# 1988 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

The 1988 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 14th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.
Held during March 1988, the field included thirty-two teams and the final championship rounds were contested at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Ohio Wesleyan defeated Scranton, 92–70, to claim their first NCAA Division III national title.

## Bracket
### Regionals

| 'First Round | 'First Round | 'First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| North Adams State | North Adams State | 75 | | | |
| SE Massachusetts | SE Massachusetts | 91 | | | |
| SE Massachusetts | SE Massachusetts | 91 | SE Massachusetts | SE Massachusetts | 85 |
| | | | Clark | Clark | 86 |
| Clark (MA) | Clark (MA) | 82 | Clark | Clark | 86 |
| Southern Maine | Southern Maine | 79 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | North Adams State | North Adams State | 60 |
| | | | Southern Maine | Southern Maine | 84 |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Cabrini | Cabrini | 51 | | | |
| Scranton | Scranton | 59 | | | |
| Scranton | Scranton | 59 | Scranton | Scranton | 61 |
| | | | Franklin & Marshall | Franklin & Marshall | 47 |
| Allegheny | Allegheny | 61 | Franklin & Marshall | Franklin & Marshall | 47 |
| Franklin & Marshall | Franklin & Marshall | 63 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Cabrini | Cabrini | 66 |
| | | | Allegheny | Allegheny | 93 |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Buffalo State | Buffalo State | 73 | | | |
| Potsdam | Potsdam | 70 | | | |
| Potsdam | Potsdam | 70 | Buffalo State | Buffalo State | 53 |
| | | | Hartwick | Hartwick | 54 |
| Hartwick | Hartwick | 80 | Hartwick | Hartwick | 54 |
| Staten Island | Staten Island | 73 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Potsdam | Potsdam | 93 |
| | | | Staten Island | Staten Island | 80 |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Bridgewater (VA) | Bridgewater (VA) | 50 | | | |
| Trenton State | Trenton State | 87 | | | |
| Trenton State | Trenton State | 87 | Trenton State | Trenton State | 82 |
| | | | Emory & Henry | Emory & Henry | 72 |
| Emory & Henry | Emory & Henry | 72 | Emory & Henry | Emory & Henry | 72 |
| Stockton State | Stockton State | 59 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Bridgewater (VA) | Bridgewater (VA) | 70 |
| | | | Stockton State | Stockton State | 72 |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan | 99 | | | |
| Monmouth (IL) | Monmouth (IL) | 74 | | | |
| Monmouth (IL) | Monmouth (IL) | 74 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan | 91 |
| | | | Millikin | Millikin | 74 |
| Millikin | Millikin | 101 | Millikin | Millikin | 74 |
| Wisconsin–Whitewater | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 86 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Monmouth (IL) | Monmouth (IL) | 93 |
| | | | Wisconsin–Whitewater | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 103 |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern | 70 | | | |
| Ohio Wesleyan | Ohio Wesleyan | 77 | | | |
| Ohio Wesleyan | Ohio Wesleyan | 77 | Ohio Wesleyan | Ohio Wesleyan | 110** |
| | | | Hope | Hope | 107 |
| Hope | Hope | 80 | Hope | Hope | 107 |
| Muskingum | Muskingum | 75 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern | 69 |
| | | | Muskingum | Muskingum | 43 |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 72 | | | |
| Saint John's (MN) | Saint John's (MN) | 64 | | | |
| Saint John's (MN) | Saint John's (MN) | 64 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 69 |
| | | | Dubuque | Dubuque | 64 |
| Claremont Mudd Scripps | Claremont Mudd Scripps | 78 | Dubuque | Dubuque | 64 |
| Dubuque | Dubuque | 80 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Saint John's (MN) | Saint John's (MN) | 92 |
| | | | Claremont Mudd Scripps | Claremont Mudd Scripps | 75 |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Centre (KY) | Centre (KY) | 73 | | | |
| Rust | Rust | 67 | | | |
| Rust | Rust | 67 | Centre (KY) | Centre (KY) | 59 |
| | | | Washington St. Louis | Washington St. Louis | 74 |
| Christopher Newport | Christopher Newport | 62 | Washington St. Louis | Washington St. Louis | 74 |
| Washington St. Louis | Washington St. Louis | 64 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Rust | Rust | 74 |
| | | | Christopher Newport | Christopher Newport | 63 |

### National finals

| National quarterfinals | National quarterfinals | National quarterfinals | National semifinals | National semifinals | National semifinals | National championship | National championship | National championship |
| Clark | Clark | 55 | | | | | | |
| Scranton | Scranton | 73 | | | | | | |
| Scranton | Scranton | 73 | Scranton | Scranton | 84 | | | |
| | | | Hartwick | Hartwick | 61 | | | |
| Hartwick | Hartwick | 84 | Hartwick | Hartwick | 61 | | | |
| Trenton State | Trenton State | 69 | | | | | | |
| Trenton State | Trenton State | 69 | | | | Scranton | Scranton | 70 |
| | | | | | | Ohio Wesleyan | Ohio Wesleyan | 92 |
| Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan | 103 | | | | | | | Ohio Wesleyan | Ohio Wesleyan | 92 |
| Ohio Wesleyan | Ohio Wesleyan | 106 | | | |
| Ohio Wesleyan | Ohio Wesleyan | 106 | Ohio Wesleyan | Ohio Wesleyan | 87 | National third-place game | National third-place game | National third-place game |
| | | | Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 71 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 58 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 71 | Hartwick | Hartwick | 70 |
| Washington St. Louis | Washington St. Louis | 55 | | | | Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 73 |