1978 NCAA Division II basketball tournament
| Teams | 32 | ||||
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| Finals site | , Springfield, Missouri  | ||||
| Champions | Cheyney State Wolves (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Green Bay Phoenix (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists | 
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| Winning coach | John Chaney (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Andrew Fields (Cheyney) | ||||
| Attendance | 67,966 | ||||
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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.