# 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1998 and concluded with the 64-team 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, whose finals were held at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Connecticut Huskies earned their first national championship by defeating the Duke Blue Devils 77–74 on March 29, 1999. They were coached by Jim Calhoun, and the NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player was Richard Hamilton.
In the 32-team 1999 National Invitation Tournament, the California Golden Bears defeated the Clemson Tigers at the Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Following the season, the 1999 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American Consensus First Team included Elton Brand, Mateen Cleaves, Richard Hamilton, Andre Miller and Jason Terry. The consensus second team was composed of Evan Eschmeyer, Steve Francis, Trajan Langdon, Chris Porter, and Wally Szczerbiak.

## Season headlines

* The preseason AP All-American team was named on November 10. Richard Hamilton of Connecticut was the leading vote-getter (66 of 72 votes). The rest of the team included Mateen Cleaves of Michigan State (58 votes), Elton Brand of Duke (55), Lee Nailon of TCU (50) and Andre Miller of Utah (44).

## Conference membership changes

These schools joined new conferences for the 1998–99 season.
| School | Former conference | New conference |
| Buffalo Bulls | Mid-Continent Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| College of Charleston Cougars | Trans America Athletic Conference | Southern Conference |
| Denver Pioneers | NCAA Division II | NCAA Division I Independent |
| Florida International (FIU) Panthers | Trans America Athletic Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis | NCAA Division II | Mid-Continent Conference |
| Jacksonville Dolphins | Sun Belt Conference | Trans America Athletic Conference |
| Lamar Cardinals | Sun Belt Conference | Southland Conference |
| UMBC Retrievers | Big South Conference | Northeast Conference |
| Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles | Mid-Continent Conference | Discontinued athletic programs |
| Quinnipiac Bobcats | NCAA Division II | Northeast Conference |
| Texas–Pan American Broncs | Sun Belt Conference | NCAA Division I Independent |

## Season outlook
### Pre-season polls

The top 25 from the AP Poll November 6, 1998 and the ESPN/USA Today Poll November 5, 1998.
'Associated Press' :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Duke (34) |
| 2 | Connecticut (25) |
| 3 | Stanford (12) |
| 4 | Kentucky (1) |
| 5 | Michigan State |
| 6 | Maryland |
| 7 | Temple |
| 8 | Kansas |
| 9 | Tennessee |
| 10 | Utah |
| 11 | North Carolina |
| 12 | UCLA |
| 13 | Oklahoma State |
| 14 | Washington |
| 15 | Cincinnati |
| 16 | Purdue |
| 17 | Xavier |
| 18 | Arizona |
| 19 | Arkansas |
| 20 | New Mexico |
| 20 | Syracuse |
| 22 | Indiana |
| 23 | Rhode Island |
| 24 | Massachusetts |
| 25 | TCU |
ESPN/USA Today Coaches :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Duke (22) |
| 2 | Stanford (3) |
| 3 | Connecticut (4) |
| 4 | Michigan State |
| 5 | Maryland |
| 6 | Kentucky (1) |
| 7 | Temple |
| 8 | Kansas |
| 9 | Tennessee |
| 10 | Xavier |
| 11 | North Carolina |
| 12 | Utah |
| 13 | UCLA |
| 14 | Washington |
| 15 | Cincinnati |
| 16 | Purdue |
| 17 | Indiana |
| 18 | Oklahoma State |
| 19 | Arkansas |
| 20 | Arizona |
| 21 | New Mexico |
| 22 | Syracuse |
| 23 | Massachusetts |
| 24 | TCU |
| 25 | Rhode Island |

## Regular season
### Conferences
#### Conference winners and tournaments

Twenty-eight conferences concluded their seasons with a single-elimination tournament, with only the Ivy League and Pacific-10 Conference choosing not to conduct conference tournaments. Most conference tournament winners received an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
| Conference | Regular season winner | Conference player of the year | Conference tournament | Tournament venue (City) | Tournament winner |
| America East Conference | Delaware & Drexel | Mike Pegues, Delaware | 1999 America East men's basketball tournament | Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, Delaware) (Except Finals) | Delaware |
| Atlantic 10 Conference | Temple (East) George Washington (West) | Shawnta Rogers, George Washington | 1999 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament | The Spectrum (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | Rhode Island |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | Duke | Elton Brand, Duke | 1999 ACC men's basketball tournament | Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina) | Duke |
| Big 12 Conference | Texas | Venson Hamilton, Nebraska | 1999 Big 12 men's basketball tournament | Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Missouri) | Kansas |
| Big East Conference | Connecticut | Richard Hamilton, Connecticut & Tim James, Miami (Florida) | 1999 Big East men's basketball tournament | Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York) | Connecticut |
| Big Sky Conference | Weber State | Harold Arceneaux, Weber State | 1999 Big Sky men's basketball tournament | Dee Events Center (Ogden, Utah) | Weber State |
| Big South Conference | Winthrop | Kevin Martin, UNC Asheville | 1999 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament | Asheville Civic Center (Asheville, North Carolina) | Winthrop |
| Big Ten Conference | Michigan State | Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State (Coaches) Scoonie Penn, Ohio State (Media) | 1999 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament | United Center (Chicago, Illinois) | Michigan State |
| Big West Conference | Boise State & New Mexico State (Eastern) UC Santa Barbara (Western) | Roberto Bergersen, Boise State | 1999 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament | Lawlor Events Center (Reno, Nevada) | New Mexico State |
| Colonial Athletic Association | George Mason | George Evans, George Mason | 1999 CAA men's basketball tournament | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia) | George Mason |
| Conference USA | Cincinnati (American) UAB (National) | Quentin Richardson, DePaul | 1999 Conference USA men's basketball tournament | Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (Birmingham, Alabama) | Charlotte |
| Ivy League | Penn | Brian Earl, Princeton | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Niagara & Siena | Alvin Young, Niagara | 1999 MAAC men's basketball tournament | Marine Midland Arena (Buffalo, New York) | Siena |
| Mid-American Conference | Miami (Ohio) (East) Toledo (West) | Wally Szczerbiak, Miami (Ohio) | 1999 MAC men's basketball tournament | SeaGate Convention Centre (Toledo, Ohio) | Kent State |
| Mid-Continent Conference | Valparaiso | Chad Wilkerson, Oral Roberts | 1999 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament | The MARK of the Quad Cities (Moline, Illinois) | Valparaiso |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Coppin State & South Carolina State | Damian Woolfolk, Norfolk State | 1999 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia) | Florida A&M |
| Midwestern Collegiate Conference | Detroit | Jermaine Jackson, Detroit | 1999 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament | UIC Pavilion (Chicago, Illinois) | Detroit |
| Missouri Valley Conference | Evansville | Marcus Wilson, Evansville | 1999 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | Savvis Center (St. Louis, Missouri) | Creighton |
| Northeast Conference | UMBC | Ray Minlend, St. Francis (NY) | 1999 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament | Spiro Sports Center (Staten Island, New York) | Mount St. Mary's |
| Ohio Valley Conference | Murray State | Bud Eley, Southeast Missouri State | 1999 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | Gaylord Entertainment Center (Nashville, Tennessee) (Semifinals and Finals) | Murray State |
| Pacific-10 Conference | Stanford | Jason Terry, Arizona | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Patriot League | Lafayette | Brian Ehlers, Lafayette | 1999 Patriot League men's basketball tournament | Kirby Sports Center (Easton, Pennsylvania) | Lafayette |
| Southeastern Conference | Tennessee (East) Auburn (West) | Chris Porter, Auburn | 1999 SEC men's basketball tournament | Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Georgia) | Kentucky |
| Southern Conference | Appalachian State (North) College of Charleston (South) | Sedric Webber, College of Charleston | 1999 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) | College of Charleston |
| Southland Conference | UTSA | Donte Mathis, Texas State | 1999 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament | Hirsch Memorial Coliseum (Shreveport, Louisiana) (Semifinals & Finals) | UTSA |
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | Alcorn State | Adarrial Smylie, Southern | 1999 Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament | F. G. Clark Center (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | Alcorn State |
| Sun Belt Conference | Louisiana Tech | Chico Fletcher, Arkansas State | 1999 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament | Cajundome (Lafayette, Louisiana) | Arkansas State |
| Trans America Athletic Conference | Samford | Reed Rawlings, Samford | 1999 TAAC men's basketball tournament | Memorial Coliseum (Jacksonville, Florida) | Samford |
| West Coast Conference | Gonzaga | Eric Schraeder, Saint Mary's | 1999 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament | Toso Pavilion (Santa Clara, California) | Gonzaga |
| Western Athletic Conference | UNLV & Tulsa (Mountain) Utah (Pacific) | Andre Miller, Utah (Mountain) Jeryl Sasser, SMU (Pacific) | 1999 WAC men's basketball tournament | Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, Nevada) | Utah |

#### Conference standings

1998–99 America East Conference men's basketball standings :
| 1998–99 America East Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Delaware †15–3 .83325–6  .806 Drexel15–3 .83320–9  .690 Hofstra14–4 .77822–10  .688 Maine13–5 .72219–9  .679 Hartford9–9 .50011–16  .407 Vermont7–11 .38911–16  .407 Northeastern6–12 .33310–18  .357 Boston University5–13 .2789–18  .333 Towson4–14 .2226–22  .214 New Hampshire2–16 .1114–23  .148 † 1999 America East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 1998–99 ACC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 1 Duke †16–0 1.00037–2  .949 No. 5 Maryland13–3 .81328–6  .824 No. 13 North Carolina10–6 .62524–10  .706 Wake Forest7–9 .43817–14  .548 NC State6–10 .37519–14  .576 Georgia Tech6–10 .37515–16  .484 Clemson5–11 .31320–15  .571 Florida State5–11 .31313–17  .433 Virginia4–12 .25014–16  .467 † 1999 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1998–99 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East Temple13–3 .81324–11  .686 Rhode Island †10–6 .62520–13  .606 UMass9–7 .56314–16  .467 St. Bonaventure8–8 .50014–15  .483 Fordham5–11 .31312–15  .444 Saint Joseph's5–11 .31312–18  .400 West George Washington13–3 .81320–9  .690 Xavier12–4 .75025–11  .694 La Salle8–8 .50013–15  .464 Virginia Tech7–9 .43813–15  .464 Dayton5–11 .31311–17  .393 Duquesne1–15 .0635–23  .179 † 1999 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
| 1998–99 Big 12 men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Texas13–3 .81319–13  .594 Missouri11–5 .68820–9  .690 No. 22 Kansas †11–5 .68823–10  .697 Oklahoma11–5 .68822–11  .667 Oklahoma State10–6 .62523–11  .676 Nebraska10–6 .62520–13  .606 Kansas State7–9 .43820–13  .606 Colorado7–9 .43818–15  .545 Iowa State6–10 .37515–15  .500 Texas A&M5–11 .31312–15  .444 Texas Tech5–11 .31313–17  .433 Baylor0–16 .0006–24  .200 † 1999 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 1998–99 Big East men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 3 Connecticut†16–2 .88934–2  .944 No. 10 Miami (FL)15–3 .83323–7  .767 No. 9 St. John's14–4 .77828–9  .757 Syracuse10–8 .55621–12  .636 Villanova10–8 .55621–11  .656 Rutgers9–9 .50019–13  .594 Providence9–9 .50016–14  .533 Notre Dame8–10 .44414–16  .467 Seton Hall8–10 .44415–15  .500 Georgetown6–12 .33315–16  .484 Pittsburgh5–13 .27814–16  .467 West Virginia4–14 .22210–19  .345 Boston College3–15 .1676–21  .222 † 1999 Big East tournament winner As of March 29, 1999 Rankings from AP Poll | 1998–99 Big Sky men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Weber State †13–3 .81325–8  .758 Northern Arizona12–4 .75021–8  .724 Portland State9–7 .56317–11  .607 Cal State Northridge9–7 .56317–12  .586 Montana State9–7 .56316–13  .552 Eastern Washington7–9 .43810–17  .370 Montana6–10 .37513–14  .481 Idaho State4–12 .2506–20  .231 Sacramento State3–13 .1883–23  .115 † Conference tournament winner |
| 1998–99 Big South Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Winthrop †9–1 .90021–8  .724 Radford8–2 .80020–8  .714 UNC Asheville5–5 .50011–18  .379 Charleston Southern4–6 .40012–16  .429 Coastal Carolina4–6 .4007–20  .259 Liberty0–10 .0004–23  .148 † 1999 Big South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1998–99 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 2 Michigan State†15–1 .93833–5  .868 No. 19 Indiana9–7 .56323–11  .676 No. 18 Wisconsin9–7 .56322–10  .688 No. 21 Iowa9–7 .56320–10  .667 Purdue7–9 .43821–13  .618 Northwestern6–10 .37515–14  .517 Penn State5–11 .31313–14  .481 Illinois3–13 .18814–18  .438 No. 14 Ohio State**1–1 .5001–1  .500 Minnesota***0–8 .0000–11  .000 Michigan*0–11 .0000–19  .000 † 1999 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll *Michigan: 12 games vacated due to sanctions against the program **Ohio State: 34 games including 5 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program *** Minnesota vacated 17 games including 1 NCAA Tourn. game due to sanctions against the program Disputed records: Michigan: 12–19, 5–11; Ohio State: 27–9, 12–4; Minnesota: 17–11, 8–8 | 1998–99 Big West men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East Division Boise State12–4 .75021–8  .724 New Mexico State †12–4 .75023–10  .697 Idaho11–5 .68816–11  .593 Utah State8–8 .50015–13  .536 Nevada4–12 .2508–18  .308 North Texas4–12 .2504–22  .154 West Division UC Santa Barbara12–4 .75015–13  .536 Long Beach State9–7 .56313–15  .464 Pacific9–7 .56314–13  .519 Cal State Fullerton7–9 .43813–14  .481 Cal Poly6–10 .37511–16  .407 UC Irvine2–14 .1256–20  .231 † 1999 Big West tournament winner As of April 10, 1999 Rankings from AP poll |
| 1998–99 CAA men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT George Mason †13–3 .81319–11  .633 Old Dominion11–5 .68825–9  .735 Richmond10–6 .62515–12  .556 James Madison9–7 .56316–11  .593 UNC Wilmington9–7 .56311–17  .393 VCU8–8 .50015–16  .484 East Carolina7–9 .43813–14  .481 William & Mary3–13 .1888–19  .296 American2–14 .1257–21  .250 † 1999 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1998–99 Conference USA men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT American No. 11 Cincinnati12–4 .75027–6  .818 Louisville11–5 .68819–11  .633 No. 24 UNC Charlotte †10–6 .62523–11  .676 DePaul10–6 .62518–13  .581 Saint Louis8–8 .50015–16  .484 Marquette6–10 .37514–15  .483 National UAB10–6 .62520–12  .625 South Florida6–10 .37514–14  .500 Southern Miss6–10 .37514–16  .467 Memphis6–10 .37513–15  .464 Tulane6–10 .37512–15  .444 Houston5–11 .31310–17  .370 † 1999 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1998–99 Ivy League men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Penn13–1 .92921–6  .778 Princeton11–3 .78622–8  .733 Dartmouth10–4 .71414–12  .538 Harvard7–7 .50013–13  .500 Cornell6–8 .42911–15  .423 Columbia5–9 .35710–16  .385 Brown2–12 .1434–22  .154 Yale2–12 .1434–22  .154 Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1998–99 MAAC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Niagara13–5 .72217–12  .586 Siena †13–5 .72225–6  .806 Iona12–6 .66716–14  .533 Canisius11–7 .61115–12  .556 Saint Peter's10–8 .55614–15  .483 Marist8–10 .44416–12  .571 Rider7–11 .38912–16  .429 Fairfield7–11 .38912–15  .444 Loyola (MD)6–12 .33313–15  .464 Manhattan3–15 .1675–22  .185 † 1999 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1998–99 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East Miami15–3 .83324–8  .750 Kent State †13–5 .72223–7  .767 Akron12–6 .66718–9  .667 Ohio12–6 .66718–10  .643 Bowling Green12–6 .66718–10  .643 Marshall11–7 .61116–11  .593 Buffalo1–17 .0565–24  .172 West Toledo11–7 .61119–9  .679 Ball State10–8 .55616–11  .593 Central Michigan7–11 .38910–16  .385 Western Michigan6–12 .33311–15  .423 Eastern Michigan5–13 .2785–20  .200 Northern Illinois2–16 .1116–20  .231 † 1999 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1998–99 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Oral Roberts10–4 .71417–11  .607 Valparaiso †10–4 .71423–9  .719 Western Illinois9–5 .64316–12  .571 Youngstown State9–5 .64314–14  .500 Southern Utah6–8 .42913–17  .433 IUPUI6–8 .42911–16  .407 Missouri-Kansas City3–11 .2148–22  .267 Chicago State3–11 .2143–24  .111 † 1999 Mid-Con Tournament winner Rankings from |
| 1998–99 MEAC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT South Carolina State14–4 .77817–12  .586 Coppin State14–4 .77815–14  .517 Morgan State12–6 .66714–14  .500 Norfolk State11–7 .61115–12  .556 Bethune–Cookman10–9 .52611–16  .407 North Carolina A&T9–9 .50013–15  .464 Hampton8–10 .4448–19  .296 Florida A&M †8–11 .42112–19  .387 Maryland Eastern Shore7–11 .38910–17  .370 Delaware State5–13 .2788–19  .296 Howard2–16 .1112–25  .074 † 1999 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1998–99 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Detroit †12–2 .85725–6  .806 Butler11–3 .78622–10  .688 Green Bay9–5 .64320–11  .645 Loyola Chicago7–7 .5009–18  .333 Cleveland State6–8 .42914–14  .500 Milwaukee5–9 .3578–19  .296 Wright State4–10 .2869–18  .333 UIC2–12 .1437–21  .250 † 1999 MCC tournament winner | 1998–99 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Evansville13–5 .72223–10  .697 Creighton †11–7 .61122–9  .710 Southwest Missouri State11–7 .61122–11  .667 Bradley11–7 .61117–12  .586 Southern Illinois10–8 .55615–12  .556 Indiana State10–8 .55615–12  .556 Illinois State7–11 .38916–15  .516 Wichita State6–12 .33313–17  .433 Northern Iowa6–12 .3339–18  .333 Drake5–13 .27810–17  .370 † 1999 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1998–99 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT UMBC17–3 .85019–9  .679 St. Francis Brooklyn16–4 .80020–8  .714 Robert Morris12–8 .60015–12  .556 Central Connecticut11–9 .55019–13  .594 Long Island10–10 .50010–17  .370 Mount St. Mary's†10–10 .50015–15  .500 Fairleigh Dickinson9–11 .45012–16  .429 Wagner7–13 .3509–18  .333 Saint Francis (PA)7–13 .3509–17  .346 Quinnipiac6–14 .3009–18  .333 Monmouth5–15 .2505–21  .192 † 1999 NEC tournament winner | 1998–99 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Murray State †16–2 .88927–6  .818 Southeast Missouri State15–3 .83320–9  .690 Middle Tennessee9–9 .50012–19  .387 Austin Peay9–9 .50011–16  .407 Morehead State9–9 .50013–15  .464 Tennessee State9–9 .50012–15  .444 Eastern Illinois8–10 .44413–16  .448 Tennessee Tech8–10 .44412–15  .444 UT Martin5–13 .2788–18  .308 Eastern Kentucky2–16 .1113–23  .115 † 1999 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1998–99 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings ConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 7 Stanford15–3 .83326–7  .788 No. 12 Arizona13–5 .72222–7  .759 No. 15 UCLA12–6 .66722–9  .710 Washington10–8 .55617–12  .586 California8–10 .44422–11  .667 Oregon8–10 .44419–13  .594 USC7–11 .38915–13  .536 Oregon State7–11 .38913–14  .481 Arizona State6–12 .33314–16  .467 Washington State4–14 .22210–19  .345 As of July 26, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1998–99 Patriot League men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Lafayette †10–2 .83322–8  .733 Navy9–3 .75020–7  .741 Bucknell9–3 .75016–13  .552 Colgate7–5 .58314–14  .500 Army4–8 .3338–19  .296 Holy Cross3–9 .2507–20  .259 Lehigh0–12 .0006–22  .214 † 1999 Patriot League tournament winner | 1998–99 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East No. 20 Tennessee12–4 .75021–9  .700 No. 8 Kentucky †11–5 .68828–9  .757 No. 23 Florida10–6 .62522–9  .710 Georgia6–10 .37515–15  .500 Vanderbilt5–11 .31314–15  .483 South Carolina3–13 .1888–21  .276 West No. 4 Auburn14–2 .87529–4  .879 No. 17 Arkansas9–7 .56323–11  .676 Ole Miss8–8 .50020–13  .606 Mississippi State8–8 .50020–13  .606 Alabama6–10 .37517–15  .531 LSU4–12 .25012–15  .444 † 1999 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1998–99 Southern Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT North Appalachian State13–3 .81321–8  .724 Davidson11–5 .68816–11  .593 East Tennessee State9–7 .56317–11  .607 VMI9–7 .56312–15  .444 UNC Greensboro5–11 .3137–20  .259 Western Carolina2–14 .1258–21  .276 South No. 16 College of Charleston †16–0 1.00028–3  .903 Chattanooga9–7 .56316–12  .571 Wofford8–8 .50011–16  .407 Georgia Southern6–10 .37511–17  .393 Furman5–11 .31312–16  .429 The Citadel3–13 .1889–18  .333 † 1999 SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 1999 Rankings from AP poll |
| 1998–99 Southland Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Texas State13–5 .72219–9  .679 UTSA †12–6 .66718–11  .621 Nicholls State12–6 .66714–15  .483 Louisiana-Monroe12–6 .66713–14  .481 Lamar11–7 .61117–11  .607 McNeese State11–7 .61113–15  .464 Northwestern State8–10 .44411–15  .423 Texas–Arlington8–10 .44410–16  .385 Sam Houston State7–11 .38910–16  .385 Southeastern Louisiana3–15 .1676–20  .231 Stephen F. Austin2–16 .1114–22  .154 † 1999 Southland tournament winner | 1998–99 SWAC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Alcorn State †14–2 .87523–7  .767 Southern13–3 .81321–7  .750 Jackson State11–5 .68816–12  .571 Mississippi Valley State10–6 .62514–13  .519 Alabama State8–8 .50011–16  .407 Texas Southern6–10 .3758–19  .296 Grambling State5–11 .3136–21  .222 Prairie View A&M4–12 .2506–21  .222 Arkansas–Pine Bluff1–15 .0633–24  .111 Alabama A&M0–0 –10–17  .370 † 1999 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1998–99 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Louisiana Tech10–4 .71419–9  .679 Arkansas State †9–5 .64318–12  .600 Florida International7–7 .50013–16  .448 SW Louisiana7–7 .50013–16  .448 Western Kentucky7–7 .50013–16  .448 South Alabama6–8 .42911–16  .407 New Orleans5–9 .35714–16  .467 Arkansas-Little Rock5–9 .35712–15  .444 † 1999 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1998–99 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Samford †15–1 .93824–6  .800 Central Florida13–3 .81319–10  .655 Georgia State11–5 .68817–13  .567 Stetson10–6 .62514–13  .519 Centenary9–7 .56314–14  .500 Jacksonville7–9 .43812–15  .444 Campbell6–10 .3759–18  .333 Troy State6–10 .3759–18  .333 Mercer5–11 .3138–18  .308 Jacksonville State3–13 .1888–18  .308 Florida Atlantic3–13 .1886–20  .231 † 1999 TAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 1998–99 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Gonzaga †12–2 .85728–7  .800 San Diego9–5 .64318–9  .667 Pepperdine9–5 .64319–13  .594 Santa Clara8–6 .57114–15  .483 Loyola Marymount6–8 .42911–16  .407 Saint Mary's5–9 .35713–18  .419 San Francisco4–10 .28612–18  .400 Portland3–11 .2149–18  .333 † 1999 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 1998–99 WAC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Mountain UNLV9–5 .64316–13  .552 Tulsa9–5 .64323–10  .697 Rice8–6 .57118–10  .643 TCU7–7 .50021–11  .656 SMU7–7 .50015–15  .500 Colorado State7–7 .50019–11  .633 Wyoming7–7 .50018–10  .643 Air Force2–12 .14310–16  .385 Pacific No. 6 Utah †14–0 1.00028–5  .848 No. 25 New Mexico9–5 .64325–9  .735 Fresno State9–5 .64321–12  .636 UTEP8–6 .57116–12  .571 BYU6–8 .42912–16  .429 San Jose State5–9 .35712–16  .429 Hawaii3–11 .2146–20  .231 San Diego State2–12 .1434–22  .154 † 1999 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |

### Division I independents

Two schools played as Division I independents.
1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings :
* 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
* vteConfOverall
* TeamW L PCTW L PCT
* Denver-–- –10–17
* .370
* Texas–Pan American-–- –5–22
* .185
* Rankings from AP Poll

### Informal championships

| Conference | Regular season winner | Most Valuable Player |
| Philadelphia Big 5 | Villanova | Pepe Sánchez, Temple |
For the eighth 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 Villanova finished with a 2–0 record 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

Source for additional stats categories
| Points per game | Points per game | Points per game | Rebounds per game | Rebounds per game | Rebounds per game | Assists per game | Assists per game | Assists per game | Steals per game | Steals per game | Steals per game |
| Player | School | PPG | Player | School | RPG | Player | School | APG | Player | School | SPG |
| Alvin Young | Niagara | 25.1 | Ian McGinnis | Dartmouth | 12.2 | Doug Gottlieb | Oklahoma State | 8.8 | Shawnta Rogers | George Washington | 3.6 |
| Ray Minlend | San Francisco | 24.3 | Todd MacCulloch | Washington | 11.9 | Chico Fletcher | Arkansas State | 8.3 | Tim Winn | St. Bonaventure | 3.5 |
| Wally Szczerbiak | Miami (OH) | 24.2 | Jeff Foster | SW Texas State | 11.3 | Ali Ton | Davidson | 7.6 | Jason Rowe | Loyola (MD) | 3.4 |
| Brian Merriweather | Texas–Pan American | 23.7 | Chris Mihm | Texas | 11.0 | Ed Cota | North Carolina | 7.4 | John Linehan | Providence | 3.3 |
| Damian Woolfolk | Norfolk State | 23.5 | K'zell Wesson | La Salle | 10.8 | Chris Herren | Fresno State | 7.2 | Cookie Belcher | Nebraska | 3.2 |
| Blocked shots per game | Blocked shots per game | Blocked shots per game | Field-goal percentage | Field-goal percentage | Field-goal percentage | Three-Point FG percentage | Three-Point FG percentage | Three-Point FG percentage | Free-throw percentage | Free-throw percentage | Free-throw percentage |
| Player | School | BPG | Player | School | FG% | Player | School | 3FG% | Player | School | FT% |
| Tarvis Williams | Hampton | 5.0 | Delawn Grandison | Liberty | 67.4 | Rodney Thomas | IUPUI | 52.2 | Lonnie Cooper | Louisiana Tech | 92.1 |
| Henry Jordan | Miss. Valley St. | 4.0 | Todd MacCulloch | Washington | 66.2 | Ross Land | N. Arizona | 50.9 | Haywood Eaddy | Loyola Marymount | 89.8 |
| Etan Thomas | Syracuse | 4.0 | Quincy Gause | Georgia State | 65.2 | Brian Grawer | Missouri | 49.6 | Marcus Wilson | Evansville | 89.7 |
| Wojciech Myrda | Northeast Louisiana | 3.6 | Ryan Moss | Arkansas–Little Rock | 64.3 | Ryan Borowicz | Wisconsin–Green Bay | 44.4 | Jermel President | College of Charleston | 89.5 |
| Calvin Booth | Penn State | 3.5 | Elton Brand | Duke | 62.0 | Alan Puckett | The Citadel | 44.4 | Arthur Lee | Stanford | 88.6 |

## Postseason tournaments
### NCAA tournament
#### Final Four – Tropicana Field, 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.

### National Invitation tournament
#### Semifinals & finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| California | 85 | | |
| Oregon | 69 | | |
| Oregon | 69 | California | 61 |
| | | Clemson | 60 |
| Clemson | 79 | Clemson | 60 |
| Xavier | 76 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Oregon | 75 |
| | | Xavier | 106 |

## Award winners
### Consensus All-American teams

Consensus First Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Elton Brand | C | Sophomore | Duke |
| Mateen Cleaves | G | Junior | Michigan State |
| Richard Hamilton | F-G | Junior | Connecticut |
| Andre Miller | G | Senior | Utah |
| Jason Terry | G | Senior | Arizona |
Consensus Second Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Evan Eschmeyer | C | Senior | Northwestern |
| Steve Francis | G | Junior | Maryland |
| Trajan Langdon | G | Senior | Duke |
| Chris Porter | F | Junior | Auburn |
| Wally Szczerbiak | F | Senior | Miami (OH) |

### Major player of the year awards

* Wooden Award: Elton Brand, Duke
* Naismith Award: Elton Brand, Duke
* Associated Press Player of the Year: Elton Brand, Duke
* NABC Player of the Year: Elton Brand, Duke
* Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Elton Brand, Duke
* Adolph Rupp Trophy: Elton Brand, Duke
* Sporting News Player of the Year: Elton Brand, Duke

### Major freshman of the year awards

* USBWA Freshman of the Year: Quentin Richardson, DePaul
* Sporting News Freshman of the Year: Quentin Richardson, DePaul

### Major coach of the year awards

* Associated Press Coach of the Year: Cliff Ellis, Auburn
* Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Cliff Ellis, Auburn
* NABC Coach of the Year: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke & Jim O'Brien, Ohio State
* Naismith College Coach of the Year: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke
* CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Cliff Ellis, Auburn
* Sporting News Coach of the Year: Cliff Ellis, Auburn

### Other major awards

* NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Shane Battier, Duke
* Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Shawnta Rogers, George Washington
* Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Pepe Sánchez, Temple
* NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Ron Artest, St. John's
* Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award (Strong personal character): Tim Hill, Harvard

## Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
| Team | Former Coach | Interim Coach | New Coach | Reason |
| Georgetown | John Thompson Jr. | | Craig Esherick | Thompson resigned in mid-season on January 8, 1999, after 26+1⁄2 seasons as head coach. Assistant coach Esherick immediately succeeded him as head coach. |
| UTEP | Don Haskins | | Jason Rabedeaux | |