1978 NAIA basketball tournament explained

Type:NAIA men's basketball tournament
Year:1978
Teams:32
Finalfourarena:Kemper Arena
Finalfourcity:Kansas City, Missouri
Champions:Grand Canyon
Titlecount:2
Champgamecount:2
Champffcount:2
Runnerup:Kearney State
Gamecount:1
Runnerffcount:1
Semifinal1:Quincy
Finalfourcount1:1
Semifinal2:East Texas State
Finalfourcount2:3
Mvp:Tom Ritzdorf
Mvpteam:Kearney State
Hustle:Randy Cipriano
Hustleschool:Kearney State
Attendance:unknown

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.[1]

Awards and honors

1978 NAIA bracket

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NAIA.org . 2020-05-17 . https://archive.today/20120714173433/http://naia.cstv.com/ . 2012-07-14 . dead .
  2. Web site: NAIA Championship History . 2009-05-07 . 2011-05-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110523103053/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBBDIChampionshipHistory1223.pdf . dead .