- Wittenberg Tigers (6th Final Four)
- Stockton State Ospreys (1st Final Four)
Winning coach | Bosco Djurickovic (NPU) |
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MOP | Michael Starks (NPU) |
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Attendance | 38,542 |
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The 1987 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 13th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.
Held during March 1987, the field included thirty-two teams and the final championship rounds were contested at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.[1]
North Park defeated Clark (MA), 106–100, to claim their record-fifth NCAA Division III national title.
Bracket
Regionals
| First Round | | | Regional Championship | | | | | | | | | | | | | SE Massachusetts | 110 | | | | | North Adams State | 82 | | | | SE Massachusetts | 80 | | | | | | | | Clark | 88 | | | Clark | 108 | | | | Norwich | 76 | | | Regional Third-place | | | | | North Adams State | 70 | | | | Norwich | 89 | | |
| | First Round | | | Regional Championship | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hope | 80 | | | | | Otterbein | 95 | | | | Otterbein | 71 | | | | | | | | Wittenberg | 78 | | | Calvin | 69 | | | | Wittenberg | 70 | | | Regional Third-place | | | | | Hope | 90 | | | | Calvin | 92* | |
National finals
| National quarterfinals | | | National semifinals | | | National championship | |
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| Clark | 65 | | | |
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| Potsdam | 63 | |
| | Clark | 77 | |
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| | | Stockton State | 71 | |
| Widener | 65 | |
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| Stockton State | 68* | |
| | Clark | 100 | |
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| | | North Park | 106 | |
| North Carolina Wesleyan | 64 | | |
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| Wittenberg | 77 | |
| | Wittenberg | 70 | | | National third-place game |
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| | | North Park | 75 | |
| Wartburg | 63 | | | Stockton State | 80 |
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| North Park | 88 | | | Wittenberg | 82* |
All tournament team
- Michael Starks, North Park
- Mike Barach, North Park
- Steve Iannarino, Wittenberg
- Kermit Sharp, Clark (MA)
- Donald Ellison, Stockton State
See also
References
- ^ "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 17. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
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