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1978 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

Summary

College basketball tournament

FieldValue
TypeNAIA men's basketball tournament
Year1978
ImageSize150px
Caption1978 NAIA Men's National Basketball Tournament
Teams32
FinalFourArenaKemper Arena
FinalFourCityKansas City, Missouri
ChampionsGrand Canyon
TitleCount2
ChampGameCount2
ChampFFCount2
RunnerUpKearney State
GameCount1
RunnerFFCount1
Semifinal1Quincy
FinalFourCount11
Semifinal2East Texas State
FinalFourCount23
MVPTom Ritzdorf
MVPTeamKearney State
HustleRandy Cipriano
HustleSchoolKearney State
Attendanceunknown

The 1978 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri, the United States. The 41st annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.

Awards and honors

  • Leading scorer:
  • Leading rebounder:
  • Player of the Year: est. 1994

1978 NAIA bracket

| RD2-group1=**TOP TIER ** | RD2-group2=**TOP TIER ** | RD2-group3=**BOTTOM TIER ** | RD2-group4=**BOTTOM TIER **

| RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=Winston-Salem State (N.C.) | RD1-score01=77 | RD1-seed02=- | RD1-team02=Bethany Nazarene (Okla.) | RD1-score02=61

| RD1-seed03=- | RD1-team03=Maine Portland-Gorham | RD1-score03=78 | RD1-seed04=16 | RD1-team04=Briar Cliff (Iowa) | RD1-score04=115

| RD1-seed05=9 | RD1-team05=Wisconsin–Parkside | RD1-score05=72* | RD1-seed06=- | RD1-team06=Dowling (N.Y.) | RD1-score06=67

| RD1-seed07=- | RD1-team07=Kearney State (Neb.) | RD1-score07=70 | RD1-seed08=8 | RD1-team08=Mercyhurst (Pa.) | RD1-score08=69

| RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team09=Quincy (Ill.) | RD1-score09=70 | RD1-seed10=- | RD1-team10=Southern Tech (Ga.) | RD1-score10=63

| RD1-seed11=- | RD1-team11=Erskine (S.C.) | RD1-score11=74 | RD1-seed12=12 | RD1-team12=Lake Superior State (Mich) | RD1-score12=69

| RD1-seed13=13 | RD1-team13=Missouri Southern State | RD1-score13=78 | RD1-seed14=- | RD1-team14=Mississippi Valley State | RD1-score14=59

| RD1-seed15=- | RD1-team15=Eastern Montana | RD1-score15=67 | RD1-seed16=4 | RD1-team16=Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | RD1-score16=76

| RD1-seed17=3 | RD1-team17=Drury (Mo.) | RD1-score17=90 | RD1-seed18=- | RD1-team18=Midwestern State (Tex.) | RD1-score18=70

| RD1-seed19=- | RD1-team19=St. John's (Minn.) | RD1-score19=83 | RD1-seed20=14 | RD1-team20=Central Washington | RD1-score20=65

| RD1-seed21=11 | RD1-team21=Birmingham Southern (Ala.) | RD1-score21=92 | RD1-seed22=- | RD1-team22=LeMoyne-Owen (Tenn.) | RD1-score22=77

| RD1-seed23=- | RD1-team23=Kansas Newman | RD1-score23=65 | RD1-seed24=6 | RD1-team24=East Texas State | RD1-score24=81

| RD1-seed25=7 | RD1-team25=Fairmont State(W.Virginia) | RD1-score25=55 | RD1-seed26=- | RD1-team26=Westmont (CA) | RD1-score26=65

| RD1-seed27=- | RD1-team27=Central State (Ohio) | RD1-score27=76 | RD1-seed28=10 | RD1-team28=Hampton Institute (Virginia) | RD1-score28=64

| RD1-seed29=15 | RD1-team29=Hawaii–Hilo | RD1-score29=76 | RD1-seed30=- | RD1-team30=Franklin (Ind.) | RD1-score30=74

| RD1-seed31=- | RD1-team31=Cumberland (Ky.) | RD1-score31=64 | RD1-seed32=2 | RD1-team32=Grand Canyon (Ariz.) | RD1-score32=70

| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Winston-Salem State | RD2-score01=64 | RD2-seed02=16 | RD2-team02=Briar Cliff | RD2-score02=63

| RD2-seed03=9 | RD2-team03=Kearney State | RD2-score03=84* | RD2-seed04=- | RD2-team04=Wisconsin–Parkside | RD2-score04=80

| RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team05=Quincy | RD2-score05=85 | RD2-seed06=- | RD2-team06=Erskine | RD2-score06=84*

| RD2-seed07=13 | RD2-team07=Missouri Southern State | RD2-score07=69 | RD2-seed08=4 | RD2-team08=Ouachita Baptist | RD2-score08=56

| RD2-seed09=3 | RD2-team09=Drury | RD2-score09=86 | RD2-seed10=- | RD2-team10=St. John's | RD2-score10=79

| RD2-seed11=11 | RD2-team11=Birmingham–Southern | RD2-score11=72 | RD2-seed12=6 | RD2-team12=East Texas State | RD2-score12=78

| RD2-seed13=- | RD2-team13=Westmont | RD2-score13=91** | RD2-seed14=- | RD2-team14=Central State | RD2-score14=92

| RD2-seed15=15 | RD2-team15=Hawaii–Hilo | RD2-score15=67 | RD2-seed16=2 | RD2-team16=Grand Canyon | RD2-score16= 83

| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Winston-Salem State | RD3-score01=76 | RD3-seed02=- | RD3-team02=Kearney State | RD3-score02=89

| RD3-seed03=5 | RD3-team03=Quincy | RD3-score03=73 | RD3-seed04=13 | RD3-team04=Missouri Southern State | RD3-score04=66

| RD3-seed05=3 | RD3-team05=Drury | RD3-score05=77 | RD3-seed06=6 | RD3-team06=East Texas State | RD3-score06=79

| RD3-seed07=- | RD3-team07=Central State | RD3-score07=82^ | RD3-seed08=2 | RD3-team08=Grand Canyon | RD3-score08=88

| RD4-seed01=- | RD4-team01=Kearney State | RD4-score01=76 | RD4-seed02=5 | RD4-team02=Quincy | RD4-score02=74

| RD4-seed03=6 | RD4-team03=East Texas State | RD4-score03=69 | RD4-seed04=2 | RD4-team04=Grand Canyon | RD4-score04=74

| RD5-seed01=- | RD5-team01=Kearney State | RD5-score01=75 | RD5-seed02=2 | RD5-team02=Grand Canyon | RD5-score02=79

    • denotes overtimes.
  • ^ denotes 5 overtimes.

Third-place game

The third-place game featured the losing national semifinalist teams to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.

| RD1-seed1=5 | RD1-team1=Quincy | RD1-score1=87 | RD1-seed2=6 | RD1-team2=East Texas State | RD1-score2=73

References

References

  1. "NAIA.org".
  2. "NAIA Championship History".
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