The 1988 Association of Mid-Continent Universities Tournament took place from May 13 through 16. The top 4 regular season finishers of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament held in Chicago, Illinois. won the tournament for the fifth time, en route to winning the first six titles.
Format and seeding The top two teams from each division advanced to the tournament. The top seed from each division played the second seed from the opposite division in the second round. + Blue Division Team W L Pct. GB Seed 6 5 .545 — 1B 6 6 .500 .5 2B 5 6 .455 1 —+ Gray Division Team W L Pct. GB Seed 12 0 1.000 — 1G 6 6 .500 6 2G 4 8 .333 8 — 2 10 .167 10 —
Tournament
All-Tournament Team Name School Dale Bowling Southwest Missouri State Mike DiBenedetto Eastern Illinois Tony Floyd Southwest Missouri State Dan Hargis Eastern Illinois Jeff Jetel Eastern Illinois Jeff Kaiser Southwest Missouri State Pat Kelly Southwest Missouri State Dana Leibovitz Eastern Illinois Dave McDevitt Eastern Illinois Mark Neff Southwest Missouri State Jim Phillos UIC Mike Ruble Southwest Missouri State
Tournament Most Valuable Player Tony Floyd of Southwest Missouri State was named Tournament MVP.
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