1978 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

1978 NCAA Men's Division II
Basketball Tournament
Teams 32
Finals Site Springfield, Missouri
Champions Cheyney State (1st title)
Runner-Up Green Bay (1st title game)
Semifinalists Eastern Illinois (2nd Final Four)
Florida Tech (1st Final Four)
Winning Coach John Chaney (Cheyney State (1st title))
Most Outstanding Player Andrew Fields Cheyney
Attendance 67,966
NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournaments
«1977  1979»

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 1977-8 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.

Regional participants

School Outcome
Adelphi Fourth Place
Cheyney State Regional Champion
Hartwick Third Place
Philadelphia College Runner-up
School Outcome
Bridgeport Third Place
Bryant Fourth Place
Merrimack Runner-up
Sacred Heart Regional Champion
School Outcome
Augusta College Fourth Place
Florida A&M Runner-up
Florida Tech Regional Champion
Livingston Third Place
School Outcome
Cal State Northridge Runner-up
Puget Sound Fourth Place
San Diego Regional Champion
UC Davis Fourth Place
School Outcome
Eastern Illinois Regional Champion
Northern Kentucky Fourth Place
Indiana State-Evansville Runner-up
St. Joseph's (IN) Third Place
School Outcome
Albany State Third Place
Elizabeth City State Regional Champion
NYIT Fourth Place
Towson Runner-up
School Outcome
Columbus College Fourth Place
Lincoln (MO) Regional Champion
Mississippi College Third Place
SW Missouri State Runner-up
School Outcome
Augustana Runner-up
Chapman Fourth Place
UW–Green Bay Regional Champion
South Dakota State Third Place

*denotes tie

Regionals

Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
Cheyney State 78
Adelphi 64
Cheyney State 73
Philadelphia College 60
Philadelphia College 73
Hartwick 62
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
Merrimack 116
Bryant 91
Merrimack 83
Sacred Heart 84*
Sacred Heart 73
Bridgeport 70
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
Florida Tech 86
Augusta College 66
Florida Tech 85
Florida A&M 78
Florida A&M 72
Livingston 69
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
Cal State Northridge 79
UC Davis 73
Cal State Northridge 67
San Diego 70
San Diego 91
Puget Sound 85
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
Eastern Illinois 100
St. Joseph's (IN) 93
Eastern Illinois 79
Indiana State-Evansville 67
Indiana State-Evansville 86
Northern Kentucky 78
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
Towson 106
Albany State 89
Towson 73
Elizabeth City State 84
Elizabeth City State 64
NYIT 62
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
SW Missouri State 69
Columbus College 67
SW Missouri State 83
Lincoln 84
Lincoln (MO) 82
Mississippi College 73
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
UW–Green Bay 80
South Dakota State 57
UW–Green Bay 72
Augustana 60
Augustana 78
Chapman 66

*denotes each overtime played

National Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Cheyney State 59
Sacred Heart 57
Cheyney State 79
Florida Tech 63
Florida Tech 77
San Diego 71
Cheyney State 47
UW–Green Bay 40
Eastern Illinois 84
Elizabeth City State 71
Eastern Illinois 43
UW–Green Bay 58
Lincoln (MO) 61
UW–Green Bay 63

*denotes each overtime played

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