1987 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

1987 NCAA Men's Division II
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
	← 1986 ; NCAA Division II ; Basketball Tournament; 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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