1999 National Invitation Tournament

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»

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

Selected teams edit

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

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

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