1978-79 Men's Eastern Athletic Association Season Summary

Record: 112-112, .500 W-L% (22nd of 25) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: -0.73 (11th of 25)

SOS: -0.02 (11th of 25)

Regular Season Champion: Villanova

Player of the Year: James Bailey

Coach of the Year: Rollie Massimino

Conference Tournament Champion: Rutgers

NCAA Tournament: 1 teams (Rutgers)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 1 teams (Rutgers)

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 teams (Rutgers)

Standings

Standings Table
		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	School	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Villanova	9	1	.900	13	13	.500	70.1	67.2	2.3	1.0	Reg. Season Champion
2	Rutgers	7	3	.700	22	9	.710	70.0	65.4	4.6	0.0	NCAA Tournament; Conf. Tournament Champion
2	West Virginia	7	3	.700	16	12	.571	71.3	71.9	-0.4	0.3
4	Pittsburgh	6	4	.600	18	11	.621	76.5	70.0	4.4	-0.6
5	George Washington	5	5	.500	13	14	.481	78.9	73.7	-0.3	-0.7
6	Penn State	4	6	.400	12	18	.400	58.2	61.6	-2.7	1.3
7	Duquesne	2	8	.200	13	13	.500	73.4	73.7	-3.1	-0.6
8	Massachusetts	0	10	.000	5	22	.185	64.9	75.1	-10.7	-0.8

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/27	12/4	12/11	12/18	12/25	1/3	1/8	1/15	1/22	1/29	2/5	2/12	2/19	2/26	3/5	Final
Rutgers	15	16	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18
Duquesne	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Penn State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
UMass	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
George Washington	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
West Virginia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Villanova	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pitt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

School Stats Table
		Overall				Conf.		Home		Away		Ratings			Per Game																			Advanced
Rk	School	G	W	L	W%	W	L	W	L	W	L	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	PTS	SRS	SOS	Pace
1	Villanova	26	13	13	.500	9	1	7	5	5	5				28.2	57.2	.493					13.8	18.0	.769		30.9						70.1	67.2	2.32	0.96
2	Rutgers	31	22	9	.710	7	3	12	2	6	6				27.2	58.6	.464					15.6	23.7	.659		37.2						70.0	65.4	4.64	0.03
3	West Virginia	28	16	12	.571	7	3	13	4	2	6				28.4	60.1	.473					14.4	20.2	.713		33.0	11.4				20.5	71.3	71.9	-0.43	0.32
4	Pitt	29	18	11	.621	6	4	13	3	3	8				28.3	61.9	.458					19.8	27.2	.729		41.3	13.6	7.1	3.4		22.0	76.5	70.0	4.40	-0.60
5	George Washington	27	13	14	.481	5	5	8	4	3	8				31.3	61.3	.510					16.3	23.2	.700		39.3					21.4	78.9	73.7	-0.32	-0.70
6	Penn State	30	12	18	.400	4	6	7	6	4	9				22.9	47.6	.481					12.4	17.3	.718		28.5	12.3	5.7	1.5	17.2	25.1	58.2	61.6	-2.68	1.32
7	Duquesne	26	13	13	.500	2	8	7	5	4	8				30.6	63.0	.486					12.2	18.3	.666		37.6	13.2	6.7	3.1	13.4	21.5	73.4	73.7	-3.12	-0.62
8	UMass	27	5	22	.185	0	10	1	10	4	8				26.4	60.0	.440					12.1	18.0	.671		39.2	14.6				21.4	64.9	75.1	-10.68	-0.83