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2 Bracket  



2.1  Preliminary rounds  





2.2  Championship  







3 References  














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1978 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1977–78
Teams9
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteOmaha Civic Auditorium
Omaha, Nebraska
ChampionsCreighton (1st title)
Winning coachTom Apke (1st title)
← 1977
1979 →
1977–78 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
    Creighton 12 4   .750 19 9   .679
    Southern Illinois 11 5   .688 17 10   .630
    Indiana State 11 5   .688 23 9   .719
    New Mexico State 9 7   .563 15 14   .517
    Bradley 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
    Wichita State 8 8   .500 13 14   .481
    Tulsa 7 9   .438 9 18   .333
    West Texas State 4 12   .250 8 19   .296
    Drake 2 14   .125 6 22   .214
    1978 MVC tournament winner
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1978 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 27–March 5; the first two rounds were played on campus sites with the semifinal and final contested at the Omaha Civic AuditoriuminOmaha, Nebraska, hosted by Creighton University.[1]

    In a battle of conference newcomers, top-seeded Creighton defeated third-seeded Indiana State in the title game, 54–52, to win their first MVC tournament title.

    The Bluejays, in turn, received a bid to the 1978 NCAA tournament.

    Format[edit]

    With the addition of Creighton and Indiana State to the MVC, the tournament field increased from seven to nine.

    With all teams seeded based on regular season conference records, the highest-seeded team received a triple-bye to the championship game. The remaining eight teams were placed into the first round of traditional eight-team single-elimination bracket, pairings based on seed. The winner of this preliminary bracket would then face the top seed in the title game.

    Bracket[edit]

    Preliminary rounds[edit]

    First round
    Monday, February 27
    Campus Sites
    Second round
    Wednesday, March 1
    Campus Sites
    Semifinal
    Friday, March 3
    Omaha Civic Auditorium
             
    2Southern Illinois * 59
    9Drake 75
    9Drake 73
    4New Mexico State * 90
    4New Mexico State * 76
    7Tulsa 75
    4New Mexico State 782OT
    3Indiana State 80
    3Indiana State * 90
    8West Texas State 71
    3Indiana State * 88
    5Bradley 81
    5Bradley * 75
    6Wichita State 71

    Note: * indicates host institution

    Championship[edit]

    Final
    Sunday, March 5
    Omaha Civic Auditorium
       
    1Creighton 54
    3Indiana State 52

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "1977-78 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

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