1999 National Invitation Tournament
NIT
Year1999
Teams32
FinalfourarenaMadison Square Garden
FinalfourcityNew York City
ChampionsCalifornia Golden Bears
Titlecount1st
RunnerupClemson Tigers
Gamecount1st
Semifinalcount2nd
Semifinalcount 22nd
MopSean Lampley
MopteamCalifornia

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

Selected teams

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

SchoolConferenceRecordAppearanceLast bid
AlabamaSEC17–148th1996
Missouri Valley17–1119th1997
MCC20–96th1992
CaliforniaPac-1017–114th1989
ClemsonACC16–1411th1995
Big 1217–145th1995
WAC17–106th1998
C-USA17–1213th1995
WAC21–117th1998
GeorgetownBig East15–157th1998
SEC15–149th1998
ACC15–156th1998
America East22–91stNever
Big 1220–125th1998
SEC20–124th1994
ACC18–138th1998
NebraskaBig 1219–1212th1997
Big Ten15–133rd1994
Colonial24–89th1994
Pac-1016–118th1997
West Coast19–125th1993
PrincetonIvy20–73rd1975
Big East16–1315th1996
Big East18–1210th1992
Big East15–1413th1998
WAC19–105th1997
MAC19–84th1981
WAC16–125th1997
Pac-1015–124th1994
ACC16–134th1998
WAC17–96th1998
Atlantic 1021–106th1994

Bracket

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Tournament Results (1990s) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/6/09