1988 NAIA Women's Basketball Tournament
The 1988 NAIA Women's Basketball Tournament was the eighth annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its members in the United States and Canada.
| 1988 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament | |
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| Teams | 16 |
| Finals Site |  Kansas City, Missouri |
| Champions | Oklahoma City Chiefs (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Fab Four) |
| Runner-Up | Claflin Lady Panthers (1st title game, 1st Fab Four) |
| Semifinalists | Arkansas Tech Golden Suns (2nd Fab Four) Wingate Bulldogs (1st Fab Four) |
| Coach of the Year | Bob Colon (Oklahoma City) |
| Chuck Taylor MVP | Miriam Walker (Claflin) |
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award | Kala Cooley (Arkansas Tech) |
| Top scorer | Miriam Walker (Claflin) (164 points) |
Oklahoma City defeated Claflin in the championship game, 113–95, to claim the Chiefs' first NAIA national title.
The tournament was played in Kansas City, Missouri.[1]
Qualification
The tournament field remained fixed at sixteen teams, with seeds assigned to the top eight teams.
The tournament utilized a simple single-elimination format, with an additional third-place game for the two teams that lost in the semifinals.
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | National championship | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wingate | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
| Charleston (WV) | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wingate | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Union (TN) | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| Central Washington | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Union (TN) | 91 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wingate | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Oklahoma City | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | St. Ambrose | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rocky Mountain | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | St. Ambrose | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Oklahoma City | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. Joseph's (ME) | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Oklahoma City | 99 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Oklahoma City | 113 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Claflin | 95 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Arkansas Tech | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Arkansas Tech | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota Duluth | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota Duluth | 72* | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Wayland Baptist | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Arkansas Tech | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Claflin | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Saginaw Valley | 70 | National third place | ||||||||||||||||
| Dillard | 104 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dillard | 88 | 1 | Wingate | 81 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Claflin | 107 | 3 | Arkansas Tech | 86* | ||||||||||||||
| Cumberland | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Claflin | 88* | |||||||||||||||||
See also
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