1988 NIT Men's Basketball Tournamnet

1988 NIT Basketball Tournament

The 1988 NIT Tournament remained at a 32 team field. The preliminary rounds consisting of four regions with eight teams each playing at a teams home site. The four finalists from the regions met at Madison Square Gardeens to determine a champion. The Connecticut Huskies coached by Jim Calhoun claimed their first NIT title defeating the Ohio State Buckeyes in the championship game. Phil Gamble of Connecticut was named the tournament MVP.

1988 NIT Tournament at Madison Square Gardens

Semifinals			National Championship Game

1	Connecticut	73
4	Boston College	67
			1	Connecticut	72
			1	Ohio State	67
1	Ohio State	64
1	Colorado State	62

Preliminary Rounds (1) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
Evansville	21-8	Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Middle Tennessee State	23-11	Ohio Valley Conference
Georgia	20-16	SEC
Boston College	18-15	Big East
Siena	23-6	North Atlantic Conference
Georgia Southern	24-7	Trans America Athletic Conference
Tennessee	16-13	SEC
Utah	19-11	WAC

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Evansville	66
8	Utah	55
				Evansville	81
				Boston College	88
5	Siena	65
4	Boston College	73

							Boston College	78
							Middle Tennessee State	69
3	Georgia	53
6	Georgia Southern	48
				Middle Tennessee State	69
				Georgia	54
7	Tennessee	80
2	Middle Tennessee State	85

Preliminary Rounds (2) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
Connecticut	20-14	Big East
Southern Miss	19-11	Metro Conference
VCU	23-12	Sun Belt Conference
Louisiana Tech	22-9	American South Conference
Arkansas?Little Rock	24-7	Trans America Athletic Conference
Marshall	24-8	Southern Conference
Clemson	14-15	ACC
West Virginia	18-14	Atlantic 10

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Connecticut	62
8	West Virginia	57
				Connecticut	65
				Louisiana Tech	59
5	Arkansas?Little Rock	56
4	Louisiana Tech	66

							Connecticut	69
							VCU	60
3	VCU	81
6	Marshall	80
				Southern Miss	89
				VCU	93
7	Clemson	69
2	Southern Miss	74

Preliminary Rounds (3) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
Ohio State	20-13	Big 10
Oregon	16-14	Pacific 10
New Mexico	22-14	WAC
Cleveland State	22-8	AMCU-8
Illinois State	18-13	Missouri Valley Conference
Pepperdine	17-13	West Coast Athletic Conference
Santa Clara	20-11	West Coast Athletic Conference
Old Dominion	18-12	Sun Belt Conference

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Ohio State	86
8	Old Dominion	73
				Ohio State	86
				Cleveland State	80
5	Illinois State	83
4	Cleveland State	89

							Ohio State	68
							New Mexico	65
3	New Mexico	86
6	Pepperdine	75
				Oregon	59
				New Mexico	78
7	Santa Clara	65
2	Oregon	81

Preliminary Rounds (4) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
Colorado State	22-13	WAC
Arkansas State	21-14	American South Conference
Stanford	21-12	Pacific 10
Fordham	18-15	MAAC
Houston	18-13	Southwest Conference
Long Beach State	17-12	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Northeast Louisiana	21-9	Southland Conference
New Orleans	21-11	American South Conference

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Colorado State	63
8	New Orleans	54
				Colorado State	71
				Houston	61
5	Houston	69
4	Fordham	61

							Colorado State	69
							Arkansas State	49
3	Stanford	80
6	Long Beach State	77
				Arkansas State	60
				Stanford	59
7	Northeast Louisiana	54
2	Arkansas State	70