The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
The top two teams in each division received a first-round bye in the conference tournament.
[1] Eggy then tackled Odom along with hundreds of other UMass fans left over in the stands.
Temple and George Washington also received bids to the NCAA Tournament.
Future NBA player Mark Karcher of Temple was among those also named to the All-Championship Team.