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 1977-78 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

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 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.