1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball team

1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, runner up
WAC regular season champion
National Championship Game,
L 69–78 vs. Kentucky
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 7
Record30–4 (12–2 WAC)
Head coach
Captains
Home arenaJon M. Huntsman Center
1997–98 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Mountain
No. 7 Utah 12 2   .857 30 4   .882
No. 18 New Mexico 11 3   .786 24 8   .750
Wyoming 9 5   .643 19 9   .679
Colorado State 8 6   .571 20 9   .690
UNLV 7 7   .500 20 13   .606
BYU 4 10   .286 9 21   .300
UTEP 3 11   .214 12 14   .462
Air Force 2 12   .143 10 16   .385
Pacific
No. 15 TCU 14 0   1.000 27 6   .818
Fresno State 10 4   .714 21 13   .618
Tulsa 9 5   .643 19 12   .613
Hawaii 8 6   .571 21 9   .700
SMU 6 8   .429 18 10   .643
San Diego State 5 9   .357 13 15   .464
Rice 3 11   .214 6 22   .214
San Jose State 1 13   .071 3 23   .115
1998 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1997–98 men's basketball season. Led by head coach Rick Majerus, the Utes made a run through the NCAA tournament all the way to the National Championship Game and finished with an overall record of 30–4 (12–2 WAC).

Including the previous season, Utah won 59 of 67 games overall and 27 of 30 games in conference play.