1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Year=1998


ImageSize=
Caption=
Teams=64
FinalFourArena=Alamodome
FinalFourCity=San Antonio, Texas
Champions=Kentucky
TitleCount=7th
RunnerUp=Utah
GameCount=2nd
Semifinal1=North Carolina
FinalFourCount=14th
Semifinal2=Stanford
FinalFourCount2=2nd
Coach=Tubby Smith
CoachCount=1st
MOP=Jeff Sheppard
MOPTeam=Kentucky
Attendance=663,876
OneTopScorer=*
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=Michael Doleac
TopScorerTeam=Utah
Points=115The 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, Texas. A total of 63 games were played.

Kentucky, coached by Tubby Smith, won the national title with a 78-69 victory in the final game over Utah, coached by Rick Majerus. Jeff Sheppard of Kentucky was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Kentucky came back from double-digit halftime deficits in each of its last three games in the tournament, leading to the school's fans dubbing the team the "Comeback Cats". This was Kentucky's third straight championship game appearance.

Locations

Bracket

East region

16TeamBracket | RD3=Sweet Sixteen | RD4=Elite Eight | RD1-seed01=1
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 St
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=94
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=93
RD2-seed02=8
RD2-team02=Charlotte
RD2-score02=83*
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Princeton
RD2-score03=56
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Michigan St
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 St
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

West region

16TeamBracket | RD3=Sweet Sixteen | RD4=Elite Eight | RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Arizona
RD1-score01=99
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=Nicholls St
RD1-score02=60
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=Tennessee
RD1-score03=81
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=Illinois St
RD1-score04=82*
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 St
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 St
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

outh region

16TeamBracket | RD3=Sweet Sixteen | RD4=Elite Eight | RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Duke
RD1-score01=99
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=Radford
RD1-score02=63
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=Oklahoma St
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=Michigan
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=St Louis
RD1-score14=51
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team15=Kentucky
RD1-score15=82
RD1-seed16=15
RD1-team16=South Carolina St
RD1-score16=67
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Duke
RD2-score01=79
RD2-seed02=8
RD2-team02=Oklahoma St
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=Michigan
RD2-score06=82
RD2-seed07=10
RD2-team07=St 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

Midwest region

16TeamBracket | RD3=Sweet Sixteen | RD4=Elite Eight | RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Kansas
RD1-score01=110
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=Prairie View
RD1-score02=52
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=Rhode Island
RD1-score03=97
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=Murray St
RD1-score04=74
RD1-seed05=5
RD1-team05=TCU
RD1-score05=87
RD1-seed06=12
RD1-team06=Florida St
RD1-score06=96
RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=Mississippi
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 Johns
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 St
RD2-score03=77
RD2-seed04=13
RD2-team04=Valparaiso
RD2-score04=83*
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

Final Four

4TeamBracket | RD1=National Semifinals | RD2=National Finals | RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team1=North Carolina
RD1-score1=59
RD1-seed2=3
RD1-team2=Utah
RD1-score2=65
RD1-seed3=2
RD1-team3=Kentucky
RD1-score3=86
RD1-seed4=3
RD1-team4=Stanford
RD1-score4=85
RD2-seed1=3
RD2-team1=Utah
RD2-score1=69
RD2-seed2=2
RD2-team2=Kentucky
RD2-score2=78

External links

* [http://www.shrpsports.com/collbask/1998.htm 1998 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.