1987 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

  • Wittenberg Tigers (6th Final Four)
  • Stockton State Ospreys (1st Final Four)
Winning coachBosco Djurickovic (NPU)MOPMichael Starks (NPU)Attendance38,542
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
«1986 1988»

The 1987 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 13th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.

Held during March 1987, the field included thirty-two teams and the final championship rounds were contested at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.[1]

North Park defeated Clark (MA), 106–100, to claim their record-fifth NCAA Division III national title.

Bracket

Regionals

First Round Regional Championship
      
SE Massachusetts 110
North Adams State 82
SE Massachusetts 80
Clark 88
Clark 108
Norwich 76 Regional Third-place
North Adams State 70
Norwich 89


First Round Regional Championship
      
Ithaca 53
Potsdam 56
Potsdam 86
Nazareth 63
Nazareth 93
Stony Brook 81 Regional Third-place
Ithaca 77
Stony Brook 95

First Round Regional Championship
      
Scranton 56
Widener 67
Widener 53
Franklin & Marshall 50
Allegheny 59
Franklin & Marshall 77 Regional Third-place
Scranton 97*
Allegheny 90


First Round Regional Championship
      
Roanoke 64
Stockton State 67
Stockton State 88
Stanislaus State 80
Jersey City State 93
Stanislaus State 101 Regional Third-place
Roanoke 96
Jersey City State 82

First Round Regional Championship
      
Rust 68
Washington St. Louis 69
Washington St. Louis 64
North Carolina Wesleyan 66
Centre (KY) 62
North Carolina Wesleyan 64 Regional Third-place
Rust 72
Centre (KY) 65


First Round Regional Championship
      
Hope 80
Otterbein 95
Otterbein 71
Wittenberg 78
Calvin 69
Wittenberg 70 Regional Third-place
Hope 90
Calvin 92*

First Round Regional Championship
      
Gustavus Adolphus 70
Nebraska Wesleyan 59
Gustavus Adolphus 72
Wartburg 74
Claremont Mudd Scripps 81
Wartburg 91 Regional Third-place
Nebraska Wesleyan 60
Claremont Mudd Scripps 75


First Round Regional Championship
      
North Park 91
Ripon 81
North Park 82
Illinois Wesleyan 77
DePauw 61
Illinois Wesleyan 69 Regional Third-place
Ripon 66
DePauw 77

National finals

National quarterfinals National semifinals National championship
         
Clark 65
Potsdam 63
Clark 77
Stockton State 71
Widener 65
Stockton State 68*
Clark 100
North Park 106
North Carolina Wesleyan 64
Wittenberg 77
Wittenberg 70 National third-place game
North Park 75
Wartburg 63 Stockton State 80
North Park 88 Wittenberg 82*

All tournament team

  • Michael Starks, North Park
  • Mike Barach, North Park
  • Steve Iannarino, Wittenberg
  • Kermit Sharp, Clark (MA)
  • Donald Ellison, Stockton State

See also

References

  1. ^ "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 17. Retrieved January 3, 2018.