1978 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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The 1978 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1978, and ended with the championship game on March 27 in St. Louis, Missouri. A total of 32 games were played.

Kentucky, coached by Joe B. Hall, won the national title with a 94-88 victory in the final game over Duke, coached by Bill E. Foster. Jack Givens of Kentucky was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

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[edit] Locations

Region Site Other Locations
East Providence, Rhode Island Charlotte, North Carolina, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mideast Dayton, Ohio Indianapolis, Indiana, Knoxville, Tennessee
Midwest Lawrence, Kansas Tulsa, Oklahoma, Wichita, Kansas
West Albuquerque, New Mexico Eugene, Oregon, Tempe, Arizona
Finals St. Louis, Missouri

[edit] Teams

Region Seed Team Coach Finished Final Opponent Score
East
East n/a Duke Bill E. Foster Runner Up Kentucky L 94-88
East n/a Furman Joe Williams Round of 32 Indiana L 63-62
East n/a Indiana Bob Knight Sweet Sixteen Villanova L 61-60
East n/a La Salle Paul Westhead Round of 32 Villanova L 103-97
East n/a Penn Bob Weinhauer Sweet Sixteen Duke L 84-80
East n/a Rhode Island Jack Kraft Round of 32 Duke L 63-62
East n/a St. Bonaventure Jim Satalin Round of 32 Penn L 92-83
East n/a Villanova Rollie Massimino Elite Eight Duke L 90-72
Mideast
Mideast n/a Florida State Hugh Durham Round of 32 Kentucky L 85-76
Mideast n/a Kentucky Joe B. Hall Champion Duke W 94-88
Mideast n/a Marquette Hank Raymonds Round of 32 Miami, Ohio L 84-81
Mideast n/a Miami, Ohio Darrell Hedric Sweet Sixteen Kentucky L 91-69
Mideast n/a Michigan State Jud Heathcote Elite Eight Kentucky L 52-49
Mideast n/a Providence Dave Gavitt Round of 32 Michigan State L 77-63
Mideast n/a Syracuse Jim Boeheim Round of 32 Western Kentucky L 87-86
Mideast n/a Western Kentucky Jim Richards Sweet Sixteen Michigan State L 90-69
Midwest
Midwest n/a Creighton Tom Apke Round of 32 DePaul L 80-78
Midwest n/a DePaul Ray Meyer Elite Eight Notre Dame L 84-64
Midwest n/a Houston Guy Lewis Round of 32 Notre Dame L 100-77
Midwest n/a Louisville Denny Crum Sweet Sixteen DePaul L 90-89
Midwest n/a Missouri Norm Stewart Round of 32 Utah L 86-79
Midwest n/a Notre Dame Digger Phelps Fourth Place Arkansas L 71-69
Midwest n/a St. John's Lou Carnesecca Round of 32 Louisville L 76-68
Midwest n/a Utah Jerry Pimm Sweet Sixteen Notre Dame L 69-56
West
West n/a Arkansas Eddie Sutton Third Place Notre Dame W 71-69
West n/a Fullerton State Bob Dye Elite Eight Arkansas L 61-58
West n/a Kansas Ted Owens Round of 32 UCLA L 83-76
West n/a New Mexico Norm Ellenberger Round of 32 Fullerton State L 90-85
West n/a North Carolina Dean Smith Round of 32 San Francisco L 68-64
West n/a San Francisco Bob Gaillard Sweet Sixteen Fullerton State L 75-72
West n/a UCLA Gary Cunningham Sweet Sixteen Arkansas L 74-70
West n/a Weber State Neil McCarthy Round of 32 Arkansas L 73-52

[edit] Bracket

[edit] East region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
     Duke 63  
   Rhode Island 62  
     Duke 84  
     Pennsylvania 80  
   Pennsylvania 92
     St Bonaventure 83  
       Duke 90
     Villanova 72
     Indiana 63  
   Furman 62  
     Indiana 60
     Villanova 61  
   Villanova 103
     La Salle 97  


[edit] Midwest region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
     Utah 86  
   Missouri 79**  
     Utah 56  
     Notre Dame 69  
   Notre Dame 100
     Houston 77  
       Notre Dame 84
     DePaul 64
     DePaul 80  
   Creighton 78  
     DePaul 90
     Louisville 89**  
   Louisville 76
     St Johns 68  

[edit] Mideast region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
     Michigan St 77  
   Providence 63  
     Michigan St 90  
     Western Kentucky 69  
   Western Kentucky 87
     Syracuse 86*  
       Michigan St 49
     Kentucky 52
     Miami-OH 84  
   Marquette 81*  
     Miami-OH 69
     Kentucky 91  
   Kentucky 85
     Florida St 76  


[edit] West region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
     UCLA 83  
   Kansas 76  
     UCLA 70  
     Arkansas 74  
   Arkansas 73
     Weber St 52  
       Arkansas 61
     Fullerton St 58
     San Francisco 68  
   North Carolina 64  
     San Francisco 72
     Fullerton St 75  
   Fullerton St 90
     New Mexico 85  


[edit] Final Four

  National Semifinals National Finals
                 
   Duke 90  
   Notre Dame 86  
       Duke 88
     Kentucky 94
   Kentucky 64
   Arkansas 59  

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