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1978 NCAA Division II basketball tournament

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.

Regional participants

<nowiki>*</nowiki>denotes tie

Regionals

East - Cheyney, Pennsylvania

Location: Cope Hall Host: Cheyney State College

  • Third Place - Hartwick 77, Adelphi 74

New England - North Andover, Massachusetts

Location: Volpe Center Host: Merrimack College

  • Third Place - Bridgeport 89, Bryant 85

South - Orlando, Florida

Location: Florida Tech Fieldhouse Host: Florida Technological University

  • Third Place - Livingston 91, Augusta State 90

West - Northridge, California

Location: Matador Gymnasium Host: California State University, Northridge

  • Third Place - Puget Sound 96, UC Davis 73

Great Lakes - Charleston, Illinois

Location: Lantz Arena Host: Eastern Illinois University

  • Third Place - St. Joseph's 93, Northern Kentucky 87

South Atlantic - Towson, Maryland

Location: Towson Center Host: Towson State University

  • Third Place - Albany State 81, NYIT 78

South Central - Springfield, Missouri

Location: Hammons Center Host: Southwest Missouri State University

  • Third Place - Mississippi College 96, Columbus State 75

North Central - Green Bay, Wisconsin

Location: Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Host: University of Wisconsin at Green Bay

  • Third Place - South Dakota State 61, Chapman 59

<nowiki>*</nowiki>denotes each overtime played

National Quarterfinals

National Finals - Springfield, Missouri

Location: Hammons Center Host: Southwest Missouri State University

  • Third Place - Eastern Illinois 77, Florida Tech 67

<nowiki>*</nowiki>denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team

  • Tom Anderson (Wisconsin-Green Bay)
  • Andrew Fields (Cheyney)
  • Kenneth Hynson (Cheyney)
  • Jerry Prather (Florida Tech†)
  • Charlie Thomas (Eastern Illinois)

† Florida Tech is now known as University of Central Florida, as opposed to the current Florida Institute of Technology.

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