1987 NAIA men's basketball tournament

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1987 (1987) NAIA men's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals site Kemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
Champions Washburn (1 title, 1 title game,
2 Fab Four)
Runner-up West Virginia State (1 title game,
1 Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Bobby Sumler (Washburn)
Chuck Taylor MVP Tom Meier (Washburn)
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The 1987 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 50th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. Washburn won a close final (79-77) against West Virginia State. [1] [2]

Contents

Awards and honors

Bracket

First roundSecond roundElite EightNAIA national semifinalsNAIA national championship
               
1 Oklahoma City 101
Northwood 66
1 Oklahoma City 64
16 Georgetown (KY)67
16 Georgetown (KY) 57
Minnesota–Duluth 46
16 Georgetown (KY)81
TOP TIER
9 Trevecca Nazarene 66
9 Trevecca Nazarene 82
Wayland Baptist 68
9 Trevecca Nazarene73'
8 St. Mary’s (TX) 68
8 St. Mary's (TX) 74
Rio Grande 54
16 Georgetown (KY) 67
4 West Virginia State74
Valley City State 63
5 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 61
Valley City State 84
Waynesburg86
Waynesburg 108
12 Kearney State 104
Waynesburg 67
TOP TIER
4 West Virginia State73
13 Oregon Tech 67
Northwestern (IA) 63
13 Oregon Tech 90
4 West Virginia State92*
4 West Virginia State 98
Harding 86
4 West Virginia State 77
6 Washburn79
3 Biola 66
Saint Joseph's (ME) 78
St. Joseph’s (ME) 66
14 Auburn Montgomery76
14 Auburn Montgomery 85
Eureka 54
6 Washburn69
BOTTOM TIER
14 Auburn Montgomery 61
11 Southern Tech 56
Taylor 65
Taylor 44
6 Washburn74
6 Washburn 87
Cabrini 64
6 Washburn65
10 Central Washington 63
7 St. Thomas Aquinas 83
William Carey 68
7 St. Thomas Aquinas 83
10 Central Washington 84
10 Central Washington 86NAIA third-place game
Atlantic Christian 83
10 Central Washington9210 Central Washington79
BOTTOM TIER
15 Hawaii-Hilo 75 16 Georgetown (KY) 69
15 Hawaii–Hilo 82
Missouri Southern 79
15 Hawaii-Hilo65
2 College of Charleston 57
2 College of Charleston 67
Western State (CO) 51

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References

  1. "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  2. "NAIA DI Men's Basketball Championship Records" (PDF). Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  3. NAIA Championship History Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine