1977–78 NAIA men's ice hockey season

This was the 1977-78 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics season:
==International Collegiate Hockey Association==
See: 1977-78 ICHA season
==NAIA Ice Hockey Championship==
See: 1978 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship
Note: Select teams from the NCAA also competed in the championship.
==NAIA District 5 Championship==
;Semifinals
*2/17: Maine Portland-Gorham - New Hampshire College 8:0
*2/17: St. Francis - Hawthorne 11:4 
;Final
*2/18: St. Francis - Maine Portland-Gorham 8:5 
==Independents==
===Standings===
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 	Overall record 	Overall record 	Overall record 	Overall record 	Overall record 	Overall record
 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ferris State 	22 	16 	6 	0 	 	
Hawthorne 	 	 	 	 	 	
Maine Portland-Gorham 	14 	10 	4 	0 	 	
Michigan-Dearborn 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nasson 	12 	1 	10 	1 	 	
St. Francis 	17 	12 	5 	0 	 	
Wisconsin-Eau Claire 	18 	4 	14 	0 	 	
Wisconsin-River Falls 	24 	18 	6 	0 	 	
Wisconsin-Stout 	26 	9 	17 	0 	 	
Michigan-Dearborn also played in the Mid-Central Collegiate Hockey Association.
===Results===
*10/28: Marquette - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 8:4
*11/5: Ferris State - Michigan-Dearborn 6:3
*11/8: Western Michigan - Ferris State 9:4
*11/11: Ferris State - Chicago State 11:4
*11/11: Air Force - Wisconsin-Stout 7:3
*11/12: Air Force - Wisconsin-Stout 9:6
*11/12: Ferris State - Chicago State 10:4
*11/18: Marquette - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 13:3
*11/19: Marquette - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 7:6
*11/?: Wisconsin-Stout - Hamline 7:5
*11/29: St. Olaf - Wisconsin-Stout 5:3
*11/30: St. Francis - New Hampshire College 3:2 OT
*12/2: Ferris State - St. Thomas 6:4
*12/2: Maine Portland-Gorham - Bates 9:5
*12/2: St. Cloud State - Wisconsin-Stout 4:3
*12/3: St. Cloud State - Wisconsin-Stout 5:3
*12/3: Ferris State - St. Thomas 4:2
*12/3: Wisconsin-La Crosse - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 6:5
*12/3: St. Francis - Nasson 9:8 OT 
*12/6: Nasson - New Hampshire College 2:2 OT 
*12/7: Maine Portland-Gorham - St. Francis 4:0
*12/9: Northern Michigan - Ferris State 7:1
*12/9: Illinois-Chicago - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 15:0
*12/9: St. Francis - Roger Williams 8:0
*12/10: Illinois-Chicago - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 18:2
*12/10: Northern Michigan - Ferris State 6:1
*12/12: Hawthorne - Curry College 7:2
*12/12: Illinois-Chicago - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 14:4
*12/13: Illinois-Chicago - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 18:2
*12/14: Nasson - Roger Williams 8:3 
*12/14: New England College - Hawthorne 12:3
*12/15: Lake Superior State - Ferris State 8:2
*12/16: Lake Superior State - Ferris State 8:3
*12/30: Augsburg - Wisconsin-Stout 5:3
*1/6: Ferris State - Chicago State 7:2
*1/6: Minnesota State Mankato - Wisconsin-Stout 8:4
*1/7: Minnesota State Mankato - Wisconsin-Stout 6:1
*1/7: Ferris State - Chicago State 9:5
*1/12: Clark - Roger Williams 9:7
*1/13: Bemidji State - Wisconsin-Stout 8:1
*1/14: Bemidji State - Wisconsin-Stout 10:2
*1/17: Wisconsin-Stout - Wisconsin-River Falls 9:8 OT
*1/18: Maine Portland-Gorham - St. Francis 7:4 
*1/20: Wisconsin-Superior - Wisconsin-Stout 4:3 OT
*1/20: Gustavus Adolphus - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 11:0
*1/21: Gustavus Adolphus - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 12:1
*1/21: Wisconsin-Stout - Wisconsin-Superior 8:6
*1/21: Ferris State - Lake Forest 6:4
*1/23: Maine Portland-Gorham - New Hampshire College 9:1
*1/24: Wisconsin-River Falls - Wisconsin-Stout 4:1
*1/25: Maine Portland-Gorham - Nasson 9:5
*1/26: Fitchburg State - Roger Williams 8:4
*1/27: St. Francis - Nasson 11:5 
*1/27: Lake Forest - Wisconsin-Stout 6:0
*1/28: Lake Forest - Wisconsin-Stout 4:2
*1/28: Wisconsin-Eau Claire - Wisconsin-Whitewater 9:5
*1/28: New Hampshire College - Nasson 6:3 
*1/28: Maine Portland-Gorham - Gordon College 7:3 
*1/29: Clark - Roger Williams 9:7
*1/30: Maine Portland-Gorham - Bates 4:2 
*1/31: Wisconsin-Stout - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 18:0
*2/1: Gordon College - Nasson 10:4 
*2/1: Plymouth State - Maine Portland-Gorham 6:1 
*2/3: Ferris State - Michigan-Dearborn 11:4
*2/3: Wisconsin-Stout - Minnesota State Mankato 6:4
*2/3: Wisconsin-Eau Claire - Ripon College 6:2
*2/3: Maine Portland-Gorham - Nasson 8:3 
*2/4: St. Norbert - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 9:4
*2/4: Wisconsin-Stout - Minnesota State Mankato 5:3
*2/4: Ferris State - Michigan-Dearborn 13:2
*2/6: Ferris State - Illinois-Chicago 16:2
*2/7: Ferris State - Illinois-Chicago 12:5
*2/7: Wisconsin-River Falls - Wisconsin-Stout 9:3
*2/8: Hawthorne - Nasson 7:2 
*2/10: Ferris State - Loyola 16:2
*2/10: St. Cloud State - Wisconsin-Stout 8:6
*2/10: MATC - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 10:4
*2/11: Wisconsin-Eau Claire - Lawrence Forfeit
*2/11: Wisconsin-Stout - St. Cloud State 9:6
*2/11: Ferris State - Loyola 16:0
*2/13: Plymouth State - St. Francis 7:6 
*2/14: Wisconsin-Stout - St. Olaf 11:2
*2/15: Plymouth State - Nasson 10:3 
*2/15: Maine Portland-Gorham - New Hampshire College 12:4 
*2/15: St. Francis - Curry College 7:5 
*2/16: Wisconsin-Stout - St. Mary's 10:6
*2/17: Ferris State - Illinois-Chicago 11:6
*2/17: Wisconsin-La Crosse - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 5:3
*2/18: Wisconsin-Eau Claire - Beloit Forfeit
*2/18: Ferris State - Illinois-Chicago 9:3
*2/18: Wisconsin-River Falls - Wisconsin-Stout 9:4
*2/20: Nichols - Roger Williams 13:0 
*Wisconsin-River Falls - St. Mary's 6:0
*Wisconsin-River Falls - St. Mary's 3:2
*Gustavus Adolphus - Wisconsin-River Falls 6:5 OT
*Wisconsin-River Falls - St. John's 9:1
*Wisconsin-River Falls - St. John's 5:1
*Wisconsin-River Falls - Hamline 7:6
*Wisconsin-River Falls - Hamline 4:2
*Wisconsin-River Falls - St. Scholastica 8:2
*St. Scholastica - Wisconsin-River Falls 8:3
*Wisconsin-River Falls - Air Force 5:2
*Air Force - Wisconsin-River Falls 5:3
*Minnesota State Mankato - Wisconsin-River Falls 5:4
*Wisconsin-River Falls - Minnesota State Mankato 7:3
*Wisconsin-River Falls - Gustavus Adolphus 8:6
*Wisconsin-River Falls - St. Cloud State 6:3
*Wisconsin-River Falls - St. Cloud State 7:2
*Wisconsin-River Falls - Minnesota State Mankato 5:1
*Wisconsin-River Falls - Minnesota State Mankato 7:1
==Rankings==
;as of 2/16
#Bemidji State 20-3-1 50 pts
#Augsburg 13-6-0 44 pts
#Wisconsin-River Falls 13-5-0 41 pts
#Gustavus Adolphus 11-9-0 35 pts
#St. Thomas 12-8-1 29 pts
#St. Scholastica 11-11-1 24 pts
#Concordia 11-11-0 21 pts
#Ferris State 9-5-0 13 pts
#St. John's 12-6-0 12 pts
#Maine Portland-Gorham 9-3-0 11 pts
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