So be it at the start of a season or right before the beginning of an NCAA Tournament, keep all of this in mind. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? 6 Illinois 90. Final score: 84-79 OT. In 1997, Arizona defeated the University of Kentucky, the defending national champions, to win the NCAA National Championship. Of course, coming out on top over the other 67 teams in the field is no easy task. The 1997 National Title Game was played between the 1997 West Regional Champions, #1-seeded Kentucky and the 1997 Southeast Regional Champions, #4-seeded Arizona. The team had defeated three No. The UCLA – North Carolina State semifinal game made USA Today ' s list of the greatest NCAA tournament games of all time at #13. Find out more. The single elimination tournament currently includes 68 teams - some of which are automatic qualifiers, with the remainder of the teams picked by a selection committee. Illinois (2004-05) Record: 37-2. 1997 Tournament Postseason History 1999 Tournament. Magic's epic final vs. Larry Bird and Indiana State vaulted a historic basketball rivalry. The Arizona Wildcats won the 1997 NCAA basketball championship by defeating the top-seeded Kentucky Wildcats in the Final Four championship game in Indianapolis. The Nebraska Cornhuskers garnered the top ranking in the Coaches' Poll with a 13–0 record, a Big 12 Conference championship, and a win over Tennessee in the Orange Bowl. Kentucky won their sixth national championship by defeating Syracuse in the final game 76–67. Read more in the Star's special basketball section on … Final Four: Kentucky, UNC, Stanford and Utah. Kentucky won the 1998 NCAA tournament, the program's second in three years. Are you a Stathead, too? Henry Bibby's son, Mike, attended one of UCLA's Pac-12 rivals, Arizona. The 1997 National Title Game was played on March 31, 1997, at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. The West is in midst of a major men’s NCAA basketball title drought, but Gonzaga could soon change that A Western team has not won the national championship since 1997, and only 8 … Tennessee, Old Dominion, Stanford, and Notre Dame qualified to the Final Four. Join our linker program. The Final Four was held at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati on March 28–30, 1997. Arizona finished 25-9 after winning the six tournament games required to claim the title. ... > 1998 NCAA Tournament … MORE: Top 10 college basketball programs since 2010: Kentucky or Duke at No. 5 Maryland 66. Tony Delk of Kentucky was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Number of Schools: 64. The Cardinals have officially won two NCAA championships in 1980 and 1986 (with the 2013 title being vacated); and have officially been to 8 Final Fours (with the 2012 and 2013 appearances being vacated) in 38 official NCAA tournament appearances while compiling 61 tournament wins. Villanova won against the No. It was also the Wildcats' third consecutive appearance in the national final. 1998 College Basketball NCAA Tournament. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Kentucky Do you have a blog? The National Invitation Tournament has been held every year since 1938 and the championship game is held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In this day and age, any team is capable of riding a hot-streak into the NCAA tournament and grinding their way to a National Championship. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Lowdown: The Illini missed … NCAA college basketball coverage at CBSSports.com. 13 South Alabama 57. at Memphis, TN. Likewise, people ask, who has won the most March Madness championships? That ties … Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Watch Arizona's 1997 team, including Mike Bibby and Jason Terry, take down defending champion Kentucky in overtime to win the national championship, 84-79. Stay up to date with the latest in college basketball recruiting news. The 1997 National Title Game was played on March 31, 1997, at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. The NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament (officially styled by the NCAA as a "Championship" instead of a "Tournament") is an annual championship tournament for colleges and universities that are members of NCAA Division II, a grouping of schools in the United States (plus one school in Canada) that are generally smaller than the higher-profile institutions of Division I. 12 College of Charleston 75. at Memphis, TN. The 1997 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1997 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1996–97 season.