1988 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament

1988 NCAA Division II
women's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Fargo, North Dakota
Champions	Hampton Lady Pirates (1st title)
Runner-up	West Texas State Buffaloes (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Delta State Lady Statesmen (2nd Final Four) North Dakota State Bison (2nd Final Four)
Winning coach	James Sweat (1st title)
MOP	Jackie Dolberry (Hampton)
NCAA Division II women's tournaments «1987 1989»

The 1988 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was the seventh annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division II women's collegiate basketball in the United States.^[1]

Hampton defeated West Texas State in the championship game, 65–48, claiming the Lady Pirates' first NCAA Division II national title.

The championship rounds were contested in Fargo, North Dakota.

The championship field increased for the first time, from twenty-four to thirty-two teams, in 1988.