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1988 National Invitation Tournament

Basketball competition

Basketball competition

FieldValue
Year1988
Teams32
FinalFourArenaMadison Square Garden
FinalFourCityNew York City
ChampionsConnecticut Huskies
TitleCount1st
RunnerUpOhio State Buckeyes
GameCount2nd
Semifinal1Colorado State Rams
SemifinalCount1st
Semifinal2Boston College Eagles
SemifinalCount23rd
CoachJim Calhoun
CoachCount1st
MOPPhil Gamble
MOPTeamConnecticut

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.

  • 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

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

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Evansville | RD1-score1=66 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Utah | RD1-score2=55

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Boston College | RD1-score3=73 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Siena | RD1-score4=65

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Georgia | RD1-score5=53 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Georgia Southern | RD1-score6=48

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Middle Tennessee State | RD1-score7=85 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Tennessee | RD1-score8=80

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Evansville | RD2-score1=81 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Boston College | RD2-score2=88

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Georgia | RD2-score3=54 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Middle Tennessee State | RD2-score4=69

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Boston College | RD3-score1=78 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Middle Tennessee State | RD3-score2=69

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Connecticut | RD1-score1=62 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=West Virginia | RD1-score2=57

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Louisiana Tech | RD1-score3=66 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Arkansas–Little Rock | RD1-score4=56

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=VCU | RD1-score5=81 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Marshall | RD1-score6=80

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Southern Miss | RD1-score7=74 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Clemson | RD1-score8=69

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Connecticut | RD2-score1=65 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Louisiana Tech | RD2-score2=59

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=VCU | RD2-score3=93 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Southern Miss | RD2-score4=89

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Connecticut | RD3-score1=69 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=VCU | RD3-score2=60

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Ohio State | RD1-score1=86 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Old Dominion | RD1-score2=73

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Cleveland State | RD1-score3=89 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Illinois State | RD1-score4=83

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=New Mexico | RD1-score5=86 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Pepperdine | RD1-score6=75

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Oregon | RD1-score7=81 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Santa Clara | RD1-score8=65

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Ohio State | RD2-score1=86 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Cleveland State | RD2-score2=80

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=New Mexico | RD2-score3=78 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Oregon | RD2-score4=59

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Ohio State | RD3-score1=68 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=New Mexico | RD3-score2=65

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Colorado State | RD1-score1=63 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=New Orleans | RD1-score2=54

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Houston | RD1-score3=69 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Fordham | RD1-score4=61

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Stanford | RD1-score5=80 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Long Beach State | RD1-score6=77

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Arkansas State | RD1-score7=70 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Northeast Louisiana | RD1-score8=54

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Colorado State | RD2-score1=71 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Houston | RD2-score2=61

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Stanford | RD2-score3=59 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Arkansas State | RD2-score4=60

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Colorado State | RD3-score1=69 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Arkansas State | RD3-score2=49

Semifinals & finals

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Boston College | RD1-score1=67 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Connecticut | RD1-score2=73 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Ohio State | RD1-score3=64 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Colorado State | RD1-score4=62 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Connecticut | RD2-score1=72 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Ohio State | RD2-score2=67

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Boston College | RD1-score1=57 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Colorado State | RD1-score2=58

References

References

  1. [http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1980s.html Tournament Results (1980's)] at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090430044300/http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1980s.html Archived] 11/7/09
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