1979 NCAA Division II basketball tournament

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1979 NCAA Men's Division II
Basketball Tournament
Teams 32
Finals Site Springfield, Missouri
Champions North Alabama (1st title)
Runner-Up Green Bay (2nd title game)
Semifinalists Cheyney (2nd Final Four)
Bridgeport (1st Final Four)
Winning Coach Bill Jones (North Alabama (1st title))
Most Outstanding Player Perry Oden North Alabama
Attendance 47,907
NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournaments
«1978  1980»

The 1979 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 1978-9 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by the University of North Alabama and North Alabama's Perry Oden was the Most Outstanding Player.

Regional participants

School Outcome
Eastern Illinois Third Place
Northern Michigan Fourth Place
St. Joseph's (IN) Regional Champion
Wright State Runner-up
School Outcome
Assumption Runner-up
Bentley Third Place
Bridgeport Regional Champion
Quinnipiac Fourth Place
School Outcome
Nicholls State Regional Champion
Rollins Runner-up
SE Missouri State Third Place
Truman State Fourth Place
School Outcome
Florida Southern Fourth Place
North Alabama Regional Champion
Tuskegee Third Place
Valdosta State Runner-up
School Outcome
Cal State Northridge Fourth Place
Puget Sound Regional Champion
San Diego Third Place
UC Riverside Runner-up
School Outcome
Green Bay Regional Champion
Nebraska-Omaha Third Place
North Dakota Fourth Place
Northern Iowa Runner-up
School Outcome
Albany State Third Place
Cheyney Regional Champion
Hartwick Runner-up
Philadelphia U Fourth Place
School Outcome
Mount St. Mary's Third Place
Roanoke Fourth Place
UMBC Regional Champion
Virginia Union Runner-up

*denotes tie

Regionals

Regional Semifinals Regional Final
           
Wright State 75
Northern Michigan 66
Wright State 68
St. Joseph's 73
St. Joseph's (IN) 76
Eastern Illinois 66
  • Third Place - Eastern Illinois 65, Northern Michigan 58
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
           
Bridgeport 92
Quinnipiac 75
Bridgeport 85
Assumption 75
Assumption 89
Bentley 78
  • Third Place - Bentley 104, Quinnipiac 93
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
           
Nicholls State 89
SE Missouri State 74
Nicholls State 100
Rollins 87
Rollins 97*
Truman State 88
  • Third Place - SE Missouri State 86, Truman State 82
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
           
Valdosta State 102
Tuskegee 93
Valdosta State 101
North Alabama 110
North Alabama 75
Florida Southern 67
  • Third Place - Tuskegee 107, Florida Southern 102
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
           
Puget Sound 81
Cal State Northridge 67
Puget Sound 77
UC Riverside 52
UC Riverside 62
San Diego 48
  • Third Place - San Diego 74, Cal State Northridge 69*
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
           
Northern Iowa 84
Nebraska-Omaha 72
Northern Iowa 50
Green Bay 56
Green Bay 63
North Dakota 48
  • Third Place - Nebraska-Omaha 86, North Dakota 75
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
           
Cheyney 82
Albany State 61
Cheyney 72
Hartwick 63
Hartwick 49
Philadelphia U 48
  • Third Place - Albany State 72, Philadelphia U 61
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
           
UMBC 79
Mount St. Mary's 74
UMBC 58
Virginia Union 56
Virginia Union 68
Roanoke 67
  • Third Place - Mount St. Mary's 93, Roanoke 89

*denotes each overtime played

National Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
St. Joseph's (IN) 82
Bridgeport 92
Bridgeport 82
North Alabama 85
Nicholls State 97
North Alabama 103
North Alabama 64
Green Bay 50
Puget Sound 53
Green Bay 65
Green Bay 46
Cheyney 45
Cheyney 65
UMBC 62
  • Third Place - Cheyney 81, Bridgeport 78

*denotes each overtime played

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