1979 NCAA Division II basketball tournament

1979 NCAA Division II
basketball tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Springfield, Missouri
Champions	North Alabama Lions (1st title)
Runner-up	Green Bay Phoenix (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Cheyney (PA) Wolves (2nd Final Four); Bridgeport Knights (1st Final Four);
Winning coach	Bill Jones (1st title)
MOP	Perry Oden (North Alabama)
Attendance	47,907
NCAA Division II men's tournaments
«1978	1980»

The 1979 NCAA Division II 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 1978–79 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.

Catonsville

Oneonta

Fairborn

Waltham

Lakeland

Omaha

Green Bay

Tacoma

Thibodaux

New Haven

Kirksville

Springfield

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1979 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Quarterfinals (orange) Final Four (red)

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
NE Missouri 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

Great Lakes - Fairborn, Ohio

Location: Physical Education Building Host: Wright State University

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 2		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 3

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

New England - Waltham, Massachusetts

Location: Dana Center Host: Bentley College

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 2		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 3

Bridgeport	92

Quinnipiac	75
		Bridgeport	85

		Assumption	75
Assumption	89

Bentley	78

Third Place - Bentley 104, Quinnipiac 93

South Central - Kirksville, Missouri

Location: Pershing Arena Host: Northeast Missouri State University

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 2		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 3

Nicholls State	89

SE Missouri State	74
		Nicholls State	100

		Rollins	87
Rollins	97*

NE Missouri State	88

Third Place - SE Missouri State 86, NE Missouri State 82

South - Lakeland, Florida

Location: Jenkins Fieldhouse Host: Florida Southern College

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 1		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 2

Valdosta State	102

Tuskegee	93
		Valdosta State	101

		North Alabama	110
North Alabama	75

Florida Southern	67

Third Place - Tuskegee 107, Florida Southern 102

West - Tacoma, Washington

Location: Memorial Fieldhouse Host: University of Puget Sound

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 3		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 4

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*

Central - Omaha, Nebraska

Location: UNO Fieldhouse Host: University of Nebraska at Omaha

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 2		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 3

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

East - Oneonta, New York

Location: Binder Physical Education Center Host: Hartwick College

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 1		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 2

Cheyney	82

Albany State	61
		Cheyney	72

		Hartwick	63
Hartwick	49

Philadelphia U	48

Third Place - Albany State 72, Philadelphia U 61

South Atlantic - Catonsville, Maryland

Location: UMBC Fieldhouse Host: University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 2		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 3

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 Quarterfinals

	Quarterfinal - New Haven, CT Elite Eight March 10

	St. Joseph's (IN)		82

	Bridgeport		92

	Quarterfinal - Thibodaux, LA Elite Eight March 10

	Nicholls State		97

	North Alabama		103

	Quarterfinal - Green Bay, WI Elite Eight March 10

	Puget Sound		53

	Green Bay		65

	Quarterfinal - Catonsville, MD Elite Eight March 10

	Cheyney		65

	UMBC		62

National Finals - Springfield, Missouri

Location: Hammons Center Host: Southwest Missouri State University

National semifinals Final Four March 16		National Championship March 17

Bridgeport	82

North Alabama	85
		North Alabama	64

		Green Bay	50
Green Bay	46

Cheyney	45

Third Place - Cheyney 81, Bridgeport 78