1988 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1988 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 4–6, 1988 at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The Chattanooga Mocs, led by head coach Mack McCarthy, won their fourth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1988 NCAA tournament.

1988 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1987–88
Teams	8
Site	Asheville Civic Center Asheville, NC
Champions	Chattanooga (4th title)
Winning coach	Mack McCarthy (1st title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1987–88 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Marshall	14	–	2		.875			24	–	8		.750
Furman	11	–	5		.688			18	–	10		.643
Davidson	9	–	7		.563			15	–	13		.536
East Tennessee State	9	–	7		.563			14	–	15		.483
Chattanooga †	8	–	8		.500			20	–	13		.606
Appalachian State	8	–	8		.500			16	–	13		.552
VMI	6	–	10		.375			13	–	17		.433
The Citadel	5	–	11		.313			8	–	20		.286
Western Carolina	2	–	14		.125			8	–	19		.296
† 1988 SoCon Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's nine members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament consisted of three rounds.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 4					Semifinals March 5					Finals March 6
	1	Marshall	121
	8	The Citadel	78
						1	Marshall	70
						5	Chattanooga	71
	4	Davidson	69
	5	Chattanooga	83
											5	Chattanooga	75
											7	VMI	61
	2	Furman	73
	7	VMI	78
						3	East Tennessee State	60
						7	VMI	79
	3	East Tennessee State	82
	6	Appalachian State	73

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions