1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Year=1999


ImageSize= 150px
Caption= 1999 Final Four Logo
Teams=64
FinalFourArena=Tropicana Field
FinalFourCity=St. Petersburg, Florida
Champions=Connecticut
TitleCount=1st
RunnerUp=Duke
GameCount=8th
Semifinal1=Michigan State
FinalFourCount=3rd
Semifinal2=none (vacated by Ohio State)
FinalFourCount2=n/a
Coach=Jim Calhoun
CoachCount=1st
MOP=Richard Hamilton
MOPTeam=Connecticut
Attendance=720,685
OneTopScorer=*
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=Richard Hamilton
TopScorerTeam=Connecticut
Points=145The 1999 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 11, 1999, and ended with the championship game on March 29 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. A total of 63 games were played. This year's Final Four was the first - and so far, only - to be held in a baseball-specific facility, as Tropicana Field is home to the Tampa Bay Rays (formerly Tampa Bay Devil Rays)

Connecticut, coached by Jim Calhoun, won the national title with a 77-74 victory in the final game over Duke, coached by Mike Krzyzewski. Richard "Rip" Hamilton of Connecticut was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. This was a significant victory for the program, as it cemented Connecticut's reputation as a true basketball power after decades of barely missing the Final Four.

This tournament is also historically notable as the coming-out party for Gonzaga as a rising mid-major power. The Bulldogs became the nation's basketball darlings during a run to the West Regional final in which they defeated three major-conference powers, including 1998 Final Four participant Stanford, and took UConn literally to the last minute before losing. Gonzaga has made every NCAA tournament since then, and is now generally considered to be a high-major program despite its mid-major conference affiliation.

Due to violation committed by Ohio State head coach Jim O'Brien, the Buckeyes were forced to vacate their appearance in the Final Four. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_O%27Brien_%28college_basketball%29#Firing_controversy]

Locations

Bracket

East region

16TeamBracket | RD3=Sweet Sixteen | RD4=Elite Eight | RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Duke
RD1-score01=99
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=Florida A&M
RD1-score02=58
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=College of Charleston
RD1-score03=53
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=Tulsa
RD1-score04=62
RD1-seed05=5
RD1-team05=Wisconsin
RD1-score05=32
RD1-seed06=12
RD1-team06=SW Missouri St.
RD1-score06=43
RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=Tennessee
RD1-score07=62
RD1-seed08=13
RD1-team08=Delaware
RD1-score08=52
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=Temple
RD1-score09=61
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=Kent
RD1-score10=54
RD1-seed11=3
RD1-team11=Cincinnati
RD1-score11=72
RD1-seed12=14
RD1-team12=George Mason
RD1-score12=48
RD1-seed13=7
RD1-team13=Texas
RD1-score13=54
RD1-seed14=10
RD1-team14=Purdue
RD1-score14=58
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team15=Miami-FL
RD1-score15=75
RD1-seed16=15
RD1-team16=Lafayette
RD1-score16=54
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Duke
RD2-score01=97
RD2-seed02=9
RD2-team02=Tulsa
RD2-score02=56
RD2-seed03=12
RD2-team03=SW Missouri St.
RD2-score03=81
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Tennessee
RD2-score04=51
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Temple
RD2-score05=64
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Cincinnati
RD2-score06=54
RD2-seed07=10
RD2-team07=Purdue
RD2-score07=73
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Miami-FL
RD2-score08=63
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Duke
RD3-score01=78
RD3-seed02=12
RD3-team02=SW Missouri St.
RD3-score02=61
RD3-seed03=6
RD3-team03=Temple
RD3-score03=77
RD3-seed04=10
RD3-team04=Purdue
RD3-score04=55
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Duke
RD4-score01=85
RD4-seed02=6
RD4-team02=Temple
RD4-score02=64

Midwest region

16TeamBracket | RD3=Sweet Sixteen | RD4=Elite Eight | RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Michigan State
RD1-score01=76
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=Mount St. Mary's
RD1-score02=53
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=Villanova
RD1-score03=70
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=Mississippi
RD1-score04=72
RD1-seed05=5
RD1-team05=Charlotte
RD1-score05=81
RD1-seed06=12
RD1-team06=Rhode Island
RD1-score06=70
RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=Arizona
RD1-score07=60
RD1-seed08=13
RD1-team08=Oklahoma
RD1-score08=61
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=Kansas
RD1-score09=95
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=Evansville
RD1-score10=74
RD1-seed11=3
RD1-team11=Kentucky
RD1-score11=82
RD1-seed12=14
RD1-team12=New Mexico State
RD1-score12=60
RD1-seed13=7
RD1-team13=Washington
RD1-score13=58
RD1-seed14=10
RD1-team14=Miami-OH
RD1-score14=59
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team15=Utah
RD1-score15=80
RD1-seed16=15
RD1-team16=Arkansas State
RD1-score16=58
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Michigan State
RD2-score01=74
RD2-seed02=9
RD2-team02=Mississippi
RD2-score02=66
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Charlotte
RD2-score03=72
RD2-seed04=13
RD2-team04=Oklahoma
RD2-score04=85
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Kansas
RD2-score05=88
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Kentucky
RD2-score06=92
RD2-seed07=10
RD2-team07=Miami-OH
RD2-score07=66
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Utah
RD2-score08=58
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Michigan State
RD3-score01=54
RD3-seed02=13
RD3-team02=Oklahoma
RD3-score02=46
RD3-seed03=3
RD3-team03=Kentucky
RD3-score03=58
RD3-seed04=10
RD3-team04=Miami-OH
RD3-score04=43
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Michigan State
RD4-score01=73
RD4-seed02=3
RD4-team02=Kentucky
RD4-score02=66

outh region

16TeamBracket | RD3=Sweet Sixteen | RD4=Elite Eight | RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Auburn
RD1-score01=80
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=Winthrop
RD1-score02=41
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=Syracuse
RD1-score03=61
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=Oklahoma State
RD1-score04=69
RD1-seed05=5
RD1-team05=UCLA
RD1-score05=53
RD1-seed06=12
RD1-team06=Detroit
RD1-score06=56
RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=Ohio State
RD1-score07=72
RD1-seed08=13
RD1-team08=Murray State
RD1-score08=58
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=Indiana
RD1-score09=108
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=George Washington
RD1-score10=88
RD1-seed11=3
RD1-team11=St. John's
RD1-score11=69
RD1-seed12=14
RD1-team12=Samford
RD1-score12=43
RD1-seed13=7
RD1-team13=Louisville
RD1-score13=58
RD1-seed14=10
RD1-team14=Creighton
RD1-score14=62
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team15=Maryland
RD1-score15=82
RD1-seed16=15
RD1-team16=Valparaiso
RD1-score16=60
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Auburn
RD2-score01=81
RD2-seed02=9
RD2-team02=Oklahoma State
RD2-score02=74
RD2-seed03=12
RD2-team03=Detroit
RD2-score03=44
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Ohio State
RD2-score04=75
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Indiana
RD2-score05=61
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=St. John's
RD2-score06=86
RD2-seed07=10
RD2-team07=Creighton
RD2-score07=63
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Maryland
RD2-score08=75
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Auburn
RD3-score01=64
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Ohio State
RD3-score02=72
RD3-seed03=3
RD3-team03=St. John's
RD3-score03=76
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Maryland
RD3-score04=62
RD4-seed01=4
RD4-team01=Ohio State
RD4-score01=77
RD4-seed02=3
RD4-team02=St. John's
RD4-score02=74

West region

16TeamBracket | RD3=Sweet Sixteen | RD4=Elite Eight
RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Connecticut
RD1-score01=91
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=Texas-San Antonio
RD1-score02=66
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=Missouri
RD1-score03=59
RD1-seed04-9
RD1-team04=New Mexico
RD1-score04=61
RD1-seed05=5
RD1-team05=Iowa
RD1-score05=77
RD1-seed06=12
RD1-team06=UAB
RD1-score06=64
RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=Arkansas
RD1-score07=94
RD1-seed08=13
RD1-team08=Siena
RD1-score08=80
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=Florida
RD1-score09=75
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=Pennsylvania
RD1-score10=61
RD1-seed11=3
RD1-team11=North Carolina
RD1-score11=74
RD1-seed12=14
RD1-team12=Weber State
RD1-score12=76
RD1-seed13=7
RD1-team13=Minnesota
RD1-score13=63
RD1-seed14=10
RD1-team14=Gonzaga
RD1-score14=75
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team15=Stanford
RD1-score15=69
RD1-seed16=15
RD1-team16=Alcorn State
RD1-score16=57
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Connecticut
RD2-score01=78
RD2-seed02=9
RD2-team02=New Mexico
RD2-score02=56
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Iowa
RD2-score03=82
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Arkansas
RD2-score04=72
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Florida
RD2-score05=82
RD2-seed06=14
RD2-team06=Weber State
RD2-score06=74*
RD2-seed07=10
RD2-team07=Gonzaga
RD2-score07=82
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Stanford
RD2-score08=74
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Connecticut
RD3-score01=78
RD3-seed02=5
RD3-team02=Iowa
RD3-score02=68
RD3-seed03=6
RD3-team03=Florida
RD3-score03=72
RD3-seed04=10
RD3-team04=Gonzaga
RD3-score04=73
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Connecticut
RD4-score01=67
RD4-seed02=10
RD4-team02=Gonzaga
RD4-score02=62

Final Four

4TeamBracket | RD1=National Semifinals | RD2=National Championship Game

RD1-seed1=E1
RD1-team1=Duke
RD1-score1=68
RD1-seed2=M1
RD1-team2=Michigan State
RD1-score2=62
RD1-seed3=S4
RD1-team3=Ohio State*
RD1-score3=58
RD1-seed4=W1
RD1-team4=Connecticut
RD1-score4=64
RD2-seed1=E1
RD2-team1=Duke
RD2-score1=74
RD2-seed2=W1
RD2-team2=Connecticut
RD2-score2=77

Notes

* Due to rules violations under head coach Jim O'Brien, Ohio State's appearance in this tournament was stricken from NCAA records.

External links

* [http://www.shrpsports.com/collbask/1999.htm 1999 NCAA Basketball Tournament] on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
* [http://www.hoopstournament.net/index.html HoopsTournament.Net] , source for much of the information on this page.