| Type: | NIT |
| Year: | 1978 |
| Teams: | 16 |
| Finalfourarena: | Madison Square Garden |
| Finalfourcity: | New York City |
| Champions: | Texas Longhorns |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Runnerup: | NC State Wolfpack |
| Gamecount: | 1st |
| Semifinal1: | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| Semifinalcount: | 2nd |
| Semifinal2: | Georgetown Hoyas |
| Semifinalcount2: | 1st |
| Coach: | Abe Lemons |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mop: | Jim Krivacs & Ron Baxter |
| Mopteam: | Texas |
The 1978 National Invitation Tournament was the 1978 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Below is a list of the 16 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Below is the tournament bracket.