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1999 (1999) NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Idaho Center; Nampa, Idaho
Champions	Cornerstone Golden Eagles (1st title, 1st title game,; 1st Fab Four)
Runner-up	Bethel Pilots (4th title game,; 4th Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Berea Mountaineers ; (1st Fab Four); Mount Senario Fighting Saints ; (1st Fab Four);
Charles Stevenson; Hustle Award	Ryan Bales (Bethel (IN))
Chuck Taylor MVP	Mike Long (Cornerstone)
Top scorer	Eric Brand (Bethel (IN)); (136 points)
NAIA Division II ; men's tournaments
«1998	2000»

The 1999 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college basketball among its Division II members in the United States and Canada for the 1998–99 basketball season.

Top-seeded Cornerstone defeated two-time defending champions Bethel (IN) in the championship game, 113–109 after one overtime period, to claim the Golden Eagles' first NAIA national title.

The tournament was played at the Idaho Center at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho.^[1]

Qualification edit

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, and the top sixteen teams were seeded.

The tournament continued to utilize a single-elimination format.

Bracket edit

First round			Second round			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			National championship

1	Cornerstone	88

	Doane	72
			1	Cornerstone	107

				Western Oregon	92
	Western Oregon	91

16	Jamestown	63
						1	Cornerstone	72

							Huron	70
9	Mount Vernon Nazarene	87

	Huron	97
				Huron	81

			8	Albertson	70
	Bethany (KS)	73

8	Albertson	78
									1	Cornerstone	100

									13	Berea	85
5	MidAmerica Nazarene	68

	Viterbo	76
				Viterbo	91

			12	Cal State Hayward	82
	Husson	78

12	Cal State Hayward	94
							Viterbo	74

						13	Berea	85
13	Berea	86

	Briar Cliff	76
			13	Berea	94

			4	Milligan	84
	Green Mountain	75

4	Milligan	94
												1	Cornerstone	113*

												2	Bethel (IN)	109
3	Southern Oregon	87

	Bluefield (VA)	88
				Bluefield (VA)	71

				Mount Senario	85
	Mount Senario	100

14	Saint Joseph's (ME)	72
							Mount Senario	77

						11	Northwestern (IA)	73
11	Northwestern (IA)	72

	Evangel	64
			11	Northwestern (IA)	67

			6	Siena Heights	53
	Caldwell	68

6	Siena Heights	92
										Mount Senario	72

									2	Bethel (IN)	90
7	Embry–Riddle (FL)	97

	Bellevue	73
			7	Embry–Riddle (FL)	72

			10	Black Hills State	78
	Holy Family	76

10	Black Hills State	100
						10	Black Hills State	72

						2	Bethel (IN)	89
15	Cardinal Stritch	95

	Cal State Monterey Bay	67
			15	Cardinal Stritch	91

			2	Bethel (IN)	111
	Northwest Nazarene	90

2	Bethel (IN)	96

References edit

^ "NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved April 13, 2022.

[1] "NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved April 13, 2022.

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Summary

Qualification edit

Bracket edit

See also edit

References edit