1987–88 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team

The 1987–88 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by ninth-year head coach Joe Ciampi, played their home games at Joel H. Eaves Memorial Coliseum as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 32–3, 9–0 in SEC play to win the conference regular season title. Ranked No. 1, they lost to Tennessee in championship game of the SEC women's tournament. Auburn finished the regular season ranked No. 3 and was selected as the No. 1 seed in the Mideast regional of the NCAA tournament. They defeated Penn State, Georgia, and Maryland to reach the first Final Four in program history. The Lady Tigers then defeated No. 2 seed in the Midwest region, Long Beach State, to reach the National championship game where Auburn was defeated by Louisiana Tech, 56–54.

This season marked the first of three straight National runner-up finishes for the Auburn women's basketball program.

Schedule
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!colspan=9 style=| SEC Tournament

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Awards and honors

 * Vickie Orr – SEC Player of the Year, First-team All-American
 * Joe Ciampi – SEC Coach of the Year