1988 NAIA men's basketball tournament

1988 (1988) NAIA men's basketball tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Kemper Arena,; Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	Grand Canyon (AZ) (3 title, 3 title game,; 3 Fab Four)
Runner-up	Auburn-Montgomery (1 title game,; 1 Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Charleston (SC) (2 Final Four); Waynesburg (PA) (1 Final Four);
Charles Stevenson; Hustle Award	Shawn McCallister (Waynesburg (PA))
Chuck Taylor MVP	Rodney Johns (Grand Canyon)
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The 1988 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 51st annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.^[1]

Teams32

Finals siteKemper Arena,
Kansas City, Missouri

ChampionsGrand Canyon (AZ) (3 title, 3 title game,
3 Fab Four)

Runner-upAuburn-Montgomery (1 title game,
1 Fab Four)

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This was the last time that a third-place game (featuring the losing national semifinalist teams) determined 3rd and 4th places in the tournament on the court.

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First round			Second round			Elite Eight			NAIA national semifinals			NAIA national championship

1	St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.)	93

-	Hillsdale (Mich.)	83
			1	St. Thomas Aquinas	84

			16	Wisconsin–Eau Claire	69
16	Wisconsin–Eau Claire	74

-	Westmont (Calif.)	59
						9	Charleston (S.C.)	81
TOP TIER
						1	St. Thomas Aquinas	61
9	College of Charleston (S.C.)	78

-	Defiance (Ohio)	62
			9	Charleston (S.C.)	73'

			-	Ozarks (Ark.)	59
8	Transylvania (Ky.)	75

-	Ozarks (Ark.)	79*
									9	Charleston (S.C.)	70

									4	Auburn-Montgomery	74
5	William Jewell (Mo.)	68

-	Georgia College	55
			12	Western Washington	70

			5	William Jewell	89
12	Western Washington	80

-	West Virginia Tech	67
						5	William Jewell	49
TOP TIER
						4	Auburn-Montgomery	51
13	Grace (Ind.)	97

-	Paul Quinn (Tex.)	89
			-	Grace	66

			4	Auburn-Montgomery	73
4	Auburn–Montgomery (Ala.)	79'

-	Hawaii Pacific	69
												4	Auburn-Montgomery	86

												11	Grand Canyon	89*
3	David Lipscomb (Tenn.)	89

-	East Texas Baptist	63
			3	David Lipscomb	108

			14	College of Idaho	123
14	College of Idaho	88

-	Southern Nazarene (Okla.)	75
						11	Grand Canyon	99*
BOTTOM TIER
						14	College of Idaho	96
11	Grand Canyon (Ariz.)	103

-	Hastings (Neb.)	75
			11	Grand Canyon	101

			6	Fort Hays State	95
6	Fort Hays State (Kan.)	95

-	Belmont Abbey (N.C.)	63
									11	Grand Canyon	108

									2	Waynesburg	106
7	McKendree (Ill.)	124

-	Huron (S.D.)	107
			7	McKendree	79

			-	Dordt	86
10	Mobile (Ala.)	71										NAIA third-place game

-	Dordt (Iowa)	86
						-	Dordt	66				9	Charleston (S.C.)	89
BOTTOM TIER
						2	Waynesburg	87				2	Waynesburg	61
15	Minnesota Duluth	70

-	Eastern (Pa.)	42
			15	Minnesota-Duluth	64

			2	Waynesburg	68
2	Waynesburg (Pa.)	83

-	Franklin Pierce (N.H.)	72

1988 NAIA men's basketball tournament

Awards and honors

Bracket

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