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 | |
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Champion | ![]() |
Michigan State Spartans | #2 Mideast |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Indiana State Sycamores | #1 Midwest |
Third Place | ![]() |
DePaul Blue Demons | #2 West |
Fourth Place East |
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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 |
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