See also: 1978 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament.
| 1978 NCAA Tournament Championship Game | |
| Type: | ncg |
| Date: | March 27, 1978 |
| Year: | 1977–78 |
| Visitor School: | Duke University |
| Visitor Name Short: | Duke |
| Visitor Nickname: | Blue Devils |
| Visitor Record: | 27–6 |
| Visitor Conference: | ACC |
| Visitor Ap: | 7 |
| Visitor Coaches: | 9 |
| Visitor Coach: | Bill Foster |
| Visitor Per1: | 38 |
| Visitor Per2: | 50 |
| Home School: | University of Kentucky |
| Home Name Short: | Kentucky |
| Home Nickname: | Wildcats |
| Home Record: | 29–2 |
| Home Conference: | SEC |
| Home Ap: | 1 |
| Home Coaches: | 1 |
| Home Coach: | Joe B. Hall |
| Home Per1: | 45 |
| Home Per2: | 49 |
| Arena: | The Checkerdome |
| City: | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Attendance: | 18,721 |
| Mvp: | Jack Givens, Kentucky |
| Odds: | Kentucky |
| Us Network: | NBC |
| Us Announcers: | Dick Enberg (play-by-play) Billy Packer and Al McGuire (color) |
| Previous: | 1977 |
| Next: | 1979 |
The 1978 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game was the final round of the 1978 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1977–78 NCAA Division I season. The game was played on March 27, 1978, at The Checkerdome in St. Louis, and featured the Mideast Regional Champion, Kentucky and the East Regional Champion, Duke.
See main article: 1977–78 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team.
See main article: 1977–78 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team.