1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
For the first time, teams were seeded in the tournament. Ultimately Michigan State, featuring Magic Johnson defeated Larry Bird's Indiana State in the final.
[edit] Final Four
| Logo | School | Seed/Region | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 
| Michigan State Spartans | #2 Mideast |
| Runner-up | 
| Indiana State Sycamores | #1 Midwest |
| Third Place | 
| DePaul Blue Demons | #2 West |
| Fourth Place East | 
| Penn Quakers | #9 East |
[edit] All-Tournament Team
| Player | School |
|---|---|
| Magic Johnson (Most Outstanding) | Michigan State |
| Greg Kelser | Michigan State |
| Larry Bird | Indiana State |
| Mark Aguirre | DePaul |
| Gary Garland | DePaul |
[edit] East Region
[edit] First Round
| (7) Temple | 70-75 | (10) St. John's |
| (8) Iona | 92-83 | (9) Penn |
[edit] Second Round
| (2) Duke | 78-80 | (10) St. John's |
| (3) Georgetown | 58-64 | (6) Rutgers |
| (1) North Carolina | 71-72 | (9) Penn |
| (4) Syracuse | 89-81 | (5) UConn |
[edit] Semifinals
| (10) St. John's | 67-65 | (6) Rutgers |
| (9) Penn | 84-76 | (4) Syracuse |
[edit] Final
| (10) St. John's | 62-64 | (9) Penn |
[edit] Mideast Region
[edit] First Round
| (7) Detroit | 87-95 | (10) Lamar |
| (8) Tennessee | 97-81 | (9) Eastern Kentucky |
[edit] Second Round
| (2) Michigan State | 78-80 | (10) Lamar |
| (3) LSU | 71-57 | (6) Appalachian State |
| (1) Notre Dame | 73-67 | (8) Tennessee |
| (4) Syracuse | 72-74 | (5) Toledo |
[edit] Semifinals
| (2) Michigan State | 87-71 | (3) LSU |
| (1) Notre Dame | 79-71 | (5) Toledo |
[edit] Final
| (2) Michigan State | 80-68 | (1) Notre Dame |
[edit] Midwest Region
[edit] First Round
| (7) Weber State | 81-78 (OT) | (10) New Mexico State |
| (8) Virginia Tech | 70-53 | (9) Jacksonville |
[edit] Second Round
| (2) Arkansas | 74-63 | (7) Weber State |
| (3) Louisville | 69-66 | (6) South Alabama |
| (1) Indiana State | 86-69 | (8) Virginia Tech |
| (4) Texas | 76-90 | (5) Oklahoma |
[edit] Semifinals
| (2) Arkansas | 73-62 | (3) Louisville |
| (1) Indiana State | 93-72 | (5) Oklahoma |
[edit] Final
| (2) Arkansas | 71-73 | (1) Indiana State |
[edit] West Region
[edit] First Round
| (7) USC | 86-67 | (10) Utah State |
| (8) Utah | 88-92 (OT) | (9) Pepperdine |
[edit] Second Round
| (2) DePaul | 89-78 | (7) USC |
| (3) Marquette | 73-48 | (6) Pacific |
| (1) UCLA | 76-71 | (9) Pepperdine |
| (4) San Francisco | 86-83 | (5) BYU |
[edit] Semifinals
| (2) DePaul | 62-56 | (3) Marquette |
| (1) UCLA | 99-81 | (4) San Francisco |
[edit] Final
| (2) DePaul | 95-91 | (1) UCLA |
[edit] National Semifinals
| (9) Penn | 67-101 | (2) Michigan State |
| (2) DePaul | 74-76 | (1) Indiana State |
[edit] Championship Game
| (2) Michigan State | 75-64 | (1) Indiana State |
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