1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association women's basketball tournament

June 2024 1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association I Women's 150px Big West tournament Logo 8 Campus sites Campus sites The Forum Inglewood, California Long Beach State 1st Joan Bonvicini 1st Penny Toler Long Beach State The 1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association women's basketball tournament took place March 4–7, 1987. The quarterfinal round was played at the home arena of the higher seed, while the semifinals and championship were held at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Long Beach State cruised to the tournament title and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. The 49ers would go on to reach the Final Four. Format The top eight teams, out of ten, from the regular season standings qualified for the tournament. All eight participating teams were placed into the first round, with teams seeded and paired based on regular-season records. After the first round, teams were re-seeded so the highest-remaining team was paired with the lowest-remaining time in one semifinal with the other two teams slotted into the other semifinal. Bracket QuarterfinalsWednesday, March 5 Semifinals (Re-Seeded)Friday, March 6 Championship gameSaturday, March 7 1 Long Beach State 123 8 Pacific 65 4 Fresno State 64 5 UC Irvine 49 3 UNLV 85 6 Cal State Fullerton 51 2 Hawaii 62 7 San Diego State 68 1 Long Beach State 108 7 San Diego State 74 4 Fresno State 69 3 UNLV 86 1 Long Beach State 98 3 UNLV 57 2021-22 Big West Women's Basketball Record Book https://bigwest.org/documents/2023/1/19/2021_22_WBB_Record_Book.pdf 30 Big West Conference June 9, 2024 All-Tournament Team Cindy Brown, Long Beach State Angela Christian, UNLV Shannon McGee, Fresno State Brook Meadows, San Diego State Shannon Smith, Long Beach State Penny Toler, Long Beach State (MVP) References Pacific Coast Athletic Association women's basketball tournament Category:Big West Conference women's basketball tournament