1998 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1998 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the last time for now NAIA Tournament at Mabee Center. The 61st annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1]

1998 (1998) NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
Teams32
ChampionsGeorgetown (KY)
(1 title, 3 title game,
7 Fab Four)
Runner-UpSouthern Nazarene
(1 title game,
1 Fab Four)
SemifinalistsAzusa Pacific
Park
Chuck Taylor MVPWill Carlton
(Georgetown)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
David Shee
(Georgetown)

Awards and honors
  • Leading scorers:
  • Leading rebounder:
  • Player of the Year: Daniel Santiago (St. Vincent).[2]

1998 NAIA bracket
First Round Second Round Elite Eight NAIA National Semifinals NAIA National Championship
               
1 Azusa Pacific 104
- Huston–Tillotson 44
1 Azusa Pacific 72
- Transylvania 64
- Transylvania 63
16 Mobile 60
1 Azusa Pacific 66
TOP TIER
9 Incarnate Word 62
9 Incarnate Word 68
- Lindsey Wilson 48
9 Incarnate Word 63
8 Oklahoma City 52
8 Oklahoma City 84
- The Master’s 73
1 Azusa Pacific 76
4 Georgetown (KY) 94
- Central Washington 73
5 Union (TN) 64
- Central Washington 80
- Olivet Nazarene 74
- Olivet Nazarene 76
12 BYU–Hawaii 66
- Central Washington 79
TOP TIER
4 Georgetown (KY) 92
- Montana State–Northern 83
13 Houston Baptist 67
- Montana State Northern 65
4 Georgetown (KY) 78
4 Georgetown (KY) '80
- Hannibal–LaGrange 68
4 Georgetown (KY) 83
14 Southern Nazarene 69
3 Life 74
- Cumberland 61
3 Life 90*
14 Southern Nazarene 94
14 Southern Nazarene 67
- Freed–Hardeman 60
14 Southern Nazarene 88
BOTTOM TIER
- East Central 86
11 Biola 61
- Montana Tech 54
11 Biola 84
- East Central 90
- East Central (OK) 86
6 Hawaii Pacific 85
14 Southern Nazarene 67
15 Park 56
- Benedict 85
7 Birmingham–Southern 81
- Benedict 81*
10 St. Vincent 84
10 Saint Vincent 78
- Georgia Southwestern State 58
10 St. Vincent 59
BOTTOM TIER
15 Park 73
15 Park 72
- St. Mary's (TX) 58
15 Park 69
2 Phillips 66
2 Phillips 86
- Southern–New Orleans 78
  •  * denotes overtime.

References
  1. "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on May 5, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  2. NAIA Championship History Archived 2009-05-05 at WebCite
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