1979 Eastern 8 men's basketball tournament

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1979 Eastern 8 men's basketball tournament
Classification
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
ChampionsRutgers (1st title)
Winning coachTom Young (1st title)
MVPJames Bailey (Rutgers)
Eastern 8 men's basketball tournaments
1978–79 Eastern 8 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Villanova 9 1   .900 13 13   .500
No. 18 Rutgers 7 3   .700 22 9   .710
West Virginia 7 3   .700 16 12   .571
Pittsburgh 6 4   .600 18 11   .621
George Washington
5 5   .500 13 14   .481
Penn State
4 6   .400 12 18   .400
Duquesne 2 8   .200 13 13   .500
UMass
0 10   .000 5 22   .185
1979 Eastern 8 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1979

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the Civic Arena from February 27 to March 3, 1979 (First Round games were held at campus sites). Rutgers defeated Pittsburgh
61-57 in the final.

Bracket

First round
February 27, 1979
Semi-Finals
March 1, 1979
Finals
March 3, 1979
         
1 Villanova 78*
8
Massachusetts
73
1 Villanova 64
4 Pittsburgh 77
4 Pittsburgh 85
5
George Washington
80
4 Pittsburgh 57
3 Rutgers 61
2 West Virginia 73
7 Duquesne 59
2 West Virginia 52
3 Rutgers 55
3 Rutgers 67
6
Penn State
57

Final standings

Villanova 9 1 15 13
West Virginia 7 3 16 12
Rutgers 7 3 22 9
Pittsburgh 6 4 18 11
George Washington 5 5 13 14
Penn State 4 6 12 18
Duquesne 2 8 13 13
Massachusetts 0 10 5 22
Overall Non-Conference Record 74-72

References