Weber State was third in the regular season standings and qualified for the four-team conference tournament , hosted by regular season champion Montana in Missoula . The Wildcats defeated defending champion Idaho State in the then upset the host in the final Weber State appeared in the first five finals of the conference tournament ; this was the first of three consecutive titles . The Wildcats received an automatic bid to the 32-team NCAA Tournament , but lost in the first round to seventh-ranked Arkansas in Eugene , Oregon ; Arkansas ultimately advanced to the Final Four . It was Weber State 's first NCAA appearance in five years , since they went to six consecutive ( 1968 – 1973 )
conference tournament
1978 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
1977–78 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team