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1978-79 Standings

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National Champion: Michigan State
Final Four: DePaul, Indiana State, Michigan State and Pennsylvania

Consensus Player of the Year: Larry Bird

AP Preseason #1: Duke ▪ AP Final #1: Indiana State

256 Schools

Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
1 North Carolina* RT ACC 23 6 .793 9 3 .750 16 2 9
2 Duke* R ACC 22 8 .733 9 3 .750 1 1 11
3 Virginia  ACC 19 10 .655 7 5 .583
4 Maryland  ACC 19 11 .633 6 6 .500 17
5 Clemson  ACC 19 10 .655 5 7 .417
6 North Carolina State  ACC 18 12 .600 3 9 .250 12 4
7 Wake Forest  ACC 12 15 .444 3 9 .250
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
8 Louisiana-Monroe RT A-Sun 23 6 .793
9 Mercer  A-Sun 21 6 .778
10 Oklahoma City  A-Sun 18 11 .621
11 Texas-Pan American  A-Sun 13 13 .500
12 Houston Baptist  A-Sun 11 16 .407
13 Samford  A-Sun 10 15 .400
14 Centenary (LA)  A-Sun 9 20 .310
15 Hardin-Simmons  A-Sun 7 20 .259
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
16 Oklahoma* RT Big 8 21 10 .677 10 4 .714 16 16
17 Missouri  Big 8 13 15 .464 8 6 .571
18 Kansas State  Big 8 16 12 .571 8 6 .571
19 Kansas  Big 8 18 11 .621 8 6 .571 5 4
20 Nebraska  Big 8 14 13 .519 7 7 .500
21 Iowa State  Big 8 11 16 .407 6 8 .429
22 Oklahoma State  Big 8 12 15 .444 5 9 .357
23 Colorado  Big 8 14 13 .519 4 10 .286
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
24 Weber State* RT Big Sky 25 9 .735 10 4 .714
25 Idaho State  Big Sky 14 13 .519 8 6 .571
26 Northern Arizona  Big Sky 13 14 .481 8 6 .571
27 Gonzaga  Big Sky 16 10 .615 7 7 .500
28 Montana  Big Sky 14 13 .519 7 7 .500
29 Montana State  Big Sky 15 11 .577 6 8 .429
30 Boise State  Big Sky 11 15 .423 6 8 .429
31 Idaho  Big Sky 11 15 .423 4 10 .286
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
32 Michigan State* RFN Big Ten 26 6 .813 13 5 .722 7 1 3
33 Purdue R Big Ten 27 8 .771 13 5 .722 13 15
34 Iowa* R Big Ten 20 8 .714 13 5 .722 11 20
35 Ohio State  Big Ten 19 12 .613 12 6 .667 7
36 Indiana  Big Ten 22 12 .647 10 8 .556 10 10
37 Michigan  Big Ten 15 12 .556 8 10 .444 8 6
38 Illinois  Big Ten 19 11 .633 7 11 .389 4
39 Wisconsin  Big Ten 12 15 .444 6 12 .333
40 Minnesota  Big Ten 11 16 .407 6 12 .333
41 Northwestern  Big Ten 6 21 .222 2 16 .111
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
42 Villanova R EAA 13 13 .500 9 1 .900
43 Rutgers* T EAA 22 9 .710 7 3 .700 15 15 18
44 West Virginia  EAA 16 12 .571 7 3 .700
45 Pittsburgh  EAA 18 11 .621 6 4 .600
46 George Washington  EAA 13 14 .481 5 5 .500
47 Penn State  EAA 12 18 .400 4 6 .400
48 Duquesne  EAA 13 13 .500 2 8 .200
49 Massachusetts  EAA 5 22 .185 0 10 .000
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
50 Temple* RT ECC (East) 25 4 .862 13 0 1.000 12
51 Saint Joseph's  ECC (East) 19 11 .633 11 3 .786
52 La Salle  ECC (East) 15 13 .536 10 3 .769
53 American  ECC (East) 14 13 .519 7 5 .583
54 Drexel  ECC (East) 18 9 .667 7 6 .538
55 Hofstra  ECC (East) 8 19 .296 3 9 .250
56 Bucknell R ECC (West) 18 9 .667 12 6 .667
57 Lafayette  ECC (West) 16 12 .571 9 9 .500
58 Rider  ECC (West) 11 15 .423 7 9 .438
59 West Chester  ECC (West) 8 18 .308 5 13 .278
60 Lehigh  ECC (West) 8 18 .308 4 13 .235
61 Delaware  ECC (West) 5 22 .185 3 15 .167
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
62 Syracuse* R Ind 26 4 .867 9 6 8
63 Georgetown*  Ind 24 5 .828 9
64 DePaul* F Ind 26 6 .813 6 6
65 Notre Dame*  Ind 24 6 .800 3 1 4
66 Virginia Commonwealth  Ind 20 5 .800
67 Iona*  Ind 23 6 .793
68 Detroit Mercy*  Ind 22 6 .786 16
69 Tennessee State  Ind 20 6 .769
70 Old Dominion  Ind 23 7 .767
71 Marquette*  Ind 22 7 .759 18 9 10
72 Wagner  Ind 21 7 .750
73 Connecticut*  Ind 21 8 .724
74 Nevada-Las Vegas  Ind 21 8 .724 20 14
75 North Carolina-Wilmington  Ind 19 8 .704
76 Boston College  Ind 21 9 .700
77 James Madison  Ind 18 8 .692
78 Rhode Island  Ind 20 9 .690
79 George Mason  Ind 17 8 .680
80 St. Bonaventure  Ind 19 9 .679
81 Illinois State  Ind 20 10 .667
82 Dayton  Ind 19 10 .655
83 Boston University  Ind 17 9 .654
84 Fairfield  Ind 17 9 .654
85 Georgia Tech  Ind 17 9 .654
86 Oral Roberts  Ind 17 10 .630
87 Holy Cross  Ind 17 11 .607
88 Cleveland State  Ind 15 10 .600
89 Maine  Ind 14 10 .583
90 Army  Ind 14 11 .560
91 Denver  Ind 15 12 .556
92 South Carolina  Ind 15 12 .556
93 Stetson  Ind 15 12 .556
94 Siena  Ind 14 12 .538
95 St. Francis (NY)  Ind 14 12 .538
96 Navy  Ind 13 12 .520
97 Xavier  Ind 14 13 .519
98 Northeastern  Ind 13 13 .500
99 Saint Francis (PA)  Ind 13 13 .500
100 Robert Morris  Ind 13 14 .481
101 Southern Mississippi  Ind 13 14 .481
102 Air Force  Ind 12 13 .480
103 Long Island University  Ind 12 13 .480
104 Canisius  Ind 12 14 .462
105 Colgate  Ind 12 14 .462
106 Evansville  Ind 13 16 .448
107 East Carolina  Ind 12 15 .444
108 Loyola (IL)  Ind 12 15 .444
109 Butler  Ind 11 16 .407
110 North Texas  Ind 11 16 .407
111 Saint Peter's  Ind 10 15 .400
112 Campbell  Ind 10 16 .385
113 New Hampshire  Ind 10 16 .385
114 Providence  Ind 10 16 .385
115 Richmond  Ind 10 16 .385
116 Hawaii  Ind 10 17 .370
117 William & Mary  Ind 9 17 .346
118 Georgia Southern  Ind 9 18 .333
119 Fairleigh Dickinson  Ind 8 18 .308
120 Milwaukee  Ind 8 18 .308
121 Vermont  Ind 8 18 .308
122 Northwestern State  Ind 7 19 .269
123 Arkansas-Little Rock  Ind 6 20 .231
124 Catholic  Ind 6 20 .231
125 Niagara  Ind 6 20 .231
126 Portland State  Ind 6 21 .222
127 Baltimore  Ind 4 20 .167
128 Valparaiso  Ind 4 21 .160
129 Charleston Southern  Ind 2 25 .074
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
130 Pennsylvania* RF Ivy 25 7 .781 13 1 .929 14 14
131 Columbia  Ivy 17 9 .654 10 4 .714
132 Princeton  Ivy 14 12 .538 7 7 .500
133 Dartmouth  Ivy 14 12 .538 6 8 .429
134 Brown  Ivy 8 18 .308 6 8 .429
135 Harvard  Ivy 8 21 .276 6 8 .429
136 Yale  Ivy 11 15 .423 5 9 .357
137 Cornell  Ivy 8 18 .308 3 11 .214
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
138 Toledo* R MAC 22 8 .733 13 3 .813 19 19
139 Central Michigan  MAC 19 9 .679 13 3 .813
140 Ohio  MAC 16 11 .593 10 6 .625
141 Ball State  MAC 16 11 .593 9 7 .563
142 Northern Illinois  MAC 14 13 .519 8 8 .500
143 Kent State  MAC 13 14 .481 7 9 .438
144 Bowling Green State  MAC 14 13 .519 6 10 .375
145 Miami (OH)  MAC 9 18 .333 6 10 .375
146 Eastern Michigan  MAC 9 18 .333 5 11 .313
147 Western Michigan  MAC 7 23 .233 3 13 .188
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
148 North Carolina A&T RT MEAC 20 7 .741 11 1 .917
149 Delaware State  MEAC 18 10 .643 7 5 .583
150 Howard  MEAC 14 11 .560 6 6 .500
151 South Carolina State  MEAC 8 19 .296 3 9 .250
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
152 Louisville* R Metro 24 8 .750 9 1 .900 4 4 13
153 Florida State  Metro 19 10 .655 7 3 .700
154 Memphis  Metro 13 15 .464 5 5 .500
155 Virginia Tech* T Metro 22 9 .710 4 6 .400
156 Cincinnati  Metro 13 14 .481 4 6 .400
157 Saint Louis  Metro 10 17 .370 3 7 .300
158 Tulane  Metro 8 19 .296 2 8 .200
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
159 Indiana State* RTF MVC 33 1 .971 16 0 1.000 1 1
160 New Mexico State*  MVC 22 10 .688 11 5 .688
161 Drake  MVC 15 12 .556 8 8 .500
162 Southern Illinois  MVC 15 13 .536 8 8 .500
163 Creighton  MVC 14 13 .519 8 8 .500
164 Wichita State  MVC 14 14 .500 8 8 .500
165 Tulsa  MVC 13 14 .481 7 9 .438
166 Bradley  MVC 9 17 .346 3 13 .188
167 West Texas A&M  MVC 8 19 .296 3 13 .188
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
168 Seton Hall  NJNY7 16 11 .593 5 1 .833
169 St. John's (NY)*  NJNY7 21 11 .656 3 3 .500 17 17
170 Fordham  NJNY7 7 22 .241 1 5 .167
171 Manhattan  NJNY7 6 20 .231 1 6 .143
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
172 Eastern Kentucky* RT OVC 21 8 .724 9 3 .750
173 Western Kentucky  OVC 17 11 .607 7 5 .583
174 Morehead State  OVC 14 13 .519 7 5 .583
175 Middle Tennessee  OVC 16 11 .593 7 5 .583
176 Tennessee Tech  OVC 11 15 .423 7 5 .583
177 Austin Peay  OVC 8 18 .308 3 9 .250
178 Murray State  OVC 4 22 .154 2 10 .167
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
179 UCLA* R Pac-10 25 5 .833 15 3 .833 2 1 2
180 Southern California*  Pac-10 20 9 .690 14 4 .778 13 11
181 Oregon State  Pac-10 18 10 .643 11 7 .611
182 Washington State  Pac-10 18 9 .667 10 8 .556
183 Arizona  Pac-10 16 11 .593 10 8 .556
184 Arizona State  Pac-10 16 14 .533 7 11 .389
185 Oregon  Pac-10 12 15 .444 7 11 .389
186 Stanford  Pac-10 12 15 .444 6 12 .333
187 Washington  Pac-10 11 16 .407 6 12 .333
188 California  Pac-10 6 21 .222 4 14 .222
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
189 Pacific* RT PCAA 18 12 .600 11 3 .786
190 Utah State*  PCAA 19 11 .633 9 5 .643
191 Fresno State  PCAA 16 12 .571 9 5 .643
192 Cal State Fullerton  PCAA 16 11 .593 7 7 .500
193 Long Beach State  PCAA 16 12 .571 7 7 .500 15
194 California-Santa Barbara  PCAA 12 15 .444 6 8 .429
195 San Jose State  PCAA 7 20 .259 4 10 .286
196 California-Irvine  PCAA 9 17 .346 3 11 .214
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
197 Louisiana State* R SEC 23 6 .793 14 4 .778 14 5 7
198 Tennessee* T SEC 21 12 .636 12 6 .667 20
199 Vanderbilt  SEC 18 9 .667 11 7 .611 17
200 Alabama  SEC 22 11 .667 11 7 .611 19 13
201 Mississippi State  SEC 19 9 .679 11 7 .611 18
202 Kentucky  SEC 19 12 .613 10 8 .556 11 6
203 Georgia  SEC 14 14 .500 7 11 .389
204 Mississippi  SEC 11 16 .407 6 12 .333
205 Auburn  SEC 13 16 .448 5 13 .278
206 Florida  SEC 8 19 .296 3 15 .167
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
207 Appalachian State* RT Southern 23 6 .793 11 3 .786
208 Furman  Southern 20 9 .690 9 3 .750
209 Citadel  Southern 20 7 .741 10 4 .714
210 Western Carolina  Southern 14 14 .500 5 7 .417
211 Marshall  Southern 11 16 .407 5 8 .385
212 Davidson  Southern 8 19 .296 3 7 .300
213 Chattanooga  Southern 14 13 .519 3 8 .273
214 Virginia Military Institute  Southern 12 15 .444 2 8 .200
215 East Tennessee State  Southern 16 11 .593 0 0
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
216 Lamar* R Southland 23 9 .719 9 1 .900
217 Louisiana Tech  Southland 17 8 .680 6 4 .600
218 Louisiana-Lafayette  Southland 16 11 .593 6 4 .600
219 Arkansas State  Southland 15 12 .556 5 5 .500
220 McNeese State  Southland 10 17 .370 3 7 .300
221 Texas-Arlington  Southland 11 16 .407 1 9 .100
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
222 South Alabama* R Sun Belt 20 7 .741 10 0 1.000
223 South Florida  Sun Belt 14 14 .500 6 4 .600
224 Charlotte  Sun Belt 16 11 .593 6 4 .600
225 Jacksonville* T Sun Belt 19 11 .633 5 5 .500
226 New Orleans  Sun Belt 11 16 .407 3 7 .300
227 Georgia State  Sun Belt 7 20 .259 0 10 .000
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
228 Alcorn State R SWAC 28 1 .966 12 0 1.000
229 Grambling  SWAC 16 11 .593 6 6 .500
230 Southern  SWAC 16 12 .571 6 6 .500
231 Texas Southern  SWAC 13 14 .481 6 6 .500
232 Jackson State  SWAC 13 14 .481 4 8 .333
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
233 Arkansas* RT SWC 25 5 .833 13 3 .813 5 5
234 Texas* R SWC 21 8 .724 13 3 .813 6 6
235 Texas A&M  SWC 24 9 .727 11 5 .688 10
236 Texas Tech  SWC 19 11 .633 9 7 .563
237 Baylor  SWC 16 12 .571 9 7 .563
238 Houston  SWC 16 15 .516 6 10 .375
239 Southern Methodist  SWC 11 16 .407 6 10 .375
240 Rice  SWC 7 20 .259 4 12 .250
241 Texas Christian  SWC 6 21 .222 1 15 .063
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
242 Brigham Young* R WAC 20 8 .714 10 2 .833
243 Utah*  WAC 20 10 .667 9 3 .750
244 New Mexico  WAC 19 10 .655 8 4 .667
245 Wyoming  WAC 15 12 .556 5 7 .417
246 San Diego State  WAC 15 12 .556 4 8 .333
247 Texas-El Paso  WAC 11 15 .423 3 9 .250
248 Colorado State  WAC 11 16 .407 3 9 .250
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
249 San Francisco* R WCC 22 7 .759 12 2 .857 17 12 12
250 Pepperdine*  WCC 22 10 .688 10 4 .714
251 Nevada  WCC 21 7 .750 9 5 .643
252 Seattle  WCC 15 11 .577 8 6 .571
253 Santa Clara  WCC 13 14 .481 6 8 .429
254 Portland  WCC 18 10 .643 5 9 .357
255 Saint Mary's (CA)  WCC 13 15 .464 5 9 .357
256 Loyola Marymount  WCC 5 21 .192 1 13 .071