1988 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Gender=Women's
Year=1988


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Caption=
Teams=40
FinalFourArena=
FinalFourCity=Tacoma, Washington
Champions=Louisiana Tech
TitleCount=2nd
RunnerUp=Auburn
GameCount=1st
Semifinal1=Tennessee
FinalFourCount=5th
Semifinal2=Long Beach State
FinalFourCount2=2nd
Coach=
CoachCount=
MOP=Erica Westbrooks
MOPTeam=Louisiana Tech
Attendance=
OneTopScorer=
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=
TopScorerTeam=
TopScorer2=
TopScorer2Team=
Points=The 1988 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 16 and ended on April 3. The tournament featured 40 teams. The Final Four consisted of Long Beach State, Auburn, Tennessee, and Louisiana Tech, with Louisiana Tech winning its second title with a 56-54 victory over Auburn. [cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/1244/1988-bracket.html|title=1988 NCAA National Championship Tournament|accessdate=2007-04-16] Louisiana Tech's Erica Westbrooks was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. [cite web|url=http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/history/tournament/womensmop.htm|title=CHN Basketball History: Most Outstanding Player|accessdate=2007-04-16]

Brackets

West Regional - Long Beach, CA

4RoundBracket-Byes
RD1=First round March 16
RD2=Second round March 19-20
RD3=Regional semifinals March 24
RD4=Regional finals March 26

RD1-seed01=8
RD1-team01=Stephen F. Austin
RD1-score01=84
RD1-seed02=9
RD1-team02=LSU
| RD1-score02=62
RD1-seed09=7
RD1-team09=Colorado
RD1-score09=78
RD1-seed10=10
RD1-team10=Eastern Illinois
RD1-score10=72

RD2-seed01=8
RD2-team01=Stephen F. Austin
RD2-score01=65
RD2-seed02=1
RD2-team02=Iowa
RD2-score02=83
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Nebraska
RD2-score03=82
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Southern California
RD2-score04=100
RD2-seed05=7
RD2-team05=Colorado
RD2-score05=64
RD2-seed06=2
RD2-team06=Long Beach St.
RD2-score06=103
RD2-seed07=3
RD2-team07=Washington
RD2-score07=99
RD2-seed08=6
RD2-team08=New Mexico St.
RD2-score08=74

RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Iowa
RD3-score01=79
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Southern California
RD3-score02=67
RD3-seed03=2
RD3-team03=Long Beach St.
RD3-score03=104
RD3-seed04=3
RD3-team04=Washington
RD3-score04=78

RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Iowa
RD4-score01=78
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Long Beach St.
RD4-score02=98

Mideast Regional - Atlanta, GA

4RoundBracket-Byes
RD1=First round March 16
RD2=Second round March 19-20
RD3=Regional semifinals March 24
RD4=Regional finals March 26

RD1-seed01=8
RD1-team01=La Salle
RD1-score01=85
RD1-seed02=9
RD1-team02=Penn St.
RD1-score02=86
RD1-seed09=7
RD1-team09=St. Joseph's
RD1-score09=68
RD1-seed10=10
RD1-team10=Bowling Green
RD1-score10=66

RD2-seed01=9
RD2-team01=Penn St.
RD2-score01=66
RD2-seed02=1
RD2-team02=Auburn
RD2-score02=94
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Western Kentucky
RD2-score03=66
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Georgia
RD2-score04=84
RD2-seed05=7
RD2-team05=St. Joseph's
RD2-score05=67
RD2-seed06=2
RD2-team06=Maryland
RD2-score06=78
RD2-seed07=3
RD2-team07=Ohio St.
RD2-score07=116
RD2-seed08=6
RD2-team08=Syracuse
RD2-score08=75

RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Auburn
RD3-score01=68
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Georgia
RD3-score02=65
RD3-seed03=2
RD3-team03=Maryland
RD3-score03=81
RD3-seed04=3
RD3-team04=Ohio St.
RD3-score04=66

RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Auburn
RD4-score01=103
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Maryland
RD4-score02=74

East Regional - Norfolk, VA

4RoundBracket-Byes
RD1=First round March 16
RD2=Second round March 19-20
RD3=Regional semifinals March 24
RD4=Regional finals March 26

RD1-seed01=8
RD1-team01=Villanova
RD1-score01=51
RD1-seed02=9
RD1-team02=Wake Forest
RD1-score02=53
RD1-seed09=7
RD1-team09=St. John's (NY)
RD1-score09=83
RD1-seed10=10
RD1-team10=Fairfield
RD1-score10=70

RD2-seed01=9
RD2-team01=Wake Forest
RD2-score01=66
RD2-seed02=1
RD2-team02=Tennessee
RD2-score02=94
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Clemson
RD2-score03=63
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=James Madison
RD2-score04=70
RD2-seed05=7
RD2-team05=St. John's (NY)
RD2-score05=64
RD2-seed06=2
RD2-team06=Virginia
RD2-score06=85
RD2-seed07=3
RD2-team07=Rutgers
RD2-score07=88
RD2-seed08=6
RD2-team08=Old Dominion
RD2-score08=78

RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Tennessee
RD3-score01=72
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=James Madison
RD3-score02=52
RD3-seed03=2
RD3-team03=Virginia
RD3-score03=89
RD3-seed04=3
RD3-team04=Rutgers
RD3-score04=75

RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Tennessee
RD4-score01=84
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Virginia
RD4-score02=76

Midwest Regional - Austin, TX

4RoundBracket-Byes
RD1=First round March 16
RD2=Second round March 19-20
RD3=Regional semifinals March 24
RD4=Regional finals March 26

RD1-seed01=8
RD1-team01=South Carolina
RD1-score01=77
RD1-seed02=9
RD1-team02=Alabama
RD1-score02=63
RD1-seed09=7
RD1-team09=Kansas
RD1-score09=81
RD1-seed10=10
RD1-team10=Middle Tennessee St.
RD1-score10=75

RD2-seed01=8
RD2-team01=South Carolina
RD2-score01=58
RD2-seed02=1
RD2-team02=Texas
RD2-score02=77
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Stanford
RD2-score03=74
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Montana
RD2-score04=72 (OT)
RD2-seed05=7
RD2-team05=Kansas
RD2-score05=50
RD2-seed06=2
RD2-team06=Louisiana Tech
RD2-score06=89
RD2-seed07=3
RD2-team07=Mississippi
RD2-score07=74
RD2-seed08=6
RD2-team08=Houston
RD2-score08=68

RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Texas
RD3-score01=79
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Stanford
RD3-score02=58
RD3-seed03=2
RD3-team03=Louisiana Tech
RD3-score03=80
RD3-seed04=3
RD3-team04=Mississippi
RD3-score04=60

RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Texas
RD4-score01=80
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Louisiana Tech
RD4-score02=83

Final Four - Tacoma, WA

4TeamBracket
RD1=National Semifinals
April 1
RD2=National Championship
April 3
RD1-seed1=2W
RD1-team1=Long Beach St.
RD1-score1=55
RD1-seed2=1ME
RD1-team2=Auburn
RD1-score2=68
RD1-seed3=1E
RD1-team3=Tennessee
RD1-score3=59
RD1-seed4=2MW
RD1-team4=Louisiana Tech
RD1-score4=68

RD2-seed1=1ME
RD2-team1=Auburn
RD2-score1=54
RD2-seed2=2MW
RD2-team2=Louisiana Tech
RD2-score2=56

ee also

* 1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

References