1987 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

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»

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.

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