1978 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1978 NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships were contested June 1−3 at the 56th annual NCAA-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate Division I outdoor track and field events in the United States.

1978 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	June 1−3, 1978
Host city	Eugene, Oregon
Venue	Hayward Field University of Oregon
← 1977 1979 →

This year's meet was hosted by the University of Oregon at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.^[1][2]

UCLA and UTEP, each with 50 points, tied atop the team standings and were declared co-national champions; it was the Bruins' sixth title and the Miners' second.

Team result

• Note: Top 10 only
• (H) = Hosts

Rank	Team	Points
	UCLA UTEP	50
	Oregon (H)	40
	Auburn	36
4	USC	35
5	UC Irvine	28
6	BYU	27
7	Villanova	26
8	Maryland Washington State	25
9	Oklahoma	22
10	Washington	21