- Source: 1988 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball tournament
- 1988 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball tournament
- 1987 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball tournament
- 1989 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball tournament
- Summit League
- Northern Illinois Huskies
- Northeastern Illinois University
- Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
- Akron Zips baseball
- Cleveland State Vikings
- Eastern Illinois Panthers
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. Southwest Missouri State 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.
Tournament
All-Tournament Team
= Tournament Most Valuable Player
=Tony Floyd of Southwest Missouri State was named Tournament MVP.