# National Invitation Tournament 1988

El National Invitation Tournament 1988 fue la quincuagésimo primera edición del National Invitation Tournament. La disputaron 32 equipos, celebrándose la fase final de la competición en el Madison Square Garden de Nueva York. El ganador fue la Universidad de Connecticut, que lograba su primer título en esta competición.

## Equipos

Participantes :
| 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 |

## Fase final

Cuadro final de resultados.
| Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final |
| 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 | | | |
| Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final |
| 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 | 74 | Southern Miss | Southern Miss | 89 |
| | Clemson | 69 | | | |
| Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final |
| 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 | | | |
| Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final |
| 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 | | | |

### Semifinales y Final

| Semifinales | Semifinales | Semifinales | Final | Final | Final |
| | Boston College | 67 |
| | Connecticut | 73 |
| | 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 |
| Tercer y cuarto puesto | Tercer y cuarto puesto | Tercer y cuarto puesto |
| Boston College | Boston College | 57 |
| Colorado State | Colorado State | 58 |
* Campeón del NIT 1988
* Connecticut Huskies 1.er título