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.
Regional participants
*denotes tie
Regionals
East - Cheyney, Pennsylvania
Location: Cope Hall Host: Cheyney State College
Third Place - Hartwick 77, Adelphi 74
New England - North Andover, Massachusetts
Location: Volpe Center Host: Merrimack College
Third Place - Bridgeport 89, Bryant 85
South - Orlando, Florida
Location: Florida Tech Fieldhouse Host: Florida Technological University
Third Place - Livingston 91, Augusta State 90
West - Northridge, California
Location: Matador Gymnasium Host: California State University, Northridge
Third Place - Puget Sound 96, UC Davis 73
Great Lakes - Charleston, Illinois
Location: Lantz Arena Host: Eastern Illinois University
Third Place - St. Joseph's 93, Northern Kentucky 87
South Atlantic - Towson, Maryland
Location: Towson Center Host: Towson State University
Third Place - Albany State 81, NYIT 78
South Central - Springfield, Missouri
Location: Hammons Center Host: Southwest Missouri State University
Third Place - Mississippi College 96, Columbus State 75
North Central - Green Bay, Wisconsin
Location: Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Host: University of Wisconsin at Green Bay
Third Place - South Dakota State 61, Chapman 59
*denotes each overtime played
National Quarterfinals
National Finals - Springfield, Missouri
Location: Hammons Center Host: Southwest Missouri State University
Third Place - Eastern Illinois 77, Florida Tech 67
*denotes each overtime played
All-tournament team
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.
See also
1978 NCAA Division I basketball tournament
1978 NCAA Division III basketball tournament
1978 NAIA Basketball Tournament
References
Sources
2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship 1978 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com