1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

1987–88 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	† 1988 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1987-88 American South Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1988 American South Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll[2]

1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP #1	Syracuse
NCAA Tournament	1988
Tournament dates	March 17, 1988 – April 4, 1988
National Championship	Kemper Arena; Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Champions	Kansas
Other champions	Connecticut (NIT)
Player of the Year; (Naismith, Wooden)	Danny Manning, Kansas

The 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1987 and ended with the Final Four in Kansas City, Missouri on April 4, 1988.

Major rule changes

Beginning in 1987–88, the following rules changes were implemented:

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.^[1]

Associated Press
Ranking	Team
1	Syracuse
2	Purdue
3	North Carolina
4	Pittsburgh
5	Kentucky
6	Indiana
7	Kansas
8	Missouri
9	Michigan
10	Wyoming
11	Iowa
12	Temple
13	Louisville
14	Florida
15	Duke
16	Georgetown
17	Arizona
18	Georgia Tech
19	Oklahoma
20	DePaul

Conference membership changes

These schools joined new conferences for the 1987–88 season.

School	Former conference	New conference
Arkansas State	Southland Conference	American South Conference
Lamar	Southland Conference	American South Conference
Louisiana Tech	Southland Conference	American South Conference
New Orleans	NCAA Division I Independent	American South Conference
SW Louisiana	NCAA Division I Independent	American South Conference
Texas-Rio Grande Valley	NCAA Division I Independent	American South Conference
UCF	NCAA Division I Independent	American South Conference

Regular season

Conference standings

Template:1987–88 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings

1987–88 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#7 North Carolina	11	–	3	.786	27	–	7	.794
#14 NC State	10	–	4	.714	24	–	7	.774
#5 Duke †	9	–	5	.643	28	–	7	.800
Georgia Tech	8	–	6	.571	22	–	10	.688
Maryland	6	–	8	.429	18	–	13	.581
Virginia	5	–	9	.357	13	–	18	.419
Clemson	4	–	10	.286	14	–	15	.483
Wake Forest	3	–	11	.214	10	–	18	.357

† 1988 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1987–88 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#8 Pittsburgh	12	–	4	.750	24	–	7	.774
#9 Syracuse†	11	–	5	.688	26	–	9	.743
Georgetown	9	–	7	.563	20	–	10	.667
Villanova	9	–	7	.563	24	–	13	.649
St. John's	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Seton Hall	8	–	8	.500	22	–	13	.629
Boston College	6	–	10	.375	18	–	15	.545
Providence	5	–	11	.313	11	–	17	.393
Connecticut	4	–	12	.250	20	–	14	.588

† 1988 Big East Tournament winner As of April 4, 1988^[3]; Rankings from AP Poll

1987–88 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#4 Oklahoma†	12	–	2	.857	35	–	4	.897
#20 Kansas State	11	–	3	.786	25	–	9	.735
Kansas	9	–	5	.643	27	–	11	.711
Missouri	7	–	7	.500	19	–	11	.633
Iowa State	6	–	8	.429	20	–	12	.625
Oklahoma State	4	–	10	.286	14	–	16	.467
Nebraska	4	–	10	.286	13	–	18	.419
Colorado	3	–	11	.214	7	–	21	.250

† 1988 Big Eight Tournament winner As of March 3, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

1987-88 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boise State †	13	–	3	.813	24	–	6	.800
Idaho	11	–	5	.688	19	–	11	.633
Montana State	10	–	6	.625	19	–	11	.633
Idaho State	8	–	8	.500	15	–	13	.536
Nevada	8	–	8	.500	15	–	13	.536
Montana	7	–	9	.438	18	–	11	.621
Northern Arizona	7	–	9	.438	10	–	18	.357
Weber State	6	–	10	.375	9	–	21	.300
Eastern Washington	2	–	14	.125	6	–	21	.222

† 1988 Big Sky Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[4]

1987–88 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Coastal Carolina	9	–	3	.750	17	–	11	.607
Baptist College	8	–	4	.667	17	–	12	.586
Radford	8	–	4	.667	16	–	14	.533
Winthrop †	5	–	7	.417	17	–	13	.567
UNC Asheville	5	–	7	.417	13	–	15	.464
Augusta State	4	–	8	.333	8	–	18	.308
Campbell	3	–	9	.250	11	–	16	.407

† 1988 Big South Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1987–88 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#3 Purdue	16	–	2	.889	29	–	4	.879
#10 Michigan	13	–	5	.722	26	–	8	.765
#17 Iowa	12	–	6	.667	24	–	10	.706
#16 Illinois	12	–	6	.667	23	–	10	.697
Indiana	11	–	7	.611	19	–	10	.655
Ohio State	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Wisconsin	6	–	12	.333	12	–	16	.429
Michigan State	5	–	13	.278	10	–	18	.357
Minnesota	4	–	14	.222	10	–	18	.357
Northwestern	2	–	16	.111	7	–	21	.250

Rankings from AP Poll

1987-88 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Richmond †	11	–	3	.786	26	–	7	.788
American	9	–	5	.643	14	–	14	.500
George Mason	9	–	5	.643	20	–	10	.667
North Carolina-Wilmington	8	–	6	.571	15	–	14	.517
Navy	6	–	8	.429	12	–	16	.429
James Madison	5	–	9	.357	10	–	18	.357
William & Mary	5	–	9	.357	10	–	19	.345
East Carolina	3	–	11	.214	8	–	20	.286

† 1988 CAA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[5]

1987–88 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Lafayette	11	–	3	.786	19	–	10	.655
Delaware	9	–	5	.643	19	–	9	.679
Drexel	9	–	5	.643	18	–	10	.643
Lehigh†	8	–	6	.571	21	–	10	.677
Bucknell	7	–	7	.500	16	–	12	.571
Rider	6	–	8	.429	10	–	19	.345
Towson	4	–	10	.286	14	–	16	.467
Hofstra	2	–	12	.143	6	–	21	.222

† 1988 ECC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Template:1987–88 ECAC North Atlantic men's basketball standings

Template:1987–88 Independent men's basketball standings

1987–88 Ivy League men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cornell	11	–	3	.786	17	–	10	.630
Dartmouth	10	–	4	.714	18	–	8	.692
Princeton	9	–	5	.643	17	–	9	.654
Yale	8	–	6	.571	12	–	14	.462
Penn	8	–	6	.571	10	–	16	.385
Harvard	6	–	8	.429	11	–	15	.423
Brown	2	–	12	.143	6	–	20	.231
Columbia	2	–	12	.143	6	–	20	.231

Rankings from AP Poll

Template:1987–88 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1987–88 Metro Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1987–88 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings

1987–88 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Michigan†	14	–	2	.875	22	–	8	.733
Central Michigan	10	–	6	.625	19	–	13	.594
Ohio	9	–	7	.563	16	–	14	.533
Ball State	8	–	8	.500	14	–	14	.500
Western Michigan	7	–	9	.438	12	–	17	.414
Bowling Green	7	–	9	.438	12	–	16	.429
Kent State	6	–	10	.375	10	–	18	.357
Miami	6	–	10	.375	9	–	18	.333
Toledo	5	–	11	.313	15	–	12	.556

† Mid-American Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Template:1987–88 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1987–88 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1987–88 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1987–88 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

1987–88 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#12 UNLV	15	–	3	.833	28	–	6	.824
UC Santa Barbara	13	–	5	.722	22	–	8	.733
Utah State	13	–	5	.722	21	–	10	.677
Long Beach State	11	–	7	.611	17	–	12	.586
UC Irvine	9	–	9	.500	16	–	14	.533
New Mexico State	8	–	10	.444	16	–	16	.500
San Jose State	8	–	10	.444	14	–	15	.483
Cal State Fullerton	7	–	11	.389	12	–	17	.414
Fresno State	6	–	12	.333	9	–	19	.321
Pacific	0	–	18	.000	5	–	24	.172

† 1988 PCAA Tournament winner

1987–88 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 Arizona †	17	–	1	.944	35	–	3	.921
Oregon State	12	–	6	.667	20	–	11	.645
UCLA	12	–	6	.667	16	–	14	.533
Stanford	11	–	7	.611	21	–	12	.636
Oregon	10	–	8	.556	16	–	14	.533
Washington State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	16	.448
Arizona State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	16	.448
USC	5	–	13	.278	7	–	21	.250
California	5	–	13	.278	9	–	20	.310
Washington	5	–	13	.278	10	–	19	.345

† 1988 Pacific-10 Tournament winner As of April 15, 1988^[6]; Rankings from AP Poll

1987–88 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#6 Kentucky †	13	–	5	.722	27	–	6	.818
Auburn	11	–	7	.611	19	–	11	.633
Florida	11	–	7	.611	23	–	12	.657
LSU	10	–	8	.556	16	–	14	.533
Vanderbilt	10	–	8	.556	20	–	11	.645
Tennessee	9	–	9	.500	16	–	13	.552
Georgia	8	–	10	.444	20	–	16	.556
Ole Miss	6	–	12	.333	13	–	16	.448
Alabama	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
Mississippi State	6	–	12	.333	14	–	15	.483

† 1988 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1987–88 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Marshall	14	–	2	.875	24	–	8	.750
Furman	11	–	5	.688	18	–	10	.643
Davidson	9	–	7	.563	15	–	13	.536
East Tennessee State	9	–	7	.563	14	–	15	.483
Appalachian State	8	–	8	.500	16	–	13	.552
Chattanooga†	8	–	8	.500	20	–	13	.606
VMI	6	–	10	.375	13	–	17	.433
The Citadel	5	–	11	.313	8	–	20	.286
Western Carolina	2	–	14	.125	8	–	19	.296

† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1988; Rankings from AP Poll

Template:1987–88 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

1987–88 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
SMU †	12	–	4	.750	28	–	7	.800
Arkansas	11	–	5	.688	21	–	9	.700
Baylor	11	–	5	.688	23	–	11	.676
Houston	10	–	6	.625	18	–	13	.581
Texas	10	–	6	.625	16	–	13	.552
Texas A&M	8	–	8	.500	16	–	15	.516
Texas Tech	4	–	12	.250	9	–	19	.321
TCU	3	–	13	.188	9	–	19	.321
Rice	3	–	13	.188	6	–	21	.222

† 1988 SWC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Template:1987–88 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1987–88 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

1987–88 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#15 Loyola Marymount †	14	–	0	1.000	28	–	4	.875
Saint Mary's	9	–	5	.643	19	–	9	.679
Santa Clara	9	–	5	.643	20	–	11	.645
Pepperdine	8	–	6	.571	17	–	13	.567
Gonzaga	7	–	7	.500	16	–	12	.571
San Francisco	5	–	9	.357	13	–	15	.464
San Diego	3	–	11	.214	11	–	17	.393
Portland	1	–	13	.071	6	–	22	.214


† 1988 West Coast Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1987-88 WAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
BYU	13	–	3	.813	26	–	6	.813
Wyoming †	11	–	5	.688	26	–	6	.813
Utah	11	–	5	.688	19	–	11	.633
Texas-El Paso	10	–	6	.625	23	–	10	.697
New Mexico	8	–	8	.500	22	–	14	.611
Colorado State	8	–	8	.500	22	–	13	.629
San Diego State	5	–	11	.313	12	–	17	.414
Air Force	4	–	12	.250	11	–	17	.393
Hawaii	2	–	14	.125	4	–	25	.138

† 1988 WAC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[7]

Postseason tournaments

NCAA Tournament

Final Four - Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri

National Semifinals			National Championship Game


E2	Duke	59

M6	Kansas	66
			M6	Kansas	83

			S1	Oklahoma	79
S1	Oklahoma	86

W1	Arizona	78

National Invitation Tournament

NIT Semifinals and Final

Semifinals			Finals


	Boston College	67

	Connecticut	73
				Connecticut	72

				Ohio State	67
	Ohio State	64

	Colorado State	62

Third place game


	Boston College	57

	Colorado State	58

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

**Consensus First Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team
Sean Elliott	F	Junior	Arizona
Gary Grant	G	Senior	Michigan
Hersey Hawkins	G	Senior	Bradley
Danny Manning	F	Senior	Kansas
J.R. Reid	F/C	Sophomore	North Carolina

**Consensus Second Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team
Danny Ferry	F	Junior	Duke
Jerome Lane	F	Junior	Pittsburgh
Mark Macon	G	Freshman	Temple
Mitch Richmond	G	Senior	Kansas State
Rony Seikaly	C	Senior	Syracuse
Michael Smith	F/C	Junior	Brigham Young

References

↑
- ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 954. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
↑ sports-reference.com 1987-88 American South Conference Season Summary
↑ sports-reference.com 1987-88 Big East Conference Season Summary
↑ sports-reference.com 1987-88 Big Sky Conference Season Summary
↑ sports-reference.com 1987-88 Colonial Athletic Association Season Summary
↑ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
↑ sports-reference.com 1987-88 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary

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ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 954. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[mwAag] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 954. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[2] sports-reference.com 1987-88 American South Conference Season Summary

[3] sports-reference.com 1987-88 Big East Conference Season Summary

[4] sports-reference.com 1987-88 Big Sky Conference Season Summary

[5] sports-reference.com 1987-88 Colonial Athletic Association Season Summary

[6] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[7] sports-reference.com 1987-88 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary

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