1979 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1979 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 27–March 3; the first rounds were played on campus sites and the final was contested at the Hulman Center at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana.[1]

1979 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1978–79
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteHulman Center
Terre Haute, Indiana
ChampionsIndiana State (1st title)
Winning coachBill Hodges (1st title)
MVPNone selected
1978–79 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Indiana State †16–0 1.000  33–1  .971
New Mexico State11–5 .688  22–10  .688
Drake8–8 .500  15–12  .556
Southern Illinois8–8 .500  15–13  .536
Creighton8–8 .500  14–13  .519
Wichita State8–8 .500  14–14  .500
Tulsa7–9 .438  13–14  .481
Bradley3–13 .188  9–17  .346
West Texas State3–13 .188  8–19  .296
† 1979 MVC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Led by future Basketball Hall of Fame member Larry Bird, top-seeded Indiana State defeated New Mexico State in the title game, 69–59, to win their first MVC tournament title.

The Sycamores subsequently received an automatic bid to the 1979 NCAA Tournament, where they would advance to the national championship game.

Format

Even without any new Missouri Valley members, the conference decreased the size of the tournament field from nine to eight. In turn, only the top eight teams from the conference's regular season standings were included in the bracket.

All eight qualifying teams were placed into the first round, seeded and paired based on regular season conference records. The highest-seeded team in each game served as the host.

Bracket
  Quarterfinals
Tuesday, February 27
Campus sites		 Semifinals
Thursday, March 1
Campus sites		 Championship Game
Saturday, March 3
Hulman Center
                           
  1 #1 Indiana State* 94  
8 West Texas State 84  
  1 #1 Indiana State* 79  
    5 Southern Illinois 72  
5 Southern Illinois 71
  4 Creighton* 67  
    1 #1 Indiana State* 69
  2 New Mexico State 59
  3 Wichita State* 70  
6 Drake 69  
3 Wichita State 81
    2 New Mexico State* 85  
7 Tulsa 79
  2 New Mexico State* 85  
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References
  1. "1978-79 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
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