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. Regional participants *denotes tie Regionals Great Lakes - Fairborn, Ohio Location: Physical Education Building Host: Wright State University Third Place - Eastern Illinois 65, Northern Michigan 58 New England - Waltham, Massachusetts Location: Dana Center Host: Bentley College Third Place - Bentley 104, Quinnipiac 93 South Central - Kirksville, Missouri Location: Pershing Arena Host: Northeast Missouri State University Third Place - SE Missouri State 86, NE Missouri State 82 South - Lakeland, Florida Location: Jenkins Fieldhouse Host: Florida Southern College Third Place - Tuskegee 107, Florida Southern 102 West - Tacoma, Washington Location: Memorial Fieldhouse Host: University of Puget Sound Third Place - San Diego 74, Cal State Northridge 69* Central - Omaha, Nebraska Location: UNO Fieldhouse Host: University of Nebraska at Omaha Third Place - Nebraska-Omaha 86, North Dakota 75 East - Oneonta, New York Location: Binder Physical Education Center Host: Hartwick College Third Place - Albany State 72, Philadelphia U 61 South Atlantic - Catonsville, Maryland Location: UMBC Fieldhouse Host: University of Maryland, Baltimore County Third Place - Mount St. Mary's 93, Roanoke 89 *denotes each overtime played National Quarterfinals National Finals - Springfield, Missouri Location: Hammons Center Host: Southwest Missouri State University 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 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament Tournament NCAA Division II basketball tournament NCAA Division II basketball tournament