1988 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1988 America East men's basketball tournament was hosted by the Hartford Hawks at the Hartford Civic Center. Only the top eight schools made it to the 1988 tournament, therefore excluding both Colgate and Vermont. Boston University gained its second overall America East Conference Championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament with its win over Niagara University. Boston University was given the 15th seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to Duke 85–69. Siena College gained a bid to the NIT and lost in the first round to Boston College 73–65.

1988 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1987–88
ChampionsBoston University (2nd title)
Winning coachMike Jarvis (1st title)
MVPJeff Timberlake (Boston University)
North Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournaments
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1987–88 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Siena 16 2   .889 23 6   .793
Boston University 14 4   .778 23 8   .742
Hartford 12 6   .667 15 16   .484
Niagara 12 6   .667 15 15   .500
Northeastern 11 7   .611 15 13   .536
Maine 10 8   .556 13 15   .464
Canisius 7 11   .389 7 20   .259
New Hampshire 3 15   .167 4 25   .138
Colgate 3 15   .167 4 23   .148
Vermont 2 16   .111 3 24   .111
1988 North Atlantic tournament[1] winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket and results

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Siena 63
8 New Hampshire 70
8 New Hampshire 59
4 Niagara 62
4 Niagara 70
5 Northeastern 57
4 Niagara 68
2 Boston U. 79
3 Hartford 73
6 Maine 61
3 Hartford 73
2 Boston U. 82
2 Boston U. 64
7 Canisius 55

References

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