1988 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

1988 NCAA Men's Division II
Basketball Tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Springfield, Massachusetts
Champions	Lowell Chiefs (1st title)
Runner-up	Alaska–Anchorage Seawolves (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Florida Southern Moccasins (5th Final Four); Troy State Trojans (1st Final Four);
Winning coach	Don Doucette (1st title)
MOP	Leo Parent (Lowell)
Attendance	56,123
	← 1987 ; NCAA Division II ; Basketball Tournament; 1989 →;

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 1987–88 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.

Regional participants[]


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


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 Hayward	Runner-up
Sacramento State	Fourth Place


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


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

*denotes tie

Regionals[]

New England - New Haven, Connecticut[]

Location: Charger Gymnasium

Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 11		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 12

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 Round of 32 March 12		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 13

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 Round of 32 March 11		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 12

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 Round of 32 March 11		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 12

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 Round of 32 March 11		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 12

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 Round of 32 March 11		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 12

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 Round of 32 March 11		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 12

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 Round of 32 March 11		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 12

California (PA)	91

Le Moyne	88
		California (PA)	75

		Gannon	93
Gannon	84

Kutztown	64

Third Place - Le Moyne 89, Kutztown 81

*denotes each overtime played

National Quarterfinals[]

	Quarterfinal - Normal, AL Elite Eight March 19

	Lowell		76

	Alabama A&M		68

	Quarterfinal - Lakeland, FL Elite Eight March 19

	Florida Southern		78

	SE Missouri State		75

	Quarterfinal - Troy, AL Elite Eight March 19

	Troy State		100

	Gannon		79

	Quarterfinal - Anchorage, AK Elite Eight March 19

	Ferris State		85

	Alaska-Anchorage		97

National Finals - Springfield, Massachusetts[]

Location: Springfield Civic Center

National Semifinals Final Four March 25		National Championship March 26

Lowell	88

Florida Southern	81
		Lowell	75

		Alaska–Anchorage	72
Alaska–Anchorage	77

Troy State	72

Third Place - Florida Southern 94, Troy State 84