The 1988 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament was the eighth annual single-elimination tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of women's collegiate field hockey among its Division I members in the United States, the culmination of the 1988 NCAA Division I field hockey season.

Old Dominion won their fourth championship, defeating Iowa in the final, 2–1.

[1] The championship rounds were held at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.