1988 Pacific Coast Athletic Association women's basketball tournament

1988 Pacific Coast Athletic Association women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteThe Forum
Inglewood, California
Quarterfinals siteCampus sites
Campus sites
ChampionsLong Beach State (2nd title)
Winning coachJoan Bonvicini (2nd title)
MVPPenny Toler (Long Beach State)
← 1987
1989 →
1987–88 Pacific Coast Athletic Association women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Long Beach State 18 0   1.000 28 6   .824
UNLV 14 4   .778 25 9   .735
Cal State Fullerton 12 6   .667 18 11   .621
San Diego State 11 7   .611 21 10   .677
Fresno State 11 7   .611 16 12   .571
UC Irvine 9 9   .500 11 16   .407
Hawaii 8 10   .444 14 14   .500
Pacific 4 14   .222 9 19   .321
UC Santa Barbara 3 15   .167 10 16   .385
San Jose State 0 18   .000 1 26   .037
1988 PCAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Pacific Coast Athletic Association women's basketball tournament took place March 10–12, 1988. The quarterfinal round was played at the home arena of the higher seed, while the semifinals and championship were held at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Long Beach State cruised to their second straight tournament title and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. The 49ers would go on to reach the Final Four in back-to-back seasons.