I guess the NCAA had seeds up to 17
Anyway we best 3 higher ranked teams only to lose a tough one to Penn in Elete Eight - here’s what I copied out of a google search:
03/09/79*
No. 17 vs. No. 13 (7) Temple
NCAA First Round W 75-70 19-10
Reynolds Coliseum
Raleigh, NC
03/11/79*
No. 17 vs. No. 6 (2) Duke
NCAA Second Round W 80-78 20-10
Reynolds Coliseum
Raleigh, NC
03/16/79*
No. 17 vs. No. 18 (6) Rutgers
NCAA Sweet Sixteen W 67-65 21-10
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
03/18/79*
No. 17 vs. No. 14 (9) Pennsylvania
NCAA Elite Eight L 62-64 21-11
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Go Storm