1988 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1988 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1987-8 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by the University of Lowell (now the University of Massachusetts Lowell), and Lowell's Leo Parent was the Most Outstanding Player.
| Teams | 32 |
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| Finals site | Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Champions | Lowell (MA) River Hawks (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Alaska–Anchorage Seawolves (1st title game) |
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| Winning coach | Don Doucette (1st title) |
| MOP | Leo Parent, Lowell |
| Attendance | 56,123 |
Regional participants
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*denotes tie
Regionals
New England - New Haven, Connecticut
Location: Charger Gymnasium
| Regional Semifinals | Regional Final | ||||||||
| Lowell | 90 | ||||||||
| Assumption | 65 | ||||||||
| Lowell | 84 | ||||||||
| New Haven | 72 | ||||||||
| New Haven | 96 | ||||||||
| Quinnipiac | 62 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Quinnipiac 88, Assumption 73
Great Lakes - Owensboro, Kentucky
Location: Owensboro Sportscenter
| Regional Semifinals | Regional Final | ||||||||
| Kentucky Wesleyan | 82 | ||||||||
| Lewis | 74 | ||||||||
| Kentucky Wesleyan | 88 | ||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 92 | ||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 75* | ||||||||
| Ashland | 73 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Lewis 89, Ashland 73
South - Lakeland, Florida
Location: Jenkins Field House
| Regional Semifinals | Regional Final | ||||||||
| Tampa | 71 | ||||||||
| Norfolk State | 68 | ||||||||
| Tampa | 63 | ||||||||
| Florida Southern | 76 | ||||||||
| Florida Southern | 99 | ||||||||
| North Alabama | 76 | ||||||||
- Third Place - North Alabama 87, Norfolk State 76
South Central - Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Location: Show Me Center
| Regional Semifinals | Regional Final | ||||||||
| Missouri-St. Louis | 68 | ||||||||
| South Dakota State | 63 | ||||||||
| Missouri-St. Louis | 69 | ||||||||
| SE Missouri State | 73 | ||||||||
| SE Missouri State | 111 | ||||||||
| Angelo State | 75 | ||||||||
- Third Place - South Dakota State 87, Angelo State 84
North Central - Saint Cloud, Minnesota
Location: Halenbeck Hall
| Regional Semifinals | Regional Final | ||||||||
| Ferris State | 91 | ||||||||
| Augustana (SD) | 75 | ||||||||
| Ferris State | 80 | ||||||||
| UC Riverside | 64 | ||||||||
| UC Riverside | 78 | ||||||||
| St. Cloud State | 71 | ||||||||
- Third Place - St. Cloud State 118, Augustana 114**
West - Hayward, California
Location: Physical Education Complex
| Regional Semifinals | Regional Final | ||||||||
| Alaska-Anchorage | 89* | ||||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield | 82 | ||||||||
| Alaska-Anchorage | 72 | ||||||||
| Cal State Hayward | 67 | ||||||||
| Cal State Hayward | 96 | ||||||||
| Sacramento State | 85 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Cal State Bakersfield 90, Sacramento State 89
South Atlantic - Richmond, Virginia
Location: Arthur Ashe, Jr. Athletic Center
| Regional Semifinals | Regional Final | ||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 56 | ||||||||
| Virginia State | 49 | ||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 65 | ||||||||
| Troy State | 66* | ||||||||
| Troy State | 75 | ||||||||
| Virginia Union | 71 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Virginia Union 90, Virginia State 89
East - Erie, Pennsylvania
Location: Hammermill Center
| Regional Semifinals | Regional Final | ||||||||
| California (PA) | 91 | ||||||||
| LeMoyne | 88 | ||||||||
| California (PA) | 75 | ||||||||
| Gannon | 93 | ||||||||
| Gannon | 84 | ||||||||
| Kutztown | 64 | ||||||||
- Third Place - LeMoyne 89, Kutztown 81
*denotes each overtime played
National Quarterfinals
| Quarterfinal - Normal, AL | ||||
| Lowell | 76 | |||
| Alabama A&M | 68 | |||
| Quarterfinal - Lakeland, FL | ||||
| Florida Southern | 78 | |||
| SE Missouri State | 75 | |||
| Quarterfinal - Troy, AL | ||||
| Troy State | 100 | |||
| Gannon | 79 | |||
| Quarterfinal - Anchorage, AK | ||||
| Ferris State | 85 | |||
| Alaska-Anchorage | 97 | |||
National Finals - Springfield, Massachusetts
Location: Springfield Civic Center
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| Lowell | 88 | ||||||||
| Florida Southern | 81 | ||||||||
| Lowell | 75 | ||||||||
| Alaska-Anchorage | 72 | ||||||||
| Alaska-Anchorage | 77 | ||||||||
| Troy State | 72 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Florida Southern 94, Troy State 84
*denotes each overtime played
All-tournament team
- Jerry Johnson (Florida Southern)
- Bobby Licare (Lowell)
- Leo Parent (Lowell)
- Averian Parrish (Alaska-Anchorage)
- Darryl Thomas (Troy State)
References
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