Boise, Idaho (Host: Boise State University)
    • ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California (Host: University of the Pacific)
• March 13 and 15
  • Midwest Region
    • United Center, Chicago, Illinois (Host: Big Ten Conference)
    • Myriad Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Host: University of Oklahoma)
  • South Region
    • Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia (Host: Georgia Institute of Technology)
    • Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky (Host: University of Kentucky)

Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

• 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, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference)
  • South Regional, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida (Host: University of South Florida)

National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship)

• March 28 and 30
  • Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas (Host: University of Texas at San Antonio)

Teams

There were 30 automatic bids awarded to the tournament - of these, 28 were given to the winners of their conference's tournament, while two were awarded to the team with the best regular-season record in their conference (Ivy League and Pac-10).

Three conference champions made their first NCAA tournament appearances: Northern Arizona (Big Sky), Radford (Big South), and Prairie View A&M (SWAC). Additionally, UIC received an at-large bid for its first appearance in the NCAA tournament.

Automatic qualifiers

Tournament seeds

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Bids by conference

Bracket

East Regional – Greensboro, North Carolina

| RD1-team01=North Carolina | RD1-score01=88 | RD1-seed02=16 | RD1-team02=Navy | RD1-score02=52 | RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03=Charlotte | RD1-score03=77 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04=UIC | RD1-score04=62 | RD1-seed05=5 | RD1-team05=Princeton | RD1-score05=69 | RD1-seed06=12 | RD1-team06=UNLV | RD1-score06=57 | RD1-seed07=4 | RD1-team07=Michigan State | RD1-score07=83 | RD1-seed08=13 | RD1-team08=Eastern Michigan | RD1-score08=71 | RD1-seed09=6 | RD1-team09=Xavier | RD1-score09=68 | RD1-seed10=11 | RD1-team10=Washington | RD1-score10=69 | RD1-seed11=3 | RD1-team11=South Carolina | RD1-score11=61 | RD1-seed12=14 | RD1-team12=Richmond | RD1-score12=62 | RD1-seed13=7 | RD1-team13=Indiana | RD1-score13=94OT | RD1-seed14=10 | RD1-team14=Oklahoma | RD1-score14=87 | RD1-seed15=2 | RD1-team15=Connecticut | RD1-score15=93 | RD1-seed16=15 | RD1-team16=Fairleigh Dickinson | RD1-score16=85 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=North Carolina | RD2-score01=93OT | RD2-seed02=8 | RD2-team02=Charlotte | RD2-score02=83 | RD2-seed03=5 | RD2-team03=Princeton | RD2-score03=56 | RD2-seed04=4 | RD2-team04=Michigan State | RD2-score04=63 | RD2-seed05=11 | RD2-team05=Washington | RD2-score05=81 | RD2-seed06=14 | RD2-team06=Richmond | RD2-score06=66 | RD2-seed07=7 | RD2-team07=Indiana | RD2-score07=68 | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=Connecticut | RD2-score08=78 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=North Carolina | RD3-score01=73 | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=Michigan State | RD3-score02=58 | RD3-seed03=11 | RD3-team03=Washington | RD3-score03=74 | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=Connecticut | RD3-score04=75 | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=North Carolina | RD4-score01=75 | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=Connecticut | RD4-score02=64

Regional Final Summary

East Regional all-tournament team

• Antawn Jamison – North Carolina (MOP)
• Khalid El-Amin – UConn
• Richard Hamilton – UConn
• Vince Carter – North Carolina
• Ed Cota – North Carolina
• Shammond Williams – North Carolina

West Regional – Anaheim, California

| RD1-team01=Arizona | RD1-score01=99 | RD1-seed02=16 | RD1-team02=Nicholls State | RD1-score02=60 | RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03=Tennessee | RD1-score03=81 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04=Illinois State | RD1-score04=82OT | RD1-seed05=5 | RD1-team05=Illinois | RD1-score05=64 | RD1-seed06=12 | RD1-team06=South Alabama | RD1-score06=51 | RD1-seed07=4 | RD1-team07=Maryland | RD1-score07=82 | RD1-seed08=13 | RD1-team08=Utah State | RD1-score08=68 | RD1-seed09=6 | RD1-team09=Arkansas | RD1-score09=74 | RD1-seed10=11 | RD1-team10=Nebraska | RD1-score10=65 | RD1-seed11=3 | RD1-team11=Utah | RD1-score11=85 | RD1-seed12=14 | RD1-team12=San Francisco | RD1-score12=68 | RD1-seed13=7 | RD1-team13=Temple | RD1-score13=52 | RD1-seed14=10 | RD1-team14=West Virginia | RD1-score14=82 | RD1-seed15=2 | RD1-team15=Cincinnati | RD1-score15=65 | RD1-seed16=15 | RD1-team16=Northern Arizona | RD1-score16=62 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Arizona | RD2-score01=82 | RD2-seed02=9 | RD2-team02=Illinois State | RD2-score02=49 | RD2-seed03=5 | RD2-team03=Illinois | RD2-score03=61 | RD2-seed04=4 | RD2-team04=Maryland | RD2-score04=67 | RD2-seed05=6 | RD2-team05=Arkansas | RD2-score05=69 | RD2-seed06=3 | RD2-team06=Utah | RD2-score06=75 | RD2-seed07=10 | RD2-team07=West Virginia | RD2-score07=75 | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=Cincinnati | RD2-score08=74 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Arizona | RD3-score01=87 | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=Maryland | RD3-score02=79 | RD3-seed03=3 | RD3-team03=Utah | RD3-score03=65 | RD3-seed04=10 | RD3-team04=West Virginia | RD3-score04=62 | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=Arizona | RD4-score01=51 | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-team02=Utah | RD4-score02=76

Regional Final Summary

West Regional all-tournament team

• Andre Miller – Utah (MOP)
• Mike Bibby – Arizona
• Michael Doleac – Utah
• Alex Jensen – Utah
• Hanno Mottola – Utah

South Regional – St. Petersburg, Florida

| RD1-team01=Duke | RD1-score01=99 | RD1-seed02=16 | RD1-team02=Radford | RD1-score02=63 | RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03=Oklahoma State | RD1-score03=74 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04=George Washington | RD1-score04=59 | RD1-seed05=5 | RD1-team05=Syracuse | RD1-score05=63 | RD1-seed06=12 | RD1-team06=Iona | RD1-score06=61 | RD1-seed07=4 | RD1-team07=New Mexico | RD1-score07=79 | RD1-seed08=13 | RD1-team08=Butler | RD1-score08=62 | RD1-seed09=6 | RD1-team09=UCLA | RD1-score09=65 | RD1-seed10=11 | RD1-team10=Miami (FL) | RD1-score10=62 | RD1-seed11=3 | RD1-team11= | RD1-score11=80 | RD1-seed12=14 | RD1-team12=Davidson | RD1-score12=61 | RD1-seed13=7 | RD1-team13=Massachusetts | RD1-score13=46 | RD1-seed14=10 | RD1-team14=Saint Louis | RD1-score14=51 | RD1-seed15=2 | RD1-team15=Kentucky | RD1-score15=82 | RD1-seed16=15 | RD1-team16=South Carolina State | RD1-score16=67 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Duke | RD2-score01=79 | RD2-seed02=8 | RD2-team02=Oklahoma State | RD2-score02=73 | RD2-seed03=5 | RD2-team03=Syracuse | RD2-score03=56 | RD2-seed04=4 | RD2-team04=New Mexico | RD2-score04=46 | RD2-seed05=6 | RD2-team05=UCLA | RD2-score05=85 | RD2-seed06=3 | RD2-team06= | RD2-score06=82 | RD2-seed07=10 | RD2-team07=Saint Louis | RD2-score07=61 | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=Kentucky | RD2-score08=88 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Duke | RD3-score01=80 | RD3-seed02=5 | RD3-team02=Syracuse | RD3-score02=67 | RD3-seed03=6 | RD3-team03=UCLA | RD3-score03=68 | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=Kentucky | RD3-score04=94 | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=Duke | RD4-score01=84 | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=Kentucky | RD4-score02=86

All of Michigan's wins from the 1997–98 season were vacated on November 7, 2002, as part of the settlement of the University of Michigan basketball scandal. Unlike forfeiture, a vacated game does not result in the other school being credited with a win, only with the removal of any Michigan wins from all records.

Regional Final Summary

South Regional all-tournament team

• Wayne Turner – Kentucky (MOP)
• Trajan Langdon – Duke
• Roshown McLeod – Duke
• Scott Padgett – Kentucky
• Jeff Sheppard – Kentucky

Midwest Regional – St. Louis, Missouri

| RD1-team01=Kansas | RD1-score01=110 | RD1-seed02=16 | RD1-team02=Prairie View A&M | RD1-score02=52 | RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03=Rhode Island | RD1-score03=97 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04=Murray State | RD1-score04=74 | RD1-seed05=5 | RD1-team05=TCU | RD1-score05=87 | RD1-seed06=12 | RD1-team06=Florida State | RD1-score06=96 | RD1-seed07=4 | RD1-team07=Ole Miss | RD1-score07=69 | RD1-seed08=13 | RD1-team08=Valparaiso | RD1-score08=70 | RD1-seed09=6 | RD1-team09=Clemson | RD1-score09=72 | RD1-seed10=11 | RD1-team10=Western Michigan | RD1-score10=75 | RD1-seed11=3 | RD1-team11=Stanford | RD1-score11=67 | RD1-seed12=14 | RD1-team12=College of Charleston | RD1-score12=57 | RD1-seed13=7 | RD1-team13=St. John's | RD1-score13=64 | RD1-seed14=10 | RD1-team14=Detroit | RD1-score14=66 | RD1-seed15=2 | RD1-team15=Purdue | RD1-score15=95 | RD1-seed16=15 | RD1-team16=Delaware | RD1-score16=56 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Kansas | RD2-score01=75 | RD2-seed02=8 | RD2-team02=Rhode Island | RD2-score02=80 | RD2-seed03=12 | RD2-team03=Florida State | RD2-score03=77 | RD2-seed04=13 | RD2-team04=Valparaiso | RD2-score04=83OT | RD2-seed05=11 | RD2-team05=Western Michigan | RD2-score05=65 | RD2-seed06=3 | RD2-team06=Stanford | RD2-score06=83 | RD2-seed07=10 | RD2-team07=Detroit | RD2-score07=65 | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=Purdue | RD2-score08=80 | RD3-seed01=8 | RD3-team01=Rhode Island | RD3-score01=74 | RD3-seed02=13 | RD3-team02=Valparaiso | RD3-score02=68 | RD3-seed03=3 | RD3-team03=Stanford | RD3-score03=67 | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=Purdue | RD3-score04=59 | RD4-seed01=8 | RD4-team01=Rhode Island | RD4-score01=77 | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-team02=Stanford | RD4-score02=79

Regional Final Summary

Midwest Regional all-tournament team

• Arthur Lee – Stanford (MOP)
• Cuttino Mobley – Rhode Island
• Tyson Wheeler – Rhode Island
• Mark Madsen – Stanford
• Bryce Drew – Valparaiso

Final Four – San Antonio, Texas

| RD1-team1=North Carolina | RD1-score1=59 | RD1-seed2=W3 | RD1-team2=Utah | RD1-score2=65 | RD1-seed3=S2 | RD1-team3=Kentucky | RD1-score3=86OT | RD1-seed4=MW3 | RD1-team4=Stanford | RD1-score4=85 | RD2-seed1=W3 | RD2-team1=Utah | RD2-score1=69 | RD2-seed2=S2 | RD2-team2=Kentucky | RD2-score2=78

National semifinals

National Championship

Main article: 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game

Final Four all-tournament team

• Jeff Sheppard – Kentucky (MOP)
• Scott Padgett – Kentucky
• Arthur Lee – Stanford
• Andre Miller – Utah
• Michael Doleac – Utah

Announcers

• Jim Nantz/Billy Packer/Michele Tafoya – First & Second Round at Atlanta, Georgia; South Regional at St. Petersburg, Florida; Final Four at San Antonio, Texas
• Sean McDonough/Bill Raftery/Andrea Joyce – First & Second Round at Washington, D.C.; East Regional at Greensboro, North Carolina
• Gus Johnson/Jon Sundvold/Armen Keteyian – First & Second Round at Hartford, Connecticut; West Regional at Anaheim, California
• Tim Brando/Al McGuire/Craig James – First & Second Round at Lexington, Kentucky; Midwest Regional at St. Louis, Missouri
• Ted Robinson/Rolando Blackman/Beth Mowins – First & Second Round at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Jim Durham/Greg Kelser/Mike Mayock – First & Second Round at Boise, Idaho
• Tim Ryan/Dan Bonner/Jimmy Dykes – First & Second Round at Chicago, Illinois
• Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel/Mike Harris – First & Second Round at Sacramento, California

Greg Gumbel rejoined CBS Sports and for the first time served as the studio host, joined by analyst Clark Kellogg and former North Carolina coach Dean Smith.

References

References

1. (December 11, 2012). "NCAA honors all-time greats as part of 75 years of March Madness celebration".
2. (March 29, 1998). "Kentucky 86, Stanford 85 (OT)". [[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]].
3. (March 29, 1998). "Utah 65, North Carolina 59". [[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]].
4. (April 1, 1998). "Kentucky 78, Utah 69". [[Democrat and Chronicle]].