| Type: | NAIA |
| Year: | 1988 |
| Teams: | 32 |
| Finalfourarena: | Kemper Arena |
| Finalfourcity: | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Champions: | Grand Canyon (AZ) |
| Titlecount: | 3 |
| Champgamecount: | 3 |
| Champffcount: | 3 |
| Runnerup: | Auburn-Montgomery |
| Gamecount: | 1 |
| Runnerffcount: | 1 |
| Semifinal1: | Charleston (SC) |
| Finalfourcount1: | 2 |
| Semifinal2: | Waynesburg (PA) |
| Finalfourcount2: | 1 |
| Mvp: | Rodney Johns |
| Mvpteam: | Grand Canyon |
| Hustle: | Shawn McCallister |
| Hustleschool: | Waynesburg (PA) |
| Attendance: | unknown |
The 1988 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 51st annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1]
This was the last time that a third-place game (featuring the losing national semifinalist teams) determined 3rd and 4th places in the tournament on the court.