# 1988 National Invitation Tournament

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.
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Evansville | Evansville | 66 | | | | | | |
| Utah | Utah | 55 | | | | | | |
| Utah | Utah | 55 | Evansville | Evansville | 81 | | | |
| | | | Boston College | Boston College | 88 | | | |
| Boston College | Boston College | 73 | Boston College | Boston College | 88 | | | |
| Siena | Siena | 65 | | | | | | |
| Siena | Siena | 65 | | | | Boston College | Boston College | 78 |
| | | | | | | Middle Tennessee State | Middle Tennessee State | 69 |
| Georgia | Georgia | 53 | | | | | | | Middle Tennessee State | Middle Tennessee State | 69 |
| Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | 48 | | | | | | |
| Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | 48 | Georgia | Georgia | 54 | | | |
| | | | Middle Tennessee State | Middle Tennessee State | 69 | | | |
| Middle Tennessee State | Middle Tennessee State | 85 | Middle Tennessee State | Middle Tennessee State | 69 | | | |
| Tennessee | Tennessee | 80 | | | | | | |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Connecticut | Connecticut | 62 | | | | | |
| West Virginia | West Virginia | 57 | | | | | |
| West Virginia | West Virginia | 57 | Connecticut | Connecticut | 65 | | |
| | | | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 59 | | |
| Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 66 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 59 | | |
| Arkansas–Little Rock | Arkansas–Little Rock | 56 | | | | | |
| Arkansas–Little Rock | Arkansas–Little Rock | 56 | | | | Connecticut | 69 |
| | | | | | | VCU | 60 |
| VCU | VCU | 81 | | | | | | VCU | 60 |
| Marshall | Marshall | 80 | | | | | |
| Marshall | Marshall | 80 | VCU | VCU | 93 | | |
| | | | Southern Miss | Southern Miss | 89 | | |
| Southern Miss | Southern Miss | 74 | Southern Miss | Southern Miss | 89 | | |
| Clemson | Clemson | 69 | | | | | |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Ohio State | Ohio State | 86 | | | | | | |
| Old Dominion | Old Dominion | 73 | | | | | | |
| Old Dominion | Old Dominion | 73 | Ohio State | Ohio State | 86 | | | |
| | | | Cleveland State | Cleveland State | 80 | | | |
| Cleveland State | Cleveland State | 89 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State | 80 | | | |
| Illinois State | Illinois State | 83 | | | | | | |
| Illinois State | Illinois State | 83 | | | | Ohio State | Ohio State | 68 |
| | | | | | | New Mexico | New Mexico | 65 |
| New Mexico | New Mexico | 86 | | | | | | | New Mexico | New Mexico | 65 |
| Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 75 | | | | | | |
| Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 75 | New Mexico | New Mexico | 78 | | | |
| | | | Oregon | Oregon | 59 | | | |
| Oregon | Oregon | 81 | Oregon | Oregon | 59 | | | |
| Santa Clara | Santa Clara | 65 | | | | | | |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Colorado State | Colorado State | 63 | | | | | | |
| New Orleans | New Orleans | 54 | | | | | | |
| New Orleans | New Orleans | 54 | Colorado State | Colorado State | 71 | | | |
| | | | Houston | Houston | 61 | | | |
| Houston | Houston | 69 | Houston | Houston | 61 | | | |
| Fordham | Fordham | 61 | | | | | | |
| Fordham | Fordham | 61 | | | | Colorado State | Colorado State | 69 |
| | | | | | | Arkansas State | Arkansas State | 49 |
| Stanford | Stanford | 80 | | | | | | | Arkansas State | Arkansas State | 49 |
| Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 77 | | | | | | |
| Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 77 | Stanford | Stanford | 59 | | | |
| | | | Arkansas State | Arkansas State | 60 | | | |
| Arkansas State | Arkansas State | 70 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State | 60 | | | |
| Northeast Louisiana | Northeast Louisiana | 54 | | | | | | |

### Semifinals & finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Boston College | Boston College | 67 | | | |
| Connecticut | Connecticut | 73 | | | |
| Connecticut | Connecticut | 73 | Connecticut | Connecticut | 72 |
| | | | Ohio State | Ohio State | 67 |
| Ohio State | Ohio State | 64 | Ohio State | Ohio State | 67 |
| Colorado State | Colorado State | 62 | | | |
| Third place game | Third place game | Third place game |
| Boston College | Boston College | 57 |
| Colorado State | Colorado State | 58 |