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For the first time, teams were seeded in the tournament. Ultimately Michigan State, featuring Magic Johnson defeated Larry Bird's Indiana State in the final.

Final Four[]

Logo School Seed/Region
Champion MichSt Michigan State Spartans #2 Mideast
Runner-up IndySt Indiana State Sycamores #1 Midwest
Third Place DePaul DePaul Blue Demons #2 West
Fourth Place
East
Penn Penn Quakers #9 East

All-Tournament Team[]

Player School
Magic Johnson (Most Outstanding) Michigan State
Greg Kelser Michigan State
Larry Bird Indiana State
Mark Aguirre DePaul
Gary Garland DePaul

East Region[]

First Round[]

(7) Temple 70-75 (10) St. John's
(8) Iona 92-83 (9) Penn

Second Round[]

(2) Duke 78-80 (10) St. John's
(3) Georgetown 58-64 (6) Rutgers
(1) North Carolina 71-72 (9) Penn
(4) Syracuse 89-81 (5) UConn

Semifinals[]

(10) St. John's 67-65 (6) Rutgers
(9) Penn 84-76 (4) Syracuse

Final[]

(10) St. John's 62-64 (9) Penn

Mideast Region[]

First Round[]

(7) Detroit 87-95 (10) Lamar
(8) Tennessee 97-81 (9) Eastern Kentucky

Second Round[]

(2) Michigan State 78-80 (10) Lamar
(3) LSU 71-57 (6) Appalachian State
(1) Notre Dame 73-67 (8) Tennessee
(4) Syracuse 72-74 (5) Toledo

Semifinals[]

(2) Michigan State 87-71 (3) LSU
(1) Notre Dame 79-71 (5) Toledo

Final[]

(2) Michigan State 80-68 (1) Notre Dame

Midwest Region[]

First Round[]

(7) Weber State 81-78 (OT) (10) New Mexico State
(8) Virginia Tech 70-53 (9) Jacksonville

Second Round[]

(2) Arkansas 74-63 (7) Weber State
(3) Louisville 69-66 (6) South Alabama
(1) Indiana State 86-69 (8) Virginia Tech
(4) Texas 76-90 (5) Oklahoma

Semifinals[]

(2) Arkansas 73-62 (3) Louisville
(1) Indiana State 93-72 (5) Oklahoma

Final[]

(2) Arkansas 71-73 (1) Indiana State

West Region[]

First Round[]

(7) USC 86-67 (10) Utah State
(8) Utah 88-92 (OT) (9) Pepperdine

Second Round[]

(2) DePaul 89-78 (7) USC
(3) Marquette 73-48 (6) Pacific
(1) UCLA 76-71 (9) Pepperdine
(4) San Francisco 86-83 (5) BYU

Semifinals[]

(2) DePaul 62-56 (3) Marquette
(1) UCLA 99-81 (4) San Francisco

Final[]

(2) DePaul 95-91 (1) UCLA

National Semifinals[]

(9) Penn 67-101 (2) Michigan State
(2) DePaul 74-76 (1) Indiana State

Championship Game[]

(2) Michigan State 75-64 (1) Indiana State


NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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