1988 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

The 1988 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1987–88 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by the University of Lowell (now the University of Massachusetts Lowell), and Lowell's Leo Parent was the Most Outstanding Player. == Regional participants == *denotes tie == Regionals == === New England - New Haven, Connecticut === Location: Charger Gymnasium Host: University of New Haven Third Place - Quinnipiac 88, Assumption 73 === Great Lakes - Owensboro, Kentucky === Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College Third Place - Lewis 89, Ashland 73 === South - Lakeland, Florida === Location: Jenkins Field House Host: Florida Southern College Third Place - North Alabama 87, Norfolk State 76 === South Central - Cape Girardeau, Missouri === Location: Show Me Center Host: Southeast Missouri State University Third Place - South Dakota State 87, Angelo State 84 === North Central - Saint Cloud, Minnesota === Location: Halenbeck Hall Host: St. Cloud State University Third Place - St. Cloud State 118, Augustana 114** === West - Hayward, California === Location: Physical Education Complex Host: California State University, Hayward Third Place - Cal State Bakersfield 90, Sacramento State 89 === South Atlantic - Richmond, Virginia === Location: Arthur Ashe, Jr. Athletic Center Host: Virginia Union University Third Place - Virginia Union 90, Virginia State 89 === East - Erie, Pennsylvania === Location: Hammermill Center Host: Gannon University Third Place - Le Moyne 89, Kutztown 81 *denotes each overtime played == National Quarterfinals == == National Finals - Springfield, Massachusetts == Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College Third Place - Florida Southern 94, Troy State 84 *denotes each overtime played == All-tournament team == Jerry Johnson (Florida Southern) Bobby Licare (Lowell) Leo Parent (Lowell) Averian Parrish (Alaska–Anchorage) Darryl Thomas (Troy State) == See also == 1988 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 1988 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 1988 NAIA men's basketball tournament == References == == Sources == 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship 1988 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com