| Teams | 32 | ||||
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| Finals site | Springfield, Massachusetts | ||||
| Champions | Lowell Chiefs (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Alaska–Anchorage Seawolves (1st title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Don Doucette (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Leo Parent (Lowell) | ||||
| Attendance | 56,123 | ||||
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The 1988 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1987–88 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by the University of Lowell (now the University of Massachusetts Lowell), and Lowell's Leo Parent was the Most Outstanding Player.
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1988 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Quarterfinals (orange) Final Four (red)