1999 National Invitation Tournament

The 1999 National Invitation Tournament was the 1999 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

1999 National Invitation Tournament

Season	1998–99
Teams	32
Finals site	Madison Square Garden, New York City
Champions	California Golden Bears (1st title)
Runner-up	Clemson Tigers (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Xavier Musketeers (2nd semifinal) Oregon Ducks (2nd semifinal)
Winning coach	Ben Braun (1st title)
MVP	Sean Lampley (California)
National Invitation Tournaments «1998 2000»

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.^[1]

School	Conference	Record	Appearance	Last bid
Alabama	SEC	17–14	8th	1996
Bradley	Missouri Valley	17–11	19th	1997
Butler	MCC	20–9	6th	1992
California	Pac-10	17–11	4th	1989
Clemson	ACC	16–14	11th	1995
Colorado	Big 12	17–14	5th	1995
Colorado State	WAC	17–10	6th	1998
DePaul	C-USA	17–12	13th	1995
Fresno State	WAC	21–11	7th	1998
Georgetown	Big East	15–15	7th	1998
Georgia	SEC	15–14	9th	1998
Georgia Tech	ACC	15–15	6th	1998
Hofstra	America East	22–9	1st	Never
Kansas State	Big 12	20–12	5th	1998
Mississippi State	SEC	20–12	4th	1994
NC State	ACC	18–13	8th	1998
Nebraska	Big 12	19–12	12th	1997
Northwestern	Big Ten	15–13	3rd	1994
Old Dominion	Colonial	24–8	9th	1994
Oregon	Pac-10	16–11	8th	1997
Pepperdine	West Coast	19–12	5th	1993
Princeton	Ivy	20–7	3rd	1975
Providence	Big East	16–13	15th	1996
Rutgers	Big East	18–12	10th	1992
Seton Hall	Big East	15–14	13th	1998
TCU	WAC	19–10	5th	1997
Toledo	MAC	19–8	4th	1981
UNLV	WAC	16–12	5th	1997
USC	Pac-10	15–12	4th	1994
Wake Forest	ACC	16–13	4th	1998
Wyoming	WAC	17–9	6th	1998
Xavier	Atlantic 10	21–10	6th	1994

Bracket

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.^[1]

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	California		79
	Fresno State		71
						California		58
						DePaul		57
	DePaul		69
	Northwestern		64
											California		71
											Colorado State		62
	Colorado		65
	Pepperdine		61
						Colorado		76
						Colorado State		86
	Colorado State		69
	Mississippi State		56

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	Oregon		67
	Georgia Tech		64
						Oregon		93
						Wyoming		72
	Wyoming		81
	USC		77
											Oregon		77
											TCU		68
	Nebraska		68
	UNLV		53
						Nebraska		89
						TCU		101
	TCU		72
	Kansas State		71

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	Butler		51
	Bradley		50
						Butler		75
						Old Dominion		68
	Old Dominion		75
	Seton Hall		56
											Butler		69
											Clemson		89
	Clemson		77
	Georgia		57
						Clemson		78
						Rutgers		68
	Rutgers		58
	Hofstra		45

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	NC State		92
	Providence		86
						NC State		58
						Princeton		61
	Princeton		54
	Georgetown		47
											Princeton		58
											Xavier		65
	Xavier		86
	Toledo		84
						Xavier		87
						Wake Forest		76
	Wake Forest		73
	Alabama		57

Semifinals & finals

	Semifinals					Finals
	California		85
	Oregon		69
						California		61
						Clemson		60
	Clemson		79
	Xavier		76

	Third place game
	Oregon		75
	Xavier		106

See also

• 1999 Women's National Invitation Tournament
• 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1999 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 1999 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 1999 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 1999 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1999 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament