1988 MAC men's basketball tournament

1988 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1987–88
Teams7
First round siteCampus Arenas
Campus Sites
Finals siteCentennial Hall
Toledo, OH
ChampionsEastern Michigan (1st title)
Winning coachBen Braun (1st title)
MVPGrant Long (Eastern Michigan)
MAC men's basketball tournaments
1987–88 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Michigan 14 2   .875 22 8   .733
Central Michigan 10 6   .625 19 13   .594
Ohio 9 7   .563 16 14   .533
Ball State 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
Western Michigan 7 9   .438 12 17   .414
Bowling Green 7 9   .438 12 16   .429
Kent State 6 10   .375 10 18   .357
Miami (OH) 6 10   .375 9 18   .333
Toledo 5 11   .313 15 12   .556
1988 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 MAC men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10 at Centennial Hall in Toledo, Ohio. Top-seeded Eastern Michigan defeated Ohio in the championship game by the score of 94–80 to win their first MAC men's basketball tournament and a bid to the NCAA tournament. There they lost to Pittsburgh in the first round. Grant Long of Eastern Michigan was named the tournament MVP.