1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 1987 1987 Final Four logo.png 64 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana Indiana Hoosiers 5th 5th 6th Syracuse Orangemen 1st 2nd Providence Friars 2nd UNLV Runnin' Rebels 2nd Bob Knight 3rd Keith Smart Indiana 654,744 Steve Alford Indiana Rony Seikaly Syracuse 138 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. The 49th annual edition of the tournament began on March 12, 1987, and ended with the championship game on March 30, at the Louisiana Superdome 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. Schedule and venues USA 450 right 1987 first and second rounds USA green pog.svg 33.748995 -84.387982 right #FFFFFF Atlanta Omni Coliseum USA green pog.svg 39.768403 -86.158068 bottom #FFFFFF Indianapolis RCA Dome Hoosier Dome USA green pog.svg 35.227087 -80.843127 top #FFFFFF Charlotte Bojangles' Coliseum Charlotte Coliseum USA green pog.svg 43.048122 -76.147424 top #FFFFFF Syracuse Carrier Dome USA green pog.svg 41.990833 -87.873889 top #FFFFFF Rosemont Allstate Arena Rosemont Horizon USA green pog.svg 33.520661 -86.802490 left #FFFFFF Birmingham Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex BJCC Arena USA green pog.svg 32.221743 -110.926479 bottom #FFFFFF Tucson McKale Center USA green pog.svg 40.760779 -111.891047 top #FFFFFF Salt Lake City Jon M. Huntsman Center USA 450 right 1987 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red) USA blue pog.svg 47.606209 -122.332071 right #FFFFFF Seattle Kingdome USA blue pog.svg 38.252665 -85.758456 left #FFFFFF Louisville Freedom Hall USA blue pog.svg 39.103118 -84.512020 top #FFFFFF Cincinnati US Bank Arena Riverfront Coliseum USA blue pog.svg 39.952584 -74.097086 bottom #FFFFFF E. Rutherford Izod Center Meadowlands Arena USA red pog.svg 29.951066 -90.071532 bottom #FFFFFF New Orleans Mercedes-Benz Superdome Louisiana Superdome The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1987 tournament: First and Second Rounds March 12 and 14 East Region Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina (Host: University of North Carolina at Charlotte) Midwest Region Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana (Hosts: Butler University, Midwestern Collegiate Conference) Southeast Region Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Coliseum, Birmingham, Alabama (Host: Southeastern Conference) West Region Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah (Host: University of Utah) March 13 and 15 East Region Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York (Host: Syracuse University) Midwest Region Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois (Host: DePaul University) Southeast Region Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia (Host: Georgia Tech) West Region McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona (Host: University of Arizona) Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) March 19 and 21 East Regional, Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (Hosts: Seton Hall University, Big East Conference) Southeast Regional, Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky (Host: University of Louisville) March 20 and 22 Midwest Regional, Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, Ohio (Hosts: University of Cincinnati, Xavier University) West Regional, Kingdome, Seattle, Washington (Host: University of Washington) National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship) March 28 and 30 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana (Host: Tulane University) Teams Region Seed Team Coach Conference Finished Final Opponent Score East East 1 North Carolina Dean Smith Atlantic Coast Regional Runner-up2 SyracuseL 79–75 East 2 Syracuse Jim Boeheim Big East Runner-up1 IndianaL 74–73 East 3 Purdue Gene Keady Big Ten Round of 326 FloridaL 85–66 East 4 TCU Jim Killingsworth Southwest Round of 325 Notre DameL 58–57 East 5 Notre Dame Digger Phelps Independent Sweet Sixteen1 North CarolinaL 74–68 East 6 Florida Norm Sloan Southeastern Sweet Sixteen2 SyracuseL 87–81 East 7 West Virginia Gale Catlett Atlantic 10 Round of 6410 Western KentuckyL 64–62 East 8 Navy Pete Herrmann Colonial Round of 649 MichiganL 97–82 East 9 Michigan Bill Frieder Big Ten Round of 321 North CarolinaL 109–97 East 10 Western Kentucky Murray Arnold Sun Belt Round of 322 SyracuseL 104–86 East 11 NC State Jim Valvano Atlantic Coast Round of 646 FloridaL 82–70 East 12 Middle Tennessee State Bruce Stewart Ohio Valley Round of 645 Notre DameL 84–71 East 13 Marshall Rick Huckabay Southern Round of 644 TCUL 76–60 East 14 Northeastern Karl Fogel ECAC North Round of 643 PurdueL 104–95 East 15 Georgia Southern Frank Kerns Trans America Round of 642 SyracuseL 79–73 East 16 Penn Tom Schneider Ivy League Round of 641 North CarolinaL 113–82 Midwest Midwest 1 Indiana Bob Knight Big Ten Champion2 SyracuseW 74–73 Midwest 2 Temple John Chaney Atlantic 10 Round of 3210 LSUL 72–62 Midwest 3 DePaul Joey Meyer Independent Sweet Sixteen10 LSUL 63–58 Midwest 4 Missouri Norm Stewart Big Eight Round of 6413 XavierL 70–69 Midwest 5 Duke Mike Krzyzewski Atlantic Coast Sweet Sixteen1 IndianaL 88–82 Midwest 6 St. John's Lou Carnesecca Big East Round of 323 DePaulL 83–75 Midwest 7 Georgia Tech Bobby Cremins Atlantic Coast Round of 6410 LSUL 85–79 Midwest 8 Auburn Sonny Smith Southeastern Round of 321 IndianaL 107–90 Midwest 9 San Diego Hank Egan West Coast Round of 648 AuburnL 62–61 Midwest 10 LSU Dale Brown Southeastern Regional Runner-up1 IndianaL 77–76 Midwest 11 Wichita State Eddie Fogler Missouri Valley Round of 646 St. John'sL 57–55 Midwest 12 Texas A&M Shelby Metcalf Southwest Round of 645 DukeL 58–51 Midwest 13 Xavier Pete Gillen Midwestern Round of 325 DukeL 65–60 Midwest 14 Louisiana Tech Tommy Joe Eagles Southland Round of 643 DePaulL 76–62 Midwest 15 Southern Ben Jobe Southwest Athletic Round of 642 TempleL 75–56 Midwest 16 Fairfield Mitch Buonaguro Metro Atlantic Round of 641 IndianaL 92–58 Southeast Southeast 1 Georgetown John Thompson Big East Regional Runner-up6 ProvidenceL 88–73 Southeast 2 Alabama Wimp Sanderson Southeastern Sweet Sixteen6 ProvidenceL 103–82 Southeast 3 Illinois Lou Henson Big Ten Round of 6414 Austin PeayL 68–67 Southeast 4 Clemson Cliff Ellis Atlantic Coast Round of 6413 Southwest Missouri StateL 65–60 Southeast 5 Kansas Larry Brown Big Eight Sweet Sixteen1 GeorgetownL 70–57 Southeast 6 Providence Rick Pitino Big East National semifinals2 SyracuseL 77–63 Southeast 7 New Orleans Benny Dees Independent Round of 322 AlabamaL 101–76 Southeast 8 Kentucky Eddie Sutton Southeastern Round of 649 Ohio StateL 91–77 Southeast 9 Ohio State Gary Williams Big Ten Round of 321 GeorgetownL 82–79 Southeast 10 BYU LaDell Andersen Western Athletic Round of 647 New OrleansL 83–79 Southeast 11 UAB Gene Bartow Sun Belt Round of 646 ProvidenceL 90–68 Southeast 12 Houston Pat Foster Southwest Round of 645 KansasL 66–55 Southeast 13 Southwest Missouri State Charlie Spoonhour Mid-Continent Round of 325 KansasL 67–63 Southeast 14 Austin Peay Lake Kelly Ohio Valley Round of 326 ProvidenceL 90–87 Southeast 15 North Carolina A&T Don Corbett Mid-Eastern Round of 642 AlabamaL 88–71 Southeast 16 Bucknell Charles Woollum East Coast Round of 641 GeorgetownL 75–53 West West 1 UNLV Jerry Tarkanian Pacific Coast National semifinals1 IndianaL 97–93 West 2 Iowa Tom Davis Big Ten Regional Runner-up1 UNLVL 84–81 West 3 Pittsburgh Paul Evans Big East Round of 326 OklahomaL 96–93 West 4 UCLA Walt Hazzard Pacific-10 Round of 3212 WyomingL 78–68 West 5 Virginia Terry Holland Atlantic Coast Round of 6412 WyomingL 64–60 West 6 Oklahoma Billy Tubbs Big Eight Sweet Sixteen2 IowaL 93–91 West 7 UTEP Don Haskins Western Athletic Round of 322 IowaL 84–82 West 8 Georgia Hugh Durham Southeastern Round of 649 Kansas StateL 82–79 West 9 Kansas State Lon Kruger Big Eight Round of 321 UNLVL 80–61 West 10 Arizona Lute Olson Pacific-10 Round of 647 UTEPL 98–91 West 11 Tulsa J. D. Barnett Missouri Valley Round of 646 OklahomaL 74–69 West 12 Wyoming Jim Brandenburg Western Athletic Sweet Sixteen1 UNLVL 92–78 West 13 Central Michigan Charlie Coles Mid-American Round of 644 UCLAL 92–73 West 14 Marist Dave Magarity ECAC Metro Round of 643 PittsburghL 93–68 West 15 Santa Clara Carroll Williams West Coast Round of 642 IowaL 99–76 West 16 Idaho State Jim Boutin Big Sky Round of 641 UNLVL 95–70 Bracket East Regional – East Rutherford, New Jersey Regional semifinals Regional Finals 1 Charlotte Charlotte Syracuse Syracuse North Carolina 113 16 Penn 82 8 Navy 82 9 Michigan 97 5 Notre Dame 84 12 Middle Tennessee State 71 4 TCU 76 13 Marshall 60 6 Florida 82 11 NC State 70 3 Purdue 104 14 Northeastern 95 7 West Virginia 62 10 Western Kentucky 64 2 Syracuse 79 15 Georgia Southern 73 1 North Carolina 109 9 Michigan 97 5 Notre Dame 58 4 TCU 57 6 Florida 85 3 Purdue 66 10 Western Kentucky 86 2 Syracuse 104 1 North Carolina 74 5 Notre Dame 68 6 Florida 81 2 Syracuse 87 1 North Carolina 75 2 Syracuse 79 Regional Final Summary #e3e3e3 Saturday, March 21 box score #2 Syracuse Orangemen 79 #1 North Carolina Tar Heels 75 R. Seikaly – 26 D. Coleman – 14 S. Douglas – 9 K. Smith – 25 J. Wolf – 10 K. Smith – 7 Halftime Score: Syracuse, 41-30 Brendan Byrne Arena – East Rutherford, New Jersey Tyler Honsen CBS Southeast Regional – Louisville, Kentucky Regional semifinals Regional Finals 1 Atlanta Atlanta Birmingham Birmingham Georgetown 75 16 Bucknell 53 8 Kentucky 77 9 Ohio State 91 5 Kansas 66 12 Houston 55 4 Clemson 60 13 Southwest Missouri State 65 6 Providence 90 11 UAB 68 3 Illinois 67 14 Austin Peay 68 7 New Orleans 83 10 BYU 79 2 Alabama 88 15 North Carolina A&T 71 1 Georgetown 82 9 Ohio State 79 5 Kansas 67 13 Southwest Missouri State 63 6 Providence 90OT 14 Austin Peay 87 7 New Orleans 76 2 Alabama 101 1 Georgetown 70 5 Kansas 57 6 Providence 103 2 Alabama 82 1 Georgetown 73 6 Providence 88 Regional Final Summary #e3e3e3 Saturday, March 21 box score #6 Providence Friars 88 #1 Georgetown Hoyas 73 B. Donovan – 20 D. Kipfer – 5 B. Donovan – 6 R. Williams – 25 P. McDonald – 10 B. Winston – 4 Halftime Score: Providence, 54-37 Freedom Hall – Louisville, Kentucky CBS Midwest Regional – Cincinnati, Ohio Regional semifinals Regional Finals 1 Indianapolis Indianapolis Rosemont Rosemont Indiana 92 16 Fairfield 58 8 Auburn 62 9 San Diego 61 5 Duke 58 12 Texas A&M 51 4 Missouri 69 13 Xavier 70 6 St. John's 57 11 Wichita State 55 3 DePaul 76 14 Louisiana Tech 62 7 Georgia Tech 79 10 LSU 85 2 Temple 75 15 Southern 56 1 Indiana 107 8 Auburn 90 5 Duke 65 13 Xavier 60 6 St. John's 75 3 DePaul 83OT 10 LSU 72 2 Temple 62 1 Indiana 88 5 Duke 82 3 DePaul 58 10 LSU 63 1 Indiana 77 10 LSU 76 #e3e3e3 Sunday, March 22 box score #1 Indiana Hoosiers 77 #10 LSU Tigers 76 S. Alford – 20 D. Garrett – 15 S. Alford – 7 N. Wilson – 20 O. Brown, B. Woodside – 7 O. Brown – 8 Halftime Score: Indiana, 47-46 Riverfront Coliseum – Cincinnati, Ohio Jim Burr, Tom Frahm, Paul Housman CBS West Regional – Seattle, Washington Regional semifinals Regional Finals 1 Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Tucson Tucson UNLV 95 16 Idaho State 70 8 Georgia 79 9 Kansas State 82OT 5 Virginia 60 12 Wyoming 64 4 UCLA 92 13 Central Michigan 73 6 Oklahoma 74 11 Tulsa 69 3 Pittsburgh 93 14 Marist 68 7 UTEP 98OT 10 Arizona 91 2 Iowa 99 15 Santa Clara 76 1 UNLV 80 9 Kansas State 61 12 Wyoming 78 4 UCLA 68 6 Oklahoma 96 3 Pittsburgh 93 7 UTEP 82 2 Iowa 84 1 UNLV 92 12 Wyoming 78 6 Oklahoma 91 2 Iowa 93OT 1 UNLV 84 2 Iowa 81 #e3e3e3 Sunday, March 22 box score #1 UNLV Runnin' Rebels 84 #2 Iowa Hawkeyes 81 A. Gilliam – 27 A. Gilliam – 10 M. Wade – 12 K. Gamble, B. J. Armstrong – 18 B. Lohaus – 7 R. Marble – 5 Halftime Score: Iowa, 58-42 Kingdome – Seattle CBS Final Four – New Orleans, Louisiana National semifinals National Championship Game E2 Syracuse 77 SE6 Providence 63 MW1 Indiana 97 W1 UNLV 93 E2 Syracuse 73 MW1 Indiana 74 Game summaries #e3e3e3 Saturday, March 28 box score #MW1 Indiana Hoosiers 97 #W1 UNLV Runnin' Rebels 93 S. Alford – 33 D. Garrett – 10 R. Calloway – 6 F. Banks – 38 A. Gilliam – 10 M. Wade – 18 Halftime Score: Indiana, 53-47 Louisiana Superdome – New Orleans John Clougherty, Dick Paparo, Rusty Herring CBS #ffdead Saturday, March, 28 box score #E2 Syracuse Orangemen 77 #SE6 Providence Friars 63 G. Monroe – 20 D. Coleman – 12 S. Douglas – 6 C. Screen – 18 J. Duda – 7 B. Donovan – 7 Halftime Score: Syracuse, 36-26 Louisiana Superdome – New Orleans Paul Galvan, Luis Grillo, Don Rutledge CBS National Championship 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game #e3e3e3 Monday, March, 30 Box score #MW1 Indiana Hoosiers 74 #E2 Syracuse Orangemen 73 S. Alford – 23 D. Garrett – 10 J. Hillman, K. Smart – 6 S. Douglas – 20 D. Coleman – 19 S. Douglas – 7 Halftime Score: Indiana, 34-33 Louisiana Superdome – New Orleans Joe Forte, Nolan Fine, Jody Sylvester CBS 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. Tenth seeded LSU reached the Elite Eight for the second straight year without being favored to win a game. This time, the Tigers did not have the advantage of playing their first- and second-round games on their home court. They had previously reached the Final Four as an 11-seed in 1986, losing to eventual national champion Louisville Cardinals. The Tigers missed a shot at the buzzer and fell short of another trip to the Final Four, losing 77–76 to eventual national champion Indiana. It marked the fifth time in seven tournament appearances between 1979 and 1987 LSU was eliminated by the eventual national champion. The Tigers did not reach the Elite Eight again until 2006. Years after the end of the tournament, Alabama, DePaul, Florida, Marshall, and North Carolina State all had their tournament spots vacated by the NCAA retroactively.2015 MEN'S FINAL FOUR RECORDS BOOK http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_final4/2015/3Tournament.pdf June 5, 2024 This marked the first time that CBS Sports used "One Shining Moment" during their tournament epilogue. Initially, the song was supposed to have been played after Super Bowl XXI (which was also aired on CBS), but due to time constraints, its debut was delayed until the national championship game. The opening words for the football version were "The ball is kicked"; in the reworked version, the word "kicked" was changed to "tipped" to suit the tournament. The three losing coaches in the Final Four all eventually won national titles. Jerry Tarkanian was the first to do so, winning in 1990 with UNLV defeating Duke 103–73. Rick Pitino followed in 1996 with Kentucky, defeating Jim Boeheim's Syracuse in the final. Boeheim would win in 2003 with Syracuse by defeating Kansas. There were no teams from the Metro Conference, Big South Conference or Gulf Star Conference in the tournament. The Metro Conference allowed Memphis State, which was serving an NCAA tournament ban that year, to compete in its conference tournament, which it won by defeating the defending 1986 National Champion Louisville Cardinals by the lopsided score 75 to 52 on the Cardinals' home court, Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. The NCAA basketball tournament committee said as the conference had committed its automatic berth would go to its conference tournament winner, the conference lost its automatic berth that year, and no other schools received an at-large entry. Most conferences now prohibit teams on postseason bans from participating in conference tournaments as a result, or have provisional automatic bids awarded to the eligible team that advanced the most. The Gulf Star and Big South did not have automatic bids to the tournament because many of the schools in these conferences were transitioning from other divisions. During the selection show, there was a spot left open for the #12 seed in the Southeast Region. Kansas, the 5th seed in the region, was due to face either Washington or Houston in the first round. Washington was facing UCLA in the finals of the Pac-10 tournament at the time the selections were announced. UCLA held on to defeat Washington 76–62, putting Houston into the field of 64. Florida made the NCAA Tournament for the first time, making it to the Sweet Sixteen. Coincidentally, Providence was led to the Final Four by Billy Donovan, who would go on to coach the Gators to multiple Final Fours and 2 national titles. For the second time in 5 years, a rule involving how the clock would run after a made basket played a massive role at the end of a title game. In 1983, N.C. State won the title on a dunk with 1 second left, as the clock ran through the dunk and ran out before Houston could do anything. In 1987, Syracuse players (either unaware of the clock-running post basket or freezing under pressure) let 4 seconds run off the clock after Keith Smart's made jumper; only 1 second was left when a timeout was called, and the Orangemen's last shot was missed to give Indiana the national title. For the 1993–94 season, the rules were permanently changed, so with 1 minute or less in a half or overtime the clock stops when a basket is made and doesn't start again until the ball is inbounded by the other team (regardless of whether they use a timeout first or not). Announcers CBS Studio Hosts: Jim Nantz and James Brown ESPN studio hosts: John Saunders (daytime), Bob Ley (primetime) and Dick Vitale Brent Musburger and Billy Packer – first round (Virginia–Wyoming) at Salt Lake City, Utah; Second Round at Indianapolis, Indiana and Rosemont, Illinois; East Regional at East Rutherford, New Jersey; Midwest Regional Final at Cincinnati, Ohio; Final Four at New Orleans, Louisiana Dick Stockton and Tom Heinsohn – First (Oklahoma–Tulsa) and Second Rounds at Tucson, Arizona; Southeast Regional semifinal (Georgetown–Kansas) and Regional Final at Louisville, Kentucky Verne Lundquist and Billy Cunningham – second round at Charlotte, North Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia; Midwest Regional semifinal (Duke-Indiana) at Cincinnati, Ohio; West Regional Final at Seattle, Washington Tom Hammond and Larry Conley – Southeast Regional semifinal (Alabama–Providence) at Louisville, Kentucky Mike Patrick and Jack Givens - Midwest Regional semifinal (LSU-DePaul) at Cincinnati, Ohio Tim Brant and Bill Raftery – second round at Syracuse, New York; West Regional semifinals at Seattle, Washington Mike Patrick and Larry Conley – first (Alabama–North Carolina A&T, Providence–UAB) and second rounds at Birmingham, Alabama Gary Bender and Hubie Brown – second round at Salt Lake City, Utah Jim Thacker and Jack Givens – first round (North Carolina–Pennsylvania, TCU–Marshall) at Charlotte, North Carolina Frank Herzog and Bucky Waters – first round (Notre Dame–Middle Tennessee State, Navy–Michigan) at Charlotte, North Carolina Mike Gorman and Ron Perry – first round (Syracuse–Georgia Southern, Purdue–Northeastern) at Syracuse, New York Phil Stone and Bill Raftery – first round (Florida–N.C. State, West Virginia–Western Kentucky) at Syracuse, New York John Sanders and Joe Dean – first round (Georgetown–Bucknell) at Atlanta, Georgia John Sanders and Dave Gavitt – first round (Kentucky–Ohio State) at Atlanta, Georgia Fred White and Joe Dean – first round (Kansas–Houston) at Atlanta, Georgia Fred White and Dave Gavitt – first round (Clemson–SW Missouri State) at Atlanta, Georgia Bob Rathbun and Dan Bonner – first round (Illinois–Austin Peay, New Orleans–Brigham Young) at Birmingham, Alabama Tom Hammond and Jim Gibbons – first round (Indiana–Fairfield, Missouri–Xavier) at Indianapolis, Indiana Ralph Hacker and John Laskowski – first round (Duke–Texas A&M, Auburn–San Diego) at Indianapolis, Indiana Mick Hubert and Gary Thompson – first round (Temple–Southern, DePaul–Louisiana Tech) at Rosemont, Illinois Wayne Larrivee and Bob Ortegel – first round (St. John's–Wichita State, Georgia Tech–LSU) at Rosemont, Illinois Frank Fallon and Lynn Shackelford – first round (UNLV–Idaho State) at Salt Lake City, Utah Bob Carpenter and Irv Brown – first round (UCLA–Central Michigan, Georgia–Kansas State) at Salt Lake City, Utah Pete Solomon and Bruce Larson – first round (Iowa–Santa Clara) at Tucson, Arizona Ted Robinson and Dan Belluomini – first round (Pittsburgh–Marist, UTEP–Arizona) at Tucson, Arizona See also 1987 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 1987 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 1987 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 1987 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 1987 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 1987 National Invitation Tournament 1987 National Women's Invitation Tournament 1987 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 1987 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament References Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Ncaa Category:Basketball competitions in New Orleans NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Category:1980s in New Orleans Category:College basketball tournaments in Louisiana