1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

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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)

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).

{{16TeamBracket | RD3=Regional semifinals | RD4=Regional Finals | RD1-seed01=1

| subgroup1= Charlotte

| subgroup2= Charlotte

| subgroup3= Boston

| subgroup4= Boston

| RD1-team01=Duke

| RD1-score01=99

| RD1-seed02=16

| RD1-team02=Florida A&M

| RD1-score02=58

| RD1-seed03=8

| RD1-team03=College of Charleston

| RD1-score03=53

| RD1-seed04=9

| RD1-team04=Tulsa

| RD1-score04=62

| RD1-seed05=5

| RD1-team05=Wisconsin

| RD1-score05=32

| RD1-seed06=12

| RD1-team06=SW Missouri St.

| RD1-score06=43

| RD1-seed07=4

| RD1-team07=Tennessee

| RD1-score07=62

| RD1-seed08=13

| RD1-team08=Delaware

| RD1-score08=52

| RD1-seed09=6

| RD1-team09=Temple

| RD1-score09=61

| RD1-seed10=11

| RD1-team10=Kent St.

| RD1-score10=54

| RD1-seed11=3

| RD1-team11=Cincinnati

| RD1-score11=72

| RD1-seed12=14

| RD1-team12=George Mason

| RD1-score12=48

| RD1-seed13=7

| RD1-team13=Texas

| RD1-score13=54

| RD1-seed14=10

| RD1-team14=Purdue

| RD1-score14=58

| RD1-seed15=2

| RD1-team15=Miami-FL

| RD1-score15=75

| RD1-seed16=15

| RD1-team16=Lafayette

| RD1-score16=54

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01=Duke

| RD2-score01=97

| RD2-seed02=9

| RD2-team02=Tulsa

| RD2-score02=56

| RD2-seed03=12

| RD2-team03=SW Missouri St.

| RD2-score03=81

| RD2-seed04=4

| RD2-team04=Tennessee

| RD2-score04=51

| RD2-seed05=6

| RD2-team05=Temple

| RD2-score05=64

| RD2-seed06=3

| RD2-team06=Cincinnati

| RD2-score06=54

| RD2-seed07=10

| RD2-team07=Purdue

| RD2-score07=73

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-team08=Miami-FL

| RD2-score08=63

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01=Duke

| RD3-score01=78

| RD3-seed02=12

| RD3-team02=SW Missouri St.

| RD3-score02=61

| RD3-seed03=6

| RD3-team03=Temple

| RD3-score03=77

| RD3-seed04=10

| RD3-team04=Purdue

| RD3-score04=55

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01=Duke

| RD4-score01=85

| RD4-seed02=6

| RD4-team02=Temple

| RD4-score02=64

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| date = Sunday, March 21

| time =

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| team1 = #1 Duke Blue Devils

| score1 = 85

| team2 = #6 Temple Owls

| score2 = 64

| points1 = T. Langdon{{Snd}} 23

| rebounds1 = E. Brand{{Snd}} 8

| assist1 = C. Carrawell{{Snd}} 7

| points2 = L. Barnes, M. Karcher{{Snd}} 19

| rebounds2 = L. Barnes{{Snd}} 8

| assist2 = P. Sánchez{{Snd}} 4

| H1 = 43–31

| H2 = 42–33

| place = Continental Airlines Arena{{Snd}} East Rutherford, NJ

| attendance = 19,557

| referee = Frankie Bourdeaux, Ted Valentine, Scott Thornley

| TV = CBS

}}

{{16TeamBracket | RD3=Regional semifinals | RD4=Regional Finals | RD1-seed01=1

| subgroup1= Milwaukee

| subgroup2= Milwaukee

| subgroup3= New Orleans

| subgroup4= New Orleans

| RD1-team01=Michigan State

| RD1-score01=76

| RD1-seed02=16

| RD1-team02=Mount St. Mary's

| RD1-score02=53

| RD1-seed03=8

| RD1-team03=Villanova

| RD1-score03=70

| RD1-seed04=9

| RD1-team04=Ole Miss

| RD1-score04=72

| RD1-seed05=5

| RD1-team05=Charlotte

| RD1-score05=81^OT

| RD1-seed06=12

| RD1-team06=Rhode Island

| RD1-score06=70

| RD1-seed07=4

| RD1-team07=Arizona

| RD1-score07=60

| RD1-seed08=13

| RD1-team08=Oklahoma

| RD1-score08=61

| RD1-seed09=6

| RD1-team09=Kansas

| RD1-score09=95

| RD1-seed10=11

| RD1-team10=Evansville

| RD1-score10=74

| RD1-seed11=3

| RD1-team11=Kentucky

| RD1-score11=82

| RD1-seed12=14

| RD1-team12=New Mexico State

| RD1-score12=60

| RD1-seed13=7

| RD1-team13=Washington

| RD1-score13=58

| RD1-seed14=10

| RD1-team14=Miami-OH

| RD1-score14=59

| RD1-seed15=2

| RD1-team15=Utah

| RD1-score15=80

| RD1-seed16=15

| RD1-team16=Arkansas State

| RD1-score16=58

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01=Michigan State

| RD2-score01=74

| RD2-seed02=9

| RD2-team02=Ole Miss

| RD2-score02=66

| RD2-seed03=5

| RD2-team03=Charlotte

| RD2-score03=72

| RD2-seed04=13

| RD2-team04=Oklahoma

| RD2-score04=85

| RD2-seed05=6

| RD2-team05=Kansas

| RD2-score05=88

| RD2-seed06=3

| RD2-team06=Kentucky

| RD2-score06=92^OT

| RD2-seed07=10

| RD2-team07=Miami-OH

| RD2-score07=66

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-team08=Utah

| RD2-score08=58

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01=Michigan State

| RD3-score01=54

| RD3-seed02=13

| RD3-team02=Oklahoma

| RD3-score02=46

| RD3-seed03=3

| RD3-team03=Kentucky

| RD3-score03=58

| RD3-seed04=10

| RD3-team04=Miami-OH

| RD3-score04=43

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01=Michigan State

| RD4-score01=73

| RD4-seed02=3

| RD4-team02=Kentucky

| RD4-score02=66

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| date = Sunday, March 21

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| team1 = #1 Michigan State Spartans

| score1 = 73

| team2 = #3 Kentucky Wildcats

| score2 = 66

| points1 = M. Peterson{{Snd}} 19

| rebounds1 = M. Peterson{{Snd}} 10

| assist1 = M. Cleaves{{Snd}} 7

| points2 = H. Evans, T. Prince{{Snd}} 12

| rebounds2 = H. Evans{{Snd}} 6

| assist2 = W. Turner{{Snd}} 8

| H1 = 35–36

| H2 = 38–30

| place = Trans World Dome{{Snd}} St. Louis, MO

| attendance = 42,519

| referee = Jim Burr, Bob Donato, Reggie Greenwood

| TV = CBS

}}

{{16TeamBracket | RD3=Regional semifinals | RD4=Regional Finals | RD1-seed01=1

| subgroup1= Indianapolis

| subgroup2= Indianapolis

| subgroup3= Orlando

| subgroup4= Orlando

| RD1-team01=Auburn

| RD1-score01=80

| RD1-seed02=16

| RD1-team02=Winthrop

| RD1-score02=41

| RD1-seed03=8

| RD1-team03=Syracuse

| RD1-score03=61

| RD1-seed04=9

| RD1-team04=Oklahoma State

| RD1-score04=69

| RD1-seed05=5

| RD1-team05=UCLA

| RD1-score05=53

| RD1-seed06=12

| RD1-team06=Detroit Mercy

| RD1-score06=56

| RD1-seed07=4

| RD1-team07={{strikethrough|Ohio State}}

| RD1-score07=72

| RD1-seed08=13

| RD1-team08=Murray State

| RD1-score08=58

| RD1-seed09=6

| RD1-team09=Indiana

| RD1-score09=108

| RD1-seed10=11

| RD1-team10=George Washington

| RD1-score10=88

| RD1-seed11=3

| RD1-team11=St. John's

| RD1-score11=69

| RD1-seed12=14

| RD1-team12=Samford

| RD1-score12=43

| RD1-seed13=7

| RD1-team13=Louisville

| RD1-score13=58

| RD1-seed14=10

| RD1-team14=Creighton

| RD1-score14=62

| RD1-seed15=2

| RD1-team15=Maryland

| RD1-score15=82

| RD1-seed16=15

| RD1-team16=Valparaiso

| RD1-score16=60

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01=Auburn

| RD2-score01=81

| RD2-seed02=9

| RD2-team02=Oklahoma State

| RD2-score02=74

| RD2-seed03=12

| RD2-team03=Detroit Mercy

| RD2-score03=44

| RD2-seed04=4

| RD2-team04={{strikethrough|Ohio State}}

| RD2-score04=75

| RD2-seed05=6

| RD2-team05=Indiana

| RD2-score05=61

| RD2-seed06=3

| RD2-team06=St. John's

| RD2-score06=86

| RD2-seed07=10

| RD2-team07=Creighton

| RD2-score07=63

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-team08=Maryland

| RD2-score08=75

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01=Auburn

| RD3-score01=64

| RD3-seed02=4

| RD3-team02={{strikethrough|Ohio State}}

| RD3-score02=72

| RD3-seed03=3

| RD3-team03=St. John's

| RD3-score03=76

| RD3-seed04=2

| RD3-team04=Maryland

| RD3-score04=62

| RD4-seed01=4

| RD4-team01={{strikethrough|Ohio State}}

| RD4-score01=77

| RD4-seed02=3

| RD4-team02=St. John's

| RD4-score02=74

}}

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| date = Saturday, March 20

| time =

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| team1 = #4 {{strikethrough|Ohio State Buckeyes}}

| score1 = 77

| team2 = #3 St. John's Red Storm

| score2 = 74

| points1 = S. Penn{{Snd}} 22

| rebounds1 = S. Penn{{Snd}} 8

| assist1 = S. Penn{{Snd}} 8

| points2 = L. Postell{{Snd}} 24

| rebounds2 = L. Postell, R. Artest{{Snd}} 9

| assist2 = E. Barkley{{Snd}} 7

| H1 = 41–33

| H2 = 36–41

| place = Thompson–Boling Arena{{Snd}} Knoxville, TN

| attendance = 24,248

| referee = Dave Libbey, Gene Monje, Mark Whitehead

| TV = CBS

}}

{{16TeamBracket | RD3=Regional semifinals | RD4=Regional Finals

| subgroup1= Denver

| subgroup2= Denver

| subgroup3= Seattle

| subgroup4= Seattle

| RD1-seed01=1

| RD1-team01=Connecticut

| RD1-score01=91

| RD1-seed02=16

| RD1-team02=UTSA

| RD1-score02=66

| RD1-seed03=8

| RD1-team03=Missouri

| RD1-score03=59

| RD1-seed04=9

| RD1-team04=New Mexico

| RD1-score04=61

| RD1-seed05=5

| RD1-team05=Iowa

| RD1-score05=77

| RD1-seed06=12

| RD1-team06=UAB

| RD1-score06=64

| RD1-seed07=4

| RD1-team07=Arkansas

| RD1-score07=94

| RD1-seed08=13

| RD1-team08=Siena

| RD1-score08=80

| RD1-seed09=6

| RD1-team09=Florida

| RD1-score09=75

| RD1-seed10=11

| RD1-team10=Pennsylvania

| RD1-score10=61

| RD1-seed11=3

| RD1-team11=North Carolina

| RD1-score11=74

| RD1-seed12=14

| RD1-team12=Weber State

| RD1-score12=76

| RD1-seed13=7

| RD1-team13=Minnesota

| RD1-score13=63

| RD1-seed14=10

| RD1-team14=Gonzaga

| RD1-score14=75

| RD1-seed15=2

| RD1-team15=Stanford

| RD1-score15=69

| RD1-seed16=15

| RD1-team16=Alcorn State

| RD1-score16=57

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01=Connecticut

| RD2-score01=78

| RD2-seed02=9

| RD2-team02=New Mexico

| RD2-score02=56

| RD2-seed03=5

| RD2-team03=Iowa

| RD2-score03=82

| RD2-seed04=4

| RD2-team04=Arkansas

| RD2-score04=72

| RD2-seed05=6

| RD2-team05=Florida

| RD2-score05=82^OT

| RD2-seed06=14

| RD2-team06=Weber State

| RD2-score06=74

| RD2-seed07=10

| RD2-team07=Gonzaga

| RD2-score07=82

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-team08=Stanford

| RD2-score08=74

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01=Connecticut

| RD3-score01=78

| RD3-seed02=5

| RD3-team02=Iowa

| RD3-score02=68

| RD3-seed03=6

| RD3-team03=Florida

| RD3-score03=72

| RD3-seed04=10

| RD3-team04=Gonzaga

| RD3-score04=73

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01=Connecticut

| RD4-score01=67

| RD4-seed02=10

| RD4-team02=Gonzaga

| RD4-score02=62

}}

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| date = Thursday, March 11

| time = 10:15 pm

| report =

| team1 = #1 Connecticut Huskies

| score1 = 91

| team2 = #16 UTSA Roadrunners

| score2 = 66

| points1 = R. Hamilton{{Snd}} 28

| rebounds1 = K. Freeman{{Snd}} 8

| assist1 = K. El-Amin{{Snd}} 10

| points2 = S. Meyer{{Snd}} 18

| rebounds2 = M. Powers{{Snd}} 8

| assist2 = S. Meyer, J. Riley{{Snd}} 3

| H1 = 52–27

| H2 = 39–39

| place = McNichols Sports Arena{{Snd}} Denver, CO

| attendance = 16,237

| referee = Mark Whitehead, Larry Lembo, Robert Staffen

| TV = CBS

}}

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| date = Saturday, March 13

| time = 2:20 pm

| report =

| team1 = #1 Connecticut Huskies

| score1 = 78

| team2 = #9 New Mexico Lobos

| score2 = 56

| points1 = K. El-Amin, R. Hamilton{{Snd}} 21

| rebounds1 = J. Voskuhl{{Snd}} 9

| assist1 = E.J. Harrison{{Snd}} 3

| points2 = D. Walker{{Snd}} 21

| rebounds2 = K. Thomas{{Snd}} 11

| assist2 = J. Harrison II{{Snd}} 6

| H1 = 37–22

| H2 = 41–34

| place = McNichols Sports Arena{{Snd}} Denver, CO

| attendance = 16,237

| referee = Frank Scagliotta, Gerald Boudreaux, Phil Bova

| TV = CBS

}}

{{basketballbox

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| date = Thursday, March 18

| time = 10:27 pm

| report =

| team1 = #1 Connecticut Huskies

| score1 = 78

| team2 = #5 Iowa Hawkeyes

| score2 = 68

| points1 = R. Hamilton{{Snd}} 24

| rebounds1 = K. Freeman{{Snd}} 6

| assist1 = K. El-Amin, R. Moore{{Snd}} 5

| points2 = J. R. Koch{{Snd}} 14

| rebounds2 = J. Bauer, G. Rucker, J. Settles{{Snd}} 6

| assist2 = J. Bauer, D. Oliver, J. Settles{{Snd}} 2

| H1 = 40–35

| H2 = 38–33

| place = America West Arena{{Snd}} Phoenix, AZ

| attendance = 17,975

| referee = Jody Silvester, Frank Bosone, John Sweeney

| TV = CBS

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #e3e3e3

| date = Saturday, March 20

| time = 3:40 pm

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20010123072300/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/men/scoreboards/1999/03/20/finalbox.connecticut.gonzaga.html box score]

| team1 = #1 Connecticut Huskies

| score1 = 67

| team2 = #10 Gonzaga Bulldogs

| score2 = 62

| points1 = R. Hamilton{{Snd}} 21

| rebounds1 = K. Freeman{{Snd}} 15

| assist1 = K. El-Amin{{Snd}} 4

| points2 = Q. Hall{{Snd}} 18

| rebounds2 = Q. Hall, C. Calvary{{Snd}} 8

| assist2 = M. Santangelo, R. Floyd, R. Frahm{{Snd}} 2

| H1 = 31–32

| H2 = 36–30

| place = America West Arena{{Snd}} Phoenix, AZ

| attendance = 18,053

| referee = Mike Patterson, Larry Rose, Bobby Hunt

| TV = CBS

}}

{{4TeamBracket | RD1=National semifinals | RD2=National Championship Game

| RD1-seed1=E1

| RD1-team1=Duke

| RD1-score1=68

| RD1-seed2=MW1

| RD1-team2=Michigan State

| RD1-score2=62

| RD1-seed3=S4

| RD1-team3={{strikethrough|Ohio State}}

| RD1-score3=58

| RD1-seed4=W1

| RD1-team4=Connecticut

| RD1-score4=64

| RD2-seed1=E1

| RD2-team1=Duke

| RD2-score1=74

| RD2-seed2=W1

| RD2-team2=Connecticut

| RD2-score2=77

}}

Ohio State vacated 34 games, including all NCAA Tournament wins from the 1998–99 season due to the Jim O’Brien scandal.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2362496|title=OSU gets probation|date=2006-03-10|website=ESPN.com|access-date=2017-06-05}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/friv/forfeits.cgi|title=Forfeits and Vacated Games|website=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=April 30, 2024}} 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.

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| date = Saturday, March 27

| time = 5:42 pm

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000930083217/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/men/scoreboards/1999/03/27/finalbox.connecticut.ohio_st.html box score]

| team1 = #W1 Connecticut Huskies

| score1 = 64

| team2 = #S4 {{strikethrough|Ohio State Buckeyes}}

| score2 = 58

| points1 = R. Hamilton{{Snd}} 24

| rebounds1 = Ricky Moore{{Snd}} 8

| assist1 = K. El-Amin{{Snd}} 6

| points2 = M. Redd{{Snd}} 15

| rebounds2 = M. Redd{{Snd}} 8

| assist2 = J. Singleton, S. Penn{{Snd}} 4

| H1 = 36–35

| H2 = 28–23

| place = Tropicana Field{{Snd}} St. Petersburg, FL

| attendance = 41,340

| referee = Jim Burr, Larry Rose, Mark Whitehead

| TV = CBS

}}

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| date = Saturday, March 27

| time = 8:00 pm

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000930083232/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/men/scoreboards/1999/03/27/finalbox.michigan_st.duke.html box score]

| team1 = #E1 Duke Blue Devils

| score1 = 68

| team2 = #MW1 Michigan State Spartans

| score2 = 62

| points1 = E. Brand{{Snd}} 18

| rebounds1 = E. Brand{{Snd}} 15

| assist1 = T. Langdon{{Snd}} 3

| points2 = M. Peterson{{Snd}} 15

| rebounds2 = A. Smith{{Snd}} 10

| assist2 = M. Cleaves{{Snd}} 10

| H1 = 32–20

| H2 = 36–42

| place = Tropicana Field{{Snd}} St. Petersburg, FL

| attendance = 41,340

| referee = Dave Libbey, Curtis Shaw, John Cahill

| TV = CBS

}}

{{main|1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #e3e3e3

| date = Monday, March 29

| time = 9:18 pm

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20010211212751/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/men/scoreboards/1999/03/29/finalbox.duke.connecticut.html Box score]

| team1 = #1 Connecticut Huskies

| score1 = 77

| team2 = #1 Duke Blue Devils

| score2 = 74

| points1 = R. Hamilton{{Snd}} 27

| rebounds1 = Ricky Moore, K. Freeman{{Snd}} 8

| assist1 = K. El-Amin{{Snd}} 4

| points2 = T. Langdon{{Snd}} 25

| rebounds2 = E. Brand{{Snd}} 13

| assist2 = W. Avery{{Snd}} 5

| H1 = 37–39

| H2 = 40–35

| place = Tropicana Field{{Snd}} St. Petersburg, FL

| attendance = 41,340

| referee = Tim Higgins, Gerald Boudreaux, Scott Thornley

| TV = CBS

}}

CBS Sports

• Greg Gumbel served as the studio host, joined by analyst Clark Kellogg.

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

Westwood One

• – 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

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

• 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

• Despite their loss in the finals to Connecticut, the 1998–1999 Duke team won 37 games.{{cite web|title=Men's College Basketball 1998–1999 Chi Square Linear WL – SD |url=http://www.phys.utk.edu/sorensen/cfr/cfr/CBM/1998/CBM_1998_Ranking_sCWS.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828172244/http://www.phys.utk.edu/sorensen/cfr/cfr/CBM/1998/CBM_1998_Ranking_sCWS.html |archive-date=2008-08-28 |url-status=live |access-date=2009-04-06 }} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.goldsheet.com/gs_new/histcbb.php |title=Gold Sheet College Basketball Log |access-date=29 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410131625/http://www.goldsheet.com/gs_new/histcbb.php |archive-date=10 April 2010 |url-status=dead }}
• 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.

{{Reflist}}

• 1999 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 1999 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 1999 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 1999 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 1999 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 1999 National Invitation Tournament
• 1999 Women's National Invitation Tournament
• 1999 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1999 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 1999 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 1999 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament

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