1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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The 1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 1987, and ended with the championship game on March 30 in New Orleans, Louisiana. A total of 63 games were played.
Indiana, coached by Bob Knight, won the national title with a 74-73 victory in the final game over Syracuse, coached by Jim Boeheim. Keith Smart of Indiana was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
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[edit] Locations
Region | Site | Other Locations |
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East | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Charlotte, North Carolina, Syracuse, New York |
Midwest | Cincinnati, Ohio | Chicago, Illinois, Indianapolis, Indiana |
Southeast | Louisville, Kentucky | Atlanta, Georgia, Birmingham, Alabama |
West | Seattle, Washington | Salt Lake City, Utah, Tucson, Arizona |
Finals | New Orleans, Louisiana |
[edit] Teams
Region | Seed | Team | Coach | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
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East | ||||||
East | 1 | North Carolina | Dean Smith | Elite Eight | 2 Syracuse | L 79-75 |
East | 2 | Syracuse | Jim Boeheim | Runner Up | 1 Indiana | L 74-73 |
East | 3 | Purdue | Gene Keady | Round of 32 | 6 Florida | L 85-66 |
East | 4 | TCU | Jim Killingsworth | Round of 32 | 5 Notre Dame | L 58-57 |
East | 5 | Notre Dame | Digger Phelps | Sweet Sixteen | 1 North Carolina | L 74-68 |
East | 6 | Florida | Norm Sloan | Sweet Sixteen | 2 Syracuse | L 87-81 |
East | 7 | West Virginia | Gale Catlett | Round of 64 | 10 Western Kentucky | L 64-62 |
East | 8 | Navy | Pete Herrmann | Round of 64 | 9 Michigan | L 97-82 |
East | 9 | Michigan | Bill Frieder | Round of 32 | 1 North Carolina | L 109-97 |
East | 10 | Western Kentucky | Murray Arnold | Round of 32 | 2 Syracuse | L 104-86 |
East | 11 | North Carolina State | Jim Valvano | Round of 64 | 6 Florida | L 82-70 |
East | 12 | Middle Tennessee State | Bruce Stewart | Round of 64 | 5 Notre Dame | L 84-71 |
East | 13 | Marshall | Rick Huckabay | Round of 64 | 4 TCU | L 76-60 |
East | 14 | Northeastern | Karl Fogel | Round of 64 | 3 Purdue | L 104-95 |
East | 15 | Georgia Southern | Frank Kerns | Round of 64 | 2 Syracuse | L 79-73 |
East | 16 | Penn | Tom Schneider | Round of 64 | 1 North Carolina | L 113-82 |
Midwest | ||||||
Midwest | 1 | Indiana | Bob Knight | Champion | 2 Syracuse | W 74-73 |
Midwest | 2 | Temple | John Chaney | Round of 32 | 10 LSU | L 72-62 |
Midwest | 3 | DePaul | Joey Meyer | Sweet Sixteen | 10 LSU | L 63-58 |
Midwest | 4 | Missouri | Norm Stewart | Round of 64 | 13 Xavier | L 70-69 |
Midwest | 5 | Duke | Mike Krzyzewski | Sweet Sixteen | 1 Indiana | L 88-82 |
Midwest | 6 | St. John's | Lou Carnesecca | Round of 32 | 3 DePaul | L 83-75 |
Midwest | 7 | Georgia Tech | Bobby Cremins | Round of 64 | 10 LSU | L 85-79 |
Midwest | 8 | Auburn | Sonny Smith | Round of 32 | 1 Indiana | L 107-90 |
Midwest | 9 | San Diego | Hank Egan | Round of 64 | 8 Auburn | L 62-61 |
Midwest | 10 | LSU | Dale Brown | Elite Eight | 1 Indiana | L 77-76 |
Midwest | 11 | Wichita State | Eddie Fogler | Round of 64 | 6 St. John's | L 57-55 |
Midwest | 12 | Texas A&M | Shelby Metcalf | Round of 64 | 5 Duke | L 58-51 |
Midwest | 13 | Xavier | Pete Gillen | Round of 32 | 5 Duke | L 65-60 |
Midwest | 14 | Louisiana Tech | Tommy Joe Eagles | Round of 64 | 3 DePaul | L 76-62 |
Midwest | 15 | Southern | Ben Jobe | Round of 64 | 2 Temple | L 75-56 |
Midwest | 16 | Fairfield | Mitch Buonaguro | Round of 64 | 1 Indiana | L 92-58 |
Southeast | ||||||
Southeast | 1 | Georgetown | John Thompson | Elite Eight | 6 Providence | L 88-73 |
Southeast | 2 | Alabama | Wimp Sanderson | Sweet Sixteen | 6 Providence | L 103-82 |
Southeast | 3 | Illinois | Lou Henson | Round of 64 | 14 Austin Peay | L 68-67 |
Southeast | 4 | Clemson | Cliff Ellis | Round of 64 | 13 Southwest Missouri State | L 65-60 |
Southeast | 5 | Kansas | Larry Brown | Sweet Sixteen | 1 Georgetown | L 70-57 |
Southeast | 6 | Providence | Rick Pitino | National Semifinals | 2 Syracuse | L 77-63 |
Southeast | 7 | New Orleans | Benny Dees | Round of 32 | 2 Alabama | L 101-76 |
Southeast | 8 | Kentucky | Eddie Sutton | Round of 64 | 9 Ohio State | L 91-77 |
Southeast | 9 | Ohio State | Gary Williams | Round of 32 | 1 Georgetown | L 82-79 |
Southeast | 10 | BYU | Ladell Andersen | Round of 64 | 7 New Orleans | L 83-79 |
Southeast | 11 | UAB | Gene Bartow | Round of 64 | 6 Providence | L 90-68 |
Southeast | 12 | Houston | Pat Foster | Round of 64 | 5 Kansas | L 66-55 |
Southeast | 13 | Southwest Missouri State | Charlie Spoonhour | Round of 32 | 5 Kansas | L 67-63 |
Southeast | 14 | Austin Peay | Lake Kelly | Round of 32 | 6 Providence | L 90-87 |
Southeast | 15 | North Carolina A&T | Don Corbett | Round of 64 | 2 Alabama | L 88-71 |
Southeast | 16 | Bucknell | Charles Woollum | Round of 64 | 1 Georgetown | L 75-53 |
West | ||||||
West | 1 | UNLV | Jerry Tarkanian | National Semifinals | 1 Indiana | L 97-93 |
West | 2 | Iowa | Tom Davis | Elite Eight | 1 UNLV | L 84-81 |
West | 3 | Pittsburgh | Paul Evans | Round of 32 | 6 Oklahoma | L 96-93 |
West | 4 | UCLA | Walt Hazzard | Round of 32 | 12 Wyoming | L 78-68 |
West | 5 | Virginia | Terry Holland | Round of 64 | 12 Wyoming | L 64-60 |
West | 6 | Oklahoma | Billy Tubbs | Sweet Sixteen | 2 Iowa | L 93-91 |
West | 7 | UTEP | Don Haskins | Round of 32 | 2 Iowa | L 84-82 |
West | 8 | Georgia | Hugh Durham | Round of 64 | 9 Kansas State | L 82-79 |
West | 9 | Kansas State | Lon Kruger | Round of 32 | 1 UNLV | L 80-61 |
West | 10 | Arizona | Lute Olson | Round of 64 | 7 UTEP | L 98-91 |
West | 11 | Tulsa | J.D. Barnett | Round of 64 | 6 Oklahoma | L 74-69 |
West | 12 | Wyoming | Jim Brandenburg | Sweet Sixteen | 1 UNLV | L 92-78 |
West | 13 | Central Michigan | Charlie Coles | Round of 64 | 4 UCLA | L 92-73 |
West | 14 | Marist | Dave Magarity | Round of 64 | 3 Pittsburgh | L 93-68 |
West | 15 | Santa Clara | Carroll Williams | Round of 64 | 2 Iowa | L 99-76 |
West | 16 | Idaho State | Jim Boutin | Round of 64 | 1 UNLV | L 95-70 |
[edit] Bracket
[edit] East region
First round | Second round | Sweet Sixteen | Elite Eight | |||||||||||||||
1 | North Carolina | 113 | ||||||||||||||||
16 | Pennsylvania | 82 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | North Carolina | 109 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Michigan | 97 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Navy | 82 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Michigan | 97 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | North Carolina | 74 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Notre Dame | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Notre Dame | 84 | ||||||||||||||||
12 | Middle Tennessee St | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Notre Dame | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | TCU | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | TCU | 76 | ||||||||||||||||
13 | Marshall | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | North Carolina | 75 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Syracuse | 79 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Florida | 82 | ||||||||||||||||
11 | N.C. State | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Florida | 85 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Purdue | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Purdue | 104 | ||||||||||||||||
14 | Northeastern | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Florida | 81 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Syracuse | 87 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | West Virginia | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Western Kentucky | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Western Kentucky | 86 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Syracuse | 104 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Syracuse | 79 | ||||||||||||||||
15 | Georgia Southern | 73 |
[edit] Southeast region
First round | Second round | Sweet Sixteen | Elite Eight | |||||||||||||||
1 | Georgetown | 75 | ||||||||||||||||
16 | Bucknell | 53 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Georgetown | 82 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Ohio St | 79 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Kentucky | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Ohio St | 91 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Georgetown | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Kansas | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Kansas | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
12 | Houston | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Kansas | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
13 | Southwest Missouri St | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Clemson | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
13 | Southwest Missouri St | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Georgetown | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Providence | 88 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Providence | 90 | ||||||||||||||||
11 | UAB | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Providence | 90 | ||||||||||||||||
14 | Austin Peay | 87* | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Illinois | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
14 | Austin Peay | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Providence | 103 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Alabama | 82 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | New Orleans | 83 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | BYU | 79 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | New Orleans | 76 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Alabama | 101 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Alabama | 88 | ||||||||||||||||
15 | North Carolina A&T | 71 |
[edit] Midwest region
First round | Second round | Sweet Sixteen | Elite Eight | |||||||||||||||
1 | Indiana | 92 | ||||||||||||||||
16 | Fairfield | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Indiana | 107 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Auburn | 90 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Auburn | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | San Diego | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Indiana | 88 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Duke | 82 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Duke | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
12 | Texas A&M | 51 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Duke | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
13 | Xavier | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Missouri | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
13 | Xavier | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Indiana | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | LSU | 76 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | St Johns | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
11 | Wichita St | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | St Johns | 75* | ||||||||||||||||
3 | DePaul | 83 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | DePaul | 76 | ||||||||||||||||
14 | Louisiana Tech | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | DePaul | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | LSU | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Georgia Tech | 79 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | LSU | 85 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | LSU | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Temple | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Temple | 75 | ||||||||||||||||
15 | Southern-BR | 56 |
[edit] West region
First round | Second round | Sweet Sixteen | Elite Eight | |||||||||||||||
1 | UNLV | 95 | ||||||||||||||||
16 | Idaho St | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | UNLV | 80 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Kansas St | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Georgia | 79* | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Kansas St | 82 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | UNLV | 92 | ||||||||||||||||
12 | Wyoming | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Virginia | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
12 | Wyoming | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
12 | Wyoming | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | UCLA | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | UCLA | 92 | ||||||||||||||||
13 | Central Michigan | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | UNLV | 84 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Iowa | 81 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Oklahoma | 74 | ||||||||||||||||
11 | Tulsa | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Oklahoma | 96 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Pittsburgh | 93 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Pittsburgh | 93 | ||||||||||||||||
14 | Marist | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Oklahoma | 91* | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Iowa | 93 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | UTEP | 98 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Arizona | 91* | ||||||||||||||||
7 | UTEP | 82 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Iowa | 84 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Iowa | 99 | ||||||||||||||||
15 | Santa Clara | 76 |
[edit] Final Four
National Semifinals | National Finals | |||||||
2 | Syracuse | 77 | ||||||
6 | Providence | 63 | ||||||
2 | Syracuse | 73 | ||||||
1 | Indiana | 74 | ||||||
1 | Indiana | 97 | ||||||
1 | UNLV | 93 |
[edit] External links
- 1987 NCAA Basketball Tournament on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
- HoopsTournament.Net, source for much of the information on this page.
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