Season | 1986–87 | ||||
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Teams | 64 | ||||
Finals site | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||
Champions | Indiana Hoosiers (5th title, 5th title game, 6th Final Four) | ||||
Runner-up | Syracuse Orangemen (1st title game, 2nd Final Four) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Bob Knight (3rd title) | ||||
MOP | Keith Smart (Indiana) | ||||
Attendance | 654,744 | ||||
Top scorers | Steve Alford (Indiana) Rony Seikaly (Syracuse) (138 points) | ||||
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The 1987 NCAA Division I men's 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, and intercepted the full court pass at the last second, 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.
One year after reaching the Final Four as a #11 seed, LSU made another deep run as a #10 seed in the Midwest region. The Tigers ousted #2 seed Temple in the second round and #3 seed DePaul in the Sweet 16 before losing 77-76 to top seeded Indiana in the Elite Eight.
This was the last tournament in which teams were allowed to have home court advantage: national runner-up Syracuse (2E), DePaul (3MW), Arizona (10W) and UAB (11SE) all opened the tournament playing on their home courts. UAB and Arizona each lost in the first round, while DePaul won twice at the Rosemont Horizon. Under rules adopted in 1988, teams cannot play in a facility in which they play four or more regular season games.
The 1987 NCAA men's basketball tournament was also the first tournament to use the three-point shot.
The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1987 tournament:
First and Second Rounds
Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)
National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship)
Region | Seed | Team | Coach | Conference | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
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East | |||||||
East | 1 | North Carolina | Dean Smith | Atlantic Coast | Regional Runner-up | 2 Syracuse | L 79–75 |
East | 2 | Syracuse | Jim Boeheim | Big East | Runner-up | 1 Indiana | L 74–73 |
East | 3 | Purdue | Gene Keady | Big Ten | Round of 32 | 6 Florida | L 85–66 |
East | 4 | TCU | Jim Killingsworth | Southwest | Round of 32 | 5 Notre Dame | L 58–57 |
East | 5 | Notre Dame | Digger Phelps | Independent | Sweet Sixteen | 1 North Carolina | L 74–68 |
East | 6 | Florida | Norm Sloan | Southeastern | Sweet Sixteen | 2 Syracuse | L 87–81 |
East | 7 | West Virginia | Gale Catlett | Atlantic 10 | Round of 64 | 10 Western Kentucky | L 64–62 |
East | 8 | Navy | Pete Herrmann | Colonial | Round of 64 | 9 Michigan | L 97–82 |
East | 9 | Michigan | Bill Frieder | Big Ten | Round of 32 | 1 North Carolina | L 109–97 |
East | 10 | Western Kentucky | Murray Arnold | Sun Belt | Round of 32 | 2 Syracuse | L 104–86 |
East | 11 | NC State | Jim Valvano | Atlantic Coast | Round of 64 | 6 Florida | L 82–70 |
East | 12 | Middle Tennessee State | Bruce Stewart | Ohio Valley | Round of 64 | 5 Notre Dame | L 84–71 |
East | 13 | Marshall | Rick Huckabay | Southern | Round of 64 | 4 TCU | L 76–60 |
East | 14 | Northeastern | Karl Fogel | ECAC North | Round of 64 | 3 Purdue | L 104–95 |
East | 15 | Georgia Southern | Frank Kerns | Trans America | Round of 64 | 2 Syracuse | L 79–73 |
East | 16 | Penn | Tom Schneider | Ivy League | Round of 64 | 1 North Carolina | L 113–82 |
Midwest | |||||||
Midwest | 1 | Indiana | Bob Knight | Big Ten | Champion | 2 Syracuse | W 74–73 |
Midwest | 2 | Temple | John Chaney | Atlantic 10 | Round of 32 | 10 LSU | L 72–62 |
Midwest | 3 | DePaul | Joey Meyer | Independent | Sweet Sixteen | 10 LSU | L 63–58 |
Midwest | 4 | Missouri | Norm Stewart | Big Eight | Round of 64 | 13 Xavier | L 70–69 |
Midwest | 5 | Duke | Mike Krzyzewski | Atlantic Coast | Sweet Sixteen | 1 Indiana | L 88–82 |
Midwest | 6 | St. John's | Lou Carnesecca | Big East | Round of 32 | 3 DePaul | L 83–75 |
Midwest | 7 | Georgia Tech | Bobby Cremins | Atlantic Coast | Round of 64 | 10 LSU | L 85–79 |
Midwest | 8 | Auburn | Sonny Smith | Southeastern | Round of 32 | 1 Indiana | L 107–90 |
Midwest | 9 | San Diego | Hank Egan | West Coast | Round of 64 | 8 Auburn | L 62–61 |
Midwest | 10 | LSU | Dale Brown | Southeastern | Regional Runner-up | 1 Indiana | L 77–76 |
Midwest | 11 | Wichita State | Eddie Fogler | Missouri Valley | Round of 64 | 6 St. John's | L 57–55 |
Midwest | 12 | Texas A&M | Shelby Metcalf | Southwest | Round of 64 | 5 Duke | L 58–51 |
Midwest | 13 | Xavier | Pete Gillen | Midwestern | Round of 32 | 5 Duke | L 65–60 |
Midwest | 14 | Louisiana Tech | Tommy Joe Eagles | Southland | Round of 64 | 3 DePaul | L 76–62 |
Midwest | 15 | Southern | Ben Jobe | Southwest Athletic | Round of 64 | 2 Temple | L 75–56 |
Midwest | 16 | Fairfield | Mitch Buonaguro | Metro Atlantic | Round of 64 | 1 Indiana | L 92–58 |
Southeast | |||||||
Southeast | 1 | Georgetown | John Thompson | Big East | Regional Runner-up | 6 Providence | L 88–73 |
Southeast | 2 | Alabama | Wimp Sanderson | Southeastern | Sweet Sixteen | 6 Providence | L 103–82 |
Southeast | 3 | Illinois | Lou Henson | Big Ten | Round of 64 | 14 Austin Peay | L 68–67 |
Southeast | 4 | Clemson | Cliff Ellis | Atlantic Coast | Round of 64 | 13 Southwest Missouri State | L 65–60 |
Southeast | 5 | Kansas | Larry Brown | Big Eight | Sweet Sixteen | 1 Georgetown | L 70–57 |
Southeast | 6 | Providence | Rick Pitino | Big East | National semifinals | 2 Syracuse | L 77–63 |
Southeast | 7 | New Orleans | Benny Dees | Independent | Round of 32 | 2 Alabama | L 101–76 |
Southeast | 8 | Kentucky | Eddie Sutton | Southeastern | Round of 64 | 9 Ohio State | L 91–77 |
Southeast | 9 | Ohio State | Gary Williams | Big Ten | Round of 32 | 1 Georgetown | L 82–79 |
Southeast | 10 | BYU | LaDell Andersen | Western Athletic | Round of 64 | 7 New Orleans | L 83–79 |
Southeast | 11 | UAB | Gene Bartow | Sun Belt | Round of 64 | 6 Providence | L 90–68 |
Southeast | 12 | Houston | Pat Foster | Southwest | Round of 64 | 5 Kansas | L 66–55 |
Southeast | 13 | Southwest Missouri State | Charlie Spoonhour | Mid-Continent | Round of 32 | 5 Kansas | L 67–63 |
Southeast | 14 | Austin Peay | Lake Kelly | Ohio Valley | Round of 32 | 6 Providence | L 90–87 |
Southeast | 15 | North Carolina A&T | Don Corbett | Mid-Eastern | Round of 64 | 2 Alabama | L 88–71 |
Southeast | 16 | Bucknell | Charles Woollum | East Coast | Round of 64 | 1 Georgetown | L 75–53 |
West | |||||||
West | 1 | UNLV | Jerry Tarkanian | Pacific Coast | National semifinals | 1 Indiana | L 97–93 |
West | 2 | Iowa | Tom Davis | Big Ten | Regional Runner-up | 1 UNLV | L 84–81 |
West | 3 | Pittsburgh | Paul Evans | Big East | Round of 32 | 6 Oklahoma | L 96–93 |
West | 4 | UCLA | Walt Hazzard | Pacific-10 | Round of 32 | 12 Wyoming | L 78–68 |
West | 5 | Virginia | Terry Holland | Atlantic Coast | Round of 64 | 12 Wyoming | L 64–60 |
West | 6 | Oklahoma | Billy Tubbs | Big Eight | Sweet Sixteen | 2 Iowa | L 93–91 |
West | 7 | UTEP | Don Haskins | Western Athletic | Round of 32 | 2 Iowa | L 84–82 |
West | 8 | Georgia | Hugh Durham | Southeastern | Round of 64 | 9 Kansas State | L 82–79 |
West | 9 | Kansas State | Lon Kruger | Big Eight | Round of 32 | 1 UNLV | L 80–61 |
West | 10 | Arizona | Lute Olson | Pacific-10 | Round of 64 | 7 UTEP | L 98–91 |
West | 11 | Tulsa | J. D. Barnett | Missouri Valley | Round of 64 | 6 Oklahoma | L 74–69 |
West | 12 | Wyoming | Jim Brandenburg | Western Athletic | Sweet Sixteen | 1 UNLV | L 92–78 |
West | 13 | Central Michigan | Charlie Coles | Mid-American | Round of 64 | 4 UCLA | L 92–73 |
West | 14 | Marist | Dave Magarity | ECAC Metro | Round of 64 | 3 Pittsburgh | L 93–68 |
West | 15 | Santa Clara | Carroll Williams | West Coast | Round of 64 | 2 Iowa | L 99–76 |
West | 16 | Idaho State | Jim Boutin | Big Sky | Round of 64 | 1 UNLV | L 95–70 |
First round | Quarter-finals | Regional semifinals | Regional Finals | ||||||||||||||||
1 | North Carolina | 113 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Penn | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | North Carolina | 109 | |||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Michigan | 97 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Navy | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Michigan | 97 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | North Carolina | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Notre Dame | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Notre Dame | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Middle Tennessee State | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Notre Dame | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | TCU | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | TCU | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Marshall | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | North Carolina | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Syracuse | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Florida | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | NC State | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Florida | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Purdue | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Purdue | 104 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Northeastern | 95 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Florida | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Syracuse | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | West Virginia | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Western Kentucky | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Western Kentucky | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Syracuse | 104 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Syracuse | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Georgia Southern | 73 |
CBS |
Saturday, March 21 |
box score |
#2 Syracuse Orangemen 79, #1 North Carolina Tar Heels 75 | ||
Pts: R. Seikaly – 26 Rebs: D. Coleman – 14 Asts: S. Douglas – 9 |
Pts: K. Smith – 25 Rebs: J. Wolf – 10 Asts: K. Smith – 7 Halftime Score: Syracuse, 41-30 |
Brendan Byrne Arena – East Rutherford, New Jersey Referees: Tyler Honsen |
First round | Quarter-finals | Regional semifinals | Regional Finals | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Georgetown | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Bucknell | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Georgetown | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
Atlanta | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Ohio State | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Kentucky | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Ohio State | 91 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Georgetown | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Kansas | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Kansas | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Houston | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Kansas | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
Atlanta | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | Southwest Missouri State | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Clemson | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Southwest Missouri State | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Georgetown | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Providence | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Providence | 90 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | UAB | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Providence | 90OT | |||||||||||||||||
Birmingham | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | Austin Peay | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Illinois | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Austin Peay | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Providence | 103 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Alabama | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | New Orleans | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | BYU | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | New Orleans | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
Birmingham | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Alabama | 101 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Alabama | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | North Carolina A&T | 71 |
CBS |
Saturday, March 21 |
box score |
#6 Providence Friars 88, #1 Georgetown Hoyas 73 | ||
Pts: B. Donovan – 20 Rebs: D. Kipfer – 5 Asts: B. Donovan – 6 |
Pts: R. Williams – 25 Rebs: P. McDonald – 10 Asts: B. Winston – 4 Halftime Score: Providence, 54-37 |
Freedom Hall – Louisville, Kentucky |
First round | Quarter-finals | Regional semifinals | Regional Finals | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Indiana | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Fairfield | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Indiana | 107 | |||||||||||||||||
Indianapolis | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Auburn | 90 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Auburn | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | San Diego | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Indiana | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Duke | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Duke | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Texas A&M | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Duke | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
Indianapolis | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | Xavier | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Missouri | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Xavier | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Indiana | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | LSU | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | St. John's | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Wichita State | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | St. John's | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
Rosemont | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | DePaul | 83OT | |||||||||||||||||
3 | DePaul | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Louisiana Tech | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | DePaul | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | LSU | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Georgia Tech | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | LSU | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | LSU | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
Rosemont | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Temple | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Temple | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Southern | 56 |
CBS |
Sunday, March 22 |
box score |
#1 Indiana Hoosiers 77, #10 LSU Tigers 76 | ||
Pts: S. Alford – 20 Rebs: D. Garrett – 15 Asts: S. Alford – 7 |
Pts: N. Wilson – 20 Rebs: O. Brown, B. Woodside – 7 Asts: O. Brown – 8 Halftime Score: Indiana, 47-46 |
Riverfront Coliseum – Cincinnati, Ohio Referees: Jim Burr, Tom Frahm, Paul Housman |
First round | Quarter-finals | Regional semifinals | Regional Finals | ||||||||||||||||
1 | UNLV | 95 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Idaho State | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | UNLV | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
Salt Lake City | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Kansas State | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Georgia | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Kansas State | 82OT | |||||||||||||||||
1 | UNLV | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Wyoming | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Virginia | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Wyoming | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Wyoming | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
Salt Lake City | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | UCLA | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | UCLA | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Central Michigan | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | UNLV | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Iowa | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Oklahoma | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Tulsa | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Oklahoma | 96 | |||||||||||||||||
Tucson | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Pittsburgh | 93 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Pittsburgh | 93 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Marist | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Oklahoma | 91 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Iowa | 93OT | |||||||||||||||||
7 | UTEP | 98OT | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Arizona | 91 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | UTEP | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
Tucson | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Iowa | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Iowa | 99 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Santa Clara | 76 |
CBS |
Sunday, March 22 |
box score |
#1 UNLV Runnin' Rebels 84, #2 Iowa Hawkeyes 81 | ||
Pts: A. Gilliam – 27 Rebs: A. Gilliam – 10 Asts: M. Wade – 12 |
Pts: K. Gamble, B. J. Armstrong – 18 Rebs: B. Lohaus – 7 Asts: R. Marble – 5 Halftime Score: Iowa, 58-42 |
Kingdome – Seattle |
National semifinals | National Championship Game | ||||||||
E2 | Syracuse | 77 | |||||||
SE6 | Providence | 63 | |||||||
E2 | Syracuse | 73 | |||||||
MW1 | Indiana | 74 | |||||||
MW1 | Indiana | 97 | |||||||
W1 | UNLV | 93 |
CBS |
Saturday, March 28 |
box score |
#MW1 Indiana Hoosiers 97, #W1 UNLV Runnin' Rebels 93 | ||
Pts: S. Alford – 33 Rebs: D. Garrett – 10 Asts: R. Calloway – 6 |
Pts: F. Banks – 38 Rebs: A. Gilliam – 10 Asts: M. Wade – 18 Halftime Score: Indiana, 53-47 |
Louisiana Superdome – New Orleans Referees: John Clougherty, Dick Paparo, Rusty Herring |
CBS |
Saturday, March, 28 |
box score |
#E2 Syracuse Orangemen 77, #SE6 Providence Friars 63 | ||
Pts: G. Monroe – 20 Rebs: D. Coleman – 12 Asts: S. Douglas – 6 |
Pts: C. Screen – 18 Rebs: J. Duda – 7 Asts: B. Donovan – 7 Halftime Score: Syracuse, 36-26 |
Louisiana Superdome – New Orleans Referees: Paul Galvan, Luis Grillo, Don Rutledge |
CBS |
Monday, March, 30 |
Box score |
#MW1 Indiana Hoosiers 74, #E2 Syracuse Orangemen 73 | ||
Pts: S. Alford – 23 Rebs: D. Garrett – 10 Asts: J. Hillman, K. Smart – 6 |
Pts: S. Douglas – 20 Rebs: D. Coleman – 19 Asts: S. Douglas – 7 Halftime Score: Indiana, 34-33 |
Louisiana Superdome – New Orleans Referees: Joe Forte, Nolan Fine, Jody Sylvester |
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