- 1987 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Gender=Women's
Year=1987
ImageSize=
Caption=
Teams=40
FinalFourArena=University of Texas
FinalFourCity=Austin, Texas
Champions=Tennessee
TitleCount=1st
RunnerUp=Louisiana Tech
GameCount=3rd
Semifinal1=Long Beach State
FinalFourCount=1st
Semifinal2=Texas
FinalFourCount2=2nd
Coach=
CoachCount=
MOP=Tonya Edwards
MOPTeam=Tennessee
Attendance=
OneTopScorer=
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=
TopScorerTeam=
TopScorer2=
TopScorer2Team=
Points=The 1987 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 11 and ended on March 29. The tournament featured 40 teams. The Final Four consisted of Texas, Tennessee,
Louisiana Tech , andLong Beach State , with Tennessee winning its first title with a 67-44 victory over Louisiana Tech. [cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/1244/1987-bracket.html|title=1987 NCAA National Championship Tournament|accessdate=2007-04-01] Tennessee'sTonya Edwards was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. [cite web|url=http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/history/tournament/womensmop.htm|title=CHN Basketball History: Most Outstanding Player|accessdate=2007-04-01]Brackets
East Regional - Fayetteville, NC
4RoundBracket-Byes
RD1=First round March 11
RD2=Second round March 13-15
RD3=Regional semifinals March 19-20
RD4=Regional finals March 21RD1-seed01=8
RD1-team01=South Alabama
RD1-score01=56
RD1-seed02=9
RD1-team02=St. Joseph's
RD1-score02=67*
RD1-seed09=7
RD1-team09=Duke
RD1-score09=70
RD1-seed10=10
RD1-team10=Manhattan
RD1-score10=55RD2-seed01=9
RD2-team01=St. Joseph's
RD2-score01=56
RD2-seed02=1
RD2-team02=Texas
RD2-score02=86
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Vanderbilt
RD2-score03=60
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=James Madison
RD2-score04=68
RD2-seed05=7
RD2-team05=Duke
RD2-score05=64
RD2-seed06=2
RD2-team06=Rutgers
RD2-score06=78
RD2-seed07=3
RD2-team07=North Carolina State
RD2-score07=68
RD2-seed08=6
RD2-team08=Villanova
RD2-score08=67RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Texas
RD3-score01=91
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=James Madison
RD3-score02=51
RD3-seed03=2
RD3-team03=Rutgers
RD3-score03=75
RD3-seed04=3
RD3-team04=North Carolina State
RD3-score04=60RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Texas
RD4-score01=85
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Rutgers
RD4-score02=77|
* OvertimeMidwest Regional - Northeast Louisiana University - Monroe, LA
4RoundBracket-Byes
RD1=First round March 11
RD2=Second round March 13-15
RD3=Regional semifinals March 19-20
RD4=Regional finals March 22RD1-seed01=8
RD1-team01=Northwestern
RD1-score01=62
RD1-seed02=9
RD1-team02=Kansas State
RD1-score02=61*
RD1-seed09=7
RD1-team09=Kansas
RD1-score09=78
RD1-seed10=10
RD1-team10=Northeast Louisiana
RD1-score10=72RD2-seed01=8
RD2-team01=Northwestern
RD2-score01=67
RD2-seed02=1
RD2-team02=Louisiana Tech
RD2-score02=82
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Southern Illinois
RD2-score03=
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=LSU
RD2-score04=
RD2-seed05=7
RD2-team05=Kansas
RD2-score05=51
RD2-seed06=2
RD2-team06=Georgia
RD2-score06=82
RD2-seed07=3
RD2-team07=Iowa
RD2-score07=68
RD2-seed08=6
RD2-team08=New Orleans
RD2-score08=56RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Louisiana Tech
RD3-score01=66
RD3-seed02=5
RD3-team02=Southern Illinois
RD3-score02=53
RD3-seed03=2
RD3-team03=Georgia
RD3-score03=60
RD3-seed04=3
RD3-team04=Iowa
RD3-score04=62RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Louisiana Tech
RD4-score01=66
RD4-seed02=3
RD4-team02=Iowa
RD4-score02=65Mideast Regional - University of Tennessee - Knoxville, TN
4RoundBracket-Byes
RD1=First round March 11
RD2=Second round March 13-15
RD3=Regional semifinals March 19-20
RD4=Regional finals March 22RD1-seed01=8
RD1-team01=Illinois
RD1-score01=80
RD1-seed02=9
RD1-team02=Bowling Green
RD1-score02=64
RD1-seed09=7
RD1-team09=Tennessee Tech
RD1-score09=78
RD1-seed10=10
RD1-team10=Southern Mississippi
RD1-score10=68RD2-seed01=8
RD2-team01=Illinois
RD2-score01=58
RD2-seed02=1
RD2-team02=Auburn
RD2-score02=92
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Old Dominion'
RD2-score03=76
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=North Carolina
RD2-score04=58
RD2-seed05=7
RD2-team05=Tennessee Tech
RD2-score05=59
RD2-seed06=2
RD2-team06=Tennessee
RD2-score06=95
RD2-seed07=3
RD2-team07=Virginia
RD2-score07=76
RD2-seed08=6
RD2-team08=Memphis State
RD2-score08=75RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Auburn
RD3-score01=77
RD3-seed02=5
RD3-team02=Old Dominion
RD3-score02=61
RD3-seed03=2
RD3-team03=Tennessee
RD3-score03=77
RD3-seed04=3
RD3-team04=Virginia
RD3-score04=58RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Auburn
RD4-score01=61
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Tennessee
RD4-score02=77West Regional - University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA
4RoundBracket-Byes
RD1=First round March 11
RD2=Second round March 13-15
RD3=Regional semifinals March 19-20
RD4=Regional finals March 22RD1-seed01=8
RD1-team01=Washington
RD1-score01=86
RD1-seed02=9
RD1-team02=New Mexico
RD1-score02=73
RD1-seed09=7
RD1-team09=Eastern Washington
RD1-score09=56
RD1-seed10=10
RD1-team10=Oregon
RD1-score10=75RD2-seed01=8
RD2-team01=Washington
RD2-score01=57
RD2-seed02=1
RD2-team02=Long Beach State
RD2-score02=72
RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Penn State
RD2-score03=75
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=Mississippi
RD2-score04=80
RD2-seed05=10
RD2-team05=Oregon
RD2-score05=62
RD2-seed06=2
RD2-team06=Ohio State
RD2-score06=76
RD2-seed07=3
RD2-team07=USC
RD2-score07=81
RD2-seed08=6
RD2-team08=Western Kentucky
RD2-score08=69RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Long Beach State
RD3-score01=94
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Mississippi
RD3-score02=55
RD3-seed03=2
RD3-team03=Ohio State
RD3-score03=74
RD3-seed04=3
RD3-team04=USC
RD3-score04=63RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Long Beach State
RD4-score01=102
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=Ohio State
RD4-score02=82Final Four - University of Texas - Austin, TX
4TeamBracket
RD1=National Semifinals
March 27
RD2=National Championship
March 29
RD1-seed1=1E
RD1-team1=Texas
RD1-score1=75
RD1-seed2=1MW
RD1-team2=Louisiana Tech
RD1-score2=79
RD1-seed3=2ME
RD1-team3=Tennessee
RD1-score3=74
RD1-seed4=1W
RD1-team4=Long Beach State
RD1-score4=64RD2-seed1=1MW
RD2-team1=Louisiana Tech
RD2-score1=44
RD2-seed2=2ME
RD2-team2=Tennessee
RD2-score2=67ee also
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1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament References
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