1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams

This is a list of qualifying teams in the 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[1] A total of 64 teams entered the tournament. Twenty-nine of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bids of the Ivy League and Pacific-10, which did not conduct a postseason tournament, went to their regular season champion. The remaining 33 teams were granted at-large bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams were seeded within their assigned region from 1 to 16, which was disclosed, while the Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 64, which was not disclosed.

1999 qualifying teams
Total teams64
Automatic bids30
At-large bids34
Regional top seedsAuburn (S), Connecticut (W), Duke (E), Michigan State (MW)
ChampionConnecticut
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Qualifying teams

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Automatic bids

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Automatic bids to the tournament were granted for winning a conference championship tournament, except for the automatic bid of the Ivy League and Pac-10 given to the regular season champion. Seeds listed were seeds within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in bold face were given at-large berths.

Automatic bids
Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Last app. Conference
regular season
Regular season
second place
Second place
record (Conf.)
Penn 21–5 (13–1) 1995 Ivy League Princeton 20–7 (11–3)
Stanford 25–6 (15–3) 1998 Pac-10[2] Arizona 22–6 (13–5)
Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Seed Last app. Conference
tournament
Conf. finals
runner-up
Runner-up
record (Conf.)
Runner-up
seed
Duke 32–1 (16–0) 1 1998 ACC[3] North Carolina 24–9 (10–6) 3
Delaware 25–5 (15–3) 1 1998 America East Drexel 20–9 (15–3) 2
Rhode Island 20–12 (10–6) E2 1999 Atlantic 10 Temple 21–10 (13–3) E1
Kansas 22–9 (11–5) 3 1998 Big 12[4] Oklahoma State 22–10 (10–6) 5
Connecticut 28–2 (16–2) 3 1998 Big East St. John's 25–8 (14–4) 4
Weber State 25–7 (13–3) 1 1995 Big Sky Northern Arizona 21–8 (12–4) 2
Winthrop 21–7 (9–1) 1 Never Big South Radford 20–8 (8–2) 2
Michigan State 29–5 (15–1) 1 1998 Big Ten Illinois 14–18 (3–13) 11
New Mexico State 23–9 (12–4) E2 1994 Big West Boise State 21–8 (12–4) E1
George Mason 19–10 (13–3) 1 1989 CAA Old Dominion 24–8 (11–5) 2
UNC Charlotte 22–10 (10–6) 5 1998 C-USA Louisville 19–10 (11–5) 2
Siena 25–5 (13–5) 2 1989 MAAC Saint Peter's 14–15 (10–8) 5
Kent State 23–6 (13–5) 2 Never MAC Miami (OH) 22–7 (15–3) 1
Detroit 24–5 (12–2) 1 1998 MCC Butler 22–10 (11–3) 2
Florida A&M 12–18 (8–11) 7 Never MEAC[5] South Carolina State 17–12 (17–12) 1
Valparaiso 23–8 (10–4) 2 1998 Mid-Con Oral Roberts 17–11 (10–4) 1
Creighton 22–8 (11–7) 2 1991 Missouri Valley Evansville 23–9 (13–5) 1
Mount St. Mary's 15–14 (10–10) 6 1995 Northeast Central Connecticut State 19–13 (11–8) 4
Murray State 27–5 (16–2) 1 1998 Ohio Valley[6] Southeast Missouri State 20–9 (15–3) 2
Lafayette 22–7 (10–2) 1 1957 Patriot Bucknell 16–13 (9–3) 3
Kentucky 25–8 (11–5) E2 1998 SEC Arkansas 22–10 (9–7) W2
College of Charleston 28–2 (16–0) 1S 1997 Southern Appalachian State 21–8 (13–3) 1N
UTSA 18–10 (12–6) 2 1988 Southland Texas State 19–9 (13–5) 1
Arkansas State 18–1 (9–5) 2 Never Sun Belt Western Kentucky 13–16 (7–7) 5
Alcorn State 23–6 (14–2) 1 1984 SWAC Southern 21–7 (13–3) 2
Samford 24–5 (15–1) 1 Never TAAC UCF 13–3 (19–10) 2
Utah 27–4 (14–0) P1 1998 WAC New Mexico 24–8 (9–5) P2
Gonzaga 25–6 (12–2) 1 1995 West Coast Santa Clara 14–15 (8–6) 4

At-large bids

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School Conference Appearance Last bid
Arizona Pac-10 18th 1998
Arkansas SEC 24th 1998
Auburn SEC 5th 1988
Cincinnati C-USA 18th 1998
Evansville MVC 5th 1993
Florida SEC 6th 1995
George Washington Atlantic 10 7th 1998
Indiana Big Ten 28th 1998
Iowa Big Ten 19th 1997
Louisville C-USA 28th 1998
Maryland ACC 16th 1998
Miami (FL) Big East 2nd 1960
Miami (OH) MAC 16th 1997
Minnesota Big Ten 8th 1997
Missouri Big 12 17th 1998
New Mexico WAC 10th 1998
North Carolina ACC 33rd 1998
Ohio State Big Ten 19th 1992
Oklahoma Big 12 18th 1998
Oklahoma State Big 12 16th 1998
Ole Miss SEC 4th 1998
Purdue Big Ten 18th 1998
SW Missouri State MVC 6th 1992
St. John's Big East 25th 1998
Syracuse Big East 25th 1998
Temple Atlantic 10 23rd 1998
Tennessee SEC 11th 1998
Texas Big 12 17th 1998
Tulsa WAC 11th 1997
UAB C-USA 10th 1994
UCLA Pac-10 35th 1998
Villanova Big East 25th 1997
Washington Pac-10 10th 1998
Wisconsin Big Ten 5th 1997

Listed by region and seeding

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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
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

Bids by conference

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Bids Conference Schools
7 Big Ten Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin
6 SEC Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Tennessee
5 Big 12 Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas
Big East Connecticut, Miami (FL), St. John's, Syracuse, Villanova
4 C-USA Cincinnati, Louisville, UAB, UNC Charlotte
Pac-10 Arizona, Stanford, UCLA, Washington
3 ACC Duke, Maryland, North Carolina
Atlantic 10 George Washington, Rhode Island, Temple
Missouri Valley Creighton, Evansville, Southwest Missouri State
WAC New Mexico, Tulsa, Utah
2 MAC Kent State, Miami (OH)
1 19 other conferences

Bids by state

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Bids State School(s)
4 Indiana Evansville, Indiana, Purdue, Valparaiso
Ohio Cincinnati, Kent State, Miami (OH), Ohio State
3 Alabama Auburn, Samford, UAB
Florida Florida, Florida A&M, Miami (FL)
Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky, Murray State
New York Siena, St. John's, Syracuse
North Carolina Duke, North Carolina, UNC Charlotte
Oklahoma Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Tulsa
Pennsylvania Lafayette, Penn, Temple
2 Arizona Arizona, Northern Arizona
Arkansas Arkansas, Arkansas State
California Stanford, UCLA
Maryland Maryland, Mount St. Mary's
Michigan Detroit, Michigan State
Mississippi Alcorn State, Ole Miss
Missouri Missouri, Southwest Missouri State
New Mexico New Mexico, New Mexico State
South Carolina College of Charleston, Winthrop
Texas Texas, UTSA
Utah Utah, Weber State
Washington Gonzaga, Washington
1 Connecticut Connecticut
Delaware Delaware
Iowa Iowa
Kansas Kansas
Minnesota Minnesota
Nebraska Creighton
Rhode Island Rhode Island
Tennessee Tennessee
Virginia George Mason
Washington, D.C. George Washington
Wisconsin Wisconsin

References

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  1. ^ "1999 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, rounds". NCAA.com. May 7, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Pac-12.org. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "2008–09 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide". Atlantic Coast Conference. 2008. p. 108. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "2000 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Box Score" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book" (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  6. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). OVCSports.com. Retrieved July 16, 2023.