# 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

The 1999 NCAA Division I men's 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 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 (then known as the Devil Rays).
The Final Four consisted of Connecticut, making their first ever Final Four appearance; Ohio State, making their ninth Final Four appearance and first since 1968; Michigan State, making their third Final Four appearance and first since their 1979 national championship; and Duke, the overall number one seed and making their first Final Four appearance since losing the national championship game in 1994.
In the national championship game, Connecticut defeated Duke 77–74 to win their first ever national championship, snapping Duke's 32-game winning streak, and scoring the biggest point-spread upset in Championship Game history. Duke nonetheless tied the record for most games won during a single season, with 37, which they co-held until Kentucky's 38-win seasons in 2011–12 and 2014–15. The 2007–08 Memphis team actually broke this record first, but the team was later forced to vacate their entire season due to eligibility issues surrounding the team.
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 a decade 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. 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. Gonzaga is expected to join the newly revamped Pac-12 Conference in 2026.
Due to violations committed by Ohio State head coach Jim O'Brien, the Buckeyes were forced to vacate their appearance in the 1999 Final Four.

## Schedule and venues

The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1999 tournament:
First and Second Rounds
* March 11 and 13
** South Region
*** RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana (Hosts: Butler University, Midwestern Collegiate Conference)
*** Orlando Arena, Orlando, Florida (Host: Stetson University)
** West Region
*** McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado (Hosts: Western Athletic Conference, Colorado State University)
*** KeyArena, Seattle, Washington (Host: University of Washington)
* March 12 and 14
** East Region
*** FleetCenter, Boston, Massachusetts (Host: Boston College)
*** Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina (Host: University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
** Midwest Region
*** Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Host: Marquette University)
*** Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana (Host: Tulane University)
Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)
* March 18 and 20
** South Regional, Thompson–Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee (Host: University of Tennessee)
** West Regional, America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona (Host: Arizona State University)
* March 19 and 21
** East Regional, Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (Hosts: Seton Hall University, Big East Conference)
** Midwest Regional, Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference)
National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship)
* March 27 and 29
** Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida (Hosts: University of South Florida, Conference USA)

## Teams

There were 30 automatic bids awarded to the tournament - of these, 28 were given to the winners of their conference's tournament, while two were awarded to the team with the best regular-season record in their conference (Ivy League and Pac-10).
Five conference champions made their first NCAA tournament appearances: Arkansas State (Sun Belt), Florida A&M (MEAC), Kent State (MAC), Samford (TAAC), and Winthrop (Big South).

### Automatic qualifiers

Automatic qualifiers :
| Conference | Team | Appearance | Last bid |
| ACC | Duke | 23rd | 1998 |
| America East | Delaware | 4th | 1998 |
| Atlantic 10 | Rhode Island | 8th | 1998 |
| Big 12 | Kansas | 28th | 1998 |
| Big East | Connecticut | 20th | 1998 |
| Big Sky | Weber State | 12th | 1995 |
| Big South | Winthrop | 1st | Never |
| Big Ten | Michigan State | 13th | 1998 |
| Big West | New Mexico State | 15th | 1994 |
| CAA | George Mason | 2nd | 1989 |
| Conference USA | UNC Charlotte | 7th | 1998 |
| Ivy League | Penn | 17th | 1995 |
| MAAC | Siena | 2nd | 1989 |
| MAC | Kent State | 1st | Never |
| MCC | Detroit | 5th | 1998 |
| MEAC | Florida A&M | 1st | Never |
| Mid-Continent | Valparaiso | 4th | 1998 |
| Missouri Valley | Creighton | 10th | 1991 |
| NEC | Mount St. Mary's | 2nd | 1995 |
| Ohio Valley | Murray State | 10th | 1998 |
| Pac-10 | Stanford | 8th | 1998 |
| Patriot | Lafayette | 2nd | 1957 |
| SEC | Kentucky | 40th | 1998 |
| Southern | College of Charleston | 4th | 1998 |
| Southland | UTSA | 2nd | 1988 |
| SWAC | Alcorn State | 5th | 1984 |
| Sun Belt | Arkansas State | 1st | Never |
| TAAC | Samford | 1st | Never |
| WAC | Utah | 21st | 1998 |
| West Coast | Gonzaga | 2nd | 1995 |

### Listed by region and seeding

East Regional – Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey :
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type |
| 1 | Duke | ACC | 32–1 | Automatic |
| 2 | Miami (FL) | Big East | 22–6 | At-Large |
| 3 | Cincinnati | Conference USA | 26–5 | At-Large |
| 4 | Tennessee | SEC | 20–8 | At-Large |
| 5 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 22–9 | At-Large |
| 6 | Temple | Atlantic 10 | 21–10 | At-Large |
| 7 | Texas | Big 12 | 19–12 | At-Large |
| 8 | College of Charleston | Southern | 28–2 | Automatic |
| 9 | Tulsa | WAC | 22–9 | At-Large |
| 10 | Purdue | Big Ten | 19–12 | At-Large |
| 11 | Kent State | Mid-American | 23–6 | Automatic |
| 12 | Southwest Missouri State | Missouri Valley | 20–10 | At-Large |
| 13 | Delaware | America East | 25–5 | Automatic |
| 14 | George Mason | CAA | 19–10 | Automatic |
| 15 | Lafayette | Patriot | 22–7 | Automatic |
| 16 | Florida A&M | MEAC | 12–18 | Automatic |
South Regional – Thompson–Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee :
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type |
| 1 | Auburn | SEC | 27–3 | At-Large |
| 2 | Maryland | ACC | 26–5 | At-Large |
| 3 | St. John's | Big East | 25–8 | At-Large |
| 4 | Ohio State (vacated) | Big Ten | 23–8 | At-Large |
| 5 | UCLA (vacated) | Pac-10 | 22–8 | At-Large |
| 6 | Indiana | Big Ten | 22–10 | At-Large |
| 7 | Louisville | Conference USA | 19–10 | At-Large |
| 8 | Syracuse | Big East | 21–11 | At-Large |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 22–10 | At-Large |
| 10 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 21–8 | Automatic |
| 11 | George Washington | Atlantic 10 | 20–8 | At-Large |
| 12 | Detroit | MCC | 24–5 | Automatic |
| 13 | Murray State | Ohio Valley | 27–5 | Automatic |
| 14 | Samford | TAAC | 24–5 | Automatic |
| 15 | Valparaiso | Mid-Continent | 23–8 | Automatic |
| 16 | Winthrop | Big South | 17–13 | Automatic |
Midwest Regional – Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri :
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type |
| 1 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 29–4 | Automatic |
| 2 | Utah | WAC | 27–4 | Automatic |
| 3 | Kentucky | SEC | 25–8 | Automatic |
| 4 | Arizona (vacated) | Pac-10 | 22–6 | At-Large |
| 5 | UNC Charlotte | Conference USA | 22–10 | Automatic |
| 6 | Kansas | Big 12 | 22–9 | Automatic |
| 7 | Washington | Pac-10 | 17–11 | At-Large |
| 8 | Villanova | Big East | 21–10 | At-Large |
| 9 | Ole Miss | SEC | 19–13 | At-Large |
| 10 | Miami (OH) | MAC | 22–7 | At-Large |
| 11 | Evansville | Missouri Valley | 23–9 | At-Large |
| 12 | Rhode Island | Atlantic 10 | 20–10 | Automatic |
| 13 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 20–10 | At-Large |
| 14 | New Mexico State | Big West | 23–9 | Automatic |
| 15 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 18–11 | Automatic |
| 16 | Mount St. Mary's | NEC | 15–14 | Automatic |
West Regional – America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona :
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type |
| 1 | Connecticut | Big East | 28–2 | Automatic |
| 2 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 25–6 | Automatic |
| 3 | North Carolina | ACC | 24–9 | At-Large |
| 4 | Arkansas | SEC | 22–10 | At-Large |
| 5 | Iowa | Big Ten | 18–9 | At-Large |
| 6 | Florida | SEC | 20–8 | At-Large |
| 7 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 17–10 | At-Large |
| 8 | Missouri | Big 12 | 20–8 | At-Large |
| 9 | New Mexico | WAC | 24–8 | At-Large |
| 10 | Gonzaga | West Coast | 25–6 | Automatic |
| 11 | Penn | Ivy League | 21–5 | Automatic |
| 12 | UAB | Conference USA | 20–11 | At-Large |
| 13 | Siena | MAAC | 25–5 | Automatic |
| 14 | Weber State | Big Sky | 24–7 | Automatic |
| 15 | Alcorn State | SWAC | 23–6 | Automatic |
| 16 | UTSA | Southland | 18–10 | Automatic |

## 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 |

## Bracket
### East Regional – East Rutherford, New Jersey

| First round | First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| 1 | Duke | 99 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Florida A&M | 58 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Florida A&M | 58 | 1 | Duke | 97 | | | | | | | |
| Charlotte | Charlotte | Charlotte | 1 | Duke | 97 | | | | | | | |
| Charlotte | Charlotte | Charlotte | 9 | Tulsa | 56 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | College of Charleston | 53 | 9 | Tulsa | 56 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Tulsa | 62 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Tulsa | 62 | | | | 1 | Duke | 78 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12 | SW Missouri St. | 61 | | | | |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 32 | | | | | | | 12 | SW Missouri St. | 61 | | | | |
| 12 | SW Missouri St. | 43 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | SW Missouri St. | 43 | 12 | SW Missouri St. | 81 | | | | | | | |
| Charlotte | Charlotte | Charlotte | 12 | SW Missouri St. | 81 | | | | | | | |
| Charlotte | Charlotte | Charlotte | 4 | Tennessee | 51 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Tennessee | 62 | 4 | Tennessee | 51 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Delaware | 52 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Delaware | 52 | | | | | | | | 1 | Duke | 85 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Temple | 64 |
| 6 | Temple | 61 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Temple | 64 |
| 11 | Kent St. | 54 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Kent St. | 54 | 6 | Temple | 64 | | | | | | | |
| Boston | Boston | Boston | 6 | Temple | 64 | | | | | | | |
| Boston | Boston | Boston | 3 | Cincinnati | 54 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 72 | 3 | Cincinnati | 54 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | George Mason | 48 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | George Mason | 48 | | | | 6 | Temple | 77 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10 | Purdue | 55 | | | | |
| 7 | Texas | 54 | | | | | | | 10 | Purdue | 55 | | | | |
| 10 | Purdue | 58 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Purdue | 58 | 10 | Purdue | 73 | | | | | | | |
| Boston | Boston | Boston | 10 | Purdue | 73 | | | | | | | |
| Boston | Boston | Boston | 2 | Miami-FL | 63 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Miami-FL | 75 | 2 | Miami-FL | 63 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Lafayette | 54 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Regional Final summary

* CBS
* Sunday, March 21
* box score
#1 Duke Blue Devils 85, #6 Temple Owls 64 :
| Scoring by half: 43–31, 42–33 |||
| Pts: T. Langdon – 23 Rebs: E. Brand – 8 Asts: C. Carrawell – 7 | Pts: L. Barnes, M. Karcher – 19 Rebs: L. Barnes – 8 Asts: P. Sánchez – 4 |
* Continental Airlines Arena – East Rutherford, NJ Attendance: 19,557 Referees: Frankie Bourdeaux, Ted Valentine, Scott Thornley

### Midwest Regional – St. Louis, Missouri

| First round | First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| 1 | Michigan State | 76 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Mount St. Mary's | 53 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Mount St. Mary's | 53 | 1 | Michigan State | 74 | | | | | | | |
| Milwaukee | Milwaukee | Milwaukee | 1 | Michigan State | 74 | | | | | | | |
| Milwaukee | Milwaukee | Milwaukee | 9 | Ole Miss | 66 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Villanova | 70 | 9 | Ole Miss | 66 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Ole Miss | 72 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Ole Miss | 72 | | | | 1 | Michigan State | 54 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13 | Oklahoma | 46 | | | | |
| 5 | Charlotte | 81$^{OT}$ | | | | | | | 13 | Oklahoma | 46 | | | | |
| 12 | Rhode Island | 70 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Rhode Island | 70 | 5 | Charlotte | 72 | | | | | | | |
| Milwaukee | Milwaukee | Milwaukee | 5 | Charlotte | 72 | | | | | | | |
| Milwaukee | Milwaukee | Milwaukee | 13 | Oklahoma | 85 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Arizona | 60 | 13 | Oklahoma | 85 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 61 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 61 | | | | | | | | 1 | Michigan State | 73 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Kentucky | 66 |
| 6 | Kansas | 95 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Kentucky | 66 |
| 11 | Evansville | 74 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Evansville | 74 | 6 | Kansas | 88 | | | | | | | |
| New Orleans | New Orleans | New Orleans | 6 | Kansas | 88 | | | | | | | |
| New Orleans | New Orleans | New Orleans | 3 | Kentucky | 92$^{OT}$ | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Kentucky | 82 | 3 | Kentucky | 92$^{OT}$ | | | | | | | |
| 14 | New Mexico State | 60 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | New Mexico State | 60 | | | | 3 | Kentucky | 58 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10 | Miami-OH | 43 | | | | |
| 7 | Washington | 58 | | | | | | | 10 | Miami-OH | 43 | | | | |
| 10 | Miami-OH | 59 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Miami-OH | 59 | 10 | Miami-OH | 66 | | | | | | | |
| New Orleans | New Orleans | New Orleans | 10 | Miami-OH | 66 | | | | | | | |
| New Orleans | New Orleans | New Orleans | 2 | Utah | 58 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Utah | 80 | 2 | Utah | 58 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Arkansas State | 58 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Regional Final summary

* CBS
* Sunday, March 21
* box score
#1 Michigan State Spartans 73, #3 Kentucky Wildcats 66 :
| Scoring by half: 35–36, 38–30 |||
| Pts: M. Peterson – 19 Rebs: M. Peterson – 10 Asts: M. Cleaves – 7 | Pts: H. Evans, T. Prince – 12 Rebs: H. Evans – 6 Asts: W. Turner – 8 |
* Trans World Dome – St. Louis, MO Attendance: 42,519 Referees: Jim Burr, Bob Donato, Reggie Greenwood

### South Regional – Knoxville, Tennessee

| First round | First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| 1 | Auburn | 80 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Winthrop | 41 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Winthrop | 41 | 1 | Auburn | 81 | | | | | | | |
| Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Indianapolis | 1 | Auburn | 81 | | | | | | | |
| Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Indianapolis | 9 | Oklahoma State | 74 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Syracuse | 61 | 9 | Oklahoma State | 74 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 69 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 69 | | | | 1 | Auburn | 64 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Ohio State | 72 | | | | |
| 5 | UCLA | 53 | | | | | | | 4 | Ohio State | 72 | | | | |
| 12 | Detroit Mercy | 56 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Detroit Mercy | 56 | 12 | Detroit Mercy | 44 | | | | | | | |
| Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Indianapolis | 12 | Detroit Mercy | 44 | | | | | | | |
| Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Indianapolis | 4 | Ohio State | 75 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ohio State | 72 | 4 | Ohio State | 75 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Murray State | 58 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Murray State | 58 | | | | | | | | 4 | Ohio State | 77 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | St. John's | 74 |
| 6 | Indiana | 108 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | St. John's | 74 |
| 11 | George Washington | 88 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | George Washington | 88 | 6 | Indiana | 61 | | | | | | | |
| Orlando | Orlando | Orlando | 6 | Indiana | 61 | | | | | | | |
| Orlando | Orlando | Orlando | 3 | St. John's | 86 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | St. John's | 69 | 3 | St. John's | 86 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Samford | 43 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Samford | 43 | | | | 3 | St. John's | 76 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Maryland | 62 | | | | |
| 7 | Louisville | 58 | | | | | | | 2 | Maryland | 62 | | | | |
| 10 | Creighton | 62 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Creighton | 62 | 10 | Creighton | 63 | | | | | | | |
| Orlando | Orlando | Orlando | 10 | Creighton | 63 | | | | | | | |
| Orlando | Orlando | Orlando | 2 | Maryland | 75 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Maryland | 82 | 2 | Maryland | 75 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Valparaiso | 60 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Regional Final summary

* CBS
* Saturday, March 20
* box score
#4 Ohio State Buckeyes 77, #3 St. John's Red Storm 74 :
| Scoring by half: 41–33, 36–41 |||
| Pts: S. Penn – 22 Rebs: S. Penn – 8 Asts: S. Penn – 8 | Pts: L. Postell – 24 Rebs: L. Postell, R. Artest – 9 Asts: E. Barkley – 7 |
* Thompson–Boling Arena – Knoxville, TN Attendance: 24,248 Referees: Dave Libbey, Gene Monje, Mark Whitehead

### West Regional – Phoenix, Arizona

| First round | First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| 1 | Connecticut | 91 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | UTSA | 66 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | UTSA | 66 | 1 | Connecticut | 78 | | | | | | | |
| Denver | Denver | Denver | 1 | Connecticut | 78 | | | | | | | |
| Denver | Denver | Denver | 9 | New Mexico | 56 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Missouri | 59 | 9 | New Mexico | 56 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | New Mexico | 61 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | New Mexico | 61 | | | | 1 | Connecticut | 78 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Iowa | 68 | | | | |
| 5 | Iowa | 77 | | | | | | | 5 | Iowa | 68 | | | | |
| 12 | UAB | 64 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | UAB | 64 | 5 | Iowa | 82 | | | | | | | |
| Denver | Denver | Denver | 5 | Iowa | 82 | | | | | | | |
| Denver | Denver | Denver | 4 | Arkansas | 72 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Arkansas | 94 | 4 | Arkansas | 72 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Siena | 80 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Siena | 80 | | | | | | | | 1 | Connecticut | 67 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Gonzaga | 62 |
| 6 | Florida | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Gonzaga | 62 |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | 61 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | 61 | 6 | Florida | 82$^{OT}$ | | | | | | | |
| Seattle | Seattle | Seattle | 6 | Florida | 82$^{OT}$ | | | | | | | |
| Seattle | Seattle | Seattle | 14 | Weber State | 74 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | North Carolina | 74 | 14 | Weber State | 74 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Weber State | 76 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Weber State | 76 | | | | 6 | Florida | 72 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10 | Gonzaga | 73 | | | | |
| 7 | Minnesota | 63 | | | | | | | 10 | Gonzaga | 73 | | | | |
| 10 | Gonzaga | 75 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Gonzaga | 75 | 10 | Gonzaga | 82 | | | | | | | |
| Seattle | Seattle | Seattle | 10 | Gonzaga | 82 | | | | | | | |
| Seattle | Seattle | Seattle | 2 | Stanford | 74 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Stanford | 69 | 2 | Stanford | 74 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Alcorn State | 57 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Game summaries
#### First Round

* CBS
* Thursday, March 11 10:15 pm
#1 Connecticut Huskies 91, #16 UTSA Roadrunners 66 :
| Scoring by half: 52–27, 39–39 |||
| Pts: R. Hamilton – 28 Rebs: K. Freeman – 8 Asts: K. El-Amin – 10 | Pts: S. Meyer – 18 Rebs: M. Powers – 8 Asts: S. Meyer, J. Riley – 3 |
* McNichols Sports Arena – Denver, CO Attendance: 16,237 Referees: Mark Whitehead, Larry Lembo, Robert Staffen

#### Second Round

* CBS
* Saturday, March 13 2:20 pm
#1 Connecticut Huskies 78, #9 New Mexico Lobos 56 :
| Scoring by half: 37–22, 41–34 |||
| Pts: K. El-Amin, R. Hamilton – 21 Rebs: J. Voskuhl – 9 Asts: E.J. Harrison – 3 | Pts: D. Walker – 21 Rebs: K. Thomas – 11 Asts: J. Harrison II – 6 |
* McNichols Sports Arena – Denver, CO Attendance: 16,237 Referees: Frank Scagliotta, Gerald Boudreaux, Phil Bova

#### Regional Semifinals

* CBS
* Thursday, March 18 10:27 pm
#1 Connecticut Huskies 78, #5 Iowa Hawkeyes 68 :
| Scoring by half: 40–35, 38–33 |||
| Pts: R. Hamilton – 24 Rebs: K. Freeman – 6 Asts: K. El-Amin, R. Moore – 5 | Pts: J. R. Koch – 14 Rebs: J. Bauer, G. Rucker, J. Settles – 6 Asts: J. Bauer, D. Oliver, J. Settles – 2 |
* America West Arena – Phoenix, AZ Attendance: 17,975 Referees: Jody Silvester, Frank Bosone, John Sweeney

#### Regional Final

* CBS
* Saturday, March 20 3:40 pm
* box score
#1 Connecticut Huskies 67, #10 Gonzaga Bulldogs 62 :
| Scoring by half: 31–32, 36–30 |||
| Pts: R. Hamilton – 21 Rebs: K. Freeman – 15 Asts: K. El-Amin – 4 | Pts: Q. Hall – 18 Rebs: Q. Hall, C. Calvary – 8 Asts: M. Santangelo, R. Floyd, R. Frahm – 2 |
* America West Arena – Phoenix, AZ Attendance: 18,053 Referees: Mike Patterson, Larry Rose, Bobby Hunt

## Final Four
### St. Petersburg, Florida

| National semifinals | National semifinals | National semifinals | National Championship Game | National Championship Game | National Championship Game |
| E1 | Duke | 68 | | | |
| MW1 | Michigan State | 62 | | | |
| MW1 | Michigan State | 62 | E1 | Duke | 74 |
| | | | W1 | Connecticut | 77 |
| S4 | Ohio State | 58 | W1 | Connecticut | 77 |
| 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.

### Game summaries
#### Final four

* CBS
* Saturday, March 27 5:42 pm
* box score
#W1 Connecticut Huskies 64, #S4 Ohio State Buckeyes 58 :
| Scoring by half: 36–35, 28–23 |||
| Pts: R. Hamilton – 24 Rebs: Ricky Moore – 8 Asts: K. El-Amin – 6 | Pts: M. Redd – 15 Rebs: M. Redd – 8 Asts: J. Singleton, S. Penn – 4 |
* Tropicana Field – St. Petersburg, FL Attendance: 41,340 Referees: Jim Burr, Larry Rose, Mark Whitehead
* CBS
* Saturday, March 27 8:00 pm
* box score
#E1 Duke Blue Devils 68, #MW1 Michigan State Spartans 62 :
| Scoring by half: 32–20, 36–42 |||
| Pts: E. Brand – 18 Rebs: E. Brand – 15 Asts: T. Langdon – 3 | Pts: M. Peterson – 15 Rebs: A. Smith – 10 Asts: M. Cleaves – 10 |
* Tropicana Field – St. Petersburg, FL Attendance: 41,340 Referees: Dave Libbey, Curtis Shaw, John Cahill

#### National Championship

* CBS
* Monday, March 29 9:18 pm
* Box score
#1 Connecticut Huskies 77, #1 Duke Blue Devils 74 :
| Scoring by half: 37–39, 40–35 |||
| Pts: R. Hamilton – 27 Rebs: Ricky Moore, K. Freeman – 8 Asts: K. El-Amin – 4 | Pts: T. Langdon – 25 Rebs: E. Brand – 13 Asts: W. Avery – 5 |
* Tropicana Field – St. Petersburg, FL Attendance: 41,340 Referees: Tim Higgins, Gerald Boudreaux, Scott Thornley

## Media coverage
### Television

CBS Sports
* Greg Gumbel served as the studio host, joined by analyst Clark Kellogg.

### Commentary teams

* Jim Nantz/Billy Packer/Bonnie Bernstein – First & Second Round at New Orleans, Louisiana; Midwest Regional at St. Louis; Final Four at St. Petersburg, Florida
* Sean McDonough/Bill Raftery/Michele Tafoya – First & Second Round at Indianapolis, Indiana; South Regional at Knoxville, Tennessee
* Verne Lundquist/Al McGuire/Armen Keteyian – First & Second Round at Charlotte, North Carolina; East Regional at East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Gus Johnson/Dan Bonner/Barry Booker – First & Second Round at Orlando, Florida; West Regional at Phoenix, Arizona
* Tim Brando/James Worthy/Beth Mowins – First & Second Round at Milwaukee, Wisconsin
* Kevin Harlan/Jon Sundvold/Mike Harris – First & Second Round at Seattle, Washington
* Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel/Mike Mayock – First & Second Round at Denver, Colorado
* Craig Bolerjack/Rolando Blackman/Jimmy Dykes – First & Second Round at Boston, Massachusetts

### Radio

Westwood One

#### First and Second Rounds

* – East Region First and Second Rounds at Charlotte, North Carolina
* – East Region First and Second Rounds at Boston, Massachusetts
* – Midwest Region First and Second Rounds at Milwaukee, Wisconsin
* – Midwest Region First and Second Rounds at New Orleans, Louisiana
* – South Region First and Second Rounds at Indianapolis, Indiana
* – South Region First and Second Rounds at Orlando, Florida
* – West Region First and Second Rounds at Denver, Colorado
* – West Region First and Second Rounds at Seattle, Washington

#### Regionals

* – East Regional at East Rutherford, New Jersey
* – Midwest Regional at St. Louis, Missouri
* – South Regional at Knoxville, Tennessee
* – West Regional at Phoenix, Arizona

#### Final Four and National Championship

* Marty Brennaman and Ron Franklin – (Connecticut–Ohio State) Final Four at St. Petersburg, Florida
* John Rooney and Bill Raftery – (Duke–Michigan State) Final Four and National Championship Game at St. Petersburg, Florida

### Local Radio

East Regional – East Rutherford :
| Seed | School | Radio | Play-by-play | Color commentator | Studio host |
| 1 | | | | | |
Midwest Regional – St. Louis :
| Seed | School | Radio | Play-by-play | Color commentator | Studio host |
| 1 | | | | | |
South Regional – Knoxville :
| Seed | School | Radio | Play-by-play | Color commentator | Studio host |
| 1 | | | | | |
West Regional – Phoenix :
| Seed | School | Radio | Play-by-play | Color commentator | Studio host |
| 1 | Connecticut | WTIC–AM 1080 (Connecticut) | Joe D'Ambrosio | Wayne Norman | |

## Additional notes

* Despite their loss in the finals to Connecticut, the 1998–1999 Duke team won 37 games. This tied them with Duke's 1985–86 team, UNLV's 1986–87 squad, and later, Illinois' 2004–05 team and Kansas's 2007–08 team, for the most wins in a season, until their record was broken by the 38-win Memphis team in 2007–08. However, as the NCAA vacated Memphis' 2007–2008 season due to the ineligibility of Derrick Rose, they reclaimed the 37-win record. The mark would once again be raised to 38 wins after Kentucky's dominant title run in 2012, which then tied with Kentucky's 2014–15 team. Only one of the first 5 teams to be the winningest single-season teams won a national championship; UNLV's squad lost in the national semifinal to Indiana, and the other teams lost in the finals, to Louisville, UConn, and North Carolina, while Kansas defeated Memphis in the 2008 national championship game. Kentucky's 2014–15 squad suffered their only loss that season in the national semifinal to Wisconsin.
* Connecticut's victory in the finals marks the biggest upset in Championship Game history in the NCAA tournament, as they were 9.5-point underdogs in the contest despite having compiled a 33–2 record going into the Championship game, including a 14–2 record in the tough Big East Conference. In fact, Connecticut had spent more weeks as the number 1 team in the country, according to the AP Top 25 Poll, than had Duke. The previous record was held by Villanova, who defeated Georgetown as 9-point underdogs in 1985.
* The 1999 Final Four would be the last time Tropicana Field would host NCAA tournament games. For Duke, they had 2 straight promising seasons end on the Tropicana Field floor, with an 86–84 loss to Kentucky in the 1998 South Regional final, and then the 1999 National Championship game.
* North Carolina lost to Weber State which marked the first time the Tar Heels had lost in the first round of the expanded field era with 64 or more teams.
* This is the only tournament in which all four 7-seeds lost in the first round to their 10-seeded opponents.