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. Regional participants *denotes tie Regionals East - Cheyney, Pennsylvania Location: Cope Hall Host: Cheyney State College Third Place - Hartwick 77, Adelphi 74 New England - North Andover, Massachusetts Location: Volpe Center Host: Merrimack College Third Place - Bridgeport 89, Bryant 85 South - Orlando, Florida Location: Florida Tech Fieldhouse Host: Florida Technological University Third Place - Livingston 91, Augusta State 90 West - Northridge, California Location: Matador Gymnasium Host: California State University, Northridge Third Place - Puget Sound 96, UC Davis 73 Great Lakes - Charleston, Illinois Location: Lantz Arena Host: Eastern Illinois University Third Place - St. Joseph's 93, Northern Kentucky 87 South Atlantic - Towson, Maryland Location: Towson Center Host: Towson State University Third Place - Albany State 81, NYIT 78 South Central - Springfield, Missouri Location: Hammons Center Host: Southwest Missouri State University 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 Third Place - South Dakota State 61, Chapman 59 *denotes each overtime played National Quarterfinals National Finals - Springfield, Missouri Location: Hammons Center Host: Southwest Missouri State University 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 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament Tournament NCAA Division II basketball tournament NCAA Division II basketball tournament