Season | 1987–88 | ||||
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Teams | 32 | ||||
Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
Champions | Connecticut Huskies (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | Ohio State Buckeyes (2nd title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Jim Calhoun (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Phil Gamble (Connecticut) | ||||
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The 1988 National Invitation Tournament was the 1988 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament. [1]
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket. [1]
First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
Evansville | 66 | |||||||||||||
Utah | 55 | |||||||||||||
Evansville | 81 | |||||||||||||
Boston College | 88 | |||||||||||||
Boston College | 73 | |||||||||||||
Siena | 65 | |||||||||||||
Boston College | 78 | |||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee State | 69 | |||||||||||||
Georgia | 53 | |||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 48 | |||||||||||||
Georgia | 54 | |||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee State | 69 | |||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee State | 85 | |||||||||||||
Tennessee | 80 |
First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
Connecticut | 62 | |||||||||||||
West Virginia | 57 | |||||||||||||
Connecticut | 65 | |||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 59 | |||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 66 | |||||||||||||
Arkansas–Little Rock | 56 | |||||||||||||
Connecticut | 69 | |||||||||||||
VCU | 60 | |||||||||||||
VCU | 81 | |||||||||||||
Marshall | 80 | |||||||||||||
VCU | 93 | |||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 89 | |||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 74 | |||||||||||||
Clemson | 69 |
First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
Ohio State | 86 | |||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 73 | |||||||||||||
Ohio State | 86 | |||||||||||||
Cleveland State | 80 | |||||||||||||
Cleveland State | 89 | |||||||||||||
Illinois State | 83 | |||||||||||||
Ohio State | 68 | |||||||||||||
New Mexico | 65 | |||||||||||||
New Mexico | 86 | |||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 75 | |||||||||||||
New Mexico | 78 | |||||||||||||
Oregon | 59 | |||||||||||||
Oregon | 81 | |||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 65 |
First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
Colorado State | 63 | |||||||||||||
New Orleans | 54 | |||||||||||||
Colorado State | 71 | |||||||||||||
Houston | 61 | |||||||||||||
Houston | 69 | |||||||||||||
Fordham | 61 | |||||||||||||
Colorado State | 69 | |||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 49 | |||||||||||||
Stanford | 80 | |||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 77 | |||||||||||||
Stanford | 59 | |||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 60 | |||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 70 | |||||||||||||
Northeast Louisiana | 54 |
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 |
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