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1978-79 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
Record: 143-113, .559 W-L% (8th of 25)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.
Regular Season Champion: Indiana State
Tournament Champion: Indiana State
NCAA Tournament: 2 (Indiana State and New Mexico State)
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 (Indiana State)
Standings
| Conference | Overall | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | School | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% |
| 1 | Indiana State* RTF | 16 | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | 1 | .971 |
| 2 | New Mexico State* | 11 | 5 | .688 | 22 | 10 | .688 |
| 3 | Drake | 8 | 8 | .500 | 15 | 12 | .556 |
| 3 | Southern Illinois | 8 | 8 | .500 | 15 | 13 | .536 |
| 3 | Creighton | 8 | 8 | .500 | 14 | 13 | .519 |
| 3 | Wichita State | 8 | 8 | .500 | 14 | 14 | .500 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 7 | 9 | .438 | 13 | 14 | .481 |
| 8 | Bradley | 3 | 13 | .188 | 9 | 17 | .346 |
| 9 | West Texas A&M | 3 | 13 | .188 | 8 | 19 | .296 |
AP Poll Summary
| School | Pre | 11/28 | 12/5 | 12/12 | 12/19 | 12/26 | 1/3 | 1/9 | 1/16 | 1/23 | 1/30 | 2/6 | 2/13 | 2/20 | 2/27 | 3/6 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana State | 20 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
NCAA Tournament
First Round
New Mexico State lost (81-78) versus Weber State (Midwest Regional)
Second Round
Indiana State won (86-69) versus Virginia Tech (Midwest Regional)
Regional Semifinal
Indiana State won (93-72) versus Oklahoma (Midwest Regional)
Regional Final
Indiana State won (73-71) versus Arkansas (Midwest Regional)
National Semifinal
Indiana State won (76-74) versus DePaul
National Final
Indiana State lost (75-64) versus Michigan State
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