1988 ECAC North Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1988 America East Men's Basketball Tournament was hosted by the Hartford Hawks at the Hartford Civic Center. Only the top eight schools made it to the 1988 tournament, therefore excluding both Colgate and Vermont. Boston University gained its second overall America East Conference Championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament with its win over Niagara University. Boston University was given the 15th seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to Duke 85–69. Siena College gained a bid to the NIT and lost in the first round to Boston College 73–65.

1988 America East Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1987–88
ChampionsBoston University (2 title)
Winning coachMike Jarvis (1 title)
MVPJeff Timberlake (Boston U.)
America East Men's Basketball Tournaments
1987–88 ECAC North men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Siena16–2 .889  23–6  .793
Boston University †14–4 .778  23–8  .742
Hartford12–6 .667  15–16  .484
Niagara12–6 .667  15–15  .500
Northeastern11–7 .611  15–13  .536
Maine10–8 .556  13–15  .464
Canisius7–11 .389  7–20  .259
New Hampshire3–15 .167  4–25  .138
Colgate3–15 .167  4–23  .148
Vermont2–16 .111  3–24  .111
† 1988 ECAC North Tournament[1] winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket and results
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Siena 63
8 New Hampshire 70
8 New Hampshire 59
4 Niagara 62
4 Niagara 70
5 Northeastern 57
4 Niagara 68
2 Boston U. 79
3 Hartford 73
6 Maine 61
3 Hartford 73
2 Boston U. 82
2 Boston U. 64
7 Canisius 55
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See also

References
  1. sports-reference.com 1987-88 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference North Season Summary
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