The 1987 NAIA women's basketball tournament was the seventh annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its members in the United States and Canada.
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| Teams | 16 | ||||
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| Finals site | Kansas City, Missouri | ||||
| Champions | SW Oklahoma State Bulldogs (4th title, 4th title game, 4th Fab Four) | ||||
| Runner-up | North Georgia Saints (1st title game, 1st Fab Four) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Coach of the year | John Loftin (SW Oklahoma State) | ||||
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award | Susie Klaubauf (Wisconsin–Green Bay) | ||||
| Chuck Taylor MVP | Brenda Hill (North Georgia) | ||||
| Top scorer | Brenda Hill (North Georgia) (115 points) | ||||
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SW Oklahoma State defeated North Georgia in the championship game, 60–58, to claim the Bulldogs' fourth NAIA national title.
The tournament was played in Kansas City, Missouri.[1]
Qualification edit
The tournament field remained fixed at sixteen teams, with seeds assigned to the top eight teams.
The tournament utilized a simple single-elimination format, with an additional third-place game for the two teams that lost in the semifinals.
Bracket edit
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | National championship | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wayland Baptist | 95 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. Joseph's (ME) | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wayland Baptist | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Wisconsin–Green Bay | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| Auburn Montgomery | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Wisconsin–Green Bay | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Wisconsin–Green Bay | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | North Georgia | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Wingate | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fresno Pacific | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Wingate | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | North Georgia | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| IUPUI | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | North Georgia | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | North Georgia | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | SW Oklahoma State | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Saginaw Valley | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bluefield State | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Saginaw Valley | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Arkansas Tech | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bemidji State | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Arkansas Tech | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Arkansas Tech | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | SW Oklahoma State | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Western Oregon State | 80 | National third place | ||||||||||||||||
| St. Ambrose | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Ambrose | 63 | 8 | Wisconsin–Green Bay | 82 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | SW Oklahoma State | 78 | 6 | Arkansas Tech | 56 | ||||||||||||||
| Kearney State | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | SW Oklahoma State | 74* | |||||||||||||||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved February 13, 2022.