1988 National Invitation Tournament

Basketball competition August 2023 April 2026 NIT 1988 32 Madison Square Garden New York City Connecticut Huskies 1st Ohio State Buckeyes 2nd Colorado State Rams 1st Boston College Eagles 3rd Jim Calhoun 1st Phil Gamble Connecticut 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.Tournament Results (1980's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09 15em 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. First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Evansville 66 Utah 55 Boston College 73 Siena 65 Georgia 53 Georgia Southern 48 Middle Tennessee State 85 Tennessee 80 Evansville 81 Boston College 88 Georgia 54 Middle Tennessee State 69 Boston College 78 Middle Tennessee State 69 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Connecticut 62 West Virginia 57 Louisiana Tech 66 Arkansas–Little Rock 56 VCU 81 Marshall 80 Southern Miss 74 Clemson 69 Connecticut 65 Louisiana Tech 59 VCU 93 Southern Miss 89 Connecticut 69   VCU 60 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Ohio State 86 Old Dominion 73 Cleveland State 89 Illinois State 83 New Mexico 86 Pepperdine 75 Oregon 81 Santa Clara 65 Ohio State 86 Cleveland State 80 New Mexico 78 Oregon 59 Ohio State 68 New Mexico 65 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Colorado State 63 New Orleans 54 Houston 69 Fordham 61 Stanford 80 Long Beach State 77 Arkansas State 70 Northeast Louisiana 54 Colorado State 71 Houston 61 Stanford 59 Arkansas State 60 Colorado State 69 Arkansas State 49 Semifinals & finals Semifinals Finals Boston College 67 Connecticut 73 Ohio State 64 Colorado State 62 Connecticut 72 Ohio State 67 Third place game Boston College 57 Colorado State 58 See also 1988 National Women's Invitational Tournament 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 1988 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 1988 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 1988 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 1988 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 1988 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 1988 NAIA men's basketball tournament 1988 NAIA women's basketball tournament References National Invitation National Invitation Tournament Category:1980s in Manhattan Category:Basketball in New York City Category:College sports in New York City National Invitation Tournament Category:National Invitation Tournament Category:Basketball competitions in New York City Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan