1979 Eastern 8 men's basketball tournament

1979 Eastern 8 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1978–79
Teams8
SiteCivic Arena
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
ChampionsRutgers (1st title)
Winning coachTom Young (1st title)
MVPJames Bailey (Rutgers)
Eastern 8 men's basketball tournaments
← 1978
1980 →
1978–79 Eastern 8 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Villanova 9 – 1   .900 13 – 13   .500
No. 18 Rutgers † 7 – 3   .700 22 – 9   .710
West Virginia 7 – 3   .700 16 – 12   .571
Pittsburgh 6 – 4   .600 18 – 11   .621
George Washington 5 – 5   .500 13 – 14   .481
Penn State 4 – 6   .400 12 – 18   .400
Duquesne 2 – 8   .200 13 – 13   .500
UMass 0 – 10   .000 5 – 22   .185
† 1979 Eastern 8 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1979 Eastern 8 men's basketball tournament was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the Civic Arena from February 27 to March 3, 1979 (First Round games were held at campus sites). Rutgers defeated Pittsburgh 61-57 in the final.

Bracket

First round
February 27, 1979 		Semi-Finals
March 1, 1979 		Finals
March 3, 1979
         
1 Villanova 78*
8 Massachusetts 73
1 Villanova 64
4 Pittsburgh 77
4 Pittsburgh 85
5 George Washington 80
4 Pittsburgh 57
3 Rutgers 61
2 West Virginia 73
7 Duquesne 59
2 West Virginia 52
3 Rutgers 55
3 Rutgers 67
6 Penn State 57

Final standings

Villanova 9 1 15 13
West Virginia 7 3 16 12
Rutgers 7 3 22 9
Pittsburgh 6 4 18 11
George Washington 5 5 13 14
Penn State 4 6 12 18
Duquesne 2 8 13 13
Massachusetts 0 10 5 22
Overall Non-Conference Record 74-72

References