1988 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1988 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament) was held March 10–13 at The Forum in Inglewood, California.[1] This was the final tournament while the conference was still known as the PCAA; it would change to the Big West for the following season.

1988 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1987–88
Teams10
SiteThe Forum
Inglewood, CA
ChampionsUtah State (1st title)
Winning coachRod Tueller (1st title)
MVPWayne Engelstad (UC Irvine)
Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournaments
1987–88 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 12 UNLV15–3 .833  28–6  .824
UC Santa Barbara13–5 .722  22–8  .733
Utah State13–5 .722  21–10  .677
Long Beach State11–7 .611  17–12  .586
UC Irvine9–9 .500  16–14  .533
New Mexico State8–10 .444  16–16  .500
San Jose State8–10 .444  14–15  .483
Cal State Fullerton7–11 .389  12–17  .414
Fresno State6–12 .333  9–19  .321
Pacific0–18 .000  5–24  .172
† 1988 PCAA Tournament winner

Utah State defeated UC Irvine in the final, 86–79, and captured their first PCAA/Big West championship. The fifth-seeded Anteaters upset three-time defending champions UNLV in the semifinal round.

The Aggies, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Tournament. Fellow PCAA members UNLV and UC Santa Barbara (the Gauchos' first-ever tournament appearance) joined them in the field with at-large bids.

Format

The tournament field expanded beyond eight teams for the first team, with all ten conference members in participation. The ten teams were seeded in the bracket based on regular season record.

The top six seeds were given a bye into the quarterfinal round while the four lowest-seeded teams were placed into the first round.

Bracket
  First Round
Thursday, March 10		 Quarterfinals
Friday, March 11		 Semifinals
Saturday, March 12		 Championship
Sunday, March 13
                                     
       
  1 #7 UNLV 61  
    8 Cal State Fullerton 56  
9 Fresno State 59
8 Cal State Fullerton 73  
  1 #7 UNLV 70  
  5 UC Irvine 74  
       
       
  5 UC Irvine 74
    4 Long Beach State 69  
     
       
  5 UC Irvine 79
  2 Utah State 86
       
       
  3 UC Santa Barbara 56
    6 New Mexico State 52  
     
       
  3 UC Santa Barbara 66
  2 Utah State 73  
7 San José State 76  
10 Pacific 60  
  7 San José State 72
    2 Utah State 80  
     
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References
  1. "1987-88 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
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