1978 - Independent Review
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Independent - 1978 Season
| Year | Season Champion | Tournament Champion | Num Teams | Wins | Losses |
| 1978 | 74 | 1070 | 884 |
Independent 1978 Standings
| Team | Conf Wins | Conf Loses | Win % | Overall Wins | Overall Loss | Win % | Points For Avg | Points Against Avg |
| DePaul University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 27 | 3 | 0.900 | 82.0 | 70.0 |
| University of Detroit Mercy | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 25 | 4 | 0.862 | 94.1 | 77.2 |
| Illinois State University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 24 | 4 | 0.857 | 83.7 | 74.3 |
| Marquette University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 24 | 4 | 0.857 | 73.4 | 61.5 |
| University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 22 | 4 | 0.846 | 95.7 | 80.7 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 24 | 5 | 0.828 | 75.8 | 66.8 |
| Fairfield University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 22 | 5 | 0.815 | 86.5 | 76.9 |
| University of North Texas | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 22 | 6 | 0.786 | 84.8 | 78.3 |
| Syracuse University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 22 | 6 | 0.786 | 87.8 | 71.6 |
| Rhode Island College | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 24 | 7 | 0.774 | 77.1 | 69.3 |
| Providence College | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 24 | 8 | 0.750 | 68.4 | 63.5 |
| Utah State University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 21 | 7 | 0.750 | 81.8 | 71.1 |
| Georgetown University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 23 | 8 | 0.742 | 74.1 | 64.7 |
| University of Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 23 | 8 | 0.742 | 80.7 | 68.1 |
| College of the Holy Cross | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 20 | 7 | 0.741 | 86.0 | 76.7 |
| University of Louisiana at Monroe | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 20 | 7 | 0.741 | 77.7 | 67.1 |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 19 | 7 | 0.731 | 76.1 | 70.3 |
| St. Bonaventure University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 21 | 8 | 0.724 | 84.3 | 78.6 |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 20 | 8 | 0.714 | 88.3 | 85.9 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 19 | 8 | 0.704 | 85.7 | 76.3 |
| James Madison University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 18 | 8 | 0.692 | 75.0 | 70.8 |
| University of Maine | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 17 | 8 | 0.680 | 78.6 | 73.2 |
| United States Military Academy | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 19 | 9 | 0.679 | 74.2 | 66.0 |
| University of Dayton | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 19 | 10 | 0.655 | 74.0 | 65.5 |
| St. Francis College | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 16 | 9 | 0.640 | 80.0 | 78.1 |
| Iona College | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 17 | 10 | 0.630 | 83.2 | 77.9 |
| The College of William & Mary | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 16 | 10 | 0.615 | 67.9 | 63.7 |
| United States Air Force Academy | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 15 | 10 | 0.600 | 69.6 | 64.5 |
| Loyola University Chicago | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 16 | 11 | 0.593 | 74.0 | 67.7 |
| Mercer University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 16 | 11 | 0.593 | 75.3 | 69.0 |
| Oklahoma City University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 16 | 11 | 0.593 | 78.8 | 72.4 |
| Boston College | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 15 | 11 | 0.577 | 82.2 | 80.8 |
| Butler University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 15 | 11 | 0.577 | 72.8 | 73.1 |
| Saint Francis University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 15 | 11 | 0.577 | 71.8 | 69.6 |
| University of South Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 16 | 12 | 0.571 | 69.5 | 67.6 |
| Siena College | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 13 | 10 | 0.565 | 82.4 | 79.7 |
| United States Naval Academy | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 14 | 11 | 0.560 | 68.4 | 66.0 |
| University of Wisconsin Milwaukee | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 15 | 12 | 0.556 | 74.0 | 70.8 |
| Niagara University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 14 | 12 | 0.538 | 77.3 | 76.9 |
| Northeastern University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 14 | 12 | 0.538 | 74.9 | 74.1 |
| University of Southern Mississippi | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 13 | 12 | 0.520 | 77.8 | 78.1 |
| Portland State University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 14 | 13 | 0.519 | 82.1 | 78.8 |
| Stetson University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 14 | 13 | 0.519 | 72.5 | 72.0 |
| Oral Roberts University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 13 | 14 | 0.481 | 69.7 | 69.9 |
| Xavier University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 13 | 14 | 0.481 | 68.7 | 67.1 |
| Cleveland State University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 12 | 13 | 0.480 | 70.8 | 70.6 |
| Tennessee State University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 11 | 12 | 0.478 | 71.2 | 72.0 |
| The Catholic University of America | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 12 | 14 | 0.462 | 72.9 | 74.0 |
| Georgia Southern University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 12 | 15 | 0.444 | 79.4 | 82.9 |
| Northwestern State University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 12 | 15 | 0.444 | 74.4 | 78.3 |
| University of Connecticut | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 11 | 15 | 0.423 | 67.7 | 70.9 |
| Toronto Metropolitan University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 11 | 15 | 0.423 | 71.2 | 73.0 |
| Old Dominion University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 11 | 15 | 0.423 | 76.8 | 76.0 |
| University of Vermont | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 11 | 15 | 0.423 | 67.7 | 73.5 |
| Boston University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 10 | 15 | 0.400 | 74.0 | 80.6 |
| Hardin Simmons University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 10 | 16 | 0.385 | 76.3 | 81.8 |
| Campbell University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 9 | 15 | 0.375 | 67.3 | 72.2 |
| Centenary College of Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 10 | 17 | 0.370 | 79.7 | 84.3 |
| University of Denver | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 10 | 17 | 0.370 | 78.7 | 80.8 |
| Colgate University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 9 | 17 | 0.346 | 66.2 | 75.4 |
| East Carolina University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 9 | 17 | 0.346 | 81.1 | 88.8 |
| Long Island University-Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 8 | 18 | 0.308 | 75.5 | 82.0 |
| Saint Peter's College | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 8 | 18 | 0.308 | 67.7 | 72.5 |
| Charleston Southern University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 8 | 19 | 0.296 | 74.5 | 84.9 |
| Samford University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 8 | 19 | 0.296 | 73.3 | 79.0 |
| Canisius College | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 7 | 19 | 0.269 | 74.8 | 84.2 |
| Houston Christian University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 7 | 19 | 0.269 | 64.9 | 72.8 |
| University of New Hampshire | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 7 | 19 | 0.269 | 66.6 | 75.9 |
| Wagner College | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 7 | 19 | 0.269 | 82.0 | 87.8 |
| University of Evansville | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 3 | 0.250 | 77.3 | 90.3 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 6 | 18 | 0.250 | 59.3 | 70.1 |
| Valparaiso University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 6 | 19 | 0.240 | 69.6 | 78.4 |
| Robert Morris University | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 4 | 19 | 0.174 | 69.3 | 82.9 |
| University of Richmond | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 4 | 22 | 0.154 | 62.3 | 77.7 |
| University of Hawaii at Monoa | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 26 | 0.037 | 71.1 | 83.6 |
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