The 1978 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1977-78 NCAA Division II men's basketball season.
It was won by Cheyney State of Pennsylvania and Cheyney's Andrew Fields was the Most Outstanding Player.
Teams | 32 | ||||
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Finals site | Springfield, Missouri | ||||
Champions | Cheyney State Wolves (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | Green Bay Phoenix (1st title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | John Chaney (1st title) | ||||
MOP | Andrew Fields (Cheyney) | ||||
Attendance | 67,966 | ||||
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School | Outcome | |
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Adelphi | Fourth Place | |
Cheyney State | Regional Champion | |
Hartwick | Third Place | |
Philadelphia College | Runner-up |
School | Outcome | |
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Bridgeport | Third Place | |
Bryant | Fourth Place | |
Merrimack | Runner-up | |
Sacred Heart | Regional Champion |
School | Outcome | |
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Augusta College | Fourth Place | |
Florida A&M | Runner-up | |
Florida Tech | Regional Champion | |
Livingston | Third Place |
School | Outcome | |
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Cal State Northridge | Runner-up | |
Puget Sound | Fourth Place | |
San Diego | Regional Champion | |
UC Davis | Fourth Place |
School | Outcome | |
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Eastern Illinois | Regional Champion | |
Indiana State–Evansville | Runner-up | |
Northern Kentucky | Fourth Place | |
St. Joseph's (IN) | Third Place |
School | Outcome | |
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Albany State | Third Place | |
Elizabeth City State | Regional Champion | |
NYIT | Fourth Place | |
Towson | Runner-up |
School | Outcome | |
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Columbus College | Fourth Place | |
Lincoln (MO) | Regional Champion | |
Mississippi College | Third Place | |
SW Missouri State | Runner-up |
School | Outcome | |
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Augustana (SD) | Runner-up | |
Chapman | Fourth Place | |
UW–Green Bay | Regional Champion | |
South Dakota State | Third Place |
*denotes tie
Location: Cope Hall Host: Cheyney State College
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 3 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 4 | ||||||||
Cheyney State | 78 | ||||||||
Adelphi | 64 | ||||||||
Cheyney State | 73 | ||||||||
Philadelphia College | 60 | ||||||||
Philadelphia College | 73 | ||||||||
Hartwick | 62 |
Location: Volpe Center Host: Merrimack College
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 3 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 4 | ||||||||
Merrimack | 116 | ||||||||
Bryant | 91 | ||||||||
Merrimack | 83 | ||||||||
Sacred Heart | 84* | ||||||||
Sacred Heart | 73 | ||||||||
Bridgeport | 70 |
Location: Florida Tech Fieldhouse Host: Florida Technological University
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 3 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 4 | ||||||||
Florida Tech | 86 | ||||||||
Augusta College | 66 | ||||||||
Florida Tech | 85 | ||||||||
Florida A&M | 78 | ||||||||
Florida A&M | 72 | ||||||||
Livingston | 69 |
Location: Matador Gymnasium Host: California State University, Northridge
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 2 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 3 | ||||||||
Cal State Northridge | 79 | ||||||||
UC Davis | 73 | ||||||||
Cal State Northridge | 67 | ||||||||
San Diego | 70 | ||||||||
San Diego | 91 | ||||||||
Puget Sound | 85 |
Location: Lantz Arena Host: Eastern Illinois University
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 5 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 6 | ||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 100 | ||||||||
St. Joseph's (IN) | 93 | ||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 79 | ||||||||
Indiana State-Evansville | 67 | ||||||||
Indiana State-Evansville | 86 | ||||||||
Northern Kentucky | 78 |
Location: Towson Center Host: Towson State University
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 3 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 4 | ||||||||
Towson | 106 | ||||||||
Albany State | 89 | ||||||||
Towson | 73 | ||||||||
Elizabeth City State | 84 | ||||||||
Elizabeth City State | 64 | ||||||||
NYIT | 62 |
Location: Hammons Center Host: Southwest Missouri State University
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 3 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 4 | ||||||||
SW Missouri State | 69 | ||||||||
Columbus College | 67 | ||||||||
SW Missouri State | 83 | ||||||||
Lincoln | 84 | ||||||||
Lincoln (MO) | 82 | ||||||||
Mississippi College | 73 |
Location: Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Host: University of Wisconsin at Green Bay
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 2 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 3 | ||||||||
UW–Green Bay | 80 | ||||||||
South Dakota State | 57 | ||||||||
UW–Green Bay | 72 | ||||||||
Augustana (SD) | 60 | ||||||||
Augustana (SD) | 78 | ||||||||
Chapman | 66 |
*denotes each overtime played
Quarterfinal - New Haven, CT Elite Eight March 11 | ||||
Cheyney State | 59 | |||
Sacred Heart | 57 |
Quarterfinal - Orlando, FL Elite Eight March 11 | ||||
Florida Tech | 77 | |||
San Diego | 71 |
Quarterfinal - Charleston, IL Elite Eight March 11 | ||||
Eastern Illinois | 84 | |||
Elizabeth City State | 71 |
Quarterfinal - Green Bay, WI Elite Eight March 11 | ||||
Lincoln (MO) | 61 | |||
UW–Green Bay | 63 |
Location: Hammons Center Host: Southwest Missouri State University
National semifinals Final Four March 17 | National Championship March 18 | ||||||||
Cheyney State | 79 | ||||||||
Florida Tech | 63 | ||||||||
Cheyney State | 47 | ||||||||
UW–Green Bay | 40 | ||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 43 | ||||||||
UW–Green Bay | 58 |
*denotes each overtime played
† Florida Tech is now known as University of Central Florida, as opposed to the current Florida Institute of Technology.
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