1979 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1979 Pacific Coast Athletic Association I Men's 200px 8 Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA Pacific 1st Stan Morrison 1st Ron Cornelius Pacific The 1979 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament (now known as the Big West Conference men's basketball tournament) was held March 1–3 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.1978-79 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/pcaa/1979.html April 28, 2016 Top-seeded Pacific topped PCAA-newcomers Utah State in the championship game, 82–73, to win its first PCAA/Big West men's basketball tournament. The Tigers, in turn, received a bid to the 1979 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by Utah State, who earned an at-large bid. Format The tournament field expanded once more, this time increasing from seven to eight teams (UC Irvine and Utah State participated in their first PCAA tournament). Previous member San Diego State had departed for the Western Athletic Conference prior to the 1978–79 season. All eight PCAA members qualified for the event and were seeded based on regular season conference records. All teams began play in the tournament bracket's first round. Bracket First roundThursday, March 1 SemifinalsFriday, March 2 ChampionshipSaturday, March 3 1 Pacific 57 8 UC Irvine 52 5 1978 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State 79 4 1978 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 70 3 1977 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 75 6 1978 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara 62 7 1978 men San Jose State Spartans San José State 78 2 Utah State 85 1 Pacific 74 5 Long Beach State 69 3 Fresno State 74 2 Utah State 81 1 Pacific 82 2 Utah State 73 Notes note References Category:Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Category:1970s in Anaheim, California Tournament Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in California Category:Basketball competitions in Anaheim, California