1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

Tournament dates

March 17, 1988 – April 4, 1988

National Championship

Kemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri

NCAA Champions

Kansas

Other champions

Connecticut (NIT)

Player of the Year
(Naismith, Wooden)

Danny Manning, Kansas

NCAA Division I basketball seasons
«1986–87	1988–89»

1987-88 American South Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Louisiana Tech †	7	–	3	.700	22	–	9	.710
New Orleans	7	–	3	.700	21	–	11	.656
Lamar	5	–	5	.500	20	–	11	.645
Arkansas State	4	–	6	.400	21	–	14	.600
Texas-Rio Grande Valley	4	–	6	.400	14	–	14	.500
Louisiana-Lafayette	3	–	7	.300	12	–	16	.429

† 1988 American South Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1987–88 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#1 Temple †	18	–	0	1.000	32	–	2	.941
Rhode Island	14	–	4	.778	28	–	7	.800
West Virginia	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Saint Joseph's	9	–	9	.500	15	–	14	.517
Penn State	9	–	9	.500	13	–	14	.481
George Washington	7	–	11	.389	13	–	15	.464
St. Bonaventure	7	–	11	.389	13	–	15	.464
Duquesne	6	–	12	.333	11	–	21	.344
UMass	5	–	13	.278	10	–	17	.370
Rutgers	3	–	15	.167	7	–	22	.241

† 1988 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1987–88 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#7 North Carolina	11	–	3	.786	27	–	7	.794
#14 NC State	10	–	4	.714	24	–	7	.774
#5 Duke †	9	–	5	.643	28	–	7	.800
Georgia Tech	8	–	6	.571	22	–	10	.688
Maryland	6	–	8	.429	18	–	13	.581
Virginia	5	–	9	.357	13	–	18	.419
Clemson	4	–	10	.286	14	–	15	.483
Wake Forest	3	–	11	.214	10	–	18	.357

† 1988 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1987–88 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#8 Pittsburgh	12	–	4	.750	24	–	7	.774
#9 Syracuse†	11	–	5	.688	26	–	9	.743
Georgetown	9	–	7	.563	20	–	10	.667
Villanova	9	–	7	.563	24	–	13	.649
St. John's	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Seton Hall	8	–	8	.500	22	–	13	.629
Boston College	6	–	10	.375	18	–	15	.545
Providence	5	–	11	.313	11	–	17	.393
Connecticut	4	–	12	.250	20	–	14	.588

† 1988 Big East Tournament winner As of April 4, 1988; Rankings from AP Poll

1987–88 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#4 Oklahoma†	12	–	2	.857	35	–	4	.897
#20 Kansas State	11	–	3	.786	25	–	9	.735
Kansas	9	–	5	.643	27	–	11	.711
Missouri	7	–	7	.500	19	–	11	.633
Iowa State	6	–	8	.429	20	–	12	.625
Oklahoma State	4	–	10	.286	14	–	16	.467
Nebraska	4	–	10	.286	13	–	18	.419
Colorado	3	–	11	.214	7	–	21	.250

† 1988 Big Eight Tournament winner As of March 3, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

1987-88 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boise State †	13	–	3	.813	24	–	6	.800
Idaho	11	–	5	.688	19	–	11	.633
Montana State	10	–	6	.625	19	–	11	.633
Idaho State	8	–	8	.500	15	–	13	.536
Nevada	8	–	8	.500	15	–	13	.536
Montana	7	–	9	.438	18	–	11	.621
Northern Arizona	7	–	9	.438	10	–	18	.357
Weber State	6	–	10	.375	9	–	21	.300
Eastern Washington	2	–	14	.125	6	–	21	.222

† 1988 Big Sky Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1987–88 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Coastal Carolina	9	–	3	.750	17	–	11	.607
Baptist College	8	–	4	.667	17	–	12	.586
Radford	8	–	4	.667	16	–	14	.533
Winthrop †	5	–	7	.417	17	–	13	.567
UNC Asheville	5	–	7	.417	13	–	15	.464
Augusta State	4	–	8	.333	8	–	18	.308
Campbell	3	–	9	.250	11	–	16	.407

† 1988 Big South Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1987–88 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#3 Purdue	16	–	2	.889	29	–	4	.879
#10 Michigan	13	–	5	.722	26	–	8	.765
#17 Iowa	12	–	6	.667	24	–	10	.706
#16 Illinois	12	–	6	.667	23	–	10	.697
Indiana	11	–	7	.611	19	–	10	.655
Ohio State	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Wisconsin	6	–	12	.333	12	–	16	.429
Michigan State	5	–	13	.278	10	–	18	.357
Minnesota	4	–	14	.222	10	–	18	.357
Northwestern	2	–	16	.111	7	–	21	.250

Rankings from AP Poll

1987-88 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Richmond †	11	–	3	.786	26	–	7	.788
American	9	–	5	.643	14	–	14	.500
George Mason	9	–	5	.643	20	–	10	.667
North Carolina-Wilmington	8	–	6	.571	15	–	14	.517
Navy	6	–	8	.429	12	–	16	.429
James Madison	5	–	9	.357	10	–	18	.357
William & Mary	5	–	9	.357	10	–	19	.345
East Carolina	3	–	11	.214	8	–	20	.286

† 1988 CAA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1987 and ended with the Final Four in Kansas City, Missouri on April 4, 1988.

Beginning in 1987–88, the following rules changes were implemented:

The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.

These schools joined new conferences for the 1987–88 season.

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