Sem icon duct ors ▁Category : E lect rical ▁resistance ▁and ▁conduct ance <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁II ▁Lac ros se ▁Championship ▁was ▁the ▁fifth ▁annual ▁single - el im ination ▁tournament ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁national ▁champions ▁of ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁II ▁and ▁Division ▁III ▁men ' s ▁college ▁lac ros se ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁A ▁separate ▁Division ▁III ▁men ' s ▁championship ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁introduced ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁This ▁year ' s ▁final ▁was ▁played ▁at ▁Bos well ▁Field ▁at ▁the ▁Hob art ▁College ▁in ▁Gene va , ▁New ▁York . ▁▁ ▁Ro ano ke ▁defeated ▁two - time ▁def ending ▁champion ▁Hob art ▁in ▁the ▁final , ▁ 1 4 – 1 3 , ▁to ▁win ▁their ▁first ▁national ▁title . ▁This ▁was ▁also ▁Hob art ' s ▁fifth ▁consecutive ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁tournament ' s ▁championship ▁final . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Mar o ons ▁( 1 2 – 2 ) ▁were ▁co ached ▁by ▁Paul ▁Griff in . ▁ ▁Bra cket ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁Men ' s ▁Lac ros se ▁Championship ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁III ▁Men ' s ▁Lac ros se ▁Championship ▁( from ▁ 1 9 8 0 ) ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁II ▁Women ' s ▁Lac ros se ▁Championship ▁( from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : N CAA ▁Division ▁II ▁Men ' s ▁Lac ros se ▁Championship ▁N ca a ▁Division ▁II ▁Men ' s ▁Lac ros se