Torneo de la División I de Baloncesto Masculino de la NCAA de 1998
# Torneo de la División I de Baloncesto Masculino de la NCAA de 1998

El Torneo de la División I de Baloncesto Masculino de la NCAA de 1998 se celebró para determinar el Campeón de la División I de la NCAA. Fueron 64 los equipos que disputaron la fase final, jugándose la Final Four en el Alamodome de San Antonio, Texas.

Los ganadores fueron el equipo de la Universidad de Kentucky, su séptimo título y el segundo en tres años, tras el logrado en 1996, derrotando a la Universidad de Utah, que alcanzaba su segunda final, tras el título logrado en 1944. Jeff Sheppard, de los Wildcats, fue considerado Mejor Jugador del Torneo.

## Equipos

East Regional – East Rutherford :

| Rank. | Universidad | Entrenador | Conferencia | Record | Tipo invitación |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| #1 | North Carolina | Bill Guthridge | ACC | 30-3 | Automática |
| #2 | Connecticut | Jim Calhoun | Big East | 29-4 | Automática |
| #3 | South Carolina | Eddie Fogler | SEC | 23-7 | General |
| #4 | Michigan State | Tom Izzo | Big Ten | 20-7 | General |
| #5 | Princeton | Bill Carmody | Ivy League | 26-1 | Automática |
| #6 | Xavier | Skip Prosser | Atlantic 10 | 22-7 | Automática |
| #7 | Indiana | Bob Knight | Big Ten | 19-11 | General |
| #8 | UNC-Charlotte | Melvin Watkins | Conference USA | 19-10 | General |
| #9 | Illinois-Chicago | Jimmy Collins | MCC | 22-5 | General |
| #10 | Oklahoma | Kelvin Sampson | Big 12 | 22-10 | General |
| #11 | Washington | Bob Bender | Pac-10 | 18-9 | General |
| #12 | UNLV | Bill Bayno | WAC | 20-12 | Automática |
| #13 | Eastern Michigan | Milton Barnes | Mid-American | 20-9 | Automática |
| #14 | Richmond | John Beilein | CAA | 22-7 | Automática |
| #15 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Tom Green | NEC | 23-6 | Automática |
| #16 | Navy | Don DeVoe | Patriot League | 19-10 | Automática |

West Regional – Anaheim :

| Rank. | Universidad | Entrenador | Conferencia | Record | Tipo invitación |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| #1 | Arizona | Lute Olson | Pac-10 | 27-4 | Automática |
| #2 | Cincinnati | Bob Huggins | Conference USA | 26-5 | Automática |
| #3 | Utah | Rick Majerus | WAC | 25-3 | General |
| #4 | Maryland | Gary Williams | ACC | 19-10 | General |
| #5 | Illinois | Lon Kruger | Big Ten | 22-9 | General |
| #6 | Arkansas | Nolan Richardson | SEC | 23-8 | General |
| #7 | Temple | John Chaney | Atlantic 10 | 21-8 | General |
| #8 | Tennessee | Jerry Green | SEC | 20-8 | General |
| #9 | Illinois State | Kevin Stallings | Missouri Valley | 24-5 | Automática |
| #10 | West Virginia | Gale Catlett | Big East | 22-8 | General |
| #11 | Nebraska | Danny Nee | Big 12 | 20-11 | General |
| #12 | South Alabama | Bob Weltlich | Sun Belt | 21-6 | Automática |
| #13 | Utah State | Larry Eustachy | Big West | 25-7 | Automática |
| #14 | San Francisco | Phil Mathews | West Coast | 19-10 | Automática |
| #15 | Northern Arizona | Ben Howland | Big Sky | 21-7 | Automática |
| #16 | Nicholls State | Rickey Broussard | Southland | 19-9 | Automática |

Midwest Regional – St. Louis :

| Rank. | Universidad | Entrenador | Conferencia | Record | Tipo invitación |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| #1 | Kansas | Roy Williams | Big 12 | 34-3 | Automática |
| #2 | Purdue | Gene Keady | Big Ten | 26-7 | General |
| #3 | Stanford | Mike Montgomery | Pac-10 | 26-4 | General |
| #4 | Ole Miss | Rob Evans | SEC | 22-6 | General |
| #5 | TCU | Billy Tubbs | WAC | 27-5 | General |
| #6 | Clemson | Rick Barnes | ACC | 18-13 | General |
| #7 | St. John's | Fran Fraschilla | Big East | 22-9 | General |
| #8 | Rhode Island | Jim Harrick | Atlantic 10 | 22-8 | General |
| #9 | Murray State | Mark Gottfried | Ohio Valley | 29-3 | Automática |
| #10 | Detroit | Perry Watson | MCC | 24-5 | General |
| #11 | Western Michigan | Bob Donewald | Mid-American | 20-7 | General |
| #12 | Florida State | Steve Robinson | ACC | 17-13 | General |
| #13 | Valparaiso | Homer Drew | Mid-Continent | 21-9 | Automática |
| #14 | College of Charleston | John Kresse | TAAC | 24-5 | Automática |
| #15 | Delaware | Mike Brey | America East | 20-9 | Automática |
| #16 | Prairie View A&M | Elwood Plummer | SWAC | 13-16 | Automática |

South Regional – St. Petersburg :

| Rank. | Universidad | Entrenador | Conferencia | Record | Tipo invitación |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| #1 | Duke | Mike Krzyzewski | ACC | 29-3 | General |
| #2 | Kentucky | Tubby Smith | SEC | 29-4 | Automática |
| #3 | Michigan | Brian Ellerbe | Big Ten | 24-8 | Automática |
| #4 | New Mexico | Dave Bliss | WAC | 23-7 | General |
| #5 | Syracuse | Jim Boeheim | Big East | 24-8 | General |
| #6 | UCLA | Steve Lavin | Pac-10 | 22-8 | General |
| #7 | Massachusetts | Bruiser Flint | Atlantic 10 | 21-10 | General |
| #8 | Oklahoma State | Eddie Sutton | Big 12 | 21-6 | General |
| #9 | George Washington | Mike Jarvis | Atlantic 10 | 24-8 | General |
| #10 | Saint Louis | Charlie Spoonhour | Conference USA | 21-10 | General |
| #11 | Miami (FL) | Leonard Hamilton | Big East | 18-9 | General |
| #12 | Iona | Tim Welsh | MAAC | 27-5 | Automática |
| #13 | Butler | Barry Collier | MCC | 22-10 | Automática |
| #14 | Davidson | Bob McKillop | Southern | 20-9 | Automática |
| #15 | South Carolina State | Cy Alexander | MEAC | 22-7 | Automática |
| #16 | Radford | Ron Bradley | Big South | 20-9 | Automática |

## Fase final

* – Denota partido con prórroga.

### East Regional – Greensboro, North Carolina

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | | Regional Final | Regional Final | Regional Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | North Carolina | 88 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Navy | 52 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Navy | 52 | 1 | North Carolina | 93 | | | |
| | | | 8 | UNC-Charlotte | 83* | | | |
| 8 | UNC-Charlotte | 77 | 8 | UNC-Charlotte | 83* | | | |
| 9 | UIC | 62 | | | | | | |
| 9 | UIC | 62 | | | | 1 | North Carolina | 73 |
| | | | | | | 4 | Michigan State | 58 |
| 5 | Princeton | 69 | | | | | | | 4 | Michigan State | 58 | |
| 12 | UNLV | 57 | | | | | | |
| 12 | UNLV | 57 | 5 | Princeton | 56 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Michigan State | 63 | | | |
| 4 | Michigan State | 83 | 4 | Michigan State | 63 | | | |
| 13 | Eastern Michigan | 71 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Eastern Michigan | 71 | | | | | | | | 1 | North Carolina | 75 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Connecticut | 64 |
| 6 | Xavier | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Connecticut | 64 |
| 11 | Washington | 69 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Washington | 69 | 11 | Washington | 81 | | | |
| | | | 14 | Richmond | 66 | | | |
| 3 | South Carolina | 61 | 14 | Richmond | 66 | | | |
| 14 | Richmond | 62 | | | | | | |
| 14 | Richmond | 62 | | | | 11 | Washington | 74 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Connecticut | 75 |
| 7 | Indiana | 94 | | | | | | | 2 | Connecticut | 75 | |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 87* | | | | | | |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 87* | 7 | Indiana | 68 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Connecticut | 78 | | | |
| 2 | Connecticut | 93 | 2 | Connecticut | 78 | | | |
| 15 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 85 | | | | | | |

### West Regional – Anaheim, California

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | | Regional Final | Regional Final | Regional Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Arizona | 99 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Nicholls State | 60 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Nicholls State | 60 | 1 | Arizona | 82 | | | |
| | | | 9 | Illinois State | 49 | | | |
| 8 | Tennessee | 81 | 9 | Illinois State | 49 | | | |
| 9 | Illinois State | 82* | | | | | | |
| 9 | Illinois State | 82* | | | | 1 | Arizona | 87 |
| | | | | | | 4 | Maryland | 79 |
| 5 | Illinois | 64 | | | | | | | 4 | Maryland | 79 | |
| 12 | South Alabama | 51 | | | | | | |
| 12 | South Alabama | 51 | 5 | Illinois | 61 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Maryland | 67 | | | |
| 4 | Maryland | 82 | 4 | Maryland | 67 | | | |
| 13 | Utah State | 68 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Utah State | 68 | | | | | | | | 1 | Arizona | 51 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Utah | 76 |
| 6 | Arkansas | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Utah | 76 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 65 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Nebraska | 65 | 6 | Arkansas | 69 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Utah | 75 | | | |
| 3 | Utah | 85 | 3 | Utah | 75 | | | |
| 14 | San Francisco | 68 | | | | | | |
| 14 | San Francisco | 68 | | | | 3 | Utah | 65 |
| | | | | | | 10 | West Virginia | 62 |
| 7 | Temple | 52 | | | | | | | 10 | West Virginia | 62 | |
| 10 | West Virginia | 82 | | | | | | |
| 10 | West Virginia | 82 | 10 | West Virginia | 75 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Cincinnati | 74 | | | |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 65 | 2 | Cincinnati | 74 | | | |
| 15 | Northern Arizona | 62 | | | | | | |

### South Regional – St. Petersburg, Florida

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | | Regional Final | Regional Final | Regional Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Duke | 99 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Radford | 63 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Radford | 63 | 1 | Duke | 79 | | | |
| | | | 8 | Oklahoma State | 73 | | | |
| 8 | Oklahoma State | 74 | 8 | Oklahoma State | 73 | | | |
| 9 | George Washington | 59 | | | | | | |
| 9 | George Washington | 59 | | | | 1 | Duke | 80 |
| | | | | | | 5 | Syracuse | 67 |
| 5 | Syracuse | 63 | | | | | | | 5 | Syracuse | 67 | |
| 12 | Iona | 61 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Iona | 61 | 5 | Syracuse | 56 | | | |
| | | | 4 | New Mexico | 46 | | | |
| 4 | New Mexico | 79 | 4 | New Mexico | 46 | | | |
| 13 | Butler | 62 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Butler | 62 | | | | | | | | 1 | Duke | 84 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kentucky | 86 |
| 6 | UCLA | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kentucky | 86 |
| 11 | Miami (FL) | 62 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Miami (FL) | 62 | 6 | UCLA | 85 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Michigan | 82 | | | |
| 3 | Michigan | 80 | 3 | Michigan | 82 | | | |
| 14 | Davidson | 61 | | | | | | |
| 14 | Davidson | 61 | | | | 6 | UCLA | 68 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Kentucky | 94 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 46 | | | | | | | 2 | Kentucky | 94 | |
| 10 | Saint Louis | 51 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Saint Louis | 51 | 10 | Saint Louis | 61 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Kentucky | 88 | | | |
| 2 | Kentucky | 82 | 2 | Kentucky | 88 | | | |
| 15 | South Carolina State | 67 | | | | | | |

### Midwest Regional – St. Louis, Missouri

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | | Regional Final | Regional Final | Regional Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kansas | 110 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Prairie View | 52 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Prairie View | 52 | 1 | Kansas | 75 | | | |
| | | | 8 | Rhode Island | 80 | | | |
| 8 | Rhode Island | 97 | 8 | Rhode Island | 80 | | | |
| 9 | Murray State | 74 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Murray State | 74 | | | | 8 | Rhode Island | 74 |
| | | | | | | 13 | Valparaiso | 68 |
| 5 | TCU | 87 | | | | | | | 13 | Valparaiso | 68 | |
| 12 | Florida State | 96 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Florida State | 96 | 12 | Florida State | 77 | | | |
| | | | 13 | Valparaíso | 83* | | | |
| 4 | Ole Miss | 69 | 13 | Valparaíso | 83* | | | |
| 13 | Valparaíso | 70 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Valparaíso | 70 | | | | | | | | 8 | Rhode Island | 77 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Stanford | 79 |
| 6 | Clemson | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Stanford | 79 |
| 11 | Western Michigan | 75 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Western Michigan | 75 | 11 | Western Michigan | 65 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Stanford | 83 | | | |
| 3 | Stanford | 67 | 3 | Stanford | 83 | | | |
| 14 | College of Charleston | 57 | | | | | | |
| 14 | College of Charleston | 57 | | | | 3 | Stanford | 67 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Purdue | 59 |
| 7 | St. John's | 64 | | | | | | | 2 | Purdue | 59 | |
| 10 | Detroit | 66 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Detroit | 66 | 10 | Detroit | 65 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Purdue | 80 | | | |
| 2 | Purdue | 95 | 2 | Purdue | 80 | | | |
| 15 | Delaware | 56 | | | | | | |

### Final Four @ San Antonio, Texas

| Semifinal Nacional | Semifinal Nacional | Semifinal Nacional | Final Nacional | Final Nacional | Final Nacional |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E1 | North Carolina | 59 |
| W3 | Utah | 65 |
| W3 | Utah | 65 | W3 | Utah | 69 |
| | | | S2 | Kentucky | 78 |
| S2 | Kentucky | 86* | S2 | Kentucky | 78 |
| M3 | Stanford | 85 |

**Final Nacional**

* Campeón de la NCAA 1998
* Kentucky Wildcats 7º título
