1987 NAIA men's basketball tournament

1987 (1987) NAIA men's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteKemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsWashburn (1 title, 1 title game,
2 Fab Four)
Runner-upWest Virginia State (1 title game,
1 Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Bobby Sumler (Washburn)
Chuck Taylor MVPTom Meier (Washburn)
NAIA men's tournaments
«1986 1988»

The 1987 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 50th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. Washburn won a close final (79-77) against West Virginia State.[1][2]

Awards and honors

  • Leading scorers:
  • Leading rebounder:
  • Player of the Year: est. 1994.[3]

Bracket

First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship
               
1 Oklahoma City 101
– Northwood 66
1 Oklahoma City 64
16 Georgetown (KY) 67
16 Georgetown (KY) 57
– Minnesota–Duluth 46
16 Georgetown (KY) 81
TOP TIER
9 Trevecca Nazarene 66
9 Trevecca Nazarene 82
– Wayland Baptist 68
9 Trevecca Nazarene 73'
8 St. Mary’s (TX) 68
8 St. Mary's (TX) 74
– Rio Grande 54
16 Georgetown (KY) 67
4 West Virginia State 74
– Valley City State 63
5 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 61
– Valley City State 84
– Waynesburg 86
– Waynesburg 108
12 Kearney State 104
– Waynesburg 67
TOP TIER
4 West Virginia State 73
13 Oregon Tech 67
– Northwestern (IA) 63
13 Oregon Tech 90
4 West Virginia State 92*
4 West Virginia State 98
– Harding 86
4 West Virginia State 77
6 Washburn 79
3 Biola 66
– Saint Joseph's (ME) 78
– St. Joseph’s (ME) 66
14 Auburn Montgomery 76
14 Auburn Montgomery 85
– Eureka 54
6 Washburn 69
BOTTOM TIER
14 Auburn Montgomery 61
11 Southern Tech 56
– Taylor 65
– Taylor 44
6 Washburn 74
6 Washburn 87
– Cabrini 64
6 Washburn 65
10 Central Washington 63
7 St. Thomas Aquinas 83
– William Carey 68
7 St. Thomas Aquinas 83
10 Central Washington 84
10 Central Washington 86 NAIA third-place game
– Atlantic Christian 83
10 Central Washington 92 10 Central Washington 79
BOTTOM TIER
15 Hawaii-Hilo 75 16 Georgetown (KY) 69
15 Hawaii–Hilo 82
– Missouri Southern 79
15 Hawaii-Hilo 65
2 College of Charleston 57
2 College of Charleston 67
– Western State (CO) 51
  •  * denotes overtime.

See also

References

  1. ^ "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "NAIA DI Men's Basketball Championship Records" (PDF). Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  3. ^ NAIA Championship History Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine