1979 NCAA Division II basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 II 1979 100px 32 Springfield, Missouri North Alabama Lions 1st Green Bay Phoenix 2nd Cheyney (PA) Wolves 2nd Bridgeport Knights 1st Bill Jones 1st Perry Oden North Alabama 47,907 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. USA 450 right 1979 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Quarterfinals (orange) Final Four (red) USA cyan pog.svg 39.2 -76.52 bottom Catonsville University of Maryland, Baltimore County USA cyan pog.svg 42.33 -75.2 left Oneonta Hartwick College USA cyan pog.svg 39.84 -83.84 left Fairborn Wright State University USA orange pog.svg 39.2 -75.82 bottom University of Maryland, Baltimore County USA cyan pog.svg 42.3 -71.2 top Waltham Bentley College USA cyan pog.svg 28.05 -81.66 top Lakeland Florida Southern College USA cyan pog.svg 41.19 -95.94 top Omaha University of Nebraska at Omaha USA orange pog.svg 44.37 -88.04 top Green Bay University of Wisconsin at Green Bay USA cyan pog.svg 47.2 -122.33 bottom Tacoma University of Puget Sound USA orange pog.svg 29.53 -90.55 left Thibodaux Nicholls State University USA orange pog.svg 41.33 -72.62 bottom New Haven Sacred Heart University USA cyan pog.svg 40 -92.37 left Kirksville Northeast Missouri State University USA red pog.svg 37.45 -93.22 right Springfield Southwest Missouri State University Regional participants SchoolOutcomeEastern IllinoisThird PlaceNorthern MichiganFourth PlaceSt. Joseph's (IN)Regional ChampionWright StateRunner-up SchoolOutcomeAssumptionRunner-upBentleyThird PlaceBridgeportRegional ChampionQuinnipiacFourth Place SchoolOutcomeNicholls StateRegional ChampionRollinsRunner-upSE Missouri StateThird PlaceNE Missouri StateFourth Place SchoolOutcomeFlorida SouthernFourth PlaceNorth AlabamaRegional ChampionTuskegeeThird PlaceValdosta StateRunner-up SchoolOutcomeCal State NorthridgeFourth PlacePuget SoundRegional ChampionSan DiegoThird PlaceUC RiversideRunner-up SchoolOutcomeGreen BayRegional ChampionNebraska-OmahaThird PlaceNorth DakotaFourth PlaceNorthern IowaRunner-up SchoolOutcomeAlbany StateThird PlaceCheyneyRegional ChampionHartwickRunner-upPhiladelphia UFourth Place SchoolOutcomeMount St. Mary'sThird PlaceRoanokeFourth PlaceUMBCRegional ChampionVirginia UnionRunner-up *denotes tie Regionals Great Lakes - Fairborn, Ohio Location: Physical Education Building Host: Wright State University Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 2 Regional FinalSweet 16March 3 Wright State 75 Northern Michigan 66 St. Joseph's (IN) 76 Eastern Illinois 66 Wright State 68 St. Joseph's 73 Third Place - Eastern Illinois 65, Northern Michigan 58 New England - Waltham, Massachusetts Location: Dana Center Host: Bentley College Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 2 Regional FinalSweet 16March 3 Bridgeport 92 Quinnipiac 75 Assumption 89 Bentley 78 Bridgeport 85 Assumption 75 Third Place - Bentley 104, Quinnipiac 93 South Central - Kirksville, Missouri Location: Pershing Arena Host: Northeast Missouri State University Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 2 Regional FinalSweet 16March 3 Nicholls State 89 SE Missouri State 74 Rollins 97* NE Missouri State 88 Nicholls State 100 Rollins 87 Third Place - SE Missouri State 86, NE Missouri State 82 South - Lakeland, Florida Location: Jenkins Fieldhouse Host: Florida Southern College Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 1 Regional FinalSweet 16March 2 Valdosta State 102 Tuskegee 93 North Alabama 75 Florida Southern 67 Valdosta State 101 North Alabama 110 Third Place - Tuskegee 107, Florida Southern 102 West - Tacoma, Washington Location: Memorial Fieldhouse Host: University of Puget Sound Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 3 Regional FinalSweet 16March 4 Puget Sound 81 Cal State Northridge 67 UC Riverside 62 San Diego 48 Puget Sound 77 UC Riverside 52 Third Place - San Diego 74, Cal State Northridge 69* Central - Omaha, Nebraska Location: UNO Fieldhouse Host: University of Nebraska at Omaha Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 2 Regional FinalSweet 16March 3 Northern Iowa 84 Nebraska-Omaha 72 Green Bay 63 North Dakota 48 Northern Iowa 50 Green Bay 56 Third Place - Nebraska-Omaha 86, North Dakota 75 East - Oneonta, New York Location: Binder Physical Education Center Host: Hartwick College Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 1 Regional FinalSweet 16March 2 Cheyney 82 Albany State 61 Hartwick 49 Philadelphia U 48 Cheyney 72 Hartwick 63 Third Place - Albany State 72, Philadelphia U 61 South Atlantic - Catonsville, Maryland Location: UMBC Fieldhouse Host: University of Maryland, Baltimore County Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 2 Regional FinalSweet 16March 3 UMBC 79 Mount St. Mary's 74 Virginia Union 68 Roanoke 67 UMBC 58 Virginia Union 56 Third Place - Mount St. Mary's 93, Roanoke 89 *denotes each overtime played National Quarterfinals left Quarterfinal - New Haven, CTElite EightMarch 10 St. Joseph's (IN) 82 Bridgeport 92 left Quarterfinal - Thibodaux, LAElite EightMarch 10 Nicholls State 97 North Alabama 103 left Quarterfinal - Green Bay, WIElite EightMarch 10 Puget Sound 53 Green Bay 65 left Quarterfinal - Catonsville, MDElite EightMarch 10 Cheyney 65 UMBC 62 National Finals - Springfield, Missouri Location: Hammons Center Host: Southwest Missouri State University National semifinalsFinal FourMarch 16 National ChampionshipMarch 17 Bridgeport 82 North Alabama 85 Green Bay 46 Cheyney 45 North Alabama 64 Green Bay 50 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) See also 1979 NCAA Division I basketball tournament 1979 NCAA Division III basketball tournament 1979 NAIA Basketball Tournament References Sources 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship 1979 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