1988 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1988 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 51st annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1] The last time 3rd and 4th decided on the court.

1988 (1988) NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
Teams	32
Champions	Grand Canyon (AZ) (3 title, 3 title game, 3 Fab Four)
Runner-Up	Auburn-Montgomery (1 title game, 1 Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Charleston (SC) Waynesburg (PA)
Chuck Taylor MVP	Rodney Johns (Grand Canyon)
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award	Shawn McCallister (Waynesburg (PA))

Awards and honors

• Leading scorers:
• Leading rebounder:
• Player of the Year: est. 1994.[2]

1988 NAIA bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Elite Eight					NAIA National Semifinals					NAIA National Championship
	1	St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.)	93
	-	Hillsdale (Mich.)	83
						1	St. Thomas Aquinas	84
						16	Wisconsin–Eau Claire	69
	16	Wisconsin–Eau Claire	74
	-	Westmont (Calif.)	59
											9	Charleston (S.C.)	81
	TOP TIER
											1	St. Thomas Aquinas	61
	9	College of Charleston (S.C.)	78
	-	Defiance (Ohio)	62
						9	Charleston (S.C.)	73'
						-	Ozarks (Ark.)	59
	8	Transylvania (Ky.)	75
	-	Ozarks (Ark.)	79*
																9	Charleston (S.C.)	70
																4	Auburn-Montgomery	74
	5	William Jewell (Mo.)	68
	-	Georgia College	55
						12	Western Washington	70
						5	William Jewell	89
	12	Western Washington	80
	-	West Virginia Tech	67
											5	William Jewell	49
	TOP TIER
											4	Auburn-Montgomery	51
	13	Grace (Ind.)	97
	-	Paul Quinn (Tex.)	89
						-	Grace	66
						4	Auburn-Montgomery	73
	4	Auburn–Montgomey (Ala.)	79'
	-	Hawaii Pacific	69
																					4	Auburn-Montgomery	86
																					11	Grand Canyon	89*
	3	David Lipscomb (Tenn.)	89
	-	East Texas Baptist	63
						3	David Lipscomb	108
						14	College of Idaho	123
	14	College of Idaho	88
	-	Southern Nazarene (Okla.)	75
											11	Grand Canyon	99*
	BOTTOM TIER
											14	College of Idaho	96
	11	Grand Canyon (Ariz.)	103
	-	Hastings (Neb.)	75
						11	Grand Canyon	101
						6	Fort Hays State	95
	6	Fort Hays State (Kan.)	95
	-	Belmont Abbey (N.C.)	63
																11	Grand Canyon	108
																2	Waynesburg	106
	7	McKendree (Ill.)	124
	-	Huron (S.D.)	107
						7	McKendree	79
						-	Dordt	86
	10	Mobile (Ala.)	71
	-	Dordt (Iowa)	86
											-	Dordt	66
	BOTTOM TIER
											2	Waynesburg	87
	15	Minnesota Duluth	70
	-	Eastern (Pa.)	42
						15	Minnesota-Duluth	64
						2	Waynesburg	68
	2	Waynesburg (Pa.)	83
	-	Franklin Pierce (N.H.)	72

•  * denotes overtime.

3rd place game

The third place game featured the losing teams from the national semifinalist to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.

	NAIA Third Place Game
	9	Charleston (S.C.)	89
	2	Waynesburg	61

References

1. "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
2. NAIA Championship History Archived 2009-05-05 at WebCite