1979 NCAA Division II basketball tournament
| Teams | 32 | ||||
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| Finals site | , Springfield, Missouri | ||||
| Champions | North Alabama Lions (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Green Bay Phoenix (2nd title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Bill Jones (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Perry Oden (North Alabama) | ||||
| Attendance | 47,907 | ||||
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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.
