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1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1987 and ended with the Final Four in Kansas City, Missouri on April 4, 1988.

1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1Syracuse
NCAA Tournament1988
Tournament datesMarch 17 – April 4, 1988
National ChampionshipKemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA ChampionsKansas
Other championsConnecticut (NIT)
Player of the Year
(Naismith, Wooden)		Danny Manning, Kansas

Season headlines

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Season outlook

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Pre-season polls

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The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.[2]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Syracuse
2 Purdue
3 North Carolina
4 Pittsburgh
5 Kentucky
6 Indiana
7 Kansas
8 Missouri
9 Michigan
10 Wyoming
11 Iowa
12 Temple
13 Louisville
14 Florida
15 Duke
16 Georgetown
17 Arizona
18 Georgia Tech
19 Oklahoma
20 DePaul

Conference membership changes

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School Former conference New conference
Akron Zips Ohio Valley Conference NCAA Division I Independent
Arkansas State Red Wolves Southland Conference American South Conference
Armstrong Atlantic State Pirates Big South Conference NCAA Division II Independent
Eastern Washington Eagles NCAA Division I independent Big Sky Conference
Florida International (FIU) Panthers NCAA Division II independent NCAA Division I independent
Lamar Cardinals Southland Conference American South Conference
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Southland Conference American South Conference
Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) Kangaroos NAIA NCAA Division I Independent
New Orleans Privateers NCAA Division I Independent American South Conference
Nicholls State Colonels Gulf Star Conference NCAA Division I Independent
Oral Roberts Titans Midwestern Collegiate Conference NCAA Division I Independent
Southeastern Louisiana Lions Gulf Star Conference NCAA Division I Independent
Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns NCAA Division I Independent American South Conference
Texas–Pan American Broncs NCAA Division I Independent American South Conference
Wright State Raiders NCAA Division II independent NCAA Division I independent

Regular season

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Conferences

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Conference winners and tournaments

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Conference Regular
season winner[3] 		Conference
player of the year 		Conference
Coach of the Year 		Conference
tournament 		Tournament
venue (City) 		Tournament
winner
American South Conference Louisiana Tech & New Orleans Ledell Eackles, New Orleans Tommy Joe Eagles, Louisiana Tech & Kevin Wall, Pan American 1988 American South Conference men's basketball tournament Montagne Center
(Beaumont, Texas)		 Louisiana Tech
AMCU–8 Southwest Missouri State Ken McFadden, Cleveland State Charlie Spoonhour, Southwest Missouri State No Tournament
Atlantic 10 Conference Temple Tim Perry, Temple[4] John Chaney, Temple 1988 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament WVU Coliseum
(Morgantown, West Virginia)		 Temple
Atlantic Coast Conference North Carolina Danny Ferry, Duke[5] Jim Valvano, NC State 1988 ACC men's basketball tournament Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina)		 Duke
Big East Conference Pittsburgh Charles Smith, Pittsburgh[6] P. J. Carlesimo, Seton Hall 1988 Big East men's basketball tournament Madison Square Garden
(New York City, New York)		 Syracuse
Big Eight Conference Missouri Danny Manning, Kansas[7] Billy Tubbs, Oklahoma 1988 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament Kemper Arena
(Kansas City, Missouri)		 Oklahoma
Big Sky Conference Boise State Arnell Jones, Boise State[8] Bobby Dye, Boise State 1988 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
(Bozeman, Montana)		 Boise State
Big South Conference Coastal Carolina Derek Wilson, Coastal Carolina Russ Bergman, Coastal Carolina
& Gary Edwards, Baptist		 1988 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament Winthrop Coliseum
(Rock Hill, South Carolina)		 Winthrop
Big Ten Conference Purdue Gary Grant, Michigan Gene Keady, Purdue No Tournament
Colonial Athletic Association Richmond Kenny Sanders, George Mason Ed Tapscott, American &
Rick Barnes, George Mason		 1988 CAA men's basketball tournament Hampton Coliseum
(Hampton, Virginia)		 Richmond
East Coast Conference Lafayette Michael Anderson, Drexel Butch van Breda Kolff, Lafayette 1988 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament Towson Center
(Towson, Maryland)		 Lehigh
ECAC Metro Fairleigh Dickinson & Marist Rik Smits, Marist Wayne Szoke, Monmouth 1988 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament Rothman Center
(Hackensack, New Jersey)		 Fairleigh Dickinson
ECAC North Siena Larry Jones, Boston University[9] Skip Chappelle, Maine 1988 ECAC North men's basketball tournament Hartford Civic Center
(Hartford, Connecticut)		 Boston University
Ivy League Cornell Paul Maley, Yale[10] None selected No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference La Salle Lionel Simmons, La Salle[11] Speedy Morris, La Salle 1988 MAAC men's basketball tournament Meadowlands Arena
(East Rutherford, New Jersey)		 La Salle
Metro Conference Louisville Bimbo Coles, Virginia Tech
& Pervis Ellison, Louisville		 Frankie Allen, Virginia Tech 1988 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Mid-South Coliseum
(Memphis, Tennessee)		 Louisville
Mid-American Conference Eastern Michigan Grant Long, Eastern Michigan[12] Ben Braun, Eastern Michigan 1988 MAC men's basketball tournament Centennial Hall
(Toledo, Ohio)		 Eastern Michigan
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference North Carolina A&T Claude Williams, North Carolina A&T Don Corbett, North Carolina A&T 1988 MEAC men's basketball tournament Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina)		 North Carolina A&T
Midwestern Collegiate Conference Xavier Byron Larkin, Xavier[13] Pete Gillen, Xavier 1988 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament Market Square Arena
(Indianapolis, Indiana)		 Xavier
Missouri Valley Conference Bradley Hersey Hawkins, Bradley[14] Stan Albeck, Bradley 1988 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Carver Arena
(Peoria, Illinois)		 Bradley
Ohio Valley Conference Murray State Jeff Martin, Murray State[15] Steve Newton, Murray State 1988 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Racer Arena
(Murray, Kentucky)		 Murray State
Pacific-10 Conference Arizona Sean Elliott, Arizona[16] Lute Olson, Arizona 1988 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament McKale Center
(Tucson, Arizona)		 Arizona
Pacific Coast Athletic Association UNLV Brian Shaw, UC Santa Barbara[17] Jerry Tarkanian, UNLV 1988 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament The Forum
(Inglewood, California)		 UNLV
Southeastern Conference Kentucky Will Perdue, Vanderbilt[18] C. M. Newton, Vanderbilt &
Sonny Smith, Auburn		 1988 SEC men's basketball tournament Pete Maravich Assembly Center
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana)		 Kentucky
Southern Conference Marshall Skip Henderson, Marshall[19] Tom Apke, Appalachian State 1988 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Asheville Civic Center
(Asheville, North Carolina)		 Tennessee–Chattanooga
Southland Conference North Texas State Deon Hunter, North Texas State[20] Jimmy Gales, North Texas State 1988 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament UNT Coliseum
(Denton, Texas)		 North Texas State
Southwest Conference SMU Darryl Middleton, Baylor[21][22] 1988 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament Reunion Arena
(Dallas, Texas)		 SMU
Southwestern Athletic Conference Southern Avery Johnson, Southern[23] Ben Jobe, Southern 1988 SWAC men's basketball tournament Southern
Sun Belt Conference UNC Charlotte Byron Dinkins, UNC Charlotte[24] Jeff Mullins, UNC Charlotte 1988 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)		 UNC Charlotte
Trans America Athletic Conference Georgia Southern &
Arkansas–Little Rock		 Jeff Sanders, Georgia Southern[25] Frank Kerns, Georgia Southern 1988 TAAC men's basketball tournament Ocean Center
(Daytona Beach, Florida)		 Texas–San Antonio
West Coast Athletic Conference Loyola Marymount Levy Middlebrooks, Loyola Marymount[26] Paul Westhead, Loyola Marymount 1988 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament War Memorial Gymnasium
(San Francisco, California)		 Loyola Marymount
Western Athletic Conference BYU Michael Smith, BYU[27] LaDell Andersen, BYU 1988 WAC men's basketball tournament Jon M. Huntsman Center
(Salt Lake City, Utah)		 Wyoming

Conference standings

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1987–88 American South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisiana Tech † 7 – 3   .700 22 – 9   .710
New Orleans 7 – 3   .700 21 – 11   .656
Lamar 5 – 5   .500 20 – 11   .645
Arkansas State 4 – 6   .400 21 – 14   .600
Pan American 4 – 6   .400 14 – 14   .500
Southwestern Louisiana 3 – 7   .300 12 – 16   .429
† 1988 American South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[28]
1987–88 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
SW Missouri State 12 – 2   .857 22 – 7   .759
Cleveland State 11 – 3   .786 22 – 8   .733
Wisconsin–Green Bay 9 – 5   .643 18 – 9   .667
Eastern Illinois 7 – 7   .500 17 – 11   .607
Western Illinois 6 – 8   .429 15 – 12   .556
Northern Iowa 4 – 10   .286 10 – 18   .357
Illinois-Chicago 4 – 10   .286 8 – 20   .286
Valparaiso 3 – 11   .214 12 – 16   .429
Rankings from AP Poll
1987–88 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Temple † 18 – 0   1.000 32 – 2   .941
Rhode Island 14 – 4   .778 28 – 7   .800
West Virginia 12 – 6   .667 18 – 14   .563
Saint Joseph's 9 – 9   .500 15 – 14   .517
Penn State 9 – 9   .500 13 – 14   .481
George Washington 7 – 11   .389 13 – 15   .464
St. Bonaventure 7 – 11   .389 13 – 15   .464
Duquesne 6 – 12   .333 11 – 21   .344
UMass 5 – 13   .278 10 – 17   .370
Rutgers 3 – 15   .167 7 – 22   .241
† 1988 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1987–88 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 North Carolina 11 – 3   .786 27 – 7   .794
No. 14 NC State 10 – 4   .714 24 – 8   .750
No. 5 Duke † 9 – 5   .643 28 – 7   .800
Georgia Tech 8 – 6   .571 22 – 10   .688
Maryland 6 – 8   .429 18 – 13   .581
Virginia 5 – 9   .357 13 – 18   .419
Clemson 4 – 10   .286 14 – 15   .483
Wake Forest 3 – 11   .214 10 – 18   .357
† 1988 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1987–88 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Pittsburgh 12 – 4   .750 24 – 7   .774
No. 9 Syracuse† 11 – 5   .688 26 – 9   .743
Georgetown 9 – 7   .563 20 – 10   .667
Villanova 9 – 7   .563 24 – 13   .649
St. John's 8 – 8   .500 17 – 12   .586
Seton Hall 8 – 8   .500 22 – 13   .629
Boston College 6 – 10   .375 18 – 15   .545
Providence 5 – 11   .313 11 – 17   .393
Connecticut 4 – 12   .250 20 – 14   .588
† 1988 Big East tournament winner
As of April 4, 1988[29]
Rankings from AP Poll
1987–88 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma† 12 – 2   .857 35 – 4   .897
No. 20 Kansas State 11 – 3   .786 25 – 9   .735
Kansas 9 – 5   .643 27 – 11   .711
Missouri 7 – 7   .500 19 – 11   .633
Iowa State 6 – 8   .429 20 – 12   .625
Oklahoma State 4 – 10   .286 14 – 16   .467
Nebraska 4 – 10   .286 13 – 18   .419
Colorado 3 – 11   .214 7 – 21   .250
† 1988 Big Eight tournament winner
As of March 3, 2012
Rankings from AP poll
1987-88 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Boise State † 13 – 3   .813 24 – 6   .800
Idaho 11 – 5   .688 19 – 11   .633
Montana State 10 – 6   .625 19 – 11   .633
Idaho State 8 – 8   .500 15 – 13   .536
Nevada 8 – 8   .500 15 – 13   .536
Montana 7 – 9   .438 18 – 11   .621
Northern Arizona 7 – 9   .438 10 – 18   .357
Weber State 6 – 10   .375 9 – 21   .300
Eastern Washington 2 – 14   .125 6 – 21   .222
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[30]
1987–88 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Coastal Carolina 9 – 3   .750 17 – 11   .607
Baptist 8 – 4   .667 17 – 12   .586
Radford 8 – 4   .667 16 – 14   .533
Winthrop † 5 – 7   .417 17 – 13   .567
UNC Asheville 5 – 7   .417 13 – 15   .464
Augusta State 4 – 8   .333 8 – 18   .308
Campbell 3 – 9   .250 11 – 16   .407
† 1988 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1987–88 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Purdue 16 – 2   .889 29 – 4   .879
No. 10 Michigan 13 – 5   .722 26 – 8   .765
No. 17 Iowa 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
No. 16 Illinois 12 – 6   .667 23 – 10   .697
Indiana 11 – 7   .611 19 – 10   .655
Ohio State 9 – 9   .500 20 – 13   .606
Wisconsin 6 – 12   .333 12 – 16   .429
Michigan State 5 – 13   .278 10 – 18   .357
Minnesota 4 – 14   .222 10 – 18   .357
Northwestern 2 – 16   .111 7 – 21   .250
Rankings from AP Poll
1987-88 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Richmond † 11 – 3   .786 26 – 7   .788
American 9 – 5   .643 14 – 14   .500
George Mason 9 – 5   .643 20 – 10   .667
UNC-Wilmington 8 – 6   .571 15 – 14   .517
Navy 6 – 8   .429 12 – 16   .429
James Madison 5 – 9   .357 10 – 18   .357
William & Mary 5 – 9   .357 10 – 19   .345
East Carolina 3 – 11   .214 8 – 20   .286
† 1988 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[31]
1987–88 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lafayette 11 – 3   .786 19 – 10   .655
Delaware 9 – 5   .643 19 – 9   .679
Drexel 9 – 5   .643 18 – 10   .643
Lehigh † 8 – 6   .571 21 – 10   .677
Bucknell 7 – 7   .500 16 – 12   .571
Rider 6 – 8   .429 10 – 19   .345
Towson State 4 – 10   .286 14 – 16   .467
Hofstra 2 – 12   .143 6 – 21   .222
† 1988 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
1987–88 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Siena 16 – 2   .889 23 – 6   .793
Boston University † 14 – 4   .778 23 – 8   .742
Hartford 12 – 6   .667 15 – 16   .484
Niagara 12 – 6   .667 15 – 15   .500
Northeastern 11 – 7   .611 15 – 13   .536
Maine 10 – 8   .556 13 – 15   .464
Canisius 7 – 11   .389 7 – 20   .259
New Hampshire 3 – 15   .167 4 – 25   .138
Colgate 3 – 15   .167 4 – 23   .148
Vermont 2 – 16   .111 3 – 24   .111
† 1988 North Atlantic tournament[32] winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1987–88 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cornell 11 – 3   .786 17 – 10   .630
Dartmouth 10 – 4   .714 18 – 8   .692
Princeton 9 – 5   .643 17 – 9   .654
Yale 8 – 6   .571 12 – 14   .462
Penn 8 – 6   .571 10 – 16   .385
Harvard 6 – 8   .429 11 – 15   .423
Brown 2 – 12   .143 6 – 20   .231
Columbia 2 – 12   .143 6 – 20   .231
Rankings from AP Poll
1987–88 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
La Salle † 14 – 0   1.000 24 – 10   .706
Saint Peter's 11 – 3   .786 20 – 9   .690
Fordham 9 – 5   .643 18 – 15   .545
Holy Cross 8 – 6   .571 14 – 15   .483
Iona 5 – 9   .357 11 – 16   .407
Army 4 – 10   .286 9 – 19   .321
Fairfield 4 – 10   .286 8 – 20   .286
Manhattan 1 – 13   .071 7 – 23   .233
† 1988 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1987–88 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisville † 9 – 3   .750 24 – 11   .686
Florida State 7 – 5   .583 19 – 11   .633
South Carolina 6 – 6   .500 19 – 10   .655
Virginia Tech 6 – 6   .500 19 – 10   .655
Memphis State 6 – 6   .500 20 – 12   .625
Southern Miss 5 – 7   .417 19 – 11   .633
Cincinnati 3 – 9   .250 11 – 17   .393
† 1988 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[33]
1987–88 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Xavier † 9 – 1   .900 26 – 4   .867
Evansville 6 – 4   .600 21 – 8   .724
Saint Louis 5 – 5   .500 14 – 14   .500
Butler 5 – 5   .500 14 – 14   .500
Loyola (IL) 3 – 7   .300 13 – 16   .448
Detroit Mercy 2 – 8   .200 7 – 23   .233
† 1988 MCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP
1987–88 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Michigan † 14 – 2   .875 22 – 8   .733
Central Michigan 10 – 6   .625 19 – 13   .594
Ohio 9 – 7   .563 16 – 14   .533
Ball State 8 – 8   .500 14 – 14   .500
Western Michigan 7 – 9   .438 12 – 17   .414
Bowling Green 7 – 9   .438 12 – 16   .429
Kent State 6 – 10   .375 10 – 18   .357
Miami (OH) 6 – 10   .375 9 – 18   .333
Toledo 5 – 11   .313 15 – 12   .556
† 1988 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1987–88 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Carolina A&T † 16 – 0   1.000 26 – 3   .897
Florida A&M 11 – 5   .688 22 – 8   .733
South Carolina State 10 – 6   .625 16 – 13   .552
Howard 9 – 7   .563 15 – 12   .556
Coppin State 8 – 7   .533 13 – 14   .481
Morgan State 7 – 8   .467 13 – 17   .433
Maryland Eastern Shore 5 – 11   .313 7 – 20   .259
Bethune–Cookman 4 – 12   .250 6 – 21   .222
Delaware State 1 – 15   .063 3 – 25   .107
† 1988 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[34]
1987–88 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Bradley † 12 – 2   .857 26 – 5   .839
Wichita State 11 – 3   .786 20 – 10   .667
Illinois State 9 – 5   .643 18 – 13   .581
Southern Illinois 6 – 8   .429 12 – 16   .429
Creighton 6 – 8   .429 16 – 16   .500
Drake 5 – 9   .357 14 – 14   .500
Tulsa 4 – 10   .286 8 – 20   .286
Indiana State 3 – 11   .214 7 – 21   .250
† 1988 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[35]
1987–88 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson† 13 – 3   .813 23 – 7   .767
Marist* 13 – 3   .813 18 – 9   .667
Monmouth 11 – 5   .688 16 – 13   .552
Robert Morris 9 – 7   .563 14 – 14   .500
Long Island 8 – 8   .500 14 – 14   .500
Loyola (MD) 6 – 10   .375 8 – 22   .267
St. Francis (NY) 5 – 11   .313 11 – 18   .379
Saint Francis (PA) 4 – 12   .250 7 – 20   .259
Wagner 3 – 13   .188 9 – 18   .333
† 1988 ECAC Metro tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


*Ineligible for conference tournament

1987–88 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Murray State † 13 – 1   .929 22 – 9   .710
Middle Tennessee 11 – 3   .786 23 – 11   .676
Austin Peay 10 – 4   .714 17 – 13   .567
Eastern Kentucky 10 – 4   .714 18 – 11   .621
Tennessee Tech 5 – 9   .357 12 – 16   .429
Tennessee State 4 – 10   .286 11 – 17   .393
Youngstown State 2 – 12   .143 7 – 21   .250
Morehead State 1 – 13   .071 5 – 22   .185
† 1988 Ohio Valley Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[36]
1987–88 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 UNLV 15 – 3   .833 28 – 6   .824
UC Santa Barbara 13 – 5   .722 22 – 8   .733
Utah State † 13 – 5   .722 21 – 10   .677
Long Beach State 11 – 7   .611 17 – 12   .586
UC Irvine 9 – 9   .500 16 – 14   .533
New Mexico State 8 – 10   .444 16 – 16   .500
San Jose State 8 – 10   .444 14 – 15   .483
Cal State Fullerton 7 – 11   .389 12 – 17   .414
Fresno State 6 – 12   .333 9 – 19   .321
Pacific 0 – 18   .000 5 – 24   .172
† 1988 PCAA tournament winner
1987–88 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Arizona † 17 – 1   .944 35 – 3   .921
Oregon State 12 – 6   .667 20 – 11   .645
UCLA 12 – 6   .667 16 – 14   .533
Stanford 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
Oregon 10 – 8   .556 16 – 14   .533
Washington State 7 – 11   .389 13 – 16   .448
Arizona State 6 – 12   .333 13 – 16   .448
USC 5 – 13   .278 7 – 21   .250
California 5 – 13   .278 9 – 20   .310
Washington 5 – 13   .278 10 – 19   .345
† Conference tournament winner
As of April 15, 1988[37]
Rankings from AP Poll
1987–88 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Kentucky † 13 – 5   .722 27 – 6   .818
Auburn 11 – 7   .611 19 – 11   .633
Florida 11 – 7   .611 23 – 12   .657
LSU 10 – 8   .556 16 – 14   .533
Vanderbilt 10 – 8   .556 20 – 11   .645
Tennessee 9 – 9   .500 16 – 13   .552
Georgia 8 – 10   .444 20 – 16   .556
Ole Miss 6 – 12   .333 13 – 16   .448
Alabama 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452
Mississippi State 6 – 12   .333 14 – 15   .483
† 1988 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1987–88 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marshall 14 – 2   .875 24 – 8   .750
Furman 11 – 5   .688 18 – 10   .643
Davidson 9 – 7   .563 15 – 13   .536
East Tennessee State 9 – 7   .563 14 – 15   .483
Chattanooga † 8 – 8   .500 20 – 13   .606
Appalachian State 8 – 8   .500 16 – 13   .552
VMI 6 – 10   .375 13 – 17   .433
The Citadel 5 – 11   .313 8 – 20   .286
Western Carolina 2 – 14   .125 8 – 19   .296
† 1988 SoCon Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
1987–88 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Texas State † 12 – 2   .857 17 – 13   .567
Northeast Louisiana 10 – 4   .714 21 – 9   .700
Sam Houston State 9 – 5   .643 14 – 14   .500
Northwestern State 7 – 7   .500 16 – 12   .571
Texas State 6 – 8   .429 9 – 22   .290
Stephen F. Austin 4 – 10   .286 10 – 18   .357
McNeese State 4 – 10   .286 7 – 22   .241
Texas-Arlington 4 – 10   .286 7 – 22   .241
† 1988 Southland Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1987–88 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
SMU † 12 – 4   .750 28 – 7   .800
Arkansas 11 – 5   .688 21 – 9   .700
Baylor 11 – 5   .688 23 – 11   .676
Houston 10 – 6   .625 18 – 13   .581
Texas 10 – 6   .625 16 – 13   .552
Texas A&M 8 – 8   .500 16 – 15   .516
Texas Tech 4 – 12   .250 9 – 19   .321
TCU 3 – 13   .188 9 – 19   .321
Rice 3 – 13   .188 6 – 21   .222
† 1988 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1987–88 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern † 12 – 2   .857 24 – 7   .774
Texas Southern 11 – 3   .786 21 – 8   .724
Grambling State 9 – 5   .643 13 – 17   .433
Jackson State 7 – 7   .500 13 – 15   .464
Mississippi Valley State 5 – 9   .357 8 – 20   .286
Alcorn State 5 – 9   .357 8 – 21   .276
Alabama State 4 – 10   .286 8 – 20   .286
Prairie View A&M 3 – 11   .214 5 – 22   .185
† 1988 SWAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[38]
1987–88 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Charlotte † 11 – 3   .786 22 – 9   .710
VCU 10 – 4   .714 23 – 12   .657
Old Dominion 9 – 5   .643 18 – 12   .600
South Alabama 8 – 6   .571 15 – 14   .517
UAB 7 – 7   .500 16 – 15   .516
Western Kentucky 6 – 8   .429 15 – 13   .536
South Florida 3 – 11   .214 6 – 22   .214
Jacksonville 2 – 12   .143 8 – 21   .276
† 1988 Sun Belt Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[39]
1987–88 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Georgia Southern 15 – 3   .833 24 – 7   .774
Arkansas–Little Rock 15 – 3   .833 24 – 7   .774
UTSA † 13 – 5   .722 22 – 9   .710
Hardin-Simmons 10 – 8   .556 18 – 12   .600
Mercer 8 – 10   .444 15 – 14   .517
Centenary 8 – 10   .444 13 – 15   .464
Stetson 8 – 10   .444 13 – 15   .464
Georgia State 5 – 13   .278 9 – 19   .321
Houston Baptist 4 – 14   .222 9 – 18   .333
Samford 4 – 14   .222 7 – 20   .259
† 1988 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1987–88 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Loyola Marymount † 14 – 0   1.000 28 – 4   .875
Saint Mary's 9 – 5   .643 19 – 9   .679
Santa Clara 9 – 5   .643 20 – 11   .645
Pepperdine 8 – 6   .571 17 – 13   .567
Gonzaga 7 – 7   .500 16 – 12   .571
San Francisco 5 – 9   .357 13 – 15   .464
San Diego 3 – 11   .214 11 – 17   .393
Portland 1 – 13   .071 6 – 22   .214
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
1987–88 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 BYU 13 – 3   .813 26 – 6   .813
No. 13 Wyoming † 11 – 5   .688 26 – 6   .813
Utah 11 – 5   .688 19 – 11   .633
UTEP 10 – 6   .625 23 – 10   .697
New Mexico 8 – 8   .500 22 – 14   .611
Colorado State 8 – 8   .500 22 – 13   .629
San Diego State 5 – 11   .313 12 – 17   .414
Air Force 4 – 12   .250 11 – 17   .393
Hawaii 2 – 14   .125 4 – 25   .138
† 1988 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[40]

Division I independents

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A total of 18 college teams played as Division I independents. Among them, Akron (21–7) had the best winning percentage (.750) and DePaul (22–8) finished with the most wins.[41]

1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Akron –   – 21 – 7   .750
DePaul –   – 22 – 8   .733
Notre Dame –   – 20 – 9   .690
Wright State –   – 16 – 11   .593
Miami (FL) –   – 17 – 14   .548
UMBC –   – 13 – 15   .464
Dayton –   – 13 – 18   .419
Brooklyn –   – 11 – 17   .393
Central Connecticut State –   – 10 – 18   .357
Marquette –   – 10 – 18   .357
Nicholls State –   – 10 – 18   .357
U.S. International –   – 10 – 18   .357
UMKC –   – 9 – 18   .333
Central Florida –   – 9 – 19   .321
Florida International –   – 9 – 19   .321
Chicago State –   – 8 – 20   .286
Northern Illinois –   – 8 – 20   .286
Oral Roberts –   – 8 – 21   .276
Southeastern Louisiana –   – 7 – 21   .250
Rankings from AP Poll

Informal championships

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Conference Regular
season winner 		Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5 Temple Lionel Simmons, La Salle

Temple finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Statistical leaders

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Points per game
Rebounds per game
Assists per game
Steals per game
Player School PPG Player School RPG Player School APG Player School SPG
Hersey Hawkins Bradley 36.3 Kenny Miller Loyola (IL) 13.5 Avery Johnson Southern 13.3 Aldwin Ware Florida A&M 4.9
Daren Queenan Lehigh 28.5 Rodney Mack South Carolina St. 13.3 Anthony Manuel Bradley 12.0 Marty Johnson Towson St. 4.1
Anthony Mason Tennessee St. 28.0 Jerome Lane Pittsburgh 12.2 Craig Neal Georgia Tech 9.5 Mookie Blaylock Oklahoma 3.8
Grant Hayward Loyola (IL) 26.1 Kenny Sanders George Mason 11.7 Corey Gaines Loyola Marymount 8.7 Haywoode Workman Oral Roberts 3.6
Jeff Martin Murray St. 26.0 Randy White Louisiana Tech 11.6 Howard Evans Temple 8.6 Avery Johnson Southern 3.5
Blocked shots per game
Field-goal percentage
Three-Point FG percentage
Free-throw percentage
Player School BPG Player School FG% Player School 3FG% Player School FT%
Rodney Blake St. Joseph's 4.0 Arnell Jones Boise St. 66.1 Glenn Tropf Holy Cross 63.4 Steve Henson Kansas St. 92.5
Rik Smits Marist 3.9 Stanley Brundy DePaul 65.8 Steve Kerr Arizona 57.3 Archie Tullos Detroit 90.8
Mike Brown Canisius 3.7 Tony Holifield Illinois St. 64.8 Mike Joseph Bucknell 56.0 Jay Edwards Indiana 90.8
Tim Perry Temple 3.6 Jarvis Basnight UNLV 64.8 Reginald Jones Prairie View A&M 54.8 Jim Barton Dartmouth 90.6
Roy Brow Virginia Tech 3.6 Eric Leckner Wyoming 64.4 Dave Orlandini Princeton 54.5 LaBradford Smith Louisville 90.5

Postseason tournaments

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NCAA tournament

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Main article: 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Final Four - Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri

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National semifinals National championship game
      
E2 Duke 59
M6 Kansas 66
M6 Kansas 83
S1 Oklahoma 79
S1 Oklahoma 86
W1 Arizona 78

National Invitation tournament

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Main article: 1988 National Invitation Tournament

NIT Semifinals and Final

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

Award winners

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Consensus All-American teams

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Main article: 1988 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Sean Elliott F Junior Arizona
Gary Grant G Senior Michigan
Hersey Hawkins G Senior Bradley
Danny Manning F Senior Kansas
J.R. Reid F/C Sophomore North Carolina


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Danny Ferry F Junior Duke
Jerome Lane F Junior Pittsburgh
Mark Macon G Freshman Temple
Mitch Richmond G Senior Kansas State
Rony Seikaly C Senior Syracuse
Michael Smith F/C Junior Brigham Young

Major player of the year awards

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Major coach of the year awards

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Other major awards

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Coaching changes

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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach 		Interim
Coach 		New
Coach 		Reason
Drake Gary Garner Tom Abatemarco
Hardin–Simmons Dick Danford Dennis Harp
Kansas Larry Brown Roy Williams
Lamar Tom Abatemarco Tony Branch
UMass Ron Gerlufson John Calipari

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