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1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

The 1999 NCAA Division I men's 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 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 (then known as the Devil Rays).

1999 NCAA Division I
men's basketball tournament
Season1998–99
Teams64
Finals siteTropicana Field
St. Petersburg, Florida
ChampionsConnecticut Huskies (1st title, 1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Runner-upDuke Blue Devils (8th title game,
12th Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJim Calhoun (1st title)
MOPRichard Hamilton (Connecticut)
Attendance720,685
Top scorerRichard Hamilton Connecticut
(145 points)

The Final Four consisted of Connecticut, making their first ever Final Four appearance; Ohio State, making their ninth Final Four appearance and first since 1968; Michigan State, making their third Final Four appearance and first since their 1979 national championship; and Duke, the overall number one seed and making their first Final Four appearance since losing the national championship game in 1994.

In the national championship game, Connecticut defeated Duke 77–74 to win their first ever national championship, snapping Duke's 32-game winning streak, and scoring the biggest point-spread upset in Championship Game history. Duke nonetheless tied the record for most games won during a single season, with 37, which they co-held until Kentucky's 38-win seasons in 2011–12 and 2014–15. The 2007–08 Memphis team actually broke this record first, but the team was later forced to vacate their entire season due to eligibility issues surrounding the team.

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 a decade 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. 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 violations committed by Ohio State head coach Jim O'Brien, the Buckeyes were forced to vacate their appearance in the 1999 Final Four.[1]

Schedule and venues

 
Boston
Charlotte
Indianapolis
Orlando
Milwaukee
New Orleans
Denver
Seattle
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1999 first and second rounds
 
Phoenix
St. Louis
Knoxville
E. Rutherford
St. Petersburg
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1999 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1999 tournament:

First and Second Rounds

Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship)

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).

Five conference champions made their first NCAA tournament appearances: Arkansas State (Sun Belt), Florida A&M (MEAC), Kent State (MAC), Samford (TAAC), and Winthrop (Big South).

Automatic qualifiers

Automatic qualifiers
Conference Team Appearance Last bid
ACC Duke 23rd 1998
America East Delaware 4th 1998
Atlantic 10 Rhode Island 8th 1998
Big 12 Kansas 28th 1998
Big East Connecticut 20th 1998
Big Sky Weber State 12th 1995
Big South Winthrop 1st Never
Big Ten Michigan State 13th 1998
Big West New Mexico State 15th 1994
CAA George Mason 2nd 1989
Conference USA UNC Charlotte 7th 1998
Ivy League Penn 17th 1995
MAAC Siena 2nd 1989
MAC Kent State 1st Never
MCC Detroit 5th 1998
MEAC Florida A&M 1st Never
Mid-Continent Valparaiso 4th 1998
Missouri Valley Creighton 10th 1991
NEC Mount St. Mary's 2nd 1995
Ohio Valley Murray State 10th 1998
Pac-10 Stanford 8th 1998
Patriot Lafayette 2nd 1957
SEC Kentucky 32nd 1998
Southern College of Charleston 4th 1998
Southland UTSA 2nd 1988
SWAC Alcorn State 5th 1984
Sun Belt Arkansas State 1st Never
TAAC Samford 1st Never
WAC Utah 21st 1998
West Coast Gonzaga 2nd 1995

Tournament seeds

East Regional – Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Duke ACC 32–1 Automatic
2 Miami (FL) Big East 22–6 At-Large
3 Cincinnati Conference USA 26–5 At-Large
4 Tennessee SEC 20–8 At-Large
5 Wisconsin Big Ten 22–9 At-Large
6 Temple Atlantic 10 21–10 At-Large
7 Texas Big 12 19–12 At-Large
8 College of Charleston Southern 28–2 Automatic
9 Tulsa WAC 22–9 At-Large
10 Purdue Big Ten 19–12 At-Large
11 Kent State Mid-American 23–6 Automatic
12 Southwest Missouri State Missouri Valley 20–12 At-Large
13 Delaware America East 25–5 Automatic
14 George Mason CAA 19–10 Automatic
15 Lafayette Patriot 22–7 Automatic
16 Florida A&M MEAC 12–18 Automatic
South Regional – Thompson–Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Auburn SEC 27–3 At-Large
2 Maryland ACC 26–5 At-Large
3 St. John's Big East 25–8 At-Large
4 Ohio State (vacated) Big Ten 23–8 At-Large
5 UCLA (vacated) Pac-10 22–8 At-Large
6 Indiana Big Ten 22–10 At-Large
7 Louisville Conference USA 19–10 At-Large
8 Syracuse Big East 21–11 At-Large
9 Oklahoma State Big 12 22–10 At-Large
10 Creighton Missouri Valley 21–8 Automatic
11 George Washington Atlantic 10 20–8 At-Large
12 Detroit MCC 24–5 Automatic
13 Murray State Ohio Valley 27–5 Automatic
14 Samford TAAC 24–5 Automatic
15 Valparaiso Mid-Continent 23–8 Automatic
16 Winthrop Big South 17–13 Automatic
Midwest Regional – Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Michigan State Big Ten 29–4 Automatic
2 Utah WAC 27–4 Automatic
3 Kentucky SEC 25–8 Automatic
4 Arizona (vacated) Pac-10 22–6 At-Large
5 UNC Charlotte Conference USA 22–10 Automatic
6 Kansas Big 12 22–9 Automatic
7 Washington Pac-10 17–11 At-Large
8 Villanova Big East 21–10 At-Large
9 Ole Miss SEC 19–13 At-Large
10 Miami (OH) MAC 22–7 At-Large
11 Evansville Missouri Valley 23–9 At-Large
12 Rhode Island Atlantic 10 20–10 Automatic
13 Oklahoma Big 12 20–10 At-Large
14 New Mexico State Big West 23–9 Automatic
15 Arkansas State Sun Belt 18–11 Automatic
16 Mount St. Mary's NEC 15–14 Automatic
West Regional – America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Connecticut Big East 28–2 Automatic
2 Stanford Pac-10 25–6 Automatic
3 North Carolina ACC 24–9 At-Large
4 Arkansas SEC 22–10 At-Large
5 Iowa Big Ten 18–9 At-Large
6 Florida SEC 20–8 At-Large
7 Minnesota Big Ten 17–10 At-Large
8 Missouri Big 12 20–8 At-Large
9 New Mexico WAC 24–8 At-Large
10 Gonzaga West Coast 25–6 Automatic
11 Penn Ivy League 21–5 Automatic
12 UAB Conference USA 20–11 At-Large
13 Siena MAAC 25–5 Automatic
14 Weber State Big Sky 24–7 Automatic
15 Alcorn State SWAC 23–6 Automatic
16 UTSA Southland 18–10 Automatic

Bids by conference

Bids by Conference
Bids Conference(s)
7 Big Ten
6 SEC
5 Big 12, Big East
4 C-USA, Pac-10
3 Atlantic 10, ACC, Missouri Valley, WAC
2 Mid-American
1 19 others

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

East Regional – East Rutherford, New Jersey

First round Quarter-finals Regional semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Duke 99
16 Florida A&M 58
1 Duke 97
Charlotte
9 Tulsa 56
8 College of Charleston 53
9 Tulsa 62
1 Duke 78
12 SW Missouri St. 61
5 Wisconsin 32
12 SW Missouri St. 43
12 SW Missouri St. 81
Charlotte
4 Tennessee 51
4 Tennessee 62
13 Delaware 52
1 Duke 85
6 Temple 64
6 Temple 61
11 Kent St. 54
6 Temple 64
Boston
3 Cincinnati 54
3 Cincinnati 72
14 George Mason 48
6 Temple 77
10 Purdue 55
7 Texas 54
10 Purdue 58
10 Purdue 73
Boston
2 Miami-FL 63
2 Miami-FL 75
15 Lafayette 54

Regional Final summary

CBS
Sunday, March 21
box score
#1 Duke Blue Devils 85, #6 Temple Owls 64
Scoring by half: 43–31, 42–33
Pts: T. Langdon – 23
Rebs: E. Brand – 8
Asts: C. Carrawell – 7
Pts: L. Barnes, M. Karcher – 19
Rebs: L. Barnes – 8
Asts: P. Sánchez – 4
Continental Airlines Arena – East Rutherford, NJ
Attendance: 19,557
Referees: Frankie Bourdeaux, Ted Valentine, Scott Thornley

Midwest Regional – St. Louis, Missouri

First round Quarter-finals Regional semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Michigan State 76
16 Mount St. Mary's 53
1 Michigan State 74
Milwaukee
9 Ole Miss 66
8 Villanova 70
9 Ole Miss 72
1 Michigan State 54
13 Oklahoma 46
5 Charlotte 81*
12 Rhode Island 70
5 Charlotte 72
Milwaukee
13 Oklahoma 85
4 Arizona 60
13 Oklahoma 61
1 Michigan State 73
3 Kentucky 66
6 Kansas 95
11 Evansville 74
6 Kansas 88
New Orleans
3 Kentucky 92*
3 Kentucky 82
14 New Mexico State 60
3 Kentucky 58
10 Miami-OH 43
7 Washington 58
10 Miami-OH 59
10 Miami-OH 66
New Orleans
2 Utah 58
2 Utah 80
15 Arkansas State 58

Regional Final summary

CBS
Sunday, March 21
box score
#1 Michigan State Spartans 73, #3 Kentucky Wildcats 66
Scoring by half: 35–36, 38–30
Pts: M. Peterson – 19
Rebs: M. Peterson – 10
Asts: M. Cleaves – 7
Pts: H. Evans, T. Prince – 12
Rebs: H. Evans – 6
Asts: W. Turner – 8
Trans World Dome – St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 42,519
Referees: Jim Burr, Bob Donato, Reggie Greenwood

South Regional – Knoxville, Tennessee

First round Quarter-finals Regional semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Auburn 80
16 Winthrop 41
1 Auburn 81
Indianapolis
9 Oklahoma State 74
8 Syracuse 61
9 Oklahoma State 69
1 Auburn 64
4 Ohio State 72
5 UCLA 53
12 Detroit Mercy 56
12 Detroit Mercy 44
Indianapolis
4 Ohio State 75
4 Ohio State 72
13 Murray State 58
4 Ohio State 77
3 St. John's 74
6 Indiana 108
11 George Washington 88
6 Indiana 61
Orlando
3 St. John's 86
3 St. John's 69
14 Samford 43
3 St. John's 76
2 Maryland 62
7 Louisville 58
10 Creighton 62
10 Creighton 63
Orlando
2 Maryland 75
2 Maryland 82
15 Valparaiso 60

Regional Final summary

CBS
Saturday, March 20
box score
#4 Ohio State Buckeyes 77, #3 St. John's Red Storm 74
Scoring by half: 41–33, 36–41
Pts: S. Penn – 22
Rebs: S. Penn – 8
Asts: S. Penn – 8
Pts: L. Postell – 24
Rebs: L. Postell, R. Artest – 9
Asts: E. Barkley – 7
Thompson–Boling Arena – Knoxville, TN
Attendance: 24,248
Referees: Dave Libbey, Gene Monje, Mark Whitehead

West Regional – Phoenix, Arizona

First round Quarter-finals Regional semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Connecticut 91
16 UTSA 66
1 Connecticut 78
Denver
9 New Mexico 56
8 Missouri 59
9 New Mexico 61
1 Connecticut 78
5 Iowa 68
5 Iowa 77
12 UAB 64
5 Iowa 82
Denver
4 Arkansas 72
4 Arkansas 94
13 Siena 80
1 Connecticut 67
10 Gonzaga 62
6 Florida 75
11 Pennsylvania 61
6 Florida 82*
Seattle
14 Weber State 74
3 North Carolina 74
14 Weber State 76
6 Florida 72
10 Gonzaga 73
7 Minnesota 63
10 Gonzaga 75
10 Gonzaga 82
Seattle
2 Stanford 74
2 Stanford 69
15 Alcorn State 57

Game summaries

First Round

CBS
Thursday, March 11
10:15 pm
#1 Connecticut Huskies 91, #16 UTSA Roadrunners 66
Scoring by half: 52–27, 39–39
Pts: R. Hamilton – 28
Rebs: K. Freeman – 8
Asts: K. El-Amin – 10
Pts: S. Meyer – 18
Rebs: M. Powers – 8
Asts: S. Meyer, J. Riley – 3
McNichols Sports Arena – Denver, CO
Attendance: 16,237
Referees: Mark Whitehead, Larry Lembo, Robert Staffen

Second Round

CBS
Saturday, March 13
2:20 pm
#1 Connecticut Huskies 78, #9 New Mexico Lobos 56
Scoring by half: 37–22, 41–34
Pts: K. El-Amin, R. Hamilton – 21
Rebs: J. Voskuhl – 9
Asts: E.J. Harrison – 3
Pts: D. Walker – 21
Rebs: K. Thomas – 11
Asts: J. Harrison II – 6
McNichols Sports Arena – Denver, CO
Attendance: 16,237
Referees: Frank Scagliotta, Gerald Boudreaux, Phil Bova

Regional Semifinals

CBS
Thursday, March 18
10:27 pm
#1 Connecticut Huskies 78, #5 Iowa Hawkeyes 68
Scoring by half: 40–35, 38–33
Pts: R. Hamilton – 24
Rebs: K. Freeman – 6
Asts: K. El-Amin, R. Moore – 5
Pts: J. R. Koch – 14
Rebs: J. Bauer, G. Rucker, J. Settles – 6
Asts: J. Bauer, D. Oliver, J. Settles – 2
America West Arena – Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 17,975
Referees: Jody Silvester, Frank Bosone, John Sweeney

Regional Final

CBS
Saturday, March 20
3:40 pm
box score
#1 Connecticut Huskies 67, #10 Gonzaga Bulldogs 62
Scoring by half: 31–32, 36–30
Pts: R. Hamilton – 21
Rebs: K. Freeman – 15
Asts: K. El-Amin – 4
Pts: Q. Hall – 18
Rebs: Q. Hall, C. Calvary – 8
Asts: M. Santangelo, R. Floyd, R. Frahm – 2
America West Arena – Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 18,053
Referees: Mike Patterson, Larry Rose, Bobby Hunt

Final Four

St. Petersburg, Florida

National semifinals National Championship Game
      
E1 Duke 68
M1 Michigan State 62
E1 Duke 74
W1 Connecticut 77
S4 Ohio State 58
W1 Connecticut 64

Game summaries

Final four

CBS
Saturday, March 27
5:42 pm
box score
#1 Connecticut Huskies 64, #4 Ohio State Buckeyes 58
Scoring by half: 36–35, 28–23
Pts: R. Hamilton – 24
Rebs: Ricky Moore – 8
Asts: K. El-Amin – 6
Pts: M. Redd – 15
Rebs: M. Redd – 8
Asts: J. Singleton, S. Penn – 4
Tropicana Field – St. Petersburg, FL
Attendance: 41,340
Referees: Jim Burr, Larry Rose, Mark Whitehead
CBS
Saturday, March 27
8:00 pm
box score
#1 Duke Blue Devils 68, #1 Michigan State Spartans 62
Scoring by half: 32–20, 36–42
Pts: E. Brand – 18
Rebs: E. Brand – 15
Asts: T. Langdon – 3
Pts: M. Peterson – 15
Rebs: A. Smith – 10
Asts: M. Cleaves – 10
Tropicana Field – St. Petersburg, FL
Attendance: 41,340
Referees: Dave Libbey, Curtis Shaw, John Cahill

National Championship

CBS
Monday, March 29
9:18 pm
Box score
#1 Connecticut Huskies 77, #1 Duke Blue Devils 74
Scoring by half: 37–39, 40–35
Pts: R. Hamilton – 27
Rebs: Ricky Moore, K. Freeman – 8
Asts: K. El-Amin – 4
Pts: T. Langdon – 25
Rebs: E. Brand – 13
Asts: W. Avery – 5
Tropicana Field – St. Petersburg, FL
Attendance: 41,340
Referees: Tim Higgins, Gerald Boudreaux, Scott Thornley

Media coverage

Television

CBS Sports

Commentary teams

Radio

Westwood One

First and Second Rounds

  • – East Region First and Second Rounds at Charlotte, North Carolina
  • – East Region First and Second Rounds at Boston, Massachusetts
  • – Midwest Region First and Second Rounds at Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • – Midwest Region First and Second Rounds at New Orleans, Louisiana
  • – South Region First and Second Rounds at Indianapolis, Indiana
  • – South Region First and Second Rounds at Orlando, Florida
  • – West Region First and Second Rounds at Denver, Colorado
  • – West Region First and Second Rounds at Seattle, Washington

Regionals

  • – East Regional at East Rutherford, New Jersey
  • – Midwest Regional at St. Louis, Missouri
  • – South Regional at Knoxville, Tennessee
  • – West Regional at Phoenix, Arizona

Final Four and National Championship

  • Marty Brennaman and Ron Franklin – (Connecticut–Ohio State) Final Four at St. Petersburg, Florida
  • John Rooney and Bill Raftery – (Duke–Michigan State) Final Four and National Championship Game at St. Petersburg, Florida

Local Radio

East Regional – East Rutherford
Seed School Radio Play-by-play Color commentator Studio host
1
Midwest Regional – St. Louis
Seed School Radio Play-by-play Color commentator Studio host
1
South Regional – Knoxville
Seed School Radio Play-by-play Color commentator Studio host
1
West Regional – Phoenix
Seed School Radio Play-by-play Color commentator Studio host
1 Connecticut WTIC–AM 1080 (Connecticut) Joe D'Ambrosio Wayne Norman


Additional notes

  • Despite their loss in the finals to Connecticut, the 1998–1999 Duke team won 37 games.[2] This tied them with Duke's 1985–86 team, UNLV's 1986–87 squad, and later, Illinois' 2004–05 team and Kansas's 2007–08 team, for the most wins in a season, until their record was broken by the 38-win Memphis team in 2007–08. However, as the NCAA vacated Memphis' 2007–2008 season due to the ineligibility of Derrick Rose, they reclaimed the 37-win record. The mark would once again be raised to 38 wins after Kentucky's dominant title run in 2012, which then tied with Kentucky's 2014–15 team. Only one of the first 5 teams to be the winningest single-season teams won a national championship; UNLV's squad lost in the national semifinal to Indiana, and the other teams lost in the finals, to Louisville, UConn, and North Carolina, while Kansas defeated Memphis in the 2008 national championship game. Kentucky's 2014–15 squad suffered their only loss that season in the national semifinal to Wisconsin.
  • Connecticut's victory in the finals marks the biggest upset in Championship Game history in the NCAA tournament, as they were 9.5-point underdogs in the contest despite having compiled a 33–2 record going into the Championship game, including a 14–2 record in the tough Big East Conference. In fact, Connecticut had spent more weeks as the number 1 team in the country, according to the AP Top 25 Poll, than had Duke. The previous record was held by Villanova, who defeated Georgetown as 9-point underdogs in 1985.[3]
  • The 1999 Final Four would be the last time Tropicana Field would host NCAA tournament games. For Duke, they had 2 straight promising seasons end on the Tropicana Field floor, with an 86–84 loss to Kentucky in the 1998 South Regional final, and then the 1999 National Championship game.
  • North Carolina lost to Weber State which marked the first time the Tar Heels had lost in the first round of the expanded field era with 64 or more teams.
  • This is the only tournament in which all four 7-seeds lost in the first round to their 10-seeded opponents.

Notes

  1. ^ Jim O'Brien – Firing controversy (references included)
  2. ^ "Men's College Basketball 1998–1999 Chi Square Linear WL – SD". from the original on 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
  3. ^ . Archived from the original on 10 April 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2010.

See also

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The 1999 NCAA Division I men s 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 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 then known as the Devil Rays 1999 NCAA Division Imen s basketball tournamentSeason1998 99Teams64Finals siteTropicana FieldSt Petersburg FloridaChampionsConnecticut Huskies 1st title 1st title game 1st Final Four Runner upDuke Blue Devils 8th title game 12th Final Four SemifinalistsMichigan State Spartans 3rd Final Four Ohio State Buckeyes Vacated 9th Final Four Winning coachJim Calhoun 1st title MOPRichard Hamilton Connecticut Attendance720 685Top scorerRichard Hamilton Connecticut 145 points NCAA Division I men s tournaments 1998 2000 The Final Four consisted of Connecticut making their first ever Final Four appearance Ohio State making their ninth Final Four appearance and first since 1968 Michigan State making their third Final Four appearance and first since their 1979 national championship and Duke the overall number one seed and making their first Final Four appearance since losing the national championship game in 1994 In the national championship game Connecticut defeated Duke 77 74 to win their first ever national championship snapping Duke s 32 game winning streak and scoring the biggest point spread upset in Championship Game history Duke nonetheless tied the record for most games won during a single season with 37 which they co held until Kentucky s 38 win seasons in 2011 12 and 2014 15 The 2007 08 Memphis team actually broke this record first but the team was later forced to vacate their entire season due to eligibility issues surrounding the team 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 a decade 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 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 violations committed by Ohio State head coach Jim O Brien the Buckeyes were forced to vacate their appearance in the 1999 Final Four 1 Contents 1 Schedule and venues 2 Teams 2 1 Automatic qualifiers 2 2 Tournament seeds 3 Bids by conference 4 Bracket 4 1 East Regional East Rutherford New Jersey 4 1 1 Regional Final summary 4 2 Midwest Regional St Louis Missouri 4 2 1 Regional Final summary 4 3 South Regional Knoxville Tennessee 4 3 1 Regional Final summary 4 4 West Regional Phoenix Arizona 4 5 Game summaries 4 5 1 First Round 4 5 2 Second Round 4 5 3 Regional Semifinals 4 5 4 Regional Final 5 Final Four 5 1 St Petersburg Florida 5 2 Game summaries 5 2 1 Final four 5 2 2 National Championship 6 Media coverage 6 1 Television 6 2 Commentary teams 6 3 Radio 6 3 1 First and Second Rounds 6 3 2 Regionals 6 3 3 Final Four and National Championship 6 4 Local Radio 7 Additional notes 8 Notes 9 See alsoSchedule and venues Edit Boston Charlotte Indianapolis Orlando Milwaukee New Orleans Denver Seattleclass notpageimage 1999 first and second rounds Phoenix St Louis Knoxville E Rutherford St Petersburgclass notpageimage 1999 Regionals blue and Final Four red The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1999 tournament First and Second Rounds March 11 and 13 South Region RCA Dome Indianapolis Indiana Hosts Butler University Midwestern Collegiate Conference Orlando Arena Orlando Florida Host Stetson University West Region McNichols Sports Arena Denver Colorado Hosts Western Athletic Conference Colorado State University KeyArena Seattle Washington Host University of Washington March 12 and 14 East Region FleetCenter Boston Massachusetts Host Boston College Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte North Carolina Host University of North Carolina at Charlotte Midwest Region Bradley Center Milwaukee Wisconsin Host Marquette University Louisiana Superdome New Orleans Louisiana Host Tulane University Regional semifinals and finals Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight March 18 and 20 South Regional Thompson Boling Arena Knoxville Tennessee Host University of Tennessee West Regional America West Arena Phoenix Arizona Host Arizona State University March 19 and 21 East Regional Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford New Jersey Hosts Seton Hall University Big East Conference Midwest Regional Trans World Dome St Louis Missouri Host Missouri Valley Conference National semifinals and championship Final Four and championship March 27 and 29 Tropicana Field St Petersburg Florida Hosts University of South Florida Conference USA Teams EditThere 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 Five conference champions made their first NCAA tournament appearances Arkansas State Sun Belt Florida A amp M MEAC Kent State MAC Samford TAAC and Winthrop Big South Automatic qualifiers Edit Automatic qualifiers Conference Team Appearance Last bidACC Duke 23rd 1998America East Delaware 4th 1998Atlantic 10 Rhode Island 8th 1998Big 12 Kansas 28th 1998Big East Connecticut 20th 1998Big Sky Weber State 12th 1995Big South Winthrop 1st NeverBig Ten Michigan State 13th 1998Big West New Mexico State 15th 1994CAA George Mason 2nd 1989Conference USA UNC Charlotte 7th 1998Ivy League Penn 17th 1995MAAC Siena 2nd 1989MAC Kent State 1st NeverMCC Detroit 5th 1998MEAC Florida A amp M 1st NeverMid Continent Valparaiso 4th 1998Missouri Valley Creighton 10th 1991NEC Mount St Mary s 2nd 1995Ohio Valley Murray State 10th 1998Pac 10 Stanford 8th 1998Patriot Lafayette 2nd 1957SEC Kentucky 32nd 1998Southern College of Charleston 4th 1998Southland UTSA 2nd 1988SWAC Alcorn State 5th 1984Sun Belt Arkansas State 1st NeverTAAC Samford 1st NeverWAC Utah 21st 1998West Coast Gonzaga 2nd 1995Tournament seeds Edit East Regional Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford New Jersey Seed School Conference Record Berth type1 Duke ACC 32 1 Automatic2 Miami FL Big East 22 6 At Large3 Cincinnati Conference USA 26 5 At Large4 Tennessee SEC 20 8 At Large5 Wisconsin Big Ten 22 9 At Large6 Temple Atlantic 10 21 10 At Large7 Texas Big 12 19 12 At Large8 College of Charleston Southern 28 2 Automatic9 Tulsa WAC 22 9 At Large10 Purdue Big Ten 19 12 At Large11 Kent State Mid American 23 6 Automatic12 Southwest Missouri State Missouri Valley 20 12 At Large13 Delaware America East 25 5 Automatic14 George Mason CAA 19 10 Automatic15 Lafayette Patriot 22 7 Automatic16 Florida A amp M MEAC 12 18 Automatic South Regional Thompson Boling Arena Knoxville Tennessee Seed School Conference Record Berth type1 Auburn SEC 27 3 At Large2 Maryland ACC 26 5 At Large3 St John s Big East 25 8 At Large4 Ohio State vacated Big Ten 23 8 At Large5 UCLA vacated Pac 10 22 8 At Large6 Indiana Big Ten 22 10 At Large7 Louisville Conference USA 19 10 At Large8 Syracuse Big East 21 11 At Large9 Oklahoma State Big 12 22 10 At Large10 Creighton Missouri Valley 21 8 Automatic11 George Washington Atlantic 10 20 8 At Large12 Detroit MCC 24 5 Automatic13 Murray State Ohio Valley 27 5 Automatic14 Samford TAAC 24 5 Automatic15 Valparaiso Mid Continent 23 8 Automatic16 Winthrop Big South 17 13 AutomaticMidwest Regional Trans World Dome St Louis Missouri Seed School Conference Record Berth type1 Michigan State Big Ten 29 4 Automatic2 Utah WAC 27 4 Automatic3 Kentucky SEC 25 8 Automatic4 Arizona vacated Pac 10 22 6 At Large5 UNC Charlotte Conference USA 22 10 Automatic6 Kansas Big 12 22 9 Automatic7 Washington Pac 10 17 11 At Large8 Villanova Big East 21 10 At Large9 Ole Miss SEC 19 13 At Large10 Miami OH MAC 22 7 At Large11 Evansville Missouri Valley 23 9 At Large12 Rhode Island Atlantic 10 20 10 Automatic13 Oklahoma Big 12 20 10 At Large14 New Mexico State Big West 23 9 Automatic15 Arkansas State Sun Belt 18 11 Automatic16 Mount St Mary s NEC 15 14 Automatic West Regional America West Arena Phoenix Arizona Seed School Conference Record Berth type1 Connecticut Big East 28 2 Automatic2 Stanford Pac 10 25 6 Automatic3 North Carolina ACC 24 9 At Large4 Arkansas SEC 22 10 At Large5 Iowa Big Ten 18 9 At Large6 Florida SEC 20 8 At Large7 Minnesota Big Ten 17 10 At Large8 Missouri Big 12 20 8 At Large9 New Mexico WAC 24 8 At Large10 Gonzaga West Coast 25 6 Automatic11 Penn Ivy League 21 5 Automatic12 UAB Conference USA 20 11 At Large13 Siena MAAC 25 5 Automatic14 Weber State Big Sky 24 7 Automatic15 Alcorn State SWAC 23 6 Automatic16 UTSA Southland 18 10 AutomaticBids by conference EditBids by ConferenceBids Conference s 7 Big Ten6 SEC5 Big 12 Big East4 C USA Pac 103 Atlantic 10 ACC Missouri Valley WAC2 Mid American1 19 othersBracket Edit Denotes overtime period East Regional East Rutherford New Jersey Edit First roundQuarter finalsRegional semifinalsRegional Finals 1Duke9916Florida A amp M581Duke97Charlotte9Tulsa568College of Charleston539Tulsa621Duke7812SW Missouri St 615Wisconsin3212SW Missouri St 4312SW Missouri St 81Charlotte4Tennessee514Tennessee6213Delaware521Duke856Temple646Temple6111Kent St 546Temple64Boston3Cincinnati543Cincinnati7214George Mason486Temple7710Purdue557Texas5410Purdue5810Purdue73Boston2Miami FL632Miami FL7515Lafayette54Regional Final summary Edit CBSSunday March 21box score 1 Duke Blue Devils 85 6 Temple Owls 64Scoring by half 43 31 42 33Pts T Langdon 23Rebs E Brand 8Asts C Carrawell 7 Pts L Barnes M Karcher 19Rebs L Barnes 8Asts P Sanchez 4Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford NJAttendance 19 557Referees Frankie Bourdeaux Ted Valentine Scott Thornley Midwest Regional St Louis Missouri Edit First roundQuarter finalsRegional semifinalsRegional Finals 1Michigan State7616Mount St Mary s531Michigan State74Milwaukee9Ole Miss668Villanova709Ole Miss721Michigan State5413Oklahoma465Charlotte81 12Rhode Island705Charlotte72Milwaukee13Oklahoma854Arizona6013Oklahoma611Michigan State733Kentucky666Kansas9511Evansville746Kansas88New Orleans3Kentucky92 3Kentucky8214New Mexico State603Kentucky5810Miami OH437Washington5810Miami OH5910Miami OH66New Orleans2Utah582Utah8015Arkansas State58Regional Final summary Edit CBSSunday March 21box score 1 Michigan State Spartans 73 3 Kentucky Wildcats 66Scoring by half 35 36 38 30Pts M Peterson 19Rebs M Peterson 10Asts M Cleaves 7 Pts H Evans T Prince 12Rebs H Evans 6Asts W Turner 8Trans World Dome St Louis MOAttendance 42 519Referees Jim Burr Bob Donato Reggie Greenwood South Regional Knoxville Tennessee Edit First roundQuarter finalsRegional semifinalsRegional Finals 1Auburn8016Winthrop411Auburn81Indianapolis9Oklahoma State748Syracuse619Oklahoma State691Auburn644Ohio State725UCLA5312Detroit Mercy5612Detroit Mercy44Indianapolis4Ohio State754Ohio State7213Murray State584Ohio State773St John s746Indiana10811George Washington886Indiana61Orlando3St John s863St John s6914Samford433St John s762Maryland627Louisville5810Creighton6210Creighton63Orlando2Maryland752Maryland8215Valparaiso60Regional Final summary Edit CBSSaturday March 20box score 4 Ohio State Buckeyes 77 3 St John s Red Storm 74Scoring by half 41 33 36 41Pts S Penn 22Rebs S Penn 8Asts S Penn 8 Pts L Postell 24Rebs L Postell R Artest 9Asts E Barkley 7Thompson Boling Arena Knoxville TNAttendance 24 248Referees Dave Libbey Gene Monje Mark Whitehead West Regional Phoenix Arizona Edit First roundQuarter finalsRegional semifinalsRegional Finals 1Connecticut9116UTSA661Connecticut78Denver9New Mexico568Missouri599New Mexico611Connecticut785Iowa685Iowa7712UAB645Iowa82Denver4Arkansas724Arkansas9413Siena801Connecticut6710Gonzaga626Florida7511Pennsylvania616Florida82 Seattle14Weber State743North Carolina7414Weber State766Florida7210Gonzaga737Minnesota6310Gonzaga7510Gonzaga82Seattle2Stanford742Stanford6915Alcorn State57Game summaries Edit First Round Edit CBSThursday March 1110 15 pm 1 Connecticut Huskies 91 16 UTSA Roadrunners 66Scoring by half 52 27 39 39Pts R Hamilton 28Rebs K Freeman 8Asts K El Amin 10 Pts S Meyer 18Rebs M Powers 8Asts S Meyer J Riley 3McNichols Sports Arena Denver COAttendance 16 237Referees Mark Whitehead Larry Lembo Robert Staffen Second Round Edit CBSSaturday March 132 20 pm 1 Connecticut Huskies 78 9 New Mexico Lobos 56Scoring by half 37 22 41 34Pts K El Amin R Hamilton 21Rebs J Voskuhl 9Asts E J Harrison 3 Pts D Walker 21Rebs K Thomas 11Asts J Harrison II 6McNichols Sports Arena Denver COAttendance 16 237Referees Frank Scagliotta Gerald Boudreaux Phil Bova Regional Semifinals Edit CBSThursday March 1810 27 pm 1 Connecticut Huskies 78 5 Iowa Hawkeyes 68Scoring by half 40 35 38 33Pts R Hamilton 24Rebs K Freeman 6Asts K El Amin R Moore 5 Pts J R Koch 14Rebs J Bauer G Rucker J Settles 6Asts J Bauer D Oliver J Settles 2America West Arena Phoenix AZAttendance 17 975Referees Jody Silvester Frank Bosone John Sweeney Regional Final Edit CBSSaturday March 203 40 pmbox score 1 Connecticut Huskies 67 10 Gonzaga Bulldogs 62Scoring by half 31 32 36 30Pts R Hamilton 21Rebs K Freeman 15Asts K El Amin 4 Pts Q Hall 18Rebs Q Hall C Calvary 8Asts M Santangelo R Floyd R Frahm 2America West Arena Phoenix AZAttendance 18 053Referees Mike Patterson Larry Rose Bobby HuntFinal Four EditSt Petersburg Florida Edit National semifinalsNational Championship Game E1Duke68M1Michigan State62E1Duke74W1Connecticut77S4Ohio State58W1Connecticut64Game summaries Edit Final four Edit CBSSaturday March 275 42 pmbox score 1 Connecticut Huskies 64 4 Ohio State Buckeyes 58Scoring by half 36 35 28 23Pts R Hamilton 24Rebs Ricky Moore 8Asts K El Amin 6 Pts M Redd 15Rebs M Redd 8Asts J Singleton S Penn 4Tropicana Field St Petersburg FLAttendance 41 340Referees Jim Burr Larry Rose Mark Whitehead CBSSaturday March 278 00 pmbox score 1 Duke Blue Devils 68 1 Michigan State Spartans 62Scoring by half 32 20 36 42Pts E Brand 18Rebs E Brand 15Asts T Langdon 3 Pts M Peterson 15Rebs A Smith 10Asts M Cleaves 10Tropicana Field St Petersburg FLAttendance 41 340Referees Dave Libbey Curtis Shaw John Cahill National Championship Edit Main article 1999 NCAA Division I Men s Basketball Championship Game CBSMonday March 299 18 pmBox score 1 Connecticut Huskies 77 1 Duke Blue Devils 74Scoring by half 37 39 40 35Pts R Hamilton 27Rebs Ricky Moore K Freeman 8Asts K El Amin 4 Pts T Langdon 25Rebs E Brand 13Asts W Avery 5Tropicana Field St Petersburg FLAttendance 41 340Referees Tim Higgins Gerald Boudreaux Scott ThornleyMedia coverage EditTelevision Edit CBS Sports Commentary teams Edit Jim Nantz Billy Packer Bonnie Bernstein First amp Second Round at New Orleans Louisiana Midwest Regional at St Louis Final Four at St Petersburg Florida Sean McDonough Bill Raftery Michele Tafoya First amp Second Round at Indianapolis Indiana South Regional at Knoxville Tennessee Verne Lundquist Al McGuire Armen Keteyian First amp Second Round at Charlotte North Carolina East Regional at East Rutherford New Jersey Gus Johnson Dan Bonner Barry Booker First amp Second Round at Orlando Florida West Regional at Phoenix Arizona Tim Brando James Worthy Beth Mowins First amp Second Round at Milwaukee Wisconsin Kevin Harlan Jon Sundvold Mike Harris First amp Second Round at Seattle Washington Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel First amp Second Round at Denver Colorado Craig Bolerjack and Rolando Blackman First amp Second Round at Boston MassachusettsRadio Edit Westwood One First and Second Rounds Edit East Region First and Second Rounds at Charlotte North Carolina East Region First and Second Rounds at Boston Massachusetts Midwest Region First and Second Rounds at Milwaukee Wisconsin Midwest Region First and Second Rounds at New Orleans Louisiana South Region First and Second Rounds at Indianapolis Indiana South Region First and Second Rounds at Orlando Florida West Region First and Second Rounds at Denver Colorado West Region First and Second Rounds at Seattle WashingtonRegionals Edit East Regional at East Rutherford New Jersey Midwest Regional at St Louis Missouri South Regional at Knoxville Tennessee West Regional at Phoenix ArizonaFinal Four and National Championship Edit Marty Brennaman and Ron Franklin Connecticut Ohio State Final Four at St Petersburg Florida John Rooney and Bill Raftery Duke Michigan State Final Four and National Championship Game at St Petersburg FloridaLocal Radio Edit East Regional East Rutherford Seed School Radio Play by play Color commentator Studio host1Midwest Regional St Louis Seed School Radio Play by play Color commentator Studio host1South Regional Knoxville Seed School Radio Play by play Color commentator Studio host1 West Regional Phoenix Seed School Radio Play by play Color commentator Studio host1 Connecticut WTIC AM 1080 Connecticut Joe D Ambrosio Wayne NormanAdditional notes EditDespite their loss in the finals to Connecticut the 1998 1999 Duke team won 37 games 2 This tied them with Duke s 1985 86 team UNLV s 1986 87 squad and later Illinois 2004 05 team and Kansas s 2007 08 team for the most wins in a season until their record was broken by the 38 win Memphis team in 2007 08 However as the NCAA vacated Memphis 2007 2008 season due to the ineligibility of Derrick Rose they reclaimed the 37 win record The mark would once again be raised to 38 wins after Kentucky s dominant title run in 2012 which then tied with Kentucky s 2014 15 team Only one of the first 5 teams to be the winningest single season teams won a national championship UNLV s squad lost in the national semifinal to Indiana and the other teams lost in the finals to Louisville UConn and North Carolina while Kansas defeated Memphis in the 2008 national championship game Kentucky s 2014 15 squad suffered their only loss that season in the national semifinal to Wisconsin Connecticut s victory in the finals marks the biggest upset in Championship Game history in the NCAA tournament as they were 9 5 point underdogs in the contest despite having compiled a 33 2 record going into the Championship game including a 14 2 record in the tough Big East Conference In fact Connecticut had spent more weeks as the number 1 team in the country according to the AP Top 25 Poll than had Duke The previous record was held by Villanova who defeated Georgetown as 9 point underdogs in 1985 3 The 1999 Final Four would be the last time Tropicana Field would host NCAA tournament games For Duke they had 2 straight promising seasons end on the Tropicana Field floor with an 86 84 loss to Kentucky in the 1998 South Regional final and then the 1999 National Championship game North Carolina lost to Weber State which marked the first time the Tar Heels had lost in the first round of the expanded field era with 64 or more teams This is the only tournament in which all four 7 seeds lost in the first round to their 10 seeded opponents Notes Edit Jim O Brien Firing controversy references included Men s College Basketball 1998 1999 Chi Square Linear WL SD Archived from the original on 2008 08 28 Retrieved 2009 04 06 Gold Sheet College Basketball Log Archived from the original on 10 April 2010 Retrieved 29 March 2010 See also Edit1999 NCAA Division II men s basketball tournament 1999 NCAA Division III men s basketball tournament 1999 NCAA Division I women s basketball tournament 1999 NCAA Division II women s basketball tournament 1999 NCAA Division III women s basketball tournament 1999 National Invitation Tournament 1999 Women s National Invitation Tournament 1999 NAIA Division I men s basketball tournament 1999 NAIA Division II men s basketball tournament 1999 NAIA Division I women s basketball tournament 1999 NAIA Division II women s basketball tournament Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1999 NCAA Division I men 27s basketball tournament amp oldid 1154960537, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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