1999 NCAA Tournament

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1999 NCAA Tournament (March Madness)

Play In Round Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet 16 Elite 8 Final 4

Winning Team highlighted in Green Box

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.

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 and Midwestern Collegiate Conference)
  - Orlando Arena, Orlando, Florida (Host: Stetson University)
- West Region
  - McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado (Hosts: Western Athletic Conference and 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)

Round of 64

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East REGIONAL
Favorite	Site	Seed	Team	Seed	Team	Score
		1	#1 Duke 99,	16	#16 Florida A&M 58
		2	#2 Miami (Fla.) 75,	15	#15 Lafayette 54
		3	#3 Cincinnati 72,	14	#14 George Mason 48
		4	#4 Tennessee 62,	13	#13 Delaware 52
		5	, #5 Wisconsin 32	12	#12 SW Missouri St., 43
		6	#6 Temple 61,	11	#11 Kent 54
		7	#4 Texas 54	10	#10 Purdue 58,
		8	, #8 Charleston 53	9	#9 Tulsa 62

Midwest REGIONAL
Favorite	Site	Seed	Team	Seed	Team	Score
		1	#1 Michigan State 76,	16	#16 Mt. St. Mary's 53
		2	#2 Utah 80,	15	#15 Arkansas State 58
		3	#3 Kentucky 82,	14	#14 New Mexico State 60
		4	, #4 Arizona 60	13	#13 Oklahoma 61
		5	#5 UNC Charlotte 81,	12	#12 Rhode Island 70
		6	#6 Kansas 95,	11	#11Evansville 74
		7	, #7 Washington 58	10	#10 Miami (Ohio) 59
		8	#8 Villanova 70	9	#9 Mississippi 72,

South REGIONAL
Favorite	Site	Seed	Team	Seed	Team	Score
		1	#1 Auburn 80,	16	#16 Winthrop 41
		2	#2 Maryland 82,	15	#15 Valparaiso 60
		3	#3 St. John's 69,	14	#14 Samford 43
		4	#4 Ohio State 72,	13	#13 Murray State 58
		5	#5 UCLA 53	12	#12 Detroit 56,
		6	#6 Indiana 108,	11	#11 George Washington 88
		7	#7 Louisville 58	10	#10 Creighton 62,
		8	, #8 Syracuse 61	9	#9 Oklahoma State 69

West REGIONAL
Favorite	Site	Seed	Team	Seed	Team	Score
		1	#1 Connecticut 91,	16	#16 Texas-San Antonio 66
		2	#2 Stanford 69	15	, #15 Alcorn St. 57
		3	#3 North Carolina 74	14	#14 Weber State 76,
		4	#4 Arkansas 94,	13	#13 Siena 80
		5	#5 Iowa 77,	12	#12 UAB 64
		6	#6 Florida 75,	11	#11 Penn 61
		7	#7 Minnesota 63	10	#10 Gonzaga 75,
		8	#8 Missouri 59	9	#9 New Mexico 61,

Round of 32

East REGIONAL
Favorite	Site	Seed	Team	Seed	Team	Score	Star Efforts
		1	Duke 97,	9	Tulsa 56
		2	, Miami (Fla.) 63	10	Purdue 73
		3	, Cincinnati 54	6	Temple 64
		4	Tennessee 51	12	SW Missouri State 81,

Midwest REGIONAL
Favorite	Site	Seed	Team	Seed	Team	Score	Star Efforts
		1	Michigan State 74	9	, Mississippi 66
		2	Utah 58	10	Miami (Ohio) 66,
		3	Kentucky 92,	6	Kansas 88 (OT)
		5	, UNC Charlotte 72	13	Oklahoma 85

South REGIONAL
Favorite	Site	Seed	Team	Seed	Team	Score	Star Efforts
		1	Auburn 81,	9	Oklahoma State 74
		2	Maryland 75,	10	Creighton 63
		3	St. John's 86,	6	Indiana 61
		4	Ohio State 75,	12	Detroit 44

West REGIONAL
Favorite	Site	Seed	Team	Seed	Team	Score	Star Efforts
		1	Connecticut 78,	9	New Mexico 56
		2	Stanford 74	10	Gonzaga 82,
		4	, Arkansas 72	5	Iowa 82
		6	Florida 82,	14	Weber State 74

Sweet 16

East REGIONAL at Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Je March 19 and 21
Favorite	Seed	Team	Seed	Team	Score	Star Efforts
	1	Duke 78,	12	SW Missouri State 61
	6	Temple 77,	10	Purdue 55;

Midwest REGIONAL at Trans World Dome, St. Louis, March 19 and 21
Favorite	Seed	Team	Seed	Team	Score	Star Efforts
	1	Michigan State 54,	13	Oklahoma 46
	3	Kentucky 58,	10	Miami (Ohio) 43

South REGIONAL at Thompson–Boling Arena, Knoxville, March 18 and 20
Favorite	Seed	Team	Seed	Team	Score	Star Efforts
	1	, Auburn 64	4	Ohio State 72
	2	, Maryland 62	3	St. John's 76

West REGIONAL at America West Arena, Phoenix,March 18 and 20
Favorite	Seed	Team	Seed	Team	Score	Star Efforts
	1	Connecticut 78	5	, Iowa 68
	6	, Florida 72	10	Gonzaga 73

Elite 8

East REGIONAL at
Favorite	Seed	Team	Seed	Team	Score	Star Efforts
	1	Duke 85	6	Temple 64

Midwest REGIONAL at
Favorite	Seed	Team	Seed	Team	Score	Star Efforts
	1	Michigan State 73,	3	Kentucky 66

South REGIONAL at
Favorite	Seed	Team	Seed	Team	Score	Star Efforts
	1	Ohio State 77	3	St. John's 74

West REGIONAL at
Favorite	Seed	Team	Seed	Team	Score	Star Efforts
	1	Connecticut 67,	10	Gonzaga 62

Final 4

at St. Petersburg, FL

National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship)

March 27 and 29
- Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida (Host: University of South Florida)

NATIONAL SEMI-FINALS
Favorite	Seed	Team	Seed	Team	Score	Star Efforts
	1	Duke 68,	1	Michigan State 62
	1	Connecticut 64,	1	Ohio State 58

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

at St. Petersburg, FL

Favorite

Seed

Team

Seed

Team

Score

Star Efforts

Connecticut 77,

Duke 74

NCAA Results

Connecticut leaders: F Richard Hamilton 21.5; F Kevin Freeman 12.2; C Jake Voskuhl 5.5; G Ricky Moore 6.8; G Khalid El-amin 13.8.

Top 10 Teams

Rank Team	W-L	Post-Season Result
1. Connecticut	34-2	NCAA 1st Place
2. Duke	37-2	NCAA 2nd Place
3. Michigan State	33-5	Lost to Duke in NCAA semfinals
4. Ohio State	27-9	Lost to Connecticut in NCAA semifinals
5. Kentucky	28-9	Lost to Michigan State in regional final
5. St. John's	28-9	Lost to Ohio State in regional final
7. Auburn	29-4	Lost to Ohio State in regional final
8. Maryland	28-6	Lost to St. John's in regional
9. Stanford	26-7	Lost to Gonzaga in NCAA 2nd round
10. Utah	28-5	Lost to Miami (Ohio) in NCAA 2nd round

All-America Team

Pos	Name	Cl.	School
F	Richard Hamilton	6-6	Connecticut
C	Elton Brand	6-8	Duke
G	Andre Miller	6-2	Utah
G	Jason Terry	6-2	Arizona
G	Mateen Cleaves	6-2	Michigan State

All NCAA Tournament Team

Name	Pos	Team
Richard Hamilton (MVP)	F	Connecticut
Trajan Langdon	G	Duke
Elton Brand	C	Duke
Khalid El-Amin	G	Connecticut
Ricky Moore	G	Connecticut

Team Offense

Duke, 93.2

Notes

California def. Clemson, 61-60, to win the NIT title.
Duke became the first-ever school to have four players chosen in the first round of the NBA draft: Elton Brand, Trajan Langdon, William Avery, and Corey Maggette.
Minnesota started the NCAA tournament without four players, including two starters, all of whom were linked to alleged academic cheating.
Duke's men's and women's teams finished as runnerups in the NCAA, the women losing the title game to Purdue, 62-45.
Alvin Young's 25.1 ppg was the lowest by a national scoring champ since 1949, when Yale's Tony Lavelli won the crown with a 22.4 average.

Team Defense

Princeton, 51.6

Individual Scoring

1. Alvin Young	Niagara	25.1
2. Quincy Lewis	Minnesota	24.4
3. Ray Minlend	St. Francis	24.3
4. Wally Szczerbiak	Miami (Ohio)	24.2
5. Brian Merriweather	Texas-Pan American	23.7

Individual Rebounding

1. Ian McGinnis	Dartmouth	12.2
2. Todd MacCulloch	Washington	11.9
3. Jeff Foster	SW Texas State	11.2