1978 NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament

1978 NCAA Division II
Basketball Tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Springfield, Missouri
Champions	Cheyney State Wolves (1st title)
Runner-up	Green Bay Phoenix (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Eastern Illinois Panthers (2nd Final Four); Florida Tech Panthers (1st Final Four);
Winning coach	John Chaney (1st title)
MOP	Andrew Fields (Cheyney)
Attendance	67,966
	← 1977 ; NCAA Division II ; Basketball Tournament; 1979 →;

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[]


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


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


School	Outcome
Augusta College	Fourth Place
Florida A&M	Runner-up
Florida Tech	Regional Champion
Livingston	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
Indiana State–Evansville	Runner-up
Northern Kentucky	Fourth Place
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 College	Fourth Place
Lincoln (MO)	Regional Champion
Mississippi College	Third Place
SW Missouri State	Runner-up


School	Outcome
Augustana (SD)	Runner-up
Chapman	Fourth Place
UW–Green Bay	Regional Champion
South Dakota State	Third Place

*denotes tie

Regionals[]

East - Cheyney, Pennsylvania[]

Location: Cope Hall

Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 3		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 4

Cheyney State	78

Adelphi	64
		Cheyney State	73

		Philadelphia College	60
Philadelphia College	73

Hartwick	62

Third Place - Hartwick 77, Adelphi 74

New England - North Andover, Massachusetts[]

Location: Volpe Center

Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 3		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 4

Merrimack	116

Bryant	91
		Merrimack	83

		Sacred Heart	84*
Sacred Heart	73

Bridgeport	70

Third Place - Bridgeport 89, Bryant 85

South - Orlando, Florida[]

Location: Florida Tech Fieldhouse

Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 3		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 4

Florida Tech	86

Augusta College	66
		Florida Tech	85

		Florida A&M	78
Florida A&M	72

Livingston	69

Third Place - Livingston 91, Augusta State 90

West - Northridge, California[]

Location: Matador Gymnasium

Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 2		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 3

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

Great Lakes - Charleston, Illinois[]

Location: Lantz Arena

Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 5		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 6

Eastern Illinois	100

St. Joseph's (IN)	93
		Eastern Illinois	79

		Indiana State-Evansville	67
Indiana State-Evansville	86

Northern Kentucky	78

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

South Atlantic - Towson, Maryland[]

Location: Towson Center

Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 3		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 4

Towson	106

Albany State	89
		Towson	73

		Elizabeth City State	84
Elizabeth City State	64

NYIT	62

Third Place - Albany State 81, NYIT 78

South Central - Springfield, Missouri[]

Location: Hammons Center

Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 3		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 4

SW Missouri State	69

Columbus College	67
		SW Missouri State	83

		Lincoln	84
Lincoln (MO)	82

Mississippi College	73

Third Place - Mississippi College 96, Columbus State 75

North Central - Green Bay, Wisconsin[]

Location: Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena

Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 2		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 3

UW–Green Bay	80

South Dakota State	57
		UW–Green Bay	72

		Augustana (SD)	60
Augustana (SD)	78

Chapman	66

Third Place - South Dakota State 61, Chapman 59

*denotes each overtime played

National Quarterfinals[]

	Quarterfinal - New Haven, CT Elite Eight March 11

	Cheyney State		59

	Sacred Heart		57

	Quarterfinal - Orlando, FL Elite Eight March 11

	Florida Tech		77

	San Diego		71

	Quarterfinal - Charleston, IL Elite Eight March 11

	Eastern Illinois		84

	Elizabeth City State		71

	Quarterfinal - Green Bay, WI Elite Eight March 11

	Lincoln (MO)		61

	UW–Green Bay		63

National Finals - Springfield, Missouri[]