1979 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1979 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 27–March 3; the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were played on campus sites and the final was contested at the Hulman Center on the campus of Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana.

1979 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season197879
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteHulman Center
Terre Haute, Indiana
ChampionsIndiana State (1st title)
Winning coachBill Hodges (1st title)
MVPNone selected
Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournaments
1978–79 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Indiana State160 1.000331  .971
New Mexico State115 .6882210  .688
Wichita State88 .5001414  .500
Creighton88 .5001413  .519
Southern Illinois88 .5001513  .536
Drake88 .5001512  .556
Tulsa79 .4381314  .481
West Texas State313 .188819  .296
Bradley313 .188917  .346
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 championship 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.

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