1998 National Invitation Tournament
| 1998 National Invitation Tournament | |||||
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| Season | 1997–98 | ||||
| Teams | 32 | ||||
| Finals site |
Madison Square Garden New York City |
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| Champions | Minnesota (Vacated) (2nd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Penn State (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Clem Haskins (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Kevin Clark (Vacated) Minnesota | ||||
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The 1998 National Invitation Tournament was the 1997 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Minnesota's tournament victory was vacated as a result of numerous NCAA violations, including academic fraud, that took place under coach Clem Haskins. Kevin Clark also vacated his tournament Most Valuable Player award.
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.
Minnesota later forfeited its entire 1997–98 schedule due to an academic fraud scandal.
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