1987 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

The 1987 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1986–87 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Kentucky Wesleyan College, with Kentucky Wesleyan's Sam Smith named the Most Outstanding Player.

1987 NCAA Division II
men's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Springfield, Massachusetts
Champions	Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers (5th title)
Runner-up	Gannon Knights (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Delta State Statesmen (1st Final Four) Billings State Yellow Jackets (1st Final Four)
Winning coach	Wayne Chapman (1st title)
MOP	Sam Smith (Kentucky Wesleyan)
Attendance	65,162
NCAA Division II men's tournaments «1986 1988»

Amarillo

Manchester

St. Cloud

Billings

Norfolk

Erie

Owensboro

Lakeland

Springfield

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1987 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Quarterfinals (orange) Final Four (red)

Regional participants

School	Outcome
New Hampshire College	Regional Champion
New Haven	Fourth Place
Sacred Heart	Runner-up
St. Anselm	Third Place

School	Outcome
C.W. Post	Third Place
Gannon	Regional Champion
Millersville	Runner-up
St. Michael's	Fourth Place

School	Outcome
Alabama A&M	Fourth Place
Florida Southern	Regional Champion
Tampa	Third Place
West Georgia	Runner-up

School	Outcome
Alaska–Anchorage	Runner-up
Cal State Dominguez Hills	Third Place
Cal State Hayward	Fourth Place
Eastern Montana	Regional Champion

School	Outcome
Ferris State	Runner-up
Lock Haven	Third Place
St. Cloud State	Regional Champion
Wayne State (MI)	Fourth Place

School	Outcome
Abilene Christian	Fourth Place
Delta State	Regional Champion
Southeast Missouri State	Runner-up
West Texas State	Third Place

School	Outcome
Mount St. Mary's	Runner-up
Norfolk State	Regional Champion
UDC	Fourth Place
Virginia Union	Third Place

School	Outcome
Johnson C. Smith	Fourth Place
Kentucky Wesleyan	Regional Champion
SIU Edwardsville	Runner-up
Southern Indiana	Third Place

*denotes tie

Regionals

New England - Manchester, New Hampshire

Location: NHC Fieldhouse Host: New Hampshire College

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7
	Sacred Heart		82
	St. Anselm		80
						Sacred Heart		67
						New Hampshire College		73
	New Hampshire College		71
	New Haven		70

• Third Place - St. Anselm 94, New Haven 88

East - Erie, Pennsylvania

Location: Hammermill Center Host: Gannon University

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7
	Millersville		83
	St. Michael's		76
						Millersville		82
						Gannon		85
	Gannon		80
	C.W. Post		71

• Third Place - C.W. Post 85, St. Michael's 72

South - Lakeland, Florida

Location: Jenkins Field House Host: Florida Southern College

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7
	West Georgia		81
	Tampa		73
						West Georgia		69
						Florida Southern		84
	Florida Southern		92
	Alabama A&M		83

• Third Place - Tampa 92, Alabama A&M 76

West - Billings, Montana

Location: Alterowitz Gym Host: Eastern Montana College

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 5					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 6
	Alaska–Anchorage		68
	Cal State Dominguez Hills		64
						Alaska–Anchorage		73
						Eastern Montana		79
	Eastern Montana		78
	Cal State Hayward		54

• Third Place - Cal State Hayward 71, Cal State Dominguez Hills 55

North Central - St. Cloud, Minnesota

Location: Halenbeck Hall Host: St. Cloud State University

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7
	Ferris State		70
	Wayne State (MI)		67
						Ferris State		69
						St. Cloud State		77
	St. Cloud State		81
	Lock Haven		64

• Third Place - Lock Haven 84, Wayne State 83

South Central - Amarillo, Texas

Location: Amarillo Civic Center Host: West Texas State University

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 5					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 6
	Delta State		88
	Abilene Christian		71
						Delta State		90*
						SE Missouri State		84
	SE Missouri State		72
	West Texas State		71

• Third Place - West Texas State 67, Abilene Christian 63

South Atlantic - Norfolk, Virginia

Location: Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Host: Norfolk State University

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7
	Norfolk State		68
	UDC		64
						Norfolk State		70
						Mount St. Mary's		66
	Mount St. Mary's		94
	Virginia Union		84

• Third Place - Virginia Union 99, UDC 92

Great Lakes - Owensboro, Kentucky

Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7
	Kentucky Wesleyan		112
	Johnson C. Smith		77
						Kentucky Wesleyan		89
						SIU Edwardsville		86
	SIU Edwardsville		88
	Southern Indiana		82

• Third Place - Southern Indiana 102, Johnson C. Smith 96

*denotes each overtime played

National Quarterfinals

	Quarterfinal - St. Cloud, MN Elite Eight March 14
	St. Cloud State		73
	Delta State		78

	Quarterfinal - Norfolk, VA Elite Eight March 14
	Norfolk State		74
	Kentucky Wesleyan		80

	Quarterfinal - Erie, PA Elite Eight March 14
	New Hampshire College		81
	Gannon		93

	Quarterfinal - Billings, MT Elite Eight March 14
	Florida Southern		62
	Eastern Montana		75

National Finals - Springfield, Massachusetts

Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College

	National semifinals Final Four March 20					National Championship March 21
	Gannon		61
	Eastern Montana		55
						Gannon		74
						Kentucky Wesleyan		92
	Delta State		75
	Kentucky Wesleyan		98

*denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team

• Jerome Johnson (Eastern Montana)
• Mike Runski (Gannon)
• Sam Smith (Kentucky Wesleyan)
• Andra Whitlow (Kentucky Wesleyan)
• John Worth (Kentucky Wesleyan)

See also

• 1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1987 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 1987 NAIA men's basketball tournament
• 1987 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament

References

Sources

• 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship
• 1987 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com