1978 NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament
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 1977-8 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 tieRegionals
Location: Cope Hall
- Third Place - Hartwick 77, Adelphi 74
Location: Volpe Center
- Third Place - Bridgeport 89, Bryant 85
Location: Florida Tech Fieldhouse
Location: Matador Gymnasium
Location: Lantz Arena
- Third Place - St. Joseph's 93, Northern Kentucky 87
Location: Towson Center
- Third Place - Albany State 81, NYIT 78
Location: Hammons Center
Location: Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena
*denotes each overtime playedNational Quarterfinals
Location: Hammons Center
*denotes each overtime playedAll-tournament team
- Tom Anderson
- Andrew Fields
- Kenneth Hynson
- Jerry Prather
- Charlie Thomas
† Florida Tech is now known as University of Central Florida, as opposed to the current Florida Institute of Technology.