# Torneo de la División I de Baloncesto Masculino de la NCAA de 1979

El Torneo de la División I de Baloncesto Masculino de la NCAA de 1979 se celebró para determinar el Campeón de la División I de la NCAA. Llegaron 40 equipos por primera vez a la fase final, disputándose la Final Four en el Special Events Center de Salt Lake City, Utah.
Los ganadores fueron el equipo de la Universidad Estatal de Míchigan, que conseguía su primer título, derrotando en la final a la Universidad Estatal de Indiana, que se convertía en el único equipo en alcanzar la final en la NAIA, en la División II de la NCAA y en la División I. El partido fue además el inicio de una rivalidad que duraría años, ya que en el equipo ganador jugaba Magic Johnson, que fue a la postre elegido Mejor Jugador del Torneo, mientras que los Sycamores estaban liderados por Larry Bird. Ambos jugadores liderarían posteriormente los dos equipos que dominaron la NBA en la década de los 80, y que llevaría a la liga a la expansión a nivel mundial.

## Equipos

| Rank. | Equipo | Entrenador | Puesto final | Último rival | Marcador |
| East ||||||
| 1 | North Carolina | Dean Smith | Ronda de 32 | 9 Penn | P 72-71 |
| 2 | Duke | Bill E. Foster | Ronda de 32 | 10 St. John's | P 80-78 |
| 3 | Georgetown | John Thompson | Ronda de 32 | 6 Rutgers | P 64-58 |
| 4 | Syracuse | Jim Boeheim | Sweet Sixteen | 9 Penn | P 84-76 |
| 5 | Connecticut | Dom Perno | Ronda de 32 | 4 Syracuse | P 89-81 |
| 6 | Rutgers | Tom Young | Sweet Sixteen | 10 St. John's | P 67-65 |
| 7 | Temple | Don Casey | Ronda de 40 | 10 St. John's | P 75-70 |
| 8 | Iona | Jim Valvano | Ronda de 40 | 9 Penn | P 73-69 |
| 9 | Penn | Bob Weinhauer | 4.º puesto | 2 Michigan State | P 101-67 |
| 10 | St. John's | Lou Carnesecca | Finalista Regional | 9 Penn | P 64-62 |
| Mideast ||||||
| 1 | Notre Dame | Digger Phelps | Finalista Regional | 2 Michigan State | P 80-68 |
| 2 | Michigan State | Jud Heathcote | CAMPEÓN | 1 Indiana State | G 75-64 |
| 3 | LSU | Dale Brown | Sweet Sixteen | 2 Michigan State | P 87-71 |
| 4 | Iowa | Lute Olson | Ronda de 32 | 5 Toledo | P 74-72 |
| 5 | Toledo | Bob Nichols | Sweet Sixteen | 1 Notre Dame | P 79-71 |
| 6 | Appalachian State | Bobby Cremins | Ronda de 32 | 3 LSU | P 71-57 |
| 7 | Detroit | Smokey Gaines | Ronda de 40 | 10 Lamar | P 95-87 |
| 8 | Tennessee | Don DeVoe | Ronda de 32 | 1 Notre Dame | P 73-67 |
| 9 | Eastern Kentucky | Ed Byhre | Ronda de 40 | 8 Tennessee | P 97-81 |
| 10 | Lamar | Billy Tubbs | Ronda de 32 | 2 Michigan State | P 95-64 |
| Midwest ||||||
| 1 | Indiana State | Bill Hodges | Finalista | 2 Michigan State | P 75-64 |
| 2 | Arkansas | Eddie Sutton | Finalista Regional | 1 Indiana State | P 73-71 |
| 3 | Louisville | Denny Crum | Sweet Sixteen | 2 Arkansas | P 73-62 |
| 4 | Texas | Abe Lemons | Ronda de 32 | 5 Oklahoma | P 90-76 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | Dave Bliss | Sweet Sixteen | 1 Indiana State | P 93-72 |
| 6 | South Alabama | Cliff Ellis | Ronda de 32 | 3 Louisville | P 69-66 |
| 7 | Weber State | Neil McCarthy | Ronda de 32 | 2 Arkansas | P 74-63 |
| 8 | Virginia Tech | Charles Moir | Ronda de 32 | 1 Indiana State | P 86-69 |
| 9 | Jacksonville | Tates Locke | Ronda de 40 | 8 Virginia Tech | P 70-53 |
| 10 | New Mexico State | Ken Hayes | Ronda de 40 | 7 Weber State | P 81-78 |
| West ||||||
| 1 | UCLA | Gary Cunningham | Finalista Regional | 2 DePaul | P 95-91 |
| 2 | DePaul | Ray Meyer | 3.er puesto | 1 Indiana State | P 76-74 |
| 3 | Marquette | Hank Raymonds | Sweet Sixteen | 2 DePaul | P 62-56 |
| 4 | San Francisco | Dan Belluomini | Sweet Sixteen | 1 UCLA | P 99-81 |
| 5 | BYU | Frank Arnold | Ronda de 32 | 4 San Francisco | P 86-63 |
| 6 | Pacific | Stan Morrison | Ronda de 32 | 3 Marquette | P 73-48 |
| 7 | USC | Bob Boyd | Ronda de 32 | 2 DePaul | P 89-78 |
| 8 | Utah | Jerry Pimm | Ronda de 40 | 9 Pepperdine | P 92-88 |
| 9 | Pepperdine | Gary Colson | Ronda de 32 | 1 UCLA | P 76-71 |
| 10 | Utah State | Rod Tueller | Ronda de 40 | 7 USC | P 86-67 |

## Fase final

* – Denota partido con prórroga.

### East region

| Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| 7 | Temple | 70 | | | | | | |
| 10 | St. John's | 75 | | | | | | |
| 10 | St. John's | 75 | 10 | St. John's | 80 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Duke | 78 | | | |
| | | | | | | 10 | St. John's | 67 |
| | | | | | | 6 | Rutgers | 65 |
| | | | 3 | Georgetown | 58 | | | |
| | | | 6 | Rutgers | 64 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 10 | St. John's | 62 |
| | | | | | | | | | 9 | Penn | 64 |
| 8 | Iona | 69 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Penn | 64 |
| 9 | Penn | 73 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Penn | 73 | 9 | Penn | 72 | | | |
| | | | 1 | North Carolina | 71 | | | |
| | | | | | | 9 | Penn | 84 |
| | | | | | | 4 | Syracuse | 76 |
| | | | 4 | Syracuse | 89 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Connecticut | 81 | | | |

### Mideast region

| Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| 7 | Detroit | 87 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Lamar | 95 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Lamar | 95 | 10 | Lamar | 64 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Michigan State | 95 | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Michigan State | 87 |
| | | | | | | 3 | LSU | 71 |
| | | | 3 | LSU | 71 | | | |
| | | | 6 | Appalachian State | 57 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Michigan State | 80 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Notre Dame | 68 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 97 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Notre Dame | 68 |
| 9 | E Kentucky | 81 | | | | | | |
| 9 | E Kentucky | 81 | 8 | Tennessee | 67 | | | |
| | | | 1 | Notre Dame | 73 | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Notre Dame | 79 |
| | | | | | | 5 | Toledo | 71 |
| | | | 4 | Iowa | 72 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Toledo | 74 | | | |

### Midwest region

| Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| 7 | Weber State | 81 | | | | | | |
| 10 | New Mexico State | 78* | | | | | | |
| 10 | New Mexico State | 78* | 7 | Weber State | 63 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Arkansas | 74 | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Arkansas | 73 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Louisville | 62 |
| | | | 3 | Louisville | 69 | | | |
| | | | 6 | South Alabama | 66 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Arkansas | 71 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Indiana State | 73 |
| 8 | Virginia Tech | 70 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Indiana State | 73 |
| 9 | Jacksonville | 53 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Jacksonville | 53 | 8 | Virginia Tech | 69 | | | |
| | | | 1 | Indiana State | 86 | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Indiana State | 93 |
| | | | | | | 5 | Oklahoma | 72 |
| | | | 4 | Texas | 76 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Oklahoma | 90 | | | |

### West region

| Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Semifinals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| 7 | USC | 86 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Utah State | 67 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Utah State | 67 | 7 | USC | 78 | | | |
| | | | 2 | DePaul | 89 | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | DePaul | 62 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Marquette | 56 |
| | | | 3 | Marquette | 73 | | | |
| | | | 6 | Pacific | 48 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | DePaul | 95 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | UCLA | 91 |
| 8 | Utah | 88* | | | | | | | | | | 1 | UCLA | 91 |
| 9 | Pepperdine | 92 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Pepperdine | 92 | 9 | Pepperdine | 71 | | | |
| | | | 1 | UCLA | 76 | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | UCLA | 99 |
| | | | | | | 4 | San Francisco | 81 |
| | | | 4 | San Francisco | 86 | | | |
| | | | 5 | BYU | 63 | | | |

### Final Four

| Semifinal Nacional | Semifinal Nacional | Semifinal Nacional | Final Nacional | Final Nacional | Final Nacional |
| E9 | Penn | 67 |
| ME2 | Michigan State | 101 |
| ME2 | Michigan State | 101 | ME2 | Michigan State | 75 |
| | | | MW1 | Indiana State | 64 |
| MW1 | Indiana State | 76 | MW1 | Indiana State | 64 |
| W2 | DePaul | 74 |

### Tercer y cuarto puesto

| Tercer y cuarto puesto | Tercer y cuarto puesto | Tercer y cuarto puesto |
| W2 | DePaul | 96 |
| E9 | Penn | 93 |

## Final Four
### Final

* Campeón de la NCAA 1979
* Michigan State Spartans 1.er título