1978 NAIA ice hockey championship

The 1978 NAIA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination bracket to determine the national champion of men's NAIA college ice hockey. The 1978 tournament was the 11th men's ice hockey tournament to be sponsored by the NAIA.^[2] The tournament began on February 24, 1978 and ended with the championship game on February 26, 1978.^[3]

1978 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship

1978
Tournament information
Sport	ice hockey
Location	St. Paul, Minnesota
Dates	February 24, 1978–February 26, 1978
Venue(s)	Coliseum Ice Arena
Teams	8
Final positions
Champion	Augsburg
Runner-up	Bemidji State
Tournament statistics
Winning coach	Ed Saugestad[1]
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Ed Saugestad was named NAIA National Coach of the Year in 1978.^[4]

Bracket

Coliseum Ice Arena, St. Paul, Minnesota

	First Round February 24					Semifinals February 25					National Championship February 26
	1	Bemidji State	16
	8	St. Francis (Maine)	2
						1	Bemidji State	7
						5	St. Thomas	1
	4	Gustavus Adolphus
	5	St. Thomas	6
											1	Bemidji State	3
											2	Augsburg	4
	3	Wisconsin-River Falls	3
	6	St. Scholastica	2
						2	Augsburg	10			Third place
						3	Wisconsin-River Falls	2
	2	Augsburg	6								35	Wisconsin-River Falls	3
	7	Ferris State	4								5	St. Thomas	7

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)