1979 NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament
1979 NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament| Teams |
32 |
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| Finals Site |
Springfield, Missouri |
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| Champions |
North Alabama (1st title) |
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| Runner-Up |
Green Bay (2nd title game) |
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| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach |
Bill Jones (1st title) |
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| MOP |
Perry Oden North Alabama |
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| Attendance |
47,907 |
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The 1979 NCAA 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 1978–79 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by the University of North Alabama and North Alabama's Perry Oden was the Most Outstanding Player.
Regional participants
*denotes tie
Regionals
Location: Physical Education Building
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Wright State
| 75
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| Northern Michigan
| 66
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| | Wright State
| 68
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| | St. Joseph's
| 73
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| St. Joseph's (IN)
| 76
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| Eastern Illinois
| 66
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- Third Place - Eastern Illinois 65, Northern Michigan 58
Location: Dana Center
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Bridgeport
| 92
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| Quinnipiac
| 75
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| | Bridgeport
| 85
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| | Assumption
| 75
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| Assumption
| 89
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| Bentley
| 78
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- Third Place - Bentley 104, Quinnipiac 93
Location: Pershing Arena
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Nicholls State
| 89
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| SE Missouri State
| 74
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| | Nicholls State
| 100
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| | Rollins
| 87
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| Rollins
| 97*
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| NE Missouri State
| 88
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- Third Place - SE Missouri State 86, NE Missouri State 82
Location: Jenkins Fieldhouse
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Valdosta State
| 102
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| Tuskegee
| 93
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| | Valdosta State
| 101
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| | North Alabama
| 110
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| North Alabama
| 75
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| Florida Southern
| 67
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- Third Place - Tuskegee 107, Florida Southern 102
Location: Memorial Fieldhouse
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Puget Sound
| 81
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| Cal State Northridge
| 67
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| | Puget Sound
| 77
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| | UC Riverside
| 52
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| UC Riverside
| 62
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| San Diego
| 48
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- Third Place - San Diego 74, Cal State Northridge 69*
Location: UNO Fieldhouse
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Northern Iowa
| 84
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| Nebraska-Omaha
| 72
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| | Northern Iowa
| 50
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| | Green Bay
| 56
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| Green Bay
| 63
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| North Dakota
| 48
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- Third Place - Nebraska-Omaha 86, North Dakota 75
Location: Binder Physical Education Center
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Cheyney
| 82
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| Albany State
| 61
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| | Cheyney
| 72
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| | Hartwick
| 63
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| Hartwick
| 49
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| Philadelphia U
| 48
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- Third Place - Albany State 72, Philadelphia U 61
Location: UMBC Fieldhouse
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| UMBC
| 79
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| Mount St. Mary's
| 74
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| | UMBC
| 58
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| | Virginia Union
| 56
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| Virginia Union
| 68
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| Roanoke
| 67
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- Third Place - Mount St. Mary's 93, Roanoke 89
*denotes each overtime played
National Quarterfinals
Location: Hammons Center
| Semifinals
| | | Final
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| Bridgeport
| 82
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| North Alabama
| 85
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| | North Alabama
| 64
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| | Green Bay
| 50
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| Green Bay
| 46
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| Cheyney
| 45
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- Third Place - Cheyney 81, Bridgeport 78
*denotes each overtime played
All-tournament team
- Ron Darby (North Alabama)
- Carlton Hurdle (Bridgeport)
- Rory Lindgren (Wisconsin-Green Bay)
- Perry Oden (North Alabama)
- Ron Ripley (Wisconsin-Green Bay)
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