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1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

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1988 NCAA Division I
men's basketball tournament
Season1987–88
Teams64
Finals siteKemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsKansas Jayhawks (2nd title, 5th title game,
8th Final Four)
Runner-upOklahoma Sooners (2nd title game,
3rd Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachLarry Brown (1st title)
MOPDanny Manning (Kansas)
Attendance558,998
Top scorerDanny Manning (Kansas)
(163 points)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
«1987 1989»

The 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. The 50th annual edition of the tournament began on March 17, 1988, and ended with the championship game on April 4 returning to Kansas City 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 2023, 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 40 miles (64 km) from its campus in Lawrence, Kansas, Kansas was considered a long shot against the top rated Sooners because Oklahoma had previously defeated the Jayhawks twice by 8 points 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."

This was the first NCAA Tournament which barred teams from playing on their home courts, or in any facility in which it played four or more regular season games. The NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee made this change after each of the previous two Final Fours featured a team which played its first and second-round games at home: LSU in 1986 (as a No. 11 seed) and Syracuse in 1987.

The team which was arguably hurt the most by the change was North Carolina, whose Dean Smith Center hosted for the first (and as of 2023, only) time. The Tar Heels were a No. 2 seed, but with the hosting ban now in effect, they were shipped to the West, where they were routed in the regional final by top seed Arizona. Archrival Duke was the No. 2 seed in the East and won its first two games at Chapel Hill on its way to the Final Four.

Arizona, now known as a prominent basketball powerhouse, made their debut in this year's Final Four, marking the 80th different school (including official NCAA vacations; 78th otherwise) to do so. This is notable because Arizona's Final Four appearance was the first by a new school since the 1983 tournament, the longest gap at that point.

Schedule and venues

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1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament is located in the United States
Atlanta
Atlanta
South Bend
South Bend
Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Hartford
Hartford
Lincoln
Lincoln
Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City
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1988 first and second rounds
1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament is located in the United States
Seattle
Seattle
Pontiac
Pontiac
Birmingham
Birmingham
E. Rutherford
E. Rutherford
Kansas City
Kansas City
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1988 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1988 tournament:

First and Second Rounds

Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship)

Teams

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A ticket from the tournament's Final Four
Region Seed Team Coach Conference Finished Final opponent Score
East
East 1 Temple John Chaney Atlantic 10 Regional Runner-up 2 Duke L 63–53
East 2 Duke Mike Krzyzewski Atlantic Coast National semifinals 6 Kansas L 66–59
East 3 Syracuse Jim Boeheim Big East Round of 32 11 Rhode Island L 97–94
East 4 Indiana Bob Knight Big Ten Round of 64 13 Richmond L 72–69
East 5 Georgia Tech Bobby Cremins Atlantic Coast Round of 32 13 Richmond L 59–55
East 6 Missouri Norm Stewart Big Eight Round of 64 11 Rhode Island L 87–80
East 7 SMU Dave Bliss Southwest Round of 32 2 Duke L 94–79
East 8 Georgetown John Thompson Big East Round of 32 1 Temple L 74–53
East 9 LSU Dale Brown Southeastern Round of 64 8 Georgetown L 66–63
East 10 Notre Dame Digger Phelps Independent Round of 64 7 SMU L 83–75
East 11 Rhode Island Tom Penders Atlantic 10 Sweet Sixteen 2 Duke L 73–72
East 12 Iowa State Johnny Orr Big Eight Round of 64 5 Georgia Tech L 90–78
East 13 Richmond Dick Tarrant Colonial Sweet Sixteen 1 Temple L 69–47
East 14 North Carolina A&T Don Corbett Mid-Eastern Round of 64 3 Syracuse L 69–55
East 15 Boston University Mike Jarvis ECAC North Round of 64 2 Duke L 85–69
East 16 Lehigh Fran McCaffery East Coast Round of 64 1 Temple L 87–73
Midwest
Midwest 1 Purdue Gene Keady Big Ten Sweet Sixteen 4 Kansas State L 73–70
Midwest 2 Pittsburgh Paul Evans Big East Round of 32 7 Vanderbilt L 80–74
Midwest 3 NC State Jim Valvano Atlantic Coast Round of 64 14 Murray State L 78–75
Midwest 4 Kansas State Lon Kruger Big Eight Regional Runner-up 6 Kansas L 71–58
Midwest 5 DePaul Joey Meyer Independent Round of 32 4 Kansas State L 66–58
Midwest 6 Kansas Larry Brown Big Eight Champion 1 Oklahoma W 83–79
Midwest 7 Vanderbilt C. M. Newton Southeastern Sweet Sixteen 6 Kansas L 77–64
Midwest 8 Baylor Gene Iba Southwest Round of 64 9 Memphis State L 75–60
Midwest 9 Memphis State Larry Finch Metro Round of 32 1 Purdue L 100–73
Midwest 10 Utah State Rod Tueller Pacific Coast Round of 64 7 Vanderbilt L 80–77
Midwest 11 Xavier Pete Gillen Midwestern Round of 64 6 Kansas L 85–72
Midwest 12 Wichita State Eddie Fogler Missouri Valley Round of 64 5 DePaul L 83–62
Midwest 13 La Salle Speedy Morris Metro Atlantic Round of 64 4 Kansas State L 66–53
Midwest 14 Murray State Steve Newton Ohio Valley Round of 32 6 Kansas L 61–58
Midwest 15 Eastern Michigan Ben Braun Mid-American Round of 64 2 Pittsburgh L 108–90
Midwest 16 Fairleigh Dickinson Tom Green ECAC Metro Round of 64 1 Purdue L 94–79
Southeast
Southeast 1 Oklahoma Billy Tubbs Big Eight Runner Up 6 Kansas L 83–79
Southeast 2 Kentucky (Vacated) Eddie Sutton Southeastern Sweet Sixteen# 6 Villanova L 80–74
Southeast 3 Illinois Lou Henson Big Ten Round of 32 6 Villanova L 66–63
Southeast 4 BYU LaDell Andersen Western Athletic Round of 32 5 Louisville L 97–76
Southeast 5 Louisville Denny Crum Metro Sweet Sixteen 1 Oklahoma L 108–98
Southeast 6 Villanova Rollie Massimino Big East Regional Runner-up 1 Oklahoma L 78–59
Southeast 7 Maryland Bob Wade Atlantic Coast Round of 32 2 Kentucky L 90–81
Southeast 8 Auburn Sonny Smith Southeastern Round of 32 1 Oklahoma L 107–87
Southeast 9 Bradley Stan Albeck Missouri Valley Round of 64 8 Auburn L 90–86
Southeast 10 UC Santa Barbara Jerry Pimm Pacific Coast Round of 64 7 Maryland L 92–82
Southeast 11 Arkansas Nolan Richardson Southwest Round of 64 6 Villanova L 82–74
Southeast 12 Oregon State Ralph Miller Pacific-10 Round of 64 5 Louisville L 70–61
Southeast 13 Charlotte Jeff Mullins Sun Belt Round of 64 4 BYU L 98–92
Southeast 14 UTSA Ken Burmeister Trans America Round of 64 3 Illinois L 81–72
Southeast 15 Southern Ben Jobe Southwest Athletic Round of 64 2 Kentucky L 99–84
Southeast 16 Chattanooga Mack McCarthy Southern Round of 64 1 Oklahoma L 94–66
West
West 1 Arizona Lute Olson Pacific-10 National semifinals 1 Oklahoma L 86–78
West 2 North Carolina Dean Smith Atlantic Coast Regional Runner-up 1 Arizona L 70–52
West 3 Michigan Bill Frieder Big Ten Sweet Sixteen 2 North Carolina L 78–69
West 4 UNLV Jerry Tarkanian Pacific Coast Round of 32 5 Iowa L 104–86
West 5 Iowa Tom Davis Big Ten Sweet Sixteen 1 Arizona L 99–79
West 6 Florida Norm Sloan Southeastern Round of 32 3 Michigan L 108–85
West 7 Wyoming Benny Dees Western Athletic Round of 64 10 Loyola Marymount L 119–115
West 8 Seton Hall P.J. Carlesimo Big East Round of 32 1 Arizona L 84–55
West 9 UTEP Don Haskins Western Athletic Round of 64 8 Seton Hall L 80–64
West 10 Loyola Marymount Paul Westhead West Coast Round of 32 2 North Carolina L 123–97
West 11 St. John's Lou Carnesecca Big East Round of 64 6 Florida L 62–59
West 12 Florida State Pat Kennedy Metro Round of 64 5 Iowa L 102–98
West 13 Southwest Missouri State Charlie Spoonhour Mid-Continent Round of 64 4 UNLV L 54–50
West 14 Boise State Bobby Dye Big Sky Round of 64 3 Michigan L 63–58
West 15 North Texas State Jimmy Gales Southland Round of 64 2 North Carolina L 83–65
West 16 Cornell Mike Dement Ivy League Round of 64 1 Arizona L 90–50

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

Bracket

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* – Denotes overtime period

East Regional – East Rutherford, New Jersey

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First round Quarter-finals 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 State 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 University 69

Midwest Regional – Pontiac, Michigan

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

Southeast Regional – Birmingham, Alabama

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First round Quarter-finals Regional semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Oklahoma 94
16 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 State 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 UTSA 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 84

# - Kentucky was later stripped of its two NCAA tournament wins due to an ineligible player. Maryland also vacated its appearance in the 1988 tournament due to usage of ineligible players.[1][2] Unlike forfeiture, a vacated game does not result in the other school being credited with a win, only with Maryland and Kentucky removing the wins from their own records.

West Regional – Seattle, Washington

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First round Quarter-finals 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 State 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 State 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

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National semifinals National Championship Game
      
E2 Duke 59
MW6 Kansas 66
MW6 Kansas 83
SE1 Oklahoma 79
SE1 Oklahoma 86
W1 Arizona 78

Game summaries

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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: Quin Snyder 5
Kansas advances to Championship Game
Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 16,392
Referees: Booker Turner, Jim Burr, Larry Lembo
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
Main article: 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game

Announcers

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Television

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CBS Sports

  • Jim Nantz & James Brown served as studio hosts.
  • Brent Musburger and Billy Packer – first round (Florida–St. John's) at Salt Lake City, Utah; second round at Hartford, Connecticut and Chapel Hill, North Carolina; West Regional at Seattle, Washington; Final Four at Kansas City, Missouri
  • Tim Brant and Bill Raftery – First (UNLV–SW Missouri State) and Second Rounds at Los Angeles, California; East Regional at East Rutherford, New Jersey
  • Dick Stockton and Billy Cunningham – second round at Lincoln, Nebraska and Salt Lake City, Utah; Southeast Regional at Birmingham, Alabama
  • Verne Lundquist and Tom Heinsohn – second round at Cincinnati, Ohio and South Bend, Indiana; Midwest Regional at Pontiac, Michigan
  • Tim Ryan and Curry Kirkpatrick – second round at Atlanta, Georgia

ESPN and NCAA Productions

  • John Saunders (NCAA Tournament Today) and Bob Ley (NCAA Tournament Tonight) served as studio hosts and Dick Vitale served as studio analyst.
  • Mike Gorman and Ron Perry – first round (Temple–Lehigh, Georgia Tech–Iowa State) at Hartford, Connecticut
  • Bob Carpenter and Dan Belluomini – first round (Indiana–Richmond, Georgetown–LSU) at Hartford, Connecticut
  • Ralph Hacker and Bucky Waters – first round (Duke–Boston University, Missouri–Rhode Island) at Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  • Bob Rathbun and Dan Bonner – first round (Syracuse–North Carolina A&T, SMU–Notre Dame) at Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  • Fred White and Larry Conley – first round (Oklahoma–Chattanooga, Louisville–Oregon State) at Atlanta, Georgia
  • Mike Patrick and Bob Ortegel – first round (Brigham Young–Charlotte, Auburn–Bradley) at Atlanta, Georgia
  • Tom Hammond and Mike Pratt – first round (Kentucky–Southern, Illinois–UTSA) at Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Mick Hubert and Jack Givens – first round (Villanova–Arkansas, Maryland–UC Santa Barbara) at Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Eddie Doucette and John Laskowski – first round (Purdue–Fairleigh Dickinson, Kansas State–La Salle) at South Bend, Indiana
  • Wayne Larrivee and Jim Gibbons – first round (DePaul–Wichita State, Baylor–Memphis State) at South Bend, Indiana
  • Ron Franklin and Quinn Buckner – first round (Pittsburgh–Eastern Michigan, N.C. State–Murray State) at Lincoln, Nebraska
  • John Sanders and Gary Thompson – first round (Kansas–Xavier, Vanderbilt–Utah State) at Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Pete Solomon and Derrek Dickey – first round (Arizona–Cornell) at Los Angeles, California
  • Phil Stone and Lynn Shackelford – first round (Iowa–Florida State, Seton Hall–UTEP) at Los Angeles, California
  • Ted Robinson and Bruce Larson – first round (North Carolina–North Texas) at Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Frank Fallon and Bruce Larson – first round (Michigan–Boise State) at Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Frank Fallon and Irv Brown – first round (Wyoming–Loyola Marymount) at Salt Lake City, Utah

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  2. ^ Associated Press (March 6, 1990). "Maryland Gets 3-Year Penalty : College basketball: NCAA cites university for 18 violations and orders it to return money earned from 1988 tournament". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
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