1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1987 and ended with the Final Four in Kansas City, Missouri on April 4, 1988.
Season headlines
Major rule changes
Beginning in 1987–88, the following rules changes were implemented:Season outlook
Pre-season polls
The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.Conference membership changes
These schools joined new conferences for the 1987–88 season.| School | Former conference | New conference |
| Arkansas State | Southland Conference | American South Conference |
| Lamar | Southland Conference | American South Conference |
| Louisiana Tech | Southland Conference | American South Conference |
| New Orleans | NCAA Division I Independent | American South Conference |
| SW Louisiana | NCAA Division I Independent | American South Conference |
| Texas-Rio Grande Valley | NCAA Division I Independent | American South Conference |
| UCF | NCAA Division I Independent | American South Conference |
Regular season
Conference winners and tournaments
Conference standings
Statistical leaders
Postseason tournaments
NCAA Tournament
Final Four - [Kemper Arena], [Kansas City, Missouri]
National Invitation Tournament
NIT Semifinals and Final
Award winners
Consensus All-American teams
Major player of the year awards
- Wooden Award: Danny Manning, Kansas
- Naismith Award: Danny Manning, Kansas
- Associated Press Player of the Year: Hersey Hawkins, Bradley
- UPI Player of the Year: Hersey Hawkins, Bradley
- NABC Player of the Year: Danny Manning, Kansas
- Oscar Robertson Trophy : Hersey Hawkins, Bradley
- Adolph Rupp Trophy: Hersey Hawkins, Bradley
- Sporting News Player of the Year: Hersey Hawkins, Bradley
Major coach of the year awards
- Associated Press Coach of the Year: John Chaney, Temple
- UPI Coach of the Year: John Chaney, Temple
- Henry Iba Award : John Chaney, Temple
- NABC Coach of the Year: John Chaney, Temple
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Larry Brown, Kansas
- CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: John Chaney, Temple
Other major awards
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award : Jerry Johnson, Florida Southern
- Robert V. Geasey Trophy : Lionel Simmons, La Salle
- NIT/Haggerty Award : Mark Bryant, Seton Hall