1988 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament - First and Second Rounds

First and Second Rounds

In 1988, the field remained at 40 teams. The teams were seeded, and assigned to four geographic regions, with seeds 1-10 in each region. In Round 1, seeds 8 and 9 faced each other for the opportunity to face the 1 seed in the second round, while seeds 7 and 10 faced each other for the opportunity to face the 2 seed. In the first two rounds, the higher seed was given the opportunity to host the first round game. In most cases, the higher seed accepted the opportunity. The exception:

• Seventh seeded Colorado played tenth seeded Eastern Illinois at Eastern Illinois

The following table lists the region, host school, venue and the twenty-four first and second round locations:

Queens Philadelphia Philadelphia Columbia Lawrence Nacogdoches Charleston 1988 NCAA first round (The pogs for Lasalle (Philadelphia), St. Joe's (Philadelphia) and Villanova overlap) Charlottesville Knoxville Harrisonburg College Park Columbus Auburn Athens Missoula Austin University Ruston Iowa City Seattle Long Beach Carson 1988 NCAA second round

Region	Rnd	Host	Venue	City	State
East	1	Villanova University	The Pavilion	Villanova	Pennsylvania
East	1	Saint John's University	Alumni Hall (Carnesecca)	Queens	New York
East	2	Rutgers University	Louis Brown Athletic Center	Piscataway	New Jersey
East	2	University of Virginia	University Hall (University of Virginia)	Charlottesville	Virginia
East	2	University of Tennessee	Stokely Athletic Center	Knoxville	Tennessee
East	2	James Madison University	James Madison University Convocation Center	Harrisonburg	Virginia
Mideast	1	Saint Joseph's University	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania
Mideast	1	La Salle University	Hayman Hall (Tom Gola Arena)	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania
Mideast	2	University of Maryland	Cole Field House	College Park	Maryland
Mideast	2	Ohio State University	St. John Arena	Columbus	Ohio
Mideast	2	Auburn University	Memorial Coliseum (Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum)	Auburn	Alabama
Mideast	2	University of Georgia	Georgia Coliseum (Stegeman Coliseum)	Athens	Georgia
Midwest	1	University of South Carolina	Carolina Coliseum	Columbia	South Carolina
Midwest	1	University of Kansas	Allen Field House	Lawrence	Kansas
Midwest	2	University of Montana	Dahlberg Arena	Missoula	Montana
Midwest	2	University of Texas	Frank Erwin Center	Austin	Texas
Midwest	2	University of Mississippi	Tad Smith Coliseum	University	Mississippi
Midwest	2	Louisiana Tech University	Thomas Assembly Center	Ruston	Louisiana
West	1	Stephen F. Austin University	William R. Johnson Coliseum	Nacogdoches	Texas
West	1	Eastern Illinois University	Lantz Arena	Charleston	Illinois
West	2	University of Iowa	Carver–Hawkeye Arena	Iowa City	Indiana
West	2	University of Washington	Hec Edmundson Pavilion	Seattle	Washington
West	2	Long Beach State	University Gym (Gold Mine)	Long Beach	California