The 1978 NCAA Division II baseball tournament was the postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of baseball among its Division II colleges and universities at the end of the 1978 NCAA Division II baseball season.

Florida Southern defeated Delta State in the championship game of the double-elimination tournament, 7–2, winning the Moccasins' fourth national title. Florida Southern were coached by Joe Arnold.

Regionals The regionals consisted of 32 teams in eight groupings. Each regional consisted of a 4-team bracket. All brackets were double elimination format. The top team in each bracket advanced to the 1978 Division II College World Series.

New England Regional Team Wins Losses 3 0 2 2 1 2 0 2

Middle Atlantic Regional Team Wins Losses 3 1 3 2 1 2 0 2

South Atlantic Regional Team Wins Losses 3 0 2 2 1 2 0 2

South Regional Team Wins Losses 3 0 2 2 1 2 0 2

Great Lakes Regional Team Wins Losses 4 1 2 2 1 2 0 2

North Central Regional Team Wins Losses 3 0 2 2 1 2 0 2

South Central Regional Team Wins Losses 3 1 3 2 1 2 0 2

West Regional Team Wins Losses 4 1 2 2 1 2 0 2

Finals Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach Previous finals appearances Best finals finish Finals record Gulf South 43–19 (14–4) Dave Ferriss 2 (last:1977) 2nd 5–3 Independent 27–19 Tom McDevitt 1 (last: 1973) 3rd 2–2 Sunshine State 34–11 Joe Arnold 6 (last: 1976) 1st 13–9 Independent 28–12 Dick Rockwell 0 (last: none) None 0–0 Independent 32–4 Frank Vieira 2 (last:1977) 3rd 3–4 Independent 33–22 John Cunningham 1 (last: 1971) 3rd 1–2 MAIAA 28–10 (11–4) Bill Rowe 2 (last:1970) 2nd 3–4 SAC 39–20 (9–3) Tommy Thomas 2 (last:1977) 3rd 2–4

Results Bracket

Game Results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes May 25 Game 1 12–2 Game 2 15–6 May 26 Game 3 14–9 Game 4 10–9 May 27 Game 5 21–11 Southwest Missouri State eliminated Game 6 7–6 Le Moyne eliminated Game 7 6–1 Game 8 13–7 May 28 Game 9 11–5 San Diego eliminated Game 10 11–9 Eastern Illinois eliminated May 29 Game 11 13–8 May 30 Game 12 9–5 Valdosta State eliminated Game 13 14–8 May 31 Game 14 12–1 New Haven eliminated Game 15 7–2 Florida Southern wins National Championship

See also 1978 NCAA Division I baseball tournament 1978 NCAA Division III baseball tournament 1978 NAIA World Series

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