1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1	Duke
Regular season	November 1998 – March 1999
NCAA Tournament	1999
Tournament dates	March 11 – 29, 1999
National Championship	Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, Florida
NCAA Champions	Connecticut Huskies
Other champions	California Golden Bears (NIT)
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden)	Elton Brand, Duke

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

• The preseason AP All-American team was named on November 10. Richard Hamilton of Connecticut was the leading vote-getter (66 of 72 votes). The rest of the team included Mateen Cleaves of Michigan State (58 votes), Elton Brand of Duke (55), Lee Nailon of TCU (50) and Andre Miller of Utah (44).

Conference membership changes

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

Pre-season polls

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

'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

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

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	Conference player of the year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (City)	Tournament winner
America East Conference	Delaware & Drexel	Mike Pegues, Delaware	1999 America East men's basketball tournament	Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, Delaware) (Except Finals)	Delaware
Atlantic 10 Conference	Temple (East) George Washington (West)	Shawnta Rogers, George Washington	1999 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament	The Spectrum (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)	Rhode Island
Atlantic Coast Conference	Duke	Elton Brand, Duke	1999 ACC men's basketball tournament	Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina)	Duke
Big 12 Conference	Texas	Venson Hamilton, Nebraska	1999 Big 12 men's basketball tournament	Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Missouri)	Kansas
Big East Conference	Connecticut	Richard Hamilton, Connecticut & Tim James, Miami (Florida)	1999 Big East men's basketball tournament	Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York)	Connecticut
Big Sky Conference	Weber State	Harold Arceneaux, Weber State	1999 Big Sky men's basketball tournament	Dee Events Center (Ogden, Utah)	Weber State
Big South Conference	Winthrop	Kevin Martin, UNC Asheville	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)	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	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	1999 CAA men's basketball tournament	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)	George Mason
Conference USA	Cincinnati (American) UAB (National)	Quentin Richardson, DePaul	1999 Conference USA men's basketball tournament	Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (Birmingham, Alabama)	Charlotte
Ivy League	Penn	Brian Earl, Princeton	No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Niagara & Siena	Alvin Young, Niagara	1999 MAAC men's basketball tournament	Marine Midland Arena (Buffalo, New York)	Siena
Mid-American Conference	Miami (Ohio) (East) Toledo (West)	Wally Szczerbiak, Miami (Ohio)	1999 MAC men's basketball tournament	SeaGate Convention Centre (Toledo, Ohio)	Kent State
Mid-Continent Conference	Valparaiso	Chad Wilkerson, Oral Roberts	1999 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament	The MARK of the Quad Cities (Moline, Illinois)	Valparaiso
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	1999 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament	UIC Pavilion (Chicago, Illinois)	Detroit
Missouri Valley Conference	Evansville	Marcus Wilson, Evansville	1999 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Savvis Center (St. Louis, Missouri)	Creighton
Northeast Conference	UMBC	Ray Minlend, St. Francis (NY)	1999 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament	Spiro Sports Center (Staten Island, New York)	Mount St. Mary's
Ohio Valley Conference	Murray State	Bud Eley, Southeast Missouri State	1999 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Gaylord Entertainment Center (Nashville, Tennessee) (Semifinals and Finals)	Murray State
Pacific-10 Conference	Stanford	Jason Terry, Arizona	No Tournament
Patriot League	Lafayette	Brian Ehlers, Lafayette	1999 Patriot League men's basketball tournament	Kirby Sports Center (Easton, Pennsylvania)	Lafayette
Southeastern Conference	Tennessee (East) Auburn (West)	Chris Porter, Auburn	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	1999 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament	Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina)	College of Charleston
Southland Conference	UTSA	Donte Mathis, Texas State	1999 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament	Hirsch Memorial Coliseum (Shreveport, Louisiana) (Semifinals & Finals)	UTSA
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Alcorn State	Adarrial Smylie, Southern	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	1999 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament	Cajundome (Lafayette, Louisiana)	Arkansas State
Trans America Athletic Conference	Samford	Reed Rawlings, Samford	1999 TAAC men's basketball tournament	Memorial Coliseum (Jacksonville, Florida)	Samford
West Coast Conference	Gonzaga	Eric Schraeder, Saint Mary's	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)	1999 WAC men's basketball tournament	Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, Nevada)	Utah

Conference standings

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	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	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 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 *** 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 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	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	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
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	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
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	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
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	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 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	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	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

Division I independents

Two schools played as Division I independents.

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

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

Source for additional stats categories

Points per game				Rebounds per game				Assists per game				Steals per game
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

Blocked shots per game				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

NCAA tournament

Main article: 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Final Four – Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida

	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. 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

Main article: 1999 National Invitation Tournament

Semifinals & finals

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

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Main article: 1999 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

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

• Wooden Award: Elton Brand, Duke
• Naismith Award: Elton Brand, Duke
• Associated Press Player of the Year: Elton Brand, Duke
• NABC Player of the Year: Elton Brand, Duke
• Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Elton Brand, Duke
• Adolph Rupp Trophy: Elton Brand, Duke
• Sporting News Player of the Year: Elton Brand, Duke

Major freshman of the year awards

• USBWA Freshman of the Year: Quentin Richardson, DePaul
• Sporting News Freshman of the Year: Quentin Richardson, DePaul

Major coach of the year awards

• Associated Press Coach of the Year: Cliff Ellis, Auburn
• Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Cliff Ellis, Auburn
• NABC Coach of the Year: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke & Jim O'Brien, Ohio State
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke
• CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Cliff Ellis, Auburn
• Sporting News Coach of the Year: Cliff Ellis, Auburn

Other major awards

• NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Shane Battier, Duke
• Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Shawnta Rogers, George Washington
• Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Pepe Sánchez, Temple
• NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Ron Artest, St. John's
• Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award (Strong personal character): Tim Hill, Harvard

Coaching changes

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+1⁄2 seasons as head coach. Assistant coach Esherick immediately succeeded him as head coach.
UTEP	Don Haskins		Jason Rabedeaux