1978-79 Virginia Tech Hokies Men's Schedule and Results

Record: 22-9 (4-6, 4th in Metro MBB)

PS/G: 82.2 (34th of 262)

PA/G: 73.7 (143rd of 262)

SRS: 5.87 (56th of 256)

SOS: 0.77 (103rd of 256)

NCAA Tournament: (#8 seed in Midwest)
Won Midwest First Round (70-53) versus #9 Jacksonville
Lost Midwest Second Round (86-69) versus #1 Indiana State

Metro Tourney Champ

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AP Poll Summary

1978-79 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/27	12/4	12/11	12/18	12/25	1/3	1/8	1/15	1/22	1/29	2/5	2/12	2/19	2/26	3/5	Final
Virginia Tech	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Schedules prior to the 1992-93 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Mon, Nov 27, 1978	REG		Samford	TAAC	-16.45	W	101	68		1	0	W 1	Cassell Coliseum
2	Sat, Dec 2, 1978	REG	N	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	-12.10	W	79	66		2	0	W 2	Roanoke Civic Center
3	Sat, Dec 9, 1978	REG		William & Mary	Ind	-7.91	W	84	59		3	0	W 3	Cassell Coliseum
4	Sat, Dec 16, 1978	REG	@	Old Dominion	Ind	1.81	W	91	88		4	0	W 4	Norfolk Scope
5	Wed, Dec 20, 1978	REG		Saint Louis	Metro	-2.29	W	90	71		5	0	W 5	Roanoke Civic Center
6	Thu, Dec 21, 1978	REG		Delaware	ECC	-13.36	W	81	69		6	0	W 6	Roanoke Civic Center
7	Sat, Dec 30, 1978	REG		James Madison	Ind	-1.48	W	77	60		7	0	W 7	Cassell Coliseum
8	Wed, Jan 3, 1979	REG	@	New Orleans	Sun Belt	-5.90	W	62	60		8	0	W 8	Human Performance Center
9	Sat, Jan 6, 1979	REG		Cincinnati	Metro	3.39	L	68	72		8	1	L 1	Cassell Coliseum
10	Mon, Jan 8, 1979	REG	@	St. Bonaventure	Ind	0.60	L	76	95		8	2	L 2	Reilly Center
11	Wed, Jan 10, 1979	REG	@	West Virginia	EAA	-0.43	L	82	83		8	3	L 3	WVU Coliseum
12	Sat, Jan 13, 1979	REG		Penn State	EAA	-2.68	W	83	68		9	3	W 1	Cassell Coliseum
13	Wed, Jan 17, 1979	REG	N	Virginia	ACC	11.49	L	78	93		9	4	L 1	Richmond Coliseum
14	Mon, Jan 22, 1979	REG		Richmond	Ind	-6.62	W	100	80		10	4	W 1	Cassell Coliseum
15	Sun, Jan 28, 1979	REG	@	Louisville (5)	Metro	14.27	L	72	82		10	5	L 1	Freedom Hall
16	Fri, Feb 2, 1979	REG	N	NC State	ACC	15.83	L	88	97		10	6	L 2	Richmond Coliseum
17	Sat, Feb 3, 1979	REG	N	North Carolina (4)	ACC	18.54	L	80	92	OT	10	7	L 3	Charlotte Coliseum (I)
18	Wed, Feb 7, 1979	REG		Old Dominion	Ind	1.81	W	91	85		11	7	W 1	Cassell Coliseum
19	Sat, Feb 10, 1979	REG	N	Virginia	ACC	11.49	L	72	78		11	8	L 1	Roanoke Civic Center
20	Mon, Feb 12, 1979	REG	@	William & Mary	Ind	-7.91	W	55	49		12	8	W 1	William & Mary Hall
21	Sat, Feb 17, 1979	REG		Georgia Southern	Ind	-9.76	W	104	84		13	8	W 2	Cassell Coliseum
22	Mon, Feb 19, 1979	REG	@	Cincinnati	Metro	3.39	W	76	75		14	8	W 3	Riverfront Coliseum
23	Wed, Feb 21, 1979	REG		West Virginia	EAA	-0.43	W	73	61		15	8	W 4	Cassell Coliseum
24	Sat, Feb 24, 1979	REG	@	Richmond	Ind	-6.62	W	93	91		16	8	W 5	Robins Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
25	Thu, Mar 1, 1979	CTOURN	N	Cincinnati	Metro	3.39	W	80	74		17	8	W 6	Mid-South Coliseum
26	Fri, Mar 2, 1979	CTOURN	N	Louisville (13)	Metro	14.27	W	72	68		18	8	W 7	Mid-South Coliseum
27	Sat, Mar 3, 1979	CTOURN	N	Florida State	Metro	1.66	W	68	60		19	8	W 8	Mid-South Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
28	Fri, Mar 9, 1979	NCAA	N	Jacksonville	Sun Belt	-0.13	W	70	53		20	8	W 9	Allen Fieldhouse
29	Sun, Mar 11, 1979	NCAA	N	Indiana State (1)	MVC	14.39	L	69	86		20	9	L 1	Allen Fieldhouse