text: 1979  Michigan St.  75-64  Indiana St.  MVP:Earvin "Magic" Johnson, \nMichigan St. SEMIS:DePaul, Penn  \n1978  Kentucky  94-88  Duke  MVP: Jack Givens Kentucky, SEMIS:Arkansas, Notre Dame  \n1977  Marquette  67-59  North Carolina  MVP:Butch Lee, Marquette SEMIS:UNLV, N.C.-Charlotte  \n1976  Indiana  86-68  Michigan  MVP:Kent Benson, Indiana SEMIS: UCLA, Rutgers  \n1975  UCLA  92-85  Kentucky  MVP:Richard Washington, UCLA SEMIS: Louisville, Syracuse  \n1974  N.C. State  76-64  Marquette  MVP: David Thompson, SEMIS: N.C. State UCLA, Kansas  \n1973  UCLA  87-66  Memphis St.  MVP: Bill Walton, UCLA Indiana, Providence  \n1972  UCLA  81-76  Florida St.  Bill Walton, UCLA North Carolina, Louisville  \n1971  UCLA  68-62  Villanova  MVP: Vacated SEMIS:Western Kentucky, Kansas  \n\n*UNSURE IF ONE CAN GO BACK THAT FAR FOR THE ELITE 8 IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT....NOT TOO SURE IF MY ANSWER IS EVEN WHAT YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT...SORRY*