1988 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament
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{{Infobox field hockey
| tournament = 1988 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament
| country = {{USA}}
| city = {{flagicon|Pennsylvania}} Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| venues = Franklin Field
| dates = November 12–20, 1988
| teams = 12
| champions = Old Dominion (4th title)
| second = Iowa
| third = Northeastern
| matches = 11
| goals = 38
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer_goals =
| best_player =
| previous_year = 1987
| next_year = 1989
}}
The 1988 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament was the eighth annual single-elimination tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of women's collegiate field hockey among its Division I members in the United States, the culmination of the 1988 NCAA Division I field hockey season.
Old Dominion won their fourth championship, defeating Iowa in the final, 2–1.{{cite web|title=DIVISION I FIELD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK|url=http://fs.ncaa.org.s3.amazonaws.com/Docs/stats/w_field_hockey/RecordBook/D1champs.pdf|work=NCAA|publisher=NCAA.org|accessdate=25 July 2023}}
The championship rounds were held at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Qualifying
{{main|1988 NCAA Division I field hockey season}}
| class="wikitable" |
| Team
! Record ! Appearance ! Previous |
|---|
| Chico State
|7–5–3 |1st |Never |
| Connecticut
|14–3–1 |7th |1986 |
| Delaware
|16–2–2 |2nd |1982 |
| Iowa
|16–5 |7th |1987 |
| Maryland
|11–8–2 |3rd |1987 |
| Massachusetts
|17–2–1 |8th |1987 |
| North Carolina
|17–1 |6th |1987 |
| Northeastern
|13–3–2 |1st |Never |
| Northwestern
|17–1–1 |7th |1987 |
| Old Dominion
|23–1 |8th |1987 |
| Penn
|13–1–1 |3rd |1986 |
| Penn State
|14–5–1 |7th |1987 |
Bracket
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1=First round
November 12
Campus sites
| RD2=Second round
November 13
Campus sites
| RD3=Semifinals
November 19
Philadelphia, PA
| RD4=Championship
November 20
Philadelphia, PA
| RD5=Third place
| seeds=no
| team-width=150
| score-width=30
| boldwinner=high
| byes=1
| RD1-group1 = Norfolk, VA regional
| RD1-group2 = Philadelphia, PA regional
| RD1-group3 = Iowa City, IA regional
| RD1-group4 = Amherst, MA regional
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team01= North Carolina
| RD1-score01= 2
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02=Maryland
| RD1-score02= 0
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05= Penn State
| RD1-score05= 3
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06=Delaware
| RD1-score06=1
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09= Iowa
| RD1-score09= 3
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10= Chico State
| RD1-score10= 0
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13= Northeastern
| RD1-score13= 2
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14= Connecticut
| RD1-score14= 1
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01= Old Dominion
| RD2-score01= 2
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02= North Carolina
| RD2-score02= 1
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-score03= 2
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04= Penn State
| RD2-score04= 1
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05= Northwestern
| RD2-score05= 3
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06= Iowa (OT)
| RD2-score06= 4
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07= Massachusetts
| RD2-score07= 1
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08= Northeastern
| RD2-score08= 2
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01= Old Dominion
| RD3-score01= 4
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02= Penn
| RD3-score02= 0
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03= Iowa
| RD3-score03= 2
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04= Northeastern
| RD3-score04= 1
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01= Old Dominion
| RD4-score01= 2
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02= Iowa
| RD4-score02= 1
| RD5-seed01=
| RD5-team01= Penn
| RD5-score01= 0
| RD5-seed02=
| RD5-team02= Northeastern
| RD5-score02= 1
}}
See also
References
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{{NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship}}
{{1988–89 NCAA Division I championships navbox}}
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Category:1988 in women's field hockey