The 1988 National Invitation Tournament was the 1988 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
| Season | 1987–88 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Selected teams edit
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
- Arkansas–Little Rock
- Arkansas State
- Boston College
- Clemson
- Cleveland State
- Colorado State
- Connecticut
- Evansville
- Fordham
- Georgia
- Georgia Southern
- Houston
- Illinois State
- Long Beach State
- Louisiana Tech
- Marshall
- Middle Tennessee State
- New Mexico
- New Orleans
- Northeast Louisiana
- Ohio State
- Old Dominion
- Oregon
- Pepperdine
- Santa Clara
- Siena
- Southern Miss
- Stanford
- Tennessee
- Utah
- VCU
- West Virginia
Bracket edit
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 edit
| 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 | |||
See also edit
- 1988 National Women's Invitational Tournament
- 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 1988 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
- 1988 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
- 1988 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 1988 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
- 1988 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
- 1988 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 1988 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
References edit
- ^ a b Tournament Results (1980's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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