| Season | 1997–98 | ||||
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| Teams | 32 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Minnesota Golden Gophers (Vacated) (2nd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Penn State Nittany Lions (1st title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Clem Haskins (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Kevin Clark (Vacated) (Minnesota) | ||||
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The 1998 National Invitation Tournament was the 1997 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Minnesota's tournament victory was vacated as a result of numerous NCAA violations, including academic fraud, that took place under coach Clem Haskins. Kevin Clark also vacated his tournament Most Valuable Player award.