1987 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament - Wikipedia

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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