1988 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament

1988 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament
Teams	32
Finals Site	Springfield, Massachusetts
Champions	UMass Lowell (1st title)
Runner-Up	Alaska-Anchorage (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Florida Southern (5th Final Four) Troy (1st Final Four)
Winning Coach	Don Doucette (UMass Lowell (1st title))
Most Outstanding Player	Leo Parent UMass Lowell
Attendance	56,123
NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournaments «1987  1989»

The 1988 NCAA Men's Division II 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 Massachusetts Lowell and UMass Lowell's Leo Parent was the Most Outstanding Player.

Contents 1 Regional participants 2 Regionals 3 National Finals 4 See also 5 References 6 Sources

Regional participants

School Outcome Assumption Fourth Place New Haven Runner-up Quinnipiac Third Place UMass Lowell Regional Champion

School Outcome Alabama A&M Regional Champion Ashland Fourth Place Kentucky Wesleyan Runner-up Lewis Third Place

School Outcome Florida Southern Regional Champion Norfolk State Fourth Place North Alabama Third Place Tampa Runner-up

School Outcome Angelo State Fourth Place Missouri-St. Louis Runner-up South Dakota State Third Place SE Missouri State Regional Champion

School Outcome Augustana(SD) Fourth Place Ferris State Regional Champion St. Cloud State Third Place UC Riverside Runner-up

School Outcome Alaska-Anchorage Regional Champion Cal State Bakersfield Third Place Cal State East Bay Runner-up Sacramento State Fourth Place

School Outcome North Carolina Central Runner-up Troy Regional Champion Virginia State Fourth Place Virginia Union Third Place

School Outcome California(PA) Runner-up Gannon Regional Champion Kutztown Fourth Place LeMoyne Third Place

*denotes tie

Regionals

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	UMass-Lowell		90
	Assumption		65
						UMass-Lowell		84
						New Haven		72
	New Haven		96
	Quinnipiac		62

• Third Place - Quinnipiac 88, Assumption 73

	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

	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

	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

	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**

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Alaska-Anchorage		89*
	Cal State Bakersfield		82
						Alaska-Anchorage		72
						Cal State East Bay		67
	Cal State East Bay		96
	Sacramento State		85

• Third Place - Cal State Bakersfield 90, Sacramento State 89

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	North Carolina Central		56
	Virginia State		49
						North Carolina Central		65
						Troy		66*
	Troy		75
	Virginia Union		71

• Third Place - Virginia Union 90, Virginia State 89

	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 Finals

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
		UMass-Lowell	76
		Alabama A&M	68
							UMass-Lowell	88
							Florida Southern	81
		Florida Southern	78
		SE Missouri State	75
												UMass-Lowell	75
												Alaska-Anchorage	72
		Ferris State	85
		Alaska-Anchorage	97
							Alaska-Anchorage	77
							Troy	72
		Troy	100
		Gannon	79

• Third Place - Florida Southern 94, Troy 84

*denotes each overtime played

See also

• 1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
• 1988 National Invitation Tournament

References

Sources

• 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship

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