1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Teams 64 Finals Site Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, Florida Champions Connecticut (1st title) Runner-Up Duke (8th title game) Semifinalists Michigan State (3rd Final Four) none (vacated by Ohio State) (n/a Final Four) Winning Coach Jim Calhoun (1st title) MOP Richard Hamilton Connecticut Attendance 720,685 Top scorer Richard Hamilton Connecticut (145 points) NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournaments «1998 2000» The 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1999, and ended with the championship game on March 29 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. A total of 63 games were played. This year's Final Four was the first - and so far, only - to be held in a baseball-specific facility, as Tropicana Field is home to the Tampa Bay Rays (formerly Tampa Bay Devil Rays) Connecticut, coached by Jim Calhoun, won the national title with a 77-74 victory in the final game over Duke, coached by Mike Krzyzewski. Richard "Rip" Hamilton of Connecticut was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. This was a significant victory for the program, as it cemented Connecticut's reputation as a true basketball power after decades of barely missing the Final Four. This tournament is also historically notable as the coming-out party for Gonzaga as a rising mid-major power. The Bulldogs became the nation's basketball darlings during a run to the West Regional final in which they defeated three major-conference powers, including 1998 Final Four participant Stanford, and took UConn literally to the last minute before losing. Gonzaga has made every NCAA tournament since then, and is now generally considered to be a high-major program despite its mid-major conference affiliation. Due to violation committed by Ohio State head coach Jim O'Brien, the Buckeyes were forced to vacate their appearance in the Final Four.[1] Contents [hide] 1 Locations 2 Teams 3 Bids by conference 4 Bracket 4.1 East region 4.2 Midwest region 4.3 South region 4.4 West region 4.5 Final Four 5 Notes 6 External links [edit] Locations Region Site Other Locations East East Rutherford, New Jersey Boston, Massachusetts, Charlotte, North Carolina Midwest St. Louis, Missouri Milwaukee, Wisconsin, New Orleans, Louisiana South Knoxville, Tennessee Indianapolis, Indiana, Orlando, Florida West Phoenix, Arizona Denver, Colorado, Seattle, Washington Finals St. Petersburg, Florida [edit] Teams Region Seed Team Coach Finished Final Opponent Score East East 1 Duke Mike Krzyzewski Runner Up 1 Connecticut L 77-74 East 2 Miami, Florida Leonard Hamilton Round of 32 10 Purdue L 73-63 East 3 Cincinnati Bob Huggins Round of 32 6 Temple L 64-54 East 4 Tennessee Jerry Green Round of 32 12 Southwest Missouri State L 81-51 East 5 Wisconsin Dick Bennett

Round of 64 12 Southwest Missouri State L 43-32 East 6 Temple John Chaney Elite Eight 1 Duke L 85-64 East 7 Texas Rick Barnes Round of 64 10 Purdue L 58-54 East 8 College of Charleston John Kresse Round of 64 9 Tulsa L 62-53 East 9 Tulsa Bill Self Round of 32 1 Duke L 97-56 East 10 Purdue Gene Keady Sweet Sixteen 6 Temple L 77-55 East 11 Kent State Gary Waters Round of 64 6 Temple L 61-54 East 12 Southwest Missouri State Steve Alford Sweet Sixteen 1 Duke L 78-61 East 13 Delaware Mike Brey Round of 64 4 Tennessee L 62-52 East 14 George Mason Jim Larranaga Round of 64 3 Cincinnati L 72-48 East 15 Lafayette Fran O'Hanlon Round of 64 2 Miami, Florida L 75-54 East 16 Florida A&M Mickey Clayton Round of 64 1 Duke L 99-58 Midwest Midwest 1 Michigan State Tom Izzo National Semifinals 1 Duke L 68-62 Midwest 2 Utah Rick Majerus Round of 32 10 Miami, Ohio L 66-58 Midwest 3 Kentucky Tubby Smith Elite Eight 1 Michigan State L 73-66 Midwest 4 Arizona Lute Olson Round of 64 13 Oklahoma L 61-60 Midwest 5 Charlotte Bobby Lutz Round of 32 13 Oklahoma L 85-72 Midwest 6 Kansas Roy Williams Round of 32 3 Kentucky L 92-88 Midwest 7 Washington Bob Bender Round of 64 10 Miami, Ohio L 59-58 Midwest 8 Villanova Steve Lappas Round of 64 9 Mississippi L 72-70 Midwest 9 Mississippi Rod Barnes Round of 32 1 Michigan State L 74-66 Midwest 10 Miami, Ohio Charlie Coles Sweet Sixteen 3 Kentucky L 58-43 Midwest 11 Evansville Jim Crews Round of 64 6 Kansas L 95-74 Midwest 12 Rhode Island Jim Harrick Round of 64 5 Charlotte L 81-70 Midwest 13 Oklahoma Kelvin Sampson Sweet Sixteen 1 Michigan State L 54-46 Midwest 14 New Mexico State Lou Henson Round of 64 3 Kentucky L 82-60 Midwest 15 Arkansas State Dickey Nutt Round of 64 2 Utah L 80-58 Midwest 16 Mount St. Mary's Jim Phelan Round of 64 1 Michigan State L 76-53 South South 1 Auburn Cliff Ellis Sweet Sixteen 4 Ohio State L 72-64 South 2 Maryland Gary Williams Sweet Sixteen 3 St. John's L 76-62 South 3 St. John's Mike Jarvis Elite Eight 4 Ohio State L 77-74 South 4 Ohio State Jim O'Brien National Semifinals 1 Connecticut L 64-58 South 5 UCLA Steve Lavin Round of 64 12 Detroit L 56-53 South 6 Indiana Bob Knight Round of 32 3 St. John's L 86-61 South 7 Louisville Denny Crum Round of 64 10 Creighton L 62-58 South 8 Syracuse Jim Boeheim Round of 64 9 Oklahoma State L 69-61 South 9 Oklahoma State Eddie Sutton Round of 32 1 Auburn L 81-74 South 10 Creighton Dana Altman Round of 32 2 Maryland L 75-63 South 11 George Washington Tom Penders Round of 64 6 Indiana L 108-88 South 12 Detroit Perry Watson Round of 32 4 Ohio State L 75-44 South 13 Murray State Tevester Anderson Round of 64 4 Ohio State L 72-58 South 14 Samford Jimmy Tillette Round of 64 3 St. John's L 69-43 South 15 Valparaiso Homer Drew Round of 64 2 Maryland L 82-60 South 16 Winthrop Gregg Marshall Round of 64 1 Auburn L 80-41 West West 1 Connecticut Jim Calhoun Champion 1 Duke W 77-74 West 2 Stanford Mike Montgomery Round of 32 10 Gonzaga L 82-74 West 3 North Carolina Bill Guthridge Round of 64 14 Weber State L 76-74 West 4 Arkansas Nolan Richardson Round of 32 5 Iowa L 82-72 West 5 Iowa Tom Davis Sweet Sixteen 1 Connecticut L 78-68 West 6 Florida Billy Donovan Sweet Sixteen 10 Gonzaga L 73-72 West 7 Minnesota Clem Haskins

Round of 64 10 Gonzaga L 75-63 West 8 Missouri Norm Stewart Round of 64 9 New Mexico L 61-59 West 9 New Mexico Dave Bliss Round of 32 1 Connecticut L 78-56 West 10 Gonzaga Dan Monson Elite Eight 1 Connecticut L 67-62 West 11 Penn Fran Dunphy Round of 64 6 Florida L 75-61 West 12 UAB Murry Bartow Round of 64 5 Iowa L 77-64 West 13 Siena Paul Hewitt Round of 64 4 Arkansas L 94-80 West 14 Weber State Ron Abegglen Round of 32 6 Florida L 82-74 West 15 Alcorn State Davey Whitney Round of 64 2 Stanford L 69-57 West 16 Texas-San Antonio Tim Carter Round of 64 1 Connecticut L 91-66 [edit] Bids by conference Bids by Conference Bids Conference(s) 7 Big Ten 6 SEC 5 Big 12, Big East 4 C-USA, Pac-10 3 Atlantic 10, ACC, Missouri Valley, WAC 2 Mid-American 1 19 others [edit] Bracket [edit] East region First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight 1 Duke 99 16 Florida A&M 58 1 Duke 97 9 Tulsa 56 8 College of Charleston 53 9 Tulsa 62 1 Duke 78 12 SW Missouri St. 61 5 Wisconsin 32 12 SW Missouri St. 43 12 SW Missouri St. 81 4 Tennessee 51 4 Tennessee 62 13 Delaware 52 1 Duke 85 6 Temple 64 6 Temple 61 11 Kent 54 6 Temple 64 3 Cincinnati 54 3 Cincinnati 72 14 George Mason 48 6 Temple 77 10 Purdue 55 7 Texas 54 10 Purdue 58 10 Purdue 73 2 Miami-FL 63 2 Miami-FL 75 15 Lafayette 54 [edit] Midwest region First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight 1 Michigan State 76 16 Mount St. Mary's 53 1 Michigan State 74 9 Mississippi 66 8 Villanova 70 9 Mississippi 72 1 Michigan State 54 13 Oklahoma 46 5 Charlotte 81 12 Rhode Island 70 5 Charlotte 72 13 Oklahoma 85 4 Arizona 60 13 Oklahoma 61 1 Michigan State 73 3 Kentucky 66 6 Kansas 95 11 Evansville 74 6 Kansas 88 3 Kentucky 92 3 Kentucky 82 14 New Mexico State 60 3 Kentucky 58 10 Miami-OH 43 7 Washington 58 10 Miami-OH 59 10 Miami-OH 66 2 Utah 58 2 Utah 80 15 Arkansas State 58 [edit] South region First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight 1 Auburn 80 16 Winthrop 41 1 Auburn 81 9 Oklahoma State 74 8 Syracuse 61 9 Oklahoma State 69 1 Auburn 64 4 Ohio State 72 5 UCLA 53 12 Detroit 56 12 Detroit 44 4 Ohio State 75 4 Ohio State 72 13 Murray State 58 4 Ohio State 77 3 St. John's 74 6 Indiana 108 11 George Washington 88 6 Indiana 61 3 St. John's 86 3 St. John's 69 14 Samford 43 3 St. John's 76 2 Maryland 62 7 Louisville 58 10 Creighton 62 10 Creighton 63 2 Maryland 75 2 Maryland 82 15 Valparaiso 60 [edit] West region First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight 1 Connecticut 91 16 Texas-San Antonio 66 1 Connecticut 78 9 New Mexico 56 8 Missouri 59 9 New Mexico 61 1 Connecticut 78 5 Iowa 68 5 Iowa 77 12 UAB 64 5 Iowa 82 4 Arkansas 72 4 Arkansas 94 13 Siena 80 1 Connecticut 67 10 Gonzaga 62 6 Florida 75 11 Pennsylvania 61 6 Florida 82 14 Weber State 74* 3 North Carolina 74 14 Weber State 76 6 Florida 72 10 Gonzaga 73 7 Minnesota 63 10 Gonzaga 75 10 Gonzaga 82 2 Stanford 74 2 Stanford 69 15 Alcorn State 57 [edit] Final Four National Semifinals National Championship Game E1 Duke 68 M1 Michigan State 62 E1 Duke 74 W1 Connecticut 77 S4 Ohio State* 58 W1 Connecticut 64 [edit] Notes ^ Jim O'Brien - Firing controversy (references included) [edit] External links 1999 NCAA

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