# Torneo di pallacanestro maschile NCAA Division I 1998

Il Torneo di pallacanestro maschile NCAA Division I 1998 si concluse con la vittoria di Kentucky contro Utah.
Jeff Sheppard di Kentucky fu nominato Most Outstanding Player.

## Squadre qualificate
### East region

* N. Carol. Tar Heels
* UConn Huskies
* S.C. Gamecocks
* MSU Spartans
* Princeton Tigers
* Xavier Musketeers
* Indiana Hoosiers
* Charlotte 49ers
* UIC Flames
* Oklahoma Sooners
* Wash. Huskies
* UNLV R. Rebels
* E. Michigan Eagles
* Richmond Spiders
* Fairleigh D. Knights
* Navy Midshipmen

### South region

* Duke Blue Devils
* Kentucky Wildcats
* Michigan Wolver.
* New Mexico Lobos
* Syracuse Orange
* UCLA Bruins
* UMass Minutemen
* OSU Cowboys
* GW Revolutionaries
* St. Louis Billikens
* Miami Hurricanes
* Iona Gaels
* Butler Bulldogs
* Davidson Wildcats
* SCSU Bulldogs
* Radford Highland.

### Midwest region

* Kansas Jayhawks
* Purdue Boilerm.
* Stanford Cardinal
* Ole Miss Rebels
* TCU Horned Frogs
* Clemson Tigers
* St. John's R. Storm
* R. Island Rams
* Murray St. Racers
* Detroit Titans
* WMU Broncos
* Fl. State Seminoles
* Valpo Beacons
* CofC Cougars
* Delaware F.B. Hens
* PVAMU Panthers

### West region

* Arizona Wildcats
* Cincinnati Bearcats
* Utah Utes
* Maryland Terrapins
* Illinois Fighting Illini
* Ark. Razorbacks
* Temple Owls
* Tenn. Volunteers
* Illinois St. Redbirds
* WV Mountaineers
* UNL Cornhuskers
* S. Alabama Jaguars
* Utah St. Aggies
* S. Francisco Dons
* NAU Lumberjacks
* Nicholls Colonels

## Tabellone
### East region

| Ottavi di finale | Ottavi di finale | Ottavi di finale | Quarti di finale | Quarti di finale | Quarti di finale | Sweet Sixteen | Sweet Sixteen | Sweet Sixteen | | Elite Eight | Elite Eight | Elite Eight |
| 1 | North Carolina | 88 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Navy | 52 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Navy | 52 | 1 | North Carolina | 93 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Charlotte | 83* | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Charlotte | 77 | 8 | Charlotte | 83* | | | | | | | |
| 9 | UIC | 62 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | UIC | 62 | | | | 1 | North Carolina | 73 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Michigan St | 58 | | | | |
| 5 | Princeton | 69 | | | | | | | 4 | Michigan St | 58 | | | | |
| 12 | UNLV | 57 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | UNLV | 57 | 5 | Princeton | 56 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Michigan St | 63 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Michigan St | 83 | 4 | Michigan St | 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 | | | | | | | | | | |

### South region

| Ottavi di finale | Ottavi di finale | Ottavi di finale | Quarti di finale | Quarti di finale | Quarti di finale | Sweet Sixteen | Sweet Sixteen | Sweet Sixteen | | Elite Eight | Elite Eight | Elite Eight |
| 1 | Duke | 99 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Radford | 63 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Radford | 63 | 1 | Duke | 79 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Oklahoma St. | 73 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Oklahoma St. | 74 | 8 | Oklahoma St. | 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 | St. Louis | 51 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | St. Louis | 51 | 10 | St. Louis | 61 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Kentucky | 88 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Kentucky | 82 | 2 | Kentucky | 88 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | South Carolina St. | 67 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Midwest region

| Ottavi di finale | Ottavi di finale | Ottavi di finale | Quarti di finale | Quarti di finale | Quarti di finale | Sweet Sixteen | Sweet Sixteen | Sweet Sixteen | | Elite Eight | Elite Eight | Elite Eight |
| 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 St | 74 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Murray St | 74 | | | | 8 | Rhode Island | 74 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13 | Valparaiso | 68 | | | | |
| 5 | TCU | 87 | | | | | | | 13 | Valparaiso | 68 | | | | |
| 12 | Florida St | 96 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Florida St | 96 | 12 | Florida St | 77 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Valparaiso | 83 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Mississippi | 69 | 13 | Valparaiso | 83 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Valparaiso | 70 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Valparaiso | 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 Johns | 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 | | | | | | | | | | |

### West region

| Ottavi di finale | Ottavi di finale | Ottavi di finale | Quarti di finale | Quarti di finale | Quarti di finale | Sweet Sixteen | Sweet Sixteen | Sweet Sixteen | | Elite Eight | Elite Eight | Elite Eight |
| 1 | Arizona | 99 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Nicholls St | 60 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Nicholls St | 60 | 1 | Arizona | 82 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Illinois St | 49 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tennessee | 81 | 9 | Illinois St | 49 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Illinois St | 82* | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Illinois St | 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 St | 68 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Utah St | 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 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final Four

| Semifinali nazionali | Semifinali nazionali | Semifinali nazionali | Finale nazionale | Finale nazionale | Finale nazionale |
| 1 | North Carolina | 59 | | | |
| W3 | Utah | 65 | | | |
| W3 | Utah | 65 | W3 | Utah | 69 |
| | | | S2 | Kentucky | 78 |
| S2 | Kentucky | 86 | S2 | Kentucky | 78 |
| M3 | Stanford | 85 | | | |
* Campione NCAA 1998
* Kentucky Wildcats 7º titolo

## Squadra vincitrice

| N° | Sportivo |
| 3 | Allen Edwards |
| 4 | Steve Masiello |
| 5 | Wayne Turner |
| 11 | Saul Smith |
| 13 | Nazr Mohammed |
| 14 | Heshimu Evans |
| 15 | Jeff Sheppard |
| 21 | Cameron Mills |
| 33 | Michael Bradley |
| 34 | Scott Padgett |
| 42 | Jamaal Magloire |
| | Myron Anthony |
| | Ryan Hogan |
* Allenatore: Tubby Smith
* Vice-allenatori: Mike Sutton, George Felton