1988 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
Record by  conference
Columns: Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | Round of 32 | Sweet Sixteen | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship Game
Southeastern | 6 | 9–6 | .600 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Atlantic Coast | 4 | 5–4 | .556 | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | – | Atlantic 10 | 3 | 3–3 | .500 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | Pacific-10 | 3 | 3–3 | .500 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | Big Eight | 3 | 2–3 | .400 | 3 | – | – | – | – | Big East | 3 | 1–3 | .250 | 2 | – | – | – | – | Big Ten | 2 | 3–2 | .600 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | Southwest | 2 | 2–2 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | Metro Atlantic | 2 | 0–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Sun Belt | 2 | 0–2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | American South | 1 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Big West | 1 | 3–1 | .750 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | Colonial | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | Metro | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | Southland | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | –