1987 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
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| Teams | 24 | ||||
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| Finals site |  Springfield, Massachusetts | ||||
| Champions | New Haven Chargers (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Cal Poly Pomona Broncos (5th title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Jan Rossman (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Joy Jeter (New Haven) | ||||
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The 1987 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was the sixth annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division II women's collegiate basketball in the United States.[1]
New Haven defeated two-time defending champions Cal Poly Pomona in the championship game, 77–75, claiming the Chargers' first NCAA Division II national title.
The championship rounds were contested at the Springfield Civic Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, hosted by Springfield College.
Regionals
East
| First round - at Millersville Round of 24 March 7 | Regional finals - at Pitt Johnstown Sweet 16 March 10 | ||||||||
| Pitt Johnstown | 59 | ||||||||
| Adelphi | 63 | Millersville | 58 | ||||||
| Millersville | 73 | ||||||||
Great Lakes
| First round - at Wright State Round of 24 March 7 | Regional finals - at Northern Kentucky Sweet 16 March 10 | ||||||||
| Northern Kentucky | 74 | ||||||||
| Bellarmine | 67 | Wright State | 63 | ||||||
| Wright State | 80 | ||||||||
New England
| First round - at Stonehill Round of 24 March 7 | Regional finals - at New Haven Sweet 16 March 10 | ||||||||
| New Haven | 72 | ||||||||
| Bentley | 49 | Stonehill | 64 | ||||||
| Stonehill | 52 | ||||||||
North Central
| First round - site unknown Round of 24 March 7 | Regional finals - at North Dakota State Sweet 16 March 10 | ||||||||
| North Dakota State | 67 | ||||||||
| Nebraska–Omaha | 60 | St. Cloud State | 65 | ||||||
| St. Cloud State | 68 | ||||||||
South
| First round - at Florida International Round of 24 March 7 | Regional finals - at Florida International Sweet 16 March 10 | ||||||||
| Delta State | 75* | ||||||||
| Albany State | 53 | Florida International | 73 | ||||||
| Florida International | 76 | ||||||||
South Atlantic
| First round - at Mount St. Mary's Round of 24 March 7 | Regional finals - at Hampton Sweet 16 March 10 | ||||||||
| Hampton | 80 | ||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 88 | Mount St. Mary's | 65 | ||||||
| Virginia State | 75 | ||||||||
South Central
| First round - at Southeast Missouri State Round of 24 March 7 | Regional finals - at West Texas State Sweet 16 March 10 | ||||||||
| West Texas State | 67 | ||||||||
| Central Missouri State | 64 | Central Missouri State | 57 | ||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 62 | ||||||||
West
| First round - at Chico State Round of 24 March 7 | Regional finals - at Cal Poly Pomona Sweet 16 March 10 | ||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 56 | ||||||||
| Chico State | 76 | Chico State | 44 | ||||||
| Eastern Montana | 67 | ||||||||
National Finals - Springfield, Massachusetts
Visiting team listed first and date March 14 in Elite Eight unless indicated
Final Four Location: Springfield Civic Center Host: Springfield College
| National quarterfinals Elite Eight | National semifinals Final Four March 20 | National championship March 21 | ||||||||||||
| SA | Hampton | 63 | ||||||||||||
| NE | New Haven | 65 | ||||||||||||
| NE | New Haven | 77* | ||||||||||||
| GL | Northern Kentucky | 74 | ||||||||||||
| SC | West Texas A&M | 55 | ||||||||||||
| GL | Northern Kentucky | 64 | ||||||||||||
| NE | New Haven | 77 | ||||||||||||
| W | Cal Poly Pomona | 75 | ||||||||||||
| S | Delta State | 63 | ||||||||||||
| E | Pitt Johnstown | 68 | ||||||||||||
| E | Pitt Johnstown | 70 | ||||||||||||
| March 13 March 15 | ||||||||||||||
| W | Cal Poly Pomona | 72 | ||||||||||||
| NC | North Dakota State | 67 | ||||||||||||
| W | Cal Poly Pomona | 77 | ||||||||||||
All-tournament team
- Joy Jeter, New Haven
- Niki Bracken, Cal Poly Pomona
- Michelle McCoy, Cal Poly Pomona
- Charlene Taylor, New Haven
- Jill Halapin, Pitt Johnstown
See also
- 1987 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 1987 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
- 1987 NAIA women's basketball tournament
- 1987 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
References
- 1987 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com
- ^ "Division II Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved February 20, 2021.