Men's NCAA All-Region Teams (1970 to 1979)
1979 NCAA All-Region
- Bold = Region's Most Outstanding Player
| Reggie Carter | St. John's (NY) |
| Ron Plair | St. John's (NY) |
| Tim Smith | Pennsylvania |
| Tony Price | Pennsylvania |
| Wayne McKoy | St. John's (NY) |
| Greg Kelser | Michigan State |
| Bill Hanzlik | Notre Dame |
| Jim Swaney | Toledo |
| Kelly Tripucka | Notre Dame |
| Magic Johnson | Michigan State |
| Larry Bird | Indiana State |
| Carl Nicks | Indiana State |
| Raymond Whitley | Oklahoma |
| Sidney Moncrief | Arkansas |
| Steve Schall | Arkansas |
| Gary Garland | DePaul |
| Bill Cartwright | San Francisco |
| Curtis Watkins | DePaul |
| David Greenwood | UCLA |
| Roy Hamilton | UCLA |
1978 NCAA All-Region