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1979 NCAA Tournament

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National Champion: Michigan State
Final Four: DePaul, Indiana State, Michigan State and Pennsylvania
Most Outstanding Player: Magic Johnson

Number of Schools: 40
Number One Seeds: Indiana State, North Carolina, Notre Dame and UCLA

NCAA Brackets: East ▪ Mideast ▪ Midwest ▪ West ▪ Final Four

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East Regional

1

North Carolina

North Carolina 71

Pennsylvania 84

Pennsylvania 64

Pennsylvania
16

(Bye)
Raleigh, NC
8

Iona 69

Pennsylvania 72
9

Pennsylvania 73
 
5

Connecticut

Connecticut 81

Syracuse 76
12

(Bye)
Providence, RI
4

Syracuse

Syracuse 89
13

(Bye)
  Greensboro, NC
6

Rutgers

Rutgers 64

Rutgers 65

St. John's (NY) 62
11

(Bye)
Providence, RI
3

Georgetown

Georgetown 58
14

(Bye)
 
7

Temple 70

St. John's (NY) 80

St. John's (NY) 67
10

St. John's (NY) 75
Raleigh, NC
2

Duke

Duke 78
15

(Bye)