1978 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament

1978 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament
Teams	32
Finals Site	Springfield, Missouri
Champions	Cheyney (1st title)
Runner-Up	Green Bay (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Eastern Illinois (2nd Final Four) UCF (1st Final Four)
Winning Coach	John Chaney (Cheyney (1st title))
Most Outstanding Player	Andrew Fields Cheyney
Attendance	67,966
NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournaments «1977  1979»

The 1978 NCAA Men's Division II 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 1977-8 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by the Cheyney University of Pennsylvania and Cheyney's Andrew Fields was the Most Outstanding Player.

Contents 1 Regional participants 2 Regionals 3 National Finals 4 See also 5 References 6 Sources

Regional participants

School Outcome Adelphi Fourth Place Cheyney Regional Champion Hartwick Third Place Philadelphia U Runner-up

School Outcome Bridgeport Third Place Bryant Fourth Place Merrimack Runner-up Sacred Heart Regional Champion

School Outcome Augusta State Fourth Place Florida A&M Runner-up UCF Regional Champion West Alabama 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 Northern Kentucky Fourth Place Southern Indiana Runner-up 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 State Fourth Place Lincoln (MO) Regional Champion Mississippi College Third Place SW Missouri State Runner-up

School Outcome Augustana Runner-up Chapman Fourth Place Green Bay Regional Champion South Dakota State Third Place

*denotes tie

Regionals

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Cheyney		78
	Adelphi		64
						Cheyney		73
						Philadelphia U		60
	Philadelphia U		73
	Hartwick		62

• Third Place - Hartwick 77, Adelphi 74

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Merrimack		116
	Bryant		91
						Merrimack		83
						Sacred Heart		84*
	Sacred Heart		73
	Bridgeport		70

• Third Place - Bridgeport 89, Bryant 85

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	UCF		86
	Augusta State		66
						UCF		85
						Florida A&M		78
	Florida A&M		72
	West Alabama		69

• Third Place - West Alabama 91, Augusta State 90

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	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

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Eastern Illinois		100
	St. Joseph's (IN)		93
						Eastern Illinois		79
						Southern Indiana		67
	Southern Indiana		86
	Northern Kentucky		78

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

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Towson		106
	Albany State		89
						Towson		73
						Elizabeth City State		84
	Elizabeth City State		64
	NYIT		62

• Third Place - Albany State 81, NYIT 78

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	SW Missouri State		69
	Columbus State		67
						SW Missouri State		83
						Lincoln		84
	Lincoln (MO)		82
	Mississippi College		73

• Third Place - Mississippi College 96, Columbus State 75

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Green Bay		80
	South Dakota State		57
						Green Bay		72
						Augustana		60
	Augustana		78
	Chapman		66

• Third Place - South Dakota State 61, Chapman 59

*denotes each overtime played

National Finals

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
		Cheyney	59
		Sacred Heart	57
							Cheyney	79
							UCF	63
		UCF	77
		San Diego	71
												Cheyney	47
												Green Bay	40
		Eastern Illinois	84
		Elizabeth City State	71
							Eastern Illinois	43
							Green Bay	58
		Lincoln (MO)	61
		Green Bay	63

• Third Place - Eastern Illinois 77, UCF 67

*denotes each overtime played

See also

• 1978 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
• 1978 National Invitation Tournament
• 1978 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

References

Sources

• 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship

NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 2010 • 2011  • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019