1988 MEAC men's basketball tournament

The 1988 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 3–5, 1988, at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. North Carolina A&T defeated Florida A&M, 101–86 in the championship game, to win its seventh consecutive MEAC Tournament title.

1988 MEAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1987–88
Teams	7
Site	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Champions	North Carolina A&T (13th title)
Winning coach	Don Corbett (7th title)
MVP	Claude Williams (North Carolina A&T)
MEAC men's basketball tournaments

1987–88 MEAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Carolina A&T †	16	–	0		1.000			26	–	3		.897
Florida A&M	11	–	5		.688			22	–	8		.733
South Carolina State	10	–	6		.625			16	–	13		.552
Howard	9	–	7		.563			15	–	12		.556
Coppin State	8	–	7		.533			13	–	14		.481
Morgan State	7	–	8		.467			13	–	17		.433
Maryland Eastern Shore	5	–	11		.313			7	–	20		.259
Bethune–Cookman	4	–	12		.250			6	–	21		.222
Delaware State	1	–	15		.063			3	–	25		.107
† 1988 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The Aggies earned an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament as a No. 14 seed in the East region.

Format

Seven of nine conference members participated, with play beginning in the quarterfinal round. Teams were seeded based on their regular season conference record.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 3					Semifinals March 4					Final March 5
						1	North Carolina A&T	67
						4	Howard	62
	4	Howard	65
	5	Morgan State	59
											1	North Carolina A&T	101
											2	Florida A&M	86
	3	South Carolina State	88
	6	Maryland Eastern Shore	77
						3	South Carolina State	65
						2	North Carolina A&T	73
	2	Florida A&M	104
	7	Delaware State	73