1988 Pacific Coast Athletic Association women's basketball tournament

1988 Pacific Coast Athletic Association women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteThe Forum
Inglewood, California
Quarterfinals siteCampus sites
Campus sites
ChampionsLong Beach State (2nd title)
Winning coachJoan Bonvicini (2nd title)
MVPPenny Toler (Long Beach State)
← 1987
1989 →
1987–88 Pacific Coast Athletic Association women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Long Beach State † 18 – 0   1.000 28 – 6   .824
UNLV 14 – 4   .778 25 – 9   .735
Cal State Fullerton 12 – 6   .667 18 – 11   .621
San Diego State 11 – 7   .611 21 – 10   .677
Fresno State 11 – 7   .611 16 – 12   .571
UC Irvine 9 – 9   .500 11 – 16   .407
Hawaii 8 – 10   .444 14 – 14   .500
Pacific 4 – 14   .222 9 – 19   .321
UC Santa Barbara 3 – 15   .167 10 – 16   .385
San Jose State 0 – 18   .000 1 – 26   .037
† 1988 PCAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Pacific Coast Athletic Association women's basketball tournament took place March 10–12, 1988. The quarterfinal round was played at the home arena of the higher seed, while the semifinals and championship were held at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Long Beach State cruised to their second straight tournament title and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. The 49ers would go on to reach the Final Four in back-to-back seasons.

Format

The top eight teams, out of ten, from the regular season standings qualified for the tournament.

All eight participating teams were placed into the first round, with teams seeded and paired based on regular-season records. After the first round, teams were re-seeded so the highest-remaining team was paired with the lowest-remaining time in one semifinal with the other two teams slotted into the other semifinal.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 10 		Semifinals (Re-Seeded)
Friday, March 11 		Championship game
Saturday, March 12
         
1 Long Beach State 77
8 Pacific 50
1 Long Beach State 94
4 San Diego State 78
4 San Diego State 64
5 Fresno State 60
1 Long Beach State 79
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
3 UNLV 58
3 Cal State Fullerton 48
6 UC Irvine 47
3 Cal State Fullerton 55
2 UNLV 61
2 UNLV 62
7 Hawaii 56

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All-Tournament Team

  • Wendy Anae, Cal State Fullerton
  • Pauline Jordan, UNLV
  • Angelique Lee, Long Beach State
  • Chana Perry, San Diego State
  • Penny Toler, Long Beach State (MVP)
  • Traci Waites, Long Beach State

References

  1. ^ "2021-22 Big West Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big West Conference. p. 30. Retrieved June 9, 2024.