# Torneo de la División I de Baloncesto Masculino de la NCAA de 1978

El Torneo de la División I de Baloncesto Masculino de la NCAA de 1978 se celebró para determinar el Campeón de la División I de la NCAA. Llegaron 32 equipos a la fase final, disputándose la Final Four en The Checkerdome de San Luis, Misuri.
Los ganadores fueron el equipo de la Universidad de Kentucky, que conseguía su cuarto título, derrotando en la final a la Universidad Duke, que disputaba su segunda final.

## Equipos

| Rank. | Equipo | Entrenador | Puesto final | Último rival | Marcador |
| East ||||||
| 1Q | Duke | Bill E. Foster | Finalista | Kentucky | P 94-88 |
| 3Q | Furman | Joe Williams | Ronda de 32 | Indiana | P 63-62 |
| 1L | Indiana | Bob Knight | Sweet Sixteen | Villanova | P 61-60 |
| 4L | La Salle | Paul Westhead | Ronda de 32 | Villanova | P 103-97 |
| 4Q | Penn | Bob Weinhauer | Sweet Sixteen | Duke | P 84-80 |
| 3L | Rhode Island | Jack Kraft | Ronda de 32 | Duke | P 63-62 |
| 2L | St. Bonaventure | Jim Satalin | Ronda de 32 | Penn | P 92-83 |
| 2Q | Villanova | Rollie Massimino | Finalista Regional | Duke | P 90-72 |
| Mideast ||||||
| 4L | Florida State | Hugh Durham | Ronda de 32 | Kentucky | P 85-76 |
| 2Q | Kentucky | Joe B. Hall | CAMPEÓN | Duke | G 94-88 |
| 1L | Marquette | Hank Raymonds | Ronda de 32 | Miami, Ohio | P 84-81 |
| 3Q | Miami, Ohio | Darrell Hedric | Sweet Sixteen | Kentucky | L 91-69 |
| 1Q | Michigan State | Jud Heathcote | Finalista Regional | Kentucky | P 52-49 |
| 3L | Providence | Dave Gavitt | Ronda de 32 | Michigan State | P 77-63 |
| 2L | Syracuse | Jim Boeheim | Ronda de 32 | Western Kentucky | P 87-86 |
| 4Q | Western Kentucky | Jim Richards | Sweet Sixteen | Michigan State | P 90-69 |
| Midwest ||||||
| 3Q | Creighton | Tom Apke | Ronda de 32 | DePaul | P 80-78 |
| 1L | DePaul | Ray Meyer | Finalista Regional | Notre Dame | P 84-64 |
| 4Q | Houston | Guy Lewis | Ronda de 32 | Notre Dame | P 100-77 |
| 2Q | Louisville | Denny Crum | Sweet Sixteen | DePaul | P 90-89 |
| 1Q | Missouri | Norm Stewart | Ronda de 32 | Utah | P 86-79 |
| 2L | Notre Dame | Digger Phelps | 4.º puesto | Arkansas | P 71-69 |
| 4L | St. John's | Lou Carnesecca | Ronda de 32 | Louisville | P 76-68 |
| 3L | Utah | Jerry Pimm | Sweet Sixteen | Notre Dame | P 69-56 |
| West ||||||
| 2L | Arkansas | Eddie Sutton | 3.er puesto | Notre Dame | G 71-69 |
| 4L | Fullerton State | Bob Dye | FinalistaRegional | Arkansas | P 61-58 |
| 3L | Kansas | Ted Owens | Ronda de 32 | UCLA | P 83-76 |
| 2Q | New Mexico | Norm Ellenberger | Ronda de 32 | Cal State Fullerton | P 90-85 |
| 1L | North Carolina | Dean Smith | Ronda de 32 | San Francisco | L 68-64 |
| 3Q | San Francisco | Bob Gaillard | Sweet Sixteen | Cal State Fullerton | P 75-72 |
| 1Q | UCLA | Gary Cunningham | Sweet Sixteen | Arkansas | P 74-70 |
| 4Q | Weber State | Neil McCarthy | Ronda de 32 | Arkansas | P 73-52 |

## Fase final

* – Denota partido con prórroga.

### East region

| Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Semifinales | Semifinales | Semifinales | Final | Final | Final |
| 1Q | Duke | 63 | | | |
| 3L | Rhode Island | 62 | | | |
| 3L | Rhode Island | 62 | 1Q | Duke | 84 |
| | | | 4Q | Pennsylvania | 80 |
| 4Q | Pennsylvania | 92 | 4Q | Pennsylvania | 80 |
| 2L | St. Bonaventure | 83 | | | |
| 2L | St. Bonaventure | 83 | | | | 1Q | Duke | 90 |
| | | | | | | 2Q | Villanova | 72 |
| 1L | Indiana | 63 | | | | | | | 2Q | Villanova | 72 |
| 3Q | Furman | 62 | | | |
| 3Q | Furman | 62 | 1L | Indiana | 60 |
| | | | 2Q | Villanova | 61 |
| 2Q | Villanova | 103 | 2Q | Villanova | 61 |
| 4L | La Salle | 97 | | | |

### Midwest region

| Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Semifinales | Semifinales | Semifinales | Final | Final | Final |
| 3L | Utah | 86 | | | |
| 1Q | Missouri | 79** | | | |
| 1Q | Missouri | 79** | 3L | Utah | 56 |
| | | | 2L | Notre Dame | 69 |
| 2L | Notre Dame | 100 | 2L | Notre Dame | 69 |
| 4Q | Houston | 77 | | | |
| 4Q | Houston | 77 | | | | 2L | Notre Dame | 84 |
| | | | | | | 1L | DePaul | 64 |
| 1L | DePaul | 80 | | | | | | | 1L | DePaul | 64 |
| 3Q | Creighton | 78 | | | |
| 3Q | Creighton | 78 | 1L | DePaul | 90 |
| | | | 2Q | Louisville | 89** |
| 2Q | Louisville | 76 | 2Q | Louisville | 89** |
| 4L | St. John's | 68 | | | |

### Mideast region

| Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Semifinales | Semifinales | Semifinales | Final | Final | Final |
| 1Q | Michigan St. | 77 | | | |
| 3L | Providence | 63 | | | |
| 3L | Providence | 63 | 1Q | Michigan St. | 90 |
| | | | 4Q | Western Kentucky | 69 |
| 4Q | Western Kentucky | 87 | 4Q | Western Kentucky | 69 |
| 2L | Syracuse | 86* | | | |
| 2L | Syracuse | 86* | | | | 1Q | Michigan St. | 49 |
| | | | | | | 2Q | Kentucky | 52 |
| 3Q | Miami-OH | 84 | | | | | | | 2Q | Kentucky | 52 |
| 1L | Marquette | 81* | | | |
| 1L | Marquette | 81* | 3Q | Miami-OH | 69 |
| | | | 2Q | Kentucky | 91 |
| 2Q | Kentucky | 85 | 2Q | Kentucky | 91 |
| 4L | Florida St. | 76 | | | |

### West region

| Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Semifinales | Semifinales | Semifinales | Final | Final | Final |
| 1Q | UCLA | 83 | | | |
| 3L | Kansas | 76 | | | |
| 3L | Kansas | 76 | 1Q | UCLA | 70 |
| | | | 2L | Arkansas | 74 |
| 2L | Arkansas | 73 | 2L | Arkansas | 74 |
| 4Q | Weber St. | 52 | | | |
| 4Q | Weber St. | 52 | | | | 2L | Arkansas | 61 |
| | | | | | | 4L | Cal State Fullerton | 58 |
| 3Q | San Francisco | 68 | | | | | | | 4L | Cal State Fullerton | 58 |
| 1L | North Carolina | 64 | | | |
| 1L | North Carolina | 64 | 3Q | San Francisco | 72 |
| | | | 4L | Cal State Fullerton | 75 |
| 4L | Cal State Fullerton | 90 | 4L | Cal State Fullerton | 75 |
| 2Q | New Mexico | 85 | | | |

### Final Four

| Semifinal Nacional | Semifinal Nacional | Semifinal Nacional | Final Nacional | Final Nacional | Final Nacional |
| E1Q | Duke | 90 |
| MW2L | Notre Dame | 86 |
| MW2L | Notre Dame | 86 | E1Q | Duke | 88 |
| | | | ME2Q | Kentucky | 94 |
| ME2Q | Kentucky | 64 | ME2Q | Kentucky | 94 |
| W2L | Arkansas | 59 |

### Tercer y cuarto puesto

| Tercer y cuarto puesto | Tercer y cuarto puesto | Tercer y cuarto puesto |
| W2L | Arkansas | 71 |
| MW2L | Notre Dame | 69 |
Q = invitación automática por clasificación L = invitaciones libres

## Final Four
### Final

* Campeón de la NCAA 1978
* Kentucky Wildcats 4º título