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 SchoolOutcomeNew Hampshire CollegeRegional ChampionNew HavenFourth PlaceSacred HeartRunner-upSt. AnselmThird Place SchoolOutcomeC.W. PostThird PlaceGannonRegional ChampionMillersvilleRunner-upSt. Michael'sFourth Place SchoolOutcomeAlabama A&MFourth PlaceFlorida SouthernRegional ChampionTampaThird PlaceWest GeorgiaRunner-up SchoolOutcomeAlaska–AnchorageRunner-upCal State Dominguez HillsThird PlaceCal State HaywardFourth PlaceEastern MontanaRegional Champion SchoolOutcomeFerris StateRunner-upLock HavenThird PlaceSt. Cloud StateRegional ChampionWayne State (MI)Fourth Place SchoolOutcomeAbilene ChristianFourth PlaceDelta StateRegional ChampionSoutheast Missouri StateRunner-upWest Texas StateThird Place SchoolOutcomeMount St. Mary'sRunner-upNorfolk StateRegional ChampionUDCFourth PlaceVirginia UnionThird Place SchoolOutcomeJohnson C. SmithFourth PlaceKentucky WesleyanRegional ChampionSIU EdwardsvilleRunner-upSouthern IndianaThird Place
*denotes tie
Regionals
New England - Manchester, New Hampshire Location: NHC Fieldhouse Host: New Hampshire College
Third Place - St. Anselm 94, New Haven 88
East - Erie, Pennsylvania Location: Hammermill Center Host: Gannon University
Third Place - C.W. Post 85, St. Michael's 72
South - Lakeland, Florida Location: Jenkins Field House Host: Florida Southern College
Third Place - Tampa 92, Alabama A&M 76
West - Billings, Montana Location: Alterowitz Gym Host: Eastern Montana College
Third Place - Cal State Hayward 71, Cal State Dominguez Hills 55
North Central - St. Cloud, Minnesota Location: Halenbeck Hall Host: St. Cloud State University
Third Place - Lock Haven 84, Wayne State 83
South Central - Amarillo, Texas Location: Amarillo Civic Center Host: West Texas State University
Third Place - West Texas State 67, Abilene Christian 63
South Atlantic - Norfolk, Virginia Location: Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Host: Norfolk State University
Third Place - Virginia Union 99, UDC 92
Great Lakes - Owensboro, Kentucky Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College
Third Place - Southern Indiana 102, Johnson C. Smith 96
*denotes each overtime played
National Quarterfinals
National Finals - Springfield, Massachusetts Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College
*denotes each overtime played
All-tournament team Jerome Johnson (Eastern Montana) Mike Runski (Gannon) Sam Smith (Kentucky Wesleyan) Andra Whitlow (Kentucky Wesleyan) John Worth (Kentucky Wesleyan)
See also 1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 1987 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 1987 NAIA men's basketball tournament 1987 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
References
Sources 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship 1987 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com