NCAA Men's D! Basketball 1979 Tournamnet

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NCAA Division I Basketball 1979 Championship Tournament

The 1979 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament involved 40 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 9 and ended with the championship game on March 26 in Salt Lake City. A total of 40 games were played, including a national third-place game. This was the tournament's only edition with forty teams; the previous year's had 32, and it expanded to 48 in 1980. Michigan State, coached by Jud Heathcote, won the national title with a 75?64 victory in the final game over Indiana, coached by Bill Hodges. Magic Johnson of Michigan State was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

1979 - Final Four - Salt Lake City, Utah

Semifinals			National Championship Game

9	Pennsylvania	67
2	Michigan State	101
			2	Michigan State	75
			1	Indiana State	64
9	Pennsylvania	67
2	Michigan State	101

East Regional - Raleigh, North Carolina

Seed	Team	Season W-L	Conference	Coach	Invitation	Rank (RPI)
1	North Carolina	23-5	Atlantic Coast	Smith, Dean	Automatic	0
2	Duke	22-7	Atlantic Coast	Foster, Bill E.	At Large	0
3	Georgetown	24-4	ECAC South	Thompson, John	Automatic	0
4	Syracuse	25-3	Independent	Boeheim, Jim	At Large	0
5	Connecticut	21-7	ECAC New England	Perno, Dom	Automatic	0
6	Rutgers	21-8	Atlantic Ten	Young, Tom	Automatic	0
7	Temple	25-3	East Coast	Casey, Don	Automatic	0
8	Iona	23-5	ECAC Metro	Valvano, Jim	Automatic	0
9	Pennsylvania	21-5	Ivy League	Weinhauer, Bob	Automatic	0
10	St. John's, New York	18-10	Independent	Carnesecca, Lou	At Large	0

First Round			Second Round			Semifinals			Finals

1	North Carolina	Bye

			1	North Carolina	71

			9	Pennsylvania	72
8	Iona	69

9	Pennsylvania	73
						9	Pennsylvania	84

						4	Syracuse	76
5	Connecticut	Bye


			5	Connecticut	81

			4	Syracuse	89


4	Syracuse	Bye
									9	Pennsylvania	64

									10	St. John's, New York	62
6	Rutgers	Bye


			6	Rutgers	64

			3	Georgetown	58


3	Georgetown	Bye
						6	Rutgers	65

						10	St. John's, New York	67
7	Temple	70

10	St. John's, New York	75
			10	St. John's, New York	80

			2	Duke	78


2	Duke	Bye

Mideast Regional - Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Seed	Team	Season W-L	Conference	Coach	Invitation	Rank (RPI)
1	Notre Dame	22-5	Independent	Phelps, Digger	At Large	0
2	Michigan State	21-6	Big Ten	Heathcote, Jud	Automatic	0
3	Louisiana State	22-5	Southeastern	Brown, Dale	At Large	0
4	Iowa	20-7	Big Ten	Olson, Luther	At Large	0
5	Toledo	21-7	Mid American	Nichols, Bob	Automatic	0
6	Appalachian State	23-5	Southern	Cremins, Bobby	Automatic	0
7	Detroit	22-5	Independent	Gaines, Smokey	At Large	0
8	Tennessee	20-11	Southeastern	DeVoe, Don	Automatic	0
9	Eastern Kentucky	21-7	Ohio Valley	Byhre, Ed	Automatic	0
10	Lamar	22-8	Southland	Tubbs, Billy	Automatic	0

First Round			Second Round			Semifinals			Finals

1	Notre Dame	Bye

			1	Notre Dame	73

			8	Tennessee	67
8	Tennessee	97

9	Eastern Kentucky	81
						1	Notre Dame	79

						5	Toledo	71
5	Toledo	Bye


			5	Toledo	74

			4	Iowa	72


4	Iowa	Bye
									1	Notre Dame	68

									2	Michigan State	80
6	Appalachian State	Bye


			6	Appalachian State	57

			3	Louisiana State	71


3	Louisiana State	Bye
						3	Louisiana State	71

						2	Michigan State	87
7	Detroit	87

10	Lamar	95
			10	Lamar	64

			2	Michigan State	95


2	Michigan State	Bye

Midwest Regional - Lawrence, Kansas

Seed	Team	Season W-L	Conference	Coach	Invitation	Rank (RPI)
1	Indiana State	29-0	Missouri Valley	Hodges, Bill	Automatic	0
2	Arkansas	23-4	Southwest	Sutton, Eddie	Automatic	0
3	Louisville	23-7	Metro	Crum, Denny	At Large	0
4	Texas	21-7	Southwest	Lemons, Abe	At Large	0
5	Oklahoma	20-9	Big Eight	Bliss, Dave	Automatic	0
6	South Alabama	20-6	Sun Belt	Ellis, Cliff	At Large	0
7	Weber State	24-8	Big Sky	McCarthy, Neil	Automatic	0
8	Virginia Tech	21-8	Metro	Moir, Charles	Automatic	0
9	Jacksonville	19-10	Sun Belt	Locke, Tates	Automatic	0
10	New Mexico State	22-9	Missouri Valley	Hayes, Ken	At Large	0

First Round			Second Round			Semifinals			Finals

1	Indiana State	Bye

			1	Indiana State	86

			8	Virginia Tech	69
8	Virginia Tech	70

9	Jacksonville	53
						1	Indiana State	93

						5	Oklahoma	72
5	Oklahoma	Bye


			5	Oklahoma	90

			4	Texas	76


4	Texas	Bye
									1	Indiana State	73

									2	Arkansas	71
6	South Alabama	Bye


			6	South Alabama	66

			3	Louisville	69


3	Louisville	Bye
						3	Louisville	62

						2	Arkansas	73
7	Weber State	81

10	New Mexico State	78
			7	Weber State	63

			2	Arkansas	74


2	Arkansas	Bye

West Regional - Los Angeles, California

Seed	Team	Season W-L	Conference	Coach	Invitation	Rank (RPI)
1	UCLA	23-4	Pacific Ten	Cunningham, Gary	Automatic	0
2	DePaul	22-5	Independent	Meyer, Ray	At Large	0
3	Marquette	21-6	Independent	Raymonds, Hank	At Large	0
4	San Francisco	21-6	West Coast	Belluomini, Dan	Automatic	0
5	Brigham Young	20-7	Western Athletic	Arnold, Frank	Automatic	0
6	Pacific, California	18-11	Big West	Morrison, Stan	Automatic	0
7	Southern California	19-8	Pacific Ten	Boyd, Bob	At Large	0
8	Utah	20-9	Western Athletic	Pimm, Jerry	At Large	0
9	Pepperdine	21-9	West Coast	Colson, Gary	At Large	0
10	Utah State	19-10	Big West	Belnap, Dutch	At Large	0

First Round			Second Round			Semifinals			Finals

1	UCLA	Bye

			1	UCLA	76

			9	Pepperdine	71
8	Utah	88

9	Pepperdine	92
						1	UCLA	99

						4	San Francisco	81
5	Brigham Young	Bye


			5	Brigham Young	63

			4	San Francisco	86


4	San Francisco	Bye
									1	UCLA	91

									2	DePaul	95
6	Pacific, California	Bye


			6	Pacific, California	48

			3	Marquette	73


3	Marquette	Bye
						3	Marquette	56

						2	DePaul	62
7	Southern California	86

10	Utah State	67
			7	Southern California	78

			2	DePaul	89


2	DePaul	Bye