1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Year=1987


ImageSize=
Caption=
Teams=64
FinalFourArena=Louisiana Superdome
FinalFourCity=New Orleans, Louisiana
Champions=Indiana
TitleCount=5th
RunnerUp=Syracuse
GameCount=1st
Semifinal1=Providence
FinalFourCount=2nd
Semifinal2=UNLV
FinalFourCount2=2nd
Coach=Bob Knight
CoachCount=3rd
MOP=Keith Smart
MOPTeam=Indiana
Attendance=654,744
OneTopScorer=
TwoTopScorers=*
TopScorer=Steve Alford
TopScorerTeam=Indiana
TopScorer2=Rony Seikaly
TopScorer2Team=Syracuse
Points=138The 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, who hit the game-winner in the final seconds, was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The tournament also featured a "Cinderella team" in the Final Four, as Providence College, led by a then-unknown Rick Pitino, made their first Final Four appearance since 1973. This was also the last tournament in which teams were allowed to have home court advantage: Syracuse (2E) and Arizona (10W) both opened the tournament playing on their home courts.

Locations

Teams

Bracket

East region

16TeamBracket | RD3=Sweet Sixteen | RD4=Elite Eight | RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=North Carolina
RD1-score01=113
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=Pennsylvania
RD1-score02=82
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=Navy
RD1-score03=82
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=Michigan
RD1-score04=97
RD1-seed05=5
RD1-team05=Notre Dame
RD1-score05=84
RD1-seed06=12
RD1-team06=Middle Tennessee St
RD1-score06=71
RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=TCU
RD1-score07=76
RD1-seed08=13
RD1-team08=Marshall
RD1-score08=60
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=Florida
RD1-score09=82
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=N.C. State
RD1-score10=70
RD1-seed11=3
RD1-team11=Purdue
RD1-score11=104
RD1-seed12=14
RD1-team12=Northeastern
RD1-score12=95
RD1-seed13=7
RD1-team13=West Virginia
RD1-score13=62
RD1-seed14=10
RD1-team14=Western Kentucky
RD1-score14=64
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team15=Syracuse
RD1-score15=79
RD1-seed16=15
RD1-team16=Georgia Southern
RD1-score16=73
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=North Carolina
RD2-score01=109
RD2-seed02=9
RD2-team02=Michigan
RD2-score02=97
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Notre Dame
RD2-score03=58
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=TCU
RD2-score04=57
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Florida
RD2-score05=85
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Purdue
RD2-score06=66
RD2-seed07=10
RD2-team07=Western Kentucky
RD2-score07=86
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Syracuse
RD2-score08=104
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=North Carolina
RD3-score01=74
RD3-seed02=5
RD3-team02=Notre Dame
RD3-score02=68
RD3-seed03=6
RD3-team03=Florida
RD3-score03=81
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Syracuse
RD3-score04=87
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=North Carolina
RD4-score01=75
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Syracuse
RD4-score02=79

outheast region

16TeamBracket | RD3=Sweet Sixteen | RD4=Elite Eight | RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Georgetown
RD1-score01=75
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=Bucknell
RD1-score02=53
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=Kentucky
RD1-score03=77
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=Ohio St
RD1-score04=91
RD1-seed05=5
RD1-team05=Kansas
RD1-score05=66
RD1-seed06=12
RD1-team06=Houston
RD1-score06=55
RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=Clemson
RD1-score07=60
RD1-seed08=13
RD1-team08=Southwest Missouri St
RD1-score08=65
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=Providence
RD1-score09=90
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=UAB
RD1-score10=68
RD1-seed11=3
RD1-team11=Illinois
RD1-score11=67
RD1-seed12=14
RD1-team12=Austin Peay
RD1-score12=68
RD1-seed13=7
RD1-team13=New Orleans
RD1-score13=83
RD1-seed14=10
RD1-team14=BYU
RD1-score14=79
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team15=Alabama
RD1-score15=88
RD1-seed16=15
RD1-team16=North Carolina A&T
RD1-score16=71
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Georgetown
RD2-score01=82
RD2-seed02=9
RD2-team02=Ohio St
RD2-score02=79
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Kansas
RD2-score03=67
RD2-seed04=13
RD2-team04=Southwest Missouri St
RD2-score04=63
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Providence
RD2-score05=90
RD2-seed06=14
RD2-team06=Austin Peay
RD2-score06=87*
RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=New Orleans
RD2-score07=76
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Alabama
RD2-score08=101
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Georgetown
RD3-score01=70
RD3-seed02=5
RD3-team02=Kansas
RD3-score02=57
RD3-seed03=6
RD3-team03=Providence
RD3-score03=103
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Alabama
RD3-score04=82
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Georgetown
RD4-score01=73
RD4-seed02=6
RD4-team02=Providence
RD4-score02=88

Midwest region

16TeamBracket | RD3=Sweet Sixteen | RD4=Elite Eight | RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Indiana
RD1-score01=92
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=Fairfield
RD1-score02=58
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=Auburn
RD1-score03=62
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=San Diego
RD1-score04=61
RD1-seed05=5
RD1-team05=Duke
RD1-score05=58
RD1-seed06=12
RD1-team06=Texas A&M
RD1-score06=51
RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=Missouri
RD1-score07=69
RD1-seed08=13
RD1-team08=Xavier
RD1-score08=70
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=St John's
RD1-score09=57
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=Wichita St
RD1-score10=55
RD1-seed11=3
RD1-team11=DePaul
RD1-score11=76
RD1-seed12=14
RD1-team12=Louisiana Tech
RD1-score12=62
RD1-seed13=7
RD1-team13=Georgia Tech
RD1-score13=79
RD1-seed14=10
RD1-team14=LSU
RD1-score14=85
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team15=Temple
RD1-score15=75
RD1-seed16=15
RD1-team16=Southern-BR
RD1-score16=56
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Indiana
RD2-score01=107
RD2-seed02=8
RD2-team02=Auburn
RD2-score02=90
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Duke
RD2-score03=65
RD2-seed04=13
RD2-team04=Xavier
RD2-score04=60
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=St John's
RD2-score05=75*
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=DePaul
RD2-score06=83
RD2-seed07=10
RD2-team07=LSU
RD2-score07=72
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Temple
RD2-score08=62
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Indiana
RD3-score01=88
RD3-seed02=5
RD3-team02=Duke
RD3-score02=82
RD3-seed03=3
RD3-team03=DePaul
RD3-score03=58
RD3-seed04=10
RD3-team04=LSU
RD3-score04=63
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Indiana
RD4-score01=77
RD4-seed02=10
RD4-team02=LSU
RD4-score02=76

West region

16TeamBracket | RD3=Sweet Sixteen | RD4=Elite Eight | RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=UNLV
RD1-score01=95
RD1-seed02=16
RD1-team02=Idaho St
RD1-score02=70
RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=Georgia
RD1-score03=79*
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=Kansas St
RD1-score04=82
RD1-seed05=5
RD1-team05=Virginia
RD1-score05=60
RD1-seed06=12
RD1-team06=Wyoming
RD1-score06=64
RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=UCLA
RD1-score07=92
RD1-seed08=13
RD1-team08=Central Michigan
RD1-score08=73
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team09=Oklahoma
RD1-score09=74
RD1-seed10=11
RD1-team10=Tulsa
RD1-score10=69
RD1-seed11=3
RD1-team11=Pittsburgh
RD1-score11=93
RD1-seed12=14
RD1-team12=Marist
RD1-score12=68
RD1-seed13=7
RD1-team13=UTEP
RD1-score13=98
RD1-seed14=10
RD1-team14=Arizona
RD1-score14=91*
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team15=Iowa
RD1-score15=99
RD1-seed16=15
RD1-team16=Santa Clara
RD1-score16=76
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=UNLV
RD2-score01=80
RD2-seed02=9
RD2-team02=Kansas St
RD2-score02=61
RD2-seed03=12
RD2-team03=Wyoming
RD2-score03=78
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=UCLA
RD2-score04=68
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team05=Oklahoma
RD2-score05=96
RD2-seed06=3
RD2-team06=Pittsburgh
RD2-score06=93
RD2-seed07=7
RD2-team07=UTEP
RD2-score07=82
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=Iowa
RD2-score08=84
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=UNLV
RD3-score01=92
RD3-seed02=12
RD3-team02=Wyoming
RD3-score02=78
RD3-seed03=6
RD3-team03=Oklahoma
RD3-score03=91*
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=Iowa
RD3-score04=93
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=UNLV
RD4-score01=84
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Iowa
RD4-score02=81

Final Four

4TeamBracket | RD1=National Semifinals | RD2=National Championship Game
RD1-seed1=E2
RD1-team1=Syracuse
RD1-score1=77
RD1-seed2=S6
RD1-team2= Providence
RD1-score2=63
RD1-seed3=M1
RD1-team3=Indiana
RD1-score3=97
RD1-seed4=W1
RD1-team4=UNLV
RD1-score4=93
RD2-seed1=E2
RD2-team1=Syracuse
RD2-score1=73
RD2-seed2=M1
RD2-team2=Indiana
RD2-score2=74

Trivia

* The 59th Academy Awards show was broadcast on the ABC network at the same time as CBS network broadcast of the championship game between Indiana and Syracuse. Oscars show host Chevy Chase quipped later in the evening, "Is the game over yet?" The Oscars show would subsequently be scheduled around the tournament broadcast by moving it later in April for two years.
* 10-seed LSU reached the Elite Eight for the second straight year without being favored to win any games at all. They had previously reached the Final Four as an 11-seed in 1986. The Tigers fell a missed shot at the buzzer short of another trip to the Final Four.

External links

* [http://www.shrpsports.com/collbask/1987.htm 1987 NCAA Basketball Tournament] on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
* [http://www.hoopstournament.net/index.html HoopsTournament.Net] , source for much of the information on this page.