1978 NCAA Division II basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 II 1978 100px 32 Springfield, Missouri Cheyney State Wolves 1st Green Bay Phoenix 1st Eastern Illinois Panthers 2nd Florida Tech Knights 1st John Chaney 1st Andrew Fields Cheyney 67,966 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. USA 450 right 1978 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Quarterfinals (orange) Final Four (red) USA cyan pog.svg 39.26 -76.42 bottom Towson Towson State University USA cyan pog.svg 39.83 -75.35 top Cheyney Cheyney State College USA cyan pog.svg 39.35 -88.13 left Charleston Eastern Illinois University USA orange pog.svg 39.35 -87.43 left Eastern Illinois University USA cyan pog.svg 42.48 -71.1 top North Andover Merrimack College USA cyan pog.svg 28.35 -81.31 top Orlando Florida Technological University USA orange pog.svg 28.35 -80.61 top Florida Technological University USA cyan pog.svg 44.37 -88.04 top Green Bay University of Wisconsin at Green Bay USA orange pog.svg 44.37 -87.34 top University of Wisconsin at Green Bay USA cyan pog.svg 34.17 -118.35 bottom Northridge California State University, Northridge USA orange pog.svg 39.35 -87.43 left Eastern Illinois University USA orange pog.svg 41.33 -72.62 left New Haven Sacred Heart University USA cyan pog.svg 37.45 -93.22 right Southwest Missouri State University USA red pog.svg 37.45 -92.52 right Springfield Southwest Missouri State University Regional participants SchoolOutcomeAdelphiFourth PlaceCheyney StateRegional ChampionHartwickThird PlacePhiladelphia CollegeRunner-up SchoolOutcomeBridgeportThird PlaceBryantFourth PlaceMerrimackRunner-upSacred HeartRegional Champion SchoolOutcomeAugusta CollegeFourth PlaceFlorida A&MRunner-upFlorida TechRegional ChampionLivingstonThird Place SchoolOutcomeCal State NorthridgeRunner-upPuget SoundFourth PlaceSan DiegoRegional ChampionUC DavisFourth Place SchoolOutcomeEastern IllinoisRegional ChampionIndiana State–EvansvilleRunner-upNorthern KentuckyFourth PlaceSt. Joseph's (IN)Third Place SchoolOutcomeAlbany StateThird PlaceElizabeth City StateRegional ChampionNYITFourth PlaceTowsonRunner-up SchoolOutcomeColumbus CollegeFourth PlaceLincoln (MO)Regional ChampionMississippi CollegeThird PlaceSW Missouri StateRunner-up SchoolOutcomeAugustana (SD)Runner-upChapmanFourth PlaceUW–Green BayRegional ChampionSouth Dakota StateThird Place *denotes tie Regionals East - Cheyney, Pennsylvania Location: Cope Hall Host: Cheyney State College Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 3 Regional FinalSweet 16March 4 Cheyney State 78 Adelphi 64 Philadelphia College 73 Hartwick 62 Cheyney State 73 Philadelphia College 60 Third Place - Hartwick 77, Adelphi 74 New England - North Andover, Massachusetts Location: Volpe Center Host: Merrimack College Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 3 Regional FinalSweet 16March 4 Merrimack 116 Bryant 91 Sacred Heart 73 Bridgeport 70 Merrimack 83 Sacred Heart 84* Third Place - Bridgeport 89, Bryant 85 South - Orlando, Florida Location: Florida Tech Fieldhouse Host: Florida Technological University Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 3 Regional FinalSweet 16March 4 Florida Tech 86 Augusta College 66 Florida A&M 72 Livingston 69 Florida Tech 85 Florida A&M 78 Third Place - Livingston 91, Augusta State 90 West - Northridge, California Location: Matador Gymnasium Host: California State University, Northridge Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 2 Regional FinalSweet 16March 3 Cal State Northridge 79 UC Davis 73 San Diego 91 Puget Sound 85 Cal State Northridge 67 San Diego 70 Third Place - Puget Sound 96, UC Davis 73 Great Lakes - Charleston, Illinois Location: Lantz Arena Host: Eastern Illinois University Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 5 Regional FinalSweet 16March 6 Eastern Illinois 100 St. Joseph's (IN) 93 Indiana State-Evansville 86 Northern Kentucky 78 Eastern Illinois 79 Indiana State-Evansville 67 Third Place - St. Joseph's 93, Northern Kentucky 87 South Atlantic - Towson, Maryland Location: Towson Center Host: Towson State University Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 3 Regional FinalSweet 16March 4 Towson 106 Albany State 89 Elizabeth City State 64 NYIT 62 Towson 73 Elizabeth City State 84 Third Place - Albany State 81, NYIT 78 South Central - Springfield, Missouri Location: Hammons Center Host: Southwest Missouri State University Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 3 Regional FinalSweet 16March 4 SW Missouri State 69 Columbus College 67 Lincoln (MO) 82 Mississippi College 73 SW Missouri State 83 Lincoln 84 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 Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 2 Regional FinalSweet 16March 3 UW–Green Bay 80 South Dakota State 57 Augustana (SD) 78 Chapman 66 UW–Green Bay 72 Augustana (SD) 60 Third Place - South Dakota State 61, Chapman 59 *denotes each overtime played National Quarterfinals left Quarterfinal - New Haven, CTElite EightMarch 11 Cheyney State 59 Sacred Heart 57 left Quarterfinal - Orlando, FLElite EightMarch 11 Florida Tech 77 San Diego 71 left Quarterfinal - Charleston, ILElite EightMarch 11 Eastern Illinois 84 Elizabeth City State 71 left Quarterfinal - Green Bay, WIElite EightMarch 11 Lincoln (MO) 61 UW–Green Bay 63 National Finals - Springfield, Missouri Location: Hammons Center Host: Southwest Missouri State University National semifinalsFinal FourMarch 17 National ChampionshipMarch 18 Cheyney State 79 Florida Tech 63 Eastern Illinois 43 UW–Green Bay 58 Cheyney State 47 UW–Green Bay 40 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 Category:NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament Tournament NCAA Division II basketball tournament NCAA Division II basketball tournament