1978 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament
1978 NCAA Men's Division II
Basketball Tournament |
| Teams |
32 |
| Finals Site |
Springfield, Missouri |
| Champions |
Cheyney State (1st title) |
| Runner-Up |
Green Bay (1st title game) |
| Semifinalists |
Eastern Illinois (2nd Final Four)
Florida Tech (1st Final Four) |
| Winning Coach |
John Chaney (Cheyney State (1st title)) |
| Most Outstanding Player |
Andrew Fields Cheyney |
| Attendance |
67,966 |
| NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournaments
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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.
Regional participants
*denotes tie
Regionals
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Cheyney State
| 78
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| Adelphi
| 64
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| | Cheyney State
| 73
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| | Philadelphia College
| 60
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| Philadelphia College
| 73
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| Hartwick
| 62
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- Third Place - Hartwick 77, Adelphi 74
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Merrimack
| 116
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| Bryant
| 91
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| | Merrimack
| 83
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| | Sacred Heart
| 84*
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| Sacred Heart
| 73
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| Bridgeport
| 70
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- Third Place - Bridgeport 89, Bryant 85
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Florida Tech
| 86
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| Augusta College
| 66
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| | Florida Tech
| 85
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| | Florida A&M
| 78
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| Florida A&M
| 72
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| Livingston
| 69
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- Third Place - Livingston 91, Augusta State 90
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Cal State Northridge
| 79
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| UC Davis
| 73
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| | Cal State Northridge
| 67
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| | San Diego
| 70
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| San Diego
| 91
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| Puget Sound
| 85
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- Third Place - Puget Sound 96, UC Davis 73
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Eastern Illinois
| 100
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| St. Joseph's (IN)
| 93
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| | Eastern Illinois
| 79
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| | Indiana State-Evansville
| 67
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| Indiana State-Evansville
| 86
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| Northern Kentucky
| 78
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- Third Place - St. Joseph's 93, Northern Kentucky 87
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Towson
| 106
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| Albany State
| 89
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| | Towson
| 73
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| | Elizabeth City State
| 84
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| Elizabeth City State
| 64
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| NYIT
| 62
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- Third Place - Albany State 81, NYIT 78
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| SW Missouri State
| 69
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| Columbus College
| 67
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| | SW Missouri State
| 83
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| | Lincoln
| 84
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| Lincoln (MO)
| 82
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| Mississippi College
| 73
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- Third Place - Mississippi College 96, Columbus State 75
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| UW–Green Bay
| 80
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| South Dakota State
| 57
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| | UW–Green Bay
| 72
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| | Augustana
| 60
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| Augustana
| 78
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| Chapman
| 66
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- Third Place - South Dakota State 61, Chapman 59
*denotes each overtime played
National Finals
| Quarterfinals
| | | Semifinals
| | | Final
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| Cheyney State
| 59
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| Sacred Heart
| 57
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| | Cheyney State
| 79
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| | Florida Tech
| 63
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| Florida Tech
| 77
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| San Diego
| 71
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| | Cheyney State
| 47
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| | UW–Green Bay
| 40
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| Eastern Illinois
| 84
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| Elizabeth City State
| 71
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| | Eastern Illinois
| 43
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| | UW–Green Bay
| 58
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| Lincoln (MO)
| 61
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| UW–Green Bay
| 63
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- Third Place - Eastern Illinois 77, Florida Tech 67
*denotes each overtime played
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