1987 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament
Teams | 24 | ||||
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Finals site | Springfield, Massachusetts | ||||
Champions | New Haven Chargers (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | Cal Poly Pomona Broncos (5th title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | (1st title) | ||||
MOP | (New Haven) | ||||
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The 1987 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament was the sixth annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division II women's collegiate basketball in the United States.[1]
New Haven defeated two-time defending champions Cal Poly Pomona in the championship game, 77–75, claiming the Chargers' first NCAA Division II national title.
The championship rounds were contested at the Springfield Civic Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Bracket[]
Elite Eight[]
Elite Eight | Final Four | National Championship | ||||||||||||
New Haven | 65 | |||||||||||||
Hampton | 63 | |||||||||||||
New Haven | 77* | |||||||||||||
Northern Kentucky | 74 | |||||||||||||
Northern Kentucky | 64 | |||||||||||||
West Texas State | 55 | |||||||||||||
New Haven | 77 | |||||||||||||
Cal Poly Pomona | 75 | |||||||||||||
Cal Poly Pomona | 77 | |||||||||||||
North Dakota State | 67 | |||||||||||||
Cal Poly Pomona | 72 | |||||||||||||
Pitt Johnstown | 70 | |||||||||||||
Pitt Johnstown | 68 | |||||||||||||
Delta State | 63 |
All-tournament team[]
- Joy Jeter, New Haven
- Niki Bracken, Cal Poly Pomona
- Michelle McCoy, Cal Poly Pomona
- Charlene Taylor, New Haven
- Jill Halapin, Pitt Johnstown
See also[]
- 1987 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
- 1987 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament
- 1987 NAIA Women's Basketball Tournament
- 1987 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
References[]
- ^ "Division II Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
Categories:
- 1986–87 in American women's college basketball
- NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament
- 1987 in sports in Massachusetts