1987 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
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1987 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
| 1987 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament |
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| Teams | 40 | ||
| Finals site | University of Texas Austin, Texas |
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| Champions | Tennessee (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up | Louisiana Tech (3rd title game) | ||
| Semifinalists | Long Beach State (1st Final Four) Texas (2nd Final Four) |
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| MOP | Tonya Edwards Tennessee | ||
NCAA Women's Division I Tournaments
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The 1987 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 11 and ended on March 29. The tournament featured 40 teams. The Final Four consisted of Texas, Tennessee, Louisiana Tech, and Long Beach State, with Tennessee winning its first title with a 67-44 victory over Louisiana Tech.[1] Tennessee's Tonya Edwards was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.[2]
Qualifying teams - automatic
Forty teams were selected to participate in the 1987 NCAA Tournament. Eighteen conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament. [3]
| Automatic Bids | ||||
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| Record | ||||
| Qualifying School | Conference | Regular Season | Conference | Seed |
| Auburn University | SEC | 29–1 | 8–1 | 1 |
| Bowling Green State University | MAC | 27–2 | 16–0 | 9 |
| Eastern Washington University | Mountain West | 18–11 | 8–4 | 10 |
| James Madison University | Colonial | 26–3 | 12–0 | 4 |
| University of Kansas | Big Eight | 19–12 | 9–5 | 7 |
| Manhattan College | MAAC | 20–10 | 6–6 | 10 |
| New Mexico State University | High Country | 23–6 | 10–2 | 9 |
| North Carolina State University | ACC | 23–6 | 11–3 | 3 |
| Northwestern State University | Great Midwest | 14–9 | 9–1 | 10 |
| Ohio State University | Big Ten | 24–4 | 17–1 | 2 |
| Old Dominion University | Sun Belt Conference | 17–12 | 5–1 | 5 |
| Rutgers University | Atlantic 10 | 28–2 | 17–1 | 2 |
| University of Southern California | Pac-12 | 21–7 | 15–3 | 3 |
| Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Missouri Valley Conference | 27–2 | 18–0 | 5 |
| University of Southern Mississippi | Metro | 21–8 | 6–6 | 10 |
| Tennessee Technological University | Ohio Valley Conference | 23–6 | 12–2 | 7 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Southwest | 28–1 | 16–0 | 1 |
| Villanova University | Big East | 27–3 | 15–1 | 6 |
Qualifying teams - at-large
Twenty-two additional teams were selected to complete the forty invitations.[3]
| At-large Bids | ||||
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| Record | ||||
| Qualifying School | Conference | Regular Season | Conference | Seed |
| Duke University | Atlantic Coast | 18–9 | 7–7 | 7 |
| University of Georgia | Southeastern | 26–4 | 7–2 | 2 |
| University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | Big Ten | 18–9 | 11–7 | 8 |
| University of Iowa | Big Ten | 24–4 | 17–1 | 3 |
| Kansas State University | Big Eight | 22–8 | 9–5 | 8 |
| California State University, Long Beach | Pacific Coast | 30–2 | 17–1 | 1 |
| Louisiana State University | Southeastern | 20–7 | 6–3 | 4 |
| Louisiana Tech University | Independent | 26–2 | –- | 1 |
| University of Memphis | Metro | 20–8 | 10–2 | 6 |
| University of Mississippi | Southeastern | 24–4 | 7–2 | 4 |
| University of New Orleans | Independent | 25–6 | –- | 6 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Atlantic Coast | 19–9 | 9–5 | 4 |
| Northwestern University | Big Ten | 19–9 | 12–6 | 9 |
| University of Oregon | Pacific-10 | 22–6 | 14–4 | 7 |
| Pennsylvania State University | Atlantic 10 | 23–6 | 16–2 | 5 |
| Saint Joseph's University | Atlantic 10 | 22–8 | 14–4 | 9 |
| University of South Alabama | Sun Belt | 24–5 | 5–1 | 8 |
| University of Tennessee | Southeastern | 23–6 | 6–3 | 2 |
| Vanderbilt University | Southeastern | 23–9 | 4–5 | 5 |
| University of Virginia | Atlantic Coast | 25–4 | 12–2 | 3 |
| University of Washington | Pacific-10 | 22–6 | 14–4 | 8 |
| Western Kentucky University | Sun Belt | 24–8 | 4–2 | 6 |
Bids by conference
Nineteen conferences earned an automatic bid. In eleven cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Nineteen at-large teams were selected from eight of the conferences. In addition, two independent (not associated with an athletic conference) teams earned at-large bids.[3]
| Bids | Conference | Teams |
| 6 | Southeastern | Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi, Tennessee, Vanderbilt |
| 4 | Big Ten | Illinois, Iowa, Northwestern, Ohio St. |
| 4 | Atlantic Coast | Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina St., Virginia |
| 3 | Sun Belt | Old Dominion, South Ala., Western Ky. |
| 3 | Pacific-10 | Oregon, Southern California, Washington |
| 3 | Atlantic 10 | Penn St., Rutgers, St. Joseph’s |
| 2 | Metro | Memphis, Southern Miss. |
| 2 | Independent | Louisiana Tech, New Orleans |
| 2 | Big Eight | Kansas, Kansas St. |
| 1 | Southwest | Texas |
| 1 | Pacific Coast | Long Beach St. |
| 1 | Ohio Valley | Tennessee Tech |
| 1 | Mountain West | Eastern Wash. |
| 1 | Missouri Valley | Southern Ill. |
| 1 | Mid-American | Bowling Green |
| 1 | Metro Atlantic | Manhattan |
| 1 | High Country | New Mexico St. |
| 1 | Gulf Star | Northwestern St. |
| 1 | Colonial | James Madison |
| 1 | Big East | Villanova |
First and second rounds
In 1987, the field remained at 40 teams. The teams were seeded, and assigned to four geographic regions, with seeds 1-10 in each region. In Round 1, seeds 8 and 9 faced each other for the opportunity to face the 1 seed in the second round, while seeds 7 and 10 faced each other for the opportunity to face the 2 seed. In the first two rounds, the higher seed was given the opportunity to host the first round game. In most cases, the higher seed accepted the opportunity. The exceptions:[4]
- Eighth seeded South Alabama played nine seed Saint Joseph's (PA) at Saint Joseph's (PA)
- Seventh seeded Eastern Washington played tenth seeded University of Oregon at University of Oregon
- Second seeded Ohio State played tenth seeded University of Oregon at University of Oregon
- Third seeded North Carolina State played sixth seeded Villanova at Villanova
Because Oregon hosted both a first and second round game, there were only 23 first and second round locations, rather then 24.
The following table lists the region, host school, venue and the twenty-four first round locations:
Philadelphia
Durham
Austin
Piscataway
Harrisonburg
Villanova
Champaign
Cookeville
1987 NCAA first round (Philadelphia and Villanova are almost indistinguishable)
Chapel Hill
Auburn
Knoxville
Charlottesville
Evanston
Iowa City
Monroe
Athens
Baton Rouge
Ruston
Seattle
Eugene
Los Angeles
University
Long Beach
1987 NCAA second round
Regionals and Final Four
Knoxville
Monroe
Los Angeles
Fayetteville
Austin
1987 NCAA Regionals and Final Four
The Regionals, named for the general location, were held from March 20 to March 23 at these sites:
- Mideast Regional Stokely Athletics Center, Knoxville, Tennessee (Host: University of Tennessee)
- Midwest Regional Ewing Coliseum, Monroe, Louisiana (Host: University of Louisiana at Monroe)
- West Regional Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles , California (Host: University of Southern California)
- East Regional Cumberland County Memorial Arena, Fayetteville, North Carolina
Bids by state
The forty teams came from twenty states. Louisiana and Tennessee had the most teams with four each. Thirty states did not have any teams receiving bids.[3]
Brackets
First and second round games played at higher seed except where noted.
East Regional - Fayetteville, NC (Cumberland County Memorial Arena)
| First round March 11 |
Second round March 13-15 |
Regional semifinals March 19-20 |
Regional finals March 21 |
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| 8 | South Alabama | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | at St. Joseph's | 67* | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | St. Joseph's | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas | 86 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas | 91 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | James Madison | 51 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Vanderbilt | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | James Madison | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas | 85 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rutgers | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Duke | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Manhattan | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Duke | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rutgers | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rutgers | 75 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Carolina State | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Carolina State | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | at Villanova | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
Midwest Regional - Northeast Louisiana University - Monroe, LA (Fant–Ewing Coliseum)
| First round March 11 |
Second round March 13-15 |
Regional semifinals March 19-20 |
Regional finals March 22 |
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| 8 | Northwestern | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Kansas State | 61* | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Northwestern | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 82 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Southern Illinois | 53 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Southern Illinois | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | LSU | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Iowa | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Kansas | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Northeast Louisiana | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Kansas | 51 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Georgia | 82 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Georgia | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Iowa | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Iowa | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | New Orleans | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
Mideast Regional - University of Tennessee - Knoxville, TN (Stokely Athletic Center)
| First round March 11 |
Second round March 13-15 |
Regional semifinals March 19-20 |
Regional finals March 22 |
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| 8 | Illinois | 80 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Bowling Green | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Illinois | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Auburn | 92 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Auburn | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Old Dominion | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Old Dominion | 76 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | North Carolina | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Auburn | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tennessee | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tennessee Tech | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Southern Mississippi | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tennessee Tech | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tennessee | 95 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tennessee | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Virginia | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Virginia | 76 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Memphis State | 75 | ||||||||||||||||
West Regional - University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA (Pauley Pavilion)
| First round March 11 |
Second round March 13-15 |
Regional semifinals March 19-20 |
Regional finals March 22 |
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| 8 | Washington | 86 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | New Mexico | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Washington | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Long Beach State | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Long Beach State | 94 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mississippi | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Penn State | 75 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mississippi | 80 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Long Beach State | 102 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ohio State | 82 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Eastern Washington | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | at Oregon | 75 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | at Oregon | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ohio State | 76 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ohio State | 74 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | USC | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | USC | 81 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Western Kentucky | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
Final Four - University of Texas - Austin, TX (Frank Erwin Center)
| National Semifinals March 27 |
National Championship March 29 |
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| 1E | Texas | 75 | ||||||
| 1MW | Louisiana Tech | 79 | ||||||
| 1MW | Louisiana Tech | 44 | ||||||
| 2ME | Tennessee | 67 | ||||||
| 2ME | Tennessee | 74 | ||||||
| 1W | Long Beach State | 64 | ||||||
All-Tournament Team
- Tonya Edwards, Tennessee,
- Bridgette Gordon, Tennessee
- Cindy Brown, Long Beach St.
- Clarissa Davis, Texas
- Teresa Weatherspoon, Louisiana Tech [3]
Game Officials
- Bill Stokes (Semi-Final)
- Larry Sheppard (Semi-Final)
- June Courteau (Semi-Final, Final)
- Patty Broderick (Semi-Final, Final) [3]
See also
References
- ^ Gregory Cooper. "1987 NCAA National Championship Tournament". Archived from the original on 2009-10-21. http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/1244/1987-bracket.html. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
- ^ "CHN Basketball History: Most Outstanding Player". http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/history/tournament/womensmop.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
- ^ a b c d e f Nixon, Rick. "Official 2022 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book". NCAA. http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/WFF12.pdf. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ "Attendance and Sites". NCAA. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_final4/2012/Attend.pdf. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
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