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1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1997 and concluded with the 64-team 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, whose finals were held at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The Kentucky Wildcats earned their seventh national championship by defeating the Utah Utes 78–69 on March 30, 1998. They were coached by Tubby Smith and the NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player was Kentucky's Jeff Shepherd.

1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1Arizona
Regular seasonNovember 1997 –
March 1998
NCAA Tournament1998
Tournament datesMarch 12 – 30, 1998
National ChampionshipAlamodome
San Antonio, Texas
NCAA ChampionsKentucky Wildcats
Other championsMinnesota Golden Gophers (NIT)
Player of the Year
(Naismith, Wooden)		Antawn Jamison, North Carolina

In the 32-team 1998 National Invitation Tournament, the Minnesota Golden Gophers defeated the Penn State Nittany Lions at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Following the season, the 1998 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American Consensus First Team included Mike Bibby, Antawn Jamison, Raef LaFrentz, Paul Pierce, and Miles Simon. The consensus second team was composed of Vince Carter, Mateen Cleaves, Pat Garrity, Richard Hamilton, and Ansu Sesay.

Season headlines

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Pre-season polls

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The top 25 from the pre-season AP Poll.

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Arizona
2 Kansas
3 Duke
4 North Carolina
5 Clemson
6 UCLA
7 South Carolina
8 Kentucky
9 Purdue
10 Xavier
11 New Mexico
12 Connecticut
13 Fresno State
14 Stanford
15 Iowa
16 Utah
17 Indiana
18 Charlotte
19 Georgia
20 Oklahoma
21 Rhode Island
22 Texas
23 Ole Miss
24 Temple
25 Louisville

Conference membership changes

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These schools joined new conferences for the 1997–98 season.

School Former conference New conference
Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions NCAA Division II Southwestern Athletic Conference
Central Connecticut State Blue Devils Mid-Continent Conference Northeast Conference
Marist Red Foxes Northeast Conference Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Marshall Thundering Herd Southern Conference Mid-American Conference
Norfolk State Spartans NCAA Division II Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Northern Illinois Huskies Midwestern Collegiate Conference Mid-American Conference
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles NCAA Division I independent Mid-Continent Conference
Rider Broncs Northeast Conference Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Southeastern Louisiana Lions Trans America Athletic Conference Southland Conference
Southern Utah Thunderbirds NCAA Division I independent Mid-Continent Conference
Troy State Trojans Mid-Continent Conference Trans America Athletic Conference
UNC Greensboro Spartans Big South Conference Southern Conference
Wofford Terriers NCAA Division I independent Southern Conference

New arenas

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Georgetown, which had used off-campus USAirways Arena (previously known as Capital Centre and USAir Arena) in Landover, Maryland, as its home court since the 1981–82 season, played three last home games there in November 1997 before moving in December 1997 to the new MCI Center (later known as the Verizon Center and as Capital One Arena), an off-campus site in Washington, D.C. The Hoyas played their first home game at the MCI Center on December 3, 1997, losing their Big East Conference opener to Villanova 73–69 before a crowd of 13,181.

Regular season

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Conferences

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Conference winners and tournaments

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Twenty-eight conferences concluded their regular seasons with a single-elimination tournament, with only the Ivy League and the Pacific-10 Conference choosing not to conduct conference tournaments. Most conference tournament winners received an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Conference Regular
season winner[1] 		Conference
player of the year 		Conference
tournament 		Tournament
venue (City) 		Tournament
winner
America East Conference Delaware Speedy Claxton, Hofstra[2] 1998 America East men's basketball tournament Bob Carpenter Center
(Newark, Delaware)		 Delaware[3]
Atlantic 10 Conference Temple (East)
Xavier (West)		 Cuttino Mobley, Rhode Island[4] 1998 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament The Spectrum
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)		 Xavier[5]
Atlantic Coast Conference Duke Antawn Jamison, North Carolina[6] 1998 ACC men's basketball tournament Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina)		 North Carolina[7]
Big 12 Conference Kansas Raef LaFrentz, Kansas[8] 1998 Big 12 men's basketball tournament Kemper Arena
(Kansas City, Missouri)		 Kansas[9]
Big East Conference Connecticut (Big East 6)
Syracuse (Big East 7)		 Richard Hamilton, Connecticut[10] 1998 Big East men's basketball tournament Madison Square Garden
(New York City, New York)		 Connecticut[10]
Big Sky Conference Northern Arizona Andrew Mavis, Northern Arizona[11] 1998 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Dee Events Center
(Ogden, Utah)		 Northern Arizona[11]
Big South Conference UNC Asheville Josh Pittman, UNC Asheville[12] 1998 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament Vines Center
(Lynchburg, Virginia)		 Radford[12]
Big Ten Conference Michigan State Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State[13] 1998 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament United Center
(Chicago, Illinois)		 Michigan[13]
Big West Conference Pacific (Eastern)
Utah State (Western)		 Michael Olowokandi, Pacific[14] 1998 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Lawlor Events Center
(Reno, Nevada)		 Utah State[14]
Colonial Athletic Association William & Mary Jarod Stevenson, Richmond[15] 1998 CAA men's basketball tournament Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)		 Richmond[15]
Conference USA Cincinnati (American)
Memphis (National)		 DeMarco Johnson, Charlotte[16] 1998 Conference USA men's basketball tournament Shoemaker Center
(Cincinnati, Ohio)		 Cincinnati[16]
Ivy League Princeton Steve Goodrich, Princeton[17] No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Iona Kashif Hameed, Iona[18] 1998 MAAC men's basketball tournament Pepsi Arena
(Buffalo, New York)		 Iona[19]
Mid-American Conference Akron (East)
Ball State (West)		 Bonzi Wells, Ball State[20] 1998 MAC men's basketball tournament SeaGate Convention Centre
(Toledo, Ohio)		 Eastern Michigan[20]
Mid-Continent Conference Valparaiso Bryce Drew, Valparaiso[21] 1998 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament The MARK of the Quad Cities
(Moline, Illinois)		 Valparaiso[21]
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Coppin State Antoine Brockington, Coppin State 1998 MEAC men's basketball tournament Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)		 South Carolina State
Midwestern Collegiate Conference Detroit Mark Miller, Illinois-Chicago[22] 1998 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena
(Green Bay, Wisconsin)		 Butler
Missouri Valley Conference Illinois State Rico Hill, Illinois State[23] 1998 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Savvis Center
(St. Louis, Missouri)		 Illinois State
Northeast Conference Long Island Charles Jones, Long Island[24] 1998 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament Spiro Sports Center
(Staten Island, New York)		 Fairleigh Dickinson[25]
Ohio Valley Conference Murray State De'Teri Mayes, Murray State[26] 1998 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Gaylord Entertainment Center
(Nashville, Tennessee)
(Semifinals and Finals)		 Murray State[26]
Pacific-10 Conference Arizona Mike Bibby, Arizona[27] No Tournament
Patriot League Lafayette Stefan Ciosici, Lafayette[28] 1998 Patriot League men's basketball tournament Kirby Sports Center
(Easton, Pennsylvania)		 Navy[29]
Southeastern Conference Kentucky (East)
Ole Miss (West)		 Ansu Sesay, Ole Miss[30] 1998 SEC men's basketball tournament Georgia Dome
(Atlanta, Georgia)		 Kentucky
Southern Conference Appalachian State (North)
Chattanooga (South)		 Bobby Phillips, Western Carolina (Coaches)[31] & Chuck Vincent, Furman (Media)[31] 1998 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina)		 Davidson[32]
Southland Conference UTSA Roderic Hall, UTSA[33] 1998 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
(Shreveport, Louisiana)
(Semifinals & Finals)		 Nicholls State
Southwestern Athletic Conference Texas Southern Randy Bolden, Texas Southern[34] 1998 SWAC men's basketball tournament F. G. Clark Center
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana)		 Prairie View A&M
Sun Belt Conference South Alabama Chico Fletcher, Arkansas State[35] 1998 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Cajundome
(Lafayette, Louisiana)		 South Alabama
Trans America Athletic Conference Charleston (East)
Georgia State
(West)		 Mark Jones, UCF[36] 1998 TAAC men's basketball tournament Memorial Coliseum
(Jacksonville, Florida)		 Charleston
West Coast Conference Gonzaga Bakari Hendrix, Gonzaga[37] 1998 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament Toso Pavilion
(Santa Clara, California)		 San Francisco
Western Athletic Conference TCU (Mountain)
Utah (Pacific)		 Lee Nailon, TCU[38] 1998 WAC men's basketball tournament Thomas & Mack Center
(Las Vegas, Nevada)		 UNLV

Conference standings

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1997–98 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Delaware † 12 – 6   .667 20 – 10   .667
Boston University 12 – 6   .667 19 – 11   .633
Vermont 11 – 7   .611 16 – 11   .593
Hartford 11 – 7   .611 15 – 12   .556
Hofstra 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613
Drexel 10 – 8   .556 13 – 15   .464
Northeastern 9 – 9   .500 14 – 14   .500
New Hampshire 6 – 12   .333 10 – 17   .370
Towson 4 – 14   .222 8 – 20   .286
Maine 4 – 14   .222 7 – 20   .259
† 1998 America East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
1997–98 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Duke 15 – 1   .938 32 – 4   .889
No. 1 North Carolina† 13 – 3   .813 34 – 4   .895
No. 20 Maryland 10 – 6   .625 21 – 11   .656
Wake Forest 7 – 9   .438 16 – 14   .533
Clemson 7 – 9   .438 18 – 14   .563
Georgia Tech 6 – 10   .375 19 – 14   .576
Florida State 6 – 10   .375 18 – 4   .818
NC State 5 – 11   .313 17 – 15   .531
Virginia 3 – 13   .188 11 – 19   .367
† 1998 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
1997–98 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 24 Temple 13 – 3   .813 21 – 9   .700
Rhode Island 12 – 4   .750 25 – 9   .735
UMass 12 – 4   .750 21 – 11   .656
St. Bonaventure 6 – 10   .375 17 – 15   .531
Saint Joseph's 3 – 13   .188 11 – 17   .393
Fordham 2 – 14   .125 6 – 21   .222
West
No. 23 Xavier † 11 – 5   .688 22 – 8   .733
George Washington 11 – 5   .688 24 – 9   .727
Dayton 11 – 5   .688 21 – 12   .636
Virginia Tech 5 – 11   .313 10 – 17   .370
Duquesne 5 – 11   .313 11 – 19   .367
La Salle 5 – 11   .313 9 – 18   .333
† 1998 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1997–98 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Kansas † 15 – 1   .938 35 – 4   .897
Oklahoma State 11 – 5   .688 22 – 7   .759
Oklahoma 11 – 5   .688 22 – 11   .667
Nebraska 10 – 6   .625 20 – 12   .625
Baylor 8 – 8   .500 14 – 14   .500
Missouri 8 – 8   .500 17 – 15   .531
Texas Tech 7 – 9   .438 13 – 14   .481
Kansas State 7 – 9   .438 17 – 12   .586
Colorado 7 – 9   .438 13 – 14   .481
Texas 6 – 10   .375 14 – 17   .452
Iowa State 5 – 11   .313 12 – 18   .400
Texas A&M 1 – 15   .063 7 – 20   .259
† 1998 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [39]
1997–98 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Big East 6
No. 6 Connecticut† 15 – 3   .833 32 – 5   .865
St. John's 13 – 5   .722 22 – 10   .688
West Virginia 11 – 7   .611 24 – 9   .727
Villanova 8 – 10   .444 12 – 17   .414
Notre Dame 7 – 11   .389 13 – 14   .481
Boston College 6 – 12   .333 15 – 16   .484
Big East 7
No. 21 Syracuse 12 – 6   .667 26 – 9   .743
Miami 11 – 7   .611 18 – 10   .643
Seton Hall 9 – 9   .500 15 – 15   .500
Providence 7 – 11   .389 13 – 16   .448
Pittsburgh 6 – 12   .333 11 – 16   .407
Rutgers 6 – 12   .333 14 – 15   .483
Georgetown 6 – 12   .333 16 – 15   .516
† 1998 Big East tournament winner
As of March 30, 1998[40][41][42]
Rankings from AP poll
1997–98 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Arizona † 13 – 3   .813 21 – 8   .724
Weber State 12 – 4   .750 14 – 13   .519
Portland State 10 – 6   .625 15 – 12   .556
Eastern Washington 10 – 6   .625 16 – 11   .593
Montana 9 – 7   .563 16 – 14   .533
Montana State 9 – 7   .563 19 – 11   .633
Cal State Northridge 7 – 9   .438 12 – 16   .429
Idaho State 2 – 14   .125 6 – 20   .231
Sacramento State 0 – 16   .000 1 – 25   .038
† Conference tournament winner
1997–98 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Asheville 11 – 1   .917 19 – 9   .679
Radford † 10 – 2   .833 20 – 10   .667
UMBC 6 – 6   .500 14 – 14   .500
Liberty 5 – 7   .417 11 – 17   .393
Coastal Carolina 4 – 8   .333 8 – 19   .296
Winthrop 4 – 8   .333 7 – 20   .259
Charleston Southern 2 – 10   .167 5 – 22   .185
† 1998 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1997–98 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No.  16 Michigan State 13 – 3   .813 22 – 8   .733
No. 22 Illinois 13 – 3   .813 23 – 10   .697
No. 11 Purdue 12 – 4   .750 28 – 8   .778
Iowa 9 – 7   .563 20 – 11   .645
Indiana 9 – 7   .563 20 – 12   .625
Penn State 8 – 8   .500 19 – 13   .594
Northwestern 3 – 13   .188 10 – 17   .370
Wisconsin 3 – 13   .188 12 – 19   .387
Ohio State 1 – 15   .063 8 – 22   .267
No. 12 Michigan* † 0 – 5   .000 0 – 8   .000
Minnesota** 0 – 10   .000 0 – 15   .000
† 1998 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Michigan: 24 reg. season games including Big Ten Tourn. Champ.; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
**Minnesota: 15 games including 5 NIT games and championship vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed records: Michigan 25–9, 11–5; Minnesota 20–15, 6–10
1997–98 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Division
Utah State† 13 – 3   .813 25 – 8   .758
Nevada 11 – 5   .688 16 – 12   .571
Boise State 9 – 7   .563 17 – 13   .567
Idaho 9 – 7   .563 15 – 12   .556
New Mexico State 8 – 8   .500 18 – 12   .600
North Texas 4 – 12   .250 5 – 21   .192
West Division
Pacific 14 – 2   .875 23 – 10   .697
Cal Poly 7 – 9   .438 14 – 14   .500
Cal State Fullerton 6 – 10   .375 12 – 16   .429
UC Irvine 6 – 10   .375 9 – 18   .333
Long Beach State 5 – 11   .313 10 – 19   .345
UC Santa Barbara 4 – 12   .250 7 – 19   .269
† 1998 Big West tournament winner
As of April 10, 1998[43]
Rankings from AP poll
1997–98 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Wilmington 13 – 3   .813 20 – 11   .645
William & Mary 13 – 3   .813 20 – 7   .741
Richmond † 12 – 4   .750 23 – 8   .742
Old Dominion 8 – 8   .500 12 – 16   .429
James Madison 6 – 10   .375 11 – 16   .407
George Mason 6 – 10   .375 9 – 18   .333
American 5 – 11   .313 9 – 19   .321
East Carolina 5 – 11   .313 10 – 17   .370
VCU 4 – 12   .250 9 – 19   .321
† 1998 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1997–98 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American
No. 9 Cincinnati † 14 – 2   .875 27 – 6   .818
UNC Charlotte 13 – 3   .813 20 – 11   .645
Saint Louis 11 – 5   .688 22 – 11   .667
Marquette 8 – 8   .500 20 – 11   .645
Louisville 5 – 11   .313 12 – 20   .375
DePaul 3 – 13   .188 7 – 23   .233
National
Memphis 12 – 4   .750 17 – 12   .586
UAB 10 – 6   .625 21 – 12   .636
Southern Miss 9 – 7   .563 22 – 11   .667
South Florida 7 – 9   .438 17 – 13   .567
Houston 2 – 14   .125 9 – 20   .310
Tulane 2 – 14   .125 7 – 22   .241
† 1998 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[44]
1997–98 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Princeton 14 – 0   1.000 27 – 2   .931
Penn 10 – 4   .714 17 – 12   .586
Yale 7 – 7   .500 12 – 14   .462
Harvard 6 – 8   .429 13 – 13   .500
Columbia 6 – 8   .429 11 – 15   .423
Cornell 6 – 8   .429 9 – 17   .346
Dartmouth 4 – 10   .286 7 – 19   .269
Brown 3 – 11   .214 6 – 20   .231
Rankings from AP Poll[45]
1997–98 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona † 15 – 3   .833 27 – 6   .818
Rider 12 – 6   .667 18 – 10   .643
Siena 10 – 8   .556 17 – 12   .586
Niagara 10 – 8   .556 14 – 13   .519
Loyola (MD) 9 – 9   .500 12 – 16   .429
Canisius 9 – 9   .500 13 – 14   .481
Manhattan 7 – 11   .389 12 – 17   .414
Marist 7 – 11   .389 11 – 17   .393
Fairfield 7 – 11   .389 12 – 15   .444
Saint Peter's 4 – 14   .222 8 – 19   .296
† 1998 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[46]
1997–98 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 13 – 5   .722 17 – 10   .630
Kent State 9 – 9   .500 13 – 17   .433
Miami 9 – 9   .500 17 – 12   .586
Marshall 7 – 11   .389 11 – 16   .407
Bowling Green 7 – 11   .389 10 – 16   .385
Ohio 3 – 15   .167 5 – 21   .192
West
Ball State 14 – 4   .778 21 – 8   .724
Western Michigan 14 – 4   .778 21 – 8   .724
Eastern Michigan † 13 – 5   .722 20 – 10   .667
Toledo 10 – 8   .556 15 – 12   .556
Northern Illinois 6 – 12   .333 10 – 16   .385
Central Michigan 3 – 15   .167 5 – 21   .192
† 1998 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1997–98 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Valparaiso † 13 – 3   .813 23 – 10   .697
Oral Roberts 12 – 4   .750 19 – 12   .613
Youngstown State 11 – 5   .688 20 – 9   .690
Western Illinois 11 – 5   .688 16 – 11   .593
Buffalo 9 – 7   .563 15 – 13   .536
Missouri-Kansas City 7 – 9   .438 9 – 18   .333
Southern Utah 4 – 12   .250 7 – 20   .259
Northeastern Illinois 3 – 13   .188 6 – 19   .240
Chicago State 2 – 14   .125 2 – 25   .074
† 1998 Mid-Con Tournament winner
Rankings from [47]
1997–98 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Coppin State 17 – 1   .944 21 – 8   .724
South Carolina State † 16 – 2   .889 22 – 8   .733
Hampton 11 – 7   .611 14 – 12   .538
Morgan State 11 – 7   .611 12 – 16   .429
Florida A&M 8 – 10   .444 11 – 17   .393
Delaware State 7 – 11   .389 9 – 18   .333
Maryland Eastern Shore 7 – 11   .389 9 – 18   .333
North Carolina A&T 7 – 11   .389 8 – 19   .296
Howard 5 – 13   .278 8 – 20   .286
Bethune–Cookman 1 – 17   .056 1 – 26   .037
Norfolk State 0 – 0   – 6 – 21   .222
† 1998 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[48]
1997–98 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Detroit 12 – 2   .857 25 – 6   .806
UIC 12 – 2   .857 22 – 6   .786
Butler † 8 – 6   .571 22 – 11   .667
Green Bay 7 – 7   .500 17 – 12   .586
Cleveland State 6 – 8   .429 12 – 15   .444
Loyola Chicago 6 – 8   .429 15 – 15   .500
Wright State 3 – 11   .214 10 – 18   .357
Milwaukee 2 – 12   .143 3 – 24   .111
† 1998 MCC tournament winner
1997–98 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Illinois State † 16 – 2   .889 25 – 6   .806
Creighton 12 – 6   .667 18 – 10   .643
Southwest Missouri State 11 – 7   .611 16 – 16   .500
Wichita State 11 – 7   .611 16 – 15   .516
Indiana State 10 – 8   .556 16 – 11   .593
Evansville 9 – 9   .500 15 – 15   .500
Bradley 9 – 9   .500 15 – 14   .517
Southern Illinois 8 – 10   .444 14 – 18   .438
Northern Iowa 4 – 14   .222 10 – 17   .370
Drake 0 – 18   .000 3 – 24   .111
† 1998 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[49]
1997–98 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Island 14 – 2   .875 21 – 11   .656
Fairleigh Dickinson † 13 – 3   .813 23 – 7   .767
St. Francis (NY) 10 – 6   .625 15 – 12   .556
Saint Francis (PA) 10 – 6   .625 17 – 10   .630
Mount St. Mary's 8 – 8   .500 13 – 15   .464
Wagner 7 – 9   .438 13 – 16   .448
Robert Morris 4 – 12   .250 8 – 19   .296
Monmouth 3 – 13   .188 4 – 23   .148
Central Connecticut 3 – 13   .188 4 – 22   .154
† 1998 NEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1997–98 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Murray State † 16 – 2   .889 29 – 4   .879
Eastern Illinois 13 – 5   .722 16 – 11   .593
Middle Tennessee 12 – 6   .667 19 – 9   .679
Austin Peay 11 – 7   .611 17 – 11   .607
Southeast Missouri State 10 – 8   .556 14 – 13   .519
Tennessee State 8 – 10   .444 13 – 16   .448
Eastern Kentucky 8 – 10   .444 10 – 17   .370
Tennessee Tech 5 – 13   .278 9 – 21   .300
UT Martin 5 – 13   .278 7 – 20   .259
Morehead State 2 – 16   .111 3 – 23   .115
† 1998 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[50]
1997–98 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Arizona 17 – 1   .944 30 – 5   .857
No. 10 Stanford 15 – 3   .833 30 – 5   .857
No. 19 UCLA 12 – 6   .667 24 – 9   .727
Washington 11 – 7   .611 20 – 10   .667
Arizona State 8 – 10   .444 18 – 14   .563
Oregon 8 – 10   .444 13 – 14   .481
California 8 – 10   .444 12 – 15   .444
USC 5 – 13   .278 9 – 19   .321
Oregon State 3 – 15   .167 13 – 17   .433
Washington State 3 – 15   .167 10 – 19   .345
As of November 23, 2011[51]
Rankings from AP Poll
1997–98 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lafayette 10 – 2   .833 19 – 9   .679
Navy † 10 – 2   .833 19 – 11   .633
Bucknell 8 – 4   .667 13 – 15   .464
Colgate 5 – 7   .417 10 – 18   .357
Lehigh 4 – 8   .333 10 – 17   .370
Holy Cross 3 – 9   .250 7 – 20   .259
Army 2 – 10   .167 8 – 19   .296
† 1998 Patriot League tournament winner
1997–98 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 5 Kentucky † 14 – 2   .875 35 – 4   .897
No. 14 South Carolina 11 – 5   .688 23 – 8   .742
Tennessee 9 – 7   .563 20 – 9   .690
Georgia 7 – 9   .438 20 – 15   .571
Vanderbilt 7 – 9   .438 20 – 13   .606
Florida 6 – 10   .375 14 – 15   .483
West
No. 13 Ole Miss 12 – 4   .750 22 – 7   .759
No. 17 Arkansas 11 – 5   .688 24 – 9   .727
Auburn 7 – 9   .438 16 – 14   .533
Alabama 6 – 10   .375 15 – 16   .484
Mississippi State 4 – 12   .250 15 – 15   .500
LSU 2 – 14   .125 9 – 18   .333
† 1998 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[52]
1997–98 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Davidson † 13 – 2   .867 20 – 10   .667
Appalachian State 13 – 2   .867 21 – 8   .724
VMI 8 – 7   .533 14 – 13   .519
Western Carolina 6 – 9   .400 12 – 15   .444
East Tennessee State 6 – 9   .400 11 – 16   .407
UNC Greensboro 6 – 9   .400 9 – 19   .321
South
Chattanooga 7 – 7   .500 13 – 15   .464
Wofford 6 – 8   .429 9 – 18   .333
The Citadel 6 – 8   .429 15 – 13   .536
Georgia Southern 5 – 9   .357 9 – 20   .310
Furman 4 – 10   .286 10 – 18   .357
† 1998 SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1998
Rankings from AP poll
1997–98 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nicholls State † 15 – 1   .938 19 – 10   .655
Texas State 10 – 6   .625 17 – 11   .607
UTSA 10 – 6   .625 16 – 11   .593
Northwestern State 10 – 6   .625 13 – 14   .481
Louisiana-Monroe 8 – 8   .500 13 – 16   .448
Texas-Arlington 8 – 8   .500 13 – 16   .448
Sam Houston State 7 – 9   .438 9 – 17   .346
Stephen F. Austin 6 – 10   .375 10 – 16   .385
McNeese State 4 – 12   .250 7 – 19   .269
Southeastern Louisiana 2 – 14   .125 6 – 20   .231
† 1998 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[53]
1997–98 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas Southern 12 – 4   .750 15 – 16   .484
Jackson State 11 – 5   .688 14 – 13   .519
Grambling 10 – 6   .625 16 – 12   .571
Southern 10 – 6   .625 14 – 13   .519
Alcorn State 8 – 8   .500 12 – 15   .444
Prairie View A&M † 6 – 10   .375 13 – 17   .433
Alabama State 6 – 10   .375 11 – 17   .393
Mississippi Valley State 6 – 10   .375 6 – 21   .222
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 3 – 13   .188 4 – 23   .148
† 1998 SWAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1997–98 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Alabama † 14 – 4   .778 21 – 7   .750
Arkansas State 14 – 4   .778 20 – 9   .690
Southwestern Louisiana 12 – 6   .667 18 – 13   .581
Arkansas–Little Rock 10 – 8   .556 15 – 13   .536
Louisiana Tech 9 – 9   .500 12 – 15   .444
New Orleans 9 – 9   .500 15 – 12   .556
Lamar 7 – 11   .389 15 – 14   .517
Jacksonville 6 – 12   .333 8 – 19   .296
Western Kentucky 6 – 12   .333 10 – 19   .345
Texas–Pan American 3 – 15   .167 3 – 24   .111
† 1998 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1997–98 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
College of Charleston † 14 – 2   .875 24 – 6   .800
Florida International 13 – 3   .813 21 – 8   .724
Central Florida 11 – 5   .688 17 – 11   .607
Stetson 8 – 8   .500 11 – 15   .423
Florida Atlantic 5 – 11   .313 5 – 22   .185
Campbell 4 – 12   .250 10 – 17   .370
West
Georgia State 11 – 5   .688 16 – 12   .571
Samford 9 – 7   .563 14 – 13   .519
Centenary 8 – 8   .500 10 – 20   .333
Jacksonville State 6 – 10   .375 12 – 14   .462
Troy 5 – 11   .313 7 – 20   .259
Mercer 2 – 14   .125 5 – 21   .192
† 1998 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[54]
1997–98 West Coast Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Gonzaga 10 – 4   .714 24 – 10   .706
Pepperdine 9 – 5   .643 17 – 10   .630
Santa Clara 8 – 6   .571 18 – 10   .643
Saint Mary's 7 – 7   .500 11 – 15   .423
San Francisco † 7 – 7   .500 19 – 11   .633
Portland 7 – 7   .500 14 – 13   .519
San Diego 5 – 9   .357 14 – 14   .500
Loyola Marymount 3 – 11   .214 7 – 20   .259
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
1997–98 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Mountain
No. 7 Utah 12 – 2   .857 30 – 4   .882
No. 18 New Mexico 11 – 3   .786 24 – 8   .750
Wyoming 9 – 5   .643 19 – 9   .679
Colorado State 8 – 6   .571 20 – 9   .690
UNLV † 7 – 7   .500 20 – 13   .606
BYU 4 – 10   .286 9 – 21   .300
UTEP 3 – 11   .214 12 – 14   .462
Air Force 2 – 12   .143 10 – 16   .385
Pacific
No. 15 TCU 14 – 0   1.000 27 – 6   .818
Fresno State 10 – 4   .714 21 – 13   .618
Tulsa 9 – 5   .643 19 – 12   .613
Hawaii 8 – 6   .571 21 – 9   .700
SMU 6 – 8   .429 18 – 10   .643
San Diego State 5 – 9   .357 13 – 15   .464
Rice 3 – 11   .214 6 – 22   .214
San Jose State 1 – 13   .071 3 – 23   .115
† 1998 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[55]

Informal championships

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Conference Regular
season winner 		Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5 La Salle, Penn, Saint Joseph's, Temple, & Villanova Rashid Bey, Saint Joseph's

For the seventh 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 all five teams finished with 1–1 records 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

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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
Charles Jones Long Island 29.0 Ryan Perryman Dayton 12.5 Ahlon Lewis Arizona St. 9.2 Bonzi Wells Ball St. 3.6
Earl Boykins E. Michigan 25.7 Eric Taylor St. Francis (PA) 11.9 Chico Fletcher Arkansas State 8.3 Pepe Sánchez Temple 3.4
Lee Nailon TCU 24.9 Raef LaFrentz Kansas 11.4 Sean Colson UNC Charlotte 8.0 Willie Coleman DePaul 3.3
Brett Eppehimer Lehigh 24.7 Tremaine Fowlkes Fresno St. 11.2 Ed Cota North Carolina 7.4 J. R. Camel Montana 3.1
Cory Carr Texas Tech 23.3 Michael Olowokandi Pacific 11.2 Charles Jones Long Island 7.4 Jason Rowe Loyola (MD) 3.1
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%
Jerome James Florida A&M 4.6 Todd MacCulloch Washington 65.0 Jim Cantamessa Siena 56.4 Matt Sundblad Lamar 92.3
Calvin Booth Penn St. 4.4 Ryan Moss UALR 65.0 Coby Turner Dayton 51.7 Louis Bullock Michigan 91.1
Alvin Jones Georgia Tech 4.3 Jarrett Stephens Penn St. 64.0 Royce Olney New Mexico 51.3 Shammond Williams N. Carolina 91.1
Etan Thomas Syracuse 3.9 Isaac Spencer Murray St. 63.3 Mike Beam Harvard 51.3 Kevin Ault Missouri St. 90.0
Brian Skinner Baylor 3.5 Brad Miller Purdue 63.2 Kenyan Weaks Florida 50.8 Clifton Ellis Texas St. 90.0

Postseason tournaments

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NCAA tournament

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Main article: 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Final Four – Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

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National semifinals National championship game
      
E1 North Carolina 59
W3 Utah 65
W3 Utah 69
S2 Kentucky 78
S2 Kentucky 86
M3 Stanford 85

National Invitation tournament

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Main article: 1998 National Invitation Tournament

Semifinals & finals

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Semifinals Finals
    
Georgia 60
Penn State 66
Penn State 72
Minnesota 79
Fresno State 89
Minnesota 91 Third place
Georgia 95
Fresno State 79

Award winners

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Consensus All-American teams

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Main article: 1998 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

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Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Mike Bibby G Sophomore Arizona
Antawn Jamison F Junior North Carolina
Raef LaFrentz C Senior Kansas
Paul Pierce F Junior Kansas
Miles Simon G Senior Arizona


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Vince Carter F Junior North Carolina
Mateen Cleaves G Sophomore Michigan State
Pat Garrity F Senior Notre Dame
Richard Hamilton F-G Sophomore Connecticut
Ansu Sesay F Senior Mississippi

Major player of the year awards

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Major freshman of the year awards

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Major coach of the year awards

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Other major awards

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Coaching changes

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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach 		Interim
Coach 		New
Coach 		Reason
Monmouth Wayne Szokel Dave Calloway Szoke resigned on January 18, 1998. Calloway at first served as interim head coach, then was named permanent head coach in February 1998.

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