1978_Eastern_8_men's_basketball_tournament

1978 Eastern 8 men's basketball tournament

1978 Eastern 8 men's basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

The 1978 Eastern 8 men's basketball tournament was the second season of the American men's basketball postseason competition now known as the Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament. It was organized by the Eastern Athletic Association, popularly known as the "Eastern 8", an NCAA Division I basketball-only conference that began competition in the 1976–77 season. The conference adopted its current name of Atlantic 10 Conference in 1982.

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The 1978 tournament winner was the Villanova Wildcats team.

Bracket

First round
March 2, 1978
Pittsburgh 		Semifinals
March 3, 1978
Pittsburgh 		Finals
March 4, 1978
Pittsburgh
         
1 Rutgers 74
8 West Virginia 81
8 West Virginia 59
5 Duquesne 57
4 Massachusetts 69
5 Duquesne 76*
8 West Virginia 59
2 Villanova 63
2 Villanova 73
7 Pennsylvania State 65
2 Villanova 72
3 Pittsburgh 70
3 Pittsburgh 85
6 George Washington 83


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