| Pos | 1987 NBL season | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP | |
| 1 | Adelaide 36ers | 26 | 21 | 5 | 80.77% | 4–1 | W2 | 11–2 | 10–3 | 3046 | 2677 | 113.78% |
| 2 | Brisbane Bullets1 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 76.92% | 5–0 | W9 | 13–0 | 7–6 | 2711 | 2497 | 108.57% |
| 3 | Illawarra Hawks1 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 76.92% | 4–1 | W4 | 13–0 | 7–6 | 2680 | 2528 | 106.01% |
| 4 | Perth Wildcats | 26 | 19 | 7 | 73.08% | 4–1 | W4 | 11–2 | 8–5 | 3005 | 2756 | 109.03% |
| 5 | Canberra Cannons | 26 | 17 | 9 | 65.38% | 3–2 | W1 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 2848 | 2770 | 102.82% |
| 6 | North Melbourne Giants | 26 | 15 | 11 | 57.69% | 2–3 | W1 | 10–3 | 5–8 | 3060 | 2807 | 109.01% |
| 7 | Hobart Tassie Devils | 26 | 14 | 12 | 53.85% | 2–3 | L3 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 2599 | 2568 | 101.21% |
| 8 | Eastside Spectres2 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 50.00% | 2–3 | L1 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 2607 | 2596 | 100.42% |
| 9 | Geelong Cats2 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 50.00% | 3–2 | L2 | 10–3 | 3–10 | 2644 | 2707 | 97.67% |
| 10 | Sydney Supersonics | 26 | 9 | 17 | 34.62% | 2–3 | W1 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 2744 | 2861 | 95.91% |
| 11 | West Sydney Westars | 26 | 8 | 18 | 30.77% | 2–3 | L2 | 4–9 | 4–9 | 2564 | 2695 | 95.14% |
| 12 | Newcastle Falcons | 26 | 6 | 20 | 23.08% | 3–2 | W1 | 4–9 | 2–11 | 2948 | 3176 | 92.82% |
| 13 | Westside Saints | 26 | 4 | 22 | 15.38% | 0–5 | L6 | 3–10 | 1–12 | 2673 | 2980 | 89.70% |
| 14 | Melbourne Tigers | 26 | 3 | 23 | 11.54% | 1–4 | W1 | 3–10 | 0–13 | 2635 | 3146 | 83.76% |
Updated to match(es) played on 20 September 1987. Source: NBL.com.au