1988 National Invitation Tournament

1988 National Invitation Tournament

Season	1987–88
Teams	32
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Connecticut (1st title)
Runner-up	Ohio State (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Colorado State (1st semifinal) Boston College (3rd semifinal)
Winning coach	Jim Calhoun (1st title)
MVP	Phil Gamble (Connecticut)
National Invitation Tournaments «1987 1989»

The 1988 National Invitation Tournament was the 1988 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.

Participants
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 Mississippi
Stanford
Tennessee
Utah
VCU
West Virginia

Brackets/Results

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.

	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
							LA Tech	59
		LA Tech	66
		Arkansas-Little Rock	56
												Connecticut	69
												VCU	60
		VCU	81
		Marshall	80
							VCU	93
							Southern Mississippi	89
		Southern Mississippi	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

	Semifinals					Finals
		Boston College	67
		Connecticut	73
							Connecticut	72
							Ohio State	67
		Ohio State	64
		Colorado State	62

• Third Place - Colorado State 58, Boston College 57