1978 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament August 2023October 2023 NAIA men's basketball tournament 1978 150px 1978 NAIA Men's National Basketball Tournament 32 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Grand Canyon 2 2 2 Kearney State 1 1 Quincy 1 East Texas State 3 Tom Ritzdorf Kearney State Randy Cipriano Kearney State unknown The 1978 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri, the United States. The 41st annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.http://naia.cstv.com/ NAIA.org 2020-05-17 https://archive.today/20120714173433/http://naia.cstv.com/ 2012-07-14 dead Awards and honors Leading scorer: Leading rebounder: Player of the Year: est. 1994http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBBDIChampionshipHistory1223.pdf NAIA Championship History 2009-05-07 2011-05-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20110523103053/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBBDIChampionshipHistory1223.pdf dead 1978 NAIA bracket First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship TOP TIER TOP TIER BOTTOM TIER BOTTOM TIER 1 Winston-Salem State (N.C.) 77 - Bethany Nazarene (Okla.) 61 - Maine Portland-Gorham 78 16 Briar Cliff (Iowa) 115 9 Wisconsin–Parkside 72* - Dowling (N.Y.) 67 - Kearney State (Neb.) 70 8 Mercyhurst (Pa.) 69 5 Quincy (Ill.) 70 - Southern Tech (Ga.) 63 - Erskine (S.C.) 74 12 Lake Superior State (Mich) 69 13 Missouri Southern State 78 - Mississippi Valley State 59 - Eastern Montana 67 4 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 76 3 Drury (Mo.) 90 - Midwestern State (Tex.) 70 - St. John's (Minn.) 83 14 Central Washington 65 11 Birmingham Southern (Ala.) 92 - LeMoyne-Owen (Tenn.) 77 - Kansas Newman 65 6 East Texas State 81 7 Fairmont State(W.Virginia) 55 - Westmont (CA) 65 - Central State (Ohio) 76 10 Hampton Institute (Virginia) 64 15 Hawaii–Hilo 76 - Franklin (Ind.) 74 - Cumberland (Ky.) 64 2 Grand Canyon (Ariz.) 70 1 Winston-Salem State 64 16 Briar Cliff 63 9 Kearney State 84* - Wisconsin–Parkside 80 5 Quincy 85 - Erskine 84* 13 Missouri Southern State 69 4 Ouachita Baptist 56 3 Drury 86 - St. John's 79 11 Birmingham–Southern 72 6 East Texas State 78 - Westmont 91** - Central State 92 15 Hawaii–Hilo 67 2 Grand Canyon 83 1 Winston-Salem State 76 - Kearney State 89 5 Quincy 73 13 Missouri Southern State 66 3 Drury 77 6 East Texas State 79 - Central State 82^ 2 Grand Canyon 88 - Kearney State 76 5 Quincy 74 6 East Texas State 69 2 Grand Canyon 74 - Kearney State 75 2 Grand Canyon 79  * denotes overtimes.  ^ denotes 5 overtimes. Third-place game The third-place game featured the losing national semifinalist teams to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988. NAIA third-place game 5 Quincy 87 6 East Texas State 73 See also 1978 NCAA Division I basketball tournament 1978 NCAA Division II basketball tournament 1978 NCAA Division III basketball tournament References Category:NAIA men's basketball championship Tournament NAIA men's basketball tournament NAIA men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Missouri Category:Basketball competitions in Kansas City, Missouri