D ub lin - class ▁ships ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁Category : 1 7 5 7 ▁ships <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁NCAA ▁basketball ▁tournament s ▁were ▁the ▁ 6 4 th ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Colleg iate ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ▁( Ph ili pp ines )' ▁basketball ▁tournament s . ▁The ▁San ▁Sebastian ▁St ags ▁won ▁both ▁r ounds ▁of ▁elim ination , ▁becoming ▁out right ▁champions ▁of ▁the ▁sen iors ' ▁division ; ▁the ▁San ▁B eda ▁Red ▁C ubs ▁also ▁won ▁both ▁r ounds ▁in ▁the ▁juni ors ' ▁division , ▁with ▁the ▁J RU ▁Light ▁Bom bers ▁coming ▁in ▁second . ▁ ▁Sen iors ' ▁tournament ▁ ▁El im ination ▁round ▁Format : ▁Tournament ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁hal ves : ▁w inners ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁hal ves ▁dispute ▁the ▁championship ▁in ▁a ▁best - of - 3 ▁final s ▁series ▁unless : ▁A ▁team ▁wins ▁both ▁r ounds . ▁In ▁that ▁case , ▁the ▁winning ▁team ▁automatically ▁wins ▁the ▁championship . ▁A ▁third ▁team ▁has ▁a ▁better ▁cum ulative ▁record ▁than ▁both ▁final ists . ▁In ▁that ▁case , ▁the ▁third ▁team ▁has ▁to ▁win ▁in ▁a ▁play off ▁against ▁the ▁team ▁that ▁won ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁team ▁that ▁won ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁in ▁a ▁best - of - 3 ▁final s ▁series . ▁ ▁First ▁round ▁team ▁stand ings ▁Season ▁host ▁is ▁bold fac ed . ▁ ▁Second ▁round ▁team ▁stand ings ▁Season ▁host ▁is ▁bold fac ed . ▁ ▁C um