MOP | Mike Harper (North Park) |
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The 1978 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the fourth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III, held during March 1978.
The tournament field included 30 teams and the national championship rounds were contested in Rock Island, Illinois.[1]
North Park defeated Widener, 69–57, in the championship game to win their first national title.
Bracket
Regionals
| First round | | | Regional Championship | | | | | | | | | | | | | UMass Boston | 93 | | | | | Suffolk | 90 | | | | UMass Boston | 68 | | | | | | | | Brandeis | 69 | | | Brandeis | 79 | | | | Clark (MA) | 77 | | | Regional Third-place | | | | | Suffolk | 87 | | | | Clark (MA) | 89 | | | First round | | | Regional Championship | | | | | | | | | | | | | Stony Brook | 68 | | | | | SUNY Potsdam | 62 | | | | Stony Brook | 40 | | | | | | | | St. Lawrence | 34 | | | St. Lawrence | 65 | | | | Manhattanville | 62 | | | Regional Third-place | | | | | SUNY Potsdam | 64 | | | | Manhattanville | 60 | |
National finals
| National quarterfinals | | | National semifinals | | | National championship | |
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| Brandeis | 84 | | | |
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| Stony Brook | 98 | |
| | Stony Brook | 38 | |
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| | | Widener | 48 | |
| Widener | 55 | |
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| Kean | 49 | |
| | Widener | 57 | |
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| | | North Park | 69 | |
| Albion | 78 | | |
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| Knoxville | 77 | |
| | Albion | 69 | | | National third-place game |
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| | | North Park | 75 | |
| North Park | 79* | | | Stony Brook | 78 |
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| Humboldt State | 76 | | | Albion | 87 |
See also
References
- ^ "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 17. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
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