1988 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament

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1988 NCAA Division II
Women's Basketball Tournament
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Teams32
Finals siteNorth Dakota Fargo, North Dakota
ChampionsHampton Lady Pirates (1st title)
Runner-upWest Texas State Buffaloes (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach (1st title)
MOP (Hampton)
NCAA Division II Women's Tournaments
«1987 1989»

The 1988 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament was the seventh annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division II women's collegiate basketball in the United States.[1]

Hampton defeated West Texas State in the championship game, 65–48, claiming the Lady Pirates' first NCAA Division II national title.

The championship rounds were contested in Fargo, North Dakota.

The championship field increased for the first time, from twenty-four to thirty-two teams, in 1988.

Bracket[]

Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship
          
New Haven 85
Stonehill 69
New Haven 50
New England Region
Bentley 49
Bentley 69
New Hampshire College 52
New Haven 70
Delta State 97
Jacksonville State 79
Fort Valley State 70
Jacksonville State 54
South Region
Delta State 64
Delta State 98
Bryant 65
Delta State 56
West Texas State 77
Cal Poly Pomona 88
UC Davis 52
Cal Poly Pomona 103
West Region
Alaska Anchorage 77
Alaska Anchorage 87
Chico State 71
Cal Poly Pomona 56
West Texas State 73
Central Missouri State 70
Abilene Christian 58
Central Missouri State 46
South Central Region
West Texas State 61
West Texas State 64
Southeast Missouri State 61
West Texas State 48
Hampton 65
Pitt Johnstown 108
Indiana (PA) 55
Pitt Johnstown 71
East Region
Army 66
Army 68
Gannon 53
Pitt Johnstown 74
Hampton 80
Hampton 58
District of Columbia 50
Hampton 73
South Atlantic Region
Virginia State 58
Virginia State 87
Mount St. Mary's 72
Hampton 72
North Dakota State 63
North Dakota State 77
St. Cloud State 57
North Dakota State 91
North Central Region
South Dakota State 77
South Dakota State 76
North Dakota 60
North Dakota State 87
St. Joseph's (IN) 74
St. Joseph's (IN) 70
Grand Valley State 61
St. Joseph's (IN) 70
Great Lakes Region
Grand Valley State 61
Lake Superior State 77**
Northern Kentucky 76

All-tournament team[]

  • Jackie Dolberry, Hampton
  • Venice Frazer, Hampton
  • Karen Drewry, Hampton
  • Teresa Tinner, West Texas State
  • Kristi Kremer, North Dakota State

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Division II Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
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