1978 NAIA Area Tournaments

The winners of the 1978 NAIA District Tournaments advanced to one of 8 Area Tournaments. As with the District Tournaments, the Area Tournaments are geographically grouped. The 4 team brackets are double elimination format. The top team in each bracket advances to the 1978 NAIA College World Series.

Area 1

• Portland, OR

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	University of La Verne	3	0-2	3rd
	Lewis & Clark College	2	1-2	2nd
	Lewis-Clark State College	1	3-0	Advances to CWS

Area 2

• Lubbock, TX

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	Lubbock Christian College	8		2nd
	Mesa State College	7	0-2	4th
	St. Mary's University	4	1-2	3rd
	William Carey College	30		Advances to CWS

Area 3

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	Emporia State University	10	3-1	Advances to CWS
	Kearney State College	11	1-2
	Mayville State College	12
	Phillips University	9

Area 4

May 18-19

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	Iowa Wesleyan College	15	0-2	4th
	Missouri Southern State College	16	3-0	Advances to CWS
	Winona State University	13	2-2	2nd
	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	14	1-2	3rd

Area 5

• Pikeville, KY

May 17-20

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	David Lipscomb College	24	4-1	Advances to CWS
	Georgia Southwestern College	25	1-2	3rd
	John Brown University	17	3-2	2nd
	University of Montevallo	27	1-2	4th
	Union College	32	0-2

Area 6

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	Anderson College	21	1-2	3rd
	Grand Valley State College	23	2-2	2nd
	Malone College	22	0-2	4th
	College of St. Francis	20	3-0	Advances to CWS

Area 7

• Bluefield, WV

May 17-18

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	University of South Carolina Coastal Carolina College	6	3-0	Advances to CWS
	High Point College	26	0-2	3rd
	West Virginia State College	28	1-2	2nd

Area 8

• Freeport, PA

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	George Mason University	19	2-2	2nd
	University of Maine at Portland-Gorham	5	0-2	4th
	Monmouth College	31	1-2	3rd
	Point Park College	18	3-0	Advances to CWS