1978 NCAA Division I basketball championship game

The 1978 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game was the final round of the 1978 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1977–78 NCAA Division I season. The game was played on March 27, 1978, at The Checkerdome in St. Louis, and featured the Mideast Regional Champion, Kentucky and the East Regional Champion, Duke.

Duke Blue Devils

 * East
 * Duke 63, Rhode Island 62
 * Duke 84, Pennsylvania 80
 * Duke 90, Villanova 72
 * Final Four
 * Duke 90, Notre Dame 86

Kentucky Wildcats

 * Mideast
 * Kentucky 85, Florida State 76
 * Kentucky 91, Miami (OH) 69
 * Kentucky 52, Michigan State 49
 * Final Four
 * Kentucky 64, Arkansas 59