Edition of USA college basketball tournament
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.
1979 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Quarterfinals (orange) Final Four (red)
Regionals
Location: Physical Education Building Host: Wright State University
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 2
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 3
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| Wright State
| 75
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| Northern Michigan
| 66
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| | Wright State
| 68
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| | | St. Joseph's
| 73
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| St. Joseph's (IN)
| 76
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| Eastern Illinois
| 66
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- Third Place - Eastern Illinois 65, Northern Michigan 58
Location: Dana Center Host: Bentley College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 2
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 3
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| Bridgeport
| 92
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| Quinnipiac
| 75
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| | Bridgeport
| 85
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| | | Assumption
| 75
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| Assumption
| 89
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| Bentley
| 78
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- Third Place - Bentley 104, Quinnipiac 93
Location: Pershing Arena Host: Northeast Missouri State University
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 2
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 3
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| Nicholls State
| 89
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| SE Missouri State
| 74
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| | Nicholls State
| 100
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| | | Rollins
| 87
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| Rollins
| 97*
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| NE Missouri State
| 88
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- Third Place - SE Missouri State 86, NE Missouri State 82
Location: Jenkins Fieldhouse Host: Florida Southern College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 1
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 2
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| Valdosta State
| 102
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| Tuskegee
| 93
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| | Valdosta State
| 101
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| | | North Alabama
| 110
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| North Alabama
| 75
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| Florida Southern
| 67
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- Third Place - Tuskegee 107, Florida Southern 102
Location: Memorial Fieldhouse Host: University of Puget Sound
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 3
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 4
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| Puget Sound
| 81
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| Cal State Northridge
| 67
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| | Puget Sound
| 77
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| | | UC Riverside
| 52
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| UC Riverside
| 62
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| San Diego
| 48
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- Third Place - San Diego 74, Cal State Northridge 69*
Location: UNO Fieldhouse Host: University of Nebraska at Omaha
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 2
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 3
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| Northern Iowa
| 84
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| Nebraska-Omaha
| 72
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| | Northern Iowa
| 50
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| | | Green Bay
| 56
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| Green Bay
| 63
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| North Dakota
| 48
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- Third Place - Nebraska-Omaha 86, North Dakota 75
Location: Binder Physical Education Center Host: Hartwick College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 1
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 2
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| Cheyney
| 82
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| Albany State
| 61
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| | Cheyney
| 72
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| | | Hartwick
| 63
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| Hartwick
| 49
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| Philadelphia U
| 48
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- Third Place - Albany State 72, Philadelphia U 61
Location: UMBC Fieldhouse Host: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 2
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 3
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| UMBC
| 79
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| Mount St. Mary's
| 74
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| | UMBC
| 58
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| | | Virginia Union
| 56
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| Virginia Union
| 68
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| Roanoke
| 67
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- Third Place - Mount St. Mary's 93, Roanoke 89
*denotes each overtime played
Location: Hammons Center Host: Southwest Missouri State University
| National semifinals
Final Four
March 16
| | | National Championship
March 17
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| Bridgeport
| 82
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| North Alabama
| 85
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| | North Alabama
| 64
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| | | Green Bay
| 50
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| Green Bay
| 46
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| Cheyney
| 45
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- Third Place - Cheyney 81, Bridgeport 78
*denotes each overtime played
