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.

1978 NCAA Division II
basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteSpringfield, Missouri
ChampionsCheyney State Wolves (1st title)
Runner-upGreen Bay Phoenix (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJohn Chaney (1st title)
MOPAndrew Fields (Cheyney)
Attendance67,966
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1978 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Quarterfinals (orange) Final Four (red)

Regional participants

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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
Indiana State–Evansville Runner-up
Northern Kentucky Fourth Place
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 (SD) Runner-up
Chapman Fourth Place
UW–Green Bay Regional Champion
South Dakota State Third Place

*denotes tie

Regionals

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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
  • Third Place - Hartwick 77, Adelphi 74

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
  • Third Place - Bridgeport 89, Bryant 85

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
  • Third Place - Livingston 91, Augusta State 90

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
  • Third Place - Puget Sound 96, UC Davis 73

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

South Atlantic - Towson, Maryland

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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
  • Third Place - Albany State 81, NYIT 78

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
  • Third Place - Mississippi College 96, Columbus State 75

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
  • Third Place - South Dakota State 61, Chapman 59

*denotes each overtime played

National Quarterfinals

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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

National Finals - Springfield, Missouri

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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
  • Third Place - Eastern Illinois 77, Florida Tech 67

*denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team

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  • 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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