| Type: | NAIA men's basketball tournament |
| Year: | 1978 |
| Teams: | 32 |
| Finalfourarena: | Kemper Arena |
| Finalfourcity: | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Champions: | Grand Canyon |
| Titlecount: | 2 |
| Champgamecount: | 2 |
| Champffcount: | 2 |
| Runnerup: | Kearney State |
| Gamecount: | 1 |
| Runnerffcount: | 1 |
| Semifinal1: | Quincy |
| Finalfourcount1: | 1 |
| Semifinal2: | East Texas State |
| Finalfourcount2: | 3 |
| Mvp: | Tom Ritzdorf |
| Mvpteam: | Kearney State |
| Hustle: | Randy Cipriano |
| Hustleschool: | Kearney State |
| Attendance: | unknown |
The 1978 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri, the United States. The 41st annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1]
The third-place game featured the losing national semifinalist teams to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.