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 SchoolOutcomeAdelphiFourth PlaceCheyney StateRegional ChampionHartwickThird PlacePhiladelphia CollegeRunner-up SchoolOutcomeBridgeportThird PlaceBryantFourth PlaceMerrimackRunner-upSacred HeartRegional Champion SchoolOutcomeAugusta CollegeFourth PlaceFlorida A&MRunner-upFlorida TechRegional ChampionLivingstonThird Place SchoolOutcomeCal State NorthridgeRunner-upPuget SoundFourth PlaceSan DiegoRegional ChampionUC DavisFourth Place SchoolOutcomeEastern IllinoisRegional ChampionIndiana State–EvansvilleRunner-upNorthern KentuckyFourth PlaceSt. Joseph's (IN)Third Place SchoolOutcomeAlbany StateThird PlaceElizabeth City StateRegional ChampionNYITFourth PlaceTowsonRunner-up SchoolOutcomeColumbus CollegeFourth PlaceLincoln (MO)Regional ChampionMississippi CollegeThird PlaceSW Missouri StateRunner-up SchoolOutcomeAugustana (SD)Runner-upChapmanFourth PlaceUW–Green BayRegional ChampionSouth Dakota StateThird Place

*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

*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

*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.

See also 1978 NCAA Division I basketball tournament 1978 NCAA Division III basketball tournament 1978 NAIA Basketball Tournament

References

Sources 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship 1978 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com