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.
1988 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Quarterfinals (orange) Final Four (red)
Regional participants
*denotes tie
Regionals
Location: Charger Gymnasium Host: University of New Haven
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 11
| | | Regional final
Sweet 16
March 12
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| Lowell
| 90
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| Assumption
| 65
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| | Lowell
| 84
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| | | New Haven
| 72
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| New Haven
| 96
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| Quinnipiac
| 62
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- Third Place - Quinnipiac 88, Assumption 73
Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 12
| | | Regional final
Sweet 16
March 13
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| Kentucky Wesleyan
| 82
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| Lewis
| 74
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| | Kentucky Wesleyan
| 88
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| | | Alabama A&M
| 92
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| Alabama A&M
| 75*
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| Ashland
| 73
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- Third Place - Lewis 89, Ashland 73
Location: Jenkins Field House Host: Florida Southern College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 11
| | | Regional final
Sweet 16
March 12
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| Tampa
| 71
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| Norfolk State
| 68
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| | Tampa
| 63
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| | | Florida Southern
| 76
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| Florida Southern
| 99
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| North Alabama
| 76
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- Third Place - North Alabama 87, Norfolk State 76
Location: Show Me Center Host: Southeast Missouri State University
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 11
| | | Regional final
Sweet 16
March 12
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| Missouri–St. Louis
| 68
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| South Dakota State
| 63
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| | Missouri–St. Louis
| 69
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| | | SE Missouri State
| 73
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| SE Missouri State
| 111
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| Angelo State
| 75
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- Third Place - South Dakota State 87, Angelo State 84
Location: Halenbeck Hall Host: St. Cloud State University
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 11
| | | Regional final
Sweet 16
March 12
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| Ferris State
| 91
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| Augustana (SD)
| 75
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| | Ferris State
| 80
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| | | UC Riverside
| 64
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| UC Riverside
| 78
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| St. Cloud State
| 71
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- Third Place - St. Cloud State 118, Augustana 114**
Location: Physical Education Complex Host: California State University, Hayward
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 11
| | | Regional final
Sweet 16
March 12
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| Alaska–Anchorage
| 89*
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| Cal State Bakersfield
| 82
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| | Alaska–Anchorage
| 72
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| | | Cal State Hayward
| 67
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| Cal State Hayward
| 96
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| Sacramento State
| 85
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- Third Place - Cal State Bakersfield 90, Sacramento State 89
Location: Arthur Ashe, Jr. Athletic Center Host: Virginia Union University
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 11
| | | Regional final
Sweet 16
March 12
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| North Carolina Central
| 56
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| Virginia State
| 49
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| | North Carolina Central
| 65
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| | | Troy State
| 66*
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| Troy State
| 75
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| Virginia Union
| 71
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- Third Place - Virginia Union 90, Virginia State 89
Location: Hammermill Center Host: Gannon University
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 11
| | | Regional final
Sweet 16
March 12
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| California (PA)
| 91
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| Le Moyne
| 88
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| | California (PA)
| 75
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| | | Gannon
| 93
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| Gannon
| 84
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| Kutztown
| 64
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- Third Place - Le Moyne 89, Kutztown 81
*denotes each overtime played
National Quarterfinals
| Quarterfinal - Normal, AL
Elite Eight
March 19
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| Lowell
| 76
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| Alabama A&M
| 68
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| Quarterfinal - Lakeland, FL
Elite Eight
March 19
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| Florida Southern
| 78
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| SE Missouri State
| 75
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| Quarterfinal - Troy, AL
Elite Eight
March 19
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| Troy State
| 100
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| Gannon
| 79
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| Quarterfinal - Anchorage, AK
Elite Eight
March 19
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| Ferris State
| 85
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| Alaska-Anchorage
| 97
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Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College
| National semifinals
Final Four
March 25
| | | National championship
March 26
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| Lowell
| 88
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| Florida Southern
| 81
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| | Lowell
| 75
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| | | Alaska–Anchorage
| 72
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| Alaska–Anchorage
| 77
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| Troy State
| 72
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- Third Place - Florida Southern 94, Troy State 84
*denotes each overtime played
All-tournament team
- Jerry Johnson (Florida Southern)
- Bobby Licare (Lowell)
- Leo Parent (Lowell)
- Averian Parrish (Alaska–Anchorage)
- Darryl Thomas (Troy State)
See also
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