Teams | 32 | ||||
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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 |
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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. [1] [2]
First round | Second round | Elite Eight | NAIA national semifinals | NAIA 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 Nazarene | 73' | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | St. Mary’s (TX) | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | St. Mary's (TX) | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Rio Grande | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Georgetown (KY) | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | West Virginia State | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Valley City State | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Valley City State | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Waynesburg | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Waynesburg | 108 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Kearney State | 104 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Waynesburg | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
TOP TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | West Virginia State | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Oregon Tech | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Northwestern (IA) | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Oregon Tech | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | West Virginia State | 92* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | West Virginia State | 98 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Harding | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | West Virginia State | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Washburn | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Biola | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Saint Joseph's (ME) | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | St. Joseph’s (ME) | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Auburn Montgomery | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Auburn Montgomery | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Eureka | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Washburn | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
BOTTOM TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Auburn Montgomery | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Southern Tech | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Taylor | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Taylor | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Washburn | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Washburn | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Cabrini | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Washburn | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Central Washington | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | William Carey | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Central Washington | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Central Washington | 86 | NAIA third-place game | |||||||||||||||||||||
– | Atlantic Christian | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Central Washington | 92 | 10 | Central Washington | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||
BOTTOM TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Hawaii-Hilo | 75 | 16 | Georgetown (KY) | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | Hawaii–Hilo Vulcans | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Missouri Southern | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Hawaii-Hilo | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | College of Charleston | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | College of Charleston | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Western State (CO) | 51 |
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