1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1998 and concluded with the 64-team 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, whose finals were held at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Connecticut Huskies earned their first national championship by defeating the Duke Blue Devils 77–74 on March 29, 1999. They were coached by Jim Calhoun, and the NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player was Richard Hamilton.

In the 32-team 1999 National Invitation Tournament, the California Golden Bears defeated the Clemson Tigers at the Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Following the season, the 1999 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American Consensus First Team included Elton Brand, Mateen Cleaves, Richard Hamilton, Andre Miller and Jason Terry. The consensus second team was composed of Evan Eschmeyer, Steve Francis, Trajan Langdon, Chris Porter, and Wally Szczerbiak.

Season headlines

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Conference membership changes

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These schools joined new conferences for the 1998–99 season.

School Former conference New conference
Buffalo Bulls Mid-Continent Conference Mid-American Conference
College of Charleston Cougars Trans America Athletic Conference Southern Conference
Denver Pioneers NCAA Division II NCAA Division I Independent
Florida International (FIU) Panthers Trans America Athletic Conference Sun Belt Conference
Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis NCAA Division II Mid-Continent Conference
Jacksonville Dolphins Sun Belt Conference Trans America Athletic Conference
Lamar Cardinals Sun Belt Conference Southland Conference
UMBC Retrievers Big South Conference Northeast Conference
Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles Mid-Continent Conference Discontinued athletic programs
Quinnipiac Bobcats NCAA Division II Northeast Conference
Texas–Pan American Broncs Sun Belt Conference NCAA Division I Independent

Season outlook

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Pre-season polls

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The top 25 from the AP Poll November 6, 1998[2] and the ESPN/USA Today Poll November 5, 1998.[3]

'Associated Press'
Ranking Team
1 Duke (34)
2 Connecticut (25)
3 Stanford (12)
4 Kentucky (1)
5 Michigan State
6 Maryland
7 Temple
8 Kansas
9 Tennessee
10 Utah
11 North Carolina
12 UCLA
13 Oklahoma State
14 Washington
15 Cincinnati
16 Purdue
17 Xavier
18 Arizona
19 Arkansas
20 New Mexico
Syracuse
22 Indiana
23 Rhode Island
24 Massachusetts
25 TCU
ESPN/USA Today Coaches
Ranking Team
1 Duke (22)
2 Stanford (3)
3 Connecticut (4)
4 Michigan State
5 Maryland
6 Kentucky (1)
7 Temple
8 Kansas
9 Tennessee
10 Xavier
11 North Carolina
12 Utah
13 UCLA
14 Washington
15 Cincinnati
16 Purdue
17 Indiana
18 Oklahoma State
19 Arkansas
20 Arizona
21 New Mexico
22 Syracuse
23 Massachusetts
24 TCU
25 Rhode Island

Regular season

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Conferences

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Conference winners and tournaments

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Twenty-eight conferences concluded their seasons with a single-elimination tournament, with only the Ivy League and Pacific-10 Conference choosing not to conduct conference tournaments. Most conference tournament winners received an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Conference Regular
season winner[4]
Conference
player of the year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (City)
Tournament
winner
America East Conference Delaware & Drexel Mike Pegues, Delaware[5] 1999 America East men's basketball tournament Bob Carpenter Center
(Newark, Delaware)
(Except Finals)
Delaware[6]
Atlantic 10 Conference Temple (East)
George Washington (West)
Shawnta Rogers, George Washington[7] 1999 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament The Spectrum
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Rhode Island[8]
Atlantic Coast Conference Duke Elton Brand, Duke[9] 1999 ACC men's basketball tournament Charlotte Coliseum
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
Duke[10]
Big 12 Conference Texas Venson Hamilton, Nebraska[11] 1999 Big 12 men's basketball tournament Kemper Arena
(Kansas City, Missouri)
Kansas[12]
Big East Conference Connecticut Richard Hamilton, Connecticut &
Tim James, Miami (Florida)[13]
1999 Big East men's basketball tournament Madison Square Garden
(New York City, New York)
Connecticut[14]
Big Sky Conference Weber State Harold Arceneaux, Weber State[15] 1999 Big Sky men's basketball tournament Dee Events Center
(Ogden, Utah)
Weber State[16]
Big South Conference Winthrop Kevin Martin, UNC Asheville[17] 1999 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament Asheville Civic Center
(Asheville, North Carolina)
Winthrop
Big Ten Conference Michigan State Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State (Coaches)
Scoonie Penn, Ohio State (Media)[18]
1999 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament United Center
(Chicago, Illinois)
Michigan State
Big West Conference Boise State & New Mexico State (Eastern)
UC Santa Barbara (Western)
Roberto Bergersen, Boise State[19] 1999 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Lawlor Events Center
(Reno, Nevada)
New Mexico State
Colonial Athletic Association George Mason George Evans, George Mason[20] 1999 CAA men's basketball tournament Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)
George Mason
Conference USA Cincinnati (American)
UAB (National)
Quentin Richardson, DePaul[21] 1999 Conference USA men's basketball tournament Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex
(Birmingham, Alabama)
Charlotte[22]
Ivy League Penn Brian Earl, Princeton[23] No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Niagara & Siena Alvin Young, Niagara[24] 1999 MAAC men's basketball tournament Marine Midland Arena
(Buffalo, New York)
Siena[25]
Mid-American Conference Miami (Ohio) (East)
Toledo (West)
Wally Szczerbiak, Miami (Ohio)[26] 1999 MAC men's basketball tournament SeaGate Convention Centre
(Toledo, Ohio)
Kent State[27]
Mid-Continent Conference Valparaiso Chad Wilkerson, Oral Roberts[28] 1999 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament The MARK of the Quad Cities
(Moline, Illinois)
Valparaiso[29]
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Coppin State &
South Carolina State
Damian Woolfolk, Norfolk State 1999 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)
Florida A&M
Midwestern Collegiate Conference Detroit Jermaine Jackson, Detroit[30] 1999 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament UIC Pavilion
(Chicago, Illinois)
Detroit
Missouri Valley Conference Evansville Marcus Wilson, Evansville[31] 1999 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Savvis Center
(St. Louis, Missouri)
Creighton
Northeast Conference UMBC Ray Minlend, St. Francis (NY)[32] 1999 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament Spiro Sports Center
(Staten Island, New York)
Mount St. Mary's[33]
Ohio Valley Conference Murray State Bud Eley, Southeast Missouri State[34] 1999 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Gaylord Entertainment Center
(Nashville, Tennessee)
(Semifinals and Finals)
Murray State[35]
Pacific-10 Conference Stanford Jason Terry, Arizona[36] No Tournament
Patriot League Lafayette Brian Ehlers, Lafayette[37] 1999 Patriot League men's basketball tournament Kirby Sports Center
(Easton, Pennsylvania)
Lafayette[38]
Southeastern Conference Tennessee (East)
Auburn (West)
Chris Porter, Auburn[39] 1999 SEC men's basketball tournament Georgia Dome
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Kentucky
Southern Conference Appalachian State (North)
College of Charleston (South)
Sedric Webber, College of Charleston[40] 1999 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina)
College of Charleston[41]
Southland Conference UTSA Donte Mathis, Texas State[42] 1999 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
(Shreveport, Louisiana)
(Semifinals & Finals)
UTSA
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alcorn State Adarrial Smylie, Southern[43] 1999 Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament F. G. Clark Center
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
Alcorn State
Sun Belt Conference Louisiana Tech Chico Fletcher, Arkansas State[44] 1999 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Cajundome
(Lafayette, Louisiana)
Arkansas State
Trans America Athletic Conference Samford Reed Rawlings, Samford[45] 1999 TAAC men's basketball tournament Memorial Coliseum
(Jacksonville, Florida)
Samford
West Coast Conference Gonzaga Eric Schraeder, Saint Mary's[46] 1999 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament Toso Pavilion
(Santa Clara, California)
Gonzaga
Western Athletic Conference UNLV & Tulsa (Mountain)
Utah (Pacific)
Andre Miller, Utah (Mountain)
Jeryl Sasser, SMU (Pacific)[47]
1999 WAC men's basketball tournament Thomas & Mack Center
(Las Vegas, Nevada)
Utah

Conference standings

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1998–99 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Delaware 15 3   .833 25 6   .806
Drexel 15 3   .833 20 9   .690
Hofstra 14 4   .778 22 10   .688
Maine 13 5   .722 19 9   .679
Hartford 9 9   .500 11 16   .407
Vermont 7 11   .389 11 16   .407
Northeastern 6 12   .333 10 18   .357
Boston University 5 13   .278 9 18   .333
Towson 4 14   .222 6 22   .214
New Hampshire 2 16   .111 4 23   .148
1999 America East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
1998–99 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Duke 16 0   1.000 37 2   .949
No. 5 Maryland 13 3   .813 28 6   .824
No. 13 North Carolina 10 6   .625 24 10   .706
Wake Forest 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
NC State 6 10   .375 19 14   .576
Georgia Tech 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Clemson 5 11   .313 20 15   .571
Florida State 5 11   .313 13 17   .433
Virginia 4 12   .250 14 16   .467
1999 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[48]
1998–99 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Temple 13 3   .813 24 11   .686
Rhode Island 10 6   .625 20 13   .606
UMass 9 7   .563 14 16   .467
St. Bonaventure 8 8   .500 14 15   .483
Fordham 5 11   .313 12 15   .444
Saint Joseph's 5 11   .313 12 18   .400
West
George Washington 13 3   .813 20 9   .690
Xavier 12 4   .750 25 11   .694
La Salle 8 8   .500 13 15   .464
Virginia Tech 7 9   .438 13 15   .464
Dayton 5 11   .313 11 17   .393
Duquesne 1 15   .063 5 23   .179
1999 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
1998–99 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas 13 3   .813 19 13   .594
Missouri 11 5   .688 20 9   .690
No. 22 Kansas 11 5   .688 23 10   .697
Oklahoma 11 5   .688 22 11   .667
Oklahoma State 10 6   .625 23 11   .676
Nebraska 10 6   .625 20 13   .606
Kansas State 7 9   .438 20 13   .606
Colorado 7 9   .438 18 15   .545
Iowa State 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
Texas A&M 5 11   .313 12 15   .444
Texas Tech 5 11   .313 13 17   .433
Baylor 0 16   .000 6 24   .200
1999 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [49]
1998–99 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Connecticut 16 2   .889 34 2   .944
No. 10 Miami (FL) 15 3   .833 23 7   .767
No. 9 St. John's 14 4   .778 28 9   .757
Syracuse 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Villanova 10 8   .556 21 11   .656
Rutgers 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Providence 9 9   .500 16 14   .533
Notre Dame 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Seton Hall 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
Georgetown 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
Pittsburgh 5 13   .278 14 16   .467
West Virginia 4 14   .222 10 19   .345
Boston College 3 15   .167 6 21   .222
1999 Big East tournament winner
As of March 29, 1999[50]
Rankings from AP Poll
1998–99 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Weber State 13 3   .813 25 8   .758
Northern Arizona 12 4   .750 21 8   .724
Portland State 9 7   .563 17 11   .607
Cal State Northridge 9 7   .563 17 12   .586
Montana State 9 7   .563 16 13   .552
Eastern Washington 7 9   .438 10 17   .370
Montana 6 10   .375 13 14   .481
Idaho State 4 12   .250 6 20   .231
Sacramento State 3 13   .188 3 23   .115
Conference tournament winner
1998–99 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Winthrop 9 1   .900 21 8   .724
Radford 8 2   .800 20 8   .714
UNC Asheville 5 5   .500 11 18   .379
Charleston Southern 4 6   .400 12 16   .429
Coastal Carolina 4 6   .400 7 20   .259
Liberty 0 10   .000 4 23   .148
1999 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1998–99 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Michigan State 15 1   .938 33 5   .868
No. 19 Indiana 9 7   .563 23 11   .676
No. 18 Wisconsin 9 7   .563 22 10   .688
No. 21 Iowa 9 7   .563 20 10   .667
Purdue 7 9   .438 21 13   .618
Northwestern 6 10   .375 15 14   .517
Penn State 5 11   .313 13 14   .481
Illinois 3 13   .188 14 18   .438
No. 14 Ohio State** 1 1   .500 1 1   .500
Minnesota*** 0 8   .000 0 11   .000
Michigan* 0 11   .000 0 19   .000
1999 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Michigan: 12 games vacated due to sanctions against the program
**Ohio State: 34 games including 5 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program[51]
*** Minnesota vacated 17 games including 1 NCAA Tourn. game due to sanctions against the program
Disputed records: Michigan: 12–19, 5–11; Ohio State: 27–9, 12–4; Minnesota: 17–11, 8–8
1998–99 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Division
Boise State 12 4   .750 21 8   .724
New Mexico State 12 4   .750 23 10   .697
Idaho 11 5   .688 16 11   .593
Utah State 8 8   .500 15 13   .536
Nevada 4 12   .250 8 18   .308
North Texas 4 12   .250 4 22   .154
West Division
UC Santa Barbara 12 4   .750 15 13   .536
Long Beach State 9 7   .563 13 15   .464
Pacific 9 7   .563 14 13   .519
Cal State Fullerton 7 9   .438 13 14   .481
Cal Poly 6 10   .375 11 16   .407
UC Irvine 2 14   .125 6 20   .231
1999 Big West tournament winner
As of April 10, 1999[52]
Rankings from AP poll
1998–99 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
George Mason 13 3   .813 19 11   .633
Old Dominion 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
Richmond 10 6   .625 15 12   .556
James Madison 9 7   .563 16 11   .593
UNC Wilmington 9 7   .563 11 17   .393
VCU 8 8   .500 15 16   .484
East Carolina 7 9   .438 13 14   .481
William & Mary 3 13   .188 8 19   .296
American 2 14   .125 7 21   .250
1999 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[53]
1998–99 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American
No. 11 Cincinnati 12 4   .750 27 6   .818
Louisville 11 5   .688 19 11   .633
No. 24 UNC Charlotte 10 6   .625 23 11   .676
DePaul 10 6   .625 18 13   .581
Saint Louis 8 8   .500 15 16   .484
Marquette 6 10   .375 14 15   .483
National
UAB 10 6   .625 20 12   .625
South Florida 6 10   .375 14 14   .500
Southern Miss 6 10   .375 14 16   .467
Memphis 6 10   .375 13 15   .464
Tulane 6 10   .375 12 15   .444
Houston 5 11   .313 10 17   .370
1999 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[54]
1998–99 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Penn 13 1   .929 21 6   .778
Princeton 11 3   .786 22 8   .733
Dartmouth 10 4   .714 14 12   .538
Harvard 7 7   .500 13 13   .500
Cornell 6 8   .429 11 15   .423
Columbia 5 9   .357 10 16   .385
Brown 2 12   .143 4 22   .154
Yale 2 12   .143 4 22   .154
Rankings from AP Poll[55]
1998–99 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Niagara 13 5   .722 17 12   .586
Siena 13 5   .722 25 6   .806
Iona 12 6   .667 16 14   .533
Canisius 11 7   .611 15 12   .556
Saint Peter's 10 8   .556 14 15   .483
Marist 8 10   .444 16 12   .571
Rider 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
Fairfield 7 11   .389 12 15   .444
Loyola (MD) 6 12   .333 13 15   .464
Manhattan 3 15   .167 5 22   .185
1999 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[56]
1998–99 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Miami 15 3   .833 24 8   .750
Kent State 13 5   .722 23 7   .767
Akron 12 6   .667 18 9   .667
Ohio 12 6   .667 18 10   .643
Bowling Green 12 6   .667 18 10   .643
Marshall 11 7   .611 16 11   .593
Buffalo 1 17   .056 5 24   .172
West
Toledo 11 7   .611 19 9   .679
Ball State 10 8   .556 16 11   .593
Central Michigan 7 11   .389 10 16   .385
Western Michigan 6 12   .333 11 15   .423
Eastern Michigan 5 13   .278 5 20   .200
Northern Illinois 2 16   .111 6 20   .231
1999 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1998–99 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oral Roberts 10 4   .714 17 11   .607
Valparaiso 10 4   .714 23 9   .719
Western Illinois 9 5   .643 16 12   .571
Youngstown State 9 5   .643 14 14   .500
Southern Utah 6 8   .429 13 17   .433
IUPUI 6 8   .429 11 16   .407
Missouri-Kansas City 3 11   .214 8 22   .267
Chicago State 3 11   .214 3 24   .111
1999 Mid-Con Tournament winner
Rankings from [57]
1998–99 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Carolina State 14 4   .778 17 12   .586
Coppin State 14 4   .778 15 14   .517
Morgan State 12 6   .667 14 14   .500
Norfolk State 11 7   .611 15 12   .556
Bethune–Cookman 10 9   .526 11 16   .407
North Carolina A&T 9 9   .500 13 15   .464
Hampton 8 10   .444 8 19   .296
Florida A&M 8 11   .421 12 19   .387
Maryland Eastern Shore 7 11   .389 10 17   .370
Delaware State 5 13   .278 8 19   .296
Howard 2 16   .111 2 25   .074
1999 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[58]
1998–99 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Detroit 12 2   .857 25 6   .806
Butler 11 3   .786 22 10   .688
Green Bay 9 5   .643 20 11   .645
Loyola Chicago 7 7   .500 9 18   .333
Cleveland State 6 8   .429 14 14   .500
Milwaukee 5 9   .357 8 19   .296
Wright State 4 10   .286 9 18   .333
UIC 2 12   .143 7 21   .250
1999 MCC tournament winner
1998–99 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Evansville 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
Creighton 11 7   .611 22 9   .710
Southwest Missouri State 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Bradley 11 7   .611 17 12   .586
Southern Illinois 10 8   .556 15 12   .556
Indiana State 10 8   .556 15 12   .556
Illinois State 7 11   .389 16 15   .516
Wichita State 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
Northern Iowa 6 12   .333 9 18   .333
Drake 5 13   .278 10 17   .370
1999 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[59]
1998–99 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UMBC 17 3   .850 19 9   .679
St. Francis Brooklyn 16 4   .800 20 8   .714
Robert Morris 12 8   .600 15 12   .556
Central Connecticut 11 9   .550 19 13   .594
Long Island 10 10   .500 10 17   .370
Mount St. Mary's 10 10   .500 15 15   .500
Fairleigh Dickinson 9 11   .450 12 16   .429
Wagner 7 13   .350 9 18   .333
Saint Francis (PA) 7 13   .350 9 17   .346
Quinnipiac 6 14   .300 9 18   .333
Monmouth 5 15   .250 5 21   .192
1999 NEC tournament winner
1998–99 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Murray State 16 2   .889 27 6   .818
Southeast Missouri State 15 3   .833 20 9   .690
Middle Tennessee 9 9   .500 12 19   .387
Austin Peay 9 9   .500 11 16   .407
Morehead State 9 9   .500 13 15   .464
Tennessee State 9 9   .500 12 15   .444
Eastern Illinois 8 10   .444 13 16   .448
Tennessee Tech 8 10   .444 12 15   .444
UT Martin 5 13   .278 8 18   .308
Eastern Kentucky 2 16   .111 3 23   .115
1999 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[60]
1998–99 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Stanford 15 3   .833 26 7   .788
No. 12 Arizona 13 5   .722 22 7   .759
No. 15 UCLA 12 6   .667 22 9   .710
Washington 10 8   .556 17 12   .586
California 8 10   .444 22 11   .667
Oregon 8 10   .444 19 13   .594
USC 7 11   .389 15 13   .536
Oregon State 7 11   .389 13 14   .481
Arizona State 6 12   .333 14 16   .467
Washington State 4 14   .222 10 19   .345
As of July 26, 2011[61]
Rankings from AP Poll
1998–99 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lafayette 10 2   .833 22 8   .733
Navy 9 3   .750 20 7   .741
Bucknell 9 3   .750 16 13   .552
Colgate 7 5   .583 14 14   .500
Army 4 8   .333 8 19   .296
Holy Cross 3 9   .250 7 20   .259
Lehigh 0 12   .000 6 22   .214
1999 Patriot League tournament winner
1998–99 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 20 Tennessee 12 4   .750 21 9   .700
No. 8 Kentucky 11 5   .688 28 9   .757
No. 23 Florida 10 6   .625 22 9   .710
Georgia 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
Vanderbilt 5 11   .313 14 15   .483
South Carolina 3 13   .188 8 21   .276
West
No. 4 Auburn 14 2   .875 29 4   .879
No. 17 Arkansas 9 7   .563 23 11   .676
Ole Miss 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Mississippi State 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Alabama 6 10   .375 17 15   .531
LSU 4 12   .250 12 15   .444
1999 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[62]
1998–99 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Appalachian State 13 3   .813 21 8   .724
Davidson 11 5   .688 16 11   .593
East Tennessee State 9 7   .563 17 11   .607
VMI 9 7   .563 12 15   .444
UNC Greensboro 5 11   .313 7 20   .259
Western Carolina 2 14   .125 8 21   .276
South
No. 16 College of Charleston 16 0   1.000 28 3   .903
Chattanooga 9 7   .563 16 12   .571
Wofford 8 8   .500 11 16   .407
Georgia Southern 6 10   .375 11 17   .393
Furman 5 11   .313 12 16   .429
The Citadel 3 13   .188 9 18   .333
1999 SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1999
Rankings from AP poll
1998–99 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas State 13 5   .722 19 9   .679
UTSA 12 6   .667 18 11   .621
Nicholls State 12 6   .667 14 15   .483
Louisiana-Monroe 12 6   .667 13 14   .481
Lamar 11 7   .611 17 11   .607
McNeese State 11 7   .611 13 15   .464
Northwestern State 8 10   .444 11 15   .423
Texas–Arlington 8 10   .444 10 16   .385
Sam Houston State 7 11   .389 10 16   .385
Southeastern Louisiana 3 15   .167 6 20   .231
Stephen F. Austin 2 16   .111 4 22   .154
1999 Southland tournament winner
1998–99 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Alcorn State 14 2   .875 23 7   .767
Southern 13 3   .813 21 7   .750
Jackson State 11 5   .688 16 12   .571
Mississippi Valley State 10 6   .625 14 13   .519
Alabama State 8 8   .500 11 16   .407
Texas Southern 6 10   .375 8 19   .296
Grambling State 5 11   .313 6 21   .222
Prairie View A&M 4 12   .250 6 21   .222
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 1 15   .063 3 24   .111
Alabama A&M 0 0   10 17   .370
1999 SWAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1998–99 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisiana Tech 10 4   .714 19 9   .679
Arkansas State 9 5   .643 18 12   .600
Florida International 7 7   .500 13 16   .448
SW Louisiana 7 7   .500 13 16   .448
Western Kentucky 7 7   .500 13 16   .448
South Alabama 6 8   .429 11 16   .407
New Orleans 5 9   .357 14 16   .467
Arkansas-Little Rock 5 9   .357 12 15   .444
1999 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1998–99 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Samford 15 1   .938 24 6   .800
Central Florida 13 3   .813 19 10   .655
Georgia State 11 5   .688 17 13   .567
Stetson 10 6   .625 14 13   .519
Centenary 9 7   .563 14 14   .500
Jacksonville 7 9   .438 12 15   .444
Campbell 6 10   .375 9 18   .333
Troy State 6 10   .375 9 18   .333
Mercer 5 11   .313 8 18   .308
Jacksonville State 3 13   .188 8 18   .308
Florida Atlantic 3 13   .188 6 20   .231
1999 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[63]
1998–99 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Gonzaga 12 2   .857 28 7   .800
San Diego 9 5   .643 18 9   .667
Pepperdine 9 5   .643 19 13   .594
Santa Clara 8 6   .571 14 15   .483
Loyola Marymount 6 8   .429 11 16   .407
Saint Mary's 5 9   .357 13 18   .419
San Francisco 4 10   .286 12 18   .400
Portland 3 11   .214 9 18   .333
1999 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
1998–99 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Mountain
UNLV 9 5   .643 16 13   .552
Tulsa 9 5   .643 23 10   .697
Rice 8 6   .571 18 10   .643
TCU 7 7   .500 21 11   .656
SMU 7 7   .500 15 15   .500
Colorado State 7 7   .500 19 11   .633
Wyoming 7 7   .500 18 10   .643
Air Force 2 12   .143 10 16   .385
Pacific
No. 6 Utah 14 0   1.000 28 5   .848
No. 25 New Mexico 9 5   .643 25 9   .735
Fresno State 9 5   .643 21 12   .636
UTEP 8 6   .571 16 12   .571
BYU 6 8   .429 12 16   .429
San Jose State 5 9   .357 12 16   .429
Hawaii 3 11   .214 6 20   .231
San Diego State 2 12   .143 4 22   .154
1999 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[64]

Division I independents

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Two schools played as Division I independents.[65]

1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Denver - -   10 17   .370
Texas–Pan American - -   5 22   .185
Rankings from AP Poll

Informal championships

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Conference Regular
season winner
Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5 Villanova Pepe Sánchez, Temple

For the eighth consecutive season, the Philadelphia Big 5 did not play a full round-robin schedule in which each team met each other team once, a format it had used from its first season of competition in 1955–56 through the 1990–91 season. Instead, each team played only two games against other Big 5 members, and Villanova finished with a 2–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Big 5. The Big 5 did not revive its full round-robin schedule until the 1999–2000 season.

Statistical leaders

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Source for additional stats categories

Player School PPG Player School RPG Player School APG Player School SPG
Alvin Young Niagara 25.1 Ian McGinnis Dartmouth 12.2 Doug Gottlieb Oklahoma State 8.8 Shawnta Rogers George Washington 3.6
Ray Minlend San Francisco 24.3 Todd MacCulloch Washington 11.9 Chico Fletcher Arkansas State 8.3 Tim Winn St. Bonaventure 3.5
Wally Szczerbiak Miami (OH) 24.2 Jeff Foster SW Texas State 11.3 Ali Ton Davidson 7.6 Jason Rowe Loyola (MD) 3.4
Brian Merriweather Texas–Pan American 23.7 Chris Mihm Texas 11.0 Ed Cota North Carolina 7.4 John Linehan Providence 3.3
Damian Woolfolk Norfolk State 23.5 K'zell Wesson La Salle 10.8 Chris Herren Fresno State 7.2 Cookie Belcher Nebraska 3.2
Field-goal percentage
Three-Point FG percentage
Free-throw percentage
Player School BPG Player School FG% Player School 3FG% Player School FT%
Tarvis Williams Hampton 5.0 Delawn Grandison Liberty 67.4 Rodney Thomas IUPUI 52.2 Lonnie Cooper Louisiana Tech 92.1
Henry Jordan Miss. Valley St. 4.0 Todd MacCulloch Washington 66.2 Ross Land N. Arizona 50.9 Haywood Eaddy Loyola Marymount 89.8
Etan Thomas Syracuse 4.0 Quincy Gause Georgia State 65.2 Brian Grawer Missouri 49.6 Marcus Wilson Evansville 89.7
Wojciech Myrda Northeast Louisiana 3.6 Ryan Moss Arkansas–Little Rock 64.3 Ryan Borowicz Wisconsin–Green Bay 44.4 Jermel President College of Charleston 89.5
Calvin Booth Penn State 3.5 Elton Brand Duke 62.0 Alan Puckett The Citadel 44.4 Arthur Lee Stanford 88.6

Postseason tournaments

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NCAA tournament

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National semifinals National Championship Game
      
E1 Duke 68
MW1 Michigan State 62
E1 Duke 74
W1 Connecticut 77
S4 Ohio State# 58
W1 Connecticut 64

# - Ohio State vacated 34 games, including all NCAA Tournament wins from the 1998–99 season due to the Jim O’Brien scandal.[66][67] Unlike forfeiture, a vacated game does not result in the other school being credited with a win, only with Ohio State removing the wins from its own record.

National Invitation tournament

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Semifinals & finals

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Semifinals Finals
    
California 85
Oregon 69
California 61
Clemson 60
Clemson 79
Xavier 76 Third place
Oregon 75
Xavier 106

Award winners

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Consensus All-American teams

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Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Elton Brand C Sophomore Duke
Mateen Cleaves G Junior Michigan State
Richard Hamilton F-G Junior Connecticut
Andre Miller G Senior Utah
Jason Terry G Senior Arizona


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Evan Eschmeyer C Senior Northwestern
Steve Francis G Junior Maryland
Trajan Langdon G Senior Duke
Chris Porter F Junior Auburn
Wally Szczerbiak F Senior Miami (OH)

Major player of the year awards

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Major freshman of the year awards

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Major coach of the year awards

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Other major awards

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Coaching changes

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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach
Interim
Coach
New
Coach
Reason
Georgetown John Thompson Jr. Craig Esherick Thompson resigned in mid-season on January 8, 1999, after 26+12 seasons as head coach. Assistant coach Esherick immediately succeeded him as head coach.
UTEP Don Haskins Jason Rabedeaux

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