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1978–79 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Rankings
The 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll The Associated Press poll (AP poll) provides weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling 62 sportswriters and broadca ... and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various other preseason polls. Legend AP Poll UPI Poll References {{DEFAULTSORT:1978-79 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings *1978-79 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings College men's basketball rankings in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978–79 Duke Blue Devils Men's Basketball Team
The 1978–79 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 1978–79 college basketball season. Roster :''Compiled from multiple sources'' Schedule , - !colspan=9 style=, 1979 ACC men's basketball tournament, , - !colspan=9 style=, 1979 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament :''Compiled from multiple sources'' Rankings ^Coaches did not release week 1 or week 2 polls. References External links * 1978–79 Duke Blue Devils on Sports Reference {{DEFAULTSORT:1978-79 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team Duke Blue Devils men's basketball seasons 1978–79 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, Duke 1978 in sports in North Carolina 1979 in sports in North Carolina 1979 NCAA Division I basketball tournament participants, Duke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978–79 San Francisco Dons Men's Basketball Team
The 1978–79 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco as a member of the West Coast Athletic Conference during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dons opened the season with a top 20 ranking, but fell out after a couple early season losses. San Francisco battled back to finish the season with a 22–7 record (12–2 WCAC) and a No. 12 ranking in the final AP poll. As champions of the West Coast Athletic Conference, San Francisco played in the NCAA Tournament as No. 4 seed in the West region. To date, this season marks the most recent time the Dons have reached the Sweet Sixteen. Senior center Bill Cartwright was named conference Player of the Year for the third time and received consensus second-team All-American honors. He ended his career with the Dons as the top scorer and shot blocker (since surpassed) in school history and third on the career rebounding list. Roster Schedule and results , - !col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978–79 Tennessee Volunteers Basketball Team
The 1978–79 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1978–79 college basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Don DeVoe, the team played their home games at the Stokely Athletic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Volunteers finished with a record of 21–12 (12–6 SEC, 2nd) and, after winning the SEC tournament, received an automatic bid to the 1979 NCAA tournament as the 8 seed in the Mideast region. After an opening round win over , Tennessee was defeated by No. 1 seed Notre Dame. This was the first of five straight seasons of NCAA Tournament basketball for the Tennessee men's program. Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=9 style=, , - !colspan=9 style=, , - !colspan=9 style=, Rankings * NBA draft References {{DEFAULTSORT:1978-79 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team Tennessee Volunteers basketball seasons Tennessee Tennes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978–79 DePaul Blue Demons Men's Basketball Team
The 1978–79 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Ray Meyer, in his 37th season, and played their home games at the Alumni Hall (DePaul University), Alumni Hall in Chicago. After starting the regular season unranked, the Blue Demons won 22 of 27 games to earn a top ten ranking and the #2 seed in the West region of the 1979 NCAA Division I basketball tournament, NCAA tournament. DePaul began tournament play by defeating USC and Marquette, then knocked off #1 seed 1978–79 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, UCLA, avenging a season-opening loss, to earn the program's second trip to the Final Four. Though the team fell to the #1 ranked and unbeaten 1978–79 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team, Indiana State – led by NCAA Player of the Year Larry Bird – in the National semifinals, they bounced back to defeat 1978–79 Penn Quakers men's ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978–79 Detroit Titans Men's Basketball Team
The 1978–79 Detroit Titans men's basketball team represented the University of Detroit in the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played at Calihan Hall in Detroit. The Titans were led by second-year head coach Smokey Gaines, a former assistant coach serving under Dick Vitale. After missing out on a bid the previous season, the Titans received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 7 seed in the Mideast region, Detroit fell to No. 10 seed Lamar in the opening round to finish the season with a 22–6 record. Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=9 style=, Regular Season , - !colspan=9 style=, NCAA Tournament Rankings References {{DEFAULTSORT:1978-79 Detroit Titans Men's Basketball Team Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball seasons Detroit Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978–79 Purdue Boilermakers Men's Basketball Team
Regular season In head coach Lee Rose (basketball), Lee Rose's first season at Purdue, where he introduced a slowed-down, tempo-controlled style of play, he led the Boilers to a Big Ten Conference co-title, along with 1978-79 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team, Iowa and the eventual NCAA Champion, Ervin Johnson-led 1978-79 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Michigan State. With only a 32 team NCAA Tournament field in 1979, the Boilermakers were forced to enter the NIT, instead, due to the favor Michigan State had over Purdue for their head-to-head record on the season. Purdue qualified for the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to the 1978-79 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team, Indiana Hoosiers in the tournament finals. National Invitation Tournament *First Round **Purdue 97, Central Michigan 80 *Second Round **Purdue 84, Dayton 70 *Quarterfinal **Purdue 67, Old Dominion 59 *Semifinal **Purdue 87, Alabama 68 *Final **Indiana 53, Purdue 52 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978–79 Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Team
The 1978–79 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, 1978–79 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Lute Olson and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. They finished the season with a 20–8 record and, with a 13–5 conference record, earned a List of Big Ten Conference men's basketball regular season champions, Big Ten Championship (three-way tie with 1978–79 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Michigan State and 1978–79 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team, Purdue). To date, this is the last regular-season conference title for the Hawkeyes men's basketball team. Roster Schedule Rankings Awards and honors * Ronnie Lester – 1979 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans, Second-Team AP All-American, Third-Team UPI and NABC All-American * Kevin Boyle – Big Ten Freshman of the Year References {{DEFAULTSO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978–79 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Team ...
The 1978–79 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the East Coast Conference during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Roster Schedule , - !colspan=12 style=, Regular season , - !colspan=12 style=, ECC Tournament , - !colspan=12 style=, NCAA Tournament Rankings References {{DEFAULTSORT:1978-79 Temple Owls men's basketball team Temple Owls men's basketball seasons Temple Temple Temple Temple A temple (from the Latin ) is a building reserved for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. Religions which erect temples include Christianity (whose temples are typically called churches), Hinduism (whose temples ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978–79 Arkansas Razorbacks Men's Basketball Team
The 1978–79 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1978–79 college basketball season. The Razorbacks played their home games in Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Arkansas competed in the Southwest Conference. It was Eddie Sutton's fifth season as head coach of the Razorbacks. The Razorbacks won a share of the Southwest Conference championship, going 13–3 in league play and finishing with an overall record of 25–5. Arkansas shared the league crown with Texas, whom they beat in the 1979 SWC tournament championship game to clinch a berth to the NCAA tournament. Arkansas earned the 2 seed in the tournament's Midwest region, receiving a first-round bye and advancing to the Elite Eight after beating Weber State in the second round and #13 Louisville in the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Larry Bird and #1 Indiana State in a controversial outcome after a missed tripping call late in the game. 1979 was Arkansas's third co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978–79 Indiana State Sycamores Men's Basketball Team
The 1978–79 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team is considered the greatest in the school's history. The Sycamores competed as members of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, playing their home games at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana. Led by first-year head coach Bill Hodges and National Player of the Year Larry Bird, Indiana State was unranked to begin the season, but swept through the regular season unbeaten. Bird led the #1 ranked Sycamores to the national title game versus the Magic Johnson-led #3 Michigan State Spartans, and ended the season as National runner-up with a record of 33–1 (16–0 MVC). To date, the 1978–79 Sycamores are the only team to advance this far in their first-ever NCAA appearance. They had been the last unbeaten team to reach the national title game until Gonzaga in 2021. Roster The Sycamores were led by Bird, the NCAA Player of the Year, and his 28.6 scoring average. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978–79 Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Basketball Team
The 1978–79 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. Regular season In 1978-79 season, Illinois finished seventh in the Big Ten, but went 19-11 overall, including ascension to No. 2 in the national polls after starting the year 15-0. During this season, Illinois upset top-ranked Michigan State and Magic Johnson, 57-55, in one of the school’s most memorable games. It was during this season that Illinois also led the nation in field-goal percentage defense (.404). Roster Source Schedule Source , - !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;", Non-Conference regular season , - !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;", 1978–79 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Big Ten regular season , - Player stats Awards and honors * Eddie A. Johnson (basketb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978–79 Georgetown Hoyas Men's Basketball Team
The 1978–79 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I college basketball season. John Thompson, coached them in his seventh season as head coach. An independent, Georgetown played its home games at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C., and finished the season with a record of 24–5. The team won the ECAC South-Upstate Region tournament championship, earning its first NCAA tournament bid since 1976. The Hoyas received a first-round bye and lost in the second round to Rutgers. Season recap The Hoyas began the year with an exhibition game against the Chinese national team, a game made possible by co-sponsorship by the National Committee on United States–China Relations of a five-game tour of the United States by the Chinese men's and women's teams. Georgetown was the Chinese men's team fourth stop on their tour, and they defeated the Hoyas behind the play of center Mu Tieh-chu, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |