1988 Pacific Coast Athletic Association women's basketball tournament

June 2024 1988 Pacific Coast Athletic Association I Women's 150px Big West tournament Logo 8 Campus sites Campus sites The Forum Inglewood, California Long Beach State 2nd Joan Bonvicini 2nd Penny Toler Long Beach State 1989 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 QuarterfinalsThursday, March 10 Semifinals (Re-Seeded)Friday, March 11 Championship gameSaturday, March 12 1 Long Beach State 77 8 Pacific 50 4 San Diego State 64 5 Fresno State 60 3 Cal State Fullerton 48 6 UC Irvine 47 2 UNLV 62 7 Hawaii 56 1 Long Beach State 94 4 San Diego State 78 3 Cal State Fullerton 55 2 UNLV 61 1 Long Beach State 79 3 UNLV 58 2021-22 Big West Women's Basketball Record Book https://bigwest.org/documents/2023/1/19/2021_22_WBB_Record_Book.pdf 30 Big West Conference June 9, 2024 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 Pacific Coast Athletic Association women's basketball tournament Category:Big West Conference women's basketball tournament