| Year: | 1988 |
| Division: | III |
| Finalfourcity: | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Champions: | Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Runnerup: | Scranton Royals |
| Gamecount: | 3rd |
| Semifinal1: | Hartwick Hawks |
| Finalfourcount: | 1st |
| Semifinal2: | Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves |
| Finalfourcount2: | 3rd |
| Coach: | Gene Mehaffey (OWU) |
| Mop: | Scott Tedder (OWU) |
| Attendance: | 34373 |
The 1988 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 14th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.
Held during March 1988, the field included thirty-two teams and the final championship rounds were contested at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.[1]
Ohio Wesleyan defeated Scranton, 92–70, to claim their first NCAA Division III national title.