1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

1988 NCAA Men's Division I
Basketball Tournament
Teams 64
Finals site Kemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
Champions Kansas (2nd title, 5th title game,
8th Final Four)
Runner-up Oklahoma (2nd title game,
3rd Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Larry Brown (1st title)
MOP Danny Manning Kansas
Attendance 558,998
Top scorer Danny Manning Kansas
(163 points)
NCAA Men's Division I Tournaments
«1987 1989»
A ticket from the tournament's Final Four

The 1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 17, 1988, and ended with the championship game on April 4 returning to Kansas City, Missouri for the 10th time. A total of 63 games were played.

Kansas, coached by Larry Brown, won the national title with an 83–79 victory in the final game over Big Eight Conference rival Oklahoma, coached by Billy Tubbs. As of 2016, this was the last national championship game to feature two schools from the same conference. Danny Manning of Kansas was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Even though the Final Four was contested only 40 miles from its campus in Lawrence, Kansas, Kansas was considered a long shot against the top rated Sooners because Oklahoma had previously easily defeated the Jayhawks twice that season—at home in Norman, Oklahoma and on the road in Kansas' Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas's upset was the third biggest point-spread upset in Championship Game history. After this upset, the 1988 Kansas team was remembered as "Danny and the Miracles."

Locations

Atlanta
South Bend
Cincinnati
Hartford
Lincoln
Chapel Hill
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
1988 first and second rounds
Seattle
Pontiac
Birmingham
E. Rutherford
Kansas City
1988 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

First and second rounds

Later rounds

Region Site
East East Rutherford, New Jersey (Meadowlands Arena)
Midwest Pontiac, Michigan (Pontiac Silverdome)
Southeast Birmingham, Alabama (BJCC Arena)
West Seattle (Kingdome)
Finals Kansas City, Missouri (Kemper Arena)

Teams

Region Seed Team Coach Finished Final opponent Score
East
East 1 Temple John Chaney Regional Runner-up2 DukeL 63-53
East 2 Duke Mike Krzyzewski National Semifinals6 KansasL 66-59
East 3 Syracuse Jim Boeheim Round of 3211 Rhode IslandL 97-94
East 4 Indiana Bob Knight Round of 6413 RichmondL 72-69
East 5 Georgia Tech Bobby Cremins Round of 3213 RichmondL 59-55
East 6 Missouri Norm Stewart Round of 6411 Rhode IslandL 87-80
East 7 SMU Dave Bliss Round of 322 DukeL 94-79
East 8 Georgetown John Thompson Round of 321 TempleL 74-53
East 9 LSU Dale Brown Round of 648 GeorgetownL 66-63
East 10 Notre Dame Digger Phelps Round of 647 SMUL 83-75
East 11 Rhode Island Tom Penders Sweet Sixteen2 DukeL 73-72
East 12 Iowa State Johnny Orr Round of 645 Georgia TechL 90-78
East 13 Richmond Dick Tarrant Sweet Sixteen1 TempleL 69-47
East 14 North Carolina A&T Don Corbett Round of 643 SyracuseL 69-55
East 15 Boston University Mike Jarvis Round of 642 DukeL 85-69
East 16 Lehigh Fran McCaffery Round of 641 TempleL 87-73
Midwest
Midwest 1 Purdue Gene Keady Sweet Sixteen4 Kansas StateL 73-70
Midwest 2 Pittsburgh Paul Evans Round of 327 VanderbiltL 80-74
Midwest 3 North Carolina State Jim Valvano Round of 6414 Murray StateL 78-75
Midwest 4 Kansas State Lon Kruger Regional Runner-up6 KansasL 71-58
Midwest 5 DePaul Joey Meyer Round of 324 Kansas StateL 66-58
Midwest 6 Kansas Larry Brown Champion1 OklahomaW 83-79
Midwest 7 Vanderbilt C. M. Newton Sweet Sixteen6 KansasL 77-64
Midwest 8 Baylor Gene Iba Round of 649 Memphis StateL 75-60
Midwest 9 Memphis State Larry Finch Round of 321 PurdueL 100-73
Midwest 10 Utah State Rod Tueller Round of 647 VanderbiltL 80-77
Midwest 11 Xavier Pete Gillen Round of 646 KansasL 85-72
Midwest 12 Wichita State Eddie Fogler Round of 645 DePaulL 83-62
Midwest 13 La Salle Speedy Morris Round of 644 Kansas StateL 66-53
Midwest 14 Murray State Steve Newton Round of 326 KansasL 61-58
Midwest 15 Eastern Michigan Ben Braun Round of 642 PittsburghL 108-90
Midwest 16 Fairleigh Dickinson Tom Green Round of 641 PurdueL 94-79
Southeast
Southeast 1 Oklahoma Billy Tubbs Runner Up6 KansasL 83-79
Southeast 2 Kentucky Eddie Sutton Sweet Sixteen#6 VillanovaL 80-74
Southeast 3 Illinois Lou Henson Round of 326 VillanovaL 66-63
Southeast 4 BYU LaDell Andersen Round of 325 LouisvilleL 97-76
Southeast 5 Louisville Denny Crum Sweet Sixteen1 OklahomaL 108-98
Southeast 6 Villanova Rollie Massimino Regional Runner-up1 OklahomaL 78-59
Southeast 7 Maryland Bob Wade Round of 322 KentuckyL 90-81
Southeast 8 Auburn Sonny Smith Round of 321 OklahomaL 107-87
Southeast 9 Bradley Stan Albeck Round of 648 AuburnL 90-86
Southeast 10 UC Santa Barbara Jerry Pimm Round of 647 MarylandL 92-82
Southeast 11 Arkansas Nolan Richardson Round of 646 VillanovaL 82-74
Southeast 12 Oregon State Ralph Miller Round of 645 LouisvilleL 70-61
Southeast 13 Charlotte Jeff Mullins Round of 644 BYUL 98-92
Southeast 14 Texas-San Antonio Ken Burmeister Round of 643 IllinoisL 81-72
Southeast 15 Southern Ben Jobe Round of 642 KentuckyL 99-84
Southeast 16 Chattanooga Mack McCarthy Round of 641 OklahomaL 94-66
West
West 1 Arizona Lute Olson National Semifinals1 OklahomaL 86-78
West 2 North Carolina Dean Smith Regional Runner-up1 ArizonaL 70-52
West 3 Michigan Bill Frieder Sweet Sixteen2 North CarolinaL 78-69
West 4 UNLV Jerry Tarkanian Round of 325 IowaL 104-86
West 5 Iowa Tom Davis Sweet Sixteen1 ArizonaL 99-79
West 6 Florida Norm Sloan Round of 323 MichiganL 108-85
West 7 Wyoming Benny Dees Round of 6410 Loyola MarymountL 119-115
West 8 Seton Hall P.J. Carlesimo Round of 321 ArizonaL 84-55
West 9 UTEP Don Haskins Round of 648 Seton HallL 80-64
West 10 Loyola Marymount Paul Westhead Round of 322 North CarolinaL 123-97
West 11 St. John's Lou Carnesecca Round of 646 FloridaL 62-59
West 12 Florida State Pat Kennedy Round of 645 IowaL 102-98
West 13 Southwest Missouri State Charlie Spoonhour Round of 644 UNLVL 54-50
West 14 Boise State Bobby Dye Round of 643 MichiganL 63-58
West 15 North Texas State Jimmy Gales Round of 642 North CarolinaL 83-65
West 16 Cornell Mike Dement Round of 641 ArizonaL 90-50

(#) Kentucky was later stripped of its two NCAA tournament wins due to an ineligible player.

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

East Regional – East Rutherford, New Jersey

First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Temple 87
16 Lehigh 73
1 Temple 74
Hartford
8 Georgetown 53
8 Georgetown 66
9 LSU 63
1 Temple 69
13 Richmond 47
5 Georgia Tech 90
12 Iowa St 78
5 Georgia Tech 55
Hartford
13 Richmond 59
4 Indiana 69
13 Richmond 72
1 Temple 53
2 Duke 63
6 Missouri 80
11 Rhode Island 87
11 Rhode Island 97
Chapel Hill
3 Syracuse 94
3 Syracuse 69
14 North Carolina A&T 55
11 Rhode Island 72
2 Duke 73
7 SMU 83
10 Notre Dame 75
7 SMU 79
Chapel Hill
2 Duke 94
2 Duke 85
15 Boston U 69

Midwest Regional – Pontiac, Michigan

First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Purdue 94
16 Fairleigh Dickinson 79
1 Purdue 100
South Bend
9 Memphis St 73
8 Baylor 60
9 Memphis St 75
1 Purdue 70
4 Kansas St 73
5 DePaul 83
12 Wichita St 62
5 DePaul 58
South Bend
4 Kansas St 66
4 Kansas St 66
13 La Salle 53
4 Kansas St 58
6 Kansas 71
6 Kansas 85
11 Xavier 72
6 Kansas 61
Lincoln
14 Murray St 58
3 N.C. State 75
14 Murray St 78
6 Kansas 77
7 Vanderbilt 64
7 Vanderbilt 80
10 Utah St 77
7 Vanderbilt 80
Lincoln
2 Pittsburgh 74*
2 Pittsburgh 108
15 Eastern Michigan 90

Southeast Regional – Birmingham, Alabama

First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Oklahoma 94
16 Tennessee-Chattanooga 66
1 Oklahoma 107
Atlanta
8 Auburn 87
8 Auburn 90
9 Bradley 86
1 Oklahoma 108
5 Louisville 98
5 Louisville 70
12 Oregon St 61
5 Louisville 97
Atlanta
4 BYU 76
4 BYU 98
13 Charlotte 92*
1 Oklahoma 78
6 Villanova 59
6 Villanova 82
11 Arkansas 74
6 Villanova 66
Cincinnati
3 Illinois 63
3 Illinois 81
14 Texas San Antonio 72
6 Villanova 80
2 Kentucky 74
7 Maryland 92
10 UC Santa Barbara 82
7 Maryland 81
Cincinnati
2 Kentucky# 90
2 Kentucky# 99
15 Southern U 84

(#) Kentucky was later stripped of its two NCAA tournament wins due to an ineligible player.

West Regional – Seattle

First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Arizona 90
16 Cornell 50
1 Arizona 84
Los Angeles
8 Seton Hall 55
8 Seton Hall 80
9 UTEP 64
1 Arizona 99
5 Iowa 79
5 Iowa 102
12 Florida St 98
5 Iowa 104
Los Angeles
4 UNLV 86
4 UNLV 54
13 Southwest Missouri State 50
1 Arizona 70
2 North Carolina 52
6 Florida 62
11 St John's 59
6 Florida 85
Salt Lake City
3 Michigan 108
3 Michigan 63
14 Boise St 58
3 Michigan 69
2 North Carolina 78
7 Wyoming 115
10 Loyola Marymount 119
10 Loyola Marymount 97
Salt Lake City
2 North Carolina 123
2 North Carolina 83
15 North Texas State 65

Final Four @ Kansas City, Missouri

National Semifinals National Championship Game
      
E2 Duke 59
M6 Kansas 66
M6 Kansas 83
S1 Oklahoma 79
S1 Oklahoma 86
W1 Arizona 78

Game summaries

Final Four
April 2
Kansas Jayhawks 66, Duke Blue Devils 59
Scoring by half: 38-27, 28-32
Pts: Danny Manning 25
Rebs: Danny Manning 10
Asts: Kevin Pritchard 5		 Pts: Danny Ferry 19
Rebs: Danny Ferry 12
Asts: Quinn Snyder 5
Kansas advances to Championship Game
Final Four
April 2
Arizona Wildcats 78, Oklahoma Sooners 86
Scoring by half: 27-39, 51-47
Pts: Sean Elliott 31
Rebs: Tom Tolbert 13
Asts: Steve Kerr 5		 Pts: Mookie Blaylock/Harvey Grant 21
Rebs: Harvey Grant 10
Asts: Ricky Grace 8
Oklahoma advances to Championship game

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