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.[1]
Brackets/Results
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]
| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Quarterfinals
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| Evansville
| 66
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| Utah
| 55
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| Evansville
| 81
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| Boston College
| 88
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| Boston College
| 73
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| Siena
| 65
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| Boston College
| 78
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| Middle Tennessee State
| 69
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| Georgia
| 53
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| Georgia Southern
| 48
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| Georgia
| 54
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| Middle Tennessee State
| 69
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| Middle Tennessee State
| 85
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| Tennessee
| 80
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| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Quarterfinals
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| Connecticut
| 62
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| West Virginia
| 57
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| Connecticut
| 65
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| LA Tech
| 59
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| LA Tech
| 66
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| Arkansas-Little Rock
| 56
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| Connecticut
| 69
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| VCU
| 60
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| VCU
| 81
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| Marshall
| 80
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| VCU
| 93
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| Southern Mississippi
| 89
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| Southern Mississippi
| 74
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| Clemson
| 69
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| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Quarterfinals
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| Ohio State
| 86
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| Old Dominion
| 73
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| Ohio State
| 86
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| Cleveland State
| 80
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| Cleveland State
| 89
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| Illinois State
| 83
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| Ohio State
| 68
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| New Mexico
| 65
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| New Mexico
| 86
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| Pepperdine
| 75
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| New Mexico
| 78
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| Oregon
| 59
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| Oregon
| 81
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| Santa Clara
| 65
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| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Quarterfinals
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| Colorado State
| 63
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| New Orleans
| 54
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| Colorado State
| 71
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| Houston
| 61
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| Houston
| 69
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| Fordham
| 61
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| Colorado State
| 69
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| Arkansas State
| 49
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| Stanford
| 80
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| Long Beach State
| 77
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| Stanford
| 59
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| Arkansas State
| 60
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| Arkansas State
| 70
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| Northeast Louisiana
| 54
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Semifinals & Finals
| Semifinals
| | | Finals
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| Boston College
| 67
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| Connecticut
| 73
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| Connecticut
| 72
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| Ohio State
| 67
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| Ohio State
| 64
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| Colorado State
| 62
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- Third Place - Colorado State 58, Boston College 57
References
- 1 2 Tournament Results (1980's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09